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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🌍 The &#039;&#039;&#039;Taxonomy Regulation&#039;&#039;&#039; is a European Union legislative framework — formally Regulation (EU) 2020/852 — that establishes a classification system for determining which economic activities qualify as environmentally sustainable. For the insurance industry, this regulation carries direct consequences: insurers and [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]] operating in or serving EU markets must assess, disclose, and in some cases align their [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] portfolios, [[Definition:Investment portfolio | investment portfolios]], and product offerings against the Taxonomy&#039;s criteria for sustainability.<br /> <br /> 📋 Under the regulation, [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carriers]] are classified as financial market participants and must report the proportion of their activities that are &quot;Taxonomy-aligned&quot; — meaning they make a substantial contribution to at least one of six environmental objectives (such as climate change mitigation or pollution prevention) without significantly harming the others. [[Definition:Non-life insurance | Non-life insurers]] face specific provisions regarding the underwriting of climate-related perils, where the Taxonomy assesses whether their products facilitate [[Definition:Climate risk | climate adaptation]]. On the investment side, insurers must disclose how much of their asset portfolios finances Taxonomy-aligned activities, which influences [[Definition:Asset-liability management (ALM) | asset-liability management]] strategies and the selection of fixed-income and equity holdings.<br /> <br /> ⚡ The regulation is reshaping competitive dynamics across European insurance markets. Carriers that proactively integrate Taxonomy criteria into their [[Definition:Product development | product development]] and [[Definition:Investment strategy | investment strategies]] can attract [[Definition:Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) | ESG]]-conscious customers and institutional investors, while those slow to adapt face reputational risk and potential capital market disadvantages. Beyond Europe, the Taxonomy Regulation is influencing global insurance standards — regulators in other jurisdictions look to it as a model, and international [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]] with EU exposure must comply regardless of their home domicile, effectively extending its reach across the worldwide insurance value chain.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Climate risk]]<br /> * [[Definition:Sustainable insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Regulatory compliance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Solvency II]]<br /> * [[Definition:Non-financial reporting directive (NFRD)]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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