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EIOPA publishes biannual shifted risk-free rates for duration calculation in financial stability reporting – end-June 2025

The report showcases EIOPA’s work, in close collaboration with National Competent Authorities (NCAs), to strengthen supervisory capacity and promote supervisory convergence across the European Union, while addressing prudential and conduct-related issues, particularly regarding cross-border business

EIOPA publishes monthly technical information for Solvency II Relevant Risk-Free Interest Rate Term Structures – end-June 2025

Monthly update of the symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge for Solvency II – end-June 2025

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - the ESAs) today announced that they have concluded a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union’s new Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA).

EIOPA launched today a public consultation on its draft revised Guidelines on the Supervisory Review Process, used by supervisors to regularly assess insurers’ and groups’ exposure to risks and the effectiveness of the controls they have in place.

EIOPA published a report exploring to what extent and with what tools (re)insurers in Europe are already identifying, measuring and managing biodiversity risks. Despite the challenges in assessing biodiversity risks, EIOPA’s report notes promising market practices among (re)insurers

The ESAs launched a public consultation on their draft Joint Guidelines on ESG stress testing. The draft Guidelines set out how competent authorities for the banking and insurance sectors should integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks when performing supervisory stress tests.

EIOPA published the second occasional research paper of 2025, which sheds light on the investment behaviour of European insurance companies in mutual funds that are experiencing large outflows. The study reveals that insurers play an important stabilising role by acting as contrarian traders.

Updated technical RFR documentation applicable as of 30 June 2025

EIOPA published its June 2025 Financial Stability Report, which offers a summary of how Europe’s insurance, reinsurance and occupational pensions sectors are faring in the current volatile macroeconomic environment. The sectors remain robust and well-capitalised despite a challenging landscape.

EIOPA published today its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the integration of EU capital markets. In its reply, EIOPA highlights that while the single market is already an operational reality in Europe’s insurance sector, more effective supervision at the EU level...

EIOPA published today the results of its first EU-coordinated mystery shopping exercise, which examined the sales process for insurance-based investment products across 8 EU member states. As part of the exercise, trained shoppers made visits to insurers, banks, agents, brokers and post offices.

The report details the work of EIOPA and outlines its accomplishments in the past year.

On 10 June 2025, the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC), the Bulgarian supervisory authority of the insurance sector, imposed a temporary ban on the provision of new and the extension of the term of existing cross-border products and services of ZAD DallBogg: Life and Health AD.

Findings from a sample-based analysis on the clarity of NatCat coverage in Household Insurance Product Information Documents

EIOPA has launched a new survey today to assess the adoption of generative AI solutions across the EU’s insurance sector. The survey will gather insights both on the current state of implementation and future plans, as well as the governance frameworks that undertakings are developing.

EIOPA published technical information on the relevant risk-free interest rate term structures (RFR) with reference to the end of April 2025.

EIOPA has published the technical information on the symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge for Solvency II with reference to the end of April 2025.