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Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 27 of 2013 - GRS 110.0_G - Prescribed Capital Amount (Level 2 Insurance Group)

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Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 27 of 2013
Reporting Standard GRS 110.1_G Prescribed Capital Amount (Level 2 Insurance Group)
Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001
 
I, Ian Laughlin, delegate of APRA, under paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 (the Act) and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901:
 
(a)               REVOKE Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 3 of 2011, including Reporting Standard GRS 110.0_G (2011) Minimum Capital Requirement (Level 2 Insurance Group) made under that Determination; and
 
(b)               DETERMINE Reporting Standard GRS 110.1_G Prescribed Capital Amount (Level 2 Insurance Group), in the form set out in the Schedule, which applies to the financial sector entities to the extent provided in paragraph 3 of the reporting standard.
 
Under section 15 of the Act, I DECLARE that the reporting standard shall begin to apply to those financial sector entities, and the revoked reporting standard shall cease to apply, on 1 January 2013.  
 
This instrument commences on 1 January 2013.
 
Dated: 20 December 2012
 
[Signed]
 
 
Ian Laughlin
Member
 
 
Interpretation
In this Determination:
APRA means the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
financial sector entity has the meaning given by section 5 of the Act.
 
 
Schedule
 
Reporting Standard GRS 110.1_G Prescribed Capital Amount (Level 2 Insurance Group) comprises the 10 pages commencing on the following page.
 
 
Reporting Standard GRS 110.1_G
Prescribed Capital Amount (Level 2 Insurance Group)
Objective of this Reporting Standard
This Reporting Standard sets out the requirements for the provision of information to APRA relating to a Level 2 insurance group’s prescribed capital amount.
It includes Form GRF 110.1_G Prescribed Capital Amount (G) and associated specific instructions and must be read in conjunction with the general instruction guide and Prudential Standard GPS 110 Capital Adequacy.
 
Authority
1.             This Reporting Standard is made under section 13 of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001.
Purpose
2.             Information collected in Form GRF 110.1_G Prescribed Capital Amount (G) (GRF 110.1_G) is used by APRA for the purpose of prudential supervision, including assessing compliance with the capital standards.
Application and commencement
3.             This Reporting Standard applies to a parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group as defined in Prudential Standard GPS 001 Definitions (GPS 001). This Reporting Standard applies for reporting periods ending on or after 1 January 2013.  The parent entity of a Level 2 group is required to ensure that each requirement in this Reporting Standard is complied with. 
Information required
4.             The parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group must provide APRA with the information required by Form GRF 110.1_G in respect of the Level 2 insurance group for each reporting period.
Forms and method of submission
5.             The information required by this Reporting Standard must be given to APRA in electronic format using the ‘Direct to APRA’ application or, where ‘Direct to APRA’ is not available, by a method notified by APRA prior to submission.
Note: The ‘Direct to APRA’ application software may be obtained from APRA.
Reporting periods and due dates
6.             Subject to paragraph 7, the parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group must provide the information required by this Reporting Standard:
(a)           in respect of each half year based on the financial year of the Level 2 insurance group on an unaudited basis; and
(b)          in respect of each financial year of the Level 2 insurance group on an audited basis.
Note: The annual information required by paragraphs 4, 5 and 6(b), together with certain annual information required by other reporting standards, will form part of the Level 2 insurance group’s annual accounts within the meaning of GPS 001. Prudential Standard GPS 310 Audit and Related Matters (GPS 310) contains the relevant provisions governing audits.
7.             If, having regard to the particular circumstances of a Level 2 insurance group, APRA considers it necessary or desirable to obtain information more or less frequently than as provided by subparagraph 6(a) or 6(b), APRA may, by notice in writing to the parent entity, change the reporting periods, or specify reporting periods, for the particular Level 2 insurance group.
8.             The information required by this Reporting Standard in respect of a Level 2 insurance group must be provided to APRA:
(a)           within the time stated in Reporting Standard GRS 001 Reporting Requirements (GRS 001); or
(b)          in the case of information provided in accordance with paragraph 7, within the time specified by notice in writing.
Note: GPS 310 requires a Level 2 insurance group to ensure that its Group Auditor conducts a limited assurance review of the group’s annual accounts.  Accordingly, the Group Auditor’s report(s) as required by GPS 310 (relating to the information required by paragraph 4) must be provided to APRA by the time specified in GRS 001 (unless an extension of time is granted under GRS 001).
9.             On the written application of the parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group, APRA may by notice in writing to the parent entity exclude the requirement under subparagraph 6(a) to provide half yearly information.
Quality control
10.         The information provided by the parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group under this Reporting Standard must be the product of systems, processes and controls that have been reviewed and tested by the Group Auditor of the Level 2 insurance group. This will require the Group Auditor to review and test the Level 2 insurance group’s systems, processes and controls designed to enable the group to report reliable financial information to APRA.  This review and testing must be done on:
(a)           an annual basis or more frequently if necessary to enable the Group Auditor to form an opinion on the reliability and accuracy of data; and
(b)          at least a limited assurance engagement consistent with professional standards and guidance notes issued by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) as may be amended from time to time, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the requirements of GPS 310.
11.         All information provided by the parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group under this Reporting Standard must be subject to systems, processes and controls developed by the Level 2 insurance group for the internal review and authorisation of that information. It is the responsibility of the Board and senior management of the parent entity of the Level 2 insurance group to ensure that an appropriate set of policies and procedures for the authorisation of data submitted to APRA is in place.
Authorisation
12.         When an officer, or agent, of a parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group provides the information required by this Reporting Standard using the ‘Direct to APRA’ software it will be necessary for an officer, or agent, to digitally sign the relevant information using a digital certificate acceptable to APRA.
13.         If a parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group provides the information required by this Reporting Standard through an agent who submits using the ‘Direct to APRA’ software, on the parent entity of the Level 2 insurance group’s behalf, the parent entity of the Level 2 insurance group must:
(a)           obtain from the agent a copy of the completed form with the information provided to APRA; and
(b)          retain the completed copy.
14.         An officer, or agent, of a parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group who submits the information under this Reporting Standard for, or on behalf of, the parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group must be authorised by either:
(a)           the Principal Executive Officer of the parent entity of the Level 2 insurance group; or
(b)          the Chief Financial Officer of the parent entity of the Level 2 insurance group.
Variations
15.         APRA may, by written notice to the parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group, vary the reporting requirements of Form GRF 110.1_G in relation to that Level 2 insurance group. 
Transition
16.         A parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group must report under the old reporting standard in respect of a transitional reporting period. For these purposes:
old reporting standard means the reporting standard revoked in the determination making this Reporting Standard (being the reporting standard which this Reporting Standard replaces); and
transitional reporting period means a reporting period under the old reporting standard:
(a)           which ended before the date of revocation of the old reporting standard; and
(b)          in relation to which the parent entity of the Level 2 insurance group was required, under the old reporting standard, to report by a date on or after the date of revocation of the old reporting standard.
Note: For the avoidance of doubt, if a parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group was required to report under an old reporting standard, and the reporting documents were due before the date of revocation of the old reporting standard, the parent entity of a Level 2 insurance group is still required to provide any overdue reporting documents in accordance with the old reporting standard.
Interpretation
17.         In this Reporting Standard (including the attachments):
(a)           unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions have the meanings given to them in GPS 001; and
(b)          APRA-authorised reinsurer means an insurer carrying on reinsurance business.  For the purposes of this definition, a Lloyd’s underwriter as defined under the Insurance Act is an APRA-authorised reinsurer if it carries on reinsurance business;
          capital standards means the prudential standards which relate to capital adequacy as defined in GPS 001;
          Chief Financial Officer means the chief financial officer of the parent entity of the Level 2 insurance group, by whatever name called;
          financial year means the financial year (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) of the parent entity of the Level 2 insurance group;
          foreign insurer means a foreign general insurer within the meaning of the Insurance Act;
             Note: A reference to a ‘branch’ or ‘branch operation’ is a reference to the Australian operations of a foreign insurer.
          general instruction guide refers to the general Instruction guide set out in Attachment A of GRS 001;
          Group Auditor has the meaning given in GPS 310;
          Insurance Act means the Insurance Act 1973;
          insurer means a general insurer within the meaning of section 11 of the Insurance Act;
             Note: In the forms and instructions, a reference to an ‘authorised insurer’, ‘authorised insurance entity’ or ‘licensed insurer’ is a reference to an insurer, and a reference to an ‘authorised reinsurance entity’ is a reference to an insurer whose business consists only of undertaking liability by way of reinsurance.
          non-APRA authorised reinsurer means any reinsurer that is not an APRA-authorised reinsurer;
          Principal Executive Officer means the current principal executive officer of the entity, regardless of title, and whether or not he or she is a member of the governing board of the entity; and
          reporting period means a period mentioned in subparagraph 6(a) or 6(b) or, if applicable, paragraph 7.

GRF_110_1_G: Prescribed Capital Amount (G)
These instructions must be read in conjunction with the general instruction guide.
Instructions for specific items   
Section 1: Summary of prescribed capital amount
1.    Insurance Risk Charge
The Insurance Risk Charge is the minimum amount of capital required to be held against insurance risks. The Insurance Risk Charge relates to the risk that the value of net insurance liabilities determined in accordance with Prudential Standard GPS 320 Actuarial and Related Matters (GPS 320) is insufficient to cover associated net claim payments and associated claim expenses as they fall due.
This is automatically calculated as Item 1.1 plus Item 1.2.
1.1 GRF 115.0: OCL Insurance Risk Charge
The risk charge for Outstanding Claims Risk relates to the risk that the value of net outstanding claims liabilities determined in accordance with GPS 320 will be insufficient to cover associated net claim payments and any associated claim expenses as they fall due.
This amount should correspond to Total OCL Insurance Risk Charge reported in section 5 of GRF 115.0A_G Outstanding Claims Liabilities – Insurance Risk Charge – Australia by Class of Business or Total OCL Insurance Risk Charge reported in section 5 of GRF 115.0B_G Outstanding Claims Liabilities – Insurance Risk Charge – Australia by Region.
1.2 GRF 115.1: PL Insurance Risk Charge
The risk charge for Premiums Liabilities Risk relates to the risk that the value of net premiums liabilities determined in accordance with GPS 320 will be insufficient to cover associated net claim payments and any associated claim expenses as they fall due.
This amount should correspond to Total Premiums Liabilities Insurance Risk Charge reported in section 15 - Column 7 in GRF 115.1A_G Premiums Liabilities – Insurance Risk Charge – Australia by Class of Business or Total Premiums Liabilities Insurance Risk Charge reported in Section 15 - Column 7 in GRF 115.1B_G Premiums Liabilities – Insurance Risk Charge – Australia by Region.
2.    GRF 116.0: Insurance Concentration Risk Charge
The Insurance Concentration Risk Charge is the minimum amount of capital required to be held against insurance concentration risks. The Insurance Concentration Risk Charge relates to the risk of an adverse movement in the Level 2 insurance group's capital base due to a single large loss or series of losses.
This amount should correspond to Item 6 in GRF 116.0_G Insurance Concentration Risk Charge.
3.    GRF 114.0: Asset Risk Charge
The Asset Risk Charge is the minimum amount of capital required to be held against asset risks. The Asset Risk Charge relates to the risk of adverse movements in the value of a Level 2 insurance group's on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet exposures. 
This amount should correspond to Item 7 in GRF 114.0_G Asset Risk Charge.
4.    GRF 117.0: Asset Concentration Risk Charge
The Asset Concentration Risk Charge is the minimum amount of capital required to be held against asset concentration risks. The Asset Concentration Risk Charge relates to the risk resulting from investment concentrations in individual assets or large exposures to individual counterparties or groups of related counterparties.
This amount should correspond to Item 3.9 in GRF 117.0_G Asset Concentration Risk Charge.
5.    GRF 118.0: Operational Risk Charge
The Operational Risk Charge is the minimum amount of capital required to be held against operational risks. The Operational Risk Charge relates to the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events.
This amount should correspond to Item 4 in GRF 118.0_G Operational Risk Charge.
6.    Less: Aggregation benefit
The aggregation benefit makes an explicit allowance for diversification between asset risk and the sum of insurance risk and insurance concentration risk in the calculation of the prescribed capital amount. It must be determined in accordance with Prudential Standard GPS 110 Capital Adequacy (GPS 110).
7.    Adjustments to prescribed capital amount as approved by APRA
If APRA is of the view that the Standard Method for calculating the prescribed capital amount does not produce an appropriate outcome in respect of a Level 2 insurance group, or a Level 2 insurance group has used inappropriate judgement or estimation in calculating the prescribed capital amount, APRA may adjust the prescribed capital amount calculation for that Level 2 insurance group.
Approved adjustments are to be reported separately in the associated table highlighting the description of the adjustment, transitional status and amount of adjustment applied. Where the adjustment is a transitional adjustment, the end date for the transitional period is to be clearly included in the description of the item.
An increase in the prescribed capital amount is to be reported as a positive value. This is calculated automatically as the sum of Column 3 in the table that follows.
8.    Prescribed capital amount
The prescribed capital amount is automatically calculated as the sum of Items 1 to 5, less Item 6 plus Item 7.
Section 2: Capital Adequacy Assessment
9.    GRF 112.0: Capital base
The capital base relates to the amount of capital eligible for the purpose of meeting the prudential capital requirement as set out in GPS 110.
The Level 2 insurance group's capital base represents the sum of total Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital, net of any regulatory adjustments to capital.
This amount should correspond to Item 3 in GRF 112.0_G Determination of Capital Base (GRF 112.0_G).
9.1.     Of which: Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
This is the highest quality component of capital held by the Level 2 insurance group as determined under the eligibility characteristics set out in Prudential Standard GPS 112 Capital Adequacy: Measurement of Capital (GPS 112), net of all regulatory adjustments.
This should correspond to Item 1.1 of GRF 112.0_G.
9.2.     Of which: Tier 1 Capital
Tier 1 Capital comprises Common Equity Tier 1 Capital and Additional Tier 1
Capital.
This should correspond to Item 1.3 of GRF 112.0_G.
10. Capital in excess of prescribed capital amount
This is the surplus or deficit of the Level 2 insurance group's capital base over its prescribed capital amount.
It is automatically calculated as Item 9 less Item 8.
11. Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio
This is the ratio of the Level 2 insurance group's Common Equity Tier 1 capital to its prescribed capital amount.
It is automatically calculated as Item 1.1 in GRF 112.0_G divided by Item 8 in this form.
12. Tier 1 Capital ratio
This is the ratio of the Level 2 insurance group's Tier 1 capital to its prescribed capital amount.
It is automatically calculated as Item 1.3 in GRF 112.0_G divided by Item 8 in this form.
13. Prescribed capital amount coverage (%)
This represents the coverage provided by the Level 2 insurance group's capital base over the prescribed capital amount.
It is automatically calculated as Item 9 divided by Item 8.