UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2023
7 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Annual financial statements and notes
3.1.8 Inward reinsurance transactions Inward reinsurance transactions are recognised according to the terms of the Groupama Assurances Mutuelles reinsurance agreement with its regional mutuals, reinsurance treaties entered into mainly with the Group’s other entities and under the professional pools. The reserve for increasing risks defined in Article R. 343 ‑ 7 of the French Insurance Code is the difference between the current values of the commitments taken respectively by the insurer and by the policyholders for insurance operations covering health and disability risks. This reserve concerns the reserves formed in long ‑ term care insurance as well as those on business accepted. The amount of this reserve is indicated in Note 11. The actuarial reserves for annuities are based on the discounted values of annuities and annuity ancillaries still owed at the inventory date. This item includes the reserves set aside against direct business and supplementary reserves on inward reinsurance business. The actuarial reserves for annuities, as determined by the regional mutuals and accepted by Groupama Assurances Mutuelles, represent the actual value of their commitments relating to annuities plus their ancillary expenses. The tables applied to assess these reserves are computed with a financial discount and are based on demographic trends. In life and health insurance, the actuarial reserves for temporary and permanent disability annuities are determined according to Article 143 ‑ 2 of ANC regulation 2015 ‑ 11. The discount rate used is 60% of the average TME of the last 24 months plus 10 basis points. Actuarial reserves for payments made for traffic accidents occurring on or after 1 January 2013 include an annual adjustment with an inflation rate of 2%. For disability annuities in progress, the reserves are determined by applying the maintenance and disability tables in Articles 600 ‑ 2 and 600 ‑ 4 of the annex to ANC regulation 2015 ‑ 11. Regarding actuarial reserves for non ‑ life annuity income, the business also incorporates the population’s lengthening life expectancy. Consequently, actuarial reserves for additional non ‑ life annuity income are posted at the balance ‑ sheet close in order to calculate the principal to be paid to victims of bodily injury. These are now based on the TH/TF 2000 ‑ 2002 mortality tables. Pursuant to Article R. 343 ‑ 5 of the French Insurance Code, a reserve for liquidity risk is allocated when investments subject to Article R. 343 ‑ 10, with the exception of amortisable securities that the Company is able and intends to hold until maturity, are found to be in a situation of overall net unrealised capital loss. This reserve is intended to deal with insufficient liquidity of investments, especially when there is a change in the pace at which claims are paid. The allocation to this reserve is spread over a period in accordance with the provisions of the French Insurance Code.
3.1.9 Outward reinsurance and retrocessions Outward reinsurance, mainly to reinsurers outside the Group, on accepted risks or direct insurance is accounted for under the terms of the various treaties. They may be supplemented by estimates if the current accounts with those reinsurers are incomplete at the end of the fiscal year. The securities taken as collateral by the reinsurers (outward reinsurers or retrocessionaires) are recorded in the statement of commitments received and given. Pursuant to the reinsurance agreement, Groupama Assurances Mutuelles makes retrocessions with regional mutuals on various risks accepted or direct insurance; those transactions are recorded pursuant to the reinsurance agreement signed between Groupama Assurances Mutuelles and the regional mutuals. Land and buildings, shares in property investment companies (SCIs) Buildings and shares in unlisted SCIs are recorded at their purchase or cost price. In accordance with Article 213 ‑ 8 of ANC regulation 2014 ‑ 03 on French generally accepted accounting principles, acquisition expenses (transfer taxes, professional fees and registration costs, etc.) are incorporated into the acquisition cost of the shell component of the asset to which they refer. Pursuant to Article 214 ‑ 9 of ANC regulation 2014 ‑ 03 on French generally accepted accounting principles, real properties are recorded by component. The four components considered by Groupama Assurances Mutuelles are the following: 3.2 3.2.1 (a) Investments Entry costs and valuation at year ‑ end
bare structure or shell; ❯ wind- and water ‑ tight facilities; ❯
technical facilities; ❯ fixtures, finishings. ❯
The lifespan and rate of amortisation of each component depend on the period of foreseeable use of the component and the nature of the real ‑ estate property. Because the residual value of the bare structure component cannot be measured in a sufficiently reliable fashion, it is therefore not determined, and that component is amortised based on the acquisition cost.
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Document d’Enregistrement Universel 2023 GROUPAMA ASSURANCES MUTUELLES
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