Core Elements of Insurance Supervision
Target Audience
Insurance Bank supervisors.
Qualifications
Participants should be familiar with basic insurance regulation and supervisory procedures.
Course Description
This course, presented by the IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department, provides a comprehensive view of conceptual and operational issues related to insurance regulation and supervision. The course covers elements of micro- and macroprudential supervision, including the Insurance Core Principles (purpose of supervision, corporate governance of insurers, prudential and market conduct requirements for insurers), insurance regulation developments, basic actuarial concepts, the pricing of products, assessment of insurers' financial condition (review of insurance company balance-sheet and technical provisions, estimation of liabilities and valuation of assets), assessment of operational risks (pricing, underwriting and reinsurance), assessment of insurer's market conduct issues. The course also offers discussions and exercises on concrete applications and approaches used by supervisors, including the design of supervisory plans and determination of supervisory priorities. Exercises simulating supervisory routines and analysis complement the lectures. Participants are expected to provide their own perspectives on and experience with the issues covered in the course.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify and explain the main components of the prudential regulatory framework for the insurance sector.
- Describe effective supervisory approaches and tools.
- Extract lessons from previous financial stability threats to try to prevent their recurrence.
