SolvencyIIBriefing presents insight on some of the major issues facing the insurance community prior to the implementation of Solvency II. The SolvencyIIBriefing series will assemble the thinking of KPMG's member firm professionals around the globe, providing you with informed perspectives on current and future regulatory trends and developments. In doing so, it is designed to stimulate your thinking by highlighting practical issues at both the strategic and tactical level.

SolvencyIIBriefing - Edition number 3, December 2007
Click here for publication

SolvencyIIBriefing - Edition number 2, April 2006
The topics in this edition include:

• Is Solvency II requiring firms to take actions which are transformational, aggressive and urgent?
  
• QIS 2 - Implications for balance sheet restatement and calibration
• Qualitative requirements for Pillar 2
• Data systems for Solvency II
• Capital management
• Learning lessons from Basel II
• ....and a section on the latest Solvency II news in brief.
  Click here for publication

SolvencyIIBriefing - Edition number 1, November 2006
The main topics of the first edition include:

• Background, progress and challenges of Solvency II
• Valuing insurance liabilities
• Standardised versus internal models
• The challenges of building an effective risk management function
• Getting a better grip on operational risk
• Data requirements. Click here for publication