Insurance Risk Study - Aon
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Solvency II Correlation Coefficients<br />
Not surprisingly, correlation will be an important<br />
determinant of capital requirements.<br />
Solvency II Correlation Coefficients<br />
Motor -<br />
TPL<br />
Motor -<br />
Other<br />
Marine,<br />
Aviation<br />
& Transit<br />
These coefficients are more conservative than we would<br />
derive from calculating linear correlation since they<br />
must consider nonlinear tail correlation. The factors<br />
applied were derived mainly from an analysis of German<br />
market data for the years 1998 through 2002. As an<br />
example, for the correlation between motor TPL and<br />
general liability, the average correlation was 28 percent<br />
using the data of 89 firms and 1,269 observations. The<br />
final coefficient selected was 50 percent, as seen above.<br />
In this case, we find that the Solvency II correlations are<br />
significantly higher than many of the observed<br />
correlations for European insurers. The correlation<br />
matrix for Germany appears below, and corresponds<br />
to the larger matrix on page 13 of this <strong>Study</strong>.<br />
<strong>Insurance</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Study</strong> — Germany<br />
Fire<br />
General<br />
Liability<br />
Motor — TPL 50% 50% 25% 50% 25%<br />
Motor — Other 50% 25% 25% 25% 25%<br />
Marine, Aviation<br />
& Transit<br />
Credit<br />
50% 25% 25% 25% 25%<br />
Fire 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%<br />
General Liability 50% 25% 25% 25% 50%<br />
Credit 25% 25% 25% 25% 50%<br />
Motor<br />
Marine,<br />
Aviation<br />
& Transit<br />
Property<br />
General<br />
Liability<br />
Motor 20% 7% 6% 26%<br />
Marine, Aviation<br />
& Transit<br />
20% 22% 10% 45%<br />
Property 7% 22% 0% 31%<br />
General Liability 6% 10% 0% -3%<br />
Credit 26% 45% 31% -3%<br />
Credit<br />
<strong>Aon</strong> Benfield<br />
S2Metrica: ReMetrica Modeling<br />
for Proposed Solvency II<br />
Developing an internal model can be a significant<br />
investment of time and resources. To assist our clients,<br />
<strong>Aon</strong> Benfield has developed S2MetricaSM , a standalone<br />
tool built on ReMetrica ® technology. S2Metrica builds a<br />
simplified internal model from QIS 5 inputs,<br />
supplemented with details about large losses, cat losses,<br />
reinsurance, and the asset portfolio. It also has a<br />
built-in economic scenario generator. Standard output<br />
reports include:<br />
> Profit and loss accounts for different return periods<br />
> Year-end balance sheets<br />
> Comparisons between Standard Formula capital<br />
requirements and those generated by the S2Metrica<br />
internal model<br />
Using S2Metrica, clients can quickly construct a<br />
competent baseline model, freeing them to focus on<br />
critical tasks such as parameterization and appropriate<br />
customization.<br />
ReMetrica is <strong>Aon</strong> Benfield’s innovative financial<br />
modeling tool and the engine of S2Metrica. Insurers<br />
increasingly turn to financial modeling to help them<br />
achieve their corporate objectives. Each insurer has its<br />
own distinct objectives, risks, corporate structure, and<br />
reinsurance strategy.<br />
Using the ReMetrica software platform, insurers can<br />
build adaptable and flexible models that capture their<br />
risks better than the Solvency II Standard Formula and<br />
fully recognize their risk mitigation strategies. In<br />
particular, ReMetrica allows insurers to:<br />
> Create ”off-the-shelf” internal models that cover<br />
both assets and liabilities<br />
> Use customizable templates to monitor internal<br />
metrics and Solvency II requirements such as Fair<br />
Value and SCR<br />
> Model highly customized reinsurance structures<br />
> Integrate partial models, such as non-life and health<br />
lines, in a full internal model covering all aspects of<br />
the balance sheet<br />
The combination of the <strong>Insurance</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Study</strong> with<br />
ReMetrica allows our clients to parameterize their models<br />
in an optimal way and to make informed decisions about<br />
risk transfer through reinsurance or the capital markets.<br />
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