The facts
- Who files
- Third-country branch undertakings (Reporting Chapter 2A, Article 49). Source
- How often
- Every three years, with an update as soon as possible after any significant change in the winding-up regime (Article 49(2)). Source
- Deadline
- No later than 70 business days after the firm's first financial year end on or after 31 December 2024, and after every third financial year end after that (Reporting 2.5B(10)). Source
- Format
- Other. A narrative report with a legal opinion; electronic format (Reporting 2.13). No template. 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: branches of overseas insurers
Templates (0)
The library lists no templates for this return.
No template: a narrative report. Source
Validation rules
No published validation rules were found for this return. Source
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 (3)
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).
- PS13/26 Appendix 1: PRA Rulebook: Solvency II Firms: Third Country Branches Instrument 2026
Legal text · PDF · 165.4 KB · 21 May 2026
Implements PS13/26, which discontinues quarterly reporting for all third-country branches from 31 December 2026.
SHA-256
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Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- prarulebook.co.uk/pra-rules/reporting
- bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2026/may/insurance-third-country-branches-policy-statement
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Last checked 11 November 2026.
