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
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
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Outer Space ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sustainability ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
“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
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
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
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
In this alert we consider various reforms and proposals to the banking sector announced by UK regulators.
On 11 January 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation paper on enhancing the UK’s Special Resolution Regime for...more
“The Standard Formula” host Rob Chaplin is joined in this episode by colleague Theo Charalambous as they map out the intricacies of the U.K.’s matching adjustment regime for insurers, which will soon be reformed. The...more
In our fourth installment of “The Standard Formula” Back to Basics series, host Robert Chaplin is joined by Feargal Ryan for a detailed discussion on group supervision under Solvency II. Topics covered include circumstances...more
(Re)insurance is a global business. It is common for (re)insurance groups to operate in a range of jurisdictions via:
i. locally incorporated and authorised subsidiaries,
ii. local branches of third country...more
On 12 December 2023, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the first of two near-final policy statements on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the U.K. as Basel 3.1. This...more
1/18/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Basel III ,
Capital Markets ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Pillar 2 ,
Proposed Rules ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Risk Management ,
UK
In this episode of “The Standard Formula” podcast, which focuses on Solvency II developments, Skadden partner Rob Chaplin is joined by colleague Olivier Peeters to discuss the U.K.'s change in control regime for insurers and...more
UK regulators have recently announced a number of reforms for banks and other financial institutions.
- On 23 November 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together,...more
1/8/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hedge Funds ,
Holding Companies ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Management ,
Limited Partnerships ,
New Guidance ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remuneration ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
UK
Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 -
Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more
12/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Competition ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
Exit Strategies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Global Dealmaking ,
HKEx ,
Insurance Industry ,
Joint Venture ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Securities ,
Short-Term Loans ,
Takeovers ,
Technology Sector ,
UK