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EIOPA 2027: Vereinfachung Bedeutet Nicht Weniger Aufsicht
EIOPA's Single Programming Document 2027-2029 and Annual Work Programme 2027 outline the next phase of European insurance and pension supervision, focusing on Solvency II and IRRD implementation, cross-border supervision, DORA, AI, and the EU Retail Investment Strategy. The simplification agenda will not reduce supervisory intensity but rather prioritize resources through data-driven, risk-based supervision coordinated via common European infrastructures. Companies must prepare consistent governance, data,
GermanyInsurance
PwC Legal Germany
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Insurance Union’s Missing Third Pillar: Can The EU Passport Insurance Without Passporting Policyholder Protection?
The European Union has extensively Europeanized the insurance single market through frameworks like Solvency II and the new IRRD, yet policyholder protection in insolvency cases remains largely national. EIOPA's final recommendation on minimum standards for Insurance Guarantee Schemes raises a critical question: can Europe continue to allow cross-border insurance passporting without greater harmonization of policyholder protection?
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PwC Legal Germany
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BaFin erhält mehr Aufsichtsbefugnisse: Wie sich Versicherer vorbereiten sollten
Mit dem am 30. März 2026 verkündeten BRUBEG hat der deutsche Gesetzgeber nicht nur das „EU-Bankenpaket“ umgesetzt, sondern auch die Befugnisse der Versicherungs- und Finanzaufsicht...
GermanyInsurance
Oppenhoff
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BaFin Gains Expanded Supervisory Powers: How Insurers Should Prepare
With the Banking Directive Implementation and Bureaucracy Reduction Act (‘BRUBEG'), announced on 30 March 2026, German legislature has not only implemented the ‘EU Banking Package' ...
GermanyInsurance
Oppenhoff
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Versicherungsstopp In Der „Straße Von Hormus": Neue Handelsrisiken Für Unternehmen
Der aktuelle Konflikt im Iran entwickelt sich zunehmend zu einem globalen Wirtschaftsrisiko, mit unmittelbaren wirtschaftlichen Folgen für alle involvierten Unternehmen entlang der Lieferkette.
GlobalInsurance
Oppenhoff
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Insurance Freeze In The "Strait Of Hormuz": New Trade Risks For Companies
The current conflict in Iran is increasingly becoming a global economic risk, with immediate economic consequences for all companies involved along the supply chain.
GlobalInsurance
Oppenhoff
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Credit Insurers And Their Overlooked Role In Corporate Restructurings
Trade credit insurances play a vital part in corporate finance in the German market. Yet the important role of credit insurers in restructuring scenarios is underestimated by many companies and their advisors.
GermanyInsurance
Norton Rose Fulbright

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