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EIOPA has launched today a consultation on the prudential treatment of sustainability risks. The consultation paper represents the second phase in EIOPA’s step-by-step approach concerning the expected mandate under the Solvency II Directive.

EIOPA launches today a public consultation on its draft Opinion on sustainability claims and greenwashing. The principles within the draft Opinion aim to pave the way for a more effective and harmonized supervision of sustainability claims across Europe and thereby limit the risk of greenwashing.

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published a Report on innovation facilitators, a term encompassing innovation hubs and regulatory sandboxes. The Report identifies a number of benefits and challenges relating to the operation and design of...

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its December 2023 Financial Stability Report, which explores the challenges the shifting macroeconomic landscape poses for insurers and pension funds. In addition to covering key developments in the sectors, the...

The European Insurance and Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a follow-up report to the 2019 peer review on the application of the Prudent Person Rule for IORPs according to the IORP II requirements.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) launched today a public consultation on the second batch of policy mandates under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today launched a second consultation related to the joint Guidelines on the system for the exchange of information relevant to fit and proper assessments.

EIOPA published the updated representative portfolios that will be used for calculation of the volatility adjustments (VA) to the relevant risk-free interest rate term structures for Solvency II.

EIOPA publishes an example of the new method to calculate the Credit Risk Adjustment for situation 3 applicable from January 2024.

EIOPA has published the technical information on the symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge for Solvency II with reference to the end of November 2023.

With this publication, EIOPA ensures consistent calculation of technical provisions across Europe.

The ESAs propose adding new social indicators and streamlining the framework for the disclosure of principal adverse impacts of investment decisions on the environment and society.

The three European Supervisory Authorities today published an interactive factsheet that answers consumers’ most frequently asked questions about sustainable finance. The factsheet provides tips to consumers considering to buy financial products with sustainability features.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has released its 2023 report on recent developments in cross-border business among Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORPs) within the European Economic Area (EEA).

Keynote speech of Petra Hielkema at the EIOPA Conference

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published two amended Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs). The amendments reflect the outcome of a...

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) collects and publishes comprehensive statistics on institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) in the European Economic Area. The latest data release, encompassing information from the final quarter of 2022...

Technical information relating to risk-free interest rate (RFR) term structures is used for the calculation of the technical provisions for (re)insurance obligations.

The symmetric adjustment is regulated mainly in Article 106 of Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II Directive);

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its November 2023 Insurance Risk Dashboard, which shows that insurers’ exposures to macro, market and digitalisation risks are currently at a high level and the main concern for the sector.