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2 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

Non-life income and expenditure: values must agree (IR.05.04, Bank of England rule IR_bv3045_03)

A blocking check on the non-life income and expenditure template (IR.05.04), in the annual solo (ARS) and annual third-country branch (ARB) returns.

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The rule in plain words

For the rows in IR.05.04.01.01 that relate to insurance (direct) business only, ‘Fire and other damage to property insurance (lines of business 7 and 19) All’[column c0165] must equal ‘Fire and other damage to property insurance - personal lines -(sub-class of line of business 7)’[column c0170] plus ‘Fire and other damage to property insurance -non personal lines -(sub-class of line of business 7)’ [column 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.05.04 as reported.

The cells it reads

Non-life income and expenditure: non-life income, expenditure and business model analysis: reporting period (IR.05.04.01.01)

Rows

  • R0111Gross written premiums - insurance (direct)
  • R0112Gross written premiums - insurance (direct) - new business
  • R0120Gross written premiums - contracts of duration 12 months or less - insurance (direct)
  • R0130Gross written premiums - contracts of duration more than 12 months - insurance (direct)
  • R0212Gross provision for unearned premium - FSCS
  • R0213Gross earned premiums - insurance (direct)
  • R0611Gross (undiscounted) claims incurred - insurance (direct)
  • R0621Gross claims paid during the period - insurance (direct)
  • R0630Gross (undiscounted) claims provision at end of the period - insurance (direct)
  • R0635Gross (undiscounted) claims provision at end of the period - FSCS
  • R0641Gross (undiscounted) claims provision at start of the period - insurance (direct)
  • R0651Gross (undiscounted) claims incurred - claim events that occurred prior to the period - insurance (direct)
  • R0661Gross claims paid during the period - claim events that occurred prior to the period - insurance (direct)
  • R0681Gross (undiscounted) claims provision at end of the period - claim events that occurred prior to the period - insurance (direct)
  • R0820Allocated loss adjustment expenses (ALAE) incurred - insurance (direct)
  • R0830Allocated loss adjustment expenses (ALAE) paid - insurance (direct)
  • R1710Number of risks written in the period - insurance (direct)
  • R1730Sum insured in-force at end of the period - insurance (direct)

Columns

  • C0165All (lines of business 7 and 19)
  • C0170Personal lines - (sub-class of line of business 7)
  • C0180Non-personal lines (sub-class of line of business 7)

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.05.04.01.01, c: C0165} = {t: IR.05.04.01.01, c: C0170} + {t: IR.05.04.01.01, c: C0180}

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.05.04

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