The rule in plain words
IR.12.01.01 R0030 >= sum of IR.12.03.01 R0030
What to do if your return fails it
- 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02Compare the values in your return. If the first is smaller than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
- 03The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
- 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark IR.12.01 and IR.12.03 as reported.
- 05This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it.
The cells it reads
Life technical provisions (IR.12.01.01.01)
Row
- R0030Gross Best Estimate
Column
- C0070Total life and health
Life best estimate liabilities by country (IR.12.03.01.01)
Row
- R0030Gross Best Estimate
Column
- C0070Total life and health
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 solo (ARS) and annual third-country branch (ARB) returns, as a warning.
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.12.01.01.01, r: R0030, c: C0070} >= sum({t: IR.12.03.01.01, r: R0030, c: C0070, z: Z0001})Other rules on Life technical provisions (IR.12.01)
- Life technical provisions: technical provisions net of recoverables = gross minus recoverables (IR_bv2486_01)Blocking
- Life technical provisions: total recoverables from reinsurance = sum of parts (IR_bv2485_01)Blocking
- Life technical provisions: R0150=r0010+r0060 (IR_bv0993)Blocking
- Life technical provisions and life best estimate liabilities by country: values must agree (IR_bv0569_01)Blocking
- Life technical provisions: values must agree (IR_bv0569_02)Blocking
- Life technical provisions: TMTP (Total Life & Health) >= 0 (IR_bv0262_01)Blocking
- Life technical provisions: TMTP (Total Life & Health) >= 0 (IR_bv0262_02)Blocking
- Total BEL subject to VA in IR.22.07 corresponds to sum of amounts in IR.12.01 and IR.17.01 (IR_bv0260)Blocking
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.
