Ireland: Insurance Laws and Products

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...

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.

Recent guidance from Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) clarifies how accommodation and health insurance obligations must be handled for non-EEA workers...

This quarterly update examines critical regulatory developments affecting the insurance sector from October to December 2025, including ESG stress testing guidelines, private equity supervision frameworks, and the advancement of the Savings and Investments Union. The document analyzes EIOPA's strategic priorities through 2030, implementation of the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive, and evolving AML/CFT requirements under the new AMLA framework.

The Central Bank's review of life insurers focused on Pillar 1 of its Cross-Industry Guidance on Operational Resilience (as amended).

On 17 September 2025, the Government Legislation Programme for Autumn 2025 was published ("Programme"). The Programme identifies 34 bills to be prioritised for publication and 33 bills...

On 1 October 2024, EIOPA published its first batch of consultation papers on technical standards which relate to anticipated changes under the Solvency II Directive.

In May 2025, the CBI issued a data request in relation to asset-intensive reinsurance ("AIR") to 11 firms, made up of life insurers and reinsurers covering domestic and international business...