Ireland: Insurance

On 28 April 2026, the Government approved landmark amendments to the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 to put a statutory “Right to Be Forgotten” for cancer survivors into Irish law.

A ‘resolution stay recognition clause’ in a relevant financial contract governed by the law of a third-country if the contract either creates a new obligation or materially amends an existing obligation...

The Central Bank of Ireland emphasizes the critical need for financial institutions to strengthen their anti-financial crime frameworks amid global instability, while European regulators advance new technical standards...

A ‘resolution stay recognition clause’ in a relevant financial contract governed by the law of a third-country if the contract either creates a new obligation or materially amends an existing obligation...

The Irish Government has published its Summer 2026 legislative programme, outlining 38 priority bills for financial services regulation including NAMA dissolution, IMF contributions, and anti-money laundering reforms. Meanwhile, European regulators advance critical frameworks through AMLA's business-wide risk assessment guidelines, EIOPA's proportional reinsurance guidance, and the official publication of the EU's crisis management and deposit insurance legislative package.

On 3 February 2026, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ("EIOPA") launched a public consultation (the "Consultation") on the supervisory statement on the authorisation and ongoing supervision of (re)insurance undertakings related to private equity ("PE") firms (the "Supervisory Statement").