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Prudent Person Principle: Assets Covering Technical Provisions

Printed on: 12/06/2025

Rulebook at: 01/01/2016


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Prudent Person Principle: Assets Covering Technical Provisions

3.1

In addition to meeting the requirements set out in 2.1, a firm must ensure that assets held to cover its technical provisions are invested in a manner appropriate to the nature and duration of the firm’s insurance and reinsurance liabilities and in the best interests of all policyholders, taking into account any disclosed policy objectives.

[Note: Art. 132(2) of the Solvency II Directive]

  • 01/01/2016