UK regulators ponder op risk charge for insurers

LONDON -- British regulators are deciding whether to impose a specific capital charge on insurance companies for operational risk under new risk-based rules aimed at making the UK insurance industry safer.

And it would look odd if under the planned harmonisation of the regulation of financial institutions, capital charges against op risk were applied to banks but not to insurance companies, says Paul Sharma, head of operational, insurance and group risk at the Financial Services Authority (FSA)

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here