This report reviews regulatory updates in October for life insurance companies. We note items published by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Details include:

• ESAs publish two amended ITS on the mapping of ECAI and a FAQ factsheet about sustainable finance
• EIOPA publishes Q2 Insurance Risk Dashboard and a Q&A on regulatory updates
• FCA  speeches & publications on VFM framework, ESG, and SDR
• PRA publishes Taxonomy v2.0.0 PWD, statement on the recalculation of the TMTP, CP24/23, and the seventh edition of the Regulatory Initiatives Grid