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Bigger and well-capitalized players may have a competitive advantage of
investing in riskier assets to give a higher return to policyholders as
compared to smaller players. Their investment strategy and risk appetite
will have more powers to absorb shocks.

In order to sustain in such environment, the Companies have to keep their
long-term strategy agile while focusing on the implementation of RBC.

Risk and Capital
In an RBC regime, capital is based on risk, so risk and capital become
synonymous; there is a direct relationship between the better
management of risk and capital management. There is a need to invest
in a risk management. In the China insurance market, there is an
allowance to keep lower capital for better risk management. Risk
management also allows benefits of risk diversification due to the
negative correlation between the risk factors.

Many countries with risk-based capital regime have adopted three line
of defense model, where the first line is the front line function, the second
line is risk and compliance function and the third line is audit function.

Many countries who have implemented risk management, the key
challenges are the development of risk culture within the organization.

The role of CRO is becoming very important where he is to do a balancing
act of helping to identify risks to meet business objectives.

In the coming times, the role of CRO will be very challenging as he will
be on firing line both from management and shareholders. He should be
a critical friend ratherthan policing.

Sri Lankan market implemented RBC in 2016, some of the learning from
this market are that actuarial competency is very important in the

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