some elements of instability associated with laissez faire but underdeveloped banking; (b) the 1970s and 1980s that …. Considerable competition has been introduced in the banking sector through new private sector banks, but public sector banks … still in their infancy. Similarly, despite the introduction of new private sector insurance companies coverage of insurance …

exports of all five broad categories of the U.K.’s financial and insurance services. No trade barriers are found for the bulk … suggests that post-Brexit disruptions of the U.K.’s export of financial and insurance services may be minor …

Sound corporate governance is essential for a well-functioning banking system and the integrity of financial markets …) strengthening further the existing banking regulations through stricter fit-and-proper rules for directors and controlling …

This paper estimates insurance requirements against natural disasters (NDs) in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union … (ECCU) using an insurance layering framework. The layers include a government saving fund, as well as market instruments …

work. Recently, more emphasis has also been placed on the role of insurance for financial stability analysis. This paper … reviews the current state of system-wide solvency stress tests for insurance based on a comparative review of national … consistent implementation of such exercises. The paper also offers recommendations on improving the current insurance stress …

In this paper, we examine how the presence of country insurance schemes affects policymakers' incentives to undertake … reform in crisis-prone volatile economies. The consequences of country insurance, however, hinge on the nature of the reforms … ultimately discouraged by, insurance. By contrast, "enhancing" reforms that pay off more generously in the absence of a crisis …

risk within assets with identical regulatory treatment. State level US insurance regulation makes it unlikely this risk …