Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Introduction U.K.

[F1 4A. (1) If the person concerned (“C”) carries on, or is seeking to carry on, regulated activities which consist of or include a PRA-regulated activity relating to the effecting or carrying out of contracts of insurance, the threshold conditions which are relevant to the discharge by the PRA of its functions in relation to C are the conditions set out in paragraphs 4B to 4F.

(2) If the person concerned (“C”) carries on, or is seeking to carry on, regulated activities which consist of or include a PRA-regulated activity relating to managing the underwriting capacity of a Lloyd’s syndicate as a managing agent at Lloyd’s, the conditions which are relevant to the discharge by the PRA of its functions in relation to C are the conditions set out in paragraphs 4C to 4F except for sub-paragraphs (5)(d) and (5)(e) of paragraph 4D which are not relevant for that purpose.

(3) If the person concerned (“C”) carries on, or is seeking to carry on, regulated activities which consist of or include a PRA-regulated activity relating to the arranging, by the Society, of deals in contracts of insurance written at Lloyd’s, the conditions which are relevant to the discharge by the PRA of its functions in relation to C are the conditions set out in paragraphs 4C to 4F, subject to sub-paragraph (4).

(4) Paragraph 4D has effect in relation to persons of the kind specified by sub-paragraph (3) as if—

(a) for paragraph (d) and (e) of sub-paragraph (5) there were substituted—

“(d) the effect that the carrying on of business by C might be expected to have on the stability of the UK financial system or on those who are or may become policyholders of members of C;

(e) the effect that the failure of C might be expected to have on the stability of the UK financial system or on those who are or may become policyholders of members of C;”, and

(b) sub-paragraph (6) were omitted.

[F2 (5) If the person concerned (“C”) carries on, or is seeking to carry on, regulated activities which consist of or include a PRA-regulated activity relating to an assumption of risk falling within article 13A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001, the threshold conditions which are relevant to the discharge by the PRA of its functions in relation to C are the conditions set out in paragraphs 4B to 4F, subject to sub-paragraph (6).

(6) Paragraphs 4B to 4F have effect in relation to persons of the kind specified by sub-paragraph (5) as if—

[F3 (a) the persons are undertakings, whether incorporated or not, other than an existing insurance or reinsurance undertaking, which assume risks from insurance or reinsurance undertakings and which fully fund their exposure to such risks through the proceeds of a debt issuance or any other financing mechanism where the repayment rights of the providers of such debt or financing mechanism are subordinated to the reinsurance obligations of such an undertaking;]

[F4 (b) the persons are not insurance undertakings;]

(c) references to contracts of insurance are references to contracts for the assumption of risk; and

(d) references to C’s policyholders are references to undertakings from whom C assumes a risk.]

[F5 (7) In paragraph (6)(a), references to undertakings which assume risks from insurance or reinsurance undertakings include references to undertakings which assume risks from third country insurance or reinsurance undertakings and Gibraltarian insurance or reinsurance undertakings; and for these purposes “third country insurance undertakings”, “third country reinsurance undertakings”, “Gibraltarian insurance undertakings” and “Gibraltarian reinsurance undertakings” have the same meaning as in the Solvency 2 Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/575), as amended under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see, in particular, regulation 2(1)).]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 Pts. 1-1G substituted for Sch. 6 Pts. 1, 2 (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Threshold Conditions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/555), arts. 1, 2(2)

F2 Sch. 6 para. 4A(5)(6) inserted (8.12.2017) by The Risk Transformation Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1212), regs. 1(2), 4(2)(a)

F3 Sch. 6 para. 4A(6)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 100(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Sch. 6 para. 4A(6)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 100(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Sch. 6 para. 4A(7) inserted by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 100(c) (as inserted by S.I. 2019/1233, regs. 1(3), 5(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))