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Divisions unfold over EU financial services omnibus as insurers call for more simplification

Insurance Europe backs targeted package, but Commission reluctance and Eiopa caution expose split views

Council agrees Omnibus position, further cutting sustainability disclosures

European Council signs off Solvency II reforms and introduction of IRRD

One more step towards EU rules coming into effect

European Council leaves thresholds vague in recovery and resolution proposal

Member states largely back Commission's IRRD plans

European Council calls for biodiversity risk assessment in Solvency II review

Eiopa given two new mandates in Council's plan

Brexit extension "must be put to good use", say British insurers

ABI reacts to Article 50 six-month extension

Commission confirms Solvency II equivalence decisions on Bermuda and Japan

Bermuda granted full equivalence, Japan on provisional and temporary terms

Assume Bermuda and Japan are Solvency II equivalent, says Commission

Olivier Guersent asks Parliament and Council for forbearance

Commission orders cut to Solvency II charges on infrastructure and ABS

Capital treatment of private equity up for review

EU data breach law puts risk managers on edge

The EU is debating laws that would force companies to report data breaches within 72 hours of detection. Asa Gibson asks what this means for insurers