TITLE IVALUATION AND RISK-BASED CAPTAL REQUIREMENTS (PILLAR I), ENHANCED GOVERNANCE (PILLARĀ II) AND INCREASED TRANPARENCY (PILLAR III)

CHAPTER IIIRULES RELATING TO TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 2 Data quality

Article 21Appropriate use of approximations to calculate the best estimate

Where insurance and reinsurance undertakings have insufficient data of appropriate quality to apply a reliable actuarial method, they may use appropriate approximations to calculate the best estimate provided that all of the following requirements are met:

  1. (a)

    the insufficiency of data is not due to inadequate internal processes and procedures of collecting, storing or validating data used for the valuation of technical provisions;

  2. (b)

    the insufficiency of data cannot be remedied by the use of external data;

  3. (c)

    it would not be practicable for the undertaking to adjust the data to remedy the insufficiency.