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Chapter 5
Financial Statements of Insurance Companies
By CA SK Chhabra
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Important Notes This e-Lecture was Recorded on:
March 11, 2013
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Learning Objectives
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Introduction
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Types of Insurance Businesses
Insurance Business is basically of two types
General
Insurance Life
Insurance
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General Insurance
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Important Terms
Reinsurance
Insurance Policy
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Important Terms 2
Premium
• The payment made by the insured to the insurance company in
consideration of the contract of insurance
Claims
• The claim arises only when loss occurs. Claim outstanding include
both claim intimated and accepted
Commission
• Commission is paid to the agent for getting insurance business. It is
an expense in Revenue Account
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Important Terms 3
Ceding company
• An insurance company that gives part of a risk it has assumed to another
insurance company(reinsurer). The ceding company pays premium and
receives commission from reinsurer
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Important Terms 4
Accepting company
• An insurance company that accepts part of a risk which was
earlier insured by another insurance company
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Unexpired Risk Reserve
Company can maintain additional reserve along with the above reserve
• Unless otherwise stated the same amount of additional reserve as at the beginning of the
year, should be maintained at the end of year
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Types of General insurance
Fire insurance
• Any policy taken to protect the party against financial loss of
goods or property due to fire
Marine insurance
• Any policy taken to protect the party against loss of ship or cargo
Miscellaneous insurance
• All policies of general insurance other than fire or marine policy
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Formats for calculations
Premium Earned
• Direct business XX
• Add: Reinsurance accepted XX
• Less: Reinsurance ceded XX
Claims Incurred
• Direct business XX
• Add: claim on reinsurance accepted XX
• Less: claim on reinsurance ceded XX
• Add: Surveyor expenses XX
• Add: All other expenses related to claim XX
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Formats for calculations 2
Commission
Direct business XX
Add: On reinsurance accepted XX
Less: On reinsurance ceded XX
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Important Principles
Principle of Indemnity
• Insurance is a contract of indemnity. The insurer is called the indemnifier
and the insured is called indemnified
Insurable interest
• All and sundry cannot enter into contract of insurance.
• A cannot insure the life of B who is a total stranger
• But where B is a relative or debtor A has insurable interest and can
insure B’s life
Uberrimae fidei
• Contract of utmost good faith
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Life Insurance
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Difference b/w Insurance and Assurance
Insurance
• Refers to providing cover for an event that might happen(fire,
theft, flood etc)
Assurance
• Is the provision of cover for an event that is certain to happen like
death and so life insurance is actually life assurance
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Life Insurance Types
It is classified into 3 types
Term Assurance
• Policy amount is paid on maturity along with bonus or at the time of
death whichever is earlier
Annuity
• On maturity of the policy instead of making payment in lump sum
Amount is paid annually or monthly
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Important terms
Surrender value
• When holder wishes to realize the amount of policy before expiry of period
, he surrender his right and he is paid an amount by a fixed formula
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Important terms-2
Bonus
• Policy holders of with profit policies are entitled to receive bonus at the declared rate
• In cash
• Bonus in reduction of premium
• Reversionary bonus on maturity
Interim bonus
• It is a bonus declared between two dates of valuation balance sheet
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Important terms-3
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Valuation Balance sheet and Related
concepts
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Format of Valuation Balance sheet
Particulars Rs Particulars Rs
To Surplus XX
XX XX
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Valuation Balance sheet and Related
concepts Continued
Disposal of surplus
• 95% of surplus for policy holders
• 5% of surplus for shareholders
Net liability
• As per Acturial valuation , it is the excess of the expected future
liability on all outstanding policies over the premium payable/paid
by the insured
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Statement showing calculation of Net profit
Add:Interim bonus XX
XX
Less:Surplus at the beginning of period
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Statement showing distribution of Surplus
Share of shareholders at 5% XX
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Journal entries
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Journal entries Continued
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Journal entries Continued
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Format for Revenue Account
From B – RA
Name of the Insurance Company
Revenue Account for the year ended…
Premiums earned 1 XX
Change in provision for unexpired risk XX
Other Income(profit on sale of asset etc) XX
Interest, dividend and rent(gross) XX
Total (A) XX
Claims Incurred 2 XX
Commission 3 XX
Operating Expenses for Insurance Business 4 XX
Total (B) XX
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Format For Profit and Loss A/c
Form B – PL
Name of the Company
Profit and Loss Account for the year ended…
Amount
Particulars
3. Other Income XX
Total (A) XX
4. Provision ( To be specified)
For diminution in the value of investment XX
Other XX
5.Other expenses(like director fees etc) XX
Total (B) XX
Profit before tax (A) – (B) XX
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Format of P&L Continued
Form B – PL
Name of the Company
Profit and Loss Account for the year ended…
Particulars Amount
Less: Appropriations
Interim dividends paid during the year XX
Proposed final dividend XX
Balance net profit for the Current year XX
Balance of profit carried forward from last year XX
Balance of Profit carried to balance sheet XX
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Practical Problems
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Illustration 1
Comprehensive Problem
Nov 1999
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Problem Statement
From the following figures appearing in the books of Fire Insurance division of a
General Insurance Company, show the amount of claim as it would appear in the
Revenue Account for the year ended 31st March, 2012 :
Direct Business Re-insurance
Rs. Rs.
Claims paid during the year 46,70,000 7,00,000
Claims Payable - 1st April, 2011 7,63,000 87,000
31st March, 2012 8,12,000 53,000
Claims Received -- 2,30,000
Claims Receivable -1st April, 2011 -- 65,000
31st March, 2012 -- 1,13,000
Expenses of Management 2,30,000 --
(includes Rs.35,000 surveyor’s fee and
Rs.45,000 Legal expenses for settlement of claims)
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Working Notes for Problem
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Solution 1
General Insurance Company
Fire Revenue Account (For the year ended 31st March 2012)
Amount Amount
Particulars
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Illustration 2
Comprehensive Problem
Nov 2000
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Problem Statement
You are required to prepare Revenue Accounts in respect of Fire and Marine Insurance business
for the year ended 31.03.2000 and a Profit and Loss Account for the same period for Perfect
General Insurance Company Limited :
Rs. Rs.
Directors’ Fees 80,000 Interest received 19,000
Dividend received 1,00,000 Fixed Assets (01.04.1999) 90,000
Provision for Taxation Income-tax paid during
(as on 01.04.1999) 85,000 the year 60,000
Fire Marine
Rs. Rs.
Outstanding Claims on 01.04.1999 28,000 7,000
Claims paid 1,00,000 80,000
Reserve for Unexpired Risk on 01.04.1999 2,00,000 1,40,000
Premiums Received 4,50,000 3,30,000
Agent’s Commission 40,000 20,000
Expenses of Management 60,000 45,000
Reinsurance Premium (Dr.) 25,000 15,000
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Problem Statement Continued
The following additional points are also to be taken into account :
Claims outstanding on 31.3.2000 were Fire Insurance Rs.10,000; Marine Insurance Rs.15,000.
Premium outstanding on 31.3.2000 were Fire Insurance Rs.30,000; Marine Insurance Rs.20,000.
Reserve for unexpired risk to be maintained at 50% and 100% of net premiums in respect of Fire
and Marine Insurance respectively.
Expenses of management due on 31.3.2000 were Rs.10,000 for Fire Insurance and Rs.5,000 in
respect of Marine Insurance
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Working Notes for Problem
Fire Marine
82000 88000
Expenses of management
70000 50000
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Working Notes for Problem Cont
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Solution 2
Form B – RA
Perfect General Insurance Co. Ltd
Revenue Account for the year ended 31st March, 2000
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Solution 2 Continued
Form B – PL
Perfect General Insurance Co. Ltd
Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2000
Commission Schedule 3
Agent Commission 40000 20000
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Illustration 3
Comprehensive Problem
Nov 2006
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Problem Statement
X Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. commenced its business on 01.04.2005. It submits you the following
information for the year ended 31.03.2006
Rs.
Premium received 15,00,000
Re-insurance premium paid 1,00,000
Claims paid 7,00,000
Expenses of Management 3,00,000
Commission paid 50,000
Claims outstanding on 31.03.2006 1,00,000
Create reserve for unexpired risk @ 40%
Prepare Revenue Account for the year ended 31.03.2006.
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Solution 3
Form B – RA
Perfect General Insurance Co. Ltd
Revenue Account for the year ended 31st March, 2000
4.Commission 3 50000
5.Operating Expenses for Insurance Business 4 300000
Particulars Amount
Schedule 1
Premium Received 1500000
Less:Reinsurance (100000)
Total 1400000
Schedule 2
Claims paid 700000
Schedule 3
Commission paid 50000
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Solution 3 Continued
Annexure
Particulars Amount
Schedule 4
Expenses of management 300000
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Illustration 4
Comprehensive Problem
May 1998
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Problem Statement
Mohan Insurance Co. Ltd. Furnishes you with the following information:
On 31.12.2011, it had reserve for unexpired risks to the tune of Rs. 40 crores. It comprised
of Rs. 15 crores in respect of marine insurance business; Rs. 20 crores in respect of life
insurance business and Rs. 5 crores in respect of miscellaneous insurance business.
It is the practice of Indian Insurance Co. Ltd. to create reserves at 100% of net premium
income in respect of marine policies and at 50% of net premium income in respect of fire
and miscellaneous income policies.
During 2012, the following business was conducted (Rs in crores)
Marine Fire Miscellaneous
Rs Rs Rs
Premium collected from:
(a) Insured in respect of policies issued 18 43 12
(b) Other insurance companies in respect
of risks undertaken 7 5 4
Premium paid/payable to other insurance
companies on business ceded 6.7 4.3 7
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Problem Statement Continued
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Solution 4
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Solution 4 Continued
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Illustration 5
Comprehensive Problem
Nov 2002
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Problem Statement
Prepare the Revenue Accounts of Sagar Bhima Co. Ltd. engaged in Marine Insurance Business for year
ended 31.3.2002
Particulars Direct Business Re-Insurance
(Rs.) (Rs.)
I. Premium :
Received 24,00,000 3,60,000
Receivable -1st April, 2001 1,20,000 21,000
-31st March, 2002 1,80,000 28,000
Premium paid -- 2,40,000
Payable -1st April, 2001 -- 20,000
-31st March, 2002 -- 42,000
II. Claims :
Paid 16,50,000 1,25,000
Payable -1st April, 2001 95,000 13,000
-31st March, 2002 1,75,000 22,000
Received -- 1,00,000
Receivable -1st April, 2001 -- 9,000
-31st March, 2002 -- 12,000
III. Commission:
On Insurance accepted 1,50,000 11,000
On Insurance ceded -- 14,000
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Problem Statement Continued
Other expenses and income:
Rent, Rates and Taxes – Printing and Stationery Foreign Tax paid -
Salaries - Rs.2, 60,000
Rs18, 000 - Rs.23, 000 Rs.2, 40,000
Legal Expenses
Interest, Dividend and (Inclusive of Rs.20,000
Income Tax deducted at
Rent received (net) - in connection with the Bad Debts - Rs.5,000
source - Rs.24,500
Rs.1, 15,500 settlement of claims) -
Rs.60,000
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Solution 5 Continued
Annexure
Particulars Amount
Schedule 1
Premium Received 2627000
Less:Reinsurance (262000)
Total 2565000
Schedule 2
Claims incurred 1781000
Schedule 3
Commission paid 150000
Add:Reinsurance accepted 11000
Less:Reinsurance ceded (14000)
147000
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Solution 5 Continued
Annexure
Particulars Amount
Schedule 4
Employee remuneration and benefits 260000
Rents rates and taxes 18000
Printing and stationary 23000
Legal and Professional charges 40000
Total 341000
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Illustration 6
Comprehensive Problem
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Problem Statement
The life fund of a Sri Krishna Life Assurance Company was Rs.
86,48,000 as on 31st March, 2012
The interim bonus paid during the inter valuation period was
Rs. 1,48,000. The periodical actuarial valuation determined the
net liability at Rs 74,25,000
Surplus brought forward from the previous valuation was Rs
8,50,000
The directors of the company proposed to carry forward Rs.
9,31,000
Show:
(a) the valuation balance sheet
(b) the net profit for the valuation period; and
(c) the distribution of surplus
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Solution 6:Valuation Balance sheet
Particulars Rs Particulars Rs
To Surplus 1223000
8648000 8648000
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Solution 6:Statement showing calculation of
Net profit
Surplus as per valuation balance sheet 1223000
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Solution 6:Statement showing distribution of
Surplus
Total surplus after tax 1371000
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Illustration 7
Comprehensive Problem
Nov 1995
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Problem Statement
The following balances are extracted from the books of Gopal Life
Insurance Corporation
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Solution 7:Valuation Balance sheet
To Surplus 400
1600 1600
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Solution 7:Statement showing distribution of
Surplus
Surplus as per Valuation statement 400
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Thank You
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