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Jersey; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This report presents a Detailed Assessment of the Observance of the Insurance Core Principles Report on Jersey. Other than the international business, most cover is obtained from insurers based overseas by the large insurance broker community on the island. There is no ombudsman and no...
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Germany; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance on Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The design of the German banking supervision framework is structurally sound, with a robust legislative and operational framework that largely complies with the Basel Core Principles for effective banking supervision (BCP). Various improvements to the German supervisory framework have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245319
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Germany; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This paper presents the report on observance of standards and codes (ROSC) for the financial sector prepared in connection with the financial sector assessment program (FSAP). The FSAP covers the Basel Core Principles for effective banking, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245457
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Guernsey; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update-Technical Note on Stress Testing: Banking and Insurance
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Stress testing (ST) was undertaken as part of the Guernsey Financial sector assessment Program (FSAP) Update in order to assess the resilience of the Guernsey financial system to a variety of potential strains. The approach taken was a simulation of the effect of a potential double-dip recession...
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South Africa; Detailed Assessment of Observance on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors' Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
Insurance regulation in South Africa is sound and takes a thorough approach to regulation, recognizes the scale and development of the market, and the need for effective market conduct as prudential regulation. There are particular challenges in improving standards of market conduct, in both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245840
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Germany; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance on Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Insurance regulation and supervision is of a high standard, and most of the enhancements suggested have been put in place. Further enhancements will be required, in the context of the forthcoming introduction of Solvency II requirements, in such areas as the frequency of onsite inspections, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242543
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South Africa; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, and Securities' Regulation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
In South Africa, long-term insurers experienced some strains during the financial crisis, but there were no crisis-related failures. The capital markets suffered sharp declines but no systemic failures. The three standards assessments have found the regulatory system fundamentally sound. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244153
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Spain; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, Securi...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Financial System Stability Assessment found the financial sector to be vibrant, resilient, highly competitive, and well supervised and regulated. Stress tests showed credit institutions and insurers to be highly resilient to a variety of shocks. It also found a high degree of observance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244251
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Saudi Arabia; Financial System Stability Assessment: Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
An update on Saudi Arabia’s Financial System Stability Assessment (FSAP) is presented. Saudi Arabia has confronted the global financial crisis from a position of strength, and took decisive steps to manage the impact of the crisis. As a result, the financial system has weathered the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244277
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Switzerland; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: An Assessment of Insurance Core Principles for the Reinsurance Industry
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This technical note discusses key findings of the assessment of Insurance Core Principles (ICP) for the reinsurance … industry for Switzerland. It reveals that the Swiss reinsurance market is dominated by three large players with a strong … international presence. The reinsurance industry comprises 20 professional reinsurers and 50 reinsurance captives with gross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244291