Jia WAN（Partner）- AnJie Broad

Jia Wan is a partner at AnJie Broad Law Firm. Her principal areas of practice are insurance and reinsurance, cross-border litigation and international arbitration. She holds an LL.M. from William & Mary Law School and is admitted to practise in the People's Republic of China and the State of New York, and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

In insurance and reinsurance, Ms. Wan regularly represents domestic and international insurers, reinsurers, insurance intermediaries and major corporations in complex disputes. She also advises on claims, subrogation, reinsurance liabilities, policy interpretation, product compliance and the management of significant insurance risks.

In cross-border dispute resolution, Ms. Wan has extensive experience in cross-border litigation, institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitration. She has handled matters involving Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States, and frequently works with overseas solicitors, barristers and other professional advisers to coordinate legal analysis and proceedings across jurisdictions.

Ms. Wan was named Insurance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year at The Legal 500 China Awards 2025. She has been recognised by The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner in Insurance from 2021 to 2026 and ranked Up and Coming in Insurance by Chambers Greater China Region in 2025 and 2026.

Representative Cases

Insurance & Reinsurance

Ms. Wan advises on disputes involving property all risks insurance, business interruption insurance, directors' and officers' liability insurance, construction insurance, export credit insurance, professional indemnity insurance and life and health insurance. Her experience encompasses coverage, policy interpretation, quantum, causation, exclusions and insurers' subrogation rights.
She also represents insurers and reinsurers in reinsurance and retrocession disputes concerning the scope of reinsurance cover, claims cooperation and control, accounting and settlement, set-off, contract termination and commutation.
Ms. Wan was part of the team that successfully represented the insurer in the SK Hynix insurance subrogation case before the Supreme People's Court of China. The case arose from one of the largest insurance claims in China's insurance history and was selected by People's Court Daily as one of the Top 10 Commercial Cases of 2019.
Beyond contentious matters, Ms. Wan advises insurers, reinsurers, online insurance companies and insurance intermediaries on claims handling, subrogation, product and business compliance, major risk reviews and day-to-day legal matters.

Cross-Border Litigation & International Arbitration

Ms. Wan represents insurers, reinsurers, financial institutions, asset managers and other domestic and international companies in disputes arising from cross-border transactions, construction projects, complex commercial contracts and intellectual property matters.
She has acted in arbitrations conducted under the rules of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration (ICC International Court of Arbitration), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), as well as in a number of ad hoc arbitrations.
In multi-jurisdictional disputes, Ms. Wan regularly works with overseas solicitors and barristers to develop overall case strategy and coordinate legal analysis, evidence preparation and hearings. She has also handled parallel litigation and arbitration, cross-border interim measures, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in China.

Honors & Recognition

Insurance & Reinsurance

Up and Coming, Insurance (PRC Firms) - Chambers Greater China Region, 2025-2026
Insurance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year - The Legal 500 China Awards, 2025
Recommended Lawyer, Insurance - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2021-2025
Next Generation Partner, Insurance - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2021-2026
Rising Star, Insurance - Asialaw Profiles, 2022-2025
Rising Star, Insurance - LEGALBAND, 2020-2022

Litigation & Arbitration

Litigation Star, Commercial Disputes - Benchmark Litigation, 2023-2025
Recommended Lawyer, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2022-2025
Recommended Lawyer, Dispute Resolution: Litigation - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024-2025
Top 20 Dispute Resolution Lawyers - LEGALBAND China Elite List, 2023

Other Recognition

The A-List: Rising Stars - China Business Law Journal, 2023-2025
Top 30 Rising Lawyers in China - LEGALBAND, 2017
Deal of the Year: SK Hynix Fire Insurance Subrogation Recovery - China Business Law Journal, 2019

Professional Association

Senior Research Fellow, Arbitration and Mediation Committee, China Academy of Arbitration Law
Member, Foreign-Related Legal Services Talent Pool, Beijing Lawyers Association
Arbitrator, Kunming Arbitration Commission

Publications

Getting the Deal Through: Insurance Litigation (China Chapter), Lexology / Law Business Research, 2014-2026
The International Arbitration Review (China Chapter), Lexology / Law Business Research, 2022-2026
The Insurance & Reinsurance Law Review (China Chapter), Lexology / Law Business Research, 2017-2025
Practical Law's Insurance & Reinsurance Global Guide (China Chapter), Thomson Reuters, 2016-2026
China: Trends & Developments, Chambers Global Practice Guides: Insurance Litigation, 2022-2025
Chinese Court System: Overview, Thomson Reuters / Practical Law, 2025
Insurance & Reinsurance 2023, Who's Who Legal, 2023
Getting the Deal Through: Complex Commercial Litigation (China Chapter), Law Business Research, 2020-2022
D&O Insurance and China's Key Capital Markets Regulatory Framework: Overview and Practical Guidance for Insurers (Part I) - D&O Insurance and the Capital Markets Regulatory Framework, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2026
D&O Insurance and China's Key Capital Markets Regulatory Framework: Overview and Practical Guidance for Insurers (Part II) - Practical Guidance for Insurers at the Underwriting and Claims Stages, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2026
Are Product Recall Costs Covered under Commercial General Liability Insurance? Lessons from a Recent AnJie Broad Victory, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2026
Standing of Lloyd's Syndicates in Litigation: Cross-Border Perspectives and PRC Practice, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2025
Practical Considerations in the Ascertainment of Foreign Law in Foreign-Related Civil Litigation: Lessons from a Recent AnJie Broad Victory, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2025
An Overview of ARIAS-US Arbitration, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2025
The Validity and Application of Dispute Precondition Clauses in Export Credit Insurance Disputes, AnJie Broad (WeChat), 2025
A Preliminary Analysis of Related Claims Clauses in D&O Insurance, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2025
Reinsurance Disputes in Multinational Insurance Programmes: Practice and Challenges under CMP Programmes, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2025
Interim Measures in Mainland China Before the Commencement of Hong Kong Arbitration: A Preliminary Analysis Using HKIAC Arbitration as an Example, AnJie Broad (WeChat), 2024
Developments in China's D&O Insurance Regime under the New Company Law, AnJie Broad (WeChat), 2024
Typical Issues in D&O Insurance Clauses, China Business Law Journal, 2023
D&O Insurance and the Civil Liability of Directors and Senior Executives under PRC Law, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2018
Is an Insurer Exercising Subrogation Rights Bound by an Arbitration Clause? A Review of PRC Court Decisions, Fada Bao (WeChat), 2018
Defining the Duty of Care of Trustees in Channel Trusts: AnJie Prevails in a Passive-Management Trust Case Before the Hubei High People's Court, AnJie Broad (WeChat), 2018
Calculation of Insurance Proceeds for Vehicles Damaged in the 12 August Tianjin Explosions, China Insurance News, 2017
Does the Accessory Principle Apply to Surety Bonds?, International Law Office, 2016

Working Experience

Partner, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Senior Associate, AnJie Broad Law Firm

Education Background

LL.M., William & Mary Law School
LL.B., Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
B.Eng., Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Qualifications

People’s Republic of China
The State of New York, USA
Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, USA