[摘要]随着中国金融保险业全面对外开放,深入了解欧美等国家和地区的保险法律规定,并与我国相关法规进行对比,具有重要意义。以德国为例,德国与中国在保险公司的设立与组织形式、高级管理人员的任职资格与法律职责范围以及对违规行为的处罚等方面的法律规定都有所不同,但都是适应本国国情和法律体系的,可以互相借鉴。 [关键词]保险公司形式;董事法律责任;高管任职资格;违规行为处罚;保险监管 [中图分类号]F842.3[文献标识码]A[文章编号]1004-3306(2007)12-0088-03 Abstract:Along with full opening up of China′s financial and insurance industry to foreign participation, it is of great importance to make indepth study on the forms of initiation and organization of insurance companies, qualification requirements on senior managerial personnel and their legal responsibility and penalty for irregular activities in European and American countries, and compare these aspects with corresponding regulation in China. Taking Germany as an example, Germany and China differ from each other in aspects of the forms of initiation and organization of insurance companies, qualification requirements on senior managerial personnel and their legal responsibility and penalty for irregular activities. However, the policy and regulation of each country is suitable to their respective situations and legal system, and can be borrowed from each other as well. Key words:form of insurance company; legal responsibility of directors; qualification requirements on senior managerial personnel; penalty for irregular activities; insurance regulation