CHAPTER 4 INSURANCE AND OTHER RISK TRANSFER MECHANISMS

Article 36 General principles

Competent authorities shall assess an institution's compliance with the requirements relating to the impact of insurance and ORTM within an AMA, as referred to in the last sentence of point (e) of Article 322(2) and in Article 323 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, by confirming at least the following:

  1. (a)

    that the insurance provider meets the authorisation requirements referred to in Article 323(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, in accordance with Article 37;

  2. (b)

    that the insurance is provided via a third party, as referred to in point (e) of Article 323(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, in accordance with Article 38;

  3. (c)

    that the institution avoids the multiple counting of risk mitigation techniques, as referred to in point (e) of Article 322(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, in accordance with Article 39;

  4. (d)

    that the risk mitigation calculation appropriately reflects the insurance coverage, as referred to in point (d) of Article 323(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, and that the framework for recognising insurance is well reasoned and documented, as referred to in point (f) of Article 323(3) of that Regulation, including the following:

    1. (i)

      the insurance coverage relates to the institution's operational risk profile, in accordance with Article 40;

    2. (ii)

      the institution uses a sophisticated risk mitigation calculation, in accordance with Article 41;

    3. (iii)

      the risk mitigation calculation is aligned to the institution's operational risk profile in a timely fashion, in accordance with Article 42.

  5. (e)

    that the institution's methodology for recognising insurance captures all the relevant elements through discounts or haircuts in the amount of insurance recognition, as referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 323(3) and in Article 323(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, in accordance with Article 43;

  6. (f)

    that the institution demonstrates that a noticeable risk mitigating effect is achieved with the introduction of the ORTM, as referred to in the second sentence of Article 323(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, in accordance with Article 44.