Actuarial Viewpoints on and Roles in Systemic Risk Regulation in Insurance Markets

The purpose of this paper is to provide actuaries with the background to address conditions and tools to identify, assess, monitor and mitigate systemic risks. The scope of this paper is limited to global insurance market operations and risks of systemic events in those markets. From the global context, a macro-prudential approach towards the regulation for systemic risk is assumed. The role of actuaries in assisting systemic risk regulators with respect to insurance markets is identified and discussed in a global market context.