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Thanks both - I made an error in suggesting that the BEL would change. Have edited my post above to reflect correction.
Hi I think you need to take account of the portfolio of swaptions when valuing the cost of this GAO within the BEL. GAOs are a huge pain for...
Application of VA (and MA) is associated with products with "long term guarantees". Unhelpfully, the Solvency II regulatory framework does not...
The underlying intent of the VA is to reduce pro-cyclic behaviour. A liquidity plan should contain projected incoming and outgoing cashflows in...
Hi Firms must meet certain criteria to use the volatility adjustment (VA) Firms must apply and get supervisory approval to use the (VA). Once...
Hello It sounds like your understanding of how the BEL is calculated is aligned with my understanding. The BEL is supposed to be a best...
In short, BEL is presented as gross, and the others net. More details on each point below... BEL is shown without reinsurance on liability side...
Standard formula does not explicitly allow for non-linearity. Standard formula allows for non-separability to a degree when aggregating risks...
Thanks Lindsay. Reinsurance recoveries are an interesting one. They are treated as an asset for balance sheet purposes, but when reporting in...
You are correct that most assets will not change value under typical insurance stresses. However this is not always the case. For example, you...
You should not use the VA or the MA when calculating the risk margin. See guideline 2 (paragraph 1.10) from the guidelines on implementing the...
You can not combine both MA and VA together to discount liability cashflows. You can find the regulations explicitly stating this in Article 77b...
Let me know if you do remember - I am interested to read and find out more about it.
Article 12 of the delegated regulations explains how to value intangible assets. Most of the time the value of intangible assets will be 0....
Every insurer I have worked with (albeit they have all been on the smaller side), have treated all market risks as hedgeable. I suspect you can...
Hi The relevant bits of the regulations are found in article 38, paragraph 1(h&i) of the delegated regulations. Part (h) explains that when...
Hi Traditionally, the ZCB is used to match the entirety of the capital guarantee, which is some proportion of the initial single premium. The...
Hi Lindsay. I agree with your comments. Thanks Amit
Hi Equity release is an asset for insurers and are shown as assets on their balance sheets. Equity release can come in many flavours, including...
Hi The GBP risk free curve published by EIOPA is calibrated to swap rates with a credit risk adjustment. The curve generated by UK government...
Hi Mbotha Another way of looking at this might be to decompose what the spread on fixed income securities might represent. An element of the...
Hi To answer this its worth reviewing what we already know about the calculation of the BEL. In particular: The approach for an AWP product...
Hi Equity release assets are not normally allowed in matching adjustment portfolios due to the uncertainty involved in their future casfhlows....
As far as I am aware, firms can use the VA as much as they like once they get regulatory approval. Each month EIOPA publishes risk-free-rates...
Hi The Actuarial Lookup website provides some interesting insights on this topic (see the exam sitting breakdown at the bottom of the page):...
Hi I just wanted to chip in with respect to your first bullet point. Insurers must calculate the value of future discretionary benefits...
Hi Yogesh My understanding is as follows: - SCR is set held to protect insurer against future adverse events. - Risk margin represents what an...
