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Report on the use of limitations and exemptions from reporting during 2018 and Q1 2019

Report on the use of limitations and exemptions from reporting 2018 and Q1 2019

Key findings:Risk of a prolonged low yield environment has intensified over the last 6 months and remains the key challenge for European insurers and pension funds, putting pressure on both solvency positions and long-term profitabilityCombination of weakening economic outlook, concerns over debt...

Key findings:Transparency and disclosure of information to consumers has overall improved The digitalisation of the insurance sector continues showing potential for improving the consumer experience and brings new opportunities for insurersHowever, areas that could cause potential consumer...

The report supplements information provided in EIOPA's annual reports on long-term guarantee measures and is published in response to a request from the European Commission in the context of the 2020 Review of Solvency II.The report provides information on:insurance liabilities;the asset...

Potential undue short-term pressure from financial markets

YE2018 Comparative Study on Market and Credit Risk Modelling

Climate risk assessment of the sovereign bond portfolio of European insurers

Impact of variation margining on EU insurers' liquidity: an analysis of interest rate swaps positions

The Solvency II Directive requires a review of the long-term guarantees measures (LTG) and the measures on equity risk until 1 January 2021. As part of this review, EIOPA reports annually on the impact of the application of the LTG measures and the measures on equity risk to the European...

This analysis is based on 2018 year-end Solvency II data collected under Directive2009/138/EC as reported by the undertakings and insurance groups complemented by asurvey that entailed both qualitative and quantitative questions.

Opinion on the risks of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) affecting the European Union's (EU) financial sector

Fact Sheet - Consumer Protection Issues in Travel Insurance

ESAs joint draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on various amendments to the bilateral margin requirements

European Insurance Overview 2019

Recommendations for the insurance sector in light of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union

Joint ESA Supervisory Statement – application of scope of the PRIIPs Regulation to bonds

While travel insurance is mostly a ‘small-ticket’ business, it can be critical for consumers, sincethe impact of insufficient cover or denied claims – in particular for medical expenses whiletravelling – can be extensive at the individual level.Discover EIOPA's research on the topic and its key...

2020 Review of Solvency II - In Brief

EIOPA issued today a Warning to the Travel Insurance Industry as a supervisory response on the issues identified by the Thematic Review.