The rule in plain words
The Combined MCR reported in Minimum Capital Requirement (IR.28.02.01.05) - Both life and non-life insurance activity should be calculated in accordance with Article 248 (2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35
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.
This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit. It runs only when your filing indicators mark IR.28.02 as reported.
The cells it reads
Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity - overall MCR calculation (IR.28.01.01.05)
Rows
- R0300Linear MCR
- R0320MCR cap
- R0330MCR floor
- R0340Combined MCR
Column
- C0070c
Which returns it applies to
Line4 Check runs it on annual solo (ARS) return on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to annual solo (ARS) returns, as a blocking check.
The Bank’s own words and formula
In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:
The Combined MCR reported in IR.28.02.01.05 - Minimum Capital Requirement - Both life and non-life insurance activity should be calculated in accordance with Article 248 (2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35.
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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.
{t: IR.28.02.01.05, r: R0340, c: C0130, z: Z0001} = min(max({t: IR.28.02.01.05, r: R0300, c: C0130, z: Z0001}, {t: IR.28.02.01.05, r: R0330, c: C0130, z: Z0001}), {t: IR.28.02.01.05, r: R0320, c: C0130, z: Z0001})Other rules on Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity (IR.28.01)
- Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity: values must agree (IR_bv0618)Blocking
- Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity: values must agree (IR_bv0617)Blocking
- Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity: a value must be more than zero (IR_bv0610)
- Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity: a value must not be negative (IR_bv0511)Blocking
- Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity: a value must not be negative (IR_bv0510)Blocking
- Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity: a total must equal the sum of its parts (IR_bv0863)Blocking
- Minimum capital requirement - only life or only non-life activity: a value must be more than zero (IR_bv2395)Blocking
Every Solvency UK rule on IR.28.01
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.
