Capital Optimisation for Shareholder Value Generation

Under risk-based capital frameworks, like Solvency II and SAM, risk and capital management have effectively become one and the same thing.

Investors may therefore expect insurers to generate the same returns for less capital by improving how they manage their risks and how they use their capital.

The question is - how can capital be optimised in order to achieve this?

This presentation deals with capital optimisation on three levels:

1. Within entities: through improved modelling, better risk mitigation and better business
   
   
2. Across entities: through appropriate levels of capital buffers and appropriate incentives
   
   
3. Within a Group: through centralising capital buffers and capital resources

The presentation will focus on practical application by drawing on a range of real experiences within the South African and European insurance industries.

The ultimate goal is to show how risk and capital management can generate value for shareholders and be recognised for it accordingly.