ANNEX IIIU.K. Instructions regarding the templates for the solvency and condition report of groups

S.05.02 — Premiums, claims and expenses by country U.K.

General comments:

[F1This section relates to annual disclosure of information for groups. Participating insurance and reinsurance undertakings, insurance holding companies or mixed financial holding companies are not required to disclose template S.05.02.01 of Annex I where the home country represents 90 % or more of the total gross written premiums.]

[F2This template shall be disclosed from an accounting perspective, i.e.: Local GAAP or IFRS if accepted as local GAAP. The template is based on a year-to-date basis. Undertakings shall use the recognition and valuation basis as for the published financial statements, no new recognition or re-valuation is required except for the classification between investment contracts and insurance contracts when this is applicable in the financial statements. This template shall include all insurance business regardless of the possible different classification between investment contracts and insurance contracts applicable in the financial statements.]

This template covers only insurance and reinsurance business within the scope of the consolidated financial statements.

The following criteria for the classification by country shall be used:

  • The information, provided by country, shall be completed for the five countries with the biggest amount of gross written premiums in addition to the home country or until reaching 90 % of the total gross written premiums:

  • For the direct insurance business for the lines of business, as defined in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35, ‘Medical expense’, ‘Income protection’, ‘Workers' compensation’, ‘Fire and other damage to property’ and ‘Credit and suretyship’ information shall be disclosed by country where the risk is situated as defined in Article 13 (13) of Directive 2009/138/EC;

  • For direct insurance business for all other lines of business, information shall be disclosed by country where the contract was entered into;

  • For proportional and non–proportional reinsurance information shall be disclosed by country of localisation of the ceding undertaking.

For the purposes of this template ‘country where the contract was entered into’ means:

(e)

The country where the insurance undertaking is established (home country) when the contract was not sold through a branch or freedom to provide services;

(f)

The country where the branch is located (host country) when the contract was sold through a branch;

(g)

The country where the freedom to provide services was notified (host country) when the contract was sold through freedom to provide services.

(h)

If an intermediary is used or in any other situation, it is a), b) or c) depending on who sold the contract.

ITEM INSTRUCTIONS
Non–life insurance and reinsurance obligations
C0020 to C0060/R0010Top 5 countries (by amount of gross premiums written) — non–life obligationsIdentify the ISO 3166–1 alpha–2 code of the countries being disclosed for the non–life obligations.
C0080 to C0140/R0110Premiums written — Gross — Direct BusinessDefinition of premiums written provided in application of directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: gross premiums written shall comprise all amounts due during the financial year in respect of insurance contracts, arising from direct business, regardless of the fact that such amounts may relate in whole or in part to a later financial year..
C0080 to C0140/R0120Premiums written — Gross — Proportional reinsurance acceptedDefinition of premiums written provided in application of directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: gross premiums written shall comprise all amounts due during the financial year in respect of insurance contracts, arising from proportional reinsurance accepted business, regardless of the fact that such amounts may relate in whole or in part to a later financial year.
C0080 to C0140/R0130Premiums written — Gross — Non proportional reinsurance acceptedDefinition of premiums written provided in application of directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: gross premiums written shall comprise all amounts due during the financial year in respect of insurance contracts, arising from non–proportional reinsurance accepted business, regardless of the fact that such amounts may relate in whole or in part to a later financial year.
C0080 to C0140/R0140Premiums written — Reinsurers' shareDefinition of premiums written provided in application of directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: gross premiums written shall comprise all amounts ceded to reinsurers during the financial year in respect of insurance contracts regardless of the fact that such amounts may relate in whole or in part to a later financial year.
C0080 to C0140/R0200Premiums written — netDefinition of premiums written provided in application of directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the net premiums written represent the sum of the direct business and the accepted reinsurance business reduced by the amount ceded to reinsurance undertakings.
C0080 to C0140/R0210Premiums earned — Gross — Direct businessDefinition of earned premiums provided in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the sum of gross premiums written minus the change in the gross provision for unearned premiums related to insurance direct business.
C0080 to C0140/R0220Premiums earned — Gross — Proportional reinsurance acceptedDefinition of earned premiums provided in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the sum of gross premiums written minus the change in the gross provision for unearned premiums related to proportional reinsurance accepted business.
C0080 to C0140/R0230Premiums earned — Gross — Non proportional reinsurance acceptedDefinition of earned premiums provided in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the sum of gross premiums written minus the change in the gross provision for unearned premiums related to non–proportional reinsurance accepted business.
C0080 to C0140/R0240Premiums earned — reinsurers' shareDefinition of earned premiums provided in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the reinsurer's share in gross premiums written minus the change in the reinsurer's share in provision for unearned premiums.
C0080 to C0140/R0300Premiums earned — NetDefinition of earned premiums provided in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the sum of gross premiums written minus the change in the gross provision for unearned premiums related to the sum of the direct business and the accepted reinsurance business reduced by the amount ceded to reinsurance undertakings.
C0080 to C0140/R0310Claims incurred Gross — Direct business

Claims incurred in the reporting period as defined in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the claims incurred means the sum of the claims paid and the change in the provision for claims during the financial year related to insurance contracts arising from direct business.

This shall exclude claims management expenses and the movement in provisions in claims management expenses.

C0080 to C0140/R0320Claims incurred Gross — Proportional reinsurance accepted

Claims incurred in the reporting period as defined in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the claims incurred means the sum of the claims paid and the change in the provision for claims during the financial year related to insurance contracts arising from proportional reinsurance accepted.

This shall exclude claims management expenses and the movement in provisions in claims management expenses.

C0080 to C0140/R0330Claims incurred — Gross — Non proportional reinsurance accepted

Claims incurred in the reporting period as defined in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the claims incurred means the sum of the claims paid and the change in the provision for claims during the financial year related to insurance contracts arising from non–proportional reinsurance accepted.

This shall exclude claims management expenses and the movement in provisions in claims management expenses.

C0080 to C0140/R0340Claims incurred — Reinsurers' share

Claims incurred in the reporting period as defined in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the claims incurred means the the reinsurer's share in sum of the claims paid and the change in the provision for claims during the financial year.

This shall exclude claims management expenses and the movement in provisions in claims management expenses.

C0080 to C0140/R0400Claims incurred — Net

Claims incurred in the reporting period as defined in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the claims incurred means the sum of the claims paid and the change in the provision for claims during the financial year related to the sum of the direct business and the accepted reinsurance business reduced by the amount ceded to reinsurance undertakings.

This shall exclude claims management expenses and the movement in provisions in claims management expenses.

[F2C0080 to C0140/R0410 Changes in other technical provisions — Gross — Direct business

Changes in other technical provisions as defined in Directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the changes in other technical provisions for the gross direct business.

This item shall be reported as a positive amount if the variation is negative (reduction of other technical provisions leading to a profit) or as a negative amount if variation is positive (increase of other technical provisions leading to a loss).]

[F2C0080 to C0140/R0420 Changes in other technical provisions — Gross — Proportional reinsurance accepted

Changes in other technical provisions as defined in Directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the changes in other technical provisions for the gross proportional reinsurance accepted.

This item shall be reported as a positive amount if the variation is negative (reduction of other technical provisions leading to a profit) or as a negative amount if variation is positive (increase of other technical provisions leading to a loss).]

[F2C0080 to C0140/R0430 Changes in other technical provisions — Gross — Non- proportional reinsurance accepted

Changes in other technical provisions as defined in Directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the changes in other technical provisions for the gross non- proportional reinsurance accepted.

This item shall be reported as a positive amount if the variation is negative (reduction of other technical provisions leading to a profit) or as a negative amount if variation is positive (increase of other technical provisions leading to a loss).]

[F2C0080 to C0140/R0440 Changes in other technical provisions — Reinsurers' share

Changes in other technical provisions as defined in Directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the changes in other technical provisions related to the amounts ceded to reinsurers.

This item shall be reported as a positive amount if the variation is negative or as a negative amount if variation is positive.]

[F2C0080 to C0140/R0500 Changes in other technical provisions — Net

Changes in other technical provisions as defined in Directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the net amount of changes in other technical provisions represent the sum of the direct business and the accepted reinsurance business reduced by the amount ceded to reinsurance undertakings.

This item shall be reported as a positive amount if the variation is negative (reduction of other technical provisions leading to a profit) or as a negative amount if variation is positive (increase of other technical provisions leading to a loss).]

C0080 to C0140/R0550Expenses incurredAll technical expenses incurred by the group during the reporting period, on accrual basis.
C0140/R1200Other expenses

Other technical expenses not covered by above mentioned expenses and not split by lines of business.

Should not include non–technical expenses such as tax, interest expenses, losses on disposals, etc

C0140/R1300Total expensesAmount of all technical expenses corresponding to countries covered by this template.
Life insurance obligations
C0160 to C0200/R1400Top 5 countries (by amount of gross premiums written) — life obligationsIdentify the ISO 3166–1 alpha–2 code of the countries being disclosed for the life obligations.
C0220 to C0280/R1410Premiums written — GrossDefinition of premiums written provided in application of directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: gross premiums written shall comprise all amounts due during the financial year in respect of insurance contracts, arising from gross business, regardless of the fact that such amounts may relate in whole or in part to a later financial year.
C0220 to C0280/R1420Premiums written — Reinsurers' shareDefinition of premiums written provided in application of directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: gross premiums written shall comprise all amounts ceded to reinsurers due during the financial year in respect of insurance contracts regardless of the fact that such amounts may relate in whole or in part to a later financial year.
C0220 to C0280/R1500Premiums written — netDefinition of premiums written provided in application of directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the net premiums written represent the sum of the direct business and the accepted reinsurance business reduced by the amount ceded to reinsurance undertakings.
C0220 to C0280/R1510Premiums earned — GrossDefinition of earned premiums provided in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the sum of gross premiums written minus the change in the gross provision for unearned premiums related to direct and reinsurance accepted gross business.
C0220 to C0280/R1520Premiums earned — reinsurers' shareDefinition of earned premiums provided in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the reinsurer's share in gross premiums written minus the change in the reinsurer's share in provision for unearned premiums.
C0220 to C0280/R1600Premiums earned — NetDefinition of earned premiums provided in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the sum of gross premiums written minus the change in the gross provision for unearned premiums related to the sum of the direct business and the accepted reinsurance business reduced by the amount ceded to reinsurance undertakings.
C0220 to C0280/R1610Claims incurred — Gross

Claims incurred in the reporting period as defined in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the claims incurred means the sum of the claims paid and the change in the provision for claims during the financial year related to insurance contracts arising from the gross direct and reinsurance business.

It excludes claims management expenses and the movement in provisions in claims management expenses.

C0220 to C0280/R1620Claims incurred — Reinsurers' share

Claims incurred in the reporting period as defined in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the reinsurers' share in the sum of the claims paid and the change in the provision for claims during the financial year.

It excludes claims management expenses and the movement in provisions in claims management expenses.

C0220 to C0280/R1700Claims incurred — Net

Claims incurred in the reporting period as defined in directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: the claims incurred means the sum of the claims paid and the change in the provision for claims during the financial year related to the sum of the direct business and the accepted reinsurance business reduced by the amount ceded to reinsurance undertakings.

It excludes claims management expenses and the movement in provisions in claims management expenses.

[F2C0220 to C0280/R1710 Changes in other technical provisions — Gross

Definition of changes in other technical provisions provided in Directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the changes in other technical provisions relating to insurance contracts arising from the gross direct and reinsurance business.

This item shall be reported as a positive amount if the variation is negative (reduction of other technical provisions leading to a profit) or as a negative amount if variation is positive (increase of other technical provisions leading to a loss).]

[F2C0220 to C0280/R1720 Change in other technical provisions — Reinsurers' share

Definition of changes in other technical provisions provided in Directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the reinsurers' share in changes in other technical provisions.

This item shall be reported as a positive amount if the variation is negative or as a negative amount if variation is positive.]

[F2C0220 to C0280/R1800 Change in other technical provisions — Net

Definition of changes in other technical provisions provided in Directive 91/674/EEC where applicable: it is the changes in other technical provisions related to the sum of the direct business and the accepted reinsurance business reduced by the amount ceded to reinsurance undertakings.

This item shall be reported as a positive amount if the variation is negative (reduction of other technical provisions leading to a profit) or as a negative amount if variation is positive (increase of other technical provisions leading to a loss).]

C0220 to C0280/R1900Expenses incurredAll technical expenses incurred by the group during the reporting period, on accrual basis.
C0280/R2500Other expenses

Other technical expenses not covered by above mentioned expenses and not split by lines of business.

Should not include non–technical expenses such as tax, interest expenses, losses on disposals, etc..

C0280/R2600Total expensesAmount of all technical expenses corresponding to countries covered by this template.