The Companies Act 1985 (Insurance Companies Accounts) Regulations 1993

Profit and loss account format

I.  Technical account General business

1. Earned premiums, net of reinsurance—

(a) gross premiums written (1)

(b) outward reinsurance premiums (2)

(c) change in the gross provision for unearned premiums

(d) change in the provision for unearned premiums, reinsurers' share

2. Allocated investment return transferred from the non-technical account (item III.6) (10)

2a. Investment income (8) (10)

(a) income from participating interests, with a separate indication of that derived from group undertakings

(b) income from other investments, with a separate indication of that derived from group undertakings

(aa) income from land and buildings

(bb) income from other investments

(c) value re-adjustments on investments

(d) gains on the realisation of investments

3. Other technical income, net of reinsurance

4. Claims incurred, net of reinsurance (4)

(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 (5)

7. Net operating expenses—

(a) acquisition costs (6)

(b) change in deferred acquisition costs

(c) administrative expenses (7)

(d) reinsurance commissions and profit participation

8. Other technical charges, net of reinsurance

8a. Investment expenses and charges (8)

(a) investment management expenses, including interest

(b) value adjustments on investments

(c) losses on the realisation of investments

9. Change in the equalisation provision

10. Sub-total (balance on the technical account for general business) (item III.1)

II.  Technical account Long term business

1. Earned premiums, net of reinsurance—

(a) gross premiums written (1)

(b) outward reinsurance premiums (2)

(c) change in the provision for unearned premiums, net of reinsurance (3)

2. Investment income (8) (10)

(a) income from participating interests, with a separate indication of that derived from group undertakings

(b) income from other investments, with a separate indication of that derived from group undertakings

(aa) income from land and buildings

(bb) income from other investments

(c) value re-adjustments on investments

(d) gains on the realisation of investments

3. Unrealised gains on investments (9)

4. Other technical income, net of reinsurance

5. Claims incurred, net of reinsurance (4)

(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) long term business provision, net of reinsurance (3)

(aa) gross amount

(bb) reinsurers' share

(b) other technical provisions, net of reinsurance

7. Bonuses and rebates, net of reinsurance (5)

8. Net operating expenses—

(a) acquisition costs (6)

(b) change in deferred acquisition costs

(c) administrative expenses (7)

(d) reinsurance commissions and profit participation

9. Investment expenses and charges (8)

(a) investment management expenses, including interest

(b) value adjustments on investments

(c) losses on the realisation of investments

10. Unrealised losses on investments (9)

11. Other technical charges, net of reinsurance

11a. Tax attributable to the long term business

12. Allocated investment return transferred to the non-technical account (item III.4)

12a. Transfers to or from the fund for future appropriations

13. Sub-total (balance on the technical account long term business) (item III.2)

III.  Non-technical account

1. Balance on the general business technical account (item I.10)

2. Balance on the long term business technical account (item II.13)

3. Investment income (8)

(a) income from participating interests, with a separate indication of that derived from group undertakings

(b) income from other investments, with a separate indication of that derived from group undertakings

(aa) income from land and buildings

(bb) income from other investments

(c) value re-adjustments on investments

(d) gains on the realisation of investments

3a. Unrealised gains on investments (9)

4. Allocated investment return transferred from the long term business technical account (item II.12) (10)

5. Investment expenses and charges (8)

(a) investment management expenses, including interest

(b) value adjustments on investments

(c) losses on the realisation of investments

5a. Unrealised losses on investments (9)

6. Allocated investment return transferred to the general business technical account (item I.2) (10)

7. Other income

8. Other charges, including value adjustments

8a. Profit or loss on ordinary activities before tax

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