Finance Act 2007

3 (1) In paragraph 1 “general insurer” means— U.K.

(a) a company within the charge to corporation tax which carries on general business,

[F1 (b) a CFC (within the meaning of Part 9A of the Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010) which carries on general business, or]

(c) members of a Lloyd's syndicate who carry on general business.

(2) In paragraph 2 “general insurer” means—

(a) a company within the charge to corporation tax which carries on general business, or

[F2 (b) a company which for the purposes of Part 9A of the Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 has an interest in a CFC (within the meaning of that Part) which carries on general business.]

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) “general business” means business which consists of the effecting or carrying out of contracts that fall within Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/544).

(4) In the case of members of a Lloyd's syndicate, references in paragraph 1 to any accounts for a period are to the return of the syndicate's profits or loss for that period under regulation 4 of the Lloyd's Underwriters (Tax) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3338).

(5) In paragraph 1 “period of account”—

(a) except in the case of members of a Lloyd's syndicate, means a period of account for which an account is made up, and

(b) in the case of members of a Lloyd's syndicate, means an underwriting year in which profits or losses are declared for an earlier underwriting year.

(6) In paragraphs 1 and 2 “technical provisions”, except in the case of members of a Lloyd's syndicate, means any of the following—

(a) provisions for claims outstanding,

(b) provisions for unearned premiums, and

(c) provisions for unexpired risks.

(7) In paragraphs 1 and 2 “technical provisions”, in the case of members of a Lloyd's syndicate (“the syndicate”), means—

(a) so much of the reinsurance to close amounts of the members, and

(b) so much of the provisions made by an open Lloyd's syndicate of which any member of the syndicate is a member for claims outstanding, unearned premiums and unexpired risks,

as may be determined by or under regulations made by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

(8) For this purpose—

(a) the reference to reinsurance to close amounts of any member of a Lloyd's syndicate is to any consideration which, in accordance with the rules or practice of Lloyd's, is given (or any amount which, in accordance with those rules or practice, is treated as consideration given) by the member in respect of the liabilities arising from the member's underwriting business in an underwriting year for the purpose of closing the accounts of the business for that year, and

(b) a Lloyd's syndicate is an “open” Lloyd's syndicate at any time after the end of its closing year if, at that time, the accounts of its business for the underwriting year for which it was formed have not been closed,

and in paragraph (b) “closing year” has the same meaning as in Chapter 3 of Part 2 of FA 1993 or Chapter 5 of Part 4 of FA 1994.

(9) In this paragraph—

• “Lloyd's syndicate” means a syndicate of underwriting members of Lloyd's formed for an underwriting year, and

• “underwriting year” means the calendar year.

(10) In this paragraph references to provisions for claims outstanding, unearned premiums and unexpired risks have the same meaning as in [F3 Schedule 3 to the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008].

(11) The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may by regulations—

(a) provide in prescribed circumstances for paragraph 1 not to apply in relation to any member of a Lloyd's syndicate, or

(b) provide in prescribed circumstances for a reduction in relation to any member of a Lloyd's syndicate of the amount which (as a result of that paragraph) is not to be taken into account in the calculation mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph.

(12) The Treasury may by regulations amend sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) (definition of “general insurer”).

(13) In the event of any changes in the rules or practice of Lloyd's, the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may by regulations make such amendments of paragraph 1 and this paragraph as appear to the Commissioners to be expedient having regard to those changes.

(14) Regulations under section 182(1)(a) of FA 1993 or section 229(1)(a) of FA 1994 (assessment and collection of tax charged in case of Lloyd's underwriters) may, in particular, include provision applying paragraph 2 with modifications in the case of members of a Lloyd's syndicate.

(15) Regulations under paragraph 1 or this paragraph may—

(a) make different provision for different purposes, and

(b) make supplementary, incidental, consequential and transitional provision.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 11 para. 3(1)(b) substituted (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 20 para. 23(2) (with Sch. 20 para. 50(9))

F2 Sch. 11 para. 3(2)(b) substituted (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 20 para. 23(3) (with Sch. 20 para. 50(9))

F3 Words in Sch. 11 para. 3(10) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/954), arts. 1(1), 42 (with art. 4)