1 min readWarningEIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0Updated 11 November 2026

Item "Risk Margin" reported in Life and Health SLT Technical Provisions should not be negative (S.12.01, EIOPA rule BV831_9)

A warning on the life and health SLT technical provisions template (S.12.01), in the annual solo (ARS) and annual branch (ARB) returns.

It applies to 2.8.2 returns too, the release for the 2026 returns, and Line4 Check runs it there as well.

The rule in plain words

Item "Risk Margin" reported in Life and Health SLT Technical Provisions (S.12.01) should not be negative

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value below zero in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark S.12.01 as reported.
  4. 04This 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

Life and health SLT technical provisions (S.12.01.01.01)

Row

  • R0100Risk Margin

Column

  • C0140Annuities stemming from non-life accepted insurance contracts and relating to insurance obligation other than health insurance obligations

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on annual solo (ARS) and annual branch (ARB) returns on EIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0. EIOPA applies it to annual ECB solo (AES), annual ECB branch (AEB), annual solo (ARS) and annual branch (ARB) returns, as a warning.

EIOPA’s own words and formula

In EIOPA’s list of validations, word for word:

Item "Risk Margin" reported in S.12.01 - Life and Health SLT Technical Provisions should not be negative.
Show the formulaShow

EIOPA's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: S.12.01.01.01, r: R0100, c: C0140} >= 0

Every Solvency II rule on S.12.01

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.