- Question ID
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2014_706
- Legal act
- Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
- Topic
- Operational risk
- Article
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323
- COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
- Not applicable
- Article/Paragraph
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4.1.2 of Annex II
- Name of institution / submitter
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Banque Delubac & Cie
- Country of incorporation / residence
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France
- Type of submitter
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Credit institution
- Subject matter
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Taking into account insurance effect on operational risk
- Question
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Recital 52 of Regulation 575/2013/EU (CRR) suggests insurance should be taken into account for the determination of own funds requirements with respect to operational risks, including in simple approaches. How can insurance be taken into account in the basic indicator and standardised approaches of operational risk?
- Background on the question
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Insurance has a real and effective impact on operational risk. However, Article 323 of the CRR, which allows institutions to take into account such insurance to the extent competent authorities allow, seems to only apply to the advanced measurement approaches, as it is located in a chapter devoted to the advanced measurement approaches. This creates an incentive for small- and middle-sized institutions to reduce their insurance coverage, as it has no effect on their own funds requirements while reducing their own funds from the regular payment of premiums which are proportional to said coverage. Whether they do so or not, this will have an adverse effect on the diversity of the European banking system, strongly inciting mergers and thus the emergence of additional systemic risk.
- Submission date
- Final publishing date
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- Final answer
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Insurance can be recognised as a mitigant for operational risk only under the Advanced Measurement Approach.
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- Status
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Final Q&A
- Answer prepared by
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Answer prepared by the European Commission because it is a matter of interpretation of Union law.
- Note to Q&A
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Update 26.03.2021: This Q&A has not yet been reviewed by the European Commission in the light of the changes introduced to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR).
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