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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961823703321

Titolo

Belgium : : Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2013

ISBN

9781484336991

1484336992

9781484360606

1484360605

9781484360026

1484360028

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Collana

IMF Staff Country Reports

Disciplina

332.1

Soggetti

Insurance - Belgium

Actuarial Studies

Bankruptcy

Debt

Finance

Finance: General

Financial institutions

Financial Instruments

Financial sector policy and analysis

Industries: Financial Services

Institutional Investors

Insurance & actuarial studies

Insurance Companies

Insurance companies

Insurance

Internal controls

Legal support in revenue administration

Liquidation

Non-bank Financial Institutions

Pension Funds

Public finance & taxation

Public Finance

Revenue administration

Revenue

Solvency



Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

Belgium Economic conditions

Belgium

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Glossary; A; B; C; E; F; I; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; ASSESSMENT OF INSURANCE CORE PRINCIPLES INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE; A. Information and Methodology Used for Assessment; B. Overview-Institutional and Macro Prudential Setting; TABLES; 1: Insurance Penetration and Density in 2011; 2: Trend in Insurance Market Structure; 3: Insurance Distribution Channels; 4: Analysis of Direct Insurers' Assets; 5: Assets Covering Technical Provisions; 6: Analysis of Life Premiums; 7: Major lines of General Insurance Business: Gross Premiums written; FIGURES

1: Net result of Belgian Insurers (company basis)8: Solvency Position of Insurers; 2: Twin Peaks Structure in Belgium; C. Preconditions for Effective Insurance Supervision; 9: Summary of Compliance with the ICPs; 10: Summary of Observance Level; 11: Recommendations to Improve Observance of ICPs; D. Authorities' Response to the Assessment; DETAILED PRINCIPLE-BY-PRINCIPLE ASSESSMENT; 12: Detailed Assessment of Observance of the ICPs

Sommario/riassunto

The Belgian insurance industry was adversely affected by the global financial crisis and continued to confront challenges related to legacy assets and economic uncertainties in Europe. The Belgian authorities have made significant progress in updating the insurance regulatory regime and supervisory practice. The updated regulatory framework has a high level of observance with the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs), supported by robust prudential supervision. The authorities are advised to review current conduct-of-business (CoB) regulation and supervision to strengthen the protection for policyholders.