Table of Contents
Page Overview
Document Overview
Article 354 Participation of supervisors of significant branches and related undertakings
1. For the purposes of Article 248(3) of Directive 2009/138/EC, 'significant branch' of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking shall mean a branch of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking for which at least one of the following conditions is met:
(a) the annual gross written premium of the branch exceeds 5 % of the annual gross written premium of the group, measured with reference to the last available consolidated financial statements of the group;
(b) the annual gross written premium of the branch exceeds 5 % of total annual gross written premiums for the life activity, the non-life activity, or both in the Member State in which the risk is situated, measured with reference to the last available financial statements.
Upon its own initiative or following a reasoned request from the supervisory authority responsible for the supervision of a branch, where the branch meets at least one of the conditions in points (a) or (b) of this paragraph, the group supervisor shall invite that supervisory authority to participate in any relevant activity of the college of supervisors.