Reinsurance

In 2000, Member States and the Commission Services agreed to start a project in order to assess the possibility of establishing a harmonised framework for reinsurance supervision in the EU. Focus was made on studying a “fast-track” approach. This approach will necessarily to a large extent have to be based on current direct insurance supervision rules.

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Media links

Regulatory Impact Assessment of the European Commission´s proposal (PDF, 107KB)

External links

European Commission staff’s recommendations for quantitative parameters

The European Commission's formal proposal (21 April 2004)

European Union Financial Services index