In a recent keynote speech, Chairman of EIOPA, Gabriel Bernardino, stated that supervisory convergence amongst National Competent Authorities will be its primary strategic objective, in the wake of Solvency II implementation.

On 14 May, EIOPA launched its fourth stress test exercise for the European insurance sector. The purpose of this regular exercise is to assess insurers' vulnerabilities ...

Recent natural disasters, such as the catastrophic and tragic flooding in Germany and neighbouring countries are making it increasingly difficult to ignore the new reality of ...

The Central Bank has published a Consultation on Requirements for Reserving and Pricing for Non-Life Insurers and Reinsurers.

The European Union (Insurance Distribution) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 were signed into law on 5 December 2018.

The Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 changed the monetary limits on the jurisdiction of the courts in civil proceedings.

The final compromise proposal for the revised Insurance Mediation Directive (the Insurance Distribution Directive ("IDD")) was published on 16 July 2015.

Pursuant to its powers under the Central Bank Act 1997, the Central Bank has served notice (the Notice) on (re)insurers requiring them to submit a statement confirming compliance with certain legal obligations arising under the Insurance Acts 1989, the European Communities (Reinsurance) Regulations 2006 and the Corporate Governance Code for Credit Institutions and Insurance Undertakings/ Captive Insurance Undertakings and Captive Reinsurance Undertakings, as applicable.

The Issues Paper was prepared by the Insurance Groups and Cross-Sectoral Issues Subcommittee, and it reviews the current approaches to the supervision of branches on a cross-border basis.

Catherine Wolfe and Niall Guinan, associates in the Arthur Cox Insurance and Reinsurance team, discuss recent developments in relation to the impact of Brexit on the insurance sector in Ireland.

It's almost a year to the day since the first lockdown, with many businesses closed for most of that year, and some still closed. And those businesses are now examining their ...

2021 was a record-breaking year for both catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS), setting a new annual record at $20.3 billion – a 15% increase from the past record in 2020.