Risk Dashboard: European insurers’ macro risk exposures decreased, while concerns going forward remain

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its Risk Dashboard based on the third quarter of 2020 Solvency II data.

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https://www.eiopa.europa.eu/content/risk-dashboard-european-insurers-macro-risk-exposures-decreased_enhttps://www.eiopa.europa.eu/content/risk-dashboard-european-insurers-macro-risk-exposures-decreased_en
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星期二, 二月 9, 2021
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Capital requirement, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, European Union, Insurance regulation, Finance, Money, Macro risk, Solvency II, Insurance, Risk, Own risk and solvency assessment
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  • The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its Risk Dashboard based on the third quarter of 2020 Solvency II data.
  • The results show that insurers exposures to macro risks decreased from very high to high level, while all other risk categories remain at medium level.
  • With regards to macro risk, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecasts, amid upward revisions, show the strongest expected decline in the last quarter of 2020 and the first recovery in the second quarter of 2021.
  • Financial markets positively reacted to the Covid-19 vaccine news in the second half of 2020 with market and credit risk indicators stabilising.
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