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7/15/2022

United States and European Union Hold Fifth Joint Committee Meeting under the Bilateral Agreement on Prudential Me…

United States and European Union Hold Fifth Joint Committee
Meeting under the Bilateral Agreement on Prudential Measures
Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance
July 14, 2022

On the 14th of July 2022, the United States and the European Union held the fi h 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 ʻcovered agreementʼ 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, and 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 fi h 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 acknowledged progress made toward
full implementation of the Agreement, including implementation and full applicability of
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 3 (concerning reinsurance collateral) in September 2022. In this
regard, they discussed the status of the removal of collateral and local presence
requirements, the procedure for potential pre-emption, and provisions regarding group
supervision and the 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
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close coordination between the two sides. Consistent with 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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