What Does the Loss Ratio Measure in Any Particular Year

question 21

Multiple Choice

What does the loss ratio measure in any particular year?

• A)Payouts on policies to premiums earned.
• B)Amount of premiums earned relative to the payout on policies.
• C)Overall underwriting profitability of a line.
• D)Loss adjustment expenses to premiums earned.
• E)Commission and other acquisition costs to premiums written.

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Definitions:

Unit Product Cost

The total cost to produce one unit of product, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

Common Fixed Expenses

Expenses that remain constant in total amount and are not affected by changes in business activity level, shared across multiple business segments or products.

Business Segments

Parts of a company that can be separately identified by products provided or by geographic markets, allowing for analysis of the different areas of a business.

Variable Costing

An accounting approach that includes only variable production costs - direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead - in product costs, excluding fixed overhead.