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International organizations (such as the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund) are, according to balance of payments conventions, considered foreign entities, even if they are headquartered in the United States. Insurance transactions with these organizations should be reported on the BE-45.
No. We collect data by country, not by region.
No. U.S. affiliates or U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies are considered U.S. persons for the purposes of this survey. Any transactions between your company and U.S. persons are not reportable on the BE-45.
Yes. Transactions with your company’s foreign parent are considered foreign transactions and should be reported on the BE-45 survey in the sections labeled “Foreign Parent(s) and Other Members of the Foreign Parent Group (FPG)”. Reinsurance transactions should be reported on Schedule A2. Primary insurance and auxiliary insurance transactions should be reported on Schedule B2.
Yes. Transactions with your company’s foreign affiliates are considered U.S.-to-foreign transactions and should be reported on the BE-45 in the sections labeled “Foreign Affiliates”. Report reinsurance transactions with foreign affiliates on Schedule A1. Report primary and auxiliary insurance transactions with foreign affiliates on Schedule B1.
This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (P.L. 94-472, 90 Stat. 2059, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended). U.S. entities who are notified by BEA about this survey are required to complete and return the survey to the Bureau of Economic Analysis within 60 days of the close of each calendar quarter (or within 90 days of closing the final calendar quarter of the year).
Either your company has filed the survey in the past, or we believe that your company may have had transactions covered by this survey based on information your company reported on another BEA survey such as the BE-140 Benchmark Survey, or based on publicly available information obtained from news articles, trade journals, or business databases.
For the efficient processing of the survey and timely dissemination of the results, it is important that your report be filed by the due date. Nevertheless, reasonable requests for extension of the reporting deadline will be granted. Requests for an extension of more than 30 days must be in writing and should explain the basis for the request. You may request an extension via email at BE-45extension@bea.gov or fax the request to (301) 278-9506. All requests for extension must be received no later than the due date of the report.