Under new Solvency II requirements, the majority of European issuers were required to publish detailed Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCRs) for the first time in May 2017. The SFCRs contain a signficant amount of information on the insurance companies. This report analyses the European life insurance market, covering 200 companies from 13 countries and representing approximately £422 billion of Gross Written Premium and approximately £4,175 billion of gross Technical Provisions.