# Taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance - Solvency II. Recast

European Parliament procedure 2007/0143(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ECON / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 785 committee amendments tabled by 35 Members between 2008-05-07 and 2008-06-30.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance under Solvency II (recast). Amendments revise provisions on insurance and reinsurance groups, including group support as a legally binding commitment to transfer own funds between a parent undertaking and its subsidiary, the role of the group supervisor and college of supervisors, and the difference between the Solvency Capital Requirement and the minimum capital requirement.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO | Spain | S&D | 139 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28295.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 81 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 75 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| Elisa FERREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28308.md |
| Karsten Friedrich HOPPENSTEDT | Germany | PPE-DE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1222.md |
| Zsolt László BECSEY | Hungary | PPE-DE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28138.md |
| Jean-Paul GAUZÈS | France | PPE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28193.md |
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL | Spain | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1992.md |
| Peter SKINNER | United Kingdom | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2081.md |
| Gunnar HÖKMARK | Sweden | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28124.md |
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Sahra WAGENKNECHT | Germany | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28250.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Ieke van den BURG | Netherlands | PSE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4483.md |

## Official source documents

- PE400.648: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.991+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.906: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.906+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE407.989: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.989+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE408.021: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-408.021+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.365: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.365+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.418: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.418+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

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