Insurance & Reinsurance

Our Role

The Central Bank is responsible for the supervision of life, non-life and reinsurance firms.

Regulatory and Supervisory Framework

The Central Bank takes a risk-based, outcomes-focused approach to supervision. This allows us to deploy our finite resources in a manner which targets the areas that pose the greatest risks to our four safeguarding outcomes:

• Protection of consumer and investor interests
• Safety and soundness of firms
• Financial stability
• Integrity of the financial system

Our Supervisory Principles provide a common understanding of how we deliver on our safeguarding outcomes. They also enable the public and our other stakeholders to understand how, at a macro level, the Central Bank approaches supervision. Further information on our supervisory approach is set out in “Our Approach to Supervision”.

Registers

Our Registers contain the complete list of (re)insurance undertakings authorised to provide (re)insurance in Ireland.

Please see supported subpages:

• Communications
• Legislation
• Supervisory Disclosures
• Requirements and Guidance
• Authorisation Process
• Supervision Process
• Reporting Requirements
• Passporting In/Out
• National Specific Templates
• Amendments Processing
• Insurance Compensation Fund
• Solvency and Financial Condition Report repository