This report is a full assessment of Brazil’s compliance with the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs) of the … International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) as adopted in October 2011. In the last few years, the Brazilian insurance … industry experienced an explosive growth doubling the premium between 2005 and 2010. Investments by the insurance sector are …

The Belgian insurance industry was adversely affected by the global financial crisis and continued to confront … in updating the insurance regulatory regime and supervisory practice. The updated regulatory framework has a high level … of observance with the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs), supported by robust prudential supervision. The authorities are …

This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles for France. The … assessment reveals that insurance regulation and supervision are still predominantly carried out using a Solvency I approach. The … insurance sector remained resilient through the recent global financial crisis. A thorough approach to assessing insurer …

integration, supervisory responses, development of the insurance sector, payment and securities settlement arrangements, and …

This paper examines the Insurance Regulation and Supervision for Cyprus’s Financial Sector Assessment Program. The … domestic nonlife market is dominated by motor insurance which accounted for 58 percent of net premiums. All Cypriot business is … reinsured with nondomiciled reinsurers. Health insurance is regulated as nonlife business when written as add-ons to accident …

This paper presents a factual update of the Insurance Core Principles including insurance sector market and regulatory … insurance industry to bring it in line with international best practices. The Insurance Supervision Law (ISL) has reoriented the … management, and market conduct of insurance intermediaries. The ISL also provides for a range of corrective and preventive …

practices and stress test results carried out for the Mexican commercial banks and the insurance sector. The stress test results …