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2 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

Non-life technical provisions: a total must equal the sum of its parts (IR.17.01, Bank of England rule IR_bv0789)

A blocking check on the non-life technical provisions template (IR.17.01), in the annual solo (ARS) and annual third-country branch (ARB) returns.

Check your file for this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

With reference to the provisions for claims outstanding, the item "Total recoverables from reinsurance/SPV and Finite Re before the adjustment for expected losses due to counterparty default" reported in Non-Life Technical Provisions (IR.17.01.01.01) should be equal to the sum of "Recoverables from reinsurance (except SPV and Finite Reinsurance) before adjustment for expected losses", "Recoverables from SPV before adjustment for expected losses" and "Recoverables from Finite Reinsurance before adjustment for expected losses"

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 table 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  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.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. 04The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark IR.17.01 as reported.
  6. 06This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Non-life technical provisions (IR.17.01.01.01)

Rows

  • R0200Total recoverable from reinsurance/SPV and Finite Re before the adjustment for expected losses due to counterparty default
  • R0210Recoverables from reinsurance (except SPV and Finite Reinsurance) before adjustment for expected losses
  • R0220Recoverables from SPV before adjustment for expected losses
  • R0230Recoverables from Finite Reinsurance before adjustment for expected losses

Columns

  • C0020Medical expense insurance
  • C0030Income protection insurance
  • C0040Workers' compensation insurance
  • C0050Motor vehicle liability insurance
  • C0060Other motor insurance
  • C0070Marine, aviation and transport insurance
  • C0080Fire and other damage to property insurance
  • C0090General liability insurance
  • C0100Credit and suretyship insurance
  • C0110Legal expenses insurance
  • C0120Assistance
  • C0130Miscellaneous financial loss
  • C0140Non-proportional health reinsurance
  • C0150Non-proportional casualty reinsurance
  • C0160Non-proportional marine, aviation and transport reinsurance
  • C0170Non-proportional property reinsurance
  • C0180Total Non-Life obligation

A worked example

With simple numbers.

Illustrative values
Recoverables from reinsurance (except SPV and Finite Reinsurance) before adjustment for expected losses1,200
Recoverables from SPV before adjustment for expected losses800
Recoverables from Finite Reinsurance before adjustment for expected losses450
Together2,450
What the rule then expects

Total recoverable from reinsurance/SPV and Finite Re before the adjustment for expected losses due to counterparty default must then be 2,450.

2,450Passes
2,550Fails

A file that reports 2,450 passes. One that reports 2,550 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative, reported to the unit, so the rounding tolerance does not change the result.

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on annual solo (ARS) and annual third-country branch (ARB) returns on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to annual third-country branch (ARB) and 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:

With reference to the provisions for claims outstanding, the item "Total recoverables from reinsurance/SPV and Finite Re before the adjustment for expected losses due to counterparty default" reported in IR.17.01.01.01 - Non-Life Technical Provisions should be equal to the sum of "Recoverables from reinsurance (except SPV and Finite Reinsurance) before adjustment for expected losses", "Recoverables from SPV before adjustment for expected losses" and "Recoverables from Finite Reinsurance before adjustment for expected losses".
Show the formulaShow

The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: IR.17.01.01.01, r: R0200} = {t: IR.17.01.01.01, r: R0210} + {t: IR.17.01.01.01, r: R0220} + {t: IR.17.01.01.01, r: R0230}

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.17.01

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