Insurance Regulatory Watch – September 2025
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
- Sustainability
- Risk Culture & Governance
- Financial Crime
- Data
Sustainability
Focus areas: Taxonomy – SFDR – CSRD – CSDDD – Sustainability preferences – Climate Risks – Greenwashing – Stress testing – ORSA – Protection Gap - …
Risk Culture & Governance
Focus areas: Business Continuity / Operational Resilience – COVID – Culture - Governance & Risk Management - Outsourcing – Recovery & Resolution - Solvency II
- Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) Making Value for Money (VfM), inducements & consumer journey rules work for consumers, insurers and Europe
- IAIS relaunches the ICP Self-Assessment Tool (SAT)
- TRV Risk Monitor ESMA Report on Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities
- FSMA Newsletter for intermediaries: What does ‘fit & proper’ mean? FR or NL
- FSMA undertakes sanctions: dozens of employers have entered into an agreed settlement regarding individual pension plans FR or NL
- EIOPA publishes factsheet on the asset allocation of occupational pension funds
Financial Crime
Focus areas: AML/CFT - Financial Crime – Fraud
- FATF, Egmont Group, INTERPOL and UNODC call for stronger co-operation between countries as they launch handbook to fight ML
- FSMA has updated its handbook on the AML/CFT overall risk assessment for intermediaries FR or NL
Data
Focus areas: DORA – GDPR – Technology / Data / Innovation (AI) – Information and Communication Technology – Open insurance
- Digital Services Act: keeping us safe online
- EDPB Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR
- EDPS Opinion: Sharing of personal data with the United States must be accompanied by comprehensive and effective safeguards
- EDPS "TechDispatch #2/2025 - Human Oversight of Automated Decision-Making"
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.
