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LIFE INSURANCE CAPITAL Market and Credit Risk QIS Sylvain St-Georges, FSA, FCIA November 19, 2009
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2 QIS – MARKET AND CREDIT Introduction Market Risk Credit Risk Participating Products Closing Comments
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3INTRODUCTION Main purpose: Test the practicality of the methods Estimate the potential impact Approach based on shocks Actual requirements will require calibration
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4 MARKET RISK Interest Rate Risk Equity Risk Real Estate Risk Pass Through Products Risk Currency Risk Liability Market Options Risk Asset Market Options Risk
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5 Interest Rate Risk Cash Flows Risk Free Interest Rates Interest Rate Shock Method Additional Scenarios
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6 Cash Flows CALM cash flows No reinvestment Asset – fixed cash flows Asset – non-fixed cash flows Off-CALM assets and liabilities
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7 Risk Free Interest Rates Spot rates for Government of Canada Bonds Provided rates for Canada and U.S.A. Rates for the first 30 years
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8 Interest Rate Shock Method Economic impact of a sudden change in interest rates at time zero Discount cash flows after 30 years to the year 30 using a flat 6% rate Discount cash flows from years 0 to 30 to the year 0 using the prescribed interest rates Net PV = Asset PV – Liability PV Buffer = Net PV of the base scenario - min(Net PV of the test scenarios)
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9 Interest Rate Shock Method Tests (estimated 99.5% percentile) Potential upward or downward change in 30 day T-bill rate over one year Potential upward or downward change in 30 year spot rate over one year Linear interpolation of shocks between these two rates Shocks based on a simplified Cox- Ingersoll-Ross model fitted to historical data
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10 Interest Rate Shock Method Universal Life Products Guaranteed credited rates considered CFs consistent with the scenario interest rates, for example, account values No adjustments due to anticipated changes in lapse rates and expense charges (considered in insurance risk)
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11 Additional Scenarios Additional information to assist in calibrating the metrics Shocks based on a 95% confidence level
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12 Equity Risk Common shares (preferred shares included in the credit risk component) Immediate shock (at time 0) Equity index stocks – 20% decline Managed equity portfolio – 30% decline
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13 Real Estate Risk Immediate shock (at time 0) 20% decline
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14 Pass Through Products Risk Existing capital requirements New threshold of CF<70% Use of the CF based requirement is optional
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15 Currency Risk Immediate shock (at time 0) Shock applied to the net mismatch of CFs in each currency 20% rise or decline in currency’s value against the Canadian dollar
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16 Liability Market Options Risk Risk related to minimum interest rate guarantees reflected in the interest rate risk solvency buffer Risk related to segregated fund guarantees is based on deterministic shocks Additional segregated fund scenario requested for supplementary information
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17 Liability Market Options Risk Risk related to segregated fund guarantees – maximum of these two scenarios: Equity market falls 30% and bond market falls 20% (no recovery) Equity index is assumed to increase 100% over 44 months, then drop to 75% of its starting value and fixed income market drops 20% in the 45th month (no recovery)
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18 Asset Market Options Risk Products described in section 3.7 (Assets replicated synthetically and derivatives transactions) of MCCSR guideline Current requirements
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19 CREDIT RISK Short Term Investments Public Bonds Private Bonds Asset Backed Securities Mortgages Preferred Shares Other Items
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20 Short Term Investments Current requirements Current factors consistent with factors established for public bonds
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21 Public Bonds Factors set up by rating and remaining term to maturity Factors established using the Basel Foundation IRB approach, except 99.5% confidence level (instead of 99.9%) A modified maturity adjustment appropriate for longer duration of bonds held by Canadian life companies
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22 Public Bonds 0-11-22-33-44-55-77-1010+ Standard Basel Current AAA0.25% 0.50% 1.00%1.05%1.18%1.25%1.60%0.25% AA0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%1.25%1.35%1.60%1.75%1.60%0.50% A0.75%1.00%1.50%1.75%2.00%2.20%2.70%3.00%4.00%1.00% BBB1.50%2.75%3.25%3.75%4.00%4.15%4.53%4.75%8.00%2.00% BB3.75%6.00%7.25%7.75%8.00% 4.00% B7.50%10.00%10.50% 12.00%8.00% Other15.50%18.00% 12.00%16.00%
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23 Private Bonds This category also includes leases and other loans Factors based on the inferred rating from other issues by the same issuer If it is not possible: factors are an average of the Public Bond BBB and BB factors for the equivalent term to maturity
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24 Asset Backed Securities Calculated as a separate category of assets To be grouped according to maturity and rating of the issue, on a similar basis as set out for Public and Private Bonds
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25Mortgages Commercial Mortgages Factor: 6% (current: 4%, Basel: 8%) Based on evidence from the 1990 real estate downturn Single Family Residential Mortgages Current factor Some data from the industry seems to show numbers in line with the current factors
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26 Preferred Shares Current categorization Factors consistent with Public Bonds factors QISCurrent PFD-13.00%1.00% PFD-25.00%2.00% PFD-310.00%4.00% PFD-420.00%6.00% Other30.00%15.00%
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27 Other Items Other items are: Miscellaneous Items Off-Balance Sheet Exposures Securities Lent Current requirements
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28 PARTICIPATING PRODUCTS The “gross” reduction is based on the maximum reduction in present value of future dividends The reduction included in the other components is subtracted from the “gross” reduction The “net” reduction is applied to the market and credit risk components
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29 CLOSING COMMENTS Worksheets should be completed and returned by December 11, 2009 Submissions will be shared with Assuris and OSFI/AMF on a confidential basis Interrogatories and Preparer Comments Responses to questions required Additional comments encouraged
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