3

Third-country branches as composites

3.1

The PRA will not grant or vary permission if that would allow a newly established third-country insurance branch or an existing third-country insurance branch engaging solely in general insurance business or solely in long-term insurance business, to engage in both general insurance business and long-term insurance business. This does not apply to a third-country pure reinsurance branch.

3.2

The PRA will not grant permission to allow a third-country branch undertaking that pursues both general insurance business and long-term insurance business in its home jurisdiction to establish a branch in the UK, if that branch will engage in long-term business.