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Possible Unintended Consequences of Basel III and Solvency II
International Monetary Fund - 2011
In today''s financial system, complex financial institutions are connected through an opaque network of financial exposures. These connections contribute to financial deepening and greater savings allocation efficiency, but are also unstable channels of contagion. Basel III and Solvency II...
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Brazil; Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
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 …
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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation––Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
€™s insurance market and the supervisory framework. The assessment was benchmarked against the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs …) issued by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAISs). It is advised that the National Insurance … Commission (NAICOM) of Nigeria can expand the objective to include the creation of a fair, safe, and stable insurance sector for …
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Belgium; Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
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 …
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Hungary : Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including a Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Insurance Regulation
International Monetary Fund - 2005
of Standards and Codes on Insurance Regulation. The assessment reveals that financial intermediation in Hungary has …
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Cyprus : Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: Insurance Regulation and Supervision
International Monetary Fund - 2009
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 …
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Switzerland : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Factual Update: Insurance Sector Market and Regulatory Developments
International Monetary Fund - 2007
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 …
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Switzerland : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: An Assessment of Insurance Core Principles for the Reinsurance Industry
International Monetary Fund - 2007
This technical note discusses key findings of the assessment of Insurance Core Principles (ICP) for the reinsurance …
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Ghana : Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Insurance Regulation,...
International Monetary Fund - 2003
The main vulnerabilities in the financial sector can be found in the banking system and the social security fund (SSNIT). The Ghanaian financial sector is also confronted by a large number of development challenges. The factual updates of Ghana’s observance of the three international standards...
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Switzerland : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Insurance Sector Stress Testing
International Monetary Fund - 2007
This technical note discusses key findings of the insurance sector stress tests for Switzerland. The results suggest … that there are market risks inside some Swiss insurance entities that may need focused attention. In particular, a moderate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407557