LAM01180 - Life insurance overview: abbreviations

The most common abbreviations are listed below:

Abbreviation Definition
BLAGAB Basic life assurance and general annuity business
CTA Corporation Tax Act 2009
CTFB Child Trust Fund Business
EEA European Economic Area
EU/EC European Union / European Community
FCA Financial Conduct Authority
FSMA Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
ICTA (1988) Income & Corporation Taxes Act 1988
INSPRU
Life assurance/ insurance Interchangeable commercial description (See also tax definition)
PHI Permanent health insurance business
PRA Prudential Regulation Authority
RAO
SII Solvency II
ICOBS

Further definitions are available on the regulators’� websites and in Part 2 of FA12/S136�141.