Name: PAN Hongyan
Position: Professor
Contact Email: phy@jlu.edu.cn
Main Research Areas: Insurance Law, Financial law
Courses Taught: Insurance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Fundamentals of Commercia Law
Education and Qualifications: Master's degree; Doctor of Laws(JL)
Concurrent Postions:
Director of the Center for Financial and Insurance Law at Jilin University School of Law;
Council Member of the Insurance Law Research Association of the China Law Society;
Vice President of the Insurance Law Research Association of Jilin Provincial Law Society;
Standing Council Member and Expert Advisor of theFinancial Law Research Association of Jilin Provincial Law Society;
Standing Council Member of the Bankruptcy Law Research Association of Jilin Provincial Law Society;
Deputy Director of the Legal Affairs Committee of Jilin Provincial Civil Construction Association;
Part-time Attorney at Jitianxing Law Firm in Jilin Province.
Research Fellow at Jilin Provincial High People's Court; (2020–2021)
Research Fellow at The Chinese University of Hong Kong; (September 2007–December 2007)
Visiting Scholar at Villanova University, USA; (October 2015–October 2016).
Main Achievements:
I. Published seven books and over 100 academic papers:
Co-authored work II: "Essentials of Japanese Insurance Law from the Perspective of China Insurance Law," Yuanzhao Publishing Company, 2018 edition;
Sole authorship: "Notes on Insurance Law Professionals from the Perspective of China Insurance Law," Yuanzhao Publishing Company, 2019 edition;
Co-authored work I: "Detailed Analysis of Insurance Case Law from the Perspective of China Insurance Law," Intellectual Property Press, 2020 edition;
Sole authorship: "Research on Special Topics and Hot Issues in China Insurance Law from the Perspective of China Insurance Law," Yuanzhao Publishing Company, 2020 edition;
Sole authorship: "Research on New Trends in China Insurance Law from the Perspective of China Insurance Law" (e-book), Yuanzhao Publishing Company, 2021 edition;
Co-authored work I: "Specialized Study on Exclusion Clauses in Insurance Contracts from the Perspective of China Insurance Law," Intellectual Property Press, 2021 edition;
Sole authorship: "Detailed Interpretation of Insurance Contract Law from the Perspective of China Insurance Law: Cases and Explanations," China Social Sciences Academic Press, 2021 edition.
She has published more than ten papers in core journals such as Contemporary Legal Studies, Legal System and Social Development, Journal of Law, Frontiers of Social Sciences, Gansu Social Sciences, Lanzhou Academic Journal, Administration and Law, and Journal of Insurance Vocational College. Additionally, She has published over a hundred papers in periodicals including Financial World, Finance and Insurance, Shanghai Insurance, China Insurance News, and China Banking and Insurance News.
II. Delivery of Professional Lectures
China Insurance Grand Lecture Series: Delivered a lecture titled "The Draft Financial Law and Its Impact on the Revision of China's Insurance Law" at the China Insurance Grand Lecture Series organized by the China Insurance Industry Association for senior executives across the insurance industry nationwide;
China Insurance Grand Lecture Series: Delivered a lecture titled "Special Lecture on Policy-Based Insurance" at the same event;
China Insurance Grand Lecture Series: Delivered a lecture titled "Special Issues on Exemption Clauses in Insurance Contracts" at the same event;
China Insurance Grand Lecture Series: Delivered a lecture titled "Regulatory Framework and Typical Cases of Investment-Driven Insurance" at the same event;
Lecture at Lingnan University, Hong Kong: At the invitation of the Department of Insurance Studies at Lingnan University, Hong Kong, delivered a lecture titled "Research on Special Issues of Exemption Clauses in Personal Insurance Contracts."
III. As the project lead, Undertake various types of projects
As the project leader, I have undertaken the following projects:
Huawei Project: "Research on Insurance Mechanisms for Autonomous Driving Vehicles," ongoing since 2025.
Project of China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.: "Research on Independent Life Insurance Agents in Japan," completed from September to December 2025.
Jilin Provincial Social Science Fund Project: "Research on Compliance Issues in Insurance Companies," completed in 2023.
China Insurance Society Project: "Research on Regulatory Issues in Telephone Sales of Personal Insurance", completed in 2021.
Jilin Provincial Social Science Project: "Research on Drafting Issues of the Jilin Province Liability Insurance Regulations", completed in 2019.
Jilin Provincial Insurance Society Project: "Research on Policy-Based Aricultural Insurance Issues," completed in 2020.
Jilin Provincial Law Society Project: "Research on Legal Issues of Food Safety Liability Insurance," completed in 2017.
Jilin University Project: "Research on Legal Issues of Climate Change Insurance," completed in 2018.
Jilin University Project: "Research on Policy-Based Business Insurance Issues", completed in 2021.
Jilin University Project: "Ideological and Political Education Project for the Graduate Insurance Law Course", approved in 2022 and currently under development.
Jilin University Project: "Graduate Insurance Law Case Library Project," approved in 2022 and currently under development.
IV. Participation in International Academic Conferences:
As the lead organizer and participant, I attended the following international academic conferences:
The Symposium at the University of Leeds School of Law, UK, in November 2018, where I delivered a keynote speech titled "The Legislative Process of China's Insurance Contract Law."
At the seminar held by the University of Cologne in Germany in July 2019, I delivered a keynote speech titled "Social Psychological Research on Judicial Big Data".
At the National University of Singapore Symposium in November 2019, delivered a keynote speech titled "The Legislative Framework for Compulsory Liability Insurance of China Vaccines".
Prepared policy advisory reports, several of which were adopted.
She authored and submitted over twenty policy advisory reports, among which the following were adopted by relevant authorities:
The proposal titled "Recommendations for Improving the Professional Liability Insurance System for Accountants" was approved by the Central Committee of the China Democratic Construction Association on December 8, 2025.
On August 18,2025, the Central Committee of the China Democratic Construction Association adopted the proposal titled "Recommendations for Improving the Compulsory Traffic Insurance System for Autonomous Vehicles."
On August 18,2022, the Central Committee of the China Democratic Construction Association adopted the document titled "Call for Establishing a Pension Service System Based on 'Old People Caring for the Elderly' and 'Rent-for-Pension' Models."
On August 24,2022, the Changchun Municipal Committee of the China Democratic Construction Association adopted and approved the proposal titled "Recommendation on Establishing Psychological Support Groups for Isolated Students in Universities," which was signed off by Song Gelong, Deputy Director-General of Changchun Municipal Government.
On October 28,2020, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference adopted the proposal titled "Recommendations for Implementing Policy-Based Business Loss Insurance."
On October 28,2020, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference adopted the proposal titled "Living with Dignity: The True Meaning of Elderly Care – Recommendations on Reforming the Payment Mechanism for Long-Term Care Insurance."
On October 28,2020, the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference adopted the document titled "Establishing an Epidemic Subsidy Insurance System for Poverty-Stricken Populations: Policy Recommendations and Support Framework for Analyzing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Achieving Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation."
