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Third Joint Committee Meeting Under The Bilateral Agreement Between The United States Of America And The Europ…

Third Joint Committee Meeting Under The Bilateral Agreement
Between The United States Of America And The European Union
On Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance And Reinsurance
October 30, 2020

WASHINGTON – On October 26, 2020, the United States and the European Union held the
third meeting of the Joint Committee established under the U.S.-EU Agreement on
Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (“the Agreement” herea er). The
United States and the European Union signed the Agreement on September 22, 2017, and
the Agreement entered into force on April 4, 2018.
The Agreement—which is a ‘covered agreement’ as defined by the Dodd-Frank Act for the
United States and an agreement under Articles 114 and 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning
of the European Union for the European Union—addresses three areas of prudential
insurance oversight: (1) reinsurance, (2) group supervision, and (3) the exchange of insurance
information between supervisors.
The Joint Committee meeting was conducted by video conference and attended by
representatives from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the O ice of the U.S. Trade
Representative, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Financial Stability,
Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, as well as by U.S. state insurance
commissioners and representatives from the European Insurance and Occupational
Pensions Authority and the Federal Reserve Board.
During this third Joint Committee meeting under the Agreement, participants on both sides
provided updates regarding the implementation of the Agreement on reinsurance, group
supervision and exchange of information.
Both sides discussed progress made toward timely implementation of the Agreement,
including on the removal of collateral and local presence requirements for reinsurers, on the
provisions on group supervision and on exchange of information. In addition, the United
States and the European Union rea irmed their commitment to continuous review of
progress on the Agreement and close coordination between the two sides. Consistent with
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the Agreement, both sides are continuing to encourage relevant authorities to refrain from
taking any measures that are inconsistent with any of the provisions of the Agreement.
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