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
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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 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 VSupplementary provisions
ANNEX VISupplementary provisions
ANNEX VIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX VIIISupplementary provisions
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
Article 113
SECTION 2 — Non-life underwriting risk module
Article 114Non-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 118Non-life lapse risk sub-module
Article 119Non-life catastrophe risk sub-module
Article 120Natural catastrophe risk sub-module
Article 121Windstorm risk sub-module
Article 122Earthquake risk sub-module
Article 123Flood risk sub-module
Article 124Hail risk sub-module
Article 125Subsidence risk sub-module
Article 126Interpretation of catastrophe scenarios
Article 127Sub-module for catastrophe risk of non-proportional property reinsurance
Article 128Man-made catastrophe risk sub-module
Article 129Motor vehicle liability risk sub-module
Article 130Marine risk sub-module
Article 131Aviation risk sub-module
Article 132Fire risk sub-module
Article 133Liability risk sub-module
Article 134Credit and suretyship risk sub-module
Article 135Sub-module for other non-life catastrophe risk
SECTION 3 — Life underwriting risk module
Article 136Correlation coefficients
Article 137Mortality risk sub-module
Article 138Longevity risk sub-module
Article 139Disability-morbidity risk sub-module
Article 140Life-expense risk sub-module
Article 141Revision risk sub-module
Article 142Lapse risk sub-module
Article 143Life-catastrophe risk sub-module
SECTION 4 — Health underwriting risk module
Article 144Health underwriting risk module
Article 145NSLT health underwriting risk sub-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 149Health risk equalisation systems
Article 150NSLT health lapse risk sub-module
Article 151SLT health underwriting risk sub-module
Article 152Health mortality risk sub-module
Article 153Health longevity risk sub-module
Article 154Health disability-morbidity risk sub-module
Article 155Capital requirement for medical expense disability-morbidity risk
Article 156Capital requirement for income protection disability-morbidity risk
Article 157Health expense risk sub-module
Article 158Health revision risk sub-module
Article 159SLT health lapse risk sub-module
Article 160Health catastrophe risk sub-module
Article 161Mass accident risk sub-module
Article 162Accident concentration risk sub-module
Article 163Pandemic risk sub-module
SECTION 5 — Market risk module
Subsection 1 — Correlation coefficients
Article 164
Subsection 2 — Interest rate risk sub-module
Article 165General provisions
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 168General provisions
Article 169Standard equity risk sub-module
Article 170Duration-based equity risk sub-module
Article 171Strategic equity investments
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
Article 174
Subsection 5 — Spread risk sub-module
Article 175Scope of the spread risk sub-module
Article 176Spread risk on bonds and loans
Article 177Spread risk on securitisation positions: general provisions
Article 178Spread risk on securitisation positions: calculation of the capital requirement
Article 179Spread risk on credit derivatives
Article 180Specific exposures
Article 181Application of the spread risk scenarios to matching adjustment portfolios
Subsection 6 — Market risk concentrations sub-module
Article 182Single name exposure
Article 183Calculation of the capital requirement for market risk concentration
Article 184Excess exposure
Article 185Relative excess exposure thresholds
Article 186Risk factor for market risk concentration
Article 187Specific exposures
Subsection 7 — Currency risk sub-module
Article 188
SECTION 6 — Counterparty default risk module
Subsection 1 — General provisions
Article 189Scope
Article 190Single name exposures
Article 191Mortgage loans
Article 192Loss-given-default
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
Article 196Risk-mitigating effect
Article 197Risk-adjusted value of collateral
Article 198Risk-adjusted value of mortgage
Subsection 2 — Type 1 exposures
Article 199Probability of default
Article 200Type 1 exposures
Article 201Variance of the loss distribution of type 1 exposures
Subsection 3 — Type 2 exposures
Article 202Type 2 exposures
SECTION 7 — Intangible asset module
Article 203
SECTION 8 — Operational risk
Article 204
SECTION 9 — Adjustment for the loss-absorbing capacity of technical provisions and deferred taxes
Article 205General provisions
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 208Methods and Assumptions
Article 209Qualitative Criteria
Article 210Effective Transfer of Risk
Article 211Risk-Mitigation techniques using reinsurance contracts or special purpose vehicles
Article 212Financial Risk-Mitigation techniques
Article 213Status of the counterparties
Article 214Collateral Arrangements
Article 215Guarantees
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 219Data criteria
Article 220Standardised methods to calculate the undertaking-specific parameters
SECTION 13 — Procedure for updating correlation parameters
Article 221
CHAPTER VI — SOLVENCY CAPITAL REQUIREMENT — FULL AND PARTIAL INTERNAL MODELS
SECTION 1 — Definitions
Article 222Materiality
SECTION 2 — Use test
Article 223Use of the internal model
Article 224Fit to the business
Article 225Understanding of the internal model
Article 226Support of decision-making and integration with risk management
Article 227Simplified calculation
SECTION 3 — Statistical quality standards
Article 228Probability distribution forecast
Article 229Adequate, applicable and relevant actuarial techniques
Article 230Information and assumptions used for the calculation of the probability distribution forecast
Article 231Data used in the internal model
Article 232Ability to rank risk
Article 233Coverage of all material risks
Article 234Diversification effects
Article 235Risk-mitigation techniques
Article 236Future management actions
Article 237Understanding of external models and data
SECTION 4 — Calibration standards
Article 238
SECTION 5 — Integration of partial internal models
Article 239
SECTION 6 — Profit and loss attribution
Article 240
SECTION 7 — Validation standards
Article 241Model validation process
Article 242Validation tools
SECTION 8 — Documentation standards
Article 243General provisions
Article 244Minimum content of the documentation
Article 245Circumstances under which the internal model does not work effectively
Article 246Changes to the internal model
SECTION 9 — External models and data
Article 247
CHAPTER VII — MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
Article 248Minimum Capital Requirement
Article 249Linear 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 255Exemptions to risk retention requirements
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 258General governance requirements
Article 259Risk Management System
Article 260Risk management areas
Article 261Risk management in undertakings providing loans and/or mortgage insurance or reinsurance
Article 262Overall solvency needs
Article 263Alternative methods for valuation
Article 264Valuation of technical provisions — validation
Article 265Valuation of technical provisions — documentation
Article 266Internal control system
Article 267Internal control of valuation of assets and liabilities
SECTION 2 — Functions
Article 268Specific provisions
Article 269Risk management function
Article 270Compliance function
Article 271Internal audit function
Article 272Actuarial function
SECTION 3 — Fit and proper requirements
Article 273
SECTION 4 — Outsourcing
Article 274
SECTION 5 — Renumeration policy
Article 275
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
Article 290Structure
Article 291Materiality
Article 292Summary
Article 293Business and performance
Article 294System of governance
Article 295Risk profile
Article 296Valuation for solvency purposes
Article 297Capital management
Article 298Additional voluntary information
SECTION 2 — Solvency and financial condition report: non-disclosure of information
Article 299
SECTION 3 — Solvency and financial condition report: deadlines, means of disclosure and updates
Article 300Deadlines
Article 301Means of disclosure
Article 302Updates
Article 303Transitional arrangements on comparative information
CHAPTER XIII — REGULAR SUPERVISORY REPORTING
SECTION 1 — Elements and contents
Article 304Elements of the regular supervisory reporting
Article 305Materiality
Article 306Own-risk and solvency assessment supervisory report
Article 307Business and performance
Article 308System of governance
Article 309Risk profile
Article 310Valuation for solvency purposes
Article 311Capital management
SECTION 2 — Deadlines and means of communication
Article 312Deadlines
Article 313Means of communication
Article 314Transitional information requirements
CHAPTER XIV — TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES
Article 315Confidential information
Article 316Aggregate statistical data
Article 317Means of disclosure
CHAPTER XV — SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
SECTION 1 — Authorization
Article 318
SECTION 2 — Mandatory contract conditions
Article 319Fully Funded
Article 320Effective transfer of risk
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
Article 325Supervisory reporting
SECTION 5 — Solvency requirements
Article 326Solvency requirements
Article 327Solvency requirements on investments
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