The security for claims against reinsurers referred to in article R. 332-3-3 is constituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of article R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in a pledged account within the meaning of article L. 211-20 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.
Pledged securities are valued in accordance with the provisions of 2° of article R. 343-10. For the valuation of the securities mentioned in 1° of article R. 332-2, the accrued portion of the coupon is taken into account.
For the application of the provisions of articles R. 332-3 and R. 332-3-1, securities received as collateral from reinsurers are treated in the same way as securities appearing on the assets side of the balance sheet of the ceding company.
At the request of an undertaking, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this article, authorise it, for a specific period, to provide the guarantee referred to in article R. 332-3-3 within the limits set by order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance, by means of a guarantee or equivalent undertaking given by a credit institution or finance company, provided that the nature and form of the undertaking and the capacity of the guarantor meet the conditions set by the same order.