2023-03-31
The Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino issued Regulation No. 2009-01 to establish comprehensive rules for the preparation, valuation, and disclosure of financial statements for life insurance companies operating in San Marino. The regulation mandates specific accounting standards, including fair value measurements, technical reserves, and detailed reporting requirements for assets, liabilities, and pension funds. It further defines the scope of application, documentation obligations, and the submission procedures for annual and semi-annual reports to the supervisory authority.
REGULATION ON THE PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES ENGAGING IN LIFE BUSINESS Year 2009 / Number 01 (Consolidated text as of 31/03/2023 – Update V)
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Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Regulation No. 2009-01 on the preparation of the financial statements of life insurance companies (Update V) 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS ....................................................................................................... 5 Article 1 – Definitions. ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Article 2 – Scope of application. ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Article 3 – Financial documentation. .................................................................................................................................... 6 Article 4 – Schemes for the preparation of the financial statements and rules for compilation.................................................................... 7 Article 5 – Link between accounting and financial statements. .................................................................................................................. 8 Article 6 – Supervisory information relating to the annual financial statements. ................................................................................... 9 Article 7 – Transmission to the CENTRAL BANK of the annual financial statements. .......................................................................... 9 Article 8 – Provisions for the management of pension funds. ................................................................................................... 9 PART II PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE BALANCE SHEET AND VALUATION CRITERIA ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Article 9 – Balance sheet scheme and instructions for compilation. ......................................................................... 9 Article 10 – Guarantees, commitments and other off-balance sheet items. .............................................................................................................. 9 Article 11 – Durable use fixed assets. ............................................................................................................. 10 Article 12 – Valuation criteria. .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Article 13 – Current value of investments in QUOTED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS. .................................................. 12 Article 14 – Current value of land and buildings. .............................................................................................................. 13 Article 15 – Current value of investments traded in unregulated markets and other investments. ....... 13 Article 16 – Transfers of assets between macro-class C and macro-class D. .................................................................... 13 Article 17 – Technical reserves. ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 PART III PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE INCOME STATEMENT ................................................ 15 Article 18 – Income statement scheme and instructions for compilation. ...................................................................... 15 Article 19 – Structure of the income statement. ............................................................................................................................ 15 Article 20 – Variation of premium carry-forward net of reinsurance. ............................................................................ 15 Article 21 – Allocation of investment profit shares. ......................................................................................... 15 PART IV SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT .................................................................................................. 16 Article 22 – Semi-annual report. .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Article 23 – Approval deadline and duties of the statutory auditors..................................................................... 16 Article 24 – Supervisory information. ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Article 25 – Transmission to the CENTRAL BANK of the semi-annual report. ................................................................... 17 PART V AUDIT ........................................................................................................ 17 Article 26 – Report of the audit firm on the financial statements. ............................................................................................... 17 Article 27 – Actuarial auditor. ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 Article 28 – Report of the actuarial auditor. ............................................................................................................................ 17 Article 29 – Report of the audit firm on the semi-annual report. ...................................................................... 18 PART VI AMENDMENTS AND INTEGRATIONS TO THE LIFE REGULATION ....................................... 18 Article 30 – Amendments to CENTRAL BANK Regulation No. 2008-01 on life insurance business.18 PART VII FINAL PROVISIONS ......................................................................................................... 18 Article 31 – Entry into force. ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Regulation No. 2009-01 on the preparation of the financial statements of life insurance companies (Update V) 4 LIST OF APPENDICES .................................................................................................................... 19
Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Regulation No. 2009-01 on the preparation of the financial statements of life insurance companies (Update V) 5 PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 – Definitions.
Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Regulation No. 2009-01 on the preparation of the financial statements of life insurance companies (Update V) 6 2. In the subsequent articles of this Regulation, words referring to these definitions are printed in bold. 3. Unless otherwise specified, for the purposes of these provisions, the definitions contained in the LISF and in the LIFE REGULATION of the CENTRAL BANK on life insurance business apply.
Article 2 – Scope of application.
Article 3 – Financial documentation.
Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Regulation No. 2009-01 on the preparation of the financial statements of life insurance companies (Update V) 7 In particular, the management report, in addition to explaining what happened during the financial year, must provide indications on significant events occurring between the end of the financial year and the approval of the financial statements, as well as relevant information on the foreseeable evolution of management during the following financial year. 3. INSURANCE COMPANIES are required to publish on their website, within thirty days from approval by the shareholders' meeting, the financial statements accompanied by everything listed in the previous paragraph, with the sole exception of more technical appendices such as the technical report of the appointed actuary and the table of assets covering technical reserves. 4. At least the financial statements of the last three financial years are published on the website.
Article 4 – Schemes for the preparation of the financial statements and rules for compilation.
Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Regulation No. 2009-01 on the preparation of the financial statements of life insurance companies (Update V) 8 7. The financial statements must be prepared in euros, without decimal places. When rounding amounts, decimals less than 50 cents must be disregarded, and decimals greater than or equal to 50 cents must be rounded up to the next unit. The rounded amount of items is obtained by summing the rounded amounts of sub-items. The algebraic sum of differences resulting from rounding operations on items is included in “other assets/liabilities” for the balance sheet, and in “extraordinary income/expenses” for the income statement. 8. The notes to the financial statements are prepared in thousands of euros. Rounding of data contained therein is carried out to ensure consistency with the amounts shown in the financial statement schemes. 9. The account situation at the opening date of the financial year corresponds to that included in the approved financial statements for the previous financial year. 10. The criteria for preparing the items of the financial statements cannot be modified from one financial year to another. In exceptional cases, derogations to this principle are permitted, provided that in the notes to the financial statements, the reasons for the derogation and its influence on the representation of the financial position, financial situation, and economic result are explained. 11. The recognition of income and expenses occurs in respect of the accruals principle (independent of the date of receipt and payment) and the prudence principle. The latter principle is privileged, provided that no implicit reserves are formed. 12. Depreciation and amortization of asset elements must be carried out exclusively through direct adjustment reducing the value of the elements to which they refer. The inclusion of adjustment funds in liabilities is not permitted. 13. Assets acquired in the name and on behalf of third parties do not appear in the financial statements. Information on such assets is provided in the notes to the financial statements.
Article 5 – Link between accounting and financial statements.
Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Regulation No. 2009-01 on the preparation of the financial statements of life insurance companies (Update V) 9 Article 6 – Supervisory information relating to the annual financial statements.
Article 7 – Transmission to the CENTRAL BANK of the annual financial statements.
Article 8 – Provisions for the management of pension funds.
PART II PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE BALANCE SHEET AND VALUATION CRITERIA Article 9 – Balance sheet scheme and instructions for compilation.
Article 10 – Guarantees, commitments and other off-balance sheet items.
Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino Regulation No. 2009-01 on the preparation of the financial statements of life insurance companies (Update V) 10 Article 11 – Durable use fixed assets.
Article 12 – Valuation criteria.
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