Archive

  • Economic outlook is fragile, insurers told

    19 September 2023

    Europe's three supervisory authorities advise on risks and vulnerabilities

  • Solvency II capital relief should be directed towards green transition, says Eiopa chief

    30 August 2023

    Petra Hielkema says EU authority will be tracking insurers' moves

  • Euroins loses appeal against Eiopa's liability valuation

    04 August 2023

    Insurer told European Supervisory Authorities' board that Eiopa had overstepped its powers

  • Data and AI: insurer and regulator go tête à tête

    03 August 2023

    On a panel discussion at Insurance Europe's conference, Eiopa's Petra Hielkema and Alm. Brand's Anne Mette Toftegaard debated consumer trust, data, AI and the regulation that weaves them together, as Joshua Geer reports

  • Swiss Re forecasts global insurance markets will return to growth

    10 July 2023

    The Swiss reinsurer predicted global premium volumes are set to exceed $7trn this year

  • Petra Hielkema discusses sustainability in Solvency II, transition plans and greenwashing

    29 June 2023

    The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority sits down with Joshua Geer to share her views on how sustainability can be implemented in Solvency II, why she is not pushing for transition plans and the regulatory scope for greenwashing

  • Divergent views and rising rates cool progress on EU's Solvency II reforms

    16 June 2023

    One year has passed since the European Parliament's Econ committee issued its draft text on the Solvency II reforms. Joshua Geer and Christopher Cundy investigate why the agenda has not progressed - and when a breakthrough might occur

  • AI needs more regulation, say IAIS members

    16 June 2023

    But overregulation must be watched, says NAIC's Beth Dwyer

  • Eurohold will appeal bankruptcy decision on Euroins Romania

    12 June 2023

    Romanian motor insurer makes last-ditch effort to avoid shutdown