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Article R351-9 of the French Insurance Code

In addition to the provisions of Article R. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall take into account the following items when calculating their prudential provisions within the meaning of Article L. 351-2 :

1° All expenses that will be incurred for the purpose of honouring insurance and reinsurance commitments. These expenses are determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 31 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014;

2° Inflation, including that affecting expenses and claims;

3° All payments to policyholders, contract beneficiaries and reinsured undertakings, including discretionary bonuses that the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 plan to pay in the future, whether or not these payments are contractually guaranteed, unless they fall within the scope of the second paragraph of Article R. 351-21. These future discretionary participations are determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 24 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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Article R351-9

Les entreprises d’assurance et de réassurance tiennent compte, outre les dispositions de l’article R. 351-2, des éléments suivants lorsqu’elles calculent leurs provisions prudentielles au sens de l’article L. 351-2 :


1° Toutes les dépenses qui seront engagées aux fins d’honorer les engagements d’assurance et de réassurance. Ces dépenses sont déterminées selon les modalités fixées à l’article 31 du règlement délégué (UE) n° 2015/35 de la Commission du 10 octobre 2014 ;


2° L’inflation, y compris celle affectant les frais et les sinistres ;


3° L’ensemble des paiements aux assurés, aux bénéficiaires de contrats et aux entreprises réassurées, y compris les participations discrétionnaires que les entreprises mentionnées à l’article L. 310-3-1 prévoient de verser dans l’avenir, que ces paiements soient ou non garantis contractuellement, à moins qu’ils ne relèvent du second alinéa de l’article R. 351-21. Ces participations discrétionnaires futures sont déterminées selon les modalités fixées à l’article 24 du règlement délégué (UE) n° 2015/35 de la Commission du 10 octobre 2014.

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