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📋 '''Swiss Solvency Test (SST)''' is the risk-based capital adequacy framework mandated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ([[Definition:FINMA | FINMA]]) for [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carriers]] and [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]] domiciled in Switzerland. Conceptually analogous to the European Union's [[Definition:Solvency II | Solvency II]] regime, the SST requires insurers to quantify their [[Definition:Risk-based capital (RBC) | risk-based capital]] needs using a market-consistent valuation of assets and liabilities, then demonstrate that available capital exceeds the calculated [[Definition:Target capital | target capital]]. Because Switzerland is home to several of the world's largest reinsurers, the SST carries outsized influence on global [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] markets, shaping how these firms price risk and allocate capital across jurisdictions.

⚙️ Under the SST, each insurer builds an internal or standard model to project the distribution of changes in its [[Definition:Risk-bearing capital | risk-bearing capital]] over a one-year horizon. The framework captures [[Definition:Market risk | market risk]], [[Definition:Insurance risk | insurance risk]], and [[Definition:Credit risk | credit risk]], combining them through prescribed aggregation methods that account for diversification. Companies must also run a battery of stress tests and scenario analyses — covering events like natural catastrophe clusters or abrupt interest-rate shifts — and report the results to FINMA annually. If the ratio of risk-bearing capital to target capital falls below 100 percent, the supervisor can impose corrective measures ranging from enhanced reporting to restrictions on dividends and new business.

💡 For the global insurance ecosystem, the SST matters because it governs the capital behavior of reinsurers that backstop [[Definition:Cedent | cedents]] worldwide. When SST requirements tighten — whether through updated calibration parameters or new scenario mandates — Swiss-based reinsurers may adjust their [[Definition:Reinsurance treaty | treaty]] pricing, tighten [[Definition:Underwriting guidelines | underwriting guidelines]], or reallocate capacity away from volatile lines. Insurtech firms and [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]] seeking reinsurance support should understand that SST dynamics can ripple through [[Definition:Capacity | capacity]] availability and pricing far beyond Switzerland's borders, making it a key reference point in any conversation about international [[Definition:Regulatory capital | regulatory capital]] standards.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Solvency II]]
* [[Definition:Risk-based capital (RBC)]]
* [[Definition:FINMA]]
* [[Definition:Target capital]]
* [[Definition:Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)]]
* [[Definition:Internal model]]
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