EIOPA’s New Diversity Guidelines for the Boards of (Re)Insurers
New EIOPA Guidelines outline Board diversity obligations for (re)insurers, effective from January 2027.
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New EIOPA Guidelines outline Board diversity obligations for (re)insurers, effective from January 2027.
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EIOPA has confirmed its strategic supervisory priorities for 2026, offering a clear view of where regulatory attention will focus next year.
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EIOPA's response to the European Commission's Solvency II reform proposals highlights concerns over capital reduction proposals and sector resilience.
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The EIOPA Opinion provides timely guidance on interpreting existing insurance legislation in the context of Artificial Intelligence systems.
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In Q&A 3168, EIOPA clarifies the scope of the definition of "insurance distribution" for insurance comparison websites.
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The Central Bank highlighted several areas requiring greater supervisory diligence in the insurance industry for 2025.
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New regulatory developments seek to match the rapid rise of digitalisation in the insurance industry.
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EIOPA issues its final report on greenwashing risks and the supervision of sustainable finance policies.
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EIOPA finalises its supervisory statement on reinsurance concluded with third-country reinsurers.
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We analyse EIOPA's recent Draft Opinion on the Supervision of Captive (Re)insurance Undertakings with a particular focus on the supervisory expecta...
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The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority published a supervisory statement on the management of non-affirmative cyber exposures.
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EIOPA published a staff paper on measures to improve the insurability of business interruption risk in light of pandemics.
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In their latest briefing paper our pensions team discuss new pension rights for mobile workers and summarise some key regulatory updates in the pen...
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We outline the key takeaways from EIOPA's peer review report on the performance of the Central Bank of Ireland and other EEA regulators in supervis...
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A brief overview of how to avoid Greenwashing in the (Re)Insurance Industry.
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The proposed EU Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive, once implemented will introduce, for the first time at a European level, a harmonised ...
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Gabriel Bernardino Chairman of EIOPA reflecting on the past decade of insurance and pensions supervision in Europe.
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EIOPA publishes a Q & A series regarding the legal interpretation of certain provisions of the Insurance Distribution Directive and its implementin...
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On 15 March 2021, the ESAs launched a consultation on compliance standards for the SFDR disclosure rules for green funds introduced by the Taxonomy...
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In this article we consider EIOPA's Single Programming Document 2021-2023 which includes EIOPA's Annual Work Programme 2021.
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EIOPA published its Supervisory Convergence Priorities Plan for 2021. EIOPA identifies three new priorities for 2021 and plans to continue working ...
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EIOPA issues opinion clarifying issues relating to substance requirements, outsourcing arrangements and permissible levels of reinsurance in light ...
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EIOPA has launched a consultation on the revision of the Contract Boundaries Guidelines.
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Analysis of EIOPA Discussion Paper assessing European insurers' exposure to physical climate change risks.
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EIOPA launches a new online tool, the IDD Single Rulebook.
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Central Bank of Ireland publishes second newsletter of 2019 for insurance intermediaries updating on Brexit preparedness and other important topics.
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The Central Bank recently published its first Insurance Newsletter of 2021
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(Re)insurers must prepare for key changes arising through European Union initiatives on sustainable finance, including climate change and Environme...
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Welcome to the October 2022 edition of Legal News, a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.
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A brief analysis of the key issues raised by EIOPA in its proposed new supervisory statement on the use of certain governance arrangements in third...
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EIOPA has issued a Supervisory Statement detailing how national supervisors should approach the regulation of run-off undertakings in light of incr...
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EIOPA has published its analysis of the published national general good rules on registration and professional and organisational requirements unde...
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How do the EIOPA Guidelines on Cloud Outsourcing Impact Insurers and Reinsurers?
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On 6 February 2020, EIOPA published its Guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers (the Guidelines).
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In a recent interview, EIOPA chair declares that EU has key role in pandemic insurance to protect businesses in future outbreaks.
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ESRB recently published a letter to EIOPA regarding liquidity risks to (re)insurers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In the first part of this 2-part series on Digitalisation in the (Re)Insurance Industry we assess what impact the increased digitalisation of insur...
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The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has published its annual report on the use of capital add-ons by supervisors.