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1 min readBlockingEIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0Updated 11 November 2026

Cyber underwriting risk: double, trailing or leading whitespaces are not allowed (S.14.03, EIOPA rule TV43)

A blocking check on the cyber underwriting risk template (S.14.03), in the quarterly solo (QRS), quarterly group (QRG), quarterly branch (QRB), annual solo (ARS), annual group (ARG), annual branch (ARB), financial stability solo (QFS), financial stability group (QFG) and financial stability branch (QFB) returns.

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

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The rule in plain words

Double, trailing or leading whitespaces are not allowed

This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Cyber underwriting risk - risk identification (S.14.03.01.01)

Columns

  • C0010Product Group Code
  • C0020Target market
  • C0030Product Identification
  • C0040Cyber coverage in the Product Identification
  • C0050Line(s) of business
  • C0060Description of Risk(s) included in the coverage
  • C0070Other risk detailed description
  • C0080Sum(s) insured
  • C0090Premium(s) earned (gross)
  • C0100Sum(s) reinsured
  • C0110Number of Claims settled with Payment
  • C0120Amount of Claims Paid
  • C0130Numbers of Claims settled without payment
  • C0140Technical Provisions

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on quarterly solo (QRS), quarterly group (QRG), quarterly branch (QRB), annual solo (ARS), annual group (ARG), annual branch (ARB), financial stability solo (QFS), financial stability group (QFG) and financial stability branch (QFB) returns on EIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0. EIOPA applies it to quarterly ECB branch (QEB), quarterly ECB solo (QES), annual branch (ARB), annual solo (ARS), financial stability group (QFG), quarterly group (QRG), financial stability solo (QFS), financial stability branch (QFB), quarterly branch (QRB), quarterly solo (QRS), annual ECB solo (AES), annual ECB branch (AEB) and annual group (ARG) returns, as a blocking check.

EIOPA’s own words and formula

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

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

not(matches(dim({d: [s2c_dim:NJ]},[s2c_dim:NJ]), "((^\s)|(\s\s)|(\s$))+"))

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