system of governance articles 41 to 49 of directive 2009/138/ec 11 th may 2010 eamonn henry
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System of GovernanceArticles 41 to 49 of Directive 2009/138/EC
11th May 2010
Eamonn Henry
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System of Governance – Directive Articles System of Governance – Directive Articles
• General governance requirements (Article 41)
• Fit and proper requirements (Article 42)
• Proof of good repute (Article 43)
• Risk management (Article 44)
• Own risk and solvency assessment (Article 45)
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System of Governance – Directive ArticlesSystem of Governance – Directive Articles
• Internal control (Article 46)
• Internal audit (Article 47)
• Actuarial function (Article 48)
• Outsourcing (Article 49)
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General governance requirements General governance requirements
• Adequate structure with clear allocation/segregation of duties
• Effective transmission of information
• Written policies with prior approval by Board and annual review:– risk management, internal control, internal audit,
outsourcing (where relevant)
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Fit and proper requirementsFit and proper requirements
• Applies to Directors/managers/key functions
• Adequate qualifications, knowledge and experience
• Good repute/integrity
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Proof of good reputeProof of good repute
• Evidence of good repute
• Evidence of no bankruptcy
• Mutual recognition between Member States
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Risk management Risk management
• Risk management function to be established to implement risk management system
• Effective risk management system to identify, measure, monitor, manage and report all risks and interdependencies
• Integrated into organisational structure and decision making
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Risk managementRisk management
• Cover risks included in the SCR calculation and any other risks
• Cover underwriting/reserving/ALM/investment, etc. and have written policies
• Cover approved partial or full internal models:– design & implementation, testing & validation, document &
make changes, analyse performance, report to Board & recommend improvements
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Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)
• Company’s own view of its risks and capital needs
• ORSA is part of the risk management system
• Overall solvency based on risk profile, risk tolerance and business strategies
• Continuous compliance with SCR/MCR/technical provisions
• Identification of significant deviations of the risk profile from the SCR assumptions
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Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)
• Integrated into business strategy and strategic decision making
• To be performed regularly and after change in risk profile
• Results to be provided to the supervisory authority
• ORSA is not a parallel method to calculate the SCR
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Internal controlInternal control
• Effective internal control system
• Sound administrative and accountancy procedures, reporting arrangements
• Compliance function to be established
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Internal auditInternal audit
• Internal audit function to be established
• Evaluate internal control and other aspects of governance
• Objective and independent from operational functions
• Recommendations reported to Board
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Actuarial functionActuarial function
• Staffed by persons with knowledge of actuarial/financial mathematics
• Responsible for coordinating the calculation of the technical provisions
• Appropriate methodologies, assumptions, data sufficiency and quality
• Compare best estimate against experience
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Actuarial functionActuarial function
• Advise Board on reliability/adequacy of the calculation of the technical provisions
• Provide an opinion on overall underwriting policy and on reinsurance arrangements
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OutsourcingOutsourcing
• Responsibility for outsourced functions remain with insurance undertaking
• Governance should not be impaired and operational risk should not be unduly increased
• Supervisor’s ability to monitor compliance should not be impaired
• Supervisors to be notified in advance of any planned outsourcing
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ProportionalityProportionality
• Principle included in the Directive
• Based on the nature, scale and complexity of operations
• CEIOPS guidance still being developed
• Same rules for all but different implementation
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Lessons learntLessons learnt
• Governance is important – pay attention to it!
• Risk management is fundamental
• Start thinking in terms of the ORSA
• Start working on written policies!
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