European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority Q&A Database
Official Q&As published by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority on Solvency II, IORP, and related insurance regulations.
2,635 final Q&As · page 22 of 53 · View all sources
Freedom of establishment (Art. 6 IDD)
(EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. N/A
Answered 2022-02-10
Reporting Templates
(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A
Answered 2022-02-10
Reporting Templates
(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A
Answered 2022-02-10
Pensions Reporting
(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A
Answered 2022-02-10
Reporting Templates
(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A
Answered 2022-02-10
Cross-selling (Art. 24 IDD)
(EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. 24
Answered 2022-01-28
Product oversight and governance arrangements (Art. 25 IDD)
(EU) No 2017/2358 - product oversight and governance requirements for insurance, Preparatory Guidelines on product oversight & governance arrangements by insurance undertakings & insurance distributors, (EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. Article 25 of IDD; Articles 8 and 11 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/2358
Answered 2022-01-28
Group Solvency Requirement
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 330
Answered 2022-01-07
Technical Provisions (TPs)
Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions · Art. Guideline 68
Answered 2022-01-07
Long Term Guarantees (LTGs)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on implementation of the long-term guarantee measures · Art. Guideline 2; Article 38 of 2015/35 Delegated Regulation
Answered 2022-01-06
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 178
Answered 2022-01-06
Technical Provisions (TPs)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on contract boundaries · Art. Article 18(3) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35
Answered 2022-01-06
Technical Provisions (TPs)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. Article 31 of the Delegated Regulation 2015/35; Article 78 of SII Directive 2009/138
Answered 2022-01-06
Cross-selling (Art. 24 IDD)
(EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. Article 24
Answered 2022-01-05
Reinsurance
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on application of outwards reinsurance · Art. 121-124
Answered 2021-12-17
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions · Art. Article 116(6) of the Delegated Regulation
Answered 2021-12-17
Reinsurance
Guidelines on application of outwards reinsurance · Art. Guideline 15
Answered 2021-12-17
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 116
Answered 2021-12-17
Reinsurance
Guidelines on basis risk · Art. Guideline 3 - Insurance risk-mitigation techniques with no material basis risk
Answered 2021-12-17
2085
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Articles 140 (and 30)
Answered 2021-12-17
Own Funds (OF)
Guidelines on classification of own funds · Art. Article 213 (2) (a)(b) of the 2009/138/EC Directive; Articles 71(1)(o), 73(1)(i), 77(1)(h) of the 2015/35 Delegated Regulation
Answered 2021-12-13
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 179
Answered 2021-12-10
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 189
Answered 2021-12-03
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 189
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Articles 176(2) and 178(2) of the Delegated Regulation; Article 75 of SII Directive;
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 168
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. Articles 130 and 262 (1) of the Delegated Regulation; Art 102(2) of SII Directive
Answered 2021-11-29
IBIPs - Inducements - fees, commissions non-monetary benefits paid by third parties (Art. 29 para. 2 IDD)
(EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. Articles 29(2), (3); 27, 28, 17 of IDD; Art 8(2) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2359
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. 168, 177, 180, 184 of SII Directive; Article 4(1) of the Delegated Regulation
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Articles 192 and 197 (7) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Articles 116; 147; 1
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Recital 31 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981; Articles 182; 183; 184; 185; 186 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Annex III of Delegated Regulation
Answered 2021-11-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Recital 31 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981; Articles 182; 183; 184; 185; 186 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35
Answered 2021-11-29
Group Own funds
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 223 of the Solvency II Directive; Article 331(1)(b) of the Delegated Regulation
Answered 2021-11-16
Technical Provisions (TPs)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 18; Article 28
Answered 2021-11-04
Other
(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A
Answered 2021-10-29
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 107(2); Article 117(3)
Answered 2021-10-28
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 84
Answered 2021-10-28
Own Funds (OF)
Guidelines on classification of own funds, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. Article 308b(9)(10) of SII Directive
Answered 2021-10-28
Technical Provisions (TPs)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Recital 17; Art 25; Art 28; Art. 83(1)(c)
Answered 2021-10-28
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. Articles 304 and 308(b)(13) of SII Directive; Articles 169 and 170 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35
Answered 2021-10-28
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 140
Answered 2021-10-26
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 140
Answered 2021-10-26
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 140
Answered 2021-10-25
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 140
Answered 2021-10-25
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. 142 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35; (Article 75 of SII Directive)
Answered 2021-10-21
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 142
Answered 2021-10-21
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 142
Answered 2021-10-21
Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 142
Answered 2021-10-19
Source: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority. Updated weekly. Q&As are non-binding guidance published under the ESA Single Rulebook Q&A process.
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