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In forceInsurers: unclaimed policies (national)Last checked 11 November 2026

Unclaimed life assurance certificate of compliance

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

A yearly certificate from a duly authorised officer that the life insurer has published the required notice, transferred unclaimed policy money to the Dormant Accounts Fund (or reported a nil position to the NTMA), kept a register of unclaimed policies and processed claims. Source

Official title: Unclaimed Life Assurance - Certificate of Compliance

The facts

Who files
Life insurance undertakings (Irish head offices, EC branches and third country branches); life insurers selling in Ireland on a freedom of services basis without Portal access send it by email. Source
How often
On an annual basis. Source
Deadline
Not stated for the certificate. The Return of Funds or Nil Return to the NTMA is due by 30 April each year. Source
Format
Other. Word form submitted through the Central Bank Portal since June 2024; freedom of services firms without Portal access email insurance@centralbank.ie. 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: unclaimed policies (national)

Templates (1)

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

  • Certificate of Compliance under Section 17 of the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003 (Certificate of Compliance)

The NTMA Return of Funds and Nil Return forms go to the NTMA, not to the Central Bank. 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 (5)

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.

  • Reporting Requirements (Insurance & Reinsurance)

    List of returns · HTML

    The Central Bank page that lists the returns insurers and reinsurers file: quarterly and annual QRTs, SFCR, RSR, ORSA, the DAR peer review, internal model returns, NSTs, ECB add-ons, financial stability reporting, the unclaimed life certificate, auditors' reports and the conduct of business return.

  • Unclaimed Life Assurance - Certificate of Compliance

    Template · DOCX · 47.9 KB

    Certificate under section 17 of the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003. The link ends in .pdf but the server returns a Word (.docx) file.

    SHA-256 36334223661eshow in full36334223661edfb000bec494f2c264e8fe44218a08b15e04baa06a640b6ea4b4
  • Return of Funds (NTMA)

    Template · DOCX · 65.4 KB

    Made to the National Treasury Management Agency, not the Central Bank.

    SHA-256 9eb5cdd10e1dshow in full9eb5cdd10e1d80dede1c05d3f19b1f00e91e2fd3a5b626983917e76e7055ec85
  • NTMA Nil Return form

    Template · PDF · 26.5 KB

    Made to the National Treasury Management Agency, not the Central Bank.

    SHA-256 8a3477f2b639show in full8a3477f2b6393f00f8304fcf486233a27e89e2187e7d096c6ca05f12358a0fd8
  • Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003

    Legal text · PDF · 377.3 KB · 2003

    SHA-256 b3d245d1c78ashow in fullb3d245d1c78a7241e40a1faf32a821df8d30d5a4744d4920ae3a0c8d8a99345e

Sources

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Last checked 11 November 2026.