Paul Fox

Senior Research & Advocacy Officer

As Senior Research and Advocacy Officer, Paul works on climate risk and insurance.

Paul has more than 10 years experience in financial services lobbying in Brussels.

He previously worked as a public affairs advisor for the European insurance industry. He has worked on a wide range of EU financial regulation, from consumer protection from a financial inclusion perspective to prudential files and most recently on sustainable finance..

At Finance Watch Paul works on climate risk and insurance. He has been the Finance Watch representative at the Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) since 2017 and has chaired the group since June 2022.

Paul holds a Master degree in European Public Policy from the School of Public Policy at University College London.

Policy Areas

Stability & Supervision
Sustainable Finance

Areas of expertise:

Insurance
Climate risk

Contact Information

Paul Fox

[email protected] +32 (0)2 880 04 32

Finance Watch

Rue des Colonies 56 box 3 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium

Participated in these publications

Sustainable Finance

03/06/2025

Paul Fox

Contact Information

Participated in these publications

Recommendations to EIOPA on the integration of sustainability risks in Solvency II

Swift action needed to address fossil fuel risks to financial stability – Open letter

IAIS progresses but must do more to capture climate risk in the ICP framework – Consultation

Open letter – Insurers’ capital requirements should reflect transition risk

IAIS work on climate scenario analysis needs a reality check (Consultation response)

Consultation response: IAIS public consultation on climate risk supervisory guidance

Open letter calling on policy-makers for a Basel-compliant Europe

Consultation response – EIOPA Discussion Paper on Prudential Treatment of Sustainability Risks

Consultation response – A precautionary approach is crucial for finance ministers to drive climate action

Joint letter – 16 organisations urge ECON to bolster action against climate risk in Basel III finalisation

Open letter calling on the G20 for a #SafeTransition

Letter to the ISSB on its proposals for International Sustainability Reporting Standards

Open letter: banks and insurers must account for climate risk

Response to the FSB Consultation on Supervisory and Regulatory Approaches to Climate-related Risks

Response to consultation on IDD guidelines for sustainability preferences in suitability assessment

Response to the ESMA consultation on guidelines for MiFID II suitability requirements

Feedback on OCC Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks

Report – From debtor prisons to being prisoners of debt

Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks: Response to the FIO

Response to Commission public consultation: Retail investment strategy for Europe

A Wrinkle in the Process: Financial Inclusion Barriers in an Ageing Europe – Report

Responsible lending and privacy protection: A consumer perspective

Report “Basic Financial Services”

Response to EIOPA consultation on sustainability within Solvency II

Towards inclusive, safe and sustainable financial services for consumers

Insurance and discrimination: Guaranteeing full and equal access to basic insurance

EIOPA consultation on integration of sustainability risks and factors

Brexit: Preparing for a future UK-EU trade relationship

EIOPA consultation on resolution funding and national IGSs

Finance Watch recommendations for a Pan-European Personal Pension Product

Participated in these articles

Climate risk and insurance: a small step forward, but is it enough?

Europe must harmonise its patchwork of transition plan requirements

Brexit and financial services: What is at stake for citizens?

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