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18 | The South African Insurance Industry Survey 2016

Feedback from UK, Canada and Australia

Country               Feedback from regulators                        Country                Feedback from regulators
UK                                                                    Australia
                      –– Have a good ORSA report with a good                                 –– The report should be sufficiently complete on
Feedback provided        structure:                                   Feedback provided         a standalone basis, with minimum reference
by the Prudential                                                     by the Australian         to other documents.
Regulation Authority  •	 include a clear summary;                     Prudential Regulation
(PRA) in June 2015.   •	 highlight the main messages and issues;      Authority (APRA) in    –– Clearly describe the nature of independent
                      •	 not too long; and                            March 2013.               review including purpose, components to
                      •	 clearly sign-post supporting                                           be reviewed, planned timing and roles and
                                                                                                responsibilities.
                            documentation.
                      –– Provide sufficient evidence of appropriate                          –– Clearer risk coverage and description
                                                                                                including how group-wide policies are
                         stress and scenario testing.                                           tailored for application to individual
                                                                                                institutions.
                      –– Include more detailed post Solvency II
                         numbers and analysis in forward looking                             –– Provide more detail on capital projections
                         assessments.                                                           and/or development of projections and
                                                                                                assumptions, including:
                      Other important points:
                      •	 ORSA policy separate from ORSA report.                              •	 Reasons for the chosen capital mix and
                      •	 Evidence Board involvement, sign-off and                                  triggers for review of capital mix.

                            embedding.                                                       •	 Details of capital sources, including
                      •	 Consider all material risks appropriately.                                availability and fungibility (a measure of
                      •	 Group ORSAs must cover each entity in                                     how easy it is to transfer capital between
                                                                                                   different legal entities within the group).
                            sufficient detail.
                      •	 Evidence continued adequacy of the                                  –– Stress testing should include wider
                                                                                                scenarios, reverse stress testing and more
                            Internal Model.                                                     Board involvement.
                      •	 Demonstrate appropriateness of standard

                            formula for the business’s risk profile.
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