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Article R343-3 of the French Insurance Code

The technical provisions corresponding to life insurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations are as follows: 1° Mathematical provision: difference between the present values of the commitments made by the insurer and those made by the policyholders. For contracts using a survival or mortality table, the amounts of the mathematical provisions must include an estimate of the future management expenses which will be borne by the insurer during the…

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Article R343-4 of the French Insurance Code

The technical provisions referred to in 1° of Article R. 343-1, corresponding to the operations referred to in Articles L. 143-1 of this Code, L. 222-3 of the Mutual Code or L. 932-40 of the Social Security Code, are valued each year by an actuary and reviewed by the actuarial function, which verifies that the provisions comply with the provisions of this Code applicable to them, that they are constituted…

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Article R343-5 of the French Insurance Code

The provision for liquidity risk is established when the investments referred to in Article R. 343-10, with the exception of depreciable securities which the insurance undertaking has the capacity and intention to hold to maturity, are in a situation of overall net unrealised loss. An overall net unrealised loss is recorded when the net book value of these investments is higher than the overall value of these same investments valued…

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Article R343-6 of the French Insurance Code

The charge constituted by the allocation to the provision for liquidity risk mentioned in article R. 343-5 may be deferred under conditions specified by order of the Minister for the Economy. However, the deferral of charges resulting from this spreading may not result in the total charge relating to the provisioning of the overall unrealised loss mentioned in article R. 343-5 for a given financial year being borne over more…

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Article R343-7 of the French Insurance Code

The technical provisions corresponding to other insurance operations are as follows: 1° Mathematical provision for annuities: present value of the company’s commitments in respect of annuities and annuity-related benefits for which it is responsible; 2° Provision for unearned premiums: a provision to record, for all current contracts, the portion of premiums written and premiums yet to be written relating to the period between the inventory date and the next premium…

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Article R343-8 of the French Insurance Code

The technical provisions corresponding to accepted reinsurance transactions are as follows: 1° Mathematical provision: difference between the present value of the commitments assumed by the reinsurer and by the reinsured companies; 2° Mathematical provision for annuities: present value of the undertaking’s commitments in respect of annuities and annuity-related benefits for which it is liable; 3° Provision for deferred acquisition costs: provision intended to cover charges resulting from the deferral of…

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Article R343-9 of the French Insurance Code

The depreciable securities listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis and 2° ter of Article R. 332-2, other than bonds and index-linked units, units in debt securitisation funds and profit participation certificates, are recorded at their purchase price excluding accrued interest at the date of acquisition. The procedures for determining this purchase price, for amortising the difference between the purchase price and the redemption price over the residual life of the…

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Article R343-10 of the French Insurance Code

With the exception of securities recorded in accordance with article R. 343-9, investments are recorded in the balance sheet on the basis of their purchase or cost price, excluding accrued interest where applicable. The procedures for determining this purchase price or cost price, as well as those for determining depreciation, which is recognised only when it is permanent, are defined in a regulation issued by the French Accounting Standards Authority…

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Article R343-11 of the French Insurance Code

The securities listed in article R. 332-2 and other financial and property investments are valued on the basis of their realisable value, in particular for the purposes of the calculation provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 344-1, under the following conditions: a) Listed transferable securities and listed securities of any kind are valued at their last quoted price on the day of the valuation; b) Unlisted securities…

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Article R343-12 of the French Insurance Code

The realisable value of forward financial instruments is: a) For forward financial instruments traded on recognised markets within the meaning of the last paragraph of A of article R. 332-2, the value of the last quotation; b) For instruments traded over-the-counter, the replacement cost, valued by at least two undertakings not included in the same scope of consolidation or preparation of combined financial statements, referred to in Articles L. 345-2…

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