Sales of securities are recorded as of the trade date. A receivable due from the broker is established in instances when a security has been sold, but the proceeds from the sale have not been received. Receivable for securities not received within settlement date are non-admitted, and are classified as other than invested assets.
Insurers issuing participating policies sometimes incur dividends which have been earned but which have not been disbursed or otherwise credited as of the financial statement date. Such dividends represent a due and unpaid liability amount. Reasons why dividends may be due and unpaid include all of the following EXCEPT:
When dividends are left to accumulate at interest, the insurer typically sends a notice to each policyholder showing the amount accumulated at the end of the policy
year. The notice also shows the dividend credited and interest earned for that policy year. The dividend left at interest may later be received by or credited to the
policyholder in several ways. Which of the following is/are out of those ways?
Experience refund provisions of group insurance contracts are most often concerned with the manner of distributing any profits between the insurer and the insured
group. The agreements usually contain provisions specifying how losses will affect the profit allocations for the insured group. In such situation:
Supplementary contracts may be issued by an insurer upon the termination of a life insurance contract that has been terminated by death, maturity, or surrender. The policyholder, if living or the beneficiary elects the option under which the proceeds are paid. The payment options usually available are:
In case of supplementary contracts, the amount of each payment is computed on the basis of the assumed (or guaranteed) interest rate and the number and frequency of payments selected. For example:
________ are contracts with the insurer which provide for periodic payments over a specified period or in specified amounts. In most respects they are administered and accounted for much like supplementary contracts without life contingencies since there are no mortality or morbidity considerations that affect the amount to be paid.
Structured settlements are agreements characterized by the periodic payment of fixed amounts to a claimant in connection with the settlement of a legal claim. Such payments may last for the lifetime of the payee or they may be for a particular period of time, depending upon the terms of the settlement. The party responsible for making structured settlement payments may make payments:
When a retained asset account is established in the place of a cash settlement, an interest bearing account is created by the insurer for the beneficiary. The beneficiary receives a checkbook with which to draw upon funds in the new account. The account holder can make:
A liability for premiums paid in advance can also arise when insurers allow policyholders to pay several years' premiums at one time. Since the insurer has the use of policyholder funds that are not yet due, it is customary for the insurer to: