The IAIS has issued the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs) as the globally accepted framework for insurance supervision. The ICPs seek to encourage the maintenance of consistently high supervisory standards in IAIS member jurisdictions. A sound supervisory system is necessary for the protection of policyholders and promoting the stability of the financial system and should address the broad set of risks within, and posed by, the insurance sector.
Financial Regulation and Supervision
14 November 2019
In November 2019, the IAIS adopted the holistic framework for the assessment and mitigation of systemic risk in the insurance sector (“holistic framework'), for implementation from the beginning of 2020. The holistic framework is an integrated set of supervisory policy measures, a Global Monitoring Exercise, and implementation assessment activities.
The Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups (ComFrame) establishes supervisory standards and guidance focusing on the effective group-wide supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups (IAIGs). ComFrame is a comprehensive and outcome-focused framework aimed at facilitating effective group-wide supervision of IAIGs, by providing qualitative and (in a future phase) quantitative supervisory minimum requirements tailored to the international activity and size of IAIGs.
14 November 2019
The Application Paper on Recovery Planning provides guidance with respect to supervisory material related to recovery planning in the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs) and the Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups (ComFrame). In particular, it is related to the material in ICP 16.15 and ComFrame 16.15.a and 16.15.b (ICP 16 Enterprise Risk Management for Solvency Purposes), and is also relevant to supervisory cooperation and coordination arrangements set out in ICP 23 (The Group-wide Supervisor) and ICP 25 (Supervisory Cooperation and Coordination).
24 October 2019
The best practices paper contains cases and examples from across the global network of FATF and FATF-Style regional bodies' members to help countries better implement requirements on transparency regarding beneficial ownership of companies, foundations, associations and other types of legal persons, and prevent their abuse for financial crimes and terrorism.
22 October 2019
This document contains a set of guidelines on the integration of ESG factors in the area of supervision of pension fund investment and risk management to assist regulators, supervisors and other entities involved in pension funds supervision.
The OECD Recommendation on Consumer Protection in the field of Consumer Credit sets out a comprehensive set of measures for the effective regulation and supervision of consumer credit transactions in order to promote fair outcomes for consumers and businesses alike.
The risk-based approach Guidance for the accounting profession highlights the need for a sound assessment of the money laundering and terrorist financing risks that accountants face so that their policies, procedures and ongoing customer due diligence measures mitigate these risks.
The guidance aims to support legal professionals in the design of effective risk-based measures to manage their ML/TF risks, when establishing or maintaining business relationships.
The guidance aims to support trust and company service providers in the design of effective risk-based measures to manage their ML/TF risks, when establishing or maintaining business relationships.