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  2. Economic capital - Wikipedia

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    In social science, economic capital is distinguished in relation to other types of capital which may not necessarily reflect a monetary or exchange-value.These forms of capital include natural capital, cultural capital and social capital; the latter two represent a type of power or status that an individual can attain in a capitalist society via formal education or through social ties.

  3. Embedded value - Wikipedia

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    Life insurance policies are long-term contracts, where the policyholder pays a premium to be covered against a possible future event (such as the death of the policyholder). Future income for the insurer consists of premiums paid by policyholders whilst future outgoings comprise claims paid to policyholders as well as various expenses.

  4. European embedded value - Wikipedia

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    An actuary calculates an embedded value by making certain assumptions about life expectancy, persistency, investment conditions, and so on - thus making an estimate of what the company is worth now. But if each person has a different opinion on how things will turn out, you could expect a range of inconsistent estimates of the worth of the company.

  5. Life insurers binge on US financing aimed at helping housing

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    Major life insurers are accessing cheap funding at record levels from a U.S. government-backed financing system, sapping billions of dollars meant to help increase affordable housing, interviews ...

  6. Life insurance - Wikipedia

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    Permanent life insurance is life insurance that covers the remaining lifetime of the insured. A permanent insurance policy accumulates a cash value up to its date of maturation. The owner can access the money in the cash value by withdrawing money, borrowing the cash value, or surrendering the policy and receiving the surrender value.

  7. New business strain - Wikipedia

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    For a life insurer and a newly set up non-life insurer, even if profitable business is written, the value of the company may appear to worsen (when viewed from a regulatory basis, for example) because of new business strain. This is a concept dealt with regularly by actuaries.

  8. 5 Life Insurers to Benefit From Rising Protection ... - AOL

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    Redesigning and repricing of products and services, as well as increased automation, will help life insurers like ATH, LNC, RGA, VOYA, and BHF sail through a persistent low-rate environment.

  9. With-profits policy - Wikipedia

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    A with-profits policy (Commonwealth) or participating policy is an insurance contract that participates in the profits of a life insurance company. The company is often a mutual life insurance company, or had been one when it began its with-profits product line. Similar arrangements are found in other countries such as those in continental Europe.