1
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Key risks a life company faces
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- Longevity, morbidity, mortality
- Investment risk
- Expenses
- Early withdrawls
- New business volumes
- Operational risk
- Credit risk
2
Q
Key risks a general insurance company faces
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- Claims amounts, frequencies and delays
- Accumulation of risks and catastrophes
- Investment risk
- Expenses
- Poor persistency
- New business volumes
- Credit risk
- Operational risk
3
Q
Types of Provisions:
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- Outstanding reported claims reserves
- Incurred but not yet reported reserves
- Unexpired risk reserve
- Catastrophe reserve
- Claims handling expense reserve
4
Q
Types of general insurance products
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- Liability insurance
- Property damage insurance
- Financial loss insurance
- Fixed benefits insurance
5
Q
Types of liability insurance
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- Employers’ liability
- Motor third party liability
- Public liability
- Product liability
- Professional indemnity
6
Q
Types of property damage insurance
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- Residential building
- Commercial building
- Movable property
- Land vehicles
- Marine craft
- Aircraft
7
Q
Types of financial loss insurance
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- Pecuniary loss insurance
- Fidelity guarantee
- Business interruption cover
8
Q
Types of fixed benefit insurance
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- Personal accident insurance
- Health insurance
- Unemployment insurance
9
Q
Contract design factors
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- Customer needs and interests
- Characteristics of the other stakeholders involved in contract design
- Risk appetite of the parties involved
- Level and form of benefits
- Options and guarantees
- Discretionary benefits
- Early leaver/discontinuance benefits
- Contract terms and conditions
- Profitability
- Marketability
- Competition
- Statutory and legal requirements
- Financing requirements
- Premium/contribution pattern
- Charges vs expenses
- Extent of cross subsidies
- Consistency with other contracts
- Accounting standards
- Administration systems
