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... of articles, checklists, tip sheets, sales letters, and more! Communications Marketing Customer Service Planning Finance/Accounting Risk Management Human Resources Selling Legal and E&O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back Loss Portfolio Transfer 4/30/2013 10:45:23 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Al Rhodes This content has not been rated yet. LOSS PORTFOLIO TRANSFER by Al Rhodes A loss portfolio transfer (LPT) is one of the few transfers that can be a winning deal for buyer and seller. An LPT allows you to transfer claims to another party for a fixed sum. An LPT program involves past claims, but not future claims, as with a traditional insurance program. The main steps in an LPT are the claims review; actuarial analysis; and accounting for the transferred portfolio. The transaction involves the portfolio value of the liabilities, which is discounted to net present value; the investment value of risk capital; and issues such as administration, accounting, and taxes. SELLER'S ADVANTAGES: Eliminating uncertainty over the cost of losses, pay-out patterns, and interest-rate risks, including unreported losses. Reducing administrative duties. Eliminating accumulated collateral. Freeing up escrow funds used for claims handling from the TPA or the carrier. Seeing a positive effect on the balance sheet. Getting an accelerated tax benefit. SELLER'S DISADVANTAGES: Immediately paying the claim reserves' net-present value may reduce cash flow and investment opportunities if the value of cash increases. Losses may be lower than anticipated. The loss pay-out may be longer than anticipated. The seller may ...

... a loss run. The reserves are an estimate of future payments for each individual claim. The sum of the reserves does not equal outstanding liabilities because this sum excludes the impact of IBNR. IBNR is an acronym for incurred but not reported losses. IBNR includes development on known claims, as well as a provision for claims that have occurred but haven't been reported as of a certain evaluation date. An IBNR analysis is usually prepared to meet regulatory or financial reporting criteria and is often required by external auditors as part of the audit process. The analysis is most frequently prepared for a self-insured trust, a captive insurance company, a corporation that uses a loss sensitive cash-flow plan, or as part of the due diligence process for mergers/acquisitions or divestitures. The uses of an IBNR analysis include: Actuarial reserve certification Satisfaction of self-insurance requirements Negotiation of security requirements and letters of credit Acquisition due diligence Evaluation of expected liabilities for financial statements BASIC METHODOLOGY The calculation of IBNR includes: Calculating ultimate losses for each policy period using one or more actuarial techniques. Comparing the estimates from each technique and making a selection of ultimate loss. Subtracting paid losses and case reserves from the estimated ultimate incurred losses to calculate the IBNR. DATA The first step is to gather the necessary data, including incurred and paid losses summarized by policy period. Limit the losses to per occurrence and aggregate limitations. A current loss run of all claims has all the information needed to summarize the losses. Adjust the limited losses to an ultimate cost level. The most common technique is to use loss development factors. These factors quantify ...

... x No Thanks Loading.. Loss Portfolio Transfer 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Al Rhodes This content has not been rated yet. LOSS PORTFOLIO TRANSFER by Al Rhodes A loss portfolio transfer (LPT) is one of the few transfers that can be a winning deal for buyer and seller. An LPT allows you to transfer claims to another party for a fixed sum. An LPT program involves past claims, but not future claims, as with a traditional insurance program. The main steps in an LPT are the claims review; actuarial analysis; and accounting for the transferred portfolio. The transaction involves the portfolio value of the liabilities, which is discounted to net present value; the investment value of risk capital; and issues such as administration, accounting, and taxes. SELLER'S ADVANTAGES: Eliminating uncertainty over the cost of losses, pay-out patterns, and interest-rate risks, including unreported losses. Reducing administrative duties. Eliminating accumulated collateral. Freeing up escrow funds used for claims handling from the TPA or the carrier. Seeing a positive effect on the balance sheet. Getting an accelerated tax benefit. SELLER'S DISADVANTAGES: Immediately paying the claim reserves' net-present value may reduce cash flow and investment opportunities if the value of cash increases. Losses may be lower than anticipated. The loss pay-out may be longer than anticipated. The seller may lose control of claims handling. The seller has to pay a fee for transferring the risk and administration. Losses might not be properly accrued or accounted for on current books. BUYER'S ADVANTAGES: The buyer gets a fee and may be able to manage ...

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