Due to its dramatically quick development and tremendous prospects, the Chinese insurance market has attracted a huge flow of foreign investment, most of which focuses within insurance companies.

According to the Chinese commitment to WTO, the insurance industry is the first financial field to be opened to foreign investment. At the present time, as far as the establishment of a foreign-funded insurance company is concerned, some foreign investors are still puzzled by conundrums.
 

In the regulation of administration of foreign-funded insurance company, Article 8 stipulates the establishment requirements: "A foreign insurance company that applies for establishing a foreign-funded insurance company shall meet the following conditions:
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China has experienced unprecedented growth in the insurance field. The total amount of premiums reached 100,611,940,000 USD in 2007. The total amount of premiums reached 80,672,020,000 USD in 2006 ranking it eleventh out of all countries in the world. Moreover, the total financial holdings of insurance companies in 2007 amounted to 414,756,056,000 USD, one-third larger than total holdings in 2005. Presently, there are more than 100 insurance companies in China, and more than 3000 insurance intermediary companies which include businesses specializing in broker, agency, and loss adjuster services.Continue Reading The Chinese Insurance Market is Developing at a Rapid Pace