Navigating Inflation Risk: Insights from DNB’s Good Practices

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With the recent surge in inflation, insurers who previously did not see the need to prioritise inflation risk are now required to do so. These surges in inflation can be attributed to supply chain disruptions caused by events such as the coronapandemic and various geopolitical conflicts.

Navigating Inflation Risk: Insights from DNB’s Good Practices

In response to this emerging challenge, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) developed a set of ‘Good Practices’ for insurers to manage and control their
inflation risk. ‘Good Practices’ are principles insurers can use for inflation risk management.


The DNB substantiates their suggestions with relevant laws and regulations, such as the Solvency II Directive, and provides their perspective on why these suggestions were made.


In this article, we offer insights into these recommendations and demonstrate the implications of these recommendations for insurers.


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Over de auteur

Yuan-Yow Wu

Consultant in Finalyse's Insurance Practice, Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA) and an affiliate member of Koninklijk Actuarieel Genootschap.