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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) Text with EEA relevance

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) Text with EEA relevance

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 · Regulation · 407 articles

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This instrument has 407 articles. This page lists the table of contents, plus 253 articles that fall under no subdivision; read the full text on each subdivision page or article page.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisionsLINES OF BUSINESS

ANNEX IISupplementary provisionsSEGMENTATION OF NON-LIFE INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE OBLIGATIONS AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS FOR THE NON-LIFE PREMIUM AND RESERVE RISK SUB-MODULE

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisionsFACTOR FOR GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSIFICATION OF PREMIUM AND RESERVE RISK

ANNEX IVSupplementary provisionsCORRELATION MATRIX FOR NON-LIFE PREMIUM AND RESERVE RISK

ANNEX IXSupplementary provisionsTHE GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISION OF REGIONS SET OUT IN ANNEX V INTO RISK ZONES

ANNEX XSupplementary provisionsRISK WEIGHTS FOR CATASTROPHE RISK ZONES

ANNEX XISupplementary provisionsLIABILITY RISK GROUPS, RISK FACTORS AND CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS FOR THE LIABILITY RISK SUB-MODULE

ANNEX XIISupplementary provisionsGROUPS OF OBLIGATIONS AND RISK FACTORS FOR THE SUB-MODULE FOR OTHER NON-LIFE CATASTROPHE RISK

ANNEX XIIISupplementary provisionsLIST OF REGIONS FOR WHICH NATURAL CATASTROPHE RISK IS NOT CALCULATED BASED ON PREMIUMS

ANNEX XIVSupplementary provisionsSEGMENTATION OF NSLT HEALTH INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE OBLIGATIONS AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS FOR THE NSLT HEALTH PREMIUM AND RESERVE RISK SUB-MODULE

ANNEX XVSupplementary provisionsCORRELATION MATRIX FOR NSLT HEALTH PREMIUM AND RESERVE RISK

ANNEX XVISupplementary provisionsHEALTH CATASTROPHE RISK SUB-MODULE OF THE SOLVENCY CAPITAL REQUIREMENT STANDARD FORMULA

ANNEX XVIISupplementary provisionsMETHOD-SPECIFIC DATA REQUIREMENTS AND METHOD SPECIFICATIONS FOR UNDERTAKING-SPECIFIC PARAMETERS OF THE STANDARD FORMULA

ANNEX XVIIISupplementary provisionsINTEGRATION TECHNIQUES FOR PARTIAL INTERNAL MODELS

ANNEX XIXSupplementary provisionsMCR RISK FACTORS FOR NON-LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE OR REINSURANCE OBLIGATIONS

ANNEX XXSupplementary provisionsSTRUCTURE OF THE SOLVENCY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION REPORT AND REGULAR SUPERVISORY REPORT

ANNEX XXISupplementary provisionsAGGREGATE STATISTICAL DATA

ANNEX XXIISupplementary provisionsCORRELATION COEFFICIENTS FOR WINDSTORM RISK

ANNEX XXIIISupplementary provisionsCORRELATION COEFFICIENTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RISK

ANNEX XXIVSupplementary provisionsCORRELATION COEFFICIENTS FOR FLOOD RISK

ANNEX XXVSupplementary provisionsCORRELATION COEFFICIENTS FOR HAIL RISK

ANNEX XXVISupplementary provisionsCORRELATION COEFFICIENTS FOR SUBSIDENCE RISK

TITLE I — VALUATION AND RISK-BASED CAPTAL REQUIREMENTS (PILLAR I), ENHANCED GOVERNANCE (PILLAR II) AND INCREASED TRANPARENCY (PILLAR III)
CHAPTER V — SOLVENCY CAPITAL REQUIREMENT STANDARD FORMULA
SECTION 1 — General provisions
Subsection 6 — Proportionality and simplifications

Article 101Simplified calculation of the capital requirement for health expense risk

Article 102Simplified calculation of the capital requirement for SLT health lapse risk

Article 103Simplified calculation of the capital requirement for interest rate risk for captive insurance or reinsurance undertakings

Article 104Simplified calculation for spread risk on bonds and loans

Article 105Simplified calculation for captive insurance or reinsurance undertakings of the capital requirement for spread risk on bonds and loans

Article 106Simplified calculation of the capital requirement for market risk concentration for captive insurance or reinsurance undertakings

Article 107Simplified calculation of the risk mitigating effect for reinsurance arrangements or securitisation

Article 108Simplified calculation of the risk mitigating effect for proportional reinsurance arrangements

Article 109Simplified calculations for pooling arrangements

Article 110Simplified calculation — grouping of single name exposures

Article 111Simplified calculation of the risk mitigating effect

Article 112Simplified calculation of the risk adjusted value of collateral to take into account the economic effect of the collateral

Subsection 7 — Scope of the underwriting risk modules
SECTION 2 — Non-life underwriting risk module

Article 115Non-life premium and reserve risk sub-module

Article 116Volume measure for non-life premium and reserve risk

Article 117Standard deviation for non-life premium and reserve risk

Article 127Sub-module for catastrophe risk of non-proportional property reinsurance

Article 135Sub-module for other non-life catastrophe risk

SECTION 3 — Life underwriting risk module
SECTION 4 — Health underwriting risk module

Article 146NSLT health premium and reserve risk sub-module

Article 147Volume measure for NSLT health premium and reserve risk

Article 148Standard deviation for NSLT health premium and reserve risk

Article 155Capital requirement for medical expense disability-morbidity risk

Article 156Capital requirement for income protection disability-morbidity risk

SECTION 5 — Market risk module
Subsection 1 — Correlation coefficients
Subsection 2 — Interest rate risk sub-module

Article 166Increase in the term structure of interest rates

Article 167Decrease in the term structure of interest rates

Subsection 3 — Equity risk sub-module

Article 172Symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge

Article 173Criteria for the use of transitional measure for standard equity risk

Subsection 4 — Property risk sub-module
Subsection 5 — Spread risk sub-module

Article 177Spread risk on securitisation positions: general provisions

Article 178Spread risk on securitisation positions: calculation of the capital requirement

Article 181Application of the spread risk scenarios to matching adjustment portfolios

Subsection 6 — Market risk concentrations sub-module

Article 183Calculation of the capital requirement for market risk concentration

Subsection 7 — Currency risk sub-module
SECTION 6 — Counterparty default risk module
Subsection 1 — General provisions

Article 193Loss-given-default for pool exposures of type A

Article 194Loss-given-default for pool exposures of type B

Article 195Loss-given-default for pool exposures of type C

Subsection 2 — Type 1 exposures

Article 201Variance of the loss distribution of type 1 exposures

Subsection 3 — Type 2 exposures
SECTION 7 — Intangible asset module
SECTION 8 — Operational risk
SECTION 9 — Adjustment for the loss-absorbing capacity of technical provisions and deferred taxes

Article 206Adjustment for the loss-absorbing capacity of technical provisions

Article 207Adjustment for the loss-absorbing capacity of deferred taxes

SECTION 10 — Risk mitigation techniques

Article 211Risk-Mitigation techniques using reinsurance contracts or special purpose vehicles

SECTION 11 — Ring fenced funds

Article 216Calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement in the case of ring-fenced funds and matching adjustment portfolios

Article 217Solvency Capital Requirement calculation method for ring-fenced funds and matching adjustment portfolios

SECTION 12 — Undertaking-specific parameters

Article 218Subset of standard parameters that may be replaced by undertaking-specific parameters

Article 220Standardised methods to calculate the undertaking-specific parameters

SECTION 13 — Procedure for updating correlation parameters
CHAPTER VI — SOLVENCY CAPITAL REQUIREMENT — FULL AND PARTIAL INTERNAL MODELS
SECTION 1 — Definitions
SECTION 2 — Use test

Article 226Support of decision-making and integration with risk management

SECTION 3 — Statistical quality standards

Article 229Adequate, applicable and relevant actuarial techniques

Article 230Information and assumptions used for the calculation of the probability distribution forecast

SECTION 4 — Calibration standards
SECTION 5 — Integration of partial internal models
SECTION 6 — Profit and loss attribution
SECTION 7 — Validation standards
SECTION 8 — Documentation standards

Article 245Circumstances under which the internal model does not work effectively

SECTION 9 — External models and data
CHAPTER VII — MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT

Article 250Linear formula component for non-life insurance and reinsurance obligations

Article 251Linear formula component for life insurance and reinsurance obligations

Article 252Minimum Capital Requirement: composite insurance undertakings

Article 253Absolute floor of the Minimum Capital Requirement

CHAPTER VIII — INVESTMENTS IN SECURITISATION POSITIONS

Article 254Risk retention requirements relating to the originators, sponsors or original lenders

Article 256Qualitative requirements relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings

Article 257Requirements for investments in securitisation that no longer comply with the risk-retention and qualitative requirements

CHAPTER IX — SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE
SECTION 1 — Elements of the system of governance

Article 261Risk management in undertakings providing loans and/or mortgage insurance or reinsurance

Article 264Valuation of technical provisions — validation

Article 265Valuation of technical provisions — documentation

Article 267Internal control of valuation of assets and liabilities

SECTION 2 — Functions
SECTION 3 — Fit and proper requirements
SECTION 4 — Outsourcing
SECTION 5 — Renumeration policy
CHAPTER X — CAPITAL ADD-ON
SECTION 1 — Circumstances for imposing a capital add-on

Article 276Assessment of a significant deviation as regards the SCR

Article 277Assessment of a significant deviation as regards the governance

Article 278Assessment of a significant deviation as regards adjustments to the relevant risk-free rate and transitional measures

Article 279Add-ons in relation to deviations from Solvency Capital Requirement assumptions

Article 280Assessment of the requirement to use an internal model

Article 281Appropriate timeframe for adapting the internal model

SECTION 2 — Methodologies for calculating capital add-ons

Article 282Calculation of add-ons in relation to deviations from SCR assumptions

Article 283Scope and approach of modifications as regards a deviation from SCR assumptions

Article 284Calculation of add-ons in relation to adjustments to the relevant risk-free rate or transitional measures

Article 285Scope and approach of modifications as regards adjustments to the relevant risk-free rate and transitional measures

Article 286Calculation of add-ons in relation to deviations from governance standards

Article 287Apportionment of add-ons for undertakings which simultaneously pursue life and non-life insurance activities

CHAPTER XI — EXTENSION OF THE RECOVERY PERIOD

Article 288Assessment of exceptional adverse situations

Article 289Factors and criteria to determine the extension of the recovery period

CHAPTER XII — PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
SECTION 1 — Solvency and financial condition report: structure and contents
SECTION 2 — Solvency and financial condition report: non-disclosure of information
SECTION 3 — Solvency and financial condition report: deadlines, means of disclosure and updates

Article 303Transitional arrangements on comparative information

CHAPTER XIII — REGULAR SUPERVISORY REPORTING
SECTION 1 — Elements and contents

Article 304Elements of the regular supervisory reporting

Article 306Own-risk and solvency assessment supervisory report

SECTION 2 — Deadlines and means of communication
CHAPTER XIV — TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES
CHAPTER XV — SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
SECTION 1 — Authorization
SECTION 2 — Mandatory contract conditions

Article 321Rights of the providers of debt or financing mechanisms

SECTION 3 — System of governance

Article 322Fit and proper requirements of persons who effectively run a special purpose vehicle

Article 323Fit and proper requirements for shareholders or members with a qualifying holding

Article 324Sound administrative and accounting procedures, adequate internal control mechanisms and risk-management requirements

SECTION 4 — Supervisory reporting
SECTION 5 — Solvency requirements
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