This assessment of insurance regulation in Indonesia was carried out as part of the 2016-17 Financial Sector Assessment … Program (FSAP). The Indonesian insurance sector is still vulnerable to a number of material risks. A number of insurers have … relaxed for nine months while introducing the temporary suspension of mark to market valuation rules. The Indonesian insurance …

This note summarizes the conclusions of the review of the insurance sector in the Philippines as part of the Financial … insurance sector in the Philippines with respect to: a) the potential exposure of the sector to vulnerabilities, either …

The penetration level of the insurance and pension sectors in Malawi is low, but it seems adequate as compared with … inexistent and supervision is weak. An innovative pilot experience of weather micro-insurance is a good example of private … needs to take into account that possibilities to increase micro-insurance penetration may be affected by the level of …

Guernsey’s status as the largest international insurance center in Europe hinges on its progressive infrastructure and … with the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs). The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) should expand its range of … enforcement powers and also implement the public disclosure standards established by the International Association of Insurance …

simulation of the effect of a potential double-dip recession on solvency of Guernsey banks and insurance companies. The STs … assess the sensitivity of banks and insurance companies to single-factor shocks to risk types affecting solvency and …

This technical note discusses key findings of the assessment of Insurance Core Principles (ICP) for the reinsurance …

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 …

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 …