The Insurers (Winding-Up) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005

Maintenance of separate financial records for long-term and other business in winding-up

5.—(1) This rule applies in the case of a company carrying on long-term business in whose case no stop order has been made.

(2) The liquidator shall prepare and keep separate financial records in respect of the long-term business and the other business of the company.

(3) Paragraphs (4) and (5) apply in the case of a company to which this rule applies which also carries on permitted general business (‘a hybrid insurer’).

(4) Where, before the liquidation date, a hybrid insurer has, or should properly have, apportioned the assets and liabilities attributable to its permitted general business to its long-term business for the purposes of any accounts, those assets and liabilities must be apportioned to its long-term business for the purposes of complying with paragraph (2) of this rule.

(5) Where, before the liquidation date, a hybrid insurer has, or should properly have, apportioned the assets and liabilities attributable to its permitted general business other than to its long-term business for the purposes of any accounts, those assets and liabilities must be apportioned to its other business for the purposes of complying with paragraph (2) of this rule.

(6) Regulation 10 of the general regulations (financial records) applies only in relation to the company’s other business.

(7) In relation to the long-term business, the liquidator shall, with a view to the long-term business of the company being transferred to another insurer, maintain such accounting, valuation and other records as will enable such other insurer upon the transfer being effected to comply with the requirements of any rules made by the Authority under Part X of the 2000 Act relating to accounts and statements of insurers.

(8) In paragraphs (4) and (5)—

(a) “accounts” means any accounts or statements maintained by the company in compliance with a requirement under the 1986 Order or any rules made by the Authority under Part X of the 2000 Act;

(b) “permitted general business” means the business of effecting or carrying out a contract of general insurance where the risk insured against relates to either accident or sickness.