Read our selection of interviews and contributions that EIOPA's Chair, Executive Director or other members of staff gave to the media.

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Interviews & contributions (121)
RSSPetra Hielkema talks to Svijet Osiguranja about macroeconomic environment, insurance protection gaps, pensions, Solvency II and cooperation with the non-EU supervisors
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- Pensions
In these final stages of development of the ICS, EIOPA remains fully engaged and calls on all EU stakeholders to engage as well
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A consumer-centric approach will boost retail investments whilst managing risks.
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The regulatory landscape is continuously evolving in addressing sustainability risks effectively
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EIOPA supports supervisors and industry to mitigate the risks and seize the opportunities of digitalisation.
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Recent AI advancements reveal that we are only seeing the beginning of its potential for the insurance and pensions sector.
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Policymakers should address insurance gaps for extreme weather events to minimise future costs to taxpayers. Alternatively: We must act now to address insurance gaps for extreme weather events and minimise future costs to taxpayers.
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Petra Hielkema in an interview with Lider about insurance protection gap, pensions, inflation and other challenges
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High inflation and rising interest rates are posing challenges to European insurers. However, overall the sector is in good financial shape and I believe that it will be able to weather the storm of the current macroeconomic environment.
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- Protection gap
- Digitalisation
- Consumer protection
First of all, Hielkema stressed, the strong solvency of the European insurance industry. "The average solvency ratio in Europe is 260% and in Spain the sector is at 240%. Although we always monitor these levels of capitalization, we are calm, despite the difficult macroeconomic situation.
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- Supervision
- Financial stability
- Pensions