The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has called for a centralised approach to pensions and insurance data collection across the EU, warning that "fragmented" national practices are hindering the single market.
In its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the integration of EU capital markets, EIOPA said that it could “act as a central data hub – both receiving from and providing access to all national competent authorities (NCAs) across both the insurance and pensions sectors”