IMF Staff Country Reports

Ireland: Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note-Insurance Sector and Update on the Assessment of Observance of the Insurance Core Principles

Publication Date:

September 29, 2016

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Technical Note discusses the findings and recommendations made in the Financial Sector Assessment Program for Ireland’s insurance sector. Insurance in Ireland is well developed, diverse, and has a large international business presence. Insurance penetration in Ireland is almost three times the EU average. Many recommendations have been implemented by the central bank, with Solvency II now the solvency regime in Ireland. In total, 51 Supervisory Review Process guidance papers have been prepared setting out the central bank’s internal supervisory processes and procedures under Solvency II with reference to the technical standards and guidelines and the central bank’s prioritization framework. Forty-seven of these were complete as of the end of 2015.

Series:

Country Report No. 2016/311

Subject:

Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Banking Crime Financial institutions Financial sector policy and analysis Insurance Insurance companies Solvency Stress testing