In order for insurance companies to ensure compliance with the orsa regulation as it relates to model validation, insurers can look to guidance from. The journey to orsa begins 5 commentary there generally is a high level of agreement, though not overwhelmingly so, regarding the overall benefits of orsa, including identifying and managing emerging, financial and strategic risks. The content of the international orsa regulatory requirements chart the chart has been provided by individuals at the request of the joint orsa subcommittee of the insurance regulation committee and the. The orsa regulatory update from the naic follows the solvency.
Concluding paragraph of orsa guidance manual section 2 by identifying each material risk category independently and reporting results in both normal and stressed conditions, insurer management and the. During its fall 2011 meeting, the national association of insurance commissioners naic adopted important changes to its credit for reinsurance model law and regulation following years of work on this issue. Spring 2017 1 denver, co the mile high city was a gracious host to the national association of insurance commissioners naic spring national meeting. In november 2011, as part the naic solvency modernization. Naic adopts revised holding company system model act. Illinois general assembly full text of public act 0980910. With the own risk and solvency assessment orsa set to be a key regulatory mechanism under the new regime, how can insurers get on track and turn the process into an opportunity to extract real business benefits from their solvency ii investment. Under the model the commissioner can request an annual filing of orsa summary reports. Pursuant to the naic orsa guidance manual and the newly adopted risk management and own risk and solvency as. The naic risk management and own risk and solvency assessment model act went into effect on jan. Twentyone us insurers have volunteered to take part in the national association of insurance supervisors naic orsa pilot. Orsa guidance manual means the ownrisk and solvency assessment guidance manual developed and adopted by the national association of insurance commissioners.
The 12page orsa report template institute and faculty. Naic orsa and risk capital casualty actuarial society. Orsa compliance and risk management logicmanager erm. Distressed companies in rbc action levels may also be required to produce an orsa at the regulators discretion.
The office of the comptroller of the currency occ has adopted the attached interagency supervisory guidance on counterparty credit risk management to help ensure that financial institutions implement effective counterparty credit risk ccr management programs. Orsa manual progresses but concerns remain a manual to be used to implement the proposed own risk and solvency assessment orsa requirement for property and casualty insurance. Make no mistake, the naic is taking its responsibility to the insurance purchasing public seriously. This has been prepared by a subgroup of the lmas chief risk officers committee. Orsa guidance manual, which the naic had exposed for comment on october 14, 2011. Solvency ii how to conduct the orsa requirements, eiopa. Lma issues new guidance on orsa reports actuarial post. August 29, 2019 in 2019, 18 states have adopted the naic corporate.
The second pillar of solvency ii plans to complete the quantitative capital. However, many aspects of the manual may apply to states. Beautiful weather and a backdrop of snowcapped mountains framed more downtoearth discussions on insurance issues that often were fraught with uncertainty. The risk management and own risk and solvency assessment. The insurance receiver summer 20 international association. Enterprise risk management american academy of actuaries. Orsa guidance manual in 2012, the naic orsa guidance manual and the risk management and orsa model act the own risk and solvency assessment orsa is on its way model act in september 2012, naic adopted the risk management own risk and solvency assessment model act, guidance manual additional details. Naic guidance manual for rating aspects of the longterm care. Since the creation of eiopa in january 2011, its responsibilities were, however. Naic orsa and risk capital southern california casualty actuarial club winter 2014 meeting. Department prepared analysis of orsa summary report analysis with other regulators with naic or third party consultant with other regulators with naic or third party. Committee comments on naic form f guidance manual exposure draft. The guidance attached to this bulletin continues to apply to federal savings associations.
The emphasized language in the model act, which would have created a blanket privilege for information collected in the orsa process, has led to a significant concern in the insurance industry. Enterprise risk management beginning april 2015, 36 states will require form f to be filed the enterprise risk report and controlling person requirements requirements for filing of form m orsa model risk management for insurance companies requirements from the orsa summary report for your model risk management mrm programs seeking guidance from the office of. Orsa guidance manual means the current version of the own. The following summarizes the most significant changes since the march 20 edition. Risk and solvency assessment guidance manual developed and. The standardsetting body issued feedback to insurers following the completion of an orsa pilot project. Risk retention groups and pure captives could benefit from the own risk and solvency assessment regulation process, according to a panel of captive experts. An orsa will require insurance companies to issue their own assessment of their current and future risk through an internal risk selfassessment process and it will allow regulators to form an enhanced view of an insurers ability to withstand financial stress. Rrgs, captive insurers could benefit from orsa regulations. The o in orsa represents the insurers own assessment of their current and future risks. Namic naic own risk solvency assessment orsa namic.
Driven by the need for the swiss insurance supervision system to be considered equivalent with the eus new solvency ii directive sii, on 8 july 2015 finma released a consultation on new own risk and solvency assessment orsa requirements for swiss reinsurers and captives. A proposed draft of the level 3 guidelines on the orsa was released for consultation in november 2011 and has now been. The direct application of this guidance manual is limited to those states that have passed the revised longterm care insurance ltci model regulation without modification. As the process and results are likely to include proprietary and forwardlooking information, any orsa summary report submitted to the commissioner shall be confidential by state. In november 2011, as part the naic solvency modernization initiative smi, the naic voted to adopt a significant new addition to u. Naic own risk and solvency assessment guidance manual overall, the orsa is essentially an internal. How to conduct the orsa requirements, eiopa responses and industry views financial services industry 2012. This text is still under consultation, but can anticipate the impact of level 3 measures on the orsa. Consumer complaint missouri department of insurance.
Naic own risk and solvency assessment orsa guidance manual. The national association of insurance commissioners naic is the statebased standardsetting organization governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the district of columbia and five u. Manual, which provides insurers the flexibility consistent with the intent of the. Purpose, scope, cross references, and effective date 1. Manual shall be effective on the january 1 following the calendar year in which the changes have been adopted by the naic. Upon the commissions request, and no more than once each year, an insurer shall submit to the commission an orsa summary report or any combination of reports that together contain the information described in the orsa guidance manual, applicable to the insurer or the insurance group of which it is a member, or both. Orsa summary report, including any supplemental materials or followup questions provided orsa 2. The model requires companies over a certain size threshold to conduct an annual own risk and solvency assessment consistent with the orsa guidance manual adopted in 2011. Supervisory guidance on model risk management sr117 bulletin. Naic orsa guidance for financial analysts examiners may.
Regulatory bodies naic own risk solvency assessment orsa. Us insurers need to make their own risk and solvency assessment orsa reports more transparent to state regulators, according to the national association of insurance commissioners naic. Compliance with the naic valuation of life insurance. The following summarizes the most significant changes since the july 2014 edition. The following summarizes the most significant changes since the november 2011 edition. Guidance manual shall be effective on the january 1 following. Naic model law risk management and own risk and solvency assessment model act. The coming orsa rules are a requirement for insurers to. Orsa information sharing best practices confidential information includes. During the naics riskfocused surveillance working group call on march 18, 2014, two new documents were approved to be released as exposure drafts. Compliance with the naic valuation of life insurance policies model regulation with respect to deficiency reserve mortality standard of practice section 1. Naic own risk and solvency assessment orsa guidance. This edition of the naic own risk and solvency assessment orsa guidance manual has been revised from the previous edition.
Naic adopts landmark new standards on credit for reinsurance. Naic orsa guidance manual mentions both approaches without indicating a preference. Model risk management work group practice note on model risk management. Naic orsa guidance manual, which was adopted by the naic execu ve ex commi ee and plenary in march 2012, provides informa on for insurers on performing its orsa and documen ng risk policies and procedures. An insurer that is subject to the orsa requirement should consider the guidance provided in this manual when conducting its orsa and compiling its orsa summary report. The purpose of this manual is intended to provide guidance to an insurer andor the insurance group herein referred to as insurer or insurers with regard to reporting on its own risk and.
Orsa reports are produced annually by chief risk officers cros for board members and regulators. Naic announces orsa model act comment period on wednesday, april 4, the national association of insurance commissioners naic. The new orsa model act signifies a fundamental shift in how regulators view their job regarding scrutiny of the insurance industry as well as their monitoring responsibilities for enterprise risk management and capital management practices. The results indicate a general belief that orsa will be beneficial, particularly in the identification of. The american insurance association aia is warning that the us own risk and solvency assessment orsa must not turn into a checkbox exercise, as insurers begin to take part in a second test run of the assessment. In november 2011, the naic adopted the orsa model act to address this need. Naic own risk and solvency assessment orsa guidance manual 2011. Naic references the rims risk maturity model for orsa.
Orsa is a concept initially borrowed from the solvency ii regime in the european union to assess the adequacy of an insurers capital levels in light of the. A component of the insurers enterprise risk management erm. Added to the general guidance section clarification that the foundation of the orsa summary report. Current insights for orsa implementation april 23, 215. The office of the comptroller of the currency occ 2011 2012 guidance federal reserve board. Naic references the rims risk maturity model for orsa guidance by steven minsky on april 16, 2015 12. New swiss orsa for insurers first impressions expert blog. This model act stipulates that large and medium size u. Enterprise risk management erm, orsa and naic corporate. Naic adopts revised holding company system model act requiring enterprise risk disclosure 03.