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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