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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

EU climate benchmarks 'de facto mandatory' for Article 9 funds

The EU Paris-aligned and Climate Transition (PACT) benchmarks have been effectively made mandatory for investment funds to be judged among the most sustainable under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

EU 'brown' taxonomy proposals split financial sector

EIOPA to take 'three-stage approach' on climate disclosure standards

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) will adopt a three-stage approach towards developing climate disclosure standards for the insurance and pension sector amid challenges currently faced by poor or lacking data.

5% of European insurer assets are EU Taxonomy eligible, says EIOPA

Only a "small proportion" of total assets held by European insurance firms may be eligible under the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities, according to research by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).

A tenth of insurer investments in climate sensitive assets, says EIOPA

More than 10% of total investments by European insurers could be in sectors highly exposed to climate risk, according to preliminary data from the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)