WTO Challenges to China's Insurance Industry
A Guest Lecture Presented by Dr. Qixiang Sunhai
On September 29, 2000 Cal State Fullerton was honored by a visit from Dr. Qixiang Sun, Chair of the Department of Risk Management & Insurance at Peking University (Beijing University) in China.
Dr. Sun presented a lecture, sponsored by Pacific Pioneer Insurance Co., entitled, "Is China's Insurance Industry Ready for the WTO?" As global markets continue to open and expand, this was a timely and compelling topic that held the audience's attention.
The major topics of her lecture were: (1) What does joining the WTO mean for the Chinese insurance industry? (2) A general assessment of the development over the past 20 years; (3) The major challenges that face China's insurance industry; (4) The urgent problems that need to be solved; (5) Issues that must be faced in the near future. The lecture was also featured on the Orange County Chinese television channel.
In addition to her position at Peking University, Dr. Sun is also the Vice-director of the Research Center for Finance & Securities, and sits on numerous academic boards. She has a best-selling textbook, Principles of Insurance, and was a lead co-author of Five-Year Plan, a study for China's insurance industry commissioned by China Insurance Regulatory Commission. Dr. Sun is currently a visiting professor at the National Bureau of Economic Research and Harvard University.
From left to right: CIS Director Dr. Weili Lu, Dr. Qixiang Sun, Mr. Timothy Rooney
of Pacific Life Insurance Company, and Mr. Jiaya Cheng.
Dr. Joseph Reising, CSUF Finance Professor, is chatting with Dr. Qixiang Sun during
the networking time.
Dr. Sun is being interviewed by the local media correspondent.
