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Call for Advice No. 13<br />

Quantitative Impact Study and data related<br />

issues<br />

Extract from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Call for Advice:<br />

This Call for Advice will require careful planning and effective executi<strong>on</strong> as it is<br />

very challenging from technical, resource and timing points of views. The<br />

following issues have <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be addressed while opting for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most appropriate<br />

soluti<strong>on</strong>s:<br />

• Data definiti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

• Data requirements and collecti<strong>on</strong> (having regard <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> present differences in<br />

asset liability valuati<strong>on</strong>) and standardised reporting<br />

• Comparability and quality data – acceptable approximati<strong>on</strong><br />

• Sample sizes<br />

• Scenarios <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be tested<br />

• Organizati<strong>on</strong> of work, co-operati<strong>on</strong> issues<br />

• Planning for progressively more sophisticated and comprehensive<br />

approaches <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> field testing<br />

• Specific implementati<strong>on</strong> issues c<strong>on</strong>cerning SMEs<br />

• Analysis of possible procyclical effects and measures <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> reduce <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m (e.g.<br />

how <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> build buffers over and above <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> required amount of SCR, cf. <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

solvency c<strong>on</strong>trol level Call for Advice)<br />

The objective is <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> assess <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ec<strong>on</strong>omic c<strong>on</strong>sequences of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Solvency II project<br />

in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> EU, including <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> impact <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> insurance industry (cost of capital,<br />

cost-benefit analysis, internati<strong>on</strong>al competitiveness), <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> financial markets<br />

(market efficiency, systemic risk ect.) and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> policyholders (cost-benefit<br />

analysis – especially regarding different c<strong>on</strong>fidence levels and time horiz<strong>on</strong><br />

assumpti<strong>on</strong>s, implicati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> product availability and prices).<br />

The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Services request CEIOPS <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>tribute <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> organizati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

coordinati<strong>on</strong> and performance of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> simulati<strong>on</strong>s so that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> set time goals can<br />

be respected. These quantitative impact studies should include analysis and<br />

guidance <strong>on</strong> SMEs and procyclicality issues (<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se areas will be addressed by<br />

separate Specific Calls for Advice still <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be issued).<br />

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