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AI Summary of Article 77d Volatility adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure

Version status: Amended | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 28 January 2025 - onwards
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Article 77d Volatility adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure

1. Member States shall ensure that an insurance or reinsurance undertaking may apply a volatility adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure to calculate the best estimate referred to in Article 77(2) subject to prior approval by the supervisory authorities where at least the following conditions are met:

(a) the volatility adjustment for a given currency is applied in the calculation of the best estimate of all insurance and reinsurance obligations of the undertaking denominated in that currency where the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure used to calculate the best estimate for those obligations does not include a matching adjustment as referred to in Article 77b;

(b) the undertaking demonstrates to the satisfaction of the supervisory authority that it has adequate processes in place to calculate the volatility adjustment pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.