Instructions for completion of Form 34

1. All figures must be shown gross of the reinsurers' share and before any deduction for discounting.

2. The underwriting years at lines 11 to 20 must correspond to the financial year in question and the nine previous financial years respectively.

3. All amounts shown must exclude claims management costs.

4. The percentage shown at column 9 must be the ratio of the sum of columns 1 to 4 to column 8.

5. Columns 8 and 9 need not be completed in respect of financial years ended before 23 December 1994.

6. The percentages shown at column 9 must be expressed as percentages to one place of decimals.

7. For risk categories 271 to 274, the amounts shown in line 21 must be analysed by underwriting year on continuation sheets subject to instructions 8 to 9A below.

8. On the continuation sheet columns 8 and 9 need not be completed in respect of underwriting years ended before 23 December 1994.

9. On the continuation sheet, for category number 274, the amounts in columns 2 to 6 for underwriting years ending prior to 31 December 1996 may be shown in the aggregate and column 1 need not be completed for underwriting years ending prior to 31 December 1996.

9A On the continuation sheet, for category numbers 271 to 273, the amounts in columns 2 to 6 for underwriting years ending prior to 31 December 1976 may be shown in the aggregate and column 1 need not be completed for underwriting years ending prior to 31 December 1976.

10. The box marked "category number" must be completed by inserting the 3 digit category number to which the PRA general insurance business reporting category relates.

11. The box marked "currency code" must be completed by inserting the relevant 3 character currency code from the list in the Table in Appendix 9.2 Paragraph 31.

12. The entry alongside "reporting territory" must be that required by Appendix 9.2 Paragraph 16(3) and the entry in the box marked "reporting territory code" must be the relevant 2 character code from the list in the Table in Appendix 9.2 Paragraph 32.

List of Supplementary Notes

This is a list of all current supplementary notes which you may be required to supply with your return

FSA Resource Sources

GENPRU - the general prudential requirements for regulated firms.

INSPRU - the specialised sourcebook for insurers

IPRU(INS) - [Version 20130401] the residual prudential and notification requirement for insurers.

E&Y FSA Returns Guide

Ernst & Young's Insurance Returns guide - updated for 2012/3 - covers virtually everything you will need to know about completing your PRA return