Insurance Regulatory Watch – March 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
- Insurance Europe position on EC supplementary pensions package
- The FSMA has published a communication outlining its expectations and recommendations regarding the payment of supplementary pensions – FR - NL
- Communication to the SMA/VMOB regarding the qualitative documents to be submitted by the SMA/VMOB and the appointed auditors during the year 2026 – FR - NL
- EIOPA publishes third Report on the application of the Insurance Distribution Directive
Financial Crime
Focus areas: AML/CFT - Financial Crime – Fraud
Data
Focus areas: DORA – GDPR – Technology / Data / Innovation (AI) – Information and Communication Technology – Open insurance
- Insurance Europe insights on the Digital Omnibus – supporting innovation and consumer portection in the insurance sector
- EDPS Compass: explaining supervision of EUIs and enforcement of the AI Act to ensure the safe, compliant and human-centric development and use of AI systems.
- EDPB launches coordinated enforcement action on transparency and information obligations under the GDPR
Sustainability
Focus areas: Taxonomy – SFDR – CSRD – CSDDD – Sustainability preferences – Climate Risks – Greenwashing – Stress testing – ORSA – Protection Gap - …
- EIOPA and EUSPA harness Copernicus data to strengthen the supervision of extreme weather events
- European Parliament resolution of 9 July 2025 on the implementation and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (2025/2014(INI)) – FR – NL
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