Insurers and banks are both suppliers of financial services and constitute together thebulk of the financial services industry. As such, they share certain common traits and,consequently, are often analyzed together. At the same time, they differ markedly in certainrespects, insurance and...

Establishment of AFIRC, AFIRC Strategy, Initiative on Corporate Governance, Concluding Remarks...

Description of New international regulatory landscape and the IAIS response to challenges for insurance supervisors.

Leader's Statement of the G20 Pittsburgh Summit, What's Systemic Risk, Framework for Mitigating Systemic Risk, Japanese Safety-net for Deposit-taking Financial Institutions...

For insurers conducting traditional activities: prudential measures need to recognize the medium and long term nature of the liabilities; appropriate buffers should be used effectively to minimize pro-cyclical effects...

Credit default swap portfolio securities lending program, inability to access capital markets, credit rating downgrade

Critical examination and reviwe of U.S Solvency Framework; Modernize, Modify, Ecpand, Eliminate, Enhance U.S regulatory system as appropriate; Examine international developments for potential use in U.S insurance regulation...