Term

Definition

Letter: A

annual accounting period

(1) (in CIS) a period determined in accordance with CIS 9.2.1 R (Accounting period);
(2) (in COLL) the 12 month period stipulated in the prospectus which ends on the accounting reference date.

Annual Accounts

the Council Directive of 19 December 1991 concerning the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of insurance undertakings (No. 91/674/EEC).

annual bonus

(in relation to a with-profits insurance contract) a discretionary addition to policy benefits under a with-profits insurance contract made by a long-term insurer as a result of the annual actuarial investigation.

annual budget

the annual budgeted costs of operating the Financial Ombudsman Service.

annual eligible income

(in COMP ) the annual income (as described in Part 2 of SUP 20 Annex 1 R ) for the firm's last financial year preceding the date for submission of the information under COMP 16.6.11R attributable to the relevant contribution group ; or if the firm prefers, that amount of that annual income attributable to business conducted with eligible claimants , but only if the firm notifies FSCS of the amount in accordance with FSCS reporting requirements.

annual income allocation date

the date in any year stated in the most recently published prospectus as the date on or before which, in respect of each annual accounting period, an allocation of income is to be made.

annual percentage rate

the annual percentage rate of charge for a contract as calculated in accordance with MCOB 10 (Annual percentage rate).

annual report and accounts

(a) (in relation to a company incorporated in the United Kingdom) an annual report and annual accounts as those terms are defined in sections 261(2) and 262(1) of the Companies Act 1985, together with an auditor's report prepared in relation to those accounts under section 235 of the Companies Act 1985;
(b) (in relation to any other body) any similar or analogous documents which it is required to prepare whether by its constitution or by the law under which it is established.

annualised net written premiums

(for the purposes of PRU 7.5) in relation to a financial year, the net written premiums received during that financial year, except that in relation to a financial year that has been validly extended beyond, or shortened from, a period of 12 months, the amount of net written premiums is the amount determined in accordance with the formula: NWP x 365/Dwhere:
(1) NWP is the amount of net written premiums received in the financial year; and
(2) D is the number of days in that financial year.