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Solvency II:  European Commission consults on QIS5

The European Commission has published for consultation draft technical specifications for the fifth Solvency II Quantitative Impact Study (QIS5), which will be run from August to November this year.

If you have any comments on the draft technical specifications, please let the Society’s Solvency II Committee know (info@actuaries.ie).

CEIOPS  has published a paper titled “Solvency II Calibration Paper”.  The paper provides background information to the technical analysis carried out by CEIOPS for the calibration of key parameters of the Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR) standard formula and the calculation of technical provisions for the purpose of Quantitative Impact Study 5 (QIS5).

CEIOPS (the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors) has published guidance on the pre-application process for internal models.  The pre-application process facilitates dialogue between undertakings and supervisory authorities prior to the submission of a formal application for approval of an internal model.

Actuaries broadly welcome the National Pensions Framework.  See announcement from Department of Social and Family Affairs here.

See below for the Press Release from SAI.

Click here to listen to Aisling Kennedy's interview on Morning Ireland - 4th March 2010

CEIOPS has submitted to the European Commission the Task Force Report on the Liquidity Premium containing technical considerations regarding the application of a liquidity premium for the valuation of insurance liabilities, principles for extrapolation and considerations on the choice of the reference risk-free rat

Newsletter February 2010

Mr Bill Prasifka, currently Chairman of the Competition Authority, has been appointed as Financial Services Ombudsman.  He replaces Mr Joe Meade, who retired last month.

It is expected that Mr Prasifka will take up his appointment by the end of March 2010 or soon thereafter. Mr PJ Fitzpatrick will remain as Interim Ombudsman until then.

CEIOPS  has published its third and final set of Advice on Solvency II Level 2 Implementing Measures following formal approval by CEIOPS Members, together with a

CEIOPS has published its Solvency II consultation paper on the Pre-Application Process for Internal Models.

CEIOPS Members have agreed to set up a specialized Task Force led by the CEIOPS Secretariat to deliver on the 5th Quantitative Impact Study (QIS 5), the final Quantitative Impact Study under Solvency II.

The Government announced last year that a Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme would be established “to assist employees and former employees of companies where the employer becomes insolvent and the defined benefit pension fund is in deficit.

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland carried out a study of annuitant mortality during 2008/'09, based on data contributed by a number of life assurance companies.  The results are set out in the attached report.  The Society would like to thank the participating companies for their assistance with this study.