This blog is part of the Pillar 3 Reporting series.

The Central Bank of IreIand (CBI) recently completed a review of 2016 Regular Supervisory Reports (RSRs) and has now written to companies with its feedback. To recap, the RSR is a private report submitted to the supervisor, and the Solvency and Financial Condition Report (SFCR) is the publicly disclosed equivalent of this report.

The CBI's review focussed on the following:

- Confirming that each of the headings and subheadings required by the regulations were addressed in the reports
- Assessing the completeness and quality of responses under each of the main headings
- Checking that the details provided were in line with the CBI's understanding of the firm

The letter sent to each company detailing the supervisor's feedback can be found at the CBI's website here. A key point highlighted is the requirement that the RSR be forward-looking, focussing on the business planning horizon. Companies should include detailed analyses of the risks facing their businesses over this period.

Companies should bear this feedback in mind when preparing their next RSRs, where possible.

RSR reporting frequency
Under Solvency II regulations, companies must prepare a full RSR at least every three years. However, the frequency of the RSR is at the discretion of the local supervisor, which can request more frequent reporting. Based on this review, the CBI is happy that a three-year cycle is appropriate. However, it will look to spread reporting across the three-year period by requesting some companies to report an RSR in 2018 and some in 2019. Therefore the CBI has outlined in the letter when it expects firms to submit their next RSRs.

For companies not required to submit a full RSR in a given year, they should instead provide summaries of material changes. The summary must detail any material changes that have occurred over the reporting period relating to topics covered in the RSR and provide a concise explanation about the causes and effects of such changes.