How do ratings fit in?, Financial crisis Issues, Financial Crisis Impact

Implementing adaption measures are required to reduce society's vulnerability to climate risk and maintain the risk at manageable levels. These measures will help ensure the long-term availability and affordability of insurance...

First, we must insist that the "Best Science" is informing our understanding of the future risks, and how these risks are apportioned across different geographies and amongst different stakeholders. We need for this science to be both objective and robust as there are significant uncertainties...

Solvency II, Lessons learned from the financial crisis, De Larosière recommendations, Conclusion...

background; financial services and regulation; trade agreements and the regulatory interface; current crisis and its implications; potential lessons for reform...

1. The Triple D recession will persis in 2009 - financial institution losses will continue to mount as global growth slows. 2. Policy responses, led by the US, are massive and unorthodox - previous monetary and fiscal policy rules will be broken...