Solvency II will change the way insurance and reinsurance undertakings determine their capital requirements as well as introducing new rules with regard to what forms of capital can be used to meet those requirements. This paper addresses some of the key issues, including the need for a robust decision-making framework, how investment strategy fits in, uses of reinsurance, the new regulatory landscape, considerations with regard to corporate structure and portfolio restructuring, examples of risk management solutions, potential benefits of risk modeling techniques. The paper also outlines Pillar II and Pillar III requirements.