Actuarial reporting: opinions and management follow-up

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Which national role and reporting mandate apply?

France: identify the R354-6 actuarial function and reporting mandate. Switzerland: establish the responsible-actuary role under VAG and AVO-FINMA; the two frameworks are not assumed to impose identical functions or report content.

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Who is responsible and who receives the report?

France: retain actual responsible person, mandate and recipients without inferring appointment from a name. Switzerland: Article 81 identifies the detailed annual report to management or general representative; actual transmission still needs evidence.

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Jurisdiction: France
Mandate and framework: Function A1, basis C1
Responsibility and recipient: Person R1, management D1
Opinions and limits: Report V1, observations L1
Responses and follow-up: Actions M1, evidence F1

This record follows the function’s work; it does not appoint an auditor, recalculate provisions or treat outsourced support as proof that responsibility has transferred.

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What information and access support the examination?

France: connect datasets, quality checks and access limitations to the work. Switzerland: Article 81 requires obtaining the necessary information; a summary without source references does not prove the completeness of the report’s evidential basis.

Comparison

Preparation reference: Actuarial-opinion, limitation and management-response register

Actuarial-opinion, limitation and management-response register
Preparation question	Point to verify
Which national role and reporting mandate apply?	France: identify the R354-6 actuarial function and reporting mandate. Switzerland: establish the responsible-actuary role under VAG and AVO-FINMA; the two frameworks are not assumed to impose identical functions or report content.
Who is responsible and who receives the report?	France: retain actual responsible person, mandate and recipients without inferring appointment from a name. Switzerland: Article 81 identifies the detailed annual report to management or general representative; actual transmission still needs evidence.
What information and access support the examination?	France: connect datasets, quality checks and access limitations to the work. Switzerland: Article 81 requires obtaining the necessary information; a summary without source references does not prove the completeness of the report’s evidential basis.
Which provision, underwriting or reinsurance opinions does this framework require?	France: R354-6 includes provisions coordination and underwriting or reinsurance opinions. Switzerland: Article 82 has its own report content, including liabilities, assumptions, risks and relevant SST and statutory positions; one template does not replace both frameworks.

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Which provision, underwriting or reinsurance opinions does this framework require?

France: R354-6 includes provisions coordination and underwriting or reinsurance opinions. Switzerland: Article 82 has its own report content, including liabilities, assumptions, risks and relevant SST and statutory positions; one template does not replace both frameworks.

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How are limitations, uncertainty and recommendations distinguished?

France: distinguish findings, uncertainty, limitations and recommendations. Switzerland: retain equivalent report distinctions without turning recommendations into completed actions; the record neither supplies actuarial conclusions nor declares overall adequacy.

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What independence, conflicts or outsourced support are documented?

France: document conflicts, access arrangements and external support for the actual function. Switzerland: examine the corresponding role and governance conditions separately; using an outside specialist does not itself prove universal independence or transfer every responsibility.

The law

Which official provision helps explain this situation?

Code des assurances : article R354-6 : R354-6Sources checked 3 November 2026See the texts cited

An actuarial-report dossier starts with the national role and prudential mandate, rather than assuming identical duties in France and Switzerland. Identify responsibility, recipients and information access before mapping the opinions actually required. Separate conclusions, limitations and recommendations, then preserve management responses and completed actions. This record follows the function’s work; it does not appoint an auditor, recalculate provisions or treat outsourced support as proof that responsibility has transferred.

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Which management responses and completed actions follow?

France: link management responses and completion evidence to each recommendation. Switzerland: preserve the actual response and relevant change information likewise; accepting an action plan is not proof that every corrective task was completed.

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Why is reporting distinct from auditor appointment or provision recalculation?

France: function reporting differs from statutory-auditor appointment and reserve recalculation. Switzerland: responsible-actuary duties and Article 83 departure notifications are also separate tasks; this record neither performs an audit nor validates a prudential model.

Sources

Which official references should you consult?

Code des assurances : article R354-6 : R354-6www.legifrance.gouv.fr
FINMA Insurance Supervision Ordinance 26June2024 OS-FINMA/AVO-FINMA/OS-FINMA : 81, 82, 83fedlex.data.admin.ch
Code assurances R354-6 viewed at2020-10-01 : R354-6www.legifrance.gouv.fr
Insurance Supervision Act LSA/VAG/LSA : 23, 24fedlex.data.admin.ch
Insurance Supervision Act LSA/VAG/LSA : 23, 24fedlex.data.admin.ch
Insurance Supervision Act LSA/VAG/LSA : 23, 24fedlex.data.admin.ch
Insurance Supervision Ordinance OS/AVO/OS : 99fedlex.data.admin.ch
Insurance Supervision Ordinance OS/AVO/OS : 99fedlex.data.admin.ch
Insurance Supervision Ordinance OS/AVO/OS : 99fedlex.data.admin.ch
FINMA Insurance Supervision Ordinance 26June2024 OS-FINMA/AVO-FINMA/OS-FINMA : 81, 82, 83fedlex.data.admin.ch
FINMA Insurance Supervision Ordinance 26June2024 OS-FINMA/AVO-FINMA/OS-FINMA : 81, 82, 83fedlex.data.admin.ch

Texts cited last checked: 3 November 2026

Frequent questions

What other questions arise in this file?

Who is responsible and who receives the report?

France: retain actual responsible person, mandate and recipients without inferring appointment from a name. Switzerland: Article 81 identifies the detailed annual report to management or general representative; actual transmission still needs evidence.

Which provision, underwriting or reinsurance opinions does this framework require?

France: R354-6 includes provisions coordination and underwriting or reinsurance opinions. Switzerland: Article 82 has its own report content, including liabilities, assumptions, risks and relevant SST and statutory positions; one template does not replace both frameworks.

What independence, conflicts or outsourced support are documented?

France: document conflicts, access arrangements and external support for the actual function. Switzerland: examine the corresponding role and governance conditions separately; using an outside specialist does not itself prove universal independence or transfer every responsibility.

Why is reporting distinct from auditor appointment or provision recalculation?

France: function reporting differs from statutory-auditor appointment and reserve recalculation. Switzerland: responsible-actuary duties and Article 83 departure notifications are also separate tasks; this record neither performs an audit nor validates a prudential model.

Next steps

Which national role and reporting mandate apply?

Who is responsible and who receives the report?

Actuarial-opinion, limitation and management-response register

What information and access support the examination?

Preparation reference: Actuarial-opinion, limitation and management-response register

Which provision, underwriting or reinsurance opinions does this framework require?

How are limitations, uncertainty and recommendations distinguished?

What independence, conflicts or outsourced support are documented?

Which official provision helps explain this situation?

Which management responses and completed actions follow?

Why is reporting distinct from auditor appointment or provision recalculation?

Which official references should you consult?

What other questions arise in this file?

Who is responsible and who receives the report?

Which provision, underwriting or reinsurance opinions does this framework require?

What independence, conflicts or outsourced support are documented?

Why is reporting distinct from auditor appointment or provision recalculation?

Which neighbouring situations should remain separate?