1. Attachment 1BusinessModelParadigmforInsuranceContracts
InsuranceContractAttributes Keybusinessmetricunderwriting
Keybusinessmetricsinterest,expense,surrender& incomeorloss
mortality/morbidityprofits KeybusinessdriversPremium
Keybusinessdriversinvestmentresults,mortality&lapse
charged/earned&claimsincurredexperience o
Premiumstypicallysingleandfixedo
Discretionarypremiumsmaycontinueovercoverage o
Claimstypicallyemergequickly;latent
period;exposuresnotsubjecttoreliable o
Netinvestmentincomemaybeearnedoncontractholderestimation funds;
$amountofinsuranceriskvariableuptoo
Claimsoccurlongerafterissueunanticipatedexposures
policylimitsareatypical; Risksreunderwritten&repricedo
Policyterminateswhencoveredriskeventoccurs
annuallyormorefrequentlydueto
$amountofmortality/morbidityinsurancecoverage
dynamicsofunderlyingrisks;specifiedinthecontract
Contractsarecancellablewitharefund,or
Risksnotreunderwrittenorrepricedannuallyormore
adjustforcertainchangesinexposure
frequently;risksarenotreunderwrittenduringterm
duringthecontractperiod Primaryperformancemetrics
Primaryperformancemetricso Premiums o Written&EarnedPremiumso
ReturnonInvestment o Claims&ClaimsExpenseo
Mortality/MorbidityResults o OperatingExpenses o OperatingIncome o
UnderwritingIncomeorLoss Importantperformanceanalyticaltools
Primaryperformanceanalyticaltoolo
MarginanalysisforInvestments,MortalityandMorbidity o
Claimdevelopmenttableo ActualtoExpectedExperience
UnderwritingAssetLiability BusinessModel Note BusinessModel
ApplyUBMformeasurement& Applybuildingblockapproach
reporting:asproposedbyInterested UndiscountedUPRinPreclaim
PartiesGroup period Postclaimreservesno discountingorriskmargins
Continuousremeasurementof postclaimreserves
Requirelossdevelopmenttable Note
NotwithstandingtheexistenceofthetraditionalUBMutilizedthroughoutmostoftheworldforpropertycasualtyinsurance
contracts, several countries utilize both discounting and explicit
risk adjustments in the measurement and presentation of
theirpropertycasualtyinsurancecontracts.Consistentwithabeliefthatnoinsurancereportingentityshouldberequiredto
measureandpresenttheirbusinessandbusinessresultsinamannerinconsistentwithhowtheyunderwrite,manage,and
evaluate performance, these companies and their respective
countries should be allowed to measure and present their
insurancebusinessondiscountedbasisandincorporatingriskadjustmentsconsistentwiththeirbusinessmodel.
See Measurement and Presentation of Insurance Contracts Based on
the Insurers Business Model for more informationontheUBM