Nos derniers articles

There is an increasing AI use in insurance—50% in non-life, 24% in life. To address emerging risks, undertakings must clarify supervisory responsibilities, maintain full accountability, and implement proportionate governance. Risk managers should conduct impact-based assessments, emphasizing data sensitivity, consumer impact, and financial exposure. Strong governance includes fairness, data quality, transparency, cybersecurity, and human oversight. Oversight extends to third-party providers, with contractual safeguards required. AI systems must align with existing frameworks like ERM and POG, ensuring traceability, explainability, and resilience throughout their lifecycle. Supervisory convergence across the sector remains a key regulatory goal.

𝗘𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗔 released its July 2025 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝘿𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙, offering an assessment of the European insurance sector's financial health as of Q1 2025 Solvency II data and Q2 2025 market data. Overall, the report indicates a stable risk landscape at a medium level for the European insurance sector, demonstrating notable resilience. However, it also highlights a negative outlook in certain areas over the next year, influenced by complex global dynamics such as geopolitical tensions and market volatility. Specifically, market risks due to fixed income volatility and cyber and digitalization risks are identified as growing concerns, necessitating continued vigilance despite general stability.

This comprehensive report from 𝗘𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗔 provides a 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴, assessing the progress made by 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗡𝗦𝗔𝘀) in strengthening their oversight of 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿. It details the 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 used, the 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 of the review, and the 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 applied to recommended actions. The document highlights 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 by NSAs in areas such as 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, with many recommended actions being 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱. However, it also identifies 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀, particularly in 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 and the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, emphasizing the need for 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 to ensure effective and continuous oversight of outsourcing arrangements.

This 𝗘𝗕𝗔 report, created in consultation with 𝗘𝗦𝗠𝗔 and 𝗘𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗔, addresses the 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 to 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗙𝗦𝗘𝘀) by 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 (𝗧𝗖𝗨𝘀). Specifically, it examines whether existing exemptions from establishing an EU branch for these services, currently extended to EU credit institutions, should be broadened to include all EU FSEs. The report analyzes 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 on 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 and incorporates 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, concluding that there is 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. It also highlights challenges in 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 and inconsistencies in the definition of core banking services, suggesting that existing flexibilities and 𝗠𝗶𝗙𝗜𝗗 carve-outs largely accommodate current business needs.

The 𝗘𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗔 has evaluated 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, specifically within their 𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗔. The findings indicate that most insurers are now including both 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 in their ORSA, utilizing 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 more frequently to understand potential financial impacts. While progress has been made, challenges remain, such as 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and a 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. EIOPA aims to continue fostering 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 and building capacity in this area.

This consultation paper, issued by EIOPA, outlines proposed 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝗜𝗧𝗦) concerning resolution reporting for insurance and reinsurance companies as mandated by 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 (𝗘𝗨) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭. It details the 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 for insurers to provide information essential for drawing up and executing resolution plans. The document includes an 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 evaluating policy options for 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 and the 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, ultimately favoring less frequent and less granular reporting to reduce the burden on undertakings. Additionally, it addresses 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, emphasizing cooperation between supervisory and resolution authorities and providing a 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 regarding data collection.
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 22 July 2025
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 31 October 2025, 23:59 (CET)

𝗘𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗔 has issued new guidance on supervising 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀-𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 clauses. This guidance, provided in two annexes to its 2021 Opinion on risk-mitigation techniques, aims to standardize supervisory approaches across Europe.
The first annex focuses on 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀-𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, offering detailed guidance for supervisors on its prudential treatment. It emphasizes ensuring a common European approach, particularly in light of recent high lapse risks in various markets. The guidance helps supervisors evaluate how elements like the measurement period, exclusions, or termination clauses affect risk transfer effectiveness and the 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗦𝗖𝗥). A 12-month measurement period is generally expected, aligning with the SCR time horizon.
The second annex addresses 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 agreements that could undermine effective risk transfer. It highlights provisions that release the reinsurer from responsibility for legitimate losses during the treaty period and scrutinizes contracts where reinsurers can unconditionally retain transferred premiums and assets upon termination while being freed from obligations. These annexes promote supervisory convergence and fair competition within the market.

EIOPA submitted three draft technical standards and one revised guideline to the European Commission to support the implementation of the updated Solvency II Directive. The documents address criteria for identifying insurance groups under dominant or unified control, assessing cross-border activity relevance, updating lists of regional authorities for capital calculations, and revising guidance on undertaking-specific parameters. The Commission has three months to decide on adoption. These measures aim to clarify supervisory responsibilities, enhance cross-border oversight, and align technical rules with current legal frameworks, contributing to more effective and coordinated insurance supervision across the EU.

This consultation package is aimed at easing the reporting burden on insurance and reinsurance companies under the Solvency II framework. The proposed amendments seek to reduce reporting requirements by at least 26% for solo undertakings and 36% for small and non-complex undertakings. Key changes include reducing template frequency, deleting annual templates, and introducing technical simplifications. The EIOPA expects these changes to substantially reduce the burden on European insurers without compromising policyholder protection or financial stability. Stakeholders can provide feedback via the EU Survey until October 10, 2025.

The ESAs and the EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) have signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding to formalize cooperation and information exchange. The agreement outlines procedures for coordination and data sharing to support effective supervision across the EU’s financial sector. It aims to enhance supervisory convergence, foster cross-sector learning, and improve consistency in applying AML/CFT rules. This MoU is part of AMLA’s broader mandate to strengthen EU-wide oversight and coordinate with national authorities and Financial Intelligence Units in combating financial crime.