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1 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

Non-life technical provisions: values must agree (IR.17.01, Bank of England rule IR_bv1906)

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.

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The rule in plain words

'Best estimate: Provision for claims outstanding: Gross - Total' reported in {IR.17.01, r0160} must equal 'Cash flows of the Best estimate of : Provision for claims outstanding (Gross): Cash out-flows: Future benefits and claims and allocated loss adjustment expenses' {IR.17.01, r0410} plus 'Cash flows of the Best estimate of :Provision for claims outstanding (Gross): Cash out-flows: Future expenses that are not ALAE and other cash-out flows' {IR.17.01, r0420} less 'Cash flows of the Best estimate of :Provision for claims outstanding (Gross): Cash in-flows: Future premiums' {IR.17.01, r0430} less 'Cash flows of the Best estimate of :Provision for claims outstanding (Gross): Cash in-flows: Other cash-in flows (incl. Recoverable from salvages and subrogations)' {IR.17.01, r0440}; for columns (c0020 to c0180)

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.17.01 as reported.

The cells it reads

Non-life technical provisions (IR.17.01.01.01)

Rows

  • R0160Gross - Total
  • R0410Future benefits and claims and allocated loss adjustment expenses
  • R0420Future expenses that are not ALAE and other cash-out flows
  • R0430Future premiums
  • R0440Other cash-in flows (incl. Recoverable from salvages and subrogations)

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

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.

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

{t: IR.17.01.01.01, r: R0160} = sum({t: IR.17.01.01.01, r: R0410; R0420}) - sum({t: IR.17.01.01.01, r: R0430; R0440})

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.17.01

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