The Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF) published remarks by its President, Gabriel Bernardino, delivered at the 11th National Congress of Insurance Agents and Brokers, setting out ASF’s strategic priorities most closely linked to the regulation and supervision of insurance intermediation. The speech highlighted the need to address protection gaps in Portuguese society, particularly in complementary retirement provision and protection against natural catastrophes, and emphasised the role that insurance intermediaries can play in helping to mitigate those gaps.