Because strategically allocating assets and managing investments are key to an insurer’s business, valuing assets and liabilities is an important area of focus.

In this episode of “The Standard Formula,” host Rob Chaplin, head of Skadden’s Financial Institutions Group in Europe, is joined by associate Olivier Peeters for a conversation about Solvency II’s requirements for asset and liability valuation. Rob and Oliver cover the general principles and specific rules for some balance sheet items and explore recent trends regarding investments into illiquid, or alternative, assets.

💡 Meet Your Host 💡

Name: Robert Chaplin

Title: Partner, Insurance at Skadden

Specialty: Rob primarily focuses on transactional and advisory work in the insurance sector. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and strategic reinsurances. He also counsels on regulatory issues, with an emphasis on Solvency II. 

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💡 Featured Guest 💡

Name: Olivier Peeters

What he does: Olivier advises insurers, brokers and private equity sponsors on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, investments, reorganizations, alternative transaction structures, multijurisdictional disputes and regulatory matters. 

Organization: Skadden

Words of wisdom: “Where quoted market prices are not readily available, insurers should be prepared to justify their valuation approach to the regulator. For insurers that routinely invest in illiquid assets, it may also be necessary to establish and document evaluation framework and relevant valuation procedures. This is particularly the case in a matching adjustment context.”

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