Insurance Regulatory Watch – June 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
- EIOPA publishes report on oversight activities in 2025
- Remote sales of financial products: new Belgian rules to strengthen consumer information, right of withdrawal and access to human intervention FR
- EIOPA peer review follow-up shows progress in product oversight and governance supervision
- Second-pillar pension information sheet replaced by new Supplementary Pension Information Document from January 2026 FR
- The FSMA publishes its 2025 annual report and outlines some pathways for third-pillar pensions FR or NL
Risk Culture & Governance
Focus areas: Business Continuity / Operational Resilience – COVID – Culture - Governance & Risk Management - Outsourcing – Recovery & Resolution - Solvency II
Sustainability
Focus areas: Taxonomy – SFDR – CSRD – CSDDD – Sustainability preferences – Climate Risks – Greenwashing – Stress testing – ORSA – Protection Gap - …
- UNEP FI published a new implementation guide to help insurers translate Total Balance Sheet Transition Plan Principles into concrete climate action across assets and liabilities
- Insuring and Investing in the Transition: How insurers and reinsurers can turn the Total Balance Sheet Transition Plan Principles into practice
- EFRAG releases the second edition of the mappings of digital tools, platforms and initiatives for SME sustainability reporting
Financial Crime
Focus areas: AML/CFT - Financial Crime – Fraud
- Publication of decisions on partial suspensions of activities on the basis of the Anti-Money laundering Law FR or NL
- FSMA AMLCO Newsletter : Combating money laundering and terrorist financing (‘AML/CFT’) FR or NL
Data
Focus areas: DORA – GDPR – Technology / Data / Innovation (AI) – Information and Communication Technology – Open insurance
- FSI and IAIS publish note on the cyber insurance market
- ESAs publish first annual report on major ICT-related incidents under DORA
- EIOPA publishes its 2025 Annual Report
- EDPB launches dedicated form to support GDPR consistency across the EU
- Belgian Data Protection Authority publishes 2025 Annual Report with focus on enforcement priorities and data protection trends
- EDPS warns of hidden data breach risks linked to unauthorised Shadow AI tools
- EDPB meets Commissioner and adopts common data breach notification template
- FSMA warns that Frontier AI Systems are increasing cyber risk for supervised financial entities FR or NL
- European Parliament approves Digital Omnibus on AI to simplify AI Act implementation and reduce regulatory burden
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