Post-Purchase Risk Management

Interagency Statement on the Purchase and Risk Management of Life Insurance

OCC 2004-56
(December 7, 2004)

Risk management review should include, but not necessarily be limited to:

Comprehensive assessment of the following specific risks:
Reputation Risk Compliance/Legal Risk
Liquidity Risk Price Risk
Credit Risk Transaction/Operational Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Identification of which employees are, or will be, insured
Assessment of death benefit amounts relative to employee salaries
Calculation of the percentage of insured persons still employed by the institution
Evaluation of the material changes to BOLI risk management policies
Assessment of the effects of policy exchanges
Evaluation of material findings from internal and external audits and independent risk management reviews
Identification of the reasons for, and tax implications of, any policy surrenders
Analysis of Peer Group Holdings

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