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The Investment Portfolio of the Life Insurance Industry in China: Peculiar Constraints and the Specialist Problem

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  • Desmond W.P. Li

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This article describes the particular investment and legal constraints on the life insurance investment portfolio in China (the “Portfolio”) and investigates the specialist problem. The “specialist problem” is here defined as an agency problem as in information economics. In September 2004, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”) announced that three of the four largest life insurance companies in China could not meet the mandatory capital adequacy requirement. The author found that although it is harder to manage the Portfolio because of the peculiar constraints, the main characteristic of the poor performance of the Portfolio—failing to meet the capital requirement—is due to the specialist problem, which is mainly due to the controlled economic system. In conclusion, the author suggests specialists and risk management strategies that can be implemented in China with immediate effect, taking into consideration data deficiency and the difficulty of contract enforcement in China.

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  • Desmond W.P. Li, 2006. "The Investment Portfolio of the Life Insurance Industry in China: Peculiar Constraints and the Specialist Problem," Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 9(1), pages 75-88, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rmgtin:v:9:y:2006:i:1:p:75-88
    DOI: j.1540-6296.2006.00086.x
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