Denmark : financial sector assessment program detailed assessment of observance of insurance core principles / International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
Cover; CONTENTS; GLOSSARY; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; ASSESSMENT OF INSURANCE CORE PRINCIPLES; A. Introduction and Scope; B. Information and Methodology Used for Assessment; C. Overview-Institutional and Macroprudential Setting; TABLES; 1. Insurance Penetration and Density in 2012; 2. Size of the Insurance Sector in 2012; 3. Trends in Insurance Market Structure (number of companies); 4. Trend in Technical Provisions; 5. Composition of Assets; 6. Gross Premiums Written by Major Lines of Business; 7. Profitability Indicators; 8. Solvency Ratios (Solvency I) by Major Lines of Business.
D. Preconditions for Effective Insurance Supervision9. Summary of Compliance with the ICPs; E. Recommendations and Authorities' Response; 10. Summary of Observance Level; 11. Recommendations to Improve Observance of the ICPs; F. Authorities' Responses to the Assessment; DETAILED ASSESSMENT; 12. Detailed Assessment of Observance of the ICPs.
Summary
This paper discusses findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Insurance Core Principles on Denmark. Insurance regulation in Denmark has a good level of compliance with the Insurance Core Principles. A particular strength of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority's approach is its close focus on key risks in the sector and its readiness to require action by companies to address vulnerabilities. Regular, even daily monitoring of market risk sensitivities is carried out on life insurers' balance sheets. In nonlife insurance, regular testing of a number of key performance ratio.
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