Insurance Regulatory Watch – January 2026
Our Insurance Regulatory Watch provides you a clear and simple overview of the latest regulatory developments and publications in the insurance sector, in the domains of Regulatory Change & Compliance, Sustainability, Risk Culture & Governance and Financial Crime at the international, European and Belgian level.
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Topics
- Regulatory Change & Compliance
- Sustainability
- Risk Culture & Governance
- Financial Crime
- Data
Regulatory Change & Compliance
Focus areas: Consumer Protection (IDD – POG – Value for Money) – RIS – Transparency – Regulatory Outlook
- NBB_2026_01 – Periodic and financial reporting requirements to be submitted to the National Bank in 2026 FR or NL
Risk Culture & Governance
Focus areas: Business Continuity / Operational Resilience – COVID – Culture - Governance & Risk Management - Outsourcing – Recovery & Resolution - Solvency II
Financial Crime
Focus areas: AML/CFT - Financial Crime – Fraud
Data
Focus areas: DORA – GDPR – Technology / Data / Innovation (AI) – Information and Communication Technology – Open insurance
- The European Supervisory Authorities and UK financial regulators sign Memorandum of Understanding on oversight of critical ICT third-party service providers under DORA
- Certifications and codes of conduct: the CNIL maps the deployment of GDPR compliance tools across Europe
- EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion on the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)
- EDPB and EDPS support streamlining AI Act implementation but call for stronger safeguards to protect fundamental rights
- EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework – Self-Certification Requirements for U.S. Companies Handling EEA Personal Data
- EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework – Self-Certification Enables Adequate Protection and Free Data Transfers to the U.S.
The Ensur Insurance Regulatory Watch is not intended to serve as legal advice and is provided for informational purposes only. It is not intended to form the basis of any decisions and you should not rely on its content for any purposes whatsoever.
