The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008

Definitions for this Schedule U.K.

91.  The following definitions apply for the purposes of this Schedule and its interpretation—

“general business” means business which consists of effecting or carrying out contracts of general insurance;

“long-term business” means business which consists of effecting or carrying out contracts of long-term insurance;

“long-term fund” means the fund or funds maintained by a company in respect of its long-term business in accordance with [F1 rules made by the Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority] under Part 10 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 M1 ;

“policyholder” has the meaning given by article 3 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Meaning of “Policy” and “Policyholder”) Order 2001 M2 ;

“provision for unexpired risks” means the amount set aside in addition to unearned premiums in respect of risks to be borne by the company after the end of the financial year, in order to provide for all claims and expenses in connection with insurance contracts in force in excess of the related unearned premiums and any premiums receivable on those contracts.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 para. 91 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 135(c)

Marginal Citations

M1 FSA 2006/42.

M2 S.I. 2001/2361.