the China Insurance Regulatory Commission Order of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission No.2 The Provisions Governing Reinsurance Business, which were deliberated and adopted at the office meeting of the chairman of China Insurance Wu Dingfu, the Chairman October 14, 2005 The Provisions Governing Reinsurance Business Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 For the purpose of fostering and developing the reinsurance market, intensifying administration on reinsurance business, dispersing Article 2 The reinsurance as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean the business act of an insurance company which transfers part The contract reinsurance as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean the business act of an insurance company which has signed The temporary reinsurance as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean the business act of an insurance company which temporarily Article 3 The insurance company as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean the commercial insurance companies established upon the The direct insurance company as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean an insurance company which signs guarantee slip to The ceding company as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean an insurance company which transfers part of its insurance The ceding business as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean the insurance business transferred out by a ceding company; The insurance association as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean an organization consisting of two or more insurance The foreign-funded insurance company as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean the Sino-foreign joint venture insurance The insurance broker as referred to in the present Provisions shall mean an insurance brokerage institution, which provides intermediary Article 4 The present Provisions shall be complied with for the handling of reinsurance business by any insurance company, insurance association, Article 5 Any insurance company, insurance association or insurance broker shall follow the principles of prudence and utmost good faith when Article 6 Any ceding company, ceded company or insurance broker shall be responsible for keeping secret of the business and financial information Article 7 The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the CIRC) shall encourage insurance companies and insurance Article 8 The CIRC shall conduct supervision and administration on reinsurance business according to law. Chapter II Business Operation Article 9 Reinsurance business shall be classified into life reinsurance and non-life reinsurance. An insurance company shall make separate Article 10 An insurance company shall, according to the provisions of the Insurance Law, determine the retention of insurance premium and the Article 11 The direct insurance companies, when handling contract reinsurance and temporary reinsurance, shall make an offer in priority to the 1. It shall make an offer to at least two professional reinsurance companies within China; and 2. The total amount of insurance shares ceded through offer shall be not less than 50% of the ceded business. Article 12 Except aviation and spaceflight insurance, nuclear insurance, oil insurance and credit insurance, a direct insurance company shall 1. The business that is ceded by each risk unit to the same one ceded company shall not exceed 80% of the insured amount or the limit 2. The insured amount or the limit of liability assumed by the affiliated enterprises of an policyholder as ceded pursuant to a temporary Article 13 Within the extending period of a legal reinsurance, a direct insurance company shall, in light of the relevant provisions of the CIRC, Article 14 Upon the request of the ceded company, the ceding company shall inform the ceded company of the relevant information concerning the Article 15 An insurance company or insurance broker may develop and design new types of risk transfer product by making use of financial tools, Article 16 The ceded companies within the territory of China shall be equipped with full-time reinsurance underwriters and reinsurance claimants Chapter III Reinsurance Brokerage Business Article 17 No insurance broker may damage the credit and the lawful rights and interests of any insurance company when undertaking reinsurance Article 18 An insurance broker may, upon the needs of business, introduce or design reinsurance contract. Article 19 An insurance broker shall, pursuant to the stipulations with a ceding company, send bills of account, settle reinsurance money and Article 20 Upon the request of a ceded company, the insurance broker shall, pursuant to the stipulations with a ceding company, inform the ceded Article 21 Upon the request of a ceding company or a ceded company, the insurance broker may cooperate for the settlement of claims on cases Chapter IV Supervision and Administration Article 22 No foreign-funded insurance company may undertake reinsurance business with its affiliated enterprises unless it has been approved Article 23 When handling reinsurance business, an insurance company shall assess the various reserves in pursuance of the actuarial theory and Article 24 If the reinsurance business is involved in the solvency report of an insurance company, such content shall meet the requirements of Article 25 The solvency status of a branch of a foreign reinsurance company shall be determined based on of the solvency status of its parent The retained premium of a branch of a foreign reinsurance company shall be restricted by the quota authorized directly by its parent Article 26 The direct insurance companies shall submit to the CIRC the following materials before March 31 every year: 1. Except aviation and spaceflight insurance, nuclear insurance, oil insurance and credit insurance, if it has handled contract reinsurance 2. The shares distributed to every ceded company in the contract reinsurance of the previous year; 3. The name list of the insurance brokers and overseas ceded companies of the previous year; 4. The reinsurance arrangement plan of any property insurance company in the current year, including the reinsurance policy, contract 5. The alteration of the reinsurance arrangement plan of a personal insurance company in the current year; and 6. The conditions and standards for selecting overseas ceded companies in the current year. Article 27 The insurance companies shall submit to the CIRC the following reports before April 30 every year: 1. The conditions on the reinsurance business operation of the last year; and 2. The withdrawal methods and amounts of various reserves on the relevant reinsurance business signed by the actuary. Article 28 The direct insurance companies shall report the cases of great insurance claims and the reinsurance arrangements, the major adjustment The cases of great insurance claims as mentioned in the above paragraph shall refer to any case of insurance claim in one insurance Article 29 The branches of a foreign reinsurance company shall submit the relevant reports to the CIRC according to the following requirements: 1. Before July 30 every year, submitting the opinions on the solvency status or the operation status of its parent company, which are 2. Before December 31 every year, submitting the underwriting power and the amount of retained insurance premium authorized by its parent 3. Before January 31 and July 30 every year, submitting a report concerning the transferring or ceding of insurance business, including Article 30 When handling reinsurance business, the insurance company shall, pursuant to the provisions of the CIRC, report and submit the reinsurance Article 31 The insurance association shall, before March 31 every year, report to the CIRC its financial statements, business analysis report Chapter V Legal Liabilities Article 32 Where any insurance company handles the ceding business in violation of the present Provisions, the CIRC shall order it to make corrections For the senior managers who are directly responsible for handling the ceding business in violation of the present Provisions and other Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions Article 33 The present Provisions shall apply to policy insurance companies for their handling reinsurance businesses by analogy. If the present Article 34 The power to interpret the present Provisions shall remain with the CIRC. Article 35 The present Provisions shall be implemented as of December 1st, 2005. |
the China Insurance Regulatory Commission
2005-10-14