The facts
- Who files
- Insurers (including composites) with material non-life technical provisions that are permitted to use an internal model for the solo SCR (SS15/16 paragraph 3.6). The PRA may also request group figures. Source
- How often
- Annual. Source
- Deadline
- Four weeks after the firm's submission date for its annual quantitative reporting templates (SS15/16 paragraph 3.8). Source
- Format
- XBRL-XML. XBRL for entry point AIS, submitted through BEEDS as an "occasional submission" (SS15/16 paragraphs 3.6 and 3.11). Source
- How it is filed
- Filing routes recorded for the PRA: BEEDS (Bank of England Electronic Data Submission portal); Email to the Bank's insurance data mailbox. See how firms file with the PRA.
- Status
- In force
- Legal basis
- Group
- Solvency UK: internal model firms
Templates (6)
The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the PRA's code in brackets.
- Content of the submission (SF.00.01.04)
- Basic information (SF.00.02.04)
- RFF and matching adjustment portfolios (SF.00.03.04)
- Monitoring model drift and standard formula SCR reporting (SF.01.01.04)
- Content of the submission (SFR.00.01.04)
- Monitoring model drift and standard formula SCR reporting (SFR.01.01.04)
Templates of the AIS entry point in taxonomy v2.2.0 (unchanged since 2024-10-10). Names are the Bank's labels. Source
Validation rules
25 rules, as counted from the PRA's published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source
How they are written: XBRL Formula 1.0 assertions in the taxonomy package (val folder of each framework), plus an Excel list of every rule with its expression, severity and entry points.
The rules, on bankofengland.co.uk
How they were counted
Distinct rule codes in sheet 'sf' of 'Bank of England Insurance Taxonomy Validations v2.2.0 - SF.xlsx' (validations zip) whose 'Severity and modules' column names AIS, with 'Include in XBRL' = yes and 'Deactivated' = no (25), less 0 rule codes set to 'Deactivate' on sheet 'Version 2.2.0' of the validation deny list. The sheet lists 28 rule codes for AIS in all; 3 have 'Include in XBRL' = no.
Counts are in the PRA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.
Public data
No published data from this return was found. No published data from this return was found on the Bank of England statistics pages checked (insurance aggregate data, annual and quarterly). Source
Official documents (14)
The PRA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.
- Regulatory reporting - insurance sector
List of returns · HTML
The Bank of England page that lists the insurance returns, templates, taxonomy releases, reporting schedules and how to submit.
- PRA Rulebook: Solvency II Firms: Reporting Part
Legal text · HTML
Chapters 2 and 2A set the reports, templates and deadlines; Chapters 3 to 6 and 3A the Solvency and Financial Condition Report; Chapter 7 Lloyd's; Chapters 9 and 10 link each template and its instructions. Read in the version in force on 11 November 2026 (from 30 September 2026).
- Bank of England Insurance XBRL Taxonomy v2.2.0
Taxonomy · ZIP · 27.9 MB · 2 September 2026
XBRL taxonomy package with 16 entry points (AIS, APG, APS, ARB, ARG, ARS, CFL, CFS, COL, IMO, LMR, MAL, MRS, QRG, QRS, SPV). Frameworks DIS, IR, IMO and MAL apply to reference dates on or after 31 December 2026; the validation formulas are in each framework's val folder.
SHA-256
a56482661637show in fulla56482661637fa920abe18094022adfa74ff9c1c9646d47510fe5e5aacb24edc - Bank of England Insurance Taxonomy validations v2.2.0
Validation rules · ZIP · 1.3 MB · 2 September 2026
One Excel workbook per framework (DIS, IMO, IR, LQ, MAL, MRS, SF, SPV); each rule row has its code, expression, severity and the entry points it applies to.
SHA-256
854226cc0675show in full854226cc0675d5608c6a08bdc73260bd529f4e6267fb7a1b028be3d01644582d - Taxonomy validation deny list
Validation rules · XLSX · 123.8 KB · 3 October 2026
Rules whose execution in BEEDS is switched off ("Deactivate") or downgraded to a warning, one sheet per taxonomy version. Sheet "Version 2.2.0" has 16 entries.
SHA-256
40d5527586e6show in full40d5527586e6cc1a58235fa2ae161f86e66d068f6ea669b4e87f6fc0adda86df - Bank of England Insurance Taxonomy sample instances v2.2.0
Sample · ZIP · 551.4 KB · 2 September 2026
One sample XBRL file per entry point (16 files). The release note says they contain random data and may not pass validation or filing rules.
SHA-256
61d98385f3b6show in full61d98385f3b68196a03bcdf46d7993346006e15ccc265c4ce3730b9db1a1f813 - Bank of England Insurance Taxonomy v2.2.0 release note
Release note · PDF · 307.2 KB · 2 September 2026
SHA-256
83a1300513e3show in full83a1300513e34bbe90089b23bc8708b9a5735bf91cc499a9c0aacaeeaf24f79c - Taxonomy known issues log (last updated 30.09.2026)
Known issues · XLSX · 157.2 KB · 30 September 2026
SHA-256
f8a304bde73eshow in fullf8a304bde73ea48eaba0ed8937c3f3d5c0d292f335745df183ea6d5309d56993 - Bank of England Insurance Taxonomy Data Point Model (DPM) v2.2.0
Data dictionary · ZIP · 4.7 MB · 11 September 2026
Annotated templates and DPM dictionary; the page marks it "last updated 11.09.2026".
SHA-256
9dc015f67469show in full9dc015f67469df853019ee54ffe8424c008d4aff44d5ca6062422fe717487ecc - Change log between v2.1.0 and v2.2.0
Release note · XLSX · 612.5 KB · 2 September 2026
SHA-256
ec68d57b5a4dshow in fullec68d57b5a4d31f4dfec08eb03dfaab13a1fd951bebf6129489f647b7171e3d4 - XBRL Filing Manual for filings to the Bank of England, version 1.0.1
Filing rules · PDF · 763.6 KB · 30 May 2024
The v2.2.0 release note says reporting against the taxonomy should follow Filing Manual v1.0.1; the document itself is dated 30 May 2024.
SHA-256
53335968df4bshow in full53335968df4b753975f8efcff574fb014a36ef178e16061ce36931c7524b5e59 - BEEDS user guide
Guidance · PDF · 1.3 MB · 18 May 2026
Appendix r (Solvency UK) says Solvency UK templates must be uploaded as XBRL or a zip containing an XBRL file; appendix m covers non-Directive firms.
SHA-256
12f318aae44bshow in full12f318aae44b504d0e84c94aac4b2bbd53f150136f2969d99ee91546b1c87756 - Supervisory Statement 15/16 - Solvency II: Monitoring model drift and standard formula SCR reporting for firms with an approved internal model (September 2025)
Guidance · PDF · 247.1 KB · 30 September 2025
Published on 30 September 2025, effective from 30 September 2025 (as stated on the SS15/16 page).
SHA-256
134988430400show in full13498843040018b94c33a4a856dd2119ce78ed52430a21c4a917e9957b6028fc - Template SF01 (standard formula SCR reporting for firms with internal model permission)
Template · XLSM · 93.1 KB · 10 October 2025
SHA-256
6dcdc30864f3show in full6dcdc30864f3d006d0058096e2b7dd5aee9943791d673fec897e89f1f209b77b
Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/prudential-regulation/supervisory-statement/2025/ss1516-september-2025-update.pdf
- bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/regulatory-reporting/regulatory-reporting-insurance-sector
- bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/prudential-regulation/regulatory-reporting/insurance/2026/september/boe-insurance-taxonomy-v220.zip
- bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/prudential-regulation/regulatory-reporting/insurance/2026/september/boe-insurance-validations-v220.zip
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Last checked 11 November 2026.
