As of 2002, i.e. Muhanna & co. is an observer member of The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS).

The complexity of the insurance business is derived from its nature, which consists of collecting premiums in return for a promise of future benefits or indemnities, lays it open to abuse and mismanagement.

Good and yet not excessive supervision and a minimum regulation are beneficial to both the public and to the image of an efficient, stable insurance market. Some of the important areas of supervision are the licensing of insurance companies, on-site inspections, investment control and derivatives handling, establishing and maintaining solvency standards, e-commerce regulations…. An effective system of supervision will include many elements as good legislation, and a competent supervisory authority empowered to get information and to have a decisive and timely intervention to avoid the deterioration of the situation.

Supervision nowadays is not at all in contradiction with the spirit of openness and the readiness to be of assistance to companies. The staff of such an authority has to include qualified professionals such as actuaries, accountants, economists, lawyers and insurance experts who are capable of working independently from any political or financial constraint according to professional international standards, in order to safeguard the integrity of markets. The role of the actuary is essential to both the supervising authority and the supervised company when self-regulation is implemented through disclosure requirements or the delegation of certain responsibilities to an industry-backed body under broad statutory powers. Sharing responsibility with the auditor and the actuary will be in the scope of giving them a front-line monitoring role, coupled with a requirement to alert the supervisor in defined circumstances.

The services we offer are:

Drafting of: Regulations, Executive Lists and Insurance Laws
Setup of Organizational Structure of a Supervisory Office
Setting up Systems, Controls, and Benchmarks
Design of Applications and Forms
Review of Business Plans Submissions
Product Authorization
Auditing Returns of Insurance Companies
Training and developing staff of Supervisory Offices

 


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