Your reading for this week included a discussion of Policyholders’ Surplus for Life Insurance companies as well as Property and Casualty Insurers. All businesses, for-profit and not-for-profit alike, need to be “in the green.” Your objectives for this week’s tasks are to demonstrate your understanding of how to calculate a policyholders’ surplus (part one) and demonstrate a wider understanding of how important surpluses are for healthcare administration and provision (part two).
Part One:
Given the values below, determine the policyholders’ surplus for XYZ Insurance company:
- Total invested assets: $50,000,000
- Loss reserves: $40,000,000
- Total liabilities: $70,000,000
- Bonds: $35,000,000
- Unearned premium reserve: $25,000,000
- Total assets: $90,000,000
Discuss how you arrived at your answer.
Part Two:
Discuss the importance of operating “in the green.” Why is having a surplus important to both insurance and healthcare operations? What factors impact a surplus? What conditions are necessary to have and maintain a surplus? Your textbook (and the additional Internet Resources, p. 151) provided insights related to insurance company surpluses. Expand your discussion by researching the role of surpluses in both for-profit and non-profit healthcare operations.
Your paper must be a minimum of 2000 words, not including title or reference pages. Include a minimum of 4 references, 1 from the course textbook and the rest of your choosing. Use proper APA 7th edition citations on the reference page and in text.
Question 2
This week your textbook explored the links between single financial statements and the overall financial operations of insurance companies. Use what you have learned in Chapter 7 to complete the following problem:
For the past calendar year, a property insurer reported the following financial information for a specific line of insurance:
- Premiums written: $25,000,000
- Expenses incurred: $ 5,000,000
- Incurred losses and loss-adjustment expenses: $14,000,000
- Earned premiums: $20,000,000
For this line of coverage, calculate the:
- Insurer’s loss ratio
- Expense ratio
- Combined ratio
