The period over which the insurer stands ready to pay claims; coverage units are allocated across it
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IFRS 17
- Coverage period
- Coverage unit
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A unit of insurance coverage provided in a period, reflecting quantity of benefits and expected coverage duration
See the lesson - CSM
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Contractual service margin: unearned profit, released as cover is provided
See the lesson - FCF
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Fulfilment cash flows: present value of cash flows plus risk adjustment
See the lesson - IBNR
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Claims incurred but not yet reported: insured events that have occurred but that the insurer has not been notified of
See the lesson - LIC
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Liability for incurred claims: the obligation for insured events that have already occurred, fulfilment cash flows for past events with no CSM
See the lesson - Loss-recovery component
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Component of the reinsurance asset for remaining coverage that tracks recovery income booked against underlying losses
See the lesson - LRC
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Liability for remaining coverage: the obligation to provide cover for future insured events, fulfilment cash flows for future service plus the CSM
See the lesson - Non-performance risk
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Risk that the reinsurer fails to pay, included in estimates, changes go to profit or loss never the CSM
See the lesson - RA
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Risk adjustment for non-financial risk
See the lesson
IFRS 15
- Incremental cost
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Cost that would not have been incurred had the contract not been obtained
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IFRS 9
- EAD
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Exposure at default, the gross amount owed at default date
See the lesson - ECL
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Expected credit loss, the allowance recognised on the balance sheet
See the lesson - Fair value option
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Irrevocable designation at FVTPL at initial recognition to eliminate or significantly reduce an accounting mismatch
See the lesson - FVOCI
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Fair value through other comprehensive income, the category for SPPI-passing assets held to collect and sell
See the lesson - FVTPL
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Fair value through profit or loss, the residual category and the destination of every SPPI failure
See the lesson - LGD
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Loss given default, expressed as a fraction of EAD
See the lesson - SPPI
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Solely payments of principal and interest, the contractual cash flow test for amortised cost or FVOCI eligibility
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SAM
- Eligible own funds
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Own funds that qualify under Tier 1, 2 or 3 rules
See the lesson - SCR
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Solvency capital requirement from standard formula or internal model
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