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Published date: 28 February 2017

EIOPA's new Risk Dashboard for the first time based on the Solvency II Data

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published for the first time after the implementation of the new Solvency II regime its new Risk Dashboard.

Although Solvency II implied a major change in the methodological framework for the calculation of the solvency capital requirements, the initial transition to the new regime was smooth. The results for the third-quarter 2016 show that the low-yield environment and market risks continue to be a major challenge for the European insurance sector.

The new EIOPA Risk Dashboard is based on an extended sample of undertakings and on an improved methodological approach.

Background

The Risk Dashboard is a quarterly publication summarising the main risks and vulnerabilities in the European insurance sector by using a set of indicators grouped into seven risk categories: macro risks, credit risks, market risks, liquidity and funding risks, profitability and solvency, interlinkages and imbalances and insurance (underwriting r