| Link(s): | EIOPA publishes its 2025 Annual Report – European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority Annual Report 2025 |
Context
EIPOA has published its 2025 Annual Report, detailing its work and outlining its accomplishments in the past year. Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability, rapid advances in AI, more frequent and intense weather events, and the rise of cyber threats, EIOPA states that it has “…remained committed to protecting the public interest by contributing to the stability, effectiveness and sustainability of the European financial system.”
Key points to note and next actions
In line with the European Commission’s priorities, EIOPA has defined its approach on regulatory simplification and burden reduction, advocating for smarter, more harmonised regulation, alongside more effective supervision at EU level.
The report states that, in 2025, EIOPA successfully delivered on its strategic priorities to:
- Embed regulatory simplification and burden reduction principles across different areas of work,
- Contribute to building up sustainable insurance and pensions, including by addressing protection gaps,
- Support the supervisory community and the industry in mitigating the risks of the digital transformation and seize its opportunities, including by further promoting a data-driven culture,
- Promote sound, efficient and consistent prudential and conduct supervision throughout Europe, particularly in view of increasing cross-border business,
- Deliver high-quality advice and other policy work taking into account changing and growing needs of society as well as the effects of new financial regulation,
- Further enhance financial stability, with a particular focus on analysing the risks, vulnerabilities and emerging threats within the EU’s financial sector,
- Serve as a model EU authority with high professional standards, cost-effective governance, and a positive reputation within the EU and globally.
There are several familiar themes within these priorities