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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NO 1228/1999
of 28 May 1999
concerning the series of data to be produced for insurance services statistics
(Text with EEA relevance)
(OJ L 154, 19.6.1999, p. 91)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NO 1228/1999
of 28 May 1999
concerning the series of data to be produced for insurance services
statistics
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20
December 1996 concerning structural business statistics (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 410/98 (2), and in particular
Articles 12(ii), (v) and (vii) thereof,
(1) Whereas Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established acommon framework for the production of Community statisticson the structure, activity, performance and competitiveness ofthe insurance sector in the Community;
(2) Whereas it is necessary to specify the frequency for the compila-tion of the multi-yearly insurance services statistics; whereas it isnecessary to specify the first reference year for the compilationof the results laid down in the Annex 5 to Regulation (EC,Euratom) No 58/98; whereas it is necessary to specify the break-down of the results for the production of insurance services
statistics;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the Statistical Programme Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The frequency for the compilation of multi-yearly characteristics, the
breakdowns of results and the first reference year for the compilation
of the results referred to in Articles 4, 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 58/97 are specified in the series of data in the Annex tothis Regulation.
Article 2
1. Member States shall produce these series for the data concerning
the 1999 reference year and subsequent years for List A characteristicslisted in paragraph 3, Section 4 of Annex 5 to Regulation (EC,Euratom) No 58/97 and for the data concerning the 2003 reference
year and subsequent years for List B characteristics listed in paragraph
4, Section 4 of Annex 5 to the said Regulation.
2. Member States shall also produce these series for List A charac-
teristics for the 1996, 1997 and 1998 reference years where thiscorresponds to existing national practices and for List B characteristicsfor the 2000, 2001 and 2002 reference years where this corresponds toexisting national practices.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 52, 21.2.1998, p. 1.
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ANNEX
Series of Data
Summary table
Series code Title
5A Annual enterprise statistics
5B Annual enterprise statistics broken down by legal status
5C Annual enterprise statistics broken down according to the
country of residence of the parent enterprise
5D Annual enterprise statistics broken down by size class
5E Annual enterprise statistics broken down by product
5F Annual enterprise statistics by geographical breakdown1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
▼B
Annual enterprise statistics listed in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraphs 3 and 4 of Council Regulation
(EC, Euratom) No 58/97 concerning structural business statistics
Series 5A
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
Series name Annual enterprise statistics
Frequency AnnualActivity coverage All activities within the scope of NACE Rev.1 divi-
sion 66 except for class 66.02
Characteristics A Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 3First reference year 1996
11 11 0 Number of enterprises 1, 2, 3, 4
12 11 0 Gross premiums written 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
12 11 1 Gross direct premiums written 1, 2, 5, 6
12 11 3 Gross direct premiums written, indi-
vidual premiums1, 5
12 11 4 Gross direct premiums written,
premiums under group contracts1, 5
12 11 5 Gross direct premiums written, peri-
odic premiums1, 5
12 11 6 Gross direct premiums written,
single premiums1, 5
12 11 7 Gross direct premiums written,
premiums from non-bonus contracts1, 5
12 11 8 Gross direct premiums written,
premiums from bonus contracts1, 5
12 11 9 Gross direct premiums written,
premiums from contracts where the
investment risk is borne by policy-
holders1, 5
12 11 2 Gross reinsurance premiums
accepted, written premiums1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 22 0 Investment income 1, 5
32 23 0 Unrealised gains on investments 1, 5
32 25 0 Gross change in life insurance provi-
sion1, 5
32 27 0 Investment charges 1, 5
32 28 0 Unrealised losses on investments 1, 5
32 29 0 Allocated investment return trans-
ferred to the non-technical account1, 5
32 11 2 Gross change in the provision for
unearned premiums1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 12 0 Allocated investment return trans-
ferred from the non-technical
account2, 4, 6
32 13 1 Gross claims payments 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 13 4 Gross change in the provision for
outstanding claims1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 14 0 Gross operating expenses 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 15 0 Change in the equalisation provision 2, 4, 6
32 16 0 Other items in the technical account,
gross amount1, 2, 4, 5, 61999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 4
▼B
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
32 17 0 Sub-total I (= gross balance of the
technical account)1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 18 0 Reinsurance balance 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 18 1 Reinsurers share of gross premiums
written1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 18 3 Reinsurers share of the gross change
in the provision for unearned
premiums1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 18 5 Reinsurers share of gross claims
payments1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 18 6 Reinsurers share of gross change in
the provision for outstanding claims1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 18 7 Reinsurance commissions and profit
participations1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 18 8 Reinsurers share of the gross amount
of other items in the technical
account1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 33 4 Reinsurers share of gross change in
life insurance provision1, 5
32 19 0 Sub-total II (= net balance of the
technical account)1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
32 42 0 Investment income 1, 2, 3, 4
32 43 0 Allocated investment return trans-
ferred from the life-assurance tech-
nical account1, 3
32 44 0 Investment charges 1, 2, 3, 4
32 45 0 Allocated investment return trans-
ferred to the non-life insurance tech-
nical account2, 3, 4
32 46 0 Other income 1, 2, 3, 4
32 47 0 Other charges, including value
adjustments1, 2, 3, 4
32 48 0 Profit or loss on ordinary activities 1, 2, 3, 4
32 49 0 Extraordinary profit or loss 1, 2, 3, 4
32 50 0 All taxes (tax on profit or loss on
ordinary activities, tax on extraor-
dinary profit or loss, other taxes)1, 2, 3, 4
32 51 0 Profit or loss for the financial year 1, 2, 3, 4
32 61 1 Commissions for total insurance
business1, 2, 3, 4
32 61 2 Commissions for direct insurance
business1, 2, 3
32 61 4 External expenses on goods and
services1, 2, 3, 4
13 31 0 Personnel costs 1, 2, 3, 4
32 61 5 External and internal claims manage-
ment expenses1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 61 6 Acquisition costs 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 61 7 Administrative expenses 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 61 8 Gross other technical charges 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 61 9 Investment management charges 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 71 1 Income from participating interests 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 71 3 Income from land and buildings 1, 2, 4, 5, 61999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 5
▼B
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
32 71 4 Income from other investments 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 71 5 Value re-adjustments on investments 1, 2, 4, 5, 632 71 6 Gains on the realisation on invest-
ments1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 72 1 Investment management charges,
including interest1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 72 2 Value adjustments on investments 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 72 3 Losses on the realisation on invest-
ments1, 2, 4, 5, 6
16 11 0 Number of persons employed 1, 2, 3, 4
36 11 0 Land and buildings 1, 2, 3, 4
36 11 1 Land and buildings occupied by an
insurance enterprise for its own
activities1, 2, 3, 4
36 12 0 Investments in affiliated enterprises
and participating interest1, 2, 3, 4
36 12 1 Shares in affiliated enterprises and
participating interest1, 2, 3, 4
36 12 2 Debt securities issued by, and loans
to, affiliated enterprises and to enter-
prises with which an insurance enter-
prise is linked by virtue of a
participating interest1, 2, 3, 4
36 13 0 Other financial investments 1, 2, 3, 4
36 13 1 Shares and other variable-yield secu-
rities and units in unit trusts1, 2, 3, 4
36 13 2 Debt securities and other fixed-
income securities1, 2, 3, 4
36 13 3 Participation in investment pools 1, 2, 3, 4
36 13 4 Loans guaranteed by mortgages 1, 2, 3, 436 13 5 Other loans 1, 2, 3, 436 13 6 Other (including deposits with credit
institutions)1, 2, 3, 4
36 14 0 Deposits with ceding enterprises 1, 2, 3, 4
36 20 0 Investments for the benefit of life-
assurance policyholders who bear
the investment risk1, 3
36 30 0 Balance sheet total 1, 2, 3, 4
37 10 0 Total capital and reserves 1, 2, 3, 4
37 11 0 Subscribed capital or equivalent
funds1, 2, 3, 4
37 12 0 Share premium account, revaluation
reserve, reserve1, 2, 3, 4
37 20 0 Subordinated liabilities 1, 2, 3, 4
37 31 0 Gross provision for unearned
premiums1, 2, 4, 5, 6
37 32 0 Gross life assurance provision 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
37 33 0 Gross provision for outstanding
claims1, 2, 4, 5, 6
37 33 1 Gross provision for outstanding
claims, related to direct business2, 6
37 34 0 Gross provision for bonuses and
rebates1, 2, 3, 4
37 35 0 Equalisation provision 1, 2, 3, 41999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 6
▼B
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
37 36 0 Gross other technical provisions 1, 2, 3, 4
37 37 0 Gross technical provisions for life-
assurance policies where the invest-
ment risk is borne by the policy-
holders1, 3, 4
37 30 1 Total net technical provisions 1, 2, 3, 4
37 41 0 Debenture loans 1, 2, 3, 4
37 42 0 Amounts owed to credit institutions 1, 2, 3, 4
Characteristics B Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 4First reference year 2000
32 13 2 Gross payments in respect of claims
incurred in the current accounting
year2, 4, 6
32 16 1 Other technical income, net amount 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 16 2 Net changes in other technical provi-
sions, not shown under other head-
ings1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 16 3 Bonuses and rebates, net amount 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
32 16 4 Other technical charges, net amount 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
36 11 2 Land and buildings (current value) 1, 2, 3, 4
36 12 3 Investments in affiliated enterprises
and participating interests (current
value)1, 2, 3, 4
36 13 8 Other financial investments (current
value)1, 2, 3, 4
36 21 0 Investments for the benefit of life-
assurance policyholders who bear
the investment risk — land and
buildings1, 3
36 22 0 Investments for the benefit of life-
assurance policyholders who bear
the investment risk — other financial
investments1, 3
Type of enterprise or
insurance activity1. Life insurance enterprises
2. Non-life insurance enterprises
3. Composite insurance enterprises
4. Specialist reinsurance enterprises5. Life insurance business of composite insurance
enterprises
6. Non-life insurance business of composite insur-
ance enterprises (including business accepted)1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 7
▼B
Annual enterprise statistics broken down by legal status listed in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraphs 3
and 4 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 concerning structural business statistics
Series 5B
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
Series name Annual enterprise statistics broken down by legal
status
Frequency Annual
Activity coverage All activities within the scope of NACE Rev.1 divi-
sion 66 except for class 66.02
Characteristics A Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 3
First reference year 1996
11 11 1 Number of enterprises broken down
by legal status1, 2, 3, 4
32 11 4 Gross premiums written broken
down by legal status1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Characteristics B Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 4
First reference year 2000
37 10 1 Total capital and reserves, broken
down by legal status1, 2, 3, 4
Type of enterprise for
insurance activity1. Life insurance enterprises
2. Non-life insurance enterprises3. Composite insurance enterprises
4. Specialist reinsurance enterprises
5. Life insurance business of composite insurance
enterprises
6. Non-life insurance business of composite insur-
ance enterprises (including business accepted)
Breakdown by legal
status1. Incorporated enterprises limited by shares
2. Mutual enterprises3. Branches of insurance enterprises with head office
in non-EEA Member States
4. Others1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 8
▼B
Annual enterprise statistics broken down according to the country of residence of the parent
enterprise listed in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 3 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/
97 concerning structural business statistics
Series 5C
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
Series name Annual enterprise statistics broken down according to
the country of residence of the parent enterprise
Frequency AnnualActivity coverage All activities with the scope of NACE Rev.1 division
66 except for class 66.02
Characteristics A Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 3First reference year 1996
11 11 5 Number of enterprises broken down
by country of residence of the parent
enterprise1, 2, 3, 4
32 11 5 Gross direct premiums written
broken down according to the
country of residence of the parent
enterprise1, 2, 5, 6
32 11 6 Gross reinsurance premiums
accepted, written premiums broken
down according to the country of
residence of the parent enterprise1, 2, 4, 6
32 18 2 Reinsurers share of gross premiums
written broken down according to
the country of residence of the
parent enterprise1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Type of enterprise or
insurance activity1. Life insurance enterprises
2. Non-life insurance enterprises3. Composite insurance enterprises
4. Specialist reinsurance enterprises
5. Life insurance business of composite insurance
enterprises
6. Non-life insurance business of composite insur-
ance enterprises (including business accepted)
Breakdown by
country of residence
of the parent enter-
prises1. Parent enterprise situated in the home Member
State
2. Parent enterprise situated in other countries1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 9
▼B
Annual enterprise statistics broken down by size class listed in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 3 of
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 concerning structural business statistics
Series 5D
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
Series name Annual enterprise statistics broken down by size
class
Frequency Annual
Activity coverage All activities within the scope of NACE Rev.1 divi-
sion 66 except for class 66.02
Characteristics A Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 3
First reference year 1996
11 11 2 Number of enterprises broken down
by size class of gross premiums
written1, 2, 3
11 11 3 Number of enterprises broken down
by size class of gross technical
provisions1
Type of enterprise or
insurance activity1. Life insurance enterprises
2. Non-life insurance enterprises3. Composite insurance enterprises
4. Specialist reinsurance enterprises
5. Life insurance business of composite insurance
enterprises
6. Non-life insurance business of composite insur-
ance enterprises (including business accepted)
Level of size class
breakdownGross premiums written (in million EUR):
< 5, 5 - 50, 51 - 250, 251 - 500, 501 - 1 000,
1 000 +
Gross technical provisions (in million EUR):
< 50, 50 - 500, 501 - 2 500, 2 501 - 5 000,
5 001 - 10 000, 10 000 +1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 10
▼B
Annual enterprise statistics broken down by products listed in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraphs 3
and 4 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 concerning structural business statistics
Series 5E
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
Series name Annual enterprise statistics broken down by products
Frequency Annual
Activity coverage All activities within the scope of NACE Rev.1 divi-
sion 66 except for class 66.02
Characteristics A Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 3
First reference year 1996
33 11 1 Gross premiums written in direct
business by (sub)categories of the
CPA (5-digit level and subcategories
66.03.21 and 66.03.22)1, 2, 5, 6
33 12 1 Reinsurers share of gross direct
premiums written by (sub)categories
of the CPA (5-digit level and subca-
tegories 66.03.21 and 66.03.22)1, 2, 5, 6
33 13 1 Gross claims incurred, direct busi-
ness by (sub)categories of the CPA
(5-digit level and subcategories
66.03.21 and 66.03.22)2, 6
33 14 1 Gross operating expenses, direct
business by (sub)categories of the
CPA (5-digit level and subcategories
66.03.21 and 66.03.22)2, 6
33 15 1 Reinsurance balance, direct business
by (sub)categories of the CPA (5-
digit level and subcategories
66.03.21 and 66.03.22)2, 6
Characteristics B Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 4
First reference year 2000
37 33 3 Gross provision for outstanding
claims related to direct business, by
(sub)category of the CPA (5-digit
level) and subcategories 66.03.21
and 66.03.222, 6
39 10 0 Number of contracts outstanding at
the end of the accounting year,
relating to direct business for all
individual life insurance contracts
and for the following subcategories
of the CPA: 66.01.1, 66.03.1,
66.03.4 and 66.03.51, 2, 5, 6
39 20 0 Number of insured persons at the
end of the accounting year, relating
to direct business for all group life
insurance contracts and for the
following subcategory of the CPA:
66.03.11, 2, 5, 6
Optional characteris-
tics
39 30 0 Number of insured vehicles at the
end of the accounting year, relating
to direct business, for the following
subcategory of the CPA: 66.03.22, 61999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 11
▼B
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
39 40 0 Gross insured sum at the end of the
accounting year, relating to direct
business, for the following subcate-
gories of the CPA: 66.01.1 and
66.01.41, 5
39 50 0 Number of claims incurred during
the accounting year, relating to
direct business, for the following
subcategory of the CPA: 66.03.22, 6
Type of enterprise or
insurance activity1. Life insurance enterprises
2. Non-life insurance enterprises
3. Composite insurance enterprises4. Specialist reinsurance enterprises5. Life insurance business of composite insurance
enterprises
6. Non-life insurance business of composite insur-
ance enterprises (including business accepted)
Breakdown by
productsCPA
66.01.1 Non linked life insurance services
66.01.2 Linked life insurance services
66.01.3 Tontine insurance services
66.01.4 Capital redemption insurance
services
66.01.5 Other life insurance services
66.02.1 Group pension services
66.03.1 Accident and health insurance
services
66.03.2 Motor vehicle insurance services
66.03.21 Motor vehicle insurance services,
third party liability
66.03.22 Motor vehicle insurance services,
other classes
66.03.3 Marine, aviation and transport insur-
ance services
66.03.4 Fire and other damage to property
insurance services
66.03.5 General liability insurance services
66.03.6 Credit and suretyship insurance
services
66.03.7 Assistance, legal expenses and
miscellaneous financial loss insur-
ance services
66.03.8 Other non-life insurance services1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 12
▼B
Annual enterprise statistics by geographical breakdown listed in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraphs 3
and 4 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 concerning structural business statistics
Series 5F
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
Series name Annual enterprise statistics by geographical break-
down
Frequency Annual
Activity coverage All activities within the scope of NACE Rev. 1 divi-
sion 66 except for class 66.02
Characteristics A Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 3
First reference year 1996
11 41 0 Total number and location of
branches in other countries1, 2, 3
34 31 1 Gross direct premiums written by
CPA category (5-digit level) and by
Member State, geographical break-
down of the business written under
the right of establishment (for the
CPA breakdown see series 5 E)1, 2, 5, 6
34 32 1 Gross direct premiums written by
CPA category (5-digit level) and by
Member State, geographical break-
down of the business written under
the right of freedom to provide
services (for the CPA breakdown
see series 5E)1, 2, 5, 6
Characteristics B Characteristics in Annex 5 Section 4 paragraph 4
First reference year 2000
34 11 0 Geographical breakdown — in
general — of gross direct premiums
written1, 2, 5, 6
34 12 0 Geographical breakdown — in
general — of gross reinsurance
premiums accepted, premiums
written1, 2, 4, 5, 6
34 13 0 Geographical breakdown — in
general — of reinsurers share of
gross premiums written1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Type of enterprise of
insurance activity1. Life insurance enterprises
2. Non-life insurance enterprises
3. Composite insurance enterprises4. Specialist reinsurance enterprises
5. Life insurance business of composite insurance
enterprises
6. Non-life insurance business of composite insur-
ance enterprises (including business accepted)
►
A1 Geographical
breakdown ◄►A1 Geographical breakdown by Member State:
1. Belgique/België
2.Česká republika
3. Danmark
4. Deutschland
5. Eesti6.Ελλάδα1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 13
▼B
Type of enterprise
or insurance activity
7. España
8. France
9. Ireland
10. Italia11.Κύπρος
12. Latvija
13. Lietuva14. Luxembourg15. Magyarország
16. Malta
17. Nederland18. Österreich19. Polska
20. Portugal
21. Slovenija22. Slovensko
23. Suomi/Finland
24. Sverige25. United Kingdom26. Island
27. Liechtenstein
28. Norge29. Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
◄Geographical breakdown in general:
— In the Member State of the head office
— In other Member States— In other EEA countries— Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera— USA— Japan— In other third countries (rest of the world)1999R1228 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 14