One significant difference between conventional and Takaful RBC
is the proposed
interest-free loan or “Qard” b
etween shareholders fund (SHF) an
d participant risk fund (PRF).
Takaful operators are obliged to provide the said loan where th
e underlying formula for CAR
has captured the need for suffi
cient capital to meet any shorta
ge in participant’s fund. Another
key difference is the way the t
otal capital required (TCR) is c
alculated between SHF and PRF
where operational risk capital charges is captured in TCR for S
HF only. Thus, it can be
concluded that the RBC for Takaful operators appears to be more
penal on Takaful business
compared to its counterpart. Thi
s paper is significant to under
stand the concept of RBC and
identify the differences that would give impact to Takaful oper
ators. Further study on the
impact of RBC to other stakeholde
rs, such as participants is re
commended.