Council Directive of 19 December 1991 on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of insurance undertakings (91/674/EEC)

Article 24U.K.Liabilities: items C (1) (b), (2) (b), (3) (b), (4) (b) and (6) (b) and D (b)Reinsurance amounts

1.The reinsurance amounts shall comprise the actual or estimated amounts which, under contractual reinsurance arrangements, are deducted from the gross amounts of technical provisions.

2.As regards the provision for unearned premiums, the reinsurance amounts shall be calculated according to the methods referred to in Article 57 or in accordance with the terms of the reinsurance policy.

3.Member States may require or permit the reinsurance amounts to be shown as assets. Where this option is exercised, those amounts shall be shown as assets under an item Da (Reinsurers' share of technical provisions), subdivided as follows:

1.

Provision for unearned premiums

2.

Life assurance provision

3.

Claims outstanding

4.

Provisions for bonuses and rebates (unless shown under 2)

5.

Other technical provisions

6.

Technical provisions for life-assurance policies where the investment risk is borne by the policyholders.

Notwithstanding Article 5, these items shall not be combined.