(55)The value of technical provisions should therefore correspond to the amount an insurance or reinsurance undertaking would have to pay if it transferred its contractual rights and obligations immediately to another undertaking. Consequently, the value of technical provisions should correspond to the amount which another insurance or reinsurance undertaking (the reference undertaking) would be expected to require to take over and fulfil the underlying insurance and reinsurance obligations. The amount of technical provisions should reflect the characteristics of the underlying insurance portfolio. Undertaking-specific information, such as that regarding claims management and expenses, should therefore be used in their calculation only insofar as that information enables insurance and reinsurance undertakings better to reflect the characteristics of the underlying insurance portfolio.
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New version applies from 01/07/2013 — introduced by Council Directive 2013/23/EU.
144 provisions change.
Later versions: 19/12/2013, 23/05/2014, 31/03/2015, 12/01/2017, 09/07/2018, 13/01/2019, 30/06/2021, 19/10/2021, 09/01/2024, 17/01/2025, 30/01/2027.
Recital 55 changes in this version: compare with the current text.