Insurance (Capital and Solvency) (Classes B, C, and D Insurers) Regulations

PRESCRIBED CAPITAL REQUIREMENT AND MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT

C, and D Insurers) Regulations (2018 Revision).

“admissible assets” includes class 1 assets, class 2 assets, class 3 assets, class 4 assets, class 5 assets, class 6 assets, class 7 assets and class 8 assets unless otherwise approved by the Authority;

“bank grade” means bank obligations including securities issued by, loans made to, securities or loans guaranteed by, and accounts receivable from, any deposit taking institution;

“capital” means those amounts shown in shareholder equity or equivalent section of the insurer balance sheet;

“catastrophe risk” means the gross modelled loss for all risk associated with a 1 in 100 year event and a 1 in 10 year event;

“class 1 assets” means —

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(a) cash and cash equivalents including time deposits and money market funds rated AA or higher;

(b) investment grade obligations of government or central banks rated AA or above;

(c) incoming irrevocable letters of credit where acceptable by the Authority;

(d) loans or notes receivable where supported by irrevocable letters of credit acceptable by the Authority;

(e) income tax receivables; or (f) instalment premiums not yet due;

“class 2 assets” means — (a) high investment grade bonds or paper rated AA or higher (or equivalent);

(b) exchange rate derivative contracts, designated and accounted for as hedging, with a maturity of one year or less and interest rate derivative contracts, designated and accounted for hedging, regardless of the maturity date;

(c) receivables from insurers or highly rated reinsurers;

(d) unearned premiums recoverable from insurers or highly rated reinsurers;

(e) unpaid claims and adjustment expenses recoverable from insurers or highly rated reinsurers outstanding for less than one year; or (f) gold and other commodities acceptable to the Authority;

“class 3 assets” means — (a) bonds, and debentures (including commercial paper) rated investment or bank grade, that mature or are redeemable in less than one year;

(b) accounts receivable outstanding ninety days or less from agents brokers, subsidiaries and policyholders, including installment premiums and other receivables;

(c) investment income due and accrued; or (d) unpaid claims and adjustment expenses recoverable from licensed insurers or highly rated reinsurers, outstanding for over twelve months;

“class 4 assets” means — (a) term deposits, bonds, and debentures (including commercial paper) rated investment or bank grade, that mature or are redeemable in one year or more;

(b) investment grade bonds or paper rated A (or equivalent); or (c) receivables and recoverables for medium rated reinsurers outstanding for less than twelve months;

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“class 5 assets” means — (a) investment grade bonds or paper rated BBB;

(b) investment grade obligations of government or central banks rated BBB (c) related party loans not yet called for; or (d) receivables and recoverables for medium rated reinsurers outstanding for twelve months or more;

“class 6 assets” means — (a) mortgage-backed securities rated A or higher;

(b) common shares;

(c) exchange traded funds (d) exchange traded derivatives (e) non-cumulative preference shares;

(f) investments in collective investment schemes, unit trusts, hedge funds, mutual funds or other similar assets; or (g) real estate;

“class 7 assets” means — (a) accounts receivable outstanding over ninety days, from agents, brokers, subsidiaries, associates and policyholders, including installment, premiums and other receivables;

(b) other recoverables including salvage and subrogation on unpaid claims;

(c) residential mortgages;

(d) cumulative preferred shares;

(e) unlisted equity securities;

(f) private equity funds;

(g) limited partnerships;

(h) mortgage-backed securities rated lower than A; or (i) commercial mortgages;

“class 8 assets” means — (a) deferred policy acquisition expenses;

(b) commissions, net of an adjustment for unearned commissions (net value) and if the net value is negative, report zero;

(c) other intangible and nonfinancial assets up to a limit of one per cent of total assets and for this purpose any excess over the limit is included in the amount deducted from capital available;

(d) other loans; or

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(e) term deposits bonds and debentures (including commercial paper) rated not-investment grade, that mature or are redeemable in one year or more;

“filing date” means the date on which an insurer is required to submit the annual return required in the Law;

“government grade” means government obligations including securities issued by, loans made to, or securities or loans guaranteed by, and accounts receivable from the government of a country rated A or equivalent or higher in the latest rating issued by a recognised rating agency or other rating agency approved by the Authority;

“gross premium written” means total written premiums prior to any deductions;

“highly rated reinsurer” means reinsurance in which the counterparty is rated A- or higher or equivalent in the latest rating of a recognised rating agency or as approved by the Authority;

“investment grade” means a security (excluding a security that is included in the government or bank grades) with a rating of, or in excess of, grade BBB (or equivalent);

“medium rated reinsurer” means reinsurance in which the counterparty is rated BBB or higher or equivalent in the latest rating of a recognised rating agency or as approved by the Authority;

“minimum capital requirement” means the minimum capital that an insurer must maintain in order to operate in accordance with the Law as set out in

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the Law — (a) assets are prescribed as admissible assets; and (b) liabilities are prescribed as liabilities, including minority interest, calculated and valued on the basis required by the accounting standards in accordance with which the insurer’s financial statements are prepared and shall include all liabilities arising out of its contracts of insurance.

solvency for each licence class is stipulated as the prescribed capital requirement, as set out in Schedule 1.

(2) As an alternative to the prescribed capital requirement in Schedule 1, a class B(iii) or class D insurer may choose to use its own internal capital model subject to the approval of the Authority and for the purposes of this regulation, this will be deemed to be the prescribed capital requirement.

a segregated portfolio is met where — (a) the segregated portfolio will be able to satisfy its liabilities in respect of, or attributable to, that particular segregated portfolio as they become due in the ordinary course of its business; and (b) the assets representing the share capital and reserves attributable to the segregated portfolio plus all other assets attributable to or held within the segregated portfolio, including incoming letters of credit, exceed the liabilities in respect of or attributable to that particular segregated portfolio.

prescribed as the minimum capital requirement and for each licence class shall be as set out in Schedule 1.

(2) At each filing date a class B, class C or class D insurer shall calculate and record the minimum capital requirement and prescribed capital requirement, and if required the enhanced capital requirement, in the form prescribed in

insurer, class C insurer or class D insurer should maintain a higher level of capital based on risk factors specific to that class B insurer, class C insurer or class D insurer and the Authority may exclude from the calculations assets that the Authority deems inappropriate.

or Class D insurer shall keep solvency equal to or in excess of the total prescribed capital requirement.

(2) Where the capital of a licensee falls below the prescribed capital requirement but is greater than minimum capital requirement the licensee shall meet with the Authority and present a remedial action plan to the Authority.

(3) Where the capital of a licensee falls below the minimum capital requirement the Authority may consider regulatory actions available.

insurer’s capital and solvency return.

(2) An insurer shall keep a copy of its capital and solvency return at its principal office for a period of five years beginning with its filing date, and shall produce it to the Authority if so directed by it on or before a date specified in the direction.

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