Der Versicherungsschutz in Haftpflicht- und Rechtsschutzversicherung knüpft an Rechtsstreitigkeiten des Versicherungsnehmers mit einem Dritten an. Soweit es um die Rechtsschutzkomponente dieser Versicherungen geht, fragt sich, inwieweit der Dritte dem Versicherungsnehmer durch Behauptung...

This report is an analysis of the insurance core principles of Malaysia. This assessment gives a clear understanding of the regulatory and supervisory framework of the insurance sector of Malaysia. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is the best insurance regulator in this region. Six percent of the...

This paper discusses the findings of Detailed Assessment of International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) insurance core principles on Italy. Regulation and supervision of the insurance industry in Italy is the responsibility of the newly established Institution for the Supervision...

This paper evaluates and addresses Malaysia’s compliance with the Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems (Core Principles), and reviews relevant laws, regulations and regulatory and supervisory practices related to conventional banking sector, and the operations of...

Die Berufsunfähigkeitsversicherung -- Grundlagen und Praxis â Schwieriges einfach erklärt! -- Vorwort des Autors -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- 1 Warum eine Berufsunfähigkeitsversicherung? -- 1.1 Begriff der Berufsunfähigkeitsversicherung -- 1.2 Notwendigkeit einer...

In today's financial system, complex financial institutions are connected through an opaque network of financial exposures. These connections contribute to financial deepening and greater savings allocation efficiency, but are also unstable channels of contagion. Basel III and Solvency II should...

Insurance regulation and supervision is of a high standard, and most of the enhancements suggested have been put in place. Further enhancements will be required, in the context of the forthcoming introduction of Solvency II requirements, in such areas as the frequency of onsite inspections, the...

This paper examines the determinants of the timing of public pension policy retrenchments in 14 affluent democracies. Available research does not satisfactorily capture the multidimensionality of these legislative events, because it relies on indicators of pension policy provisions for current...

Das Gesundheitswesen hat einerseits hohe Bedeutung für die Bürger und Patienten, andererseits ist es ein zunehmend bedeutsamer Wirtschaftsfaktor. Häufige Reformen und vielfältige Berichterstattung lassen den Eindruck entstehen, dass eine rationale Steuerung der gesundheitlichen Versorgung...

At a time when health and social care services in European countries are under pressure to contain or cut costs, informal carers are relied upon as the main providers of long-term care. However, still little is known about the availability of direct and indirect support for informal carers...

This technical note examines pensions with profit contracts in Denmark. The Danish life insurance and pension sector is sensitive to a range of risks on both the asset and liability side of the balance sheet. One of the principal vulnerabilities for the sector arises out of the requirement to...