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European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

2221

Q&A

Question ID: 2221

Regulation Reference: (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII)

Topic: Other

Article: Articles 175 and 189(2)(f)

Status: Final

Date of submission: 18 Nov 2020

Question

Does a standard interest rate swap (e. g. ESTR vs. EUSA50) has to be stressed in the Spread-Risk-Module in Solvency? If so, how is the Spread-Risk to be calculated?

EIOPA answer

According to Article 175 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 the Spread Risk Sub-Module calculates the capital requirements for spread risk on Bonds and Loans, Securitisations and  Credit Derivatives. Therefore an interest rate derivative should not be included in the Spread Risk Sub-Module.

According to Article 189(2)(f) “derivatives other than credit derivatives covered in the spread risk sub-module" are in the scope of the type 1 counterparty default risk sub-module. Therefore an interest rate swap is in the scope of the type 1 counterparty default risk sub-module.