EIOPA urges re/insurers to halt dividend, buybacks amid crisis

EU regulator urges re/insurers to halt dividend, buybacks amid COVID-19 crisis

06-04-2020

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has urged re/insurers to temporarily suspend all discretionary dividend distributions and share buy backs aimed at remunerating shareholders in wake of the ongoing pandemic.

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