Performance of the Chinese insurance industry under economic reforms The Chinese insurance industry has experienced rapid development during the past decade. This original book is the first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector and presents a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for analyzing firm efficiency ch. 1. Introduction ch. 2. Chinas insurance market development issues ch. 3. Review of efficiency studies in the insurance sector ch. 4. Efficiency concepts and DEA measures ch. 5. DEA applications to insurance companies in China ch. 6. Managerial implications : further exploration ch. 7. SFA applications and robustness of DEA results ch. 8. Malmquist index development of insurance companies in China ch. 9. Conclusion policy recommendations and further research directions