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Article (5) Financial Solvency of the Parent Company

Effective from 23/5/2018

(a) All branches of foreign insurance companies shall provide the Insurance Authority with a copy of the solvency margin calculations on an annual basis in accordance with the requirements and legislation of the home country, a copy of the annual financial statements of the Parent Company and the auditor's report on these statements. In addition to, documents stating the adequacy of the Parent Company's capital issued by the supervisory body in the home country. These documents should include a comparison between the admissible assets and the required capital of the Parent Company in accordance with the solvency regulations in the home country.

(b) In case of a deficit in the financial solvency of the Parent Company, the branch of the foreign company licensed in the State shall provide the Insurance Authority with a report concerning this matter in accordance with the requirements stipulated in article No. (8) of Chapter two of the Financial Regulations. The report shall contain an analysis of the extent to which the deficit of the financial solvency of the Parent Company has affected the financial solvency of the branch of the foreign company operating in the State and the correction mechanism of the deficit in the solvency margin of the Parent Company.

C. In specific cases, the Authority shall request the Parent Company to provide it with the financial solvency requirements model in accordance with the Financial Regulations.