ESP INS Biometric Risk Reporting


On Jul. 31, ESP INS issued resolution requiring sectoral data.


  • ESP INS issued Resolution on biometric risk database data reporting obligation.
  • The resolution requires sectoral data and establishes procedure for its submission by insurance entities within framework of Law 20/2015.
  • Follows ESP GVT Jan. 2023 issued ESP INS resolution on survival tables #158509.
  • Follows ESP GVT Nov. 2021 order ETD/1251/2021 on biometric risk data see #93851.
  • Context
  • ETD/1251/2021 created Technical Commission for analysis of hypotheses on which the preparation of biometric tables in the insurance sector is based.
  • Art 4 entrusts it with task of analysing, on continuous basis over time, adequacy of biometric tables re actual evolution of mortality, survival, disability, morbidity rates.
  • Process to obtain data from Spanish insured group made up of all those insurance entities and pension fund managers with exposure to biometric risk in their portfolio.
  • Specifically: life insurance companies; non-life insurance companies that operate in the death insurance branch; mixed insurance companies and management companies of employment pension funds, which include non-insured defined benefit pension plans.
  • Key Aspects
  • Pursuant to arts 114 of Law 20/2015 and 159 of RD1060/2015 ESP INS requires cited entities to submit database of their insured group or of non-insured defined benefit pension plans integrated into pension funds they manage, before Jan. 1, 2025.
  • The mentioned database must conform to name, format, fields, catalogues and other detailed instructions in the documents available at the web address provided.
  • Details of mechanism established for electronic submission of required databases will be published on same website; resolution does not put end to administrative process.
  • Appeal may be filed within 1 month, to ESP INS or Secretariat of State for Economy, Business Support, competent to resolve it, in line with arts 121-122 Law 39/2015.
  • Effectiveness
  • Data must be submitted by Jan. 1, 2025.

Regulators ESP INS
Entity Types Ins; Pension
Reference Res, PR, 7/31/2024; Law 20/2015; RD 1060/2015
Functions Actuarial and Valuation; Compliance; Legal; Operations; Reporting; Risk; Technology
Countries Spain
Category
State
Products Insurance; Insurance-Casualty; Insurance-Health; Insurance-Life; Insurance-Property; Pensions
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 7/31/2024
Effective Date 1/1/2025
Rule Id 221525
Linked to Rule :158509
Reg. Last Update 7/31/2024
Report Section EU

Last substantive update on 08/05/2024