24.10.2014: EIOPA issues guidelines on the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) to national authorities responsible for the supervision of insurance undertakings and institutions for occupational retirement provision, allowing the use of the LEI as a unique identifier for insurance and reinsurance undertakings and groups and for institutions for occupational retirement provision in Europe. Institutions falling within the scope of the Solvency II Directive must have their LEI by 30 June 2015 at the latest.

With these guidelines, EIOPA supports the adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) system proposed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and endorsed by the G20 countries, which aims to achieve a unique global identifier for parties involved in financial transactions.

More information: Guidelines for the use of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) (PDF 223 kB)