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Mortality Risk

The danger or possibility that a portfolio of a life insurance company will suffer a drainage of resources from mortality...

Acceleration Life Insurance

A type of insurance policy under which the insured receives a certain percent of the death benefit (usually 25%) on…

Acceptance

In contract law, it is an agreement to an offer. Both offer and acceptance are essential for contract formation. For…

BEL

It stands for best estimate liability; an estimation of the liability value of a portfolio of insurance policies. It refers...

Best Estimate Liability

An estimation of the liability value of a portfolio of insurance policies. It refers to the unbiased estimate of the...

Variable Fee

A fee that is charged by an insurer for the services it provides to the policyholders. It constitutes the insurer's...

VFA

It stands for variable fee approach; with respect to an insurance contract with direct participation features, it is the applicable...

Variable Fee Approach

With respect to an insurance contract with direct participation features, it is the applicable approach for measurement of the fulfillment...

Participating Contract

An insurance contract that involves direct participation of policyholders whereby they are allowed to share in the profits in the...

Direct Participation

With respect to an insurance contract, direct participation involves multiple distinguishing features such as participation of policyholders in a share...