The aim of this paper is to develop an alternative approach for assessing an insurer's solvency as a proposal for a standard model for Solvency II. Instead of deriving minimum capital requirements – as is done in solvency regulation – our model provides company-specific minimum standards for...

In this paper, we first discuss the characteristics and major benefits of the Swiss risk-based capital standards for insurance companies (Swiss Solvency Test), introduced in 2006. As the insurance industry is one of the largest institutional investors in Switzerland, changes to its asset and...

Dynamic financial analysis (DFA) has become an important tool in analyzing the financial situation of insurance companies. Constant development and documentation of DFA tools has occurred during the last years. However, several questions concerning the implementation of DFA systems have not been...

As early as the 1970s, European Union (EU) member countries implemented rules to coordinate insurance markets and regulation. However, with the more recent movement toward a general single EU market, financial services regulation has taken on new meaning and priority. Solvency I regulations went...

Paper I, "The Liability Regime of Insurance Pools and Its Impact on Pricing", addresses the pricing of insurance premiums for specific forms of risk sharing in the insurance industry. The implicit diversification effect from this risk sharing on the default risk is discussed in connection with a...

Trotz einer grundsätzlich positiven Ausgangslage mehren sich die Stimmen, dass in den kommenden Jahren mit erheblichen Umwälzungen in der Schweizerischen Assekuranz zu rechnen ist. Vor diesem Hintergrund beschreibt die vorliegende Studie den heutigen Stand der Assekuranz und zeigt acht...