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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
FormedNovember 8, 1998 (1998-11-08)
Preceding agency
  • Insurance Department of the People's Bank of China
DissolvedNovember 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)
Superseding agency
JurisdictionNational
HeadquartersBeijing
Agency executive
Parent agencyState Council
Websitecirc.gov.cn
China Insurance Regulatory Commission
Simplified Chinese中国保险监督管理委员会
Traditional Chinese中國保險監督管理委員會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Bǎoxiǎn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐ Wěiyuánhuì

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.

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

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The main functions of the CIRC were:[1]

# Functions Descriptions
1. Formulate policies for developing the insurance industry Create laws, rules and regulations to supervise the industry
2. Scrutinise and approval of insurance companies, subsidiaries, insurance holding companies Approve and examine incorporation of insurance entities, merge, split, change or dissolve
3. Examine and approve the qualifications of managers of various insurance companies Accreditation, regulate the hiring of senior managers in various insurance companies
4. Pricing regulation, insurance schemes Regulate premiums, new insurance products and categories
5. Supervise the financial health of insurance companies Ensure payment ability, insurance deposit, insurance guarantee fund
6. Supervise policy-oriented insurance and compulsory insurance Regulate self-insurance and mutual insurance, insurance trade associations
7. Supervise fair competition in industry To investigate and punish unfair competition and illegal conduct, non compliance of registration
8. Supervise insurance companies with overseas operations Regulate 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 Council Subordinate to State Council directives

Structure

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Internal Setup of the CIRC is:[2]

  • General Office
  • Development and Reform Department
  • Finance and Accounting Department
  • Property Insurance Regulatory Department
  • Personal Insurance Regulatory Department
  • Insurance Intermediaries Regulatory Department
  • Insurance Fund Management Regulatory Department
  • International Department
  • Legal Affairs Department
  • Statistics and IT Department
  • Local Offices Administration Department
  • Personnel and Education Department
  • Disciplinary Inspection Department

Funds

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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

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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]

List of presidents

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Name (English) Name (Chinese) Tenure begins Tenure ends Note
Ma Yongwei 马永伟 November 1998 October 2002 [7]
Wu Dingfu [zh] 吴定富 October 2002 October 2011
Xiang Junbo 项俊波 October 2011 April 2017 [8]

See also

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References

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  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.
  7. ^ Wang Jianliang (王建亮) (9 October 2024). 媒体：原中国保监会首任主席马永伟在京逝世，享年82岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  8. ^ "China's ex-insurance chief pleads guilty to taking US$3 million in bribes". South China Morning Post. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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