Balance sheet and own funds: a total must equal the sum of its parts (S.02.01, S.23.01, EIOPA rule BV2018)

The rule in plain words

The headline gives only the template and the kind of check, because the rule is too long to say in a headline. The plain words above say all of it.

What to do if your return fails it

1. 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
2. 02Add up the parts in your return and compare the result with the total.
3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.
4. 04EIOPA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark S.23.01 as reported.
6. 06This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on quarterly solo (QRS) return on EIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0. EIOPA applies it to quarterly ECB solo (QES) and quarterly solo (QRS) returns, as a warning.

EIOPA’s own words and formula

The plain words above are EIOPA’s own, word for word, from its list of validations.

Other rules on Balance sheet (S.02.01)

Every Solvency II rule on S.02.01

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision. Line4 builds SupTech software for financial regulators that runs checks like these as each return arrives.