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Question ID: 3226

Regulation Reference: (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII)

Topic: Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

Article: 84(2)(a)

Status: Rejected

Date of submission: 15 Jan 2025

Question

CEIOPS’ Advice for Level 2 Implementing Measures (https://register.eiopa.europa.eu/CEIOPS-Archive/Documents/Advices/CEIOPS-L2-Final-Advice-on-Standard-Formula-Market-risk.pdf?form=MG0AV3) states that: "the following investments shall be treated as equity and their risks considered accordingly in the equity risk sub-module: • an investment in a company engaged in real estate management, or • an investment in a company engaged in real estate project development or similar activities, or • an investment in a company which took out loans from institutions outside the scope of the insurance group in order to leverage its investments in properties. " Is it correct that levered property investment should have capital requirements based on the equity sub risk module as stated above? The underlying risk is more correctly modelled by stressing the property value with a property shock (rather than stressing the investment value with the equity shock).

Background of the question

We have equity investments in a company that owns one property. The company has no other activities. The company’s investment is partly financed by a loan.

EIOPA answer

This question has been rejected because it references to a CEIOPS Advice for Level 2 Implementing measures rather than to a legal instrument. It is recommended to refer to the Delegated Regulation 2015/35 rather than to the CEIOPS Advice. Provided that the investment does not fall under the conditions of Article 84 (4) of the Delegated Regulation 2015/35, the look-through approach should be applied, pursuant article 84(2a) of Delegated Regulation 2015/35.