Solvency II came into effect on 1 January 2016 and introduced a number of disclosure requirements for European insurers. Under the new requirements, the majority of European insurers were required to publish detailed Solvency and Financial Condition Reports for the first time in May 2017. Our analysis of the European life insurance market covers 200 companies from 13 countries, representing approximately €475 billion in gross written premium and approximately €4,700 billion of gross technical provisions.