A US insurer’s roadmap for navigating the new RBC regs

Wellington A US insurer’s roadmap for navigating the new RBC regs Vignette

Tim Antonelli, CFA, FRM, SCR, Multi-Asset Insurance Strategist, Wellington Management

Geoff Austein-Miller, Investment Specialist, Wellington Management


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Changes in US industry regulations tend to proceed at a slow, sometimes glacial pace. The recent implementation of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC’s) latest revisions to risk-based capital (RBC) charges for insurers’ fixed income investments was no exception. While US insurers were required to start reporting more detail on their fixed income holdings as of year-end 2020, the NAIC’s new bond risk charges did not fully take effect until year-end 2021 — but they’re finally here.

What remains to be seen is the extent to which these regulatory changes will truly impact the day-to-day portfolio management of insurance company assets and/or their longer-term strategic asset allocation decisions. 

Wellington Management
Wellington Management

Insurers have been building investment partnerships with Wellington since 1975. Our goals since then have remained evergreen – to exceed the investment objectives and service expectations of our clients. As an integral part of Wellington’s global investment platform, our dedicated Financial Reserves team offers a breadth and depth of resources and experience to serve our insurance clients as a go-to thought partner, risk manager, and trusted advisor for complex investment challenges. Today’s unprecedented challenges require unconventional solutions, and our collaborative strategic and proactive risk management approach helps our clients to be well-prepared.

Rich Coffman
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Sarah Marschok
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