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

SECTION 5U.K.Layout of the profit and loss account

Article 33U.K.

1.The Member States shall prescribe the layout shown in Article 34 for profit and loss accounts.

2.The technical account for non-life-insurance business shall be used for those classes of direct insurance which are within the scope of Directive 73/239/EEC and for the corresponding classes of reinsurance business.

3.The technical account for life-assurance business shall be used for those classes of direct insurance which are within the scope of Directive 79/267/EEC and for the corresponding classes of reinsurance business.

4.Member States may require or permit undertakings the activities of which consist wholly of reinsurance to use the technical account for non-life-insurance business for all their business. This shall also apply to undertakings underwriting direct non-life-insurance and also reinsurance.

Article 34U.K.Profit and loss account

I. Technical account — Non-life-insurance business
1.Earned premiums, net of reinsurance:
(a)gross premiums written
(b)outward reinsurance premiums (-)
(c)change in the gross provision for unearned premiums and, in so far as national legislation authorizes the inclusion of this provision in liabilities item C (1), in the provision for unexpired risks (+ / -)
(d)change in the provision for unearned premiums, reinsurers' share (+ / -)
2.Allocated investment return transferred from the non-technical account (item III (6))
3.Other technical income, net of reinsurance
4.Claims incurred, net of reinsurance:
(a)claims paid
(aa)gross amount
(bb)reinsurers' share (-)
(b)change in the provision for claims,
(aa)gross amount
(bb)reinsurers' share (-)
5.Changes in other technical provisions, net of reinsurance, not shown under other headings (+ / -)
6.Bonuses and rebates, net of reinsurance
7.Net operating expenses:
(a)acquisition costs
(b)change in deferred acquisition costs (+ / -)
(c)administrative expenses
(d)reinsurance commissions

and profit participation (-)

8.Other technical charges, net of reinsurance
9.Change in the equalization provision (+ / -)
10.Sub-total (balance on the technical account for non-life-insurance business (item III 1)).
II. Technical account — Life-assurance business
1.Earned premiums, net of reinsurance:
(a)gross premiums written
(b)outward reinsurance premiums (-)
(c)change in the provision for unearned premiums, net of reinsurance (+ / -)
2.Investment income:
(a)income from participating interests,

with a separate indication of that derived from affiliated undertakings …

(b)income from other investments,

with a separate indication of that derived from affiliated undertakings …

(aa)income from land and buildings
(bb)income from other investments
(c)value re-adjustments on investments
(d)gains on the realization of investments
3.Unrealized gains on investments
4.Other technical income, net of reinsurance
5.Claims incurred, net of reinsurance:
(a)claims paid
(aa)gross amount
(bb)reinsurers' share (-)
(b)change in the provision for claims
(aa)gross amount
(bb)reinsurers' share (-)
6.Change in other technical provisions, net of reinsurance, not shown under other headings (+ / -):
(a)life assurance provision, net of reinsurance
(aa)gross amount
(bb)reinsurers' share (-)
(b)other technical provisions, net of reinsurance
7.Bonuses and rebates, net of reinsurance
8.Net operating expenses:
(a)acquisition costs,
(b)change in deferred acquisition costs (+ / -)
(c)administrative expenses
(d)reinsurance commissions

and profit participation (-)

9.Investment charges:
(a)investment management charges, including interest
(b)value adjustments on investments
(c)losses on the realization of investments
10.Unrealized losses on investments
11.Other technical charges, net of reinsurance
12.Allocated investment return transferred to the non-technical account (-) (item III 4))
13.Sub-total: (balance on the technical account — life assurance business) (item III 2))
III. Non-technical account
1.Balance on the technical account — non-life-insurance business (item I (10))
2.Balance on the technical account — life-assurance business (item II (13))
3.Investment income
(a)income from participating interests,

with a separate indication of that derived from affiliated undertakings …

(b)income from other investments,

with a separate indication of that derived from affiliated undertakings …

(aa)income from land and buildings
(bb)income from other investments
(c)value re-adjustments on investments
(d)gains on the realization of investments
4.Allocated investment return transferred from the life-assurance technical account (item II (12))
5.Investment charges:
(a)investment management charges, including interest
(b)value adjustments on investments
(c)losses on the realization of investments
6.Allocated investment return transferred to the non-life-insurance technical account (item I 2))
7.Other income
8.Other charges, including value adjustments
9.Tax on profit or loss on ordinary activities
10.Profit or loss on ordinary activities after tax
11.Extraordinary income
12.Extraordinary charges
13.Extraordinary profit or loss
14.Tax on extraordinary profit or loss
15.Other taxes not shown under the preceding items
16.Profit or loss for the financial year