The Insurance Companies (Accounts and Statements) Regulations 1996

Claims

13.—(1) In Forms 23, 26, 27, 31 and 32, where an amount or number is required to be shown for claims in respect of an accident year, that amount or number shall be determined on the basis of claims arising from incidents occurring during that accident year.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, an incident giving rise to a claim under a claims-made policy shall be deemed to occur on the earlier of—

(a) the date on which it is notified in accordance with the terms of that policy; or

(b) the date on which the period for which cover is provided under that policy expires.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, where a company has assumed, pursuant to a contract, responsibility (whether wholly or in part) for the payment or reimbursement of claims made under policies effected by another insurance company, all incidents occurring prior to the date of such contract and giving rise to claims under those policies shall be deemed have occurred on the date of such contract.

(4) In the application of sub-paragraph (3) above, the reference to responsibility assumed by a company shall include responsibility assumed as a reinsurer or under a transfer approved by the Secretary of State under Schedule 2C to the Act; and in the case of such a transfer the date of the contract shall be taken to be the date of the transfer.