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This note provides an update and assessment of developments in insurance supervision since 2014. It is part of the 2020 …, 2019. It has not been updated for the impact of recent global events associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The insurance … sector is large, especially long-term (life) insurance, highly international and has been growing steadily. The long …
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This paper provides an assessment of the insurance sector in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has one of the … deepest, most developed insurance markets in the world. Insurance penetration is 50 percent higher than in the European Union … or other advanced economies, and the expenditure per capita in insurance amounts to USD 5,429 as compared with USD 3 …
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The U.K. financial sector is globally systemic, open, and complex. It has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic fittingly, thanks to the post-GFC reforms, a proactive macroprudential stance, and an effective multipronged response to maintain financial stability. Brexit uncertainties are being handled...
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The economy recovered strongly in 2021, following an unprecedented real output contraction in 2020. However, the outlook remains precarious amidst projected future low growth, high unemployment and adverse debt dynamics, and the recovery pace is unlikely to be sustained. Ample buffers allowed...
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Denmark's insurance sector is highly developed with a particularly high penetration and density in the life sector …. Traditionally, work-related life insurance and pension savings are offered as a combined package, and life insurance companies … insurance sector, which exceeds those of peers from other Nordic countries and various other EU member states. Assets managed by …
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Preventive actions and a robust vaccination campaign mitigated the effects of COVID-19 variants on the economy. A nascent recovery, supported by targeted fiscal and monetary measures, is underway, with real GDP growth expected at 2 percent in 2021, strengthening to 2.7 percent in 2022. However,...
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