Bipar

22/08/2017

Find background on Data protection here:

Please find our commentary on GDPR (2016) here.

10/08/2017

Find background on Pensions here:
http://bipar.eu/en/page/pensio

On 14 December 2016, the Directive on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORP II) was adopted. It entered into force on 12 January 2017. Member States have two years to transpose it into national law. It aims to ensure the soundness of occupational…

03/08/2017

Find background on Fintech and Insurtech here:

Big Data is defined by the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (i.e. the three ESAs: EIOPA, ESMA and EBA) as “situations where high volumes of different types of data produced with high velocity from a high number of various types of sources are processed, often in real time, by…

24/07/2017

Find background on PRIIPs here:

The EU Regulation on "key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs)" introduces a standardised, easy to understand “Key Information Document (KID)” for PRIIPs, which should facilitate comparison between different products. Its application date was pos...

13/07/2017

Find background on MiFID II here:

MiFID II, the Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments repealing MiFID I, was adopted in May 2014. Its transposition and application dates were delayed by one year: Member States now have to transpose the new rules by 2 July 2017 and they apply as of 3 January 2018.

04/07/2017

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04/07/2017

Find background on IDD here:

The IDD introduces new rules on insurance distribution. It came into force on 23 February 2016 and must be implemented into the national laws of the EU Member States by

25/01/2017

In view of the 25/01 EP ECON scrutiny session, please find here BIPAR’s position on IDD Delegated Acts:

- BIPAR welcomes that the IDD aims to establish the conditions necessary for better consumer protection, fair competition between distributors of insurance products and to create more opportunities for cross-border business. It encourages all delegated acts which contribute to these objectives. It b...

22/12/2016

14/11/2016

Welcome to our page.

BIPAR is the European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries. It groups 53 national associations in 30 countries. Through its national associations, BIPAR represents the interests of insurance agents and brokers and financial intermediaries with the European authorities.

BIPAR's primary mission is to promote a European regulatory environment in which intermediaries can prosper and that, at the same time, ensures fair competition, an adequate level of consumer protection and a sound insurance market.

BIPAR is the European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries