Basic Concepts of Accounting & Taxation of Property/casualty Insurance Companies


Book Description

A concise but comprehensive introduction to the principles behind the statutory accounting system prescribed by state insurance regulations and used by insurance companies. Basic Concepts describes the flow of revenue and expenses in a property/casualty insurance company, analyzes the Annual Statement, examines liabilities (specifically, unearned premium, estimated loss, and loss expense reserves) and insurance company assets (stocks and bonds, real estate, mortgages, collateral loans), discusses security exchange organizations, and presents industry totals for a number of pages of the Annual Statement. The book demonstrates the fundamental fiduciary nature of the insurance business. Contents: Introduction; Elements of P/C Insurance Accounting; Liabilities and Surplus; Assets; Income Statements; Federal Taxation; Other Financial Reports.







The Economics of Property-Casualty Insurance


Book Description

The Economics of Property-Casualty Insurance presents new research and findings on key aspects of the economics of the property-casualty insurance industry. The volume explores the industrial organization, regulation, financing, and taxation of this business. The first paper, on external financing and insurance cycles, contains a wealth of information on trends and patterns in the industry's financial structure. The last essay, which compares performance of stock and mutual insurance companies, takes a fresh look at the way a company's organizational structure affects its responses to different economic situations. Two papers focus on rate regulation in the auto insurance industry, and provide broad overviews of the structure and economics of the insurance industry as a whole. Also addressed are the system of regulating insurance companies in the United States, who insures the insurers, and the effects of tax law changes in the 1980s on the prices of insurance policies.













Federal Income Taxation of Property and Casualty Insurance Companies


Book Description

This is the first book to address the special rules that apply to the taxation of all property and casualty insurance companies, including life insurance companies with property/casualty insurance operations. It covers the special rules that apply to the taxation of captive insurance companies in addition to the general rules that are usually applicable to a captive insurance company. At the same time, it examines the fact that many healthcare organizations are now considered to be insurance companies and will be taxed as such under all the various healthcare reform proposals. Includes a sample tax return for property and casualty insurance companies, Form 1120PC, and guidance on how to read and review a property and/or casualty company annual report.




The Property/casualty Insurance Industry


Book Description

This report reviews the key features and public policy issues regarding the property & casualty insurance industry in Canada. It begins with an overview of the business and structure of the industry: the nature and composition of the property and casualty business, the industry in the context of the Canadian financial services sector, financial structure, and regulation of the industry. It then discusses the following issues: the financial capacity of the industry to handle claims resulting from a major earthquake; the likelihood of major industry consolidation; potential changes in the industry's distribution system in the near future; and the impact of technology in general.