Supervisory Statement on the authorisation and ongoing supervision of (re)insurance undertakings related to private equity
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Text of EIOPA's supervisory statement, with its impact assessment, setting out what national supervisors should examine when authorising and supervising private equity-backed insurers. The same risk-based standards apply as for any insurer, with special attention to added complexity.
Key points
- Scrutiny of acquisition financing, leverage and each level of the ownership chain
- Consistency of investments in alternative assets with the prudent person principle
- Effective risk transfer in reinsurance and counterparty, liquidity and recapture risks
Who is affected
(Re)insurers with private equity owners, national supervisors
Plain-language version
A statement from EIOPA, the EU watchdog for insurers and pension plans, on what supervisors should check when licensing and overseeing insurers owned by private equity (funds that buy companies). They should examine how the purchase was financed, how much debt sits at each ownership level, whether investments are prudent and whether reinsurance (insurance for insurers) truly transfers risk.
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