Insurance companies: content on supervisory disclosure updated
Summary
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) updated its website section on insurance supervision disclosure, effective April 2026. The update provides general qualitative information regarding the FMA's activities in 2025 under the Supervisory Review Process. Disclosed information must be easily accessible, justifiable, and comparable per VAG 2016 and EU Implementing Regulation 2015/2451.
What changed
The FMA updated the insurance supervision disclosure section of its website to provide general qualitative information reflecting the FMA's activities during 2025 in the Supervisory Review Process. The disclosure obligations stem from the Insurance Supervision Act 2016 (VAG 2016) and EU Implementing Regulation 2015/2451, which require that disclosed information be easily accessible, justifiable, and comparable across supervisory authorities.\n\nInsurance companies and supervised entities should monitor these website updates as they provide insight into supervisory expectations and priorities. While this update does not create new regulatory obligations, it reflects the FMA's commitment to transparency and uniform disclosure standards under the European supervisory framework.
What to do next
- Monitor FMA disclosure website for insurance supervision updates
- Review updated supervisory disclosure content for 2025 activities
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Insurance companies: content on supervisory disclosure updated
- April 2026
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The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has updated the section of its website about insurance supervision regarding supervisory disclosure. The target of supervisory disclosure is to facilitate a uniform standard of transparency and responsibility of supervisory authorities.
The FMA’s disclosure obligations regarding insurance undertakings are set out in the Insurance Supervision Act 2016 (VAG 2016; Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz 2016) as well as Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2451. Disclosed information should be easily accessible, justifiable, and comparable.
The FMA website’s content about insurance undertakings is updated regularly. The current update makes general qualitative information available within the scope of the FMA’s activities in 2025 in the Supervisory Review Process.
The new web page can be found at: https://www.fma.gv.at/en/insurance/disclosure/
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