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Vaccinating insurers against pandemics – a review of capital requirements for pandemic risk

Bank of International Settlements
September 16, 2021

FSI Briefs No 15, September 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic crisis provides an opportunity to review existing regulatory requirements and to sharpen them so that they remain appropriate for future pandemics. This is despite insurers, in general, not facing significant solvency issues from increased Covid-19-related deaths.

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