European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
	; Westhafen Tower in Frankfurt, seat of EIOPA since 2011
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 2011
Preceding agency	Committee of Insurance and Occupational Pensions Regulators (CEIOPS);
Jurisdiction	European Union
Headquarters	Frankfurt am Main
Agency executive	Petra Hielkema, Chair;
Key document	Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010;
Website	eiopa.europa.eu

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is a European Union financial regulatory agency. It was established in 2011 under EU Regulation 1094/2010.

EIOPA is one of the three European Supervisory Authorities responsible for microprudential oversight at the European Union level within the European System of Financial Supervision, together with the European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

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