Year

GNP (billion Yuan)

Total Population

(million)

Per capita income for rural population (Yuan)

Per capita income for urban population

(Yuan)

Market potential in terms of insurance penetration

Market potential in terms of insurance density

1995

293

518

4598

13883

3.52

4.76

2000

566

540

9000

3800

7.03

9.72

  
Exhibit 10:
Factors that Foreign Companies Believe Influence Their Ability to Obtain an Insurance License. (1-10 represents levels of importance. 10 indicates a ”most important” factor.  A-T are the respondent companies.)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

Average

Relationship Between The Two Countries

5

6

6

5

7

8

6

9

7

6

8

5

7

9

6

8

7

5

6

5

 6.55

Company's Status in Its Home Country

6

4

5

6

6

5

7

8

6

4

7

9

5

7

8

7

6

4

5

6

 6.05

Historical Relationship with China

4

2

4

3

5

4

2

3

4

4

3

5

6

5

3

4

2

6

4

5

 3.90

Contribution to China's Education

5

6

7

7

7

8

4

6

5

7

4

5

7

6

4

5

6

7

4

5

 5.75

Company's Asset

6

4

5

7

6

5

6

4

7

6

5

5

6

6

7

8

4

3

5

6

 5.55

Willingness to Form a Joint Venture

7

5

6

4

6

4

6

5

5

7

6

6

7

4

5

8

7

6

3

5

 5.60

Supporting China's WTO Accession

3

4

6

5

6

5

4

3

2

4

7

6

4

5

5

3

2

4

7

5

 4.50

Domenstrating a Long Term Commitment

2

4

4

6

5

7

6

4

5

3

2

4

3

4

5

7

6

3

2

8

 4.50

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