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1 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_20)

A blocking check on the non-life income and expenditure template (IR.05.04), in the quarterly solo (QRS), quarterly group (QRG) and annual group (ARG) returns.

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The rule in plain words

For the rows in IR.05.04.02.01 that relate to insurance (direct) business only, ‘General liability insurance (lines of business 8 and 20) All’[column c0185] must equal ‘General liability insurance - Employers Liability -(sub-class of line of business 8)’[column c0190] plus ‘General liability insurance - Public & products Liability -(sub-class of line of business 8)’ [column c0200] plus ‘General liability insurance - Professional Indemnity (sub-class of line of business 8)’ [column c0210] plus ‘General liability insurance - Other general liability-(sub-class of line of business 8)’ [column c0220]

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: reporting period (IR.05.04.02.01)

Rows

  • R0111Gross written premiums - insurance (direct)
  • R0213Gross earned premiums - insurance (direct)
  • R0611Gross (undiscounted) claims incurred - insurance (direct)

Columns

  • C0185All (lines of business 8 and 20)
  • C0190Employers Liability (sub-class of line of business 8)
  • C0200Public & products Liability (sub-class of line of business 8)
  • C0210Professional Indemnity (sub-class of line of business 8)
  • C0220Other general liability (sub-class of line of business 8)

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on quarterly solo (QRS), quarterly group (QRG) and annual group (ARG) returns on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to quarterly solo (QRS), quarterly group (QRG) and annual group (ARG) 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.05.04.02.01, c: C0185} = {t: IR.05.04.02.01, c: C0190} + {t: IR.05.04.02.01, c: C0200} + {t: IR.05.04.02.01, c: C0210} + {t: IR.05.04.02.01, c: C0220}

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.05.04

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