TITLE I VALUATION AND RISK-BASED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (PILLAR I), ENHANCED GOVERNANCE (PILLAR II) AND INCREASED TRANSPARENCY (PILLAR III)

CHAPTER VSOLVENCY CAPITAL REQUIREMENT STANDARD FORMULA

SECTION 6 Counterparty default risk module

Subsection 1 General provisions

Article 195Loss-given-default for pool exposures of type C

For pool exposures of type C which the undertaking considers as separate single name exposures in accordance with Article 190(2), the loss-given-default shall be calculated as follows:

LGD=max1RRCE×PU×BECE+ΔRMCEF×Collateral;0math

where:

  1. (a)

    PU denotes the undertaking's share of the risk according to the terms of the pooling arrangement;

  2. (b)

    RRCE is equal to:

    1. (i)

      10 % if 60 % or more of the assets of the external counterparty are subject to collateral arrangements;

    2. (ii)

      50 % otherwise;

  3. (c)

    BECE denotes the best estimate of the liability ceded to the external counterparty by the pooling arrangement as a whole;

  4. (d)

    ΔRMCE denotes the external counterparty's contribution to the risk-mitigating effect of the pooling arrangement on the underwriting risk of the undertaking;

  5. (e)

    Collateral denotes the risk-adjusted value of collateral held by the counterparty member of the pooling arrangement;

  6. (f)

    F denotes the factor to take into account the economic effect of the collateral held by the counterparty member, calculated in accordance with Article 197.