“Surplus Note”
A hybrid corporate finance instrument unique to insurance companies which constitutes surplus (equity) for insurance law and statutory accounting purposes yet generally constitutes debt for federal income tax purposes, which is similar to subordinated debt and sits above the stockholders, but below general creditors, of the issuing insurance company.
“Quota Share Reinsurance”
A form of reinsurance whereby the reinsurer accepts a stated percentage of each and every risk underwritten by the reinsured company within a defined category of business and within the underlying insurance contract parameters on a pro rata basis and is usually paid a pro rata portion…
“SAP”
Insurance statutory accounting principles which are codified in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Accounting Practices & Procedures Manual, and sometimes by “permitted practices” of the state insurance department; the term is oftentimes used as an accounting reference for insurance company financial matters in a stock purchase agreement and…
“Audit Premium”
Any premium that is determined to be payable from (Audit Additional Premium) or to (Audit Return Premium) a policyholder as a result of a policy provision that permits the insurance company to base the ultimate premium to be charged for the policy on auditable criteria at the end…
“Retrocessionaire” noun/retro-cession-air
A reinsurance company or insurance company that assumes reinsurance risk ceded by another reinsurance company or insurance company acting as a primary reinsurer of an insurance company.
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