Solvency II a "Game Changer", EU Supervision Boss Says

Ljubljana, 4 September - The Solvency II directive, which will enter into force as of 2016, will be a "game changer", according to Gabriel Bernardino, chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA). It will require a "cultural change" but will ultimately benefit the insurance industry as well as consumers, he told the STA in an interview.

Ljubljana Gabriel Bernardino, the chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Gabriel Bernardino, the chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Gabriel Bernardino, the chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Gabriel Bernardino, the chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Gabriel Bernardino, the chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Gabriel Bernardino, the chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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