1 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

Life outwards reinsurance summary: reinsured benefit less than gross (IR.30.06, Bank of England rule IR_bv1917)

A blocking check on the life outwards reinsurance summary template (IR.30.06), in the annual solo (ARS) return.

The rule in plain words

Reinsured benefit less than gross

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your return. If the first is bigger than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark IR.30.06 as reported.
  4. 04This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Life outwards reinsurance summary (IR.30.06.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Individual life
  • R0020Individual critical illness
  • R0030Individual income protection
  • R0040Individual income protection claims
  • R0050Group life
  • R0060Group death in service annuities
  • R0070Group critical illness
  • R0080Group income protection
  • R0090Group income protection claims
  • R0100With-profits
  • R0110Unit-linked
  • R0120Individual annuity
  • R0130Bulk annuity

Columns

  • C0010Gross benefit / value of benefits
  • C0020Reinsured benefit / value of benefits (excluding longevity swaps)

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

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.30.06.01.01, c: C0020} <= {t: IR.30.06.01.01, c: C0010}

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.30.06

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.