What's new
Accounting General #
SE-30490 - Base Company segregation on Exchange Rate Type - Aon #
Aim of Function
This feature is to extend the existing base company segregation functionality to the 'exchange rate type' under the 'Currency and Exchange rates' window of Reference Items and to the 'Functional Currency Revaluation Order' window for FC1 & FC2. It will ensure that users will only be able to view the exchange rate types associated with the 'Exchange Rate Category' defined for the base company they are assigned to.
Business value to customers
The implementation of Base company segregation for 'Exchange Rate Category' ensures that users can only access information relevant to their assigned base company. This enhancement aligns with existing base company segregation functionality and making it more advanced and efficient.
System Parameters Affected:
N/A
Existing functionality affected:
Reference Items - Currency and Exchange rates
Functional Currency Revaluation Order
Changed documentation
SE-32525 - Signature Notes option for Balances on Technical and Claim Worksheet - Renaissance Re #
Aim of function
To introduce a new 'Balance Signature Note' option for Balances (claims and technical) on 'Balance Properties' window, in addition to the existing 'Note' tab, which can be opened from the worksheet closing window, business ledger or business partner ledger by selecting menu 'More balance information'.
Business value for customers
This functionality would support user activities around chasing open balances and ensuring a history of user activities on a specific balance.
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
'Balance Properties' window for Balances.
Changed documentation
SE-33736 - Show title of contract insured period in business partner ledger - Renaissance Re #
Aim of function:
A contract's business partner ledger provides a detailed overview of balances corresponding to the business partner. This window shows balance details for all insured periods.
In addition to existing functionality, to include the insured period title in business partner ledger to show the relevant insured period title of the balances, if available
Business value for customers:
More representative title for the insured period of a contract.
Easier identification of the insured period of a contract.
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
Business partner ledger container
Changed documentation
SE-35489 - Automated eMessage Headline Loss management - Renaissance Re #
Aim of function
The overall aim of this function/enhancement is to improve the headline loss processing on eMessages. To be able to support the user better and ensure that the system can leverage eMessages better/more when we have Headline Losses involved.
Business value for customers
Right now, any eMessage which contains a loss movement and/or outstanding reserve related to a Proportional contract is stopped (message indicator is off for all proportional contracts). The value of this enhancement is
a) to minimize the amount of insured periods we have the message indicator off, because after all not on every proportional insured period we have to process a headline loss and
b) instead of swap to worksheet and record the Headline Loss Movements manually we would get a screen which supports the user in efficiently process the headline loss movements directly there with more control and oversight than when you do a swap to worksheet.
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
New tab on TechAccount messages to show Headline Loss information
New spreadsheet to upload Headline Loss information to the new tab on the TechAccount
Affects the processing of TechAccount messages
Changed documentation
Accounting Orders #
SE-35778 - Enhance split Brokerage by Brokerage Payment Task when calculated via Retrocession Calculation order - Allianz AG #
Aim of function
When a Retrocessionaire is assigned through a Broker and the Brokerage Payment task is assigned to the Broker, system could default split the Brokerage by Payment Partner when running the Retrocession Calculation Order/Retrocession Account Order.
Business value for customers
When client want to see the Brokerage as a separate balance from the business ledger of Retrocessionaire in Booking Currency/ Account Currency, they could use this function to split Brokerage according to the assigned Payment Partner when running the Retrocession Calculation Order/Retrocession Account Order.
System Parameters Affected
Add a new system paramater 'Default Split brokerage balance' under the Business Tab of Outward Cedent's Contract
Add a new balance split option 'Split by Brokerage' on the Retrocession Calculation Group Order/Retrocession Calculation Order/Retrocession Account Group Order/Retrocession Account Order.
Existing functionality affected
Retrocession Calculation Order
Retrocession Account Order
Retrocession Calculation Group Order
Retrocession Account Group Order
Changed documentation
SE-27098 - UPR Linear Over Extended Accounting Period – Straight Line - Vantage Risk #
Aim of function
To provide a new UPR calculation option 'Linear Over Extended Accounting Period – Straight Line' with the UPR factor formula :
This option will be available under the IR conditions tab at Business level and would be taken into consideration while executing UPR order (with selection of 'Use Calculation option from Business Internal Premium Reserve conditions') to calculate UPR.
Business value for customers
This option provides a Straight line simple calculation for Linear Over Extended Accounting Period method of UPR calculation unlike traditional assumption method. The UPR figures calculated on pro-rated basis by this method, would be more appropriate as there are no assumptions/projections involved.
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
- IR Conditions of Business
- UPR Order
Changed documentation
Business #
SE-35470 - Improve finding business groups starting from business - Aon #
Aim of function
When viewing a contract and wanting to assign a group, the system earlier showed all existing groups in a simple list. This list did not have any further search possibilities and had a long response time if it included a large number of groups. For all types of business groups, e.g., Master Treaty Group, this listing has been replaced by full search functions, similar to the ones offered when initiated from the Groups side.
Business value for customers
Faster response time, allowing users to find groups without a system hang, also when the list of groups is long and using the extended base company segregation facility.
System Parameters Affected
None
Existing functionality affected
Find Business Group from Business
Find Master Treaty Group from Business
Find Merger Group from Business
Find Offer Group from Business
Find Bouquet Calculation Group from Business
Find Bifurcation Group from Business
Changed documentation
SE-1556 - Update shares on non-proportional treaty placements upon update of shares on Outward Cedent's Contract - Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. #
Aim of function
A non-proportional treaty outward cedent's contract may hold share information relating to the entire contract. This may be, for example, shares that express the portion a party has in the contract. This share information is also shown on each participant and the participant's share may again be expressed of these, e.g. Share expressed of Order. If the shares on the outward cedent's contract change, the system now also updates the equivalent shares on the belonging participations accordingly.
Business value for customers
Increases information accuracy.
Improves clarity.
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
Maintain Share Conditions
Maintain Limit and Premium Conditions
Create Share Conditions by Web Service
Update Share Conditions by Web Service
Changed documentation
SE-21169 - Capture title for contract insured period - Renaissance Re #
Aim of function
A contract's title can indicate, for example, its overall coverage. Earlier, only one common title was available for the entire contract. If this was changed, the system automatically changes it for all insured periods. It is however useful to also have a contract title specific to one insured period. It is therefore now possible to give a title applicable only to one insured period. This can be set up to be shown in the title bar of the contract, as well as can be searched on to find contracts.
Business value for customers
More representative title for the insured period of a contract.
Easier identification of the insured period of a contract.
System Parameters Affected
System Parameter / Business / Business View: On Business Bar show: Business Partner
System Parameter / Business / Business View: On Business Bar show: Business Partner Name
Existing functionality affected
Copy Business
Change Life Cycle Status
Renew Business
Place Business
Update Business
Change Life Cycle Status
Find Business
View Business
Maintain System Parameters
Update Insured Period by Web Service
Create Business by Web Service
Changed documentation
/sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/business/#business-view
Cede and NP Recovery #
SE-35495 - Policy Light Protection Plan response refinement - DXC #
Aim of function
Refine response by including missing values for Protection Plan:
- OCC Section Name, Cedents (if multiple at OCC), OCC Claim Basis, OCC Placement: Definite Placed Share, OCC Placement: Pending Placed Share
- Cedents (could be multiple at OCC)
- OCC Claim Basis
- OCC Placement: Definite Placed Share, Pending Placed Share
1) Connect to the SICS Server and open XML Tree view.
2) Generate 'New Skeleton' and Select Entry Point as 'SicsWsBusinessEntryPoint' and Select 'getProtectionAssignmentForPolicyLightNotRecorded' or 'getProtectionAssignmentForLfPolicyLightNotRecorded'
3) New Soap is available to generate protection for Light Policy not recorded.
Business value for customers
Possibility to check existing matching protections before creating the Policy in the system, to ensure the protection is in place and/or see if any further protections are required.
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
Web Service
Changed documentation
SE-35799 - Cede Excel Loader refinement and inclusion of mandatory fields - Vantage Risk #
Aim of function
The Cede Excel loader function allows validation of records at an early stage of the process. This will improve the quality of the data before running it in the Cede Interface order
- Ensure mandatory columns are identified regardless of the order of the columns.
- Ensure mandatory columns with missing data are validated.
Note:
Any non-existent column (not part of cede interface record) will not be validated and might cause loss of data when running in Cede Interface Order
Cede Excel Loader P&C, Cede Excel Loader Life
Example of error messages when importing a file:
Once the errors are corrected and file is uploaded it gets successfully processed and ready to import.
The records are now available in Cede Interface monitor under pending records, ready to be included in a Cede Interface Order.
Business value for customers
A more correct and streamlined handling of records in Excel Loader with validations at an earlier stage of the process. This will improve the quality of the data before running it in the Cede Interface order
System Parameters Affected
None
Existing functionality affected
Cede Excel Loader P&C
Cede Excel Loader Life
Changed documentation
DARE #
SE-36733 - Add Support for Tomcat 10, remove support for Tomcat 9 & 8 - DXC #
Aim of function
As part of keeping up to date, we have upgraded our JEE libraries which has moved them from the older JavaX implementation to the new Jakarta implementation.
One side effect of this is that we now are restricted to Tomcat 10 for our Tomcat component deployments.
Business value for customers
Ensure DXC uses a modern infrastructure & minimizes the exposure to security & technical debt issues.
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
N/A
Changed documentation
eMessaging #
SE-24838 - Tax Mapping - Display Entry code and message function on eMessaging Highlight tab - Renaissance Re #
Aim of function
To display the missing details of tax amount item in the eMessage highlights tab.
Business value for customers
Able to view the entry code, message function, and tax application details of tax amount item from eMessage highlights tab.
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
TA message highlights tab
Changed documentation
SE-31872 - eMessaging - Validate Net Booked Adjustment Amount - Renaissance Re #
Aim of function
To introduce a new eMessaging rule 'ValidateNetBookedAmountOnAdjustmentRule' to validate message amount with net booked adjustment amount (not by message) for adjustment messages.
Business value for customers
System now validates message amount with net booked adjustment amount.
System Parameters Affected
NA
Existing functionality affected
eMessage Processing.
Changed documentation
SE-34351 - Capture Reason and Updated By on message indicator for eMessaging - Renaissance Re #
Aim of function
To introduce new fields 'Indicator Description' and 'Last Updated by' (includes username and timestamp) on Message Indicator in the eMessaging Info under Insured Period screen.
Business value for customers
Helps the user to know the Reason and Updated by information when Message indicator is turned on/off
System Parameters Affected
N/A
Existing functionality affected
Message Indicator field on the Insured Period.
Changed documentation
Life #
SE-31173 - Book ACIs of Proportional Standalone Claim through Accounting Order - Allianz AG #
Aim of Function
Book ACIs of Proportional Standalone Claim through Accounting Order
Business value for customers
Customers will now be able to book the ACIS of the Standalone Claim through the Cession and Retrocession Orders, similar to an individual claim
System Parameters Affected
None
Existing functionality affected
- Non Proportional Business can now be included in a Cession Order
- All business irrespective of the Premium Accounting Task can be included in a Cession Order
- A new flag is available to include Standalone Claims in the Cession Accounting Order. When this flag is selected all standalone claims will also be included in the cession order
Changed documentation
SE-36254 - Life Webservices- Cleanup - DXC #
Aim of function
The aim of the function is to streamline the Life Business Webservices so that the non mandatory tabs can also be created and updated through webservices.
Business value for customers
Customers will be able to update the Extra Premiums and Adjustments Tab in all the Life Business through webservices.
Customers will be able to select the Flag 'Standalone Claim' in in the Retrocession Claim Processing Order and include standalone retro claims processing through Webservices
System Parameters Affected
None
Existing functionality affected
The Extra Premium and Adjustments Tab on the PM condition is now available for creation and updating through webservices
The flag ' Proportional Standalone Claim' is now available on the Retrocession Claim Processing Order when it is created through webservices
Changed documentation
SE-35698 - Apply filters on cession loader through webservices - Misr Life Insurance #
Aim of Function
Apply filters on cession batch through webservices
Business value for customers
It is possible to apply filters to the data that is loaded through the cession batch manually. Customers will now be able to apply the same filters through webservices also
System Parameters Affected
None
Existing functionality affected
Similar to online functionality, it is now possible to apply filters when processing the cession and claim batches through webservices
Changed documentation
SE-35073 - Define State option under cession benefit level when defined on treaty level - Wilton Re #
Aim of Function
The aim of this enhancement is to be able to define Countries, Residence Countries and States as part of the Additional Classifications on a cession benefit.
Business value for customers
Customers will now be able to use Countries, Residence Countries and States to be part of the cession classifications and use these parameters in reports and for retroprocessing.
System Parameters Affected
A new system parameter 'Legal Area on Cession Benefit' is now available for selection under Cessions.
Existing functionality affected
When the system parameter 'Legal Area on Cession Benefit' is selected:
When this system parameter is selected the flag will be available for selection on the business level:
When the flag is selected on the business, then on all cession benefits where the ceded flag is selected, it will be possible to add the residence and legal areas on the cession benefit transaction:
The values from the inward cession will be copied for retroprocessing.
Note:
All values from the Locations will be available for selection.
The current implementation will only copy the values to the retrocessions, no validations will be done while running the RPO.
The legal area from the accounting costing items will not be included in the accounting.
Changed documentation
SE-35530 - Cession Conversion Transactions and Other Transactions - Wilton Re #
Aim of Function
To be able to create a Conversion New Business transactionon a cession benefit on an existing cession through the loader and manually
To be able to update classifications on the Other transaction from the transaction effective date without changing the classifications on the previous transactions
Business value for customers
When a policy has been processed with a Conversion Termination, it will now be possible to create the new transaction with the Conversion New Business transaction on the same cession as a new benefit both manually and through the loader.
When there are transactions on a cession where any of the additional classifications are changed from a specific date, then the change will be applicable only to the transactions from the transaction effective date, and the previous transactions will remain unchanged
System Parameters Affected
None
Existing functionality affected
Other transactions:
When the additional classifications are changed on an Other transaction, then only the transactions after this transaction will have the additional classifications. Previous transactions will not be impacted
Conversion New Business Transaction:
- It is possible to create a Conversion New Business Transaction on a Cession Benefit where there is a Conversion Termination
- This is possible both online and as a manual cession and through the cession orders
- It is possible to create a cession with the first benefit and the first transaction being Conversion New Business both manually and through the loader
Changed documentation
Other #
SE-35372 - Visual Appearance Improvements 25.2 - DXC #
Aim of function
General improvements to the desktop UI
- Clean up the OK/Cancel button set to remove the Help button
In Assure Re mode:
- Add a background to the window title icons to make them clearly visible
- Adopt the ISB style guideline coloring
- Clean up the desktop functions so they have less visual noise
Business value for customers
Improved visual appearance and the preview and provide feedback on the new icons.
System Parameters Affected
User Preferences
Existing functionality affected
n/a
Changed documentation
SE-37446 - Remove support for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - DXC #
Aim of function
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 reached End of Life status on Jul 9, 2024
DXC no longer supports SQL Server 2014 as a platform for SICS.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2014
System Parameters Affected
None
Existing functionality affected
None
Changed documentation
SE-31283 - Creating a new restricted system admin role (SA2) - Milli Re #
Aim of function :
The aim of this enhancement is to strengthen security administrative access control by introducing new domain restrictions within the existing System Administrator role. These restrictions will limit the ability to assign user roles and modify role definitions, particularly those related to Security Administration use cases and the System Administrator role.
Business value for customers
Enhanced security and access control through domain restrictions within the existing security manager.
System Parameters Affected :
None
Existing functionality affected
Security Manager User Role's
Security Manager Use Cases
Security Manager Domain Restrictions
Security Manager Users
Changed documentation
This report was generated Thu Jun 26 11:24:58 UTC 2025.