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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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