Insurance and Reinsurance 2026

CHINA Law and Practice Contributed by: Elsie Shi, George Yu, Eleanor Gu and Zach Xu, Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm (JT&N) was founded in 1992 and is a full-service law firm based in China. It has over 30 years of history and nearly 2,000 lawyers. The firm is headquartered in Beijing, with 14 branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, etc. JT&N provides clients with a wide range of le- gal services in areas including insurance, corporate, M&A, securities, finance, real estate, project finance, infrastructure, asset management, tax, intellectual property, antitrust, labour law, foreign investment, in- ternational trade, WTO dispute resolution, and com- mercial arbitration and litigation. Its insurance prac-

tice has a roughly 30-year history and encompasses the full spectrum of relevant matters, including: es- tablishment of insurance, insurance intermediary and insurance asset management institutions; joint ven- ture, M&A and restructuring; corporate governance; new business model and product design; day-to-day business operations; management and investment of funds; internal investigation; arbitration and litiga- tion; fintech and internet insurance operations; data security, and protection of personal and commercial information.

Authors

Elsie Shi applies her practice to a broad and dynamic scope of relevant matters, including insurance company establishment, M&A, compliance, insurance asset management, foreign investment, and advising on financial

and reinsurance transactions and regulatory matters, assisting clients with matters such as greenfield investment applications, joint ventures, M&A and restructuring, insurance asset investment and management, corporate governance and daily compliance.

services companies (especially insurance companies and insurance asset management companies). Elsie advises companies – including world-renowned insurance companies – and provides a full range of legal consulting services for their investment and operations in China. Elsie has an in-depth understanding of the details of NFRA rules and other Chinese laws and regulations, enabling her to provide practical legal advice at different stages of investment and operation based on clients’ needs. George Yu has 25 years of legal experience in Mainland China, Hong Kong and New York, and has focused his practice on cross-border financial and insurance work for the past ten years and more. He has provided legal services to many large financial and insurance groups from Europe, the United States and elsewhere. As co-head of JT&N’s insurance practice, he has extensive experience in P&C, life insurance

Eleanor Gu joined JT&N in 2020. She is admitted to practice in the PRC, and focuses her practice on the establishment, M&A transactions and day-to-day compliance of insurance institutions, insurance fund

investments and foreign direct investments. She has assisted the team with providing a full range of legal consulting services for a number of world-renowned foreign and Chinese insurance institutions, including due diligence, transaction document drafting, negotiation, etc.

Zach Xu is admitted to practice in the PRC, and focuses his practice on the establishment, M&A transactions and day-to-day compliance of insurance institutions, insurance fund investments and foreign direct investments.

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