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Solvency II: Solvency Requirements for EU Insurers

Solvency II: Solvency Requirements for EU Insurers

Author: Karel Van Hulle
Publisher: Larcier Intersentia Publishers
ISBN: 9781780681771
Published In: July 2019
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Solvency II is the new regime that regulates the solvency requirements for EU insurers and reinsurers. Solvency II aims to reduce the risk that an insurer would be unable to meet claims, to provide early warning to supervisors so that they can intervene promptly if capital falls below the required level, and to promote confidence in the financial stability of the insurance sector. Solvency II not only sets out the minimum capital requirements to guarantee policyholder protection, but also includes measures to stimulate risk management and good governance and to improve transparency.

While the Solvency I regime only sets basic solvency standards, Solvency II has a much wider scope. Solvency II aims to unify the regulation of the European insurance market as well as to increase policyholder protection. Because it improves the protection of policyholders, creates an incentive e for good risk management, recognizes the economic reality of a group, establishes market transparency and provides for a modern risk based supervisory regime, the book’s subtitle is: Solvency II is Good for You.

This book provides a thorough and well-structured overview of the new regulatory regime and how it will affect insurers, re-insurers and other market participants, including policyholders. The author, who was closely involved in the making of Solvency II, offers all the necessary insights and explanations to better understand this new regulation. The book is written for a wide audience, from the non-expert who wants to gain some or more insight in the complex world of insurance and Solvency II, to the specialist who will find this book a very interesting and helpful reference work.

The book will be useful for risk managers, actuaries, accountants, lawyers, consultants, regulators, academics, students and, more generally, all those involved with or interested in insurance and in the operation of the insurance market

Part I. EU Insurance Regulation and the Birth of Solvency II

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Insurance Solvency

Chapter 3. Development and Adoption of Solvency II

Part II. Solvency II: Regulatory Framework

Chapter 4. Scope of Application

Chapter 5. Proportionality

Chapter 6. Pillar 1: Quantitative Requirements

Chapter 7. Pillar 2: Qualitative Requirements

Chapter 8. Pillar 3: Public Disclosure and Supervisory Reporting

Chapter 9. Group Supervision

Chapter 10. Equivalence