In March 2000, the Joint Forum set up a Working Group to compare the core principles issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee), the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO),...

This is the first attempt by IAIS members and observers to pool resources to develop a body of knowledge that can be implemented by all regulators for use in the training of supervisory staff.

This article summarises the work currently in progresswithin the IAIS to develop a new framework for insurancesupervision and in particular, the work to develop acommon structure and common standards for theassessment of insurer solvency.

The objective of this report is to set out the full process and product of the IAIS Task Force (Task Force Re)'s work in response to the request from the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) to improve the transparency of the global reinsurance market and risk-oriented disclosures of individual...

... This paper will be restricted to focus on the technical provisions, as they are the most relevant for insurance operations. Other liabilities tend to be less material or are subject to less uncertainty in their estimation, or are subject to evaluation using the same accounting and valuation...

This report contains recommendations for improving the public disclosure practices of financial intermediaries ...

... On-site inspection, whether by the supervisory authority or its representatives, is a vitally important part of the supervisory process, closely related to the on-going monitoring process ...

... This standard builds on the framework set out in the IAIS paper Insurance Supervisory Principles approved in September 1997. Its objective is to describe the essential elements of a sound asset management system and reporting framework across the full rangeof investment activities ...