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EIOPA published today its final Report on the prudential treatment of sustainability risks within Solvency II, recommending additional capital requirements for fossil fuel assets on European insurers’ balance sheets to accurately reflect the high risks of these assets.
EIOPA has published the technical information on the symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge for Solvency II with reference to the end of October 2024.
EIOPA published technical information on the relevant risk-free interest rate term structures (RFR) with reference to the end of October 2024.
EIOPA collects and publishes comprehensive statistics on solo insurance undertakings and groups in the European Economic Area. Recent data shows that the share of green investments in the portfolios of EEA insurers has edged higher.
EIOPA's October 2024 Insurance Risk Dashboard shows that risks in the European insurance sector are stable and overall at medium levels, with pockets of vulnerabilities stemming from market volatility and real estate prices.
EIOPA published its October 2024 risk dashboard for IORPs, which shows that risks in the European IORP sector are stable and overall at medium levels, with signs of vulnerabilities stemming from market volatility.
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have published their third annual Report on disclosures of principal adverse impacts under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published the Final Report on the draft implementing technical standards (ITS) regarding certain tasks of the collection bodies and functionalities of the European Single Access Point (ESAP).
EIOPA analysed EU insurers’ crypto holdings and the risk inherent in such holdings. In light of the findings of this analysis, EIOPA is proposing a 100% haircut to insurers’ crypto assets regardless of their balance sheet treatment and investment structure.
The ESAs organised the 11th edition of their annual Consumer Protection Day, in Budapest. The event followed the theme of “Empowering EU consumers: fair access to the future of financial services”.
EIOPA has opened today a consultation regarding the criteria based on which national supervisors may request (re)insurers and insurance groups to perform macroprudential analysis in their ORSA and in their application of the PPP.
The ESAs raise concerns over the impacts and practicalities of the proposed EC changes to the draft ITS on the registers of information in relation to financial entities’ contractual arrangements with ICT third-party service providers.
In her introductory statement, Ms Hielkema focused on the importance of closing the insurance protection gaps and the pensions savings gap, as well as on strengthening consumer protection, on digitalisaiton and sustainability.
EIOPA published today its methodology on setting value-for-money benchmarks for unit-linked and hybrid insurance products. Such benchmarks are central to EIOPA's and national supervisors’ efforts to adopt an increasingly data-driven and risk-based approach to the supervision of value for money.
The Joint Committee of the ESAs published today its Work Programme for 2025, placing particular emphasis on ongoing collaboration to tackle cross-sectoral risks, promoting sustainability in the EU financial system and strengthening financial entities’ digital resilience.
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 September 2024.
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published the technical information on the symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge for Solvency II with reference to the end of September 2024.
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have appointed Marc Andries to lead their new joint Directorate in charge of oversight activities for critical third-party providers established by the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
EIOPA has launched today a series of consultations on regulatory technical standards and implementing technical standards regarding changes that are expected to be introduced to the regulatory framework as part of the Solvency II review process.
IORPs that hold derivative instruments are exposed to substantial liquidity risks. In some EU member states, IORPS make considerable use of derivatives to reduce interest rate and foreign exchange risks. However, these hedging positions also make them vulnerable to rapid changes in...