Answers to the European Commission on the ... - Eiopa - Europa
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comp<strong>on</strong>ents of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> standard formula). In order <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> ensure that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> QIS<br />
framework is adequate, it has been decided <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> include a pre-test phase<br />
carried out with a small sub-sample of insurers in each country.<br />
13.28 The QIS process will involve a series of work streams, which are partly<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> resp<strong>on</strong>sibility of CEIOPS and partly of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nati<strong>on</strong>al supervisor. The<br />
first step in preparing for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> calculati<strong>on</strong>s of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> QIS is <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> determine <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
exact scope of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> QIS compared <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Impact Assessment. It should<br />
be as clear as possible what <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> QIS is attempting <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> quantify including<br />
calibrati<strong>on</strong> issues. Agreeing <strong>on</strong> data definiti<strong>on</strong>s will also be important in<br />
order <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> achieve an acceptable degree of harm<strong>on</strong>isati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
13.29 Samples of insurance undertakings participating in QIS should be<br />
sufficiently large and varied (size and type of business, complexity of<br />
products and used financial instruments of undertakings participating)<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> give a fairly accurate picture of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> quantitative impact of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Solvency II proposals in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> individual member countries and in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> EU<br />
as a whole.<br />
13.30 While participating in a QIS exercise is opti<strong>on</strong>al for any undertaking, all<br />
undertakings wishing <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> participate should have <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> possibility <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> do so.<br />
CEIOPS takes <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> view that taking part in QIS will give insurers <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
opportunity <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>tribute in shaping <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> subsequent technical advice<br />
that CEIOPS gives <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> EU <str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>, particularly because QIS will<br />
allow a dialogue with insurers and associati<strong>on</strong>s about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> practicalities<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> approaches envisaged.<br />
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