DEN GVT Contribution Principle Order


On Dec. 7, DEN GVT issued decree on life cover contribution principle.


  • DEN GVT issued Executive Order BEK 1403/2024 of Dec. 5, 2024 on the contribution principle, as per sections 29(3), 30(7), 139(5), 316(1) of the Insurance Business Act.
  • Follows DEN GVT, DEN PRL Mar. 2024, bill on insurance, pension funds, see #172805.
  • Summary
  • Applies to life insurers/cross-sector pension funds conducting life insurance activities.
  • Where policyholder and other entitled persons under insurance contracts are entitled to a bonus and it has not been agreed this calculated/distributed under a specific method.
  • Retrospective provisions, collective/individual bonus potential, accumulated adjustment of value, profit margin on life insurance and investment contracts are pursuant to Appendix 1 on financial reports for insurance companies & cross-sector pension funds.
  • Subsection 2. of BEK 1457, Dec. 11, 2017, on the contribution principle is repealed.
  • Effectiveness
  • The Executive Order enters into force on Jan. 1, 2025.

Regulators DEN GVT
Entity Types Ins; Inv Co; Pension
Reference OG, 12/7/2024; BEK 1403/2024, 12/5/2024; Act 718, 6/13/2023; Citation: BEK 1403/2024;
Functions Financial; Operations; Reporting; Risk; Treasury
Countries Denmark
Category
State
Products Equity; Fund Mgt; Insurance; Insurance-Life; Pensions
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 12/7/2024
Effective Date 1/1/2025
Rule Id 236346
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 12/7/2024
Report Section EU

Last substantive update on 12/11/2024