Policy Issues In Insurance No 07 Insurance In The Baltic Countries

This book contains papers presenting overviews of various aspects of the Baltic insurance market along with papers examining specific policy issues.

Reform of the pension regime and developments in the insurance market and its regulation are continually evolving in the Baltic countries, and will surely continue to be a priority on the political agenda in coming years. The OECD has been monitoring and analysing these changes in the framework of the Baltic Regional Programme that is administered by the Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members (CCNM). The aim of this project, which also includes a private pensions publication, is to provide Baltic policy makers and market players with accurate analysis on their insurance and pension markets and assist them in drafting or improving their regulatory and supervisory frameworks. This publication contains individual country reports, with comparative analysis from a regional perspective, and examines key policy issues in the private pension and insurance sectors. A companion volume to this book is Pension Reform in the Baltic Countries (Private Pensions Series No.5) (OECD Website)

Individuals face an increasing variety of financial risks, including those linked to their retirement. At the same time, public funding has been reduced or is strictly limited in most countries. Private insurance and pensions products therefore play ...

This publication contains individual country reports, comparative analysis from a regional perspective and examines key policy issues in the private pension sector in the Baltics.

For the Baltic countries, pension systems and insurance market developments are an ongoing process. The OECD has been monitoring and analysing these changes in the framework of the Baltic Regional Programme that is administered by the Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members (CCNM). Along with a publication on insurance (see Policy Issues in Insurance no.7 - Insurance in the Baltic Countries), the aim of the OECD project is providing Baltic policy makers and market players with an accurate analysis on their insurance and pension markets, and to assist in their drafting improved regulatory and supervisory frameworks to deal with these matters. The publication contains individual country reports, comparative analysis from a particular regional perspective, and therefore examines the key policy issues in the private pensions and insurance sectors.

This annual publication describes major developments affecting the commercial fisheries of OECD countries, including government policy and action, and developments in production, processing, marketing and international trade.