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Eiopa: how we plan to stop insurers greenwashing

Europe's insurance authority explains its plans to address greenwashing, including how the term is defined and what measures it intends to take to prevent it, in this Q&A with Joshua Geer

Regulators consider capital for climate risk

Insurance regulators are keen to ensure their prudential frameworks properly incorporate climate risk. But whether this should be reflected in capital requirements is proving a difficult question to answer, as Christopher Cundy reports

Commission asks EU regulators for 'greenwashing' risk reports

The European Commission has asked the European Supervisory Agencies (ESAs) to provide reports within two years on the extent of 'greenwashing' in the bloc's financial markets and the potential policies it could use to tackle the risks.

Eiopa elaborates on how insurers can consider climate change in Orsas

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has published additional guidance on how insurers can assess climate change risks in their own risk and solvency assessments (Orsas).

EU reporting on adverse impacts 'lacks detail'

EU supervisors publish SFDR clarifications

EIOPA consults on sustainability in insurance directive

EIOPA launches first climate stress test for pension funds

Eiopa launches impact underwriting pilot study

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has launched a pilot exercise on impact underwriting in a bid to "seek out best practices in offering climate resilience insurance products" and incentivise climate adaptation.

EIOPA welcomes 'important' Solvency II sustainability risk proposals for insurers

EIOPA welcomed the proposed extension of its mandate to incorporate sustainability risk into its Solvency II capital requirements supervision of insurers