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Enterprise risk management and Solvency II: the system of governance and the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment

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  • Pablo Durán Santomil
  • Luis Otero González

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze how enterprise risk management (ERM), the system of governance and the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) have been boosted with the entry of Solvency II. Design/methodology/approach - For this analysis, the authors have undertaken a survey of chief risk officers (CROs) working in Spanish insurance companies. Findings - The results show that Solvency II has definitely promoted ERM in the European insurance industry and improved the system of governance of the insurance companies, and that the perceived value of the ORSA for the companies is higher than the cost. It is clear that the quality of ERM implemented by companies is higher in those that face more complex risks and with greater interdependencies – that is, larger companies, foreign insurers and insurers with several lines of business – but is unaffected by the legal form of the entity (mutual/corporation). Originality/value - This study conducts primary research with surveys of CROs and develops a measure of the quality of ERM implemented by insurance companies.

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  • Pablo Durán Santomil & Luis Otero González, 2020. "Enterprise risk management and Solvency II: the system of governance and the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment," Journal of Risk Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 21(4), pages 317-332, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jrfpps:jrf-09-2019-0183
    DOI: 10.1108/JRF-09-2019-0183
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    Cited by:

    1. Guo, Heng, 2023. "Enterprise litigation risk and risk taking," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 58(PA).
    2. Alberto Bettanti & Antonella Lanati, 2021. "How chief risk officers (CROs) can have meaningful and productive dealings with insurance agencies: a leading example," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 1(5), pages 1-25, May.

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