The rule in plain words
Reinsurance recoverables = sum of components
What to do if your return fails it
- 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02Add up the parts in your return and compare the result with the total.
- 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.
- 04The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
- 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark IRR.02.01 as reported.
- 06This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.
The cells it reads
Balance sheet (IRR.02.01.07.01)
Rows
- R0270Reinsurance recoverables from:
- R0280Non-life and health similar to non-life
- R0315Life and health similar to life, excluding index-linked and unit-linked
- R0340Life index-linked and unit-linked
Column
- C0010Solvency II value
Which returns it applies to
Line4 Check runs it on annual third-country branch (ARB) return on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to annual third-country branch (ARB) returns, as a blocking check.
The Bank’s own words and formula
The plain words above are the Bank of England’s own, word for word, from its list of validations.
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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.
{t: IRR.02.01.07.01, r: R0270, c: C0010, z: Z0001} = sum({t: IRR.02.01.07.01, r: R0280; R0315; R0340, c: C0010, z: Z0001})Other rules on Balance sheet (IRR.02.01)
- Balance sheet: reinsurance recoverables = sum of components (IR_bv0192_03)Blocking
- Balance sheet: technical provisions -total = sum of non-life and life (IR_bv0216_03)Blocking
- Balance sheet: technical provisions -total = sum of non-life and life (IR_bv0216_06)Blocking
- Balance sheet: technical provisions - total = best estimate + risk margin - TMTP (IR_bv0244_03)Blocking
- Balance sheet: technical provisions - non-life = best estimate + risk margin (IR_bv0245_03)Blocking
- Balance sheet: technical provisions - life = best estimate + risk margin - TMTP (IR_bv0250_03)Blocking
- Balance sheet: best estimate - total = sum of non-life and life (IR_bv0251_05)Blocking
- Balance sheet: best estimate - total = sum of non-life and life (IR_bv0251_06)Blocking
Every Solvency UK rule on IRR.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.
