[摘要]随着《中华人民共和国电子签名法》的实施,电子签名成为备受关注的一大热点。保险公司采用电子签名技术,实现了网上投保、在线支付、网上智能核保和发送电子保单等全E化流程,为保险业的电子商务带来实质性突破。电子签名的应用虽然对电子商务产生了极大的推动作用,但目前在相关法律配套、认证服务、用户认同以及应用成本等方面,仍存在障碍和隐患。电子签名的立法需要进一步完善,电子签名的认证需要统一规范,让电子签章成为公众和企业的必备签章尚需推广,保险公司采用电子签名要仔细评估其投入产出。 [关键词]电子保单;电子签名;认证服务;应用成本 [中图分类号] F840.4 [文献标识码] A [文章编号]1004-3306(2006)06-0018-02 Abstract: Along with the implementation of “The Esignature Law of the PRC”, Esignature has received widespread attention. By using Esignature technology, insurance companies achieves a significant breakthrough in Ecommerce, namely, a fully electronic business process ranging from online application, online payment and online intelligent underwriting to sending the electronic policy. Although, Esignature has greatly propelled development of Ecommerce, there are still some obstacles and concerns regarding supporting legislation, certification service, client recognition and application cost. The Esignature legislation remains to be completed and its certification remains to be standardized. There is still some way to go before Esignature becomes indispensable to the public and enterprises. At the current stage, insurance companies should conduct careful input and output research before adopting Esignature. Key words:electronic policy; Esignature; certification service; application cost