Speakers
Session overview
Objectives
The session will assess how insurers can best leverage their position in the EU economy and contribute to the success of the SIU. The panel will discuss whether the revised Solvency II framework goes far enough to unlock long-term, equity and private-market investment and what further adjustments would help; the success factors for bridging citizens' savings and EU investment opportunities, including product design, advice, tax incentives and pension reform; the implications of new investment strategies (private equity, private credit) and of evolving reinsurance structures for capacity, supervision and European strategic autonomy; the role of public guarantee mechanisms and European scale-up funds in reducing the capital cost of strategic assets; insurers' contribution to financing affordable energy, digital and AI capacity, defence and adaptation; and the conditions for expanding coverage of emerging digital and cyber risks. The discussion will conclude on how Europe compares with other major jurisdictions and on priorities for the next phase of regulatory development to keep the EU insurance industry a globally competitive engine of long-term investment.
Points of discussion
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What are the key success factors to unlock insurers' investment capacity and bridging citizens' savings with EU investment opportunities?
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What are the conditions to better finance the EU's strategic priorities in the global context?