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OSFI.MCT Flashcards

1
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What is the minimum supervisory target for OSFI’s MCT Ratio

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150%

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2
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What is the MCT ratio requirement for federally regulated insurers

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100% (OSFI’s requirement of 150% is a more strict requirement)

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3
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Are insurers required to meet capital requirements at all times

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Yes

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4
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Identify the main components of MCT capital required

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  • Insurance Risk
  • Market Risk
  • Credit Risk
  • Operational Risk
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5
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Define MCT Insurance Risk

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Risk of loss FROM the potential for claims (from policyholders & beneficiaries)

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6
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Define MCT market risk

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Risk of loss FROM changes in prices in various markets

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7
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Define MCT credit risk

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Risk of loss FROM counterparty’s potential INABILITY of UNWILLINGNESS to fully meet contractual obligations due to the insurer

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Define MCT operational risk

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Risk of loss FROM inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems or from external events

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9
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Define “target capital required” (give the statistical definition)

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Capital level corresponding to CTE(99%) on the loss distribution over 1-yr time horizon

(CTE = Conditional Tail Expectation)

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10
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Identify a proxy for capital available that appears in the Statement of Financial Position

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Total Equity (line 699 from Statement of Financial Position - Liabilities & Equity)
- Sometimes an exam problem does not provide the components required to directly calculate capital available
- But if the question provides equity, you can use that instead as a proxy

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11
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Identify the principles of allocation regarding MCT capital requirements

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  • Allocation method should be Free from bias
  • Allocation method should be Accurate when allocating revenue & costs
  • Allocation method should be Consistent with allocation methods used by the insurer for other business decision-making purposes
  • Allocation methods should be Consistent over time
  • Allocation methods should be Systematic & reasonable
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Describe the transitional arrangement for MCT capital requirements for business combination effective before June 30, 2019

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The contractual service margin (CSM) arising from favorable development can be included in capital available

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13
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Identify qualitative considerations in defining MCT capital available (4)

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  • Availability: is the capital element fully paid & available to absorb losses
  • Permanence: the period for, and extent to which, the capital element is available
  • Absence of encumbrances and mandatory servicing costs: the extent to which the capital element is free from mandatory payments or encumbrances
  • Subordination: the extent to which and the circumstances under which the capital element is subordinated to the rights of policyholders and creditors of the insurer in an insolvency or winding-up
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14
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Identify the main components of MCT capital available (3+1)

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  • Category A capital
  • Category B capital
  • Category C capital
  • Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries, subject to certain conditions (category A, B or C)
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15
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Identify the subcomponents of category A capital available as listed in the MCT source text

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  • Common shares issued by the insurer that meet the category A qualifying criteria
  • Surplus (share premium) resulting from the issuance of instruments included in common equity capital and other contributed surplus
  • Retained earnings
  • Earthquake, nuclear and general contingency reserves
  • AOCI (Accumulated other comprehensive income)
  • Residual Interest, reported either as equity or as a liability, of owner-policyholders of mutual entities
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16
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Identify the subcomponents of category A capital available as listed on page 20.11 in the financial statements

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Under Policyholders’ Equity:
- Residual Interest

Under Shareholders’ Equity: (include everything except Preferred Shares)
- Common Shares
- Contributed Surplus
- Other Capital
- Retained Earnings
- Nuclear and Other Reserves
- AOCI

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17
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Should dividends paid to stockholders be removed from capital available

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Yes

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18
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Which subcomponents of category B and category C capital do you need to know for the exam

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None - not provided in text

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19
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Briefly describe the MCT capital composition limits

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BC Limit:
- (category B) + (category C) ≤ 40% x (total capital available - AOCI)

C Limit:
- (category C) ≤ 7% x (total capital available - AOCI)

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20
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Which regulatory adjustment to MCT capital availabe is an addition

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CSM associated with title insurance contracts

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21
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Which regulatory adjustment to MCT capital available is an addition or deduction

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Adjustments to owner-occupied property valuations

22
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Which regulatory adjustments to MCT capital available are deductions

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  • Interests in and loans or other forms of lending provided to non-qualifying subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures in which the company holds more than a 10% ownership interest
  • Unsecured unregistered reinsurance exposures and self-insured retentions
  • The earthquake premium reserve (EPR) not used as part of financial resources to cover earthquake risk exposure
  • Insurance acquisition cash flows
  • Accumulated other comprehensive income on cash flow hedges
  • Goodwill and other intangible assets
  • Deferred tax assets
  • Cumulative gains and losses due to changes in own credit risk on fair valued financial liabilities
  • Defined benefits pension fund assets and liabilties
  • Investments in own instruments (treasury stock)
  • Reciprocal cross holdings in the common shares of insurance, banking and financial entities
23
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Identify the two uncertainties required for a risk to be considered “insurance risk”

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  • Uncertainty in the amount of payments
  • Uncertainty in the timing of payments
24
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Identify the subcomponents of MCT insurance risk (4)

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  • LIC or Liability for Incurred Claims
  • Unexpired coverage (includes catastrophes other than earthquake and nuclear)
  • Unregistered reinsurance
  • Earthquake and nuclear catastrophes
25
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How is diversification risk accounted for regarding MCT insurance risk

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  • Risk factors for each class of insurance contains an implicit diversification credit
  • This is based on the assumption that insurers have a well-diversified portfolio
26
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Formula 1: margin(LIC)

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margin(LIC) = (risk factor) x [ net LIC(issued) excl. RANF – AIC(re held) excl RANF ]

27
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Formula 2: margin(unexpired coverage)

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margin(unexpired coverage) = (risk factor) x MAX [ (net unexpired coverage) , 30% x (net premiums received past 12 months) ],

where

Net premium received = premiums received net of associated reinsurance premiums paid

28
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Formula 2a: Net unexpired coverage

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Net unexpired coverage = (unexpired coverage for insurance contracts issued) - (unexpired coverage for reinsurance contracts held)

29
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Formula 2b: (GMM): unexpired coverage for insurance contracts issued

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(Unexpired coverage for insurance contracts issued) = PV (estimate of future cash flows excluding premium cash flows)

30
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Formula 2c (PAA): unexpired coverage for insurance contracts issued

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(Unexpired coverage for insurance contracts issued) = (LRC - LC + unamortized insurance acquisition cash flows + premiums receivable) x ELR + costs

31
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Formula 2d (GMM): unexpired coverage for reinsurance contracts held

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(Unexpired coverage for reinsurnance contracts held) = PV (estimate of future cash flows for current and future reinsurance contracts held)

32
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Formula 2e (PAA): unexpired coverage for reinsurance contracts held

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(Unexpired coverage for reinsurance contracts held) = (A + C + P1 + P2) x ELR - P3

where:
- A = ARC excluding loss recovery component
- C = unamortized reinsurance commission
- P1 = premiums payable to the assuming insurer
- P2 = expected future reinsurance premiums
- P3 = expected future reinsurance premiums net of reinsurance commissions
- ELR = Expected Loss Ratio

33
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Identify the risks of holding a reinsurance contract with a reinsurer

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  • reinsurer won’t pay insurer what is owed
  • mis-assessment of required provision (the amount the insurer expects to be paid)
34
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Define “SIR” (Self-Insured Retention)

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Portion of a loss payable by the policyholder

35
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Condition for admitting recoverability of SIRs (Self-Insured Retentions)

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OSFI must be satisfied of collectability - may require collateral (Ex: LOC from policyholder)

36
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Identify the subcomponents of MCT market risk (6)

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  • Interest rate risk
  • Foreign exchange risk
  • Equity risk
  • Real estate risk
  • Right-of-use asset risk
  • Other market risks
37
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What is the formula for margin(equities)

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margin(equities) = 30% x (market value of equity)

Example of types of equities to which the 30% risk factor applies are:
- Common shares
- Joint ventures where insurer holds ≤ 10% ownership interest
- Futures
- Forwards
- Swaps

38
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Identify the conditions for a hedge to qualify (for being recognized in the calculation of equity margin) (2)

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The hedge must be issued to an entity that:
- Issues obligations which attract a 0% factor under section (6.1.2) (Credit risk factors)
- Is rated A- or better (including clearing houses rated A- or better)

39
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What is the formula for margin(credit risk)

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margin(credit risk) = margin(Balance Sheet Assets) + margin (Off-Balance Sheet Exposure) + margin(Collaterals and Guarantees), where

margin (Balance Sheet Assets) = Risk Factor x Net Exposure (Net Exposure = Balance Sheet Value - Redistribution of Exposure for Collateral/Guarantees)

40
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Briefly describe what the “risk factor” is for calculating the margin for credit risk

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The risk factor either:
- Corresponds to the external credit rating of the counterparty
- Respresents a prescribed factor determined by OSFI

41
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What are “off-balance sheet” exposures + 4 examples

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Risk exposures that are not listed on a company’s balance sheet

Examples are:
- Structured settlements
- LOC (Letters of Credit)
- NOD (Non-Owned Deposit)
- Derivatives

42
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What is the formula for: margin(off-balance-sheet exposures)

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margin(credit risk for off-balance sheet exposures) = [ (CEA – eligible collateral) x CCF ] x (risk factor)

where:
- CEA = Credit Equivalent Amount = an approximation to the true credit risk exposure
- CCF = Credit Conversion Factor = a factor reflecting the nature and maturity of the instrument
- Eligible collateral = collateral or guarantees held by the insurer to offset amounts owed by counterparty

43
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Is legal risk included in operational risk?

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Yes, legal risk is included as part of operational risk

44
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Identify risks that are excluded from MCT operational risk (2)

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  • Strategic risk
  • Reputation risk
45
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Describe the purpose of the cap on operational risk of 30% x CR(0)

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To dampen operational risk for business that satisfies these conditions
- High-volume
- Complexity

46
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Identify scenarios linked with rapid premium growth (3)

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  • Mergers
  • New LOBs
  • Changes to products or U/W criteria
47
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Briefly describe the impact of unregistered reinsurance on MCT operational risk

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When unregistered reinsurance goes UP, then CapReq(OpnRsk) goes UP because:
- Operational risk depends on: insurance and credit risk
- and insurance risk goes UP because unregistered reinsurance is one of its components

48
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Define “diversification credit”

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A reduction to capital required recognizing that not all risk categories are likely to suffer their maximum loss simultaneously

49
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State the formula for the diversification credit

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DC = A + I - SQRT (A^2 + I^2 + 2RA*I)

where
A = C + M (Asset Risk = Credit Risk + Market Risk)
and usually R = 0.5 (R is the correlation coefficient between A and I)

50
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Does the diversification credit consider correlation between and within all risk components

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No
- Credit and market risk are summed to get asset risk
- Then the diversification credit considers the correlation between asset and insurance risk

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