Part 10 (Odomirok 18) (***) Flashcards

*** Part 2 of the Insurance and Expense Exhibit (IEE)

1
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What document shows detailed information about the expenses of an insurer as well as profitability by line of business

A

The IEE

Annual statement shows be aggregate, so the IEE is kinda like a breakdown

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IEE Parts

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Part 1: Allocation of other underwriting expenses
Part 2: Allocation of pretax profit by line, on a net basis
Part 3: Allocation of pretax profit by line, on a direct basis

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What are the users of IEE and why would they want to use it

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Regulators: To monitor financial health of the insurer

Stakeholders: Determine which lines were profitable to make business decisions

Investors: Determine how much to invest in the insurer

Actuaries: Source of premium, losses and expenses for benchmarking

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Part 1 of IEE

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Allocation to Expense Groups

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Expenses are allocated to the following categories in Part 1 of IEE

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LAE

Other Underwriting Expenses
- Acquisition, Field Supervision & Collection Expenses
- General Expenses
- Taxes, Licenses, and Fees

Investment Expenses

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Other Underwriting Expenses Allocation in Part 1 of IEE

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  • Commission and brokerage expenses allocated to “Acquisition, field supervision and collection expenses
  • Taxes, licenses and fees should be allocated to “Taxes, Licenses & Fees”
  • remaining expenses would be allocated to “acquisition, field supervision & Collection expenses” or “General Exp”
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Part 2 of IEE

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Allocation to Lines Net of Reinsurance

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8
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Calculating Pretax profit in Part 2 of IEE

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Premiums earned
- Dividends to policyholders
- Incurred Loss
- DCC expenses incurred
- A&O Expenses incurred
- Commission & brokerage expenses incurred
- Taxes, licenses and fees incurred
- Other acquisitions, field supervision and collection expenses incurred
- General expenses incurred
+ Other income less other expenses
+ Investment Gain

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Step 1 of calculating Investment Gain

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Allocate Mean surplus to Line: Surplus allocated in proportion to

Mean net loss & LAE reserves
+ Mean net UEPR
+ EP for the year

Where surplus ratio is Mean surplus over the sum of the 3 terms above

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Step 2 of calculating Investment Gain

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Allocate Ceded Reinsurance Premiums Payable to line

Allocate the Mean ceded reinsurance premiums payable to line by the distribution of ceded written premiums

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Step 3 of calculating Investment Gain

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Calculate the Investment Gain Ratio (IGR)

IGR = Net investment Gain (Before Capital Gains Tax) / Total investable Assets

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12
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Calculating Total investable Assets

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Mean net loss & LAE reserves
+ Mean net UEPR
+ Mean ceded reinsurance premiums payable
+ Mean policyholders’ surplus
- Mean agents’ balances (AB)

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Step 4 of calculating Investment Gain

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Calculate the Investment gain on funds attributable to insurance transactions, for each line

IGR * Funds attributable to insurance transactions for the line

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Calculating Funds attributable to insurance transactions to each line

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Mean net loss & LAE reserves
+ Mean net UEPR * [ 1 - (prepaid expenses / written prem) ]
- (Mean AB - mean ceded reinsurance premiums payable)

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Calculating Prepaid Expenses

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Commission & Brokerage expenses incurred
+ Taxes, licenses & fees incurred
+ Other acquisition, field supervision & collection expenses
+ (1/2) * general expenses incurred

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16
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Step 5 of calculating Investment Gain

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Company’s IGR * Investable funds associated with the LOB

17
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Calculating Investable funds associated with the LOB

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Mean net loss & LAE reserves
+ Mean net UEPR
- Mean AB
+ Mean ceded reinsurance premiums payable
+ Allocated PHS

18
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Step 6 in calculating Investment Gain

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Calculate Investment gain attributable to capital & surplus for each line

Total investment gain attributable to Capital & Surplus =
Total investment gain - Total investment gain on funds attributable to insurance transactions

19
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Calculating Total Profit for a line of business

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Pretax profit (excluding all investment gains)
+ Investment Gain on Funds Attributable to Insurance Transactions
+ Investment Gain on Funds Attributable to Capital and Surplus

20
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Part 3 of the IEE

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Allocation to Lines of Business Direct

Allocates profit on a direct basis to lines of business, this excludes investment gain.

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Interrogatories for IEE

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Are there any items requiring special comment or explanation?

Are items allocated to line of business in Parts 2 and 3 using methods not defined in the instructions?

If yes explain (by looking into the difference between the company approach and what is stated in the instructions)