Biography

Andres Lehtmets is working for the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) as rapporteur for an InsurTech Task Force, which leads EIOPA’s work on digitalisation. In particular he is focusing on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, automated advice, new business models, platform economy, licensing requirements, principle of proportionality as well as digital distribution and disclosures. He is also representing EIOPA in the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) FinTech Forum. Prior to joining the EIOPA, Andres spent several years at the Insurance Policy Department in the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Estonia where he was developing policies on insurance and pension funds, focusing on data protection, administrative and criminal sanctions and financial innovation. He was also taking part in the EU decision making process as well as the transposition of EU law into domestic law (e.g. Solvency II, IDD, GDPR). Under the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2017 he was member of the Working Party on Insurance (PEPP).