1 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

Life technical provisions: R0150=r0010+r0060 (IR.12.01, IR.12.03, IR.12.06, Bank of England rule IR_bv0993)

A blocking check on the life technical provisions (IR.12.01), life best estimate liabilities by country (IR.12.03) and with-profits liabilities and assets (IR.12.06) templates, in the annual solo (ARS) and annual third-country branch (ARB) returns.

The rule in plain words

R0150=r0010+r0060

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the tables 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  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.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.12.06 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

Life technical provisions (IR.12.01.01.01)

Row

  • R0030Gross Best Estimate

Column

  • C0010Insurance with profit participation

Life best estimate liabilities by country (IR.12.03.01.01)

Row

  • R0030Gross Best Estimate

Column

  • C0010Insurance with profit participation

With-profits liabilities and assets (IR.12.06.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010With-profits benefits reserve
  • R0060Future policy related liabilities

Column

  • C0030Amount

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

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

Show the formulaShow

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

{t: IR.12.06.01.01, r: R0150, c: C0030} = {t: IR.12.06.01.01, r: R0010, c: C0030} + {t: IR.12.06.01.01, r: R0060, c: C0030}

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.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.