Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 40 of 2023
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Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 40 of 2023
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This instruction guide is designed to assist in the completion of Reporting Form SRF 251.0 Insurance arrangements (SRF 251.0). This form collects information on the acquired insurance arrangements of a registrable superannuation entity (RSE) and defined benefit RSE.
SRF 251.0 must be completed for each registrable superannuation entity (RSE) and defined benefit RSE.
Tables described in this reporting form list each of the data fields required to be reported. The data fields are listed sequentially in the column order that they will appear in the reported data set. Constraints on the data that can be reported for each field have also been provided.
The Unique identifier column indicates which field or fields form the primary key of the table. Where a field has ‘Y’ in the Unique identifier column, this denotes that this field forms part of the primary key for the table. A blank cell in the Unique identifier column means that the field does not form part of the primary key for the table. Any specific combination of values in the fields that form the primary key of a table must not appear on more than one row in that table when reported.
Amounts in SRF 251.0 are to be reported as whole numbers or whole dollars.
Items on SRF 251.0 must be reported as at the end of the reporting period.
Terms highlighted in bold italics indicate that the definition is provided in Reporting Standard SRS 101.0 Definitions for Superannuation Data Collections (SRS 101.0).
Specific instructions
Report in table 1 all insurance policies, currently or previously held by the RSE licensee which:
1) Were in force at any time during the reporting period or in the 5 years prior to the start of the reporting period; or
2) For which one or more of the following activities occurred during the reporting period:
a) Premiums were paid to the insurer; or
b) Claims were received, processed or paid.
3) For the period ending 30 June 2021 only: For which one or more of the following activities occurred during the five years prior to the start of the reporting period:
a) Premiums were paid to the insurer; or
b) Claims were received, processed or paid.
Report each such group insurance policy as a separate line with a unique insurance cluster identifier.
Aggregate into insurance clusters, by insurer, all such individual insurance policies held by the RSE licensee. Report all insurance clusters that cover or covered five per cent or more of the total number of member accounts with individual insurance policies.
Where the insurance policy has previously been reported, the same insurance cluster identifier should be used as when the insurance policy was last reported.
The insurance clusters reported will cover all group insurance policies, but may not cover all individual insurance policies held by the RSE licensee in respect of members of the RSE or defined benefit RSE.
| Column | Field name | Unique identifier | Applicable to | Valid values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insurance Cluster Identifier | Y | All filers | No more than 20 alpha-numeric characters (with no special characters). | Report the insurance cluster identifier. |
| 2 | Life Insurance Company Name Text | All filers | Free text | Report the life insurance company name. | |
| 3 | Life Insurance Company Australian Business Number | All filers | 11 digit valid ABN | Report the life insurance company ABN. Where the relevant organisation does not have an ABN, leave the life insurance company ABN field blank e.g. where the organisation is domiciled in an overseas jurisdiction. | |
| 4 | Associate Indicator | All filers | YesNo | Report whether the life insurance company is an associate of the RSE licensee. | |
| 5 | Insurance Cluster Policy Reporting Level Type | All filers | Single PolicyAggregated Policies | Report the insurance reporting level of the insurance cluster. | |
| 6 | Insurance Cluster Policy Type | All filers | Group Insurance PolicyIndividual Insurance Policy | Report the insurance policy type of the insurance cluster. | |
| 7 | Insurance Cluster Policy Count | All filers | Whole numbers | Report the number of insurance policies in the insurance cluster. | |
| 8 | Insurance Policy Identifier | All filers | Free text | Report the policy number. Leave this field blank for insurance clusters with more than one insurance policy. | |
| 9 | Insurance Cluster Open To New Members Indicator | All filers | YesNo | Report whether the insurance cluster is open to new members. | |
| 10 | Insurance Cluster Start Date | All filers | Date values (dd/mm/yyyy) | Report the insurance cluster start date. | |
| 11 | Insurance Cluster End Date | All filers | Date values (dd/mm/yyyy) |
| Report the insurance cluster end date. |