Insurance Law in China

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1. Verfasser: Zheng, Rui (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Alphen aan den Rijn Wolters Kluwer Law International 2021
Ausgabe:1st ed
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • The Authors
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • General Introduction
  • Chapter 1. General Background Information
  • 1. Geography and Demography
  • 2. Climate and Natural Hazards
  • 3. Population
  • 4. Aging and Health
  • 5. Urbanization
  • Chapter 2. Political System
  • 1. Government
  • 2. Administrative Divisions
  • Chapter 3. Economy
  • 1. General Information
  • 2. Insurance Industry
  • Chapter 4. Sources of IL
  • 1. Development of Insurance Legislation
  • 2. National Laws
  • 3. Administrative Regulations
  • 4. Departmental Rules
  • 5. Judicial Interpretations
  • Chapter 5. Dispute Resolution
  • 1. Jurisdiction and Choice of Law
  • 2. Litigation
  • 3. Arbitration
  • 4. Mediation
  • Chapter 6. Consumer Protection
  • Part I. Insurance Company
  • Chapter 1. Insurance Companies: Their Forms
  • 1. Commercial Insurance Company
  • 2. Mutual Insurance Organization
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Members
  • 3. Public-Policy-Oriented Insurance Company
  • 4. Captive Insurance Company
  • Chapter 2. Access to Business-Authorization: Requirements and Procedures
  • 1. Basic Requirements of Establishment
  • 2. Application for Establishment
  • 3. Preparation and Commencement of Business Operations
  • 4. Alteration, Dissolution and Cancelation
  • I. Alteration
  • II. Dissolution and Cancelation
  • Chapter 3. Operation and Supervision
  • 1. Operation Rules
  • I. Scope of Business
  • II. Rules of Conduct for the Insurance Companies and Their Staffs
  • III. Rectification and Takeover of the Insurance Companies
  • 2. Solvency Control
  • 3. Supervision of Tariffs and Insurance Conditions
  • Chapter 4. Liability Reserves and Investments
  • 1. Liability Reserves
  • 2. Investment of Insurance Funds
  • Chapter 5. Accountancy
  • Chapter 6. Taxation
  • 1. Business Tax
  • 2. Valued-Added Tax
  • Part II. Insurance Contract (General)
  • Chapter 1. Generalities
  • 1. Concept
  • 2. Categories
  • I. Valued &amp
  • Unvalued Insurance Contract
  • II. Full-Insurance, Under-Insurance &amp
  • Overinsurance Contract
  • III. Property Insurance &amp
  • Personal Insurance Contract
  • IV. Indemnity Insurance &amp
  • Contingency Insurance Contract
  • V. Original Insurance &amp
  • Reinsurance Contract
  • VI. Non-compulsory Insurance &amp
  • Compulsory Insurance Contract
  • 3. Characteristics
  • I. Contract on Morality
  • II. Contract of Mutual Obligation
  • III. Contract of Indemnity
  • IV. Contract upon Speculation
  • V. Contract of Adhesion
  • VI. Contract of Continuity
  • 4. Basic Principles of Insurance Contract Law
  • I. Principle of Good Faith
  • A. Definition
  • B. Reasons for the Existence of the Principle of Good Faith
  • 1. Asymmetric Information of the Parties to the Insurance Contract
  • 2. The Basis on Which the Insurance Contract Depends
  • 3. Differences in the Status of the Parties to the Insurance Contract
  • 4. The Parties to the Insurance Contract Are Not Equal in the Level of Payment
  • 5. The Essential Requirement for Risk Management
  • 6. The Need to Reduce the Cost of Risk Management
  • 7. Protecting the Interests of the Applicant
  • 8. The Need to Interpret the Law Correctly
  • C. The Parities under the Principle of Good Faith
  • D. Basic Obligation of the Parties to the Contract under the Principle of Good Faith
  • II. Principle of the Insurable Interest
  • A. Definition of the Insurable Interest
  • B. Characteristics of Insurable Interests
  • C. Duration of Insurable Interests
  • III. Principle of Indemnity
  • A. Definition
  • B. No Less Indemnity
  • C. No More Indemnity
  • D. No Twice Indemnity
  • E. Scope of the Principle of Indemnity
  • IV. Principle of Proximate Cause
  • A. Definition
  • B. Identification Criteria of the Proximate Cause
  • C. Identification Method of the Proximate Cause
  • 5. Parties
  • I. Parties to an Insurance Contract
  • A. Insurer
  • B. Applicant
  • 1. The Applicant Shall Have the Corresponding Capacity for Civil Conduct
  • 2. The Applicant Shall Have an Insurable Interest in the Insured in the Life Insurance Contract
  • II. Parties Concerned with an Insurance Contract
  • A. Insured
  • B. Beneficiary
  • 6. Interpretation
  • I. Literary Interpretation
  • II. Overall Explanation
  • III. Purposeful Interpretation
  • IV. Supplementary Interpretation
  • V. Principle of Unfavorable Interpretation
  • Chapter 2. Insurable Risk
  • 1. Definition of the Risk
  • 2. Features of the Risk
  • I. Contingency
  • II. Objectivity
  • III. Futurity
  • IV. Commonality
  • 3. Classification of the Risk
  • 4. Relationship Between Insurance and Risk
  • Chapter 3. Formation of the Insurance Contract
  • 1. Precontractual Phase
  • I. Precontractual Duty of the Applicant and Insured: Duty of Disclosure
  • A. Definition of the Duty of Disclosure
  • B. Nature of the Duty of Disclosure
  • C. Parties of the Duty of Disclosure
  • D. Time of Disclosure
  • 1. When the Insurance Contract Is Concluded
  • 2. After the Insurance Contract Is Concluded
  • 3. When the Insurance Contract Is Changed
  • E. Methods of Disclosure
  • F. Scope of Duty of Disclosure
  • 1. Matters to Be Disclosed
  • 2. Matters Exempt from Disclosure
  • G. Insurer's Waiver and the Loss of Right to Terminate
  • H. The Relationship Between Termination of Contract and Refusal of Paying Indemnities or Insurance Benefits
  • II. Precontractual Duty of the Insurer: Obligation to Explain
  • A. Definition and Basis of the Obligation to Explain
  • B. Nature of the Obligation to Explain
  • C. Contents of the Explanation
  • D. Time and Method of the Explanation
  • 2. Actual Formation of the Contract
  • I. Application
  • A. The Applicant Has the Capacity to Conclude the Contract
  • B. The Applicant's Expression of an Intent to Enter into a Contract Is True
  • C. The Requirement of Insurable Interest in Personal Insurance
  • II. Underwriting
  • 3. Validity Requirements
  • I. General Validity Requirements
  • A. The Parties Have the Capacity to Enter into an Insurance Contract
  • B. The Expression of the Intent Is True
  • C. No Violation of the Compulsory Provisions of Laws and Damage of the Public Interests
  • II. Special Validity Requirements
  • 4. Proof of the Contract
  • I. Application Form
  • II. Binding Slip
  • III. Insurance Policy
  • IV. Insurance Certificate
  • V. Other Forms
  • Chapter 4. Obligations of the Applicant and Insured
  • 1. Obligation to Pay the Premium
  • 2. Obligation to Truthfully Disclose
  • 3. Obligation Not to Commit Insurance Fraud
  • 4. Obligation to Maintain the Safety of Subject Matter of Insurance
  • 5. Obligation to Notify the Insurer When the Degree of Risk to the Subject Matter of Insurance Increases Substantially
  • 6. Obligation to Notify When the Insured Event Occurs
  • 7. Obligation to Provide Proofs and Information as to the Insured Event
  • 8. Obligation to Notify the Insurer in the Situation of Double Insurance
  • 9. Obligation to Mitigate
  • Chapter 5. Obligations of the Insurer
  • 1. Obligation to Issue the Insurance Documents in a Timely Manner
  • 2. Obligation to Indemnify or Pay Insurance Benefits on the Occurrence of Insured Event
  • I. Scope of the Obligation
  • A. Property Insurance
  • B. Life Insurance
  • II. Performance of the Obligation
  • III. Legal Consequences for the Failure of Performance
  • 3. Obligation to Explain
  • 4. Obligation to Keep Confidentiality
  • Chapter 6. Insurance Subrogation Right
  • 1. Definition and Function of Insurance Subrogation
  • I. Definition
  • II. Functions
  • 2. Exercise of Insurance Subrogation Right
  • I. Conditions Precedent to the Exercise of Insurance Subrogation Right
  • II. Limits of the Exercise of Insurance Subrogation Right
  • A. Time Limit
  • B. Agreed Limit
  • C. Statutory Limit
  • III. Procedure
  • 3. Insured's Obligation Regarding Subrogation
  • I. Insured's Obligation to Assist
  • II. Insured's Obligation Not to Prejudice the Subrogation Rights
  • Chapter 7. Insurance and Third Parties
  • 1. Beneficiary
  • 2. Third Parties' Direct Action Against the Insurer
  • Chapter 8. Termination of the Insurance Contract
  • 1. Agreed Termination
  • 2. Statutory Termination
  • I. Insurance Applicant's Statutory Right to Terminate
  • II. Insurer's Statutory Right to Terminate
  • 3. Time and Manner of the Termination of the Insurance Contract
  • I. Time of Termination of the Insurance Contract
  • II. Manner of the Termination of the Insurance Contract
  • 4. Legal Consequences for Termination
  • Part III. Basic Property Insurance
  • Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Insurance
  • 1. Commercial Motor Vehicle Insurance
  • I. Vehicle Damage Insurance
  • A. Scope of Coverage
  • B. Exclusions
  • 1. The Incidents Not Covered by the Vehicle
  • 2. The Cause Excluded
  • 3. The Loss and Expense Excluded
  • C. Insured Amount
  • D. Deductibles
  • E. Premium
  • F. Insurance Compensation
  • II. Third-Party Liability Insurance
  • A. Scope of Coverage
  • B. The Definition of "Third Party"
  • C. Exclusions
  • 1. The Incidents Not Covered
  • 2. The Cause Excluded
  • 3. The Loss and Expense Excluded
  • D. Limit of Liability
  • E. Deductibles
  • F. Insurance Compensation
  • 1. The Handling of Compensation
  • 2. Calculation of Compensation
  • III. Passenger Liability Insurance
  • A. Scope of Coverage
  • B. Exclusions
  • C. Limitation of Liability