Article 296 - Information targeted at market professionals: Valuation for solvency purposes

separately for each material class of assets, following the classification as set out in the solvency balance sheet, the value of the assets, and a description of the bases, methods and main assumptions used for valuation for solvency purposes, including, where relevant, the consideration of sustainability risks and factors in the valuation methods;

for material classes of assets, an explanation of any material differences between the bases, methods and main assumptions used by that undertaking for the valuation for solvency purposes and those used for its valuation in financial statements.

separately for each material line of business, the value of technical provisions, including the amount of the best estimate and the risk margin, and a description of the bases, methods and main assumptions used for its valuation for solvency purposes, including, where relevant, the consideration of sustainability risks and factors in the valuation methods;

a description of the level of uncertainty associated with the value of technical provisions;

for material lines of business, an explanation of any material differences between the bases, methods and main assumptions used by that undertaking for the valuation for solvency purposes and those used for their valuation in financial statements;

a statement on whether the phasing-in mechanism for extrapolation laid down in Article 77a(2) of Directive 2009/138/EC is used, and a quantification of the impact of not applying the phasing-in mechanism;

where the matching adjustment referred to in Article 77b of Directive 2009/138/EC is applied, a description of the matching adjustment and of the portfolio of obligations and assigned assets to which the matching adjustment is applied, and a quantification of the impact of a change to zero of the matching adjustment on the amount of technical provisions;

a statement on whether the volatility adjustment referred to in Article 77d of Directive 2009/138/EC is used by the undertaking, a description per currency of the volatility adjustment used and the amount of the best estimate it is applied to, and quantification of the impact of a change to zero of the volatility adjustment on the amount of technical provisions;

a statement on whether the transitional risk-free interest rate-term structure referred to Article 308c of Directive 2009/138/EC is applied, the reason for applying that transitional risk-free interest rate-term structure, a quantification of the impact of not applying that risk-free interest rate-term structure on the amount of technical provisions, and the prospect to reduce any dependence on the transitional risk-free interest rate-term structure by the end of the transitional period;

a statement on whether the transitional deduction referred to in Article 308d of Directive 2009/138/EC is applied, the reason for applying that transitional deduction, a quantification of the impact of not applying the transitional deduction on the amount of technical provisions and the prospect to reduce any dependence on the transitional deduction by the end of the transitional period;

a description of the following:

separately for each material class of other liabilities the value of other liabilities and a description of the bases, methods and main assumptions used for their valuation for solvency purposes;

for each material classes of other liabilities, an explanation of any material differences with the valuation bases, methods and main assumptions used by the undertaking for the valuation for solvency purposes and those used for their valuation in financial statements.