This paper discusses the key sources of vulnerabilities for pension plans and insurance companies in light of the …

surveillance 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 …

This paper focuses on asset allocation decisions of life insurance companies in emerging markets. Mature market … markets play an important role in asset allocation decisions of insurers. Insurance companies are increasingly adopting asset …

This paper explores insurance as a source of financial system vulnerability. It provides a brief overview of the … insurance industry and reviews the risks it faces, as well as several recent failures of insurance companies that had systemic … used for surveillance of financial soundness of insurance companies and the insurance sector as a whole. …

insurance companies are largely exposed to the "safer" senior tranches. …