Annual Report 2023

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Solvency II

European directive for the insurance industry. The new European regulatory regime for (re)insurers that entered into force on 1 January 2016 on the basis of the Solvency II Directive (Directive 2009 / 138 / EC) is comprised of risk-based capital requirements and imposes quantitative, qualitative and reporting-related requirements in three main areas known as pillars.