ANNEX IIIU.K. FACTOR FOR GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSIFICATION OF PREMIUM AND RESERVE RISK
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 Annex 3: power to amend and revoke conferred (31.12.2020) by The Solvency 2 and Insurance (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1(2), 4, Sch. 3 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 27(a) and S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(2), 54(2))
1.For all segments set out in Annexes II and XIV, the factor for geographical diversification of a particular segment s referred to in Articles 116 and 147 shall be equal to the following:U.K.
where:
(a)
each of the sums cover all the geographical regions set out in paragraph 8;
(b)
V(prem,r,s) denotes the volume measure for premium risk of the segment s and the region r;
(c)
V(res,r,s) denotes volume measure for reserve risk of the segment s and the region r.
2.For all segments set out in Annexes II and XIV and all geographical regions set out in paragraph 8, the volume measure for premium risk of a particular segment s and a particular region r shall be calculated in the same way as the volume measure for non-life or NSLT health premium risk of the segment s as referred to in Articles 116 and 147, but taking into account only insurance and reinsurance obligations where the underlying risk is situated in the region r.U.K.
3.For all segments set out in Annexes II and XIV and all geographical regions set out in paragraph 8, the volume measure for reserve risk of a particular segment s and a particular region r shall be calculated in the same way as the volume measure for non-life or NSLT health reserve risk of the segment s as referred to in Articles 116 and 147, but taking into account only insurance and reinsurance obligations where the underlying risk is situated in the region r.U.K.
4.For the purpose of the calculations set out in paragraphs 2 and 3, the criteria set out in Article 13(13) of Directive 2009/138/EC in the case of non-life insurance and the criteria set out in Article 13(14) of Directive 2009/138/EC in the case of life insurance shall be applied as if references in those criteria to Member States extended to regions also.U.K.
5.Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the factor for geographical diversification shall be equal to 1 for segments 6, 10, 11 and 12 set out in Annex II and for segment 4 set out in Annex XIV.U.K.
6.Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the factor for geographical diversification for a segment set out in Annex II shall be equal to 1 if insurance and reinsurance undertakings use an undertaking-specific parameter for the standard deviation for non-life premium risk or non-life reserve risk of the segment to calculate the non-life premium and reserve risk sub-module.U.K.
7.Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the factor for geographical diversification for a segment set out in Annex XIV shall be equal to 1 if insurance and reinsurance undertakings use an undertaking-specific parameter for the standard deviation for NSLT health premium risk or NSLT health reserve risk of the segment to calculate the NSLT health premium and reserve risk sub-module.U.K.
8.Regions for the calculation of the factor for geographical diversificationU.K.
ANNEX III Table 1: rows 1 - 19
| Region | Territories that the region consists of | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Europe | Denmark (except Greenland), Estonia, Finland, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom (except Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands) |
| 2 | Western Europe | Austria, Belgium, France (except French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna), Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (except Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten), Switzerland |
| 3 | Eastern Europe | Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
| 4 | Southern Europe | Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Vatican City State |
| 5 | Central and Western Asia | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen |
| 6 | Eastern Asia | China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan |
| 7 | South and South-Eastern Asia | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam |
| 8 | Oceania | American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna |
| 9 | Northern Africa | Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia |
| 10 | Southern Africa | Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Congo, Réunion, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 11 | Northern America excluding the United States of America | Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| 12 | Caribbean and Central America | Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands |
| 13 | Eastern South America | Brazil, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay |
| 14 | Northern, southern and western South America | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
| 15 | North-east United States of America | Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| 16 | South-east United States of America | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, [F1Georgia (US)], Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, [F2Puerto Rico,] South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
| 17 | Mid-west United States of America | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
| 18 | Western United States of America | Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming |
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981 of 8 March 2019 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (Text with EEA relevance).
F2 Deleted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/981 of 8 March 2019 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (Text with EEA relevance).