Realised profits of an insurance company with long term business
58.—(1) Article 276 of the 1986 Order (realised profits of insurance company with long term business) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)for “an insurance company to which Part II of the Insurance Companies Act 1982 applies” substitute “an authorised insurance company”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (a), for “in accordance with section 30(1) of that Act or carried forward unappropriated as mentioned in section 30(7) of that Act” substitute “or, as the case may be, carried forward unappropriated, in accordance with asset identification rules made under section 142(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000”.
(3) In paragraph (3)—
(a)for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)“actuarial investigation” means—
(i)an investigation made into the financial condition of an authorised insurance company in respect of its long term business, carried out once in every period of twelve months in accordance with rules made under Part 10 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 by an actuary appointed as actuary to that company; or
(ii)an investigation made into the financial condition of an authorised insurance company in respect of its long term business carried out in accordance with a requirement imposed by the Financial Services Authority under section 166 of that Act by an actuary appointed as actuary to that company;”
(b)for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)“long term business” means business which consists of effecting or carrying out contracts of long term insurance.”.
(4) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) The definition of “long term business” in paragraph (3) must be read with—
(a)section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
(b)any relevant order under that section; and
(c)Schedule 2 to that Act.”.