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3401

Q&A

Question ID: 3401

Regulation Reference: Risk-Free Interest Rate - General questions

Topic: Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Status: Rejected

Date of submission: 05 Aug 2025

Question

Let’s consider a product with Profit Sharing, where we aim to project the future Balance Sheet and Income Statement stochastically. In such cases, I believe we need to project assets in a risk-neutral setting, meaning we should use the risk-free rate (RFR). Implicitly, when allocating the cash flows generated between the Shareholder and the Policyholder, we are referring to cash flows generated under the RFR. Then, when calculating the Best Estimate Liability (BEL), we discount these cash flows using the adjusted RFR (i.e., RFR + VA). Could you please confirm if my understanding is correct?

Background of the question

Solvency

EIOPA answer

This question has been rejected because the matter it refers to has been answered in Q&A 3349 - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.