Chinese Insurance Contracts: Law and Practice 2nd ed

Authors:

Zhen Jing

• ISBN: 9781032961729
• Published: March 2026
• Format: Hardback
• Language: English
• Publisher: Informa Law from Routledge

Description:

Chinese Insurance Contracts: Law and Practice was the first systematic text written in English offering a critical analysis of the major principles, doctrines and concepts of insurance contract law in China. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition reflects the many developments within both professional and research environments since its original publication. It includes two new chapters to help readers understand the law relating to insurance intermediaries and the mechanisms of insurance dispute resolution.

The book provides a comprehensive picture of Chinese insurance contract law, facilitating a wider understanding of the relevant rules of law. Elements of insurance contract law are critically examined, and it presents rules of law on some special types of insurance contract, such as life insurance, property insurance, liability insurance, motor vehicle insurance, reinsurance and marine insurance.

The deficiencies and shortcomings of the law and practice are identified and analysed; suggestions and recommendations on how to reform the law are presented. The book also offers legal and practical advice to insurance professionals on how to draft clauses to avoid contractual pitfalls. Pertinent cases are used to illustrate the difficulties that can arise in applying the principles in practice.

This book is essential reading for insurance companies and legal practitioners looking to do business in China, as well as a vital resource for Chinese lawyers practising insurance law. It will also be a useful resource for students and academics studying Chinese law.

Key Features:

Second edition fully revised and updated, systematic English-language analysis of Chinese insurance contract law, detailed examination of legal principles and doctrines, new chapters on insurance intermediaries and dispute resolution, practical guidance on contract drafting, critical discussion of reform needs, and use of pertinent cases to explain legal difficulties in practice.

Coverage:

Introduction to insurance and China’s insurance industry, the Chinese legal system and the Insurance Law, regulation of insurance, formation of insurance contracts, terms of contracts and construction of terms, premiums, insurable interest, insured’s duty of disclosure and representation, insurer’s pre-contractual duty of good faith, increase of risk during the insurance period, double insurance and contribution, causation, risk prevention and mitigation, making of a claim, settlement of claims, fraudulent insurance claims, subrogation, modification and rescission of insurance contracts, property insurance, life and accident insurance, liability insurance, motor vehicle insurance, reinsurance, marine insurance, insurance intermediaries, and insurance disputes resolution.

About the Authors:

Zhen Jing is the author of Chinese Insurance Contracts: Law and Practice, 2nd edition.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to insurance and China’s insurance industry 2. The Chinese legal system and the Insurance Law 3. The regulation of insurance 4. Formation of an insurance contract 5. Terms of contracts and construction of the terms 6. Premiums 7. Insurable interest 8. The insured’s duty of disclosure and representation 9. The insurer’s pre-contractual duty of good faith 10. Increase of risk during the insurance period 11. Double insurance and contribution 12. Causation 13. Risk prevention and mitigation 14. The making of a claim 15. Settlement of claims 16. Fraudulent insurance claims 17. Subrogation 18. Modification and rescission of insurance contracts 19. Property insurance 20. Life and accident insurance 21. Liability insurance 22. Motor vehicle insurance 23. Reinsurance 24. Marine insurance 25. Insurance intermediaries 26. Insurance disputes resolution

Why buy this book?

This title is a strong addition for legal and insurance collections needing authoritative coverage of Chinese insurance contract law in English. It combines doctrinal analysis, practical drafting guidance, case-based discussion, and up-to-date treatment of dispute resolution and insurance intermediaries. It is particularly valuable for lawyers, insurers, academics, and institutions working on Chinese law, insurance regulation, comparative law, or cross-border commercial practice.

Keywords:

Chinese insurance law, insurance contracts, China law, insurance regulation, reinsurance, marine insurance, liability insurance, life insurance, property insurance, insurance disputes, insurance intermediaries, comparative insurance law

Target Audience:

insurance lawyers, legal practitioners, in-house counsel, insurance companies, academics, researchers, law students, university libraries, comparative law specialists, commercial law professionals

Genre:

Law, Insurance Law, Chinese Law, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Professional Reference

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