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This paper sets out EIOPA's Strategic Approach to a comprehensive risk-based and preventive framework for conduct of business supervision on a European level.

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  • Strategy
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  • Supervision
  • Supervisory framework
  • General publications

The supervisory statement on Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) in the context of COVID-19 pandemicfocuses on the supervision of the internal processes of undertakings that are necessary for having a good quality ORSA in place.The statement is accompanied with the resolution of comments from...

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  • Supervisory statement
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  • ORSA
  • General publications

The Opinionaddresses the use of risk mitigation techniques and includes a set of recommendations addressed to national competent authorities (NCAs) to ensure convergent supervision.This Opinion raises awareness about the importance to have a proper balance between the risk effectively transferred...

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  • Opinion
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  • Risk assessment
  • Supervision
  • General publications

The frequency and severity of natural catastrophes is expected to increase due to climate change. To ensure continuing policyholder protection and stability of the insurance market, the Solvency Capital Requirements (SCR) for natural catastrophe underwriting risk should reflect the expected impact...

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  • Methodology
  • Report
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  • Solvency requirements
  • Sustainability
  • General publications

The frequency and severity of natural catastrophes is expected to increase due to climate change. As underwriters of natural catastrophe risks, the (re)insurance sector can be particularly impacted by climate change. The increasing risk can lead to insurance coverage becoming unaffordable for the...

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  • Report
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  • Sustainability
  • Impact underwriting
  • General publications

Since the global financial crisis in 2007, stress tests have become standard tools for regulators and supervisors to assess the risks and vulnerabilities of financial sectors. To this end, the Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) regularly performs EU-wide insurance stress tests...

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  • Thematic article
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  • Stress test
  • Financial stability
  • General publications

This article considers the protective role that insurance can play in mitigating the negative macroeconomic and welfare impact of catastrophes, and the interplay between climate change and insurance coverage. The article first develops a theoretical model of insurance, climate change, catastrophes...

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  • Thematic article
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  • Sustainability
  • Financial stability
  • General publications

The Financial Stability Report - July 2021 addresses key financial stability risks in the European insurance and pension sector.The report emphasizes that the pandemic crisis is still not over and many uncertainties remain despite the progress in vaccination campaigns and decreasing trends in the...

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  • Financial stability report
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  • Financial stability
  • General publications

The report builds on recent international and EU developments in the area of digitalisation and AI.The report highlights the proliferation of AI in insurance. For instance, AI allows insurance companies to carry out more granular risk assessments and pricing practices, increasingly efficient...

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  • Report
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  • Big Data
  • InsurTech
  • Innovation
  • General publications

Annual Report 2020

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  • Annual report
  • Publication
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  • Organisation
  • General publications

The amendments of the Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) reflect:the recognition of two new credit rating agencies (CRAs);the outcome of a monitoring exercise on the adequacy of existing mappings; andthe deregistration of a number of CRAs.The ITS are part of the EU Single Rulebook for banking...

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  • Technical standard
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  • Regulation
  • General publications

The Guidelines ensure the common, uniform and consistent application to the PEPP supervisory reporting regarding the details of the nature, scope and format of the information to be submitted by the PEPP providers to the competent authorities at predefined intervals and upon occurrence of...

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  • Guidelines
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  • Reporting
  • PEPP
  • Supervision
  • General publications

The 2021 stress test exercise focuses on a prolonged COVID-19 scenario in a “lower for longer” interest rate environment and evaluates its impacts on the capital and liquidity position of the entities in scope.The 2021 stress test exercise aims to assess the resilience of the participants to the...

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  • Fact sheet
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  • Stress test