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.