Premium

An insurance premium is the sum paid for insurance or reinsurance cover and is the consideration paid by the (re)insured for the (re)insurer’s contractual obligation to indemnify it against risks specified in the policy. It is the role of underwriters and actuaries to calculate the premium in accordance with their assessment of the risk.

The premium is used by (re)insurers primarily to:

  1. set aside reserves for known and unknown losses

  2. pay claims

  3. generate investment returns

  4. purchase reinsurance to protect its net account

  5. comply with regulatory solvency margin requirements

  6. pay Insurance Premium Tax (IPT)

For more information on insurance premiums, including additional and return premiums, see Practice Note: Insurance premium.

On 28 May 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy

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