In a Supervisory Statement, the PRA has announced changes to the reporting requirements for third country branches.
The Prudential Regulatory Authority's Supervisory Statement (SS) 44/15 Review of Solvency II Reporting (Phase 1) (published following the publication of PS29/21) outlines changes to the Solvency II reporting requirements for non-EEA insurance undertakings with a UK branch (third country branch undertakings).
Changes have been to made to the annual and quarterly reporting requirements for third country branches.
Key changes
For reporting purposes, the PRA has split third country branches into three groups:
• Group 1 – branches designated as category one, two or three undertakings
• Group 2 – branches designated as category four or five undertakings
• Group 3 – pure reinsurance branches
Reporting requirements vary for each group. All third country branches have to report minimum capital requirement (MCR) templates S.28.01.01 and S.28.02.01 annually, at the end of the financial year. Full reporting is expected for branches in group one; they must provide quarterly reporting for quarters one, two, three and four, plus annual reporting. More limited reporting is required for branches in group two and three. Group two must provide quarterly reporting for the second and fourth quarters, plus annual reporting. Group three needs to provide annual reporting. All third country branches must use QRTs set out in the EIOPA branch guidelines, and submit in XBRL format. Branch assets to be included in the branch reporting templates depend on how the branch assets would be distributed in a winding up. The PRA expects third country branches to agree with their supervisors on the scope as part of the regulation.
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