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    Insurance review to boost investment in Europe’s recovery

    npsBy nps28 September 2021 Finance No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Mairead McGuinness - Photo © European Union 2021

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    (BRUSSELS) – A review of EU insurance rules (‘Solvency II’), adopted Wednesday by the Commission, should help insurance companies scale up long-term investment in Europe’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The review also aims to make the insurance and reinsurance (i.e. insurance for insurance companies) sector more resilient so that it can weather future crises and better protect policyholders. Moreover, simplified and more proportionate rules will be introduced for certain smaller insurance companies.

    “Today’s proposal will help the insurance sector step up and play its full part in the EU economy,” said financial services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness: “We are enabling investment in the recovery and beyond. And we’re fostering the participation of insurance companies in the EU’s capital markets, providing the long-term investment that is so vital for a sustainable future.

    As well as helping protect people from financial loss in case of unforeseen events, insurance companies also play an important role in the economy by channelling savings into financial markets and the real economy, thereby providing European businesses with long-term financing.

    The review consists of the following elements:

    • a legislative proposal to amend the Solvency II Directive (Directive 2009/138/EC);
    • a Communication on the review of the Solvency II Directive;
    • a legislative proposal for a new Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive.

    Comprehensive review of Solvency II

    The aim is to strengthen European insurers’ contribution to the financing of the recovery, progressing on the Capital Markets Union and the channelling of funds towards the European Green Deal. In the short term, capital of up to an estimated €90 billion could be released in the EU. This significant release of capital will help (re)insurers ramp up their contribution as private investors to Europe’s recovery from COVID-19.

    The amendments to the Solvency II Directive will be supplemented by Delegated Acts at a later stage. Today’s Communication sets out the Commission’s intentions in this regard. Some key points from today’s package:

    • Today’s changes will better protect consumers and ensure that insurance companies remain solid, including in difficult economic times;
    • Consumers (“policyholders”) will be better informed about the financial situation of their insurer;
    • Consumers will be better protected when buying insurance products in other Member States thanks to improved cooperation between supervisors;
    • Insurers will be incentivised to invest more in long-term capital for the economy;
    • Insurers’ financial strength will take better account of certain risks, including those related to climate, and be less sensitive to short-term market fluctuations;
    • The whole sector will be better scrutinised to avoid that its stability is put at risk.

    Proposed Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive

    The aim of the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive is to ensure that insurers and relevant authorities in the EU are better prepared in cases of significant financial distress.

    It will introduce a new orderly resolution process, which will better protect policyholders, as well as the real economy, the financial system and ultimately taxpayers. National authorities will be better equipped in the event of an insurance company becoming insolvent.

    Through the establishment of resolution colleges, relevant supervisors and resolution authorities will be able to take coordinated, timely and decisive action to tackle problems arising within cross-border (re)insurance groups, ensuring the best possible outcome for policyholders and the broader economy.

    Legislative proposal for amendments to Directive 2009/138/EC (“Solvency II Directive”)

    Legislative proposal for the recovery and resolution of (re)insurance undertakings

    Communication on the review of the Solvency II Directive

    Proposals for amendments to the Solvency II Directive and a new Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive - background guide

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