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The development of the Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has been, since its inception in 2013, recognized by EIOPA as a key step for the enhancement of global financial stability as well as policyholder protection. The IAIS has...
The European Insurance and Occupation Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a Feedback Statement on open insurance following a discussion paper and a public consultation on the topic. The document provides a high-level summary of the responses received from stakeholders as well as EIOPA’s...
The European Commission sent a Call for Advice (CfA) to the Joint Committee (JC) of the European Supervisory Authorities on October 18, 2021. In it, the Commission sought the assistance of the JC to assess the recent performance of the rules on capital requirements (for banks and (re)insurance...
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published its Annual Report 2021, setting out its activities and achievements of the past year.The year 2021 continued under the influence of COVID-19 pandemic. EIOPA carried out a demanding Annual Work Programme and welcomed...
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) today published a final report with draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) proposing to amend theCommission Delegated Regulationon the risk mitigation techniques for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives not cleared by a Central...
Today, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published technical information on the relevant risk free interest rate term structures (RFR) with reference to the end of May 2022.RFR technical information has been calculated on the basis of the content of the technical...
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) today published a statement providing clarifications on the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) issued under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which include the financial product disclosures under...
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) published a joint Report, which provides a comprehensive analysis on the completeness, adequacy and uniformity of the applicable laws and practices on the withdrawal of license for serious breaches of the rules on anti-money...
The report presents the first results based on a large data collection exercise from the industry. It focuses on property, content and business interruption insurance against windstorm, wildfire, river flood and coastal flood risks. These risks have been identified as the most relevant and...
On 17 May 2022, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) issued a recommendation to the Národná banka Slovenska (NBS) in accordance with its powers laid down in Article 17 of the EIOPA Regulation concerning breach of Union law.A Slovakian insurance company, under the...
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) issued today a joint supervisory statement regarding the ‘What is this product?’ section of the key information document (KID) for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs). The expectations put forward in the...
The European Insurance and Occupation Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a Feedback Statement on blockchain and smart contracts in insurance. The document provides a high-level summary of the responses received from stakeholders during a public consultation on the topic as well as EIOPA’s...
Today, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published technical information on the relevant risk free interest rate term structures (RFR) with reference to the end of April 2022.RFR technical information has been calculated on the basis of the content of the technical...
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) published today their technical advice to the European Commission on the review of the PRIIPs Regulation. The advice will serve as input for developing the Commission’s Retail Investment Strategy.Taking into account the details...
Today the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) published aConsultation Paperseeking input on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the content, methodologies and presentation of information in respect of the sustainability indicators for Simple, Transparent and...
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its Risk Dashboard based on Solvency II data from the fourth quarter of 2021. The results show that insurers’ exposures to macro risks are currently the main concern for the insurance sector. Macro risks remain at a...
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published today its Final Report with its advice to the European Commission on retail investor protection in relation to the sale of Insurance-Based Investment Products (IBIPs).EIOPA’s main findings in the areas which the...
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launched today a public consultation regarding EIOPA’s regular information requests to national competent authorities (NCAs) for occupational pension information.The aim of the public consultation is to improve IORPs reporting...
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today two Final Reports on the revision of the EIOPA Guidelines on Contract Boundaries and Guidelines on the Valuation of Technical Provisions.EIOPA has identified several divergent practices regarding the valuation of...
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – published today its2021 Annual Report,providing a detailed account of its joint work completed over the past year.The Joint Committee, under ESMA’s chairmanship in 2021, continued to play a central role in...