Ireland—Banking & Financial Services analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody’s Insurance and Reinsurance Team. It covers the launch of the voluntary Motor Insurance Transparency Code, the Central Bank of Ireland’s (CBI’s) first quarterly insurance newsletter of 2026 and its motor insurance data releases, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) consultations on reporting and disclosure requirements, initiatives to improve risk management of extreme weather events, developments relating to Directive (EU) 2016/97, the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) and updates to Directive 2009/138/EC, Solvency II, reporting and disclosure requirements.