EIOPA: Risk Dashboard for third quarter of 2017 continues to show relative stable risk exposure of the European Union insurance sector

25 January 2018

The results show that the risk exposure of the insurance sector in the European Union remained overall stable. Despite positive macro and market trends, the risks linked to the low interest rates and to potential credit risk mispricing continued to be major concerns for the European insurance industry.

Improvements in the solvency ratios were mainly driven by the increase in the eligible own funds. Some profitability and underwriting indicators deteriorated due to the impact of the recent natural catastrophes. Market perception remained stable with some improvements in the rating outlooks.

This Risk Dashboard based on Solvency II data summarises the main risks and vulnerabilities in the European Union insurance sector through a set of risk indicators of the third quarter of 2017.

This data is based on financial stability and prudential reporting collected from 97 insurance groups and 2,963 solo insurance undertakings.

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