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  • A decade of Solvency II: Markus Ferber MEP

    08 January 2026

    The European Parliament's Solvency II rapporteur reflects on improvements to the "gold standard" of regulation

  • Make the IRRD rules more proportionate for insurers, argues the GDV

    01 August 2025

    Industry association calls for simpler rules to avoid competitive disadvantages

  • MEPs interrogate Commission over €60bn Solvency II review capital relief plan

    24 June 2025

    Eiopa and parliamentarians warn against systemic risk and dividend windfalls as Commission defends recalibration strategy. Joshua Geer reports

  • Debates resume on Solvency II and IRRD as legislators move to Level 2

    20 February 2025

    MEPs argue over bureaucracy, capital charges and guarantee schemes, as Joshua Geer reports

  • New EU financial services commissioner sets tone for insurance regulation

    07 November 2024

    Maria Luís Albuquerque has outlined her regulatory priorities and established her vision for stability, streamlined compliance and consumer-focused innovation. Joshua Geer reports

  • EU finally nails Solvency II reforms - UPDATED

    14 December 2023

    Trilogue negotiations conclude with amendments to long-term guarantee package

  • EBA's stance on climate risk capital poses questions for insurance sector

    13 October 2023

    EU banking authority's recommendations come ahead of Eiopa's analysis

  • Econ approves Solvency II amendments and recovery and resolution package - UPDATED

    18 July 2023

    Today's vote concludes lengthy negotiations in European Parliament's committee

  • 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

  • InsuranceERM's top stories of 2022

    30 December 2022

    Christopher Cundy, Ronan McCaughey, Sarfraz Thind, Paul Walsh and Joshua Geer review the key developments that shaped the insurance market in 2022 - and share their outlooks for 2023