Implementing Risk Based Supervision in Emerging Markets: a How-to Guide to Insurance and Pension Supervision and Regulation

This monograph outlines how the risk based approaches to supervision and regulation of insurance companies and pension funds being used in developed economies can be adapted for use in emerging markets. It discusses the impediments to implementation of risk based supervision and offers a practical but powerful approach to assist governments and government agencies charged with ensuring the solvency of financial institutions to fulfill their mandate in an efficient and effective manner.