01707cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002437 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451856002 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Das, Udaibir. Insurance and Issues in Financial Soundness / Udaibir Das, Richard Podpiera, Nigel Davies. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper explores insurance as a source of financial system vulnerability. It provides a brief overview of the insurance industry and reviews the risks it faces, as well as several recent failures of insurance companies that had systemic implications. Assimilation of banking-type activities by life insurers appears to be the key systemic vulnerability. Building on this experience and the experience gained under the FSAP, the paper proposes key indicators that should be compiled and used for surveillance of financial soundness of insurance companies and the insurance sector as a whole. Mode of access: Internet Davies, Nigel. Podpiera, Richard. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/138 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2003/138/001.2003.issue-138-en.xml IMF e-Library