Valid from 27/12/2007
2This Act shall have effect with the following modifications.
3(1)Modify section 76 (expenses of insurance companies) as follows.
(2)In subsection (3) for the words from “means” to the end substitute—
“means—
(a)in the case of a company preparing IAD accounts, expenses included in item II.8 or 9(a) of the long-term business technical account, and
(b)in the case of a company preparing IAS accounts, such of the expenses included in the income statement in the IAS accounts as are equivalent to expenses that would be included in item II.8 or 9(a) of the long-term business technical account in IAD accounts,
but does not include any of the amounts falling within subsection (4), (5) or (6) below.”.
(4)In subsection (7)—
(a)omit Step 6;
(b)in Step 7—
(i)in paragraph (a) for “Subtotal 3” substitute “ Subtotal 2 ”;
(ii)for “Subtotal 4” substitute “ the expenses deduction ”;
(c)omit Step 8.
(5)In subsection (8) omit paragraphs (b) and (c).
(6)In subsection (12)(a) for “Step 8” insert “ Step 7 ”.
(7)In subsection (15) after the definition of “expenses payable” insert—
““long-term business technical account” means the technical account for life-assurance business included in the IAD accounts, or where the technical account included in the IAD accounts for non-life-insurance business of the company is used for all business, such part of that account as relates to the long-term business of the company;”.
4(1)Modify section 431(2) (interpretative provisions relating to insurance companies) as follows.
(2)Insert the following definitions in the appropriate places—
““IAD accounts” means accounts drawn up in accordance with the Council Directive of 19th December 1991 on the annual accounts of insurance undertakings (No. 91/674/EEC) M1;”,
““IAS accounts” means accounts prepared in accordance with international accounting standards;”.
(3)In the definition of “insurance company” at the end insert “ unless it meets the BLAGAB group reinsurer conditions (within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 19ABA ”.
(4)For the definition of “liabilities” substitute—
““liabilities” means—
technical provisions (item C), and
technical provisions for linked liabilities (item D),
in the liabilities in the balance sheet format in paragraph 9 of Schedule 9A to the Companies Act 1985 in the IAD accounts or equivalent provisions in the IAS accounts;;”;
(5)For the definition of “long-term insurance fund” substitute—
““long-term insurance fund” means—
the technical account for life assurance business of the company included in the IAD accounts,
where the technical account included in the IAD accounts for non-life-insurance business of the company is used for all business, such part of that account as relates to the long-term business of the company, or
such part of the income statement as relates to the life assurance business of the company included in the IAS accounts,
and references to assets of the long-term insurance fund shall be read as references to assets from which any income or gain is or would be included in that technical account or that part of the technical account or that part of the income statement;.”.
(6)For the definition of “periodical return” substitute—
““periodical return” means—
in relation to a company preparing IAD accounts, the IAD accounts, and
in relation to a company preparing IAS accounts, the IAS accounts;”;
(7)Omit the definition of “period of account”;
(8)For the definition of “value” substitute—
““value” means the value taken into account for the purposes of IAD accounts or IAS accounts”.
Marginal Citations
M1O.J. L374, 31.12.1991, p.7.
5(1)Modify section 432B (apportionment of receipts brought into account) as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) for “sections 432C to 432G” substitute “ sections 432C and 432G ”.
(3)In subsection (2) for “sections 432C to 432G” substitute “ sections 432C and 432G ”.
(4)Omit subsection (3).
6Omit section 432E (section 432B apportionment: participating funds).
7Omit section 432F (section 432B apportionment: supplementary provisions).
8Omit section 444AA (transfers of business: deemed periodic return).
Valid from 12/08/2008
8AIn section 444ABA (relevant non-transferred assets) in subsection (1) for the definition of BTO substitute—
“BTO is the lesser of VA and APL, where—
VA is the value of the assets transferred by the insurance business transfer scheme shown (or treated as shown) in the periodical return of the transferor for the period of account of the transferor including the transfer date, and
APL is the amount of the profit or loss for the financial year shown in the balance sheet in the periodical return for the last period of account of the transferor ending before the transfer date, together with—
i)in the case of IAD accounts, the amount of profit or loss shown as being brought forward in that balance sheet, and
in the case of IAS accounts, the amount of retained earnings shown as being brought forward in that balance sheet.”.
Valid from 12/08/2008
8B(1)Modify section 444ABB (retained assets) as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “RL13” (in both places) substitute “ RL ”, and
(b)in the definition of RL13 for “AL13” substitute “ APL ”.
(3)In subsection (1A) for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—
“(a)APL is the amount of the profit or loss for the financial year shown in the balance sheet in the periodical return for the last period of account of the transferor ending before the transfer date, together with—
(i)i)in the case of IAD accounts, the amount of profit or loss shown as brought forward in that balance sheet, and
(ii)in the case of IAS accounts, the amount of retained earnings shown as brought forward in that balance sheet;
(b)VE is the amount (if any) by which VA exceeds VTL where—
(i)i)VA is the value of the assets transferred by the insurance business transfer scheme shown (or treated as shown) in the periodical return of the transferor for the period of account of the transferor including the transfer date, and
(ii)VTL is the value of the liabilities transferred by the insurance business transfer scheme (but excluding those which arise from deposit back arrangements); and
(c)relevant retained liabilities are any liabilities of the company's long-term business which are owed by the company immediately after the transfer date and are shown (or treated as shown)—
(i)i)at items C3 (net of reinsurance) and G in IAD accounts, or
(ii)at equivalent items in the balance sheet in IAS accounts.”.
Valid from 12/08/2008
8C(1)Modify section 444ABD (transferor's period of account including transfer) as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a)the value of the liabilities transferred by the insurance business transfer scheme (but excluding those which arise from deposit back arrangements), exceeds
(b)the value, immediately before the transfer, of the assets transferred by the insurance business transfer scheme,”.
(3)In subsection (1E) for “amount” (in the first place) substitute “ value ”.
Valid from 12/08/2008
8D(1)Modify section 444AC (transfer schemes: reduction of income of transferee) as follows.
(2)In subsection (4) for the words from “lesser of” to the end substitute—
“the amount of the profit or loss for the financial year shown in the balance sheet in the periodical return for the last period of account of the transferor ending before the transfer date, together with—
(a)in the case of IAD accounts, the amount of profit or loss shown as being brought forward in that balance sheet, and
(b)in the case of IAS accounts, the amount of retained earnings shown as being brought forward in that balance sheet.”.
(3)Omit subsection (5).
Valid from 12/08/2008
8E(1)In a case where the transferor or the transferee is a BLAGAB group reinsurer (or both are), omit section 444AE (transfers of business: FAFTS).
Valid from 12/08/2008
8FIn section 444AEA (transfer schemes: anti-avoidance rule), in subsection (6), in the definition of “surplus-increasing transfer of assets”, for “increases the amount of total surplus shown in line 39 of Form 58” substitute “ gives rise to an amount that increases the profits or reduces the losses shown ”.
9In section 804C (insurance companies: allocation of expenses etc in computations under Case 1 of Schedule D) in subsection (14) for “construed—” and paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “construed in accordance with section 804E (interpretation of section 804C in relation to other insurance business).”.
10Omit section 804D (interpretation of section 804C in relation to life insurance business).
11In section 804E (interpretation of section 804C in relation to other insurance business) in subsection (1) omit the words from “where” to the end.