... The Principles on Capital Adequacy and Solvency as set out in this paper are applicable to all insurance companies and are relevant for evaluating the solvency of life insurance undertakings and non-life (or general) insurance undertakings ...

... On-site inspection, whether by the supervisory authority or its representatives, is a vitally important part of the supervisory process, closely related to the on-going monitoring process ...

... The Technical Committee of IAIS has decided to build upon the principles relating to coordination and information-sharing between supervisors with respect to international insurance groups and other international financial groups which are significantly involved in insuranceactivities....

The purpose of this standard is to bring together for insurance supervisors in one document the conditions that should apply to the exchange of information ...

... This paper provides guidance for publicdisclosures by insurance companies. It recognizes that supervisors have a role in encouraging companies to make effective disclosure ...

The insurance sector and other sectors of the financial services industry are potentially at risk of being misused for money laundering and the financing of terrorism ...

... The purpose of this guidance paper is to discuss why it is important to set a solvency control level, to identify key factors in setting a solvency control level, and to discuss possible supervisory actions when a solvency control level is breached ...

This paper considers the use of an actuary as part of an insurance supervisory model. In some jurisdictions where use is made of an actuary in the supervisory model, this use is referred to as an appointed actuary or a responsible actuary system ...

... The purposes of this guidance paper are: to discuss the role stress tests should play in an insurer's overall risk management framework, andhow such tests may assist the insurer to maintain sufficient capital adequacy and solvency, to outline the important role stress tests play in assisting...