His appointment comes following a member selection procedure with 215 applications from 25 European countries. He takes up his appointment on 4 September 2018 and will serve a term of two-and-a-half years. 

The IRSG advisory body is made up of directors of European insurers, representatives of consumer organisations, and independent scientific experts from all over Europe. Members of the IRSG provide solicited and unsolicited recommendations to EIOPA in all areas falling under EIOPA's mandate. Roger Laeven will be inaugurated in September 2018 in Frankfurt.