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  "title": "Austria: Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation—Technical Note on Insurance Sector",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, January 21, 2014",
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  "summary": "This Technical Note provides an update on the Austrian insurance industry and an analysis of its regulatory and supervisory regime. The structure of the domestic insurance sector has remained largely stable since the last update.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- This Technical Note provides an update on the Austrian insurance industry and an analysis of its regulatory and supervisory regime.\n- The structure of the domestic insurance sector has remained largely stable since the last update."
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    {
      "heading": "Key statistics and sector size",
      "content": "- At Q3-2012 there were 50 insurance companies with assets of €108 billion, making up nearly 40 percent of GDP.\n- Pages: 17\n- Volume: 2014\n- Issue: 014\n- Series: Country Report No. 2014/014\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484375730.002\n- Stock No: 1AUTEA2014002\n- ISBN: 9781484375730\n- ISSN: 1934-7685"
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      "heading": "Sector composition and exposures",
      "content": "- Insurance portfolios are largely concentrated in high-quality bonds.\n- Insurers have significant exposure to European banks."
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      "heading": "Capitalization, solvency regime, and profitability",
      "content": "- Most insurance companies in Austria appear well capitalized under the Solvency I regime.\n- The industry remains profitable though margins have come under some pressure recently."
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      "heading": "Subjects and keywords",
      "content": "- Subjects: Financial institutions; Financial regulation and supervision; Financial sector policy and analysis; Insurance; Insurance companies; Insurance supervision; Solvency; Stress testing\n- Keywords: CR; FMA department; FMA issues regulation; industry; Insurance; Insurance companies; insurance market; Insurance supervision; insurance supervisor; insurer; ISCR; life insurance; life insurer; originating insurer; premium; Solvency; Stress testing\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department \"Austria: Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation—Technical Note on Insurance Sector\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2014, 014 (2014).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr1414\n  - cr1414 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr1414 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484375730.002",
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    "The structure of the domestic insurance sector has remained largely stable since the last update.",
    "At Q3-2012 there were 50 insurance companies with assets of €108 billion, making up nearly 40 percent of GDP.",
    "Pages: 17",
    "Volume: 2014",
    "Issue: 014",
    "Series: Country Report No. 2014/014",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484375730.002",
    "Stock No: 1AUTEA2014002",
    "ISBN: 9781484375730",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "Insurers have significant exposure to European banks.",
    "Most insurance companies in Austria appear well capitalized under the Solvency I regime.",
    "The industry remains profitable though margins have come under some pressure recently.",
    "Subjects: Financial institutions; Financial regulation and supervision; Financial sector policy and analysis; Insurance; Insurance companies; Insurance supervision; Solvency; Stress testing",
    "Keywords: CR; FMA department; FMA issues regulation; industry; Insurance; Insurance companies; insurance market; Insurance supervision; insurance supervisor; insurer; ISCR; life insurance; life insurer; originating insurer; premium; Solvency; Stress testing",
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