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Decision of the Board of Supervisors on the reporting of the pan-European Personal Pension Product key information document

This report is a follow up to the Peer review of key functions: Supervisory practices and application in assessing key functions.The report assesses how national competent authorities have implemented the recommended actions from the original peer review.Peer reviews assess the application by the...

This Opinion provides EIOPA’s views on the decision of the European Parliament in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2019 in accordance with Article 106 of the EIOPA Financial Regulation.

This report presents how EIOPA contributed during 2020 to enhancing the common European supervisory culture and promoted consistent supervisory practices both from a prudential and conduct of business supervision perspective.

Call for advice to the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities regarding the PRIIPs Regulation

Call for advice to EIOPA regarding certain aspects relating to retail investor protection

Letter from the EU Commission to EP and Council - SFDR

This paper sets out EIOPA's Strategic Approach to a comprehensive risk-based and preventive framework for conduct of business supervision on a European level.

The supervisory statement on Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) in the context of COVID-19 pandemicfocuses on the supervision of the internal processes of undertakings that are necessary for having a good quality ORSA in place.The statement is accompanied with the resolution of comments from...

Opinion on the use of risk mitigation techniques by insurance undertakings

Supervisory statement on supervisory practices and expectations in case of breach of the solvency capital requirement

The frequency and severity of natural catastrophes is expected to increase due to climate change. To ensure continuing policyholder protection and stability of the insurance market, the Solvency Capital Requirements (SCR) for natural catastrophe underwriting risk should reflect the expected impact...

The frequency and severity of natural catastrophes is expected to increase due to climate change. As underwriters of natural catastrophe risks, the (re)insurance sector can be particularly impacted by climate change. The increasing risk can lead to insurance coverage becoming unaffordable for the...

Since the global financial crisis in 2007, stress tests have become standard tools for regulators and supervisors to assess the risks and vulnerabilities of financial sectors. To this end, the Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) regularly performs EU-wide insurance stress tests...

This article considers the protective role that insurance can play in mitigating the negative macroeconomic and welfare impact of catastrophes, and the interplay between climate change and insurance coverage. The article first develops a theoretical model of insurance, climate change, catastrophes...

The Financial Stability Report - July 2021 addresses key financial stability risks in the European insurance and pension sector.The report emphasizes that the pandemic crisis is still not over and many uncertainties remain despite the progress in vaccination campaigns and decreasing trends in the...

Decision on the Collaboration of the Insurance Supervisory Authorities

The report builds on recent international and EU developments in the area of digitalisation and AI.The report highlights the proliferation of AI in insurance. For instance, AI allows insurance companies to carry out more granular risk assessments and pricing practices, increasingly efficient...

Letter regarding theamendment to thebackground impact assessment of the 2020 Solvency II review.More on the Solvency II opinion