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You should '''memorize''' the layout of this table. Then first part of the exam problem isn't too hard. They tell you all the balance sheet items and that they're on an "''admitted''" basis – you just have to figure which are go in the top half ''(cash & invested assets)'' and which go in the bottom half ''(non-invested assets)''. To do that, it helps to know these 2 definitions: | You should '''memorize''' the layout of this table. Then first part of the exam problem isn't too hard. They tell you all the balance sheet items and that they're on an "''admitted''" basis – you just have to figure which are go in the top half ''(cash & invested assets)'' and which go in the bottom half ''(non-invested assets)''. To do that, it helps to know these 2 definitions: | ||
| − | + | * '''cash & invested assets''': assets that could be readily sold in the near term to meet the insurer's liabilities | |
| − | + | * '''non-invested assets''': assets that are ''less liquid'' | |
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Based on past exams, the main things you need to know (in rough order of importance) are:
- layout of balance sheet
- identifying risks based on balance sheet information
reference part (a) part (b) part (c) part (d) E (2012.Fall #18) balance sheet:
- construct from given infofinancial health:
- identify insurer risks
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This chapter of Odomirok on the balance sheet is very important, but there are not very many old exam problems exclusively on this chapter. But to answer questions from later chapters, you have to have at least a general understanding of the balance sheet. We covered the basics of the balance sheet in Odomirok.8-9-IS but there are a few additional things you need to know.
Question: why is the balance sheet important to actuaries
- loss & LAE are the majority of the liabilities and actuaries either <set or have a significant role in determining the amount
- actuaries have a role in assessing the capital required to support an insurer's risks
Question: define the terms asset, liability, surplus
- asset: a property, right, or claim arising from past events that has future value
- liability: an obligation that the company must fulfill, based on past events or transactions, which will require the use of the company’s resources.
- surplus: (sometimes called equity) is the difference between assets & liabilities
If you take a look at the exam question from 2012 that's listed in the BattleTable, you'll see that they ask you to construct the balance sheet based on the given information. To do this, you have to have a basic understanding of the layout of the 2 pages of the balance sheet. In very rough terms the asset side of the balance sheet looks like this:
item ASSETS nonadmitted assets NET admitted assets prior year bonds B x B – x y ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SUBTOTAL: cash & invested assets ... ... ... ... uncollected premiums
& agents balancesU a U – a b ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SUBTOTAL: non-invested assets ... ... ... ...
You should memorize the layout of this table. Then first part of the exam problem isn't too hard. They tell you all the balance sheet items and that they're on an "admitted" basis – you just have to figure which are go in the top half (cash & invested assets) and which go in the bottom half (non-invested assets). To do that, it helps to know these 2 definitions:
- cash & invested assets: assets that could be readily sold in the near term to meet the insurer's liabilities
- non-invested assets: assets that are less liquid
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