Some countries are eyeing equivalence as a way to develop a consistent, risk-based
solvency regime and reporting requirements for the insurance sector.
Also blocking the way is the idea of equivalence under
Solvency II, which includes provisions for assessments of the
solvency systems and group supervision of countries outside the EU (referred to as "third countries").
A copy of the
solvency regulation update draft is available here.
Insurers of non-life insurance business to have assets in excess of minimum
solvency requirement.
Analysis of market opportunities and challenges faced by insurers and reinsurers following the implementation of
Solvency II.
Five CO-OPs -- in Wisconsin Arizona, Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada and Louisiana -- have used 60 percent to 90 percent of the
solvency money.
As well as publishing the final rules, the PRA also published a consultation paper on the application process for the "volatility adjustment", an adjustment to the
Solvency II risk-free discount rate which will be used to value insurance liabilities.
He said that Bahraini banks in particular and Gulf and Arab banks in general have better financial
solvency than European and western banks as Arab and Gulf banks determine financial
solvency on the basis of shareholders rights and retained profits unlike western banks which determine financial
solvency on the basis of other elements that have been superseded by Basil III.
We have been very much against the idea of establishing for pension funds and other institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) a European risk-based capital requirement framework similar to the one set out in the
Solvency II legislation for insurance companies.
Bankruptcy is considered to be the last resort for local governments that are financially insolvent and a valuable tool to help them return to
solvency (Farmer, 2013).
Although the
Solvency II regime has yet to be finalised, Moody's Investor Service has outlined its expectation that
solvency ratios will ultimately exhibit a more complex volatility under
Solvency II than under
Solvency I, as both the available capital and the capital requirements of the
solvency ratio will change with market conditions.
