The risk that arises when regulators (insurance regulators) restrict the premium rates that insurance firms are allowed to charge. In...

In relation to insurance and insurance contracts, financial risk refers to the type of risk that affects a contract's future...

The process that an insurance firm undertakes to substitute the components of its portfolios with highly risky assets such as...

An acronym for portfolio insurance; a type of capital protection product that has no cap placed on its performance, while...

A type of capital protection product that has no cap placed on its performance, while typically offering synthetic participation in...

It stands for deferred acquisition costs; with respect to an insurance contract, it is a measure of cost that constitutes...

With respect to an insurance contract, it is a measure of cost that constitutes deferred sales costs (acquisition costs) that...

It stands for contractual service margin; the unearned profit that an insurance firm expects to earn from the services it...

The unearned profit that an insurance firm expects to earn from the services it provides. Many insurance firms usually recognize...

In relation to insurance, it constitutes the direct costs an insurer incurs to "acquire" the premium— such as fees and...