European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

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The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority is an EU regulatory agency responsible for overseeing and harmonizing insurance and occupational pension markets across member states to safeguard policyholders and beneficiaries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union agency
financial regulatory authority
abbreviation European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority self-linksurface differs
surface form: EIOPA
appliesFramework IORP II Directive
Solvency II Directive
coexistsWith European Banking Authority
European Securities and Markets Authority
country European Union
hasBoard Board of Supervisors
Management Board
hasLeaderTitle Chairperson
Executive Director
headquartersLocation Frankfurt am Main
Germany
inception 2011
jurisdiction European Union
language English
legalBasis Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
parentOrganization European Commission
European Union
partOf European System of Financial Supervision
surface form: European Supervisory Authorities

European System of Financial Supervision
purpose enhance consumer protection
ensure consistent regulation and supervision in the EU
promote transparency of financial markets
protect beneficiaries of insurance and pensions
protect policyholders
safeguard financial stability
regulates institutions for occupational retirement provision
insurance undertakings in the European Union
reinsurance undertakings in the European Union
replaced European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority self-linksurface differs
surface form: Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors
sector financial regulation
insurance supervision
occupational pensions supervision
supervises cross-border insurance activities in the EU
cross-border occupational pension activities in the EU
task conduct stress tests of insurance and pension sectors
develop technical standards for insurance and pensions
issue guidelines and recommendations to national supervisors
monitor systemic risk in insurance and pensions
promote supervisory convergence
provide advice to EU institutions on insurance and pensions
website https://www.eiopa.europa.eu
worksWith European Central Bank
European Systemic Risk Board (before Brexit-related changes)
surface form: European Systemic Risk Board

national supervisory authorities

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European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority abbreviation European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: EIOPA
Autoriteit Financiële Markten cooperatesWith European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
European Systemic Risk Board (before Brexit-related changes) cooperatesWith European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
subject surface form: European Systemic Risk Board
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) cooperatesWith European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
subject surface form: German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
IVASS cooperatesWith European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
European Banking Authority coordinatesWith European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
Rhine-Main metropolitan region hasEuropeanCentralInstitution European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
European Union financial regulators hasPart European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority replaced European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors