EIOPA consults on draft Guidelines on integrating the customer’s sustainability preferences in the suitability assessment under the IDD
13 April 2022
Restricting the potential for the mis-selling of insurance products with regard to the sustainability preferences of consumers; and promoting a more convergent approach by NCAs in the supervision of insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries.
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has launched today a public consultation
on draft Guidelines on integrating the customer’s sustainability
preferences in the suitability assessment under the IDD. The Guidelines
stem from Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1257 and aim at:
- Promoting a coherent application of the Delegated Regulation by
insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries across Member States
and National Competent Authorities (NCAs);
- Restricting the potential for the mis-selling of insurance products
with regard to the sustainability preferences of consumers; and
- Promoting a more convergent approach by NCAs in the supervision of insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries.
EIOPA’s draft Guidelines provide guidance on:
- How to help customers better understand the concept of “sustainability preferences” and their investment choices;
- The collection of information on sustainability preferences from customers;
- How to match customer preferences with products, based on the SFDR product disclosures;
- When to assess sustainability preferences (i.e. only once the
suitability of the product has been assessed according to the customer’s
knowledge and experience, financial situation and other investment
objectives); and
- The sustainable finance-related competences expected of insurance
intermediaries and insurance undertakings who provide advice on IBIPs.
EIOPA is mindful of the underlying complexity of the regulatory
framework and has illustrated the guidelines with diagrams and flow
charts to facilitate comprehension. EIOPA is also considering the
development of user-friendly guides for both consumers and insurance
undertakings and insurance intermediaries to facilitate an informed
sales process for sustainable products.
Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback to this consultation
paper by responding to the questions via the online survey by 13 May
2022. EIOPA appreciates that the public consultation period is short,
but this is to make it possible to finalise the guidelines in time for
the application date of 2 August 2022 of Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2021/1257.
Further to this consultation, EIOPA will also hold a public hearing with stakeholders on 6 May 2022, which is open to registration until 30 April 2022.
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