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Solvency II Directive 2009 (2009/138/EC) is a Directive in European Union law that codifies and harmonises the EU insurance regulation. Primarily this concerns the amount of capital that EU insurance companies must hold to reduce the risk of insolvency.
The definition of operational risk, adopted by the European Solvency II Directive for insurers, is a variation adopted from the Basel II regulations for banks: "The risk of a change in value caused by the fact that actual losses, incurred for inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events (including legal ...
At the heart of the prudential Solvency II directive, the own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) is defined as a set of processes constituting a tool for decision-making and strategic analysis. It aims to assess, in a continuous and prospective way, the overall solvency needs related to the specific risk profile of the insurance company.
The Solvency II Directive 2009 is directed particularly at insurance firms, requiring minimum capital and best practices in valuation of assets, again to avoid insolvency. [17] The Capital Requirements Directives contain analogous rules, with a similar goals, for banks.
Solvency II (2009/138/EC) Art.172 – Title I-for third country reinsurers in the EU: equivalent treatment of their activities: Bermuda, Switzerland Art.227 – Chapter VI of Title I-for EU insurers in third countries: solvency rules for calculation of Capital Requirements and Own Funds: Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico and ...
In the European Union, precise rules govern legal protection insurance and explicitly define how insurers must organise their business and manage claims. These rules are included in the Solvency II Directive (Articles 198 - 205). [4] Non-life insurance classes are listed in Annex II of the Solvency II Directive. [5]
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The matching adjustment is a mechanism prescribed in the Solvency II Directive that allows insurance firms 'to adjust the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure for the calculation of a best estimate of a portfolio of eligible insurance obligations'. [1]