The facts
- Who files
- Firms or UK holding companies that must report information on a group to the PRA under the Group Supervision Part (Reporting Chapter 2A, Article 1(2)). Source
- How often
- Quarterly. The list of assets (IR.06.02.04) and fund look-through (IR.06.03.01) are submitted at quarter 4 only (Article 23(3)). Source
- Deadline
- No later than 55 business days after the end of each quarter of the group's financial year (Reporting 2.5B(6)). Source
- Format
- XBRL-XML. An XBRL instance for entry point QRG of the Bank of England Insurance Taxonomy, uploaded in BEEDS as an XBRL file or a zip containing it. Filing rules are in the Bank's XBRL Filing Manual v1.0.1. 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: insurance groups
Line4 Check for Solvency UK runs the Bank of England's own validation rules on a QRG file in your browser, free. Your file never leaves your computer. What it runs, from its published manifest:
- Bank of England Insurance Taxonomy 2.2.0: all 213 of the Bank's XBRL validation rules for this return.
- Also the 49 filing checks from the Bank's XBRL Filing Manual v1.0.1.
It is not a substitute for the validation the supervisor runs when you submit.
Templates (9)
The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the PRA's code in brackets.
- Content of the submission (IR.01.01.05)
- Basic information - general (IR.01.02.04)
- Balance sheet (IR.02.01.02)
- Life income and expenditure (IR.05.03.02)
- Non-life income and expenditure (IR.05.04.02)
- List of assets (IR.06.02.04)
- Collective investment undertakings - look-through approach (IR.06.03.01)
- Open derivatives (IR.08.01.04)
- Own funds (IR.23.01.04)
Templates of the v2.2.0 entry point, which applies to reporting reference dates on or after 31 December 2026 (frameworks DIS, IR, IMO and MAL take effect on 1 January 2027). Filings for earlier dates use taxonomy v2.0.2 or v2.1.0. Names are the Bank's template labels in the taxonomy. Source
Validation rules
213 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 'ir' of 'Bank of England Insurance Taxonomy Validations v2.2.0 - IR.xlsx' (validations zip) whose 'Severity and modules' column names QRG, with 'Include in XBRL' = yes and 'Deactivated' = no (214), less 1 rule code set to 'Deactivate' on sheet 'Version 2.2.0' of the validation deny list. The sheet lists 223 rule codes for QRG in all; 9 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 (21)
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 - Reporting templates for PS15/24 - Review of Solvency II: Restatement of assimilated law (zip)
Template · ZIP · 5.8 MB · 15 November 2024
Excel templates for every IR, IRR, IM, MR, QMC.01, AoC.01 and MALIR template in force from 31 December 2024.
SHA-256
74e1ef95ac7fshow in full74e1ef95ac7f7e2151e008f9b8b0e59209376ed1c3f82f7ed79327a96c0774b4 - Reporting instructions for PS15/24 - Review of Solvency II: Restatement of assimilated law (zip)
Instructions · ZIP · 13.8 MB · 15 November 2024
PDF instructions (LOG files) for each template in the PS15/24 templates zip.
SHA-256
2067da7a6b11show in full2067da7a6b11f5c39b742f922cf7b9000355e54a7bdc2ab45bc574a2bc40a1a2 - PS18/26 Appendix 2: PRA Rulebook: Solvency II Firms: Reporting Amendment Instrument 2026
Legal text · PDF · 295.7 KB · 29 July 2026
Amends the Reporting Part for reporting reference dates on or after 31 December 2026.
SHA-256
59e8c8e09139show in full59e8c8e09139836d5daabe04387c22e090959517ed33cbdac139bc4232e4b37b - PS18/26 Appendix 4: Table of amendments to reporting templates and instructions
Release note · PDF · 265.7 KB · 29 July 2026
SHA-256
332228670622show in full33222867062209b7a8232c8a32b8b266a81ddd5715bb55ffc1b1bbef9141afbe - PS18/26 Appendix 7: Templates: UK Solvency II Reporting and Disclosure: Post-implementation amendments
Template · ZIP · 4.7 MB · 29 July 2026
Amended Excel templates (including the new MA.00 to MA.03 matching adjustment templates) for reference dates on or after 31 December 2026.
SHA-256
863540a1eb2dshow in full863540a1eb2d3d3020faac138336af2e5c24e07b32e9bf8b441b73ae587cfe2d - PS18/26 Appendix 8: Instructions: UK Solvency II Reporting and Disclosure: Post-implementation amendments
Instructions · ZIP · 85.0 MB · 29 July 2026
SHA-256
1936eabfe677show in full1936eabfe677ad443aff502e7c403435d15028f016a7ec2cf432057f6722f1cb - PRA Solvency UK reporting schedule firms with a year end of 31 December
Guidance · PDF · 402.9 KB · 16 December 2025
SHA-256
b77902544a24show in fullb77902544a243f68971e5c21c996bd0cfd0a13d2b42c2a35d92b683fe377f5e9 - PRA Solvency UK reporting schedules firms with a non-December year end
Guidance · PDF · 637.4 KB · 16 December 2025
SHA-256
703ab185654ashow in full703ab185654a17f56fb7702ac1ff79739862907ace4878fe8961d64ed6f1fa4d - Solvency UK regulatory reporting reforms: frequently asked questions (October 2025)
Guidance · PDF · 523.5 KB · 16 October 2025
SHA-256
ecb3c611be5bshow in fullecb3c611be5b8f02127c49581186fc51c5e0c29a06935e08028c81c5dea268b3
Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/regulatory-reporting/regulatory-reporting-insurance-sector
- prarulebook.co.uk/pra-rules/reporting
- 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
- bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/prudential-regulation/regulatory-reporting/insurance/2026/september/boe-insurance-validation-deny-list.xlsx
- bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/statistics/data-collection/beeds/beeds-user-guide.pdf
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Last checked 11 November 2026.
