Undertakings in difficulty, in the context of Solvency II, refers to insurers that are either failing or likely to fail to meet their solvency capital requirement (SCR) or their minimum capital requirement (MCR) (together,...more
10/31/2024
/ Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Capital Requirements ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Exit Planning ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSMA ,
HM Treasury ,
Insurance Industry ,
Lead Supervisory Authority ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Notification Requirements ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Recovery Plans ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reinsurance ,
Solvency II ,
UK
On 12 September 2024, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the second of two nearly final policy statements (PS9/24) on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the UK as Basel 3.1....more
The Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA’s) director of insurance supervision, Shoib Khan, recently clarified the PRA’s approach to the UK (re)insurance market, including in the following key areas...more
Increased strengthening of the global regulatory landscape in the (re)insurance industry has led to a similar increase in engagement between regulators and those they regulate. Specifically, Bermuda continues to be an...more
On 21 August 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Thematic Review TR24/2 (Review), as part of its on-going scrutiny of the general insurance sector, focusing on pricing and value for money provided by...more
This chapter discusses the valuation of assets and liabilities under Solvency II. Given that strategic asset allocation and investment management are key aspects of an insurer’s business, especially for life insurers, this is...more
“The Standard Formula’s” Rob Chaplin once again gives listeners a look at how to address some of the intricacies of Solvency II. In this episode, he is joined by Feargal Ryan for a discussion on how insurers should navigate...more
Solvency II is organised around three core pillars of prudential regulation, which ensure the safety and soundness of (re)insurers, in line with the scale, nature and complexity of their business:
- Pillar One focuses on...more
9/4/2024
/ Capital Requirements ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insurance Industry ,
ORSA ,
Outsourcing ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
SMCR ,
Solvency II ,
UK
On 17 July 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) finalized revisions to the prudential framework for banks’ exposures to cryptoassets. The revisions largely introduced additional requirements relating to the...more
The PRA has released an important statement on its approach to funded reinsurance. Our view is that the statement endorses the conceptual principle that funded reinsurance (particularly to offshore counterparties) should best...more
8/2/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements ,
Collateral Agreements ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance ,
Risk Management ,
Solvency II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
There are two main methods of calculating the solvency capital requirement (SCR) under Solvency II, the “standard formula” and “internal model” methods:
(a) The standard formula method, as its name suggests, is the default...more
The Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR) is designed to protect policyholders by helping ensure that insurers can survive difficult periods and pay claims as they fall due. It prescribes a specific level of capital that an...more
7/2/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Solvency II ,
UK ,
Underwriting
On 9 May 2024, Skadden held the inaugural London Space Law Symposium, where six panels of Skadden representatives and industry experts discussed legal aspects of the new space economy. The event was held in the Naim Dangoor...more
6/28/2024
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Outer Space ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sustainability ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
Our latest episode of “The Standard Formula” Back to Basics series explores the internal model method for calculating the Solvency Capital Requirement. Host Rob Chaplin is joined by George Belcher to dissect the advantages...more
“The value of technical provisions should correspond to the amount which another insurance or reinsurance undertaking (the reference undertaking) would be expected to require to take over and fulfil the underlying insurance...more
“The Solvency Capital Requirement, or SCR, is designed to protect policyholders by helping to make sure that insurers can survive difficult periods and pay claims as they fall due.”
In this episode of "The Standard Formula"...more
The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) recently delivered a series of speeches1 raising their concerns about the evolution of private equity financing and the...more
5/29/2024
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Bank of England ,
Capital Markets ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Policy Committee ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Private Equity ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Risk Management ,
UK
In recent years, demographic changes and macroeconomic factors have led to significant growth in insurance markets. Within insurance markets, a much more active market in trading “back-books” of insurance liabilities has...more
5/22/2024
/ Bermuda ,
Corporate Governance ,
EIOPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
NAIC ,
ORSA ,
Private Equity ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reinsurance ,
Shareholders
This chapter discusses and analyses the investment rules that apply to Solvency II insurers and reinsurers in the United Kingdom.
In particular, this chapter will outline the “prudent person principle” and discuss the...more
4/30/2024
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Prudent Investor Rule ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Solvency II
In the latest installment of “The Standard Formula” Back to Basics series, podcast host and Europe financial institutions head Robert Chaplin is joined by colleague Mary Bonsu to provide listeners with a deeper understanding...more
Authorised push payment (APP) fraud in the UK is the largest type of payment fraud, both in number of scams and value of losses. It involves a fraudster convincing someone to send a payment to a bank account that the...more
4/4/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Payment Processors ,
Payment Systems ,
Reimbursements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK
1. Background to the Matching Adjustment -
“Where insurance and reinsurance undertakings hold bonds or other assets with similar cash flow characteristics to maturity, they are not exposed to the risk of changing spreads...more
As discussed in our previous updates, in June 2020 the UK government announced a wide-ranging review of the Solvency II framework in the UK, aimed at reforming the insurance regulatory framework inherited from the EU given...more
3/14/2024
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EU ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services and Markets Act ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Reinsurance ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Solvency II ,
UK ,
Underwriting
On 15 February 2024, Skadden partners Kenneth Burdon, Robert Chaplin, Eben Colby and Greg Norman presented the webinar “Investment Trusts and Activist Funds,” which outlined recent trends in shareholder activism in publicly...more
Group supervision regulates the impact that members of a Solvency II group may have on a UK Solvency II insurer. The rules governing Solvency II groups are contained in the PRA Rulebook (Group Supervision), the Solvency 2...more