TY - JOUR
T1 - A New Insurance Dispute Resolution Mechanism
T2 - The Linked Litigation-Mediation Scheme in China
AU - Jing, Zhen
N1 - This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Business Law following peer review. The definitive published version is available online on Westlaw UK
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - The Linked Litigation-Mediation Scheme (LLMS) is a new and unique mechanism which links insurance industry mediation with judicial mediation and adjudication to form a connected and interactive platform for resolving insurance disputes. The LLMS inherits the advantages of industry mediation and judicial mediation, overcomes the shortcomings of industry mediation and judicial mediation, and gains additional advantages. It has been proved to be a quick, flexible, inexpensive, efficient and effective mechanism for resolving insurance disputes. This article considers this new mechanism, its development, its features and advantages, its existing and potential issues and the way forward for the further strengthening of this mechanism.
AB - The Linked Litigation-Mediation Scheme (LLMS) is a new and unique mechanism which links insurance industry mediation with judicial mediation and adjudication to form a connected and interactive platform for resolving insurance disputes. The LLMS inherits the advantages of industry mediation and judicial mediation, overcomes the shortcomings of industry mediation and judicial mediation, and gains additional advantages. It has been proved to be a quick, flexible, inexpensive, efficient and effective mechanism for resolving insurance disputes. This article considers this new mechanism, its development, its features and advantages, its existing and potential issues and the way forward for the further strengthening of this mechanism.
KW - China; Dispute resolution; Insurance claims; Litigation; Mediation
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-9460
VL - 2018
SP - 40
EP - 66
JO - Journal of Business Law
JF - Journal of Business Law
IS - 1
ER -