China Insurance Regulatory Commission

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China Insurance Regulatory Commission
中国保险监督管理委员会
Agency overview
Formed1998
JurisdictionNational
Headquarters Beijing
Agency executive
Parent agency State Council
Website http://www.circ.gov.cn/

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) was an agency of China authorized by the State Council to regulate the Chinese insurance products and services market and maintain legal and stable operations of insurance industry. It was founded on November 18, 1998, upgraded from a semi-ministerial to a ministerial institution in 2003, and currently has 31 local offices in every province.

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On 17 March 2018, the 13th National People's Congress announced a plan to overhaul China's financial regulatory system. The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), and the banking regulator, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), were merged into the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) with an aim to resolve problems such as unclear responsibilities and cross-regulation. The CBIRC was officially established on 8 April 2018.

Functions

The main functions of the CIRC were: [1]

#FunctionsDescriptions
1.Formulate policies for developing the insurance industryCreate laws, rules and regulations to supervise the industry
2.Scrutinise and approval of insurance companies, subsidiaries, insurance holding companiesApprove and examine incorporation of insurance entities, merge, split, change or dissolve
3.Examine and approve the qualifications of managers of various insurance companiesAccreditation, regulate the hiring of senior managers in various insurance companies
4.Pricing regulation, insurance schemesRegulate premiums, new insurance products and categories
5.Supervise the financial health of insurance companiesEnsure payment ability, insurance deposit, insurance guarantee fund
6.Supervise policy-oriented insurance and compulsory insuranceRegulate self-insurance and mutual insurance, insurance trade associations
7.Supervise fair competition in industryTo investigate and punish unfair competition and illegal conduct, non compliance of registration
8.Supervise insurance companies with overseas operationsRegulate overseas operations of domestic insurance firms
9.Create framework for insurance industry for information, risk, forecast, supervision.Create standards for risk, forecast, profitability and report to the People's Bank of China.
10.To undertake other jobs delegated by the State CouncilSubordinate to State Council directives

Structure

Internal Setup of the CIRC is: [2]

Funds

In September 2008, CIRC set up a nonprofit state-owned corporation China Insurance Security Fund Co., Ltd. (Chinese :中国保险保障基金有限责任公司) with a registered capital of 100 million yuan to manage its insurance protection fund, amounting to at least 7 billion yuan (about US$1 billion). [3]

Management

The chief of the agency, Xiang Junbo, was appointed in October 2011 and has laid plans to introduce pricing and other market reforms. [4]

In April 2017, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced online that Xiang was being investigated for suspected serious violation of the Party's code of conduct. [5] In early September, Xiang was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office, the CCDI said. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "China Insurance Regulatory Commission". www.china.org.cn.
  2. ↑ "Responsibilities and Internal Setup of the CIRC". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Firm set up to manage CIRC fund_English_Xinhua". Archived from the original on 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  4. ↑ Breaking the Mold. Caixin.
  5. ↑ 刘小卓. "Insurance regulator chief Xiang Junbo under probe - China - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  6. ↑ "Anti-graft stress turns to finance - Chinadaily.com.cn". africa.chinadaily.com.cn.
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