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 …

drive banking toward provision of fee-based, utility services …

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 …

Insurance enterprises provide services, called insurance services, to policyholders. The values of such services are … discusses the treatment of insurance services, and related transactions, in the balance of payments. A simple measure, based on … a number of assumptions, of nonlife insurance services is considered. The assumptions underlying this measure are then …

of IFRS 17. The paper is based on the results of a survey of 20 insurance supervisors. Overall, IFRS 17 is a welcome … development but there will be challenges of implementation. Not many insurance supervisors currently intend to use IFRS 17 as a …

in EM, while domestic growth, commodity import prices, and banking crises appear to matter more in AE. Our estimates help … quantify the amount of fiscal risk generated by various factors, and thus provide inputs for the design of potential insurance …