Reports, documents and other publications dated before 2018 can be found in the archive.
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ORSA | Sustainability
Application guidance on climate change materiality assessments and climate change scenarios in ORSA
This application guidance is a follow-up from EIOPA’s Opinion on the supervision of the use of climate change risk scenarios in ORSA (“Opinion”) published in April 2021 (EIOPA-BoS-21-127 - EIOPA, 2021a). The Opinion was addressed to the national competent authorities on the basis of Article 29(1)(a...
Cross-border | Governance
Consultation on the use of governance arrangements in third countries
EIOPA welcomes comments on the Consultation paper on the supervisory statement on the use of governance arrangements in third countries. Stakeholders are kindly invited to provide their feedback until 31 October 2022 by responding to the questions in the online survey.
Sustainability
Joint ESAs’ Report on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principal adverse impact under the SFDR
Report to the Commission under Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector.
Sustainability
Principal adverse impact and product templates for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
Following the publication in the EU Official Journal of Regulation of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 supplementing the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR - Regulation (EU) 2019/2088), the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) are making available...
Sustainability | IDD
Guidance on the integration of the customer's sustainability preferences in the suitability assessment under IDD
This Guidance is a follow-up to a public consultation which EIOPA ran on draft Guidelines on integrating the customer’s sustainability preferences in the suitability assessment under the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). During the public consultation, a number of respondents stressed the...
Supervision | Governance
Peer Review on outsourcing
The peer review assesses the overall maturity of the framework implemented by national supervisory authorities (NSAs) to supervise the outsourced activities of insurance and reinsurance undertakings. The objective of the peer review was to identify gaps, areas of improvements and best practices to...
PEPP
PEPP Benefits Statement and Key Information Document (KID) template
In order to open and use these files, you need to possess the licensed Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, or equivalent, applications.
Supervision | Consumer protection
Consultation on the supervisory statement on differential pricing practices in non-life insurance lines of business
EIOPA welcomes comments on the Consultation paper on the supervisory statement on differential pricing practices in non-life insurance lines of business. Please send your comments to EIOPA by using the EU Survey below, by 7 October 2022.
Financial stability
EIOPA staff paper on the proposal for an Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a staff paper that provides an overview of the proposal for an Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) put forward by the European Commission in September 2021. In its staff paper, EIOPA welcomes the...
Supervision
Revised Guidelines on Contract Boundaries
During the 2020 review of Solvency II EIOPA identified several divergent practices regarding contract boundaries assessment, as presented in the analysis background document1 to EIOPA’s Opinion on the 2020 review of Solvency II. Divergent practices require additional guidance to ensure a convergent...
Supervision
Revised Guidelines on Valuation of Technical Provisions
During the 2020 review of Solvency II EIOPA identified several divergent practices regarding the valuation of best estimate, as presented in the analysis background document to EIOPA’s Opinion on the 2020 review of Solvency II. Divergent practices require additional guidance to ensure a convergent...
Stress test | Financial stability
Do EU-wide stress tests affect insurers' dividend policies?
The thematic article employs panel data to investigate whether stress test results and other characteristics associated with European insurers vulnerabilities affect dividend distributions and share buybacks. The authors, Petr Jakubik from EIOPA and Saida Teleu from the Central Bank of Malta, focus...
Supervision
Report on EIOPA Supervisory Activities in 2021
EIOPA’s supervisory convergence plan identifies, in line with EIOPA’s mandate, EIOPA’s annual priorities to enhance supervisory convergence by ensuring a high, effective and consistent level of supervision across Europe, with the aim of guaranteeing a similar level of protection of policyholders...
Financial stability
Financial Stability Report June 2022
The June 2022 Financial Stability Report examines the main trends for the European (re)insurance and pensions sectors as well as the macroeconomic landscape with its implications. It considers the impact of inflation driven by stressed supply chains and the geopolitical situation that has further...
Supervision
Consultation on the supervisory statement on exclusions in insurance products related to risks arising from systemic events
EIOPA welcomes comments on the Consultation paper on the supervisory statement on exclusions in insurance products related to risks arising from systemic events. Please send your comments to EIOPA by using the Eu Survey below, by 18 July 2022.
Supervision
Consultation on the Supervisory statement on management of non-affirmative cyber underwriting exposures
EIOPA welcomes comments on the Consultation paper on the management of non-affirmative cyber underwriting exposures. Please send your comments to EIOPA by using the Eu Survey below, by 18 July 2022.
IORP II
Call for technical advice to EIOPA regarding the evaluation and review of the IORP II Directive
Solvency II
Consultation on the advice on the review of the Securitisation prudential framework in Solvency II
On 18th October 2021, the European Commission sent a Call for Advice to the Joint Committee (JC) of the ESAs for the purposes of the securitisation prudential framework review. The CfA seeks the JC’s assistance to assess the recent performance of the rules on capital requirements (for banks and (re...