The Superintendency of Insurance ("SIS") announced changes in the form of data recording for insurance entities, through Resolution SS.SG. No. 157/23 which amends Resolution SS.SG. N° 166/06. These changes will be effective as from 1 September 2023.
The first modification is in Annex I of Resolution SS.SG. No 166/06, where the first paragraph has been restated as follows: "The name of the file shall be the code (four-digit) of the Insurance Entity, as established by the SIS, plus the year and month of the movement. The file extension shall be TXT. Example: 7036200607.txt".
With the second change, the Length, Description and Format of the field "Identifies the insurer" of Record Type-1 "Header Record" established in Annex I of Resolution SS.SG. No. 166/06, and the configuration for this field has been established as follows:
| Field | Type | Length | Description | Format |
| Identifies the Insurer | Number | 04 | Code of the Insurance Entity established by the Superintendency of Insurance. | 9999 |
Likewise, in the third adjustment, the Length and Format of the field "Identifies the user" of Record Type-1 "Header Record" established in Annex I of Resolution SS.SG. No. 166/06 are modified, establishing the configuration for this field as follows:
| Field | Type | Length | Description | Format |
| Identifies the user | Alphanumeric | 20 | Name of the user account responsible for submitting information to the Superintendency of Insurance | aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa |
