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Article R351-10 of the French Insurance Code

When calculating their prudential technical provisions, within the meaning of Article L. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall take account of the value of financial guarantees and any options included in their contracts.

Any assumptions made by insurance and reinsurance undertakings concerning the likelihood of policyholders, contract holders, beneficiaries and reinsured undertakings exercising the options available to them, including reduction and surrender rights, must be realistic and based on current and credible information. It shall take account, either explicitly or implicitly, of the impact that possible changes in financial and non-financial conditions could have on the exercise of these options.

The detailed rules for the application of this article are set out in Articles 26 and 32 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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Article R351-10

Lorsqu’elles calculent leurs provisions techniques prudentielles, au sens de l’article L. 351-2, les entreprises d’assurance et de réassurance tiennent compte de la valeur des garanties financières et de toute option inclues dans leurs contrats.


Toute hypothèse retenue par ces entreprises d’assurance et de réassurance concernant la probabilité que les assurés, souscripteurs, bénéficiaires de contrats et entreprises réassurées exercent les options qui leur sont offertes, y compris les droits de réduction et de rachat, doit être réaliste et fondée sur des informations actuelles et crédibles. Elle tient compte, soit explicitement, soit implicitement, de l’impact que pourraient avoir d’éventuels changements des conditions financières et non financières sur l’exercice de ces options.


Les modalités d’application de cet article sont fixées aux articles 26 et 32 du règlement délégué (UE) n° 2015/35 de la Commission du 10 octobre 2014.

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