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Article 192a - Exposure to clearing members

Article 192a
Exposure to clearing members

1.For the purposes of Article 192(3), a derivative shall fall within this paragraph where the following requirements are met:

(a)

the derivative is a CCP-related transaction in which the insurance or reinsurance undertaking is the client;

(b)

the positions and assets of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking related to that transaction are distinguished and segregated, at the level of both the clearing member and the CCP, from the positions and assets of both the clearing member and the other clients of that clearing member and as a result of that distinction and segregation those positions and assets are bankruptcy remote in the event of the default or insolvency of the clearing member or one or more of its other clients;

(c)

the laws, regulations, rules and contractual arrangements applicable to or binding the insurance or reinsurance undertaking or the CCP facilitate the transfer of the client's positions relating to that contract and transaction and of the corresponding collateral to another clearing member within the applicable margin period of risk in the event of default or insolvency of the original clearing member, in which case, the client’s positions and the collateral shall be transferred at market value, unless the client requests to close out the position at market value;

(d)

the insurance and reinsurance undertaking has conducted a sufficiently thorough legal review, which it has kept up to date, that substantiates that the arrangements that ensure that the condition set out in point (c) is met are legal, valid, binding and enforceable under the relevant laws of the relevant jurisdiction or jurisdictions;

(e)

the CCP is a qualifying central counterparty.

When assessing their compliance with the condition set out in the first subparagraph, point (c), insurance or reinsurance undertakings may take into account any clear precedents of transfers of client positions and of corresponding collateral at a CCP, and any industry intent to continue with that practice.

2.For the purposes of Article 192(3a), a derivative falls within this paragraph if the requirements set out in paragraph 1 are met, with the exception that the insurance or reinsurance undertaking is not required to be protected from losses in the event that the clearing member and another client of the clearing member jointly default.

Official text · consolidated version 30/01/2027 (not yet in force) Open full page ↗
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