Yearly Archives: 2012


ORSA: U.S. Leaps Ahead

In my last blog, I discussed the passage of the Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) Model Act by the NAIC. The inspiration for this move was the need for the U.S. regulatory scheme to become more compatible with the EU and Solvency II requirements. There has been . . . Read More


Risk Management: The Building Blocks of ERM

The financial crisis has introduced the area of risk management to much of the Western World via news reports, blogs and tweets. This fact has not been lost on insurance regulators, with many jurisdictions working on requirements for insurers to prepare and file an Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) . . . Read More


A New Principle-Based World

In “A Man for All Seasons” Sir Thomas More stated, “When a man takes an oath, he’s holding his own self in his hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then—he needn’t hope to find himself again …”. Principles are very much on the mind of worldwide insurance regulators . . . Read More