The Groupe was established in 1978 to bring together the actuarial associations in the European Union to represent the actuarial profession in discussion with the European Union institutions on existing and proposed EU legislation which has an impact on the profession.

The Groupe also now provides a forum for discussion amongst all actuarial associations throughout Europe. Thirty-six actuarial associations from thirty-three European countries are represented on the Groupe.

Draft agendas for the forthcoming Spring meetings (Freedoms, Insurance, Education - Madrid, 15/16 April; Pensions, IFR - Warsaw, 30 April) are now available in the members-only section.

Outline information on the 2010 Summer School, organised by the Hellenic Actuarial Society and the University of the Aegean on the island of Samos, from 30 June - 2 July, is available here. The theme is Enterprise Risk Management for Actuaries. For full details, including registration, visit the Summer School web page.

The report of CEIOPS' Task Force on the Illiquidity Premium is available on the Solvency II page.

CEIOPS' Report on Convergence 2009 and Roadmap on Convergence for 2010 are available here.

CEIOPS' third and final set of advice on Solvency II Level 2 implementing measures, together with a cover letter and a feedback statement, are available on the Solvency II page.

CEIOPS' Consultation Paper CP80 (draft Level 3 guidance on the pre-application process for internal models) is available on the Solvency II page.

CEIOPS announces establishment of a specialised Task Force to deliver on QIS5 - details are available here.

The Groupe's response to CEIOPS Consultation Papers CP63-CP79 (no comments made on CP67 or CP79, and comments on CP78 will be submitted later) is available on the Solvency II page. Note that the comments submitted are unchanged from the draft versions circulated to the Insurance Committee earlier.

CEIOPS' half-yearly report on the financial conditions and financial stability of the insurance and occupational pension fund sector in the EU/EEA, which covers developments in the (re)insurance and occupational pension fund markets for the periods 2007 and 2008, is available here.

The most up-to-date text (25 November) of the Solvency II Directive (2009/138/EC) is available on the Solvency II page.

CEIOPS' final advice to the European Commission on Solvency II Level 2 implementing measures (Consultation Papers CP26-CP62) is available on the Solvency II page.

The submission by the Groupe to CEIOPS on professional standards for the Actuarial Function under Solvency II is available here.

E-Newsletter - November 2009