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In forceInsurers: governance (national)Last checked 11 November 2026

Directors' compliance statement and accuracy certifications (Directors' certifications)

A regulatory return listed by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), Ireland.

Signed statements from the directors: a compliance statement on the firm's compliance with insurance law and the Corporate Governance Requirements, and accuracy certifications for the annual QRTs, the RSR (or its annual summary) and each ORSA report. Source

Official title: Directors Certification of the Annual QRTs and Directors Compliance Statement

The facts

Who files
Solvency II insurance and reinsurance undertakings that have received the Central Bank's notice under section 25 of the Central Bank Act 1997 (compliance statement), and all of them under Regulation 36 of S.I. 485 (accuracy certifications). Source
How often
Each year with the annual QRTs and RSR; the ORSA certification with each ORSA report. Source
Deadline
The compliance statement no later than the date the annual QRTs and RSR (or summary) are due; each accuracy certification at the same time as the report it relates to. Source
Format
Other. Signed statements in the formats in Appendices I to IV of the 2016 Guideline; the pages checked do not name the file type. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the CBI: Central Bank of Ireland Portal (formerly the Online Reporting System, ONR); MiFIR transaction reporting Machine to Machine channel; Online Reporting System (ONR), now linked as 'Credit Union Auditor Reporting'; Email to the Central Bank. See how firms file with the CBI.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
Insurers: governance (national)

Templates (4)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the CBI's code in brackets.

  • Compliance Statement (Appendix I)
  • Directors' accuracy certification - annual quantitative templates (Appendix II)
  • Directors' accuracy certification - regular supervisory report or annual summary (Appendix III)
  • Directors' accuracy certification - ORSA report (Appendix IV)

Formats appended to the Guideline (sections 3.1 and 3.5). 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 Central Bank pages checked. Source

Official documents (3)

The CBI'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.

Sources

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Last checked 11 November 2026.