Abstract:Underwriting and claim handling are important links in business development and risk management for life insurers. The paper made a thorough analysis on the risk factors faced by Chinese life insurers in the aspects of underwriting and claim handling. Then, proceeding from the perspective of establishing a complete and standard underwriting and claim handling mechanism, it proposed on measures that can effectively control the risks: the preconditions for doing well in controlling the underwriting and claim handling risks are consensus on its importance and effective execution; the basic guarantees for resolving these risks are high quality professionals and advanced expertise; the direction for effective underwriting and claim handling risk control is profit and service enhancement, policy support for strengthening management of underwriting and claim handling risks is industry regulation and relevant laws and policies; and the inevitable track to improve underwriting and claim handling competences is to stay in line with the development situation and be adamant on reform and transformation. Key words:underwriting;claim handling;underwriting and claim handling risks;management mechanism [编辑:王一心]