Restriction of Business | Prudential Regulation Authority Handbook & Rulebook
Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook

Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook

Part

Conditions Governing Business

Chapter

Restriction of Business

Printed on: 10/05/2025

Rulebook at: 31/12/2020


9

Restriction of Business

9.1

  1. (1) A firm, other than a pure reinsurer, must not carry on any commercial business other than insurance business and activities directly arising from that business.
  2. (2) (1) does not prevent a friendly society that was on 15 March 1979 carrying on long-term insurance business and savings business from continuing to carry on savings business.

[Note: Arts. 18(1)(a) and 305(3) of the Solvency II Directive]

  • 01/01/2016

9.2

A pure reinsurer must not carry on any business other than the business of reinsurance and related operations.

[Note: Art. 18(1)(b) of the Solvency II Directive]

  • 01/01/2016