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Solvency II Directive (SII)

Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

Recitals
Article 14 - Principle of authorisationArticle 15 - Scope of authorisationArticle 16 - Ancillary risksArticle 17 - Legal form of the insurance or reinsurance undertakingArticle 18 - Conditions for authorisation Q&AArticle 19 - Close linksArticle 20 - Head office of insurance undertakings and reinsurance undertakingsArticle 21 - Policy conditions and scales of premiumsArticle 22 - Economic requirements of the marketArticle 23 - Scheme of operationsArticle 24 - Shareholders and members with qualifying holdingsArticle 25 - Refusal of authorisationArticle 26 - Prior consultation of the authorities of other Member States
Article 27 - Main objective of supervision GLArticle 28 - Financial stability and pro-cyclicalityArticle 29 - General principles of supervision GLArticle 30 - Supervisory authorities and scope of supervisionArticle 31 - Transparency and accountability ITSDAArticle 32 - Prohibition of refusal of reinsurance contracts or retrocession contractsArticle 33 - Supervision of branches established in another Member StateArticle 34 - General supervisory powers GLArticle 35 - Information to be provided for supervisory purposes ITSDAQ&AGLArticle 36 - Supervisory review process GLArticle 37 - Capital add-on ITSDAArticle 38 - Supervision of outsourced functions and activities GLArticle 39 - Transfer of portfolio
Article 41 - General governance requirements RTSDAQ&AGLArticle 42 - Fit and proper requirements for persons who effectively run the undertaking or have other key functions GLArticle 43 - Proof of good repute GLArticle 44 - Risk management ITSRTSDAQ&AGLArticle 45 - Own risk and solvency assessment RTSDAQ&AGLArticle 46 - Internal control DAGLArticle 47 - Internal audit DAGLArticle 48 - Actuarial function DAGLArticle 49 - Outsourcing DAQ&AGLArticle 50 - Implementing measures DA
Article 51 - Report on solvency and financial condition: contents ITSRTSGLArticle 52 - Information for and reports by CEIOPSArticle 53 - Report on solvency and financial condition: applicable principles GLArticle 54 - Report on solvency and financial condition: updates and additional voluntary information GLArticle 55 - Report on solvency and financial condition: policy and approval GLArticle 56 - Solvency and financial condition report: implementing measures ITSDA
Article 64 - Professional secrecyArticle 65 - Exchange of information between supervisory authorities of Member StatesArticle 66 - Cooperation agreements with third countriesArticle 67 - Use of confidential informationArticle 68 - Exchange of information with other authoritiesArticle 69 - Disclosure of information to government administrations responsible for financial legislationArticle 70 - Transmission of information to central banks and monetary authoritiesArticle 71 - Supervisory convergence GL
Article 76 - General provisions Q&AGLArticle 77 - Calculation of technical provisions ITSDAIAQ&AGLArticle 78 - Other elements to be taken into account in the calculation of technical provisions Q&AGLArticle 79 - Valuation of financial guarantees and contractual options included in insurance and reinsurance contracts GLArticle 80 - Segmentation DAGLArticle 81 - Recoverables from reinsurance contracts and special purpose vehicles DAQ&AGLArticle 82 - Data quality and application of approximations, including case-by-case approaches, for technical provisions DAGLArticle 83 - Comparison against experience GLArticle 84 - Appropriateness of the level of technical provisions GLArticle 85 - Increase of technical provisions GLArticle 86 - Implementing measures ITSDAGL
Article 103 - Structure of the standard formula DAQ&AGLArticle 104 - Design of the Basic Solvency Capital Requirement DAGLArticle 105 - Calculation of the Basic Solvency Capital Requirement ITSDAQ&AGLArticle 106 - Calculation of the equity risk sub-module: symmetric adjustment mechanism ITSDAArticle 107 - Capital requirement for operational risk DAQ&AArticle 108 - Adjustment for the loss-absorbing capacity of technical provisions and deferred taxes DAGLArticle 109 - Simplifications in the standard formula DAQ&AArticle 110 - Significant deviations from the assumptions underlying the standard formula calculation GLArticle 111 - Implementing measures ITSDAGL
Article 112 - General provisions for the approval of full and partial internal models ITSGLArticle 113 - Specific provisions for the approval of partial internal models ITSDAGLArticle 114 - Implementing measures ITSDAArticle 115 - Policy for changing the full and partial internal models ITSGLArticle 116 - Responsibilities of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies GLArticle 117 - Reversion to the standard formula Q&AArticle 118 - Non-compliance of the internal modelArticle 119 - Significant deviations from the assumptions underlying the standard formula calculationArticle 120 - Use test DAGLArticle 121 - Statistical quality standards DAGLArticle 122 - Calibration standards DAGLArticle 123 - Profit and loss attribution DAGLArticle 124 - Validation standards DAGLArticle 125 - Documentation standards DAGLArticle 126 - External models and data DAGLArticle 127 - Implementing measures DA
Article 136 - Identification and notification of deteriorating financial conditions by the insurance and reinsurance undertakingArticle 137 - Non-Compliance with technical provisionsArticle 138 - Non-Compliance with the Solvency Capital Requirement DAGLArticle 139 - Non-Compliance with the Minimum Capital Requirement Q&AArticle 140 - Prohibition of free disposal of assets located within the territory of a Member StateArticle 141 - Supervisory powers in deteriorating financial conditionsArticle 142 - Recovery plan and finance schemeArticle 143 - Implementing measures DAArticle 144 - Withdrawal of authorisation Q&A
Article 162 - Principle of authorisation and conditions Q&AGLArticle 163 - Scheme of operations of the branch GLArticle 164 - Transfer of portfolio GLArticle 165 - Technical provisions GLArticle 166 - Solvency Capital Requirement and Minimum Capital Requirement GLArticle 167 - Advantages to undertakings authorised in more than one Member State GLArticle 168 - Accounting, prudential and statistical information and undertakings in difficulty GLArticle 169 - Separation of non-life and life business GLArticle 170 - Withdrawal of authorisation for undertakings authorised in more than one Member State GLArticle 171 - Agreements with third countries GL
Article 236 - Subsidiaries of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking: conditions DAArticle 237 - Subsidiaries of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking: decision on the application DAArticle 238 - Subsidiaries of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking: determination of the Solvency Capital Requirement DAArticle 239 - Subsidiaries of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking: non-compliance with the Solvency and Minimum Capital Requirements DAArticle 240 - Subsidiaries of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking: end of derogations for a subsidiary DAArticle 241 - Subsidiaries of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking: implementing measures DAArticle 242 - Review Article 243 - Subsidiaries of an insurance holding company
Article 247 - Group SupervisorArticle 248 - Rights and duties of the group supervisor and the other supervisors College of supervisors DAGLArticle 249 - Cooperation and exchange of information between supervisory authorities ITSDAGLArticle 250 - Consultation between supervisory authorities GLArticle 251 - Requests from the group supervisor to other supervisory authoritiesArticle 252 - Cooperation with authorities responsible for credit institutions and investment firmsArticle 253 - Professional secrecy and confidentialityArticle 254 - Access to information Q&AGLArticle 255 - Verification of information GLArticle 256 - Group solvency and financial condition report ITSDAGLArticle 257 - Administrative, management or supervisory body of insurance holding companiesArticle 258 - Enforcement measuresArticle 259 - Reporting of CEIOPS
Article 273 - Opening of winding-up proceedings information to the supervisory authoritiesArticle 274 - Applicable lawArticle 275 - Treatment of insurance claims Q&AArticle 276 - Special registerArticle 277 - Subrogation to a guarantee schemeArticle 278 - Representation of preferential claims by assetsArticle 279 - Withdrawal of the authorisationArticle 280 - Publication of decisions on winding-up proceedings Article 281 - Information to known creditorsArticle 282 - Right to lodge claimsArticle 283 - Languages and formArticle 284 - Regular information to the creditors
Article 285 - Effects on certain contracts and rightsArticle 286 - Rights in rem of third partiesArticle 287 - Reservation of titleArticle 288 - Set-offArticle 289 - Regulated marketsArticle 290 - Detrimental actsArticle 291 - Protection of third-party purchasersArticle 292 - Lawsuits pendingArticle 293 - Administrators and liquidators Article 294 - Registration in a public register Article 295 - Professional secrecyArticle 296 - Treatment of branches of third-country insurance undertakings
Article 297 - Right to apply to the courts Article 298 - Cooperation between the Member States and the CommissionArticle 299 - Euro Q&AArticle 300 - Revision of amounts expressed in euro Q&AArticle 301 - Committee procedureArticle 302 - Notifications submitted prior to entry into force of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 57 to 63Article 303 - Amendments to Directive 2003/41/ECArticle 304 - Duration-based equity risk sub-module ITSDAQ&A
ANNEX I - CLASSES OF NON-LIFE INSURANCEANNEX II - CLASSES OF LIFE INSURANCE Q&AANNEX III - LEGAL FORMS OF UNDERTAKINGSANNEX IV - SOLVENCY CAPITAL REQUIREMENT (SCR) STANDARD FORMULAANNEX V - GROUPS OF NON-LIFE INSURANCE CLASSES FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 159 Q&AANNEX VIANNEX VII - CORRELATION TABLE Q&A