| 英文摘要 |
Improper insurance sales are widespread, reflecting structural problems in China's insurance sales regulation, which has long been dominated by the insurer's duty of disclosure. In response, insurance regulatory authorities have gradually introduced the principle of suitability; however, its normative content has not yet been fully adapted to the insurance context, and its regulatory effectiveness remains limited. The principle of suitability should first operate with respect to active sales conduct, focusing on whether the policyholder's need for risk diversification can be reasonably allocated through the sales process. This requires the duty to provide advice to become the core of the sales procedure, while the duty of disclosure returns to its formal and ancillary role. The regulation of passive sales conduct should likewise be improved: information-quality-oriented regulation should incorporate standards of acceptability, process-oriented regulation should center on safeguarding autonomous decision-making, and traceability management mechanisms should shift toward control over key stages of the sales process. The insurance suitability principle should also integrate subject-based regulation, reconstructing the qualification standards for sales personnel and extending the management obligations of sales organizations toward suitability management. Correspondingly, under the diversification of sales entities, liability for improper sales conduct should be consolidated into joint and several liability between insurers and insurance agents. |