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PRESENTED BY:
ASAAD BILAL AHMED ATIF SATTAR RIZWAN JAVAID MUDASSAR BASHIR HAMAYUN G. DASTIGEER SHAHID HASSAN YASIR QAYYUM SAMMAR ABBAS ADNAN AKHTAR SABIR HUSSAIN MI09MBA001 Mi09MBA005 Mi09MBA007 Mi09MBA018 Mi09MBA021 Mi09MBA028 Mi09MBA039 Mi09MBA046 Mi09MBA051 Mi09MBA076
ORGANIZATION SELECTED:
INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
TOPIC:
REINSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS AT IGI INSURANCE COMPANY
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Acknowledgement Executive summary Introduction Purpose of reinsurance History of reinsurance Research question Types used in atlas Preferable reinsurance at atlas Financial results Method of claim recoveries Objective of study Methodological notes Study of organization Reinsurance arrangements SECP circular Atlas cover Scope of cover Benefits of cover Bibliography
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Conclusion
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I deem it as a great opportunity to offer my heartiest gratitude to my venerable teacher Mr.Liaquat Ali Khan, Lecturer, Hailey college of Banking and Finance, University of Punjab for his great efforts to make us under stand and to conduct this kind of activities of giving the great opportunity for learning beyond your existing area of scope. It would obviously be injustice not to mention the name of the people involved to make this assignment possible and helped their utmost to make me understand the overall operation of the company as of their best knowledge. I am thankful to all Operational Managers (Atlas insurance co Ltd.) Lahore Region, for their nice co-operation and proper guidance throughout my internship. I will be missing my duties, if I do not express my heartiest and sincerest sense of gratitude to all of them for providing me grand exposure to gain multifarious experience, May Allah The Almighty bless my
parents and well-wishers who are the permanent source of prayers for me and my successes in this world and after this world.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF REINSURANCE
The earliest reinsurances first appeared in transport, especially marine insurance, at a comparatively late date (14th or 15th centuries). Marine insurance in antiquity was conducted chiefly by individuals, more or less in a speculative manner, without a statistical foundation and without retrospective data on loss experience
Purposes of Reinsurance
Reinsurance achieves to the utmost extent the technical ideal of every branch of insurance, which is actually to effect (1) The Atomization (2) The Distribution (3) The Homogeneity of Ris
FINANCIALS
2010 2009
(Rupees in thousand)
(Rupees in thousand)
Gross premium
Profit for the year before tax
1,024,858
327,130
910,738
237,194
Taxation:
Current Deferred Prior year deferred 87,590 (3,110) (8) 53,284 (5,146) -
48,138 189,056
Introduction
During the past few years there has been a quickening of interest internationally in the major aspects of reinsurance history, theory and practice. The peculiar development of the national and international economy of the European countries since the World War has apparently made reinsurance the backbone of the whole of private property insurance. This accounts far the greatly extended literature on the subject in recent years. Classic doctrines of risk, theorems in the calculus of probabilities, principles of insurance law, long neglected, are being brought forward by writers on reinsurance. There is vitality and depth in recent reinsurance literature which has been lacking in the literature of the direct lines for many a decade.
Fundamentals
In the most widely accepted sense, reinsurance is understood to be that practice where an original insurer, for a definite premium, contracts with another insurer (or insurers) to carry a part or the whole of a risk assumed by the original insurer. By insurers we mean all persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, and societies, associations operating as Lloyd's, inter-insurers or individual underwriters authorized by law to make contracts of insurance. We may define insurance as an agreement by which one party, for a consideration, promises to pay money or its equivalent, or to do an act valuable to the insured, upon the happening of a certain event or upon the destruction, loss or injury of something in which the other party has an interest. The insurance business is the business of making and administering contracts of insurance.
Purposes of Reinsurance
Reinsurance achieves to the utmost extent the technical ideal of every branch of insurance, which is actually to effect (1) The Atomization (2) The Distribution (3) The Homogeneity of Risk Reinsurance is becoming more and more the essential element of each of the related insurance branches. It spreads risks so widely and effectively that even the largest risk can be accommodated without unduly burdening any individual. One of the major purposes of reinsurance is to permit the original insurer at least to break even on his transactions.
History of Reinsurance
The earliest reinsurances first appeared in transport, especially marine insurance, at a comparatively late date (14th or 15th centuries). Marine insurance in antiquity was conducted chiefly by individuals, more or less in a speculative manner, without a statistical foundation and without retrospective data on loss experience. Single ships and their cargoes in ancient times often had a value disproportionately large to other private holdings, and the whole of the private fortune of an insurer often hung on the outcome of a single voyage or marine adventure. The perils of the sea were greater also, considering the rudimentary state of the shipbuilder's art. It can readily be understood why marine underwriters wanted someone to share their risks. After having effected insurances, whether on the ship, on the cargo or on both, or on the lives of the captain and crew, an underwriter often would become worried and try to sell parts of his contract to others and necessarily at a higher rate. At first risks on parts of voyages were assigned to others, usually the more dangerous parts.
and others concerned in bottomry and respondent contracts. In later years, these Chambers or Exchanges of Insurance became corporate bodies and instead of remaining confined to the original function of regulating and registering insurance made by others, actually undertook an insurance business themselves. With the establishment and functioning of Lloyd's in 1710, there was a marked decline in the transaction of insurance business through these Chambers or Exchanges. There is a suggestion of reinsurance practice in the "Antwerp Customs" of 1609. Some mention of reinsurance practice is to be found also in the "Guidon de la Mer," a code of sea laws in use in France from a very early date. These marine regulations were consolidated and published at Bordeaux in 1647, and at Rouen in 1671. The author of the consolidations was said to have been Cleirac. With the shift of centers of commerce from the south, south west and west of Europe to the north, England's foreign trade grew. Marine insurance followed in its wake. Some underwriters found they could effect reinsurance with others. Underwriterswere accustomed to assign parts of risks to others at lower rates, and these reinsurers had hopes of finding other persons who would take parts of these risks at still lower rates. This traffic in premium differences was so greatly abused that in 1746 it was forbidden. (19 Geo. II, c 37, Section 4). Under this statute, reinsurance was permitted only if the party whose risk was reinsured was insolvent, bankrupt or in debt and if the transaction was expressed in the policy to be a reinsurance. The statute was more or less of a dead letter and was repealed by 27 and 28 Vict. c 56, Section I on July 25, 1864.
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PROJECT
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Research Questions
The questions that were asked by me and other group members regarding the reinsurance arrangements of ATLAS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY were as follows;
Now below we will discuss all the answers that we get from the sources.
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Facultative Reinsurance
It is a type of reinsurance in which each risk is covered or reinsured individually taking its individual particulars in mind
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Now we will see that how it is used in Atlas General Insurance Company
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Use at Atlas Insurance Facultative Reinsurance is used by the company where it is not being covered by the Treaty reinsurance arrangements of the company. The risk exceeding the treaty reinsurance is placed under facultative type off reinsurance. It is mostly in fact entirely placed outside the country, The reason behind this fact is that our Pakistani reinsurance companies are not authorized for Facultative reinsurance arrangements. So the payments of premiums to Reinsurance companies are made by the way the way of Remittances in foreign bank accounts.
Use at Atlas Insurance Surplus treaty reinsurance is used at Atlas mostly for the Property Insurance. That the risk they think is of higher values or sustains high degree of risk is placed with reinsurance companies abroad.
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Right now there are a number of Surplus Treaties, which Atlas insurance has placed with international reinsurance companies and are preceding. A definite percentage of each risk placed is accepted by Atlas itself and the rest is demanded or claimed by Reinsurers working abroad. Payment of premiums is made by the way of foreign currency remittances in foreign banks.
Excess of Loss
The balance of any loss which exceeds that agreed limit will be met by reinsurers, usually up to a contractual maximum that is termed as layer and the amount retained as deductible
It is basically a Non-Proportional type of Treaty reinsurance. where certain limit is retained by reinsured itself and over and above amount is to be born by reinsurers in the form of layers. If there are more than one layers then all of these layers may be accepted by the same reinsurers or may be by different reinsurers
Use at Atlas Insurance It is used at Atlas Insurance for placing the risk or reinsurance relating the Motor risks. It is also placed outside the country not in Pakistan.
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Atlass Reason for Preference When we went in to the fact that why is Swiss re being preferred by the Atlas Insurance, The reason we came to know was it is one of the top 5 worlds best reinsurers. Their customer relationship, claim history, financial strength, and many other facts are perfectly matching with the Atlas Insurance. Thats why it is one of the major choices of Atlas Insurance.
Hannover Ruckversicherung AG
Hannover Re, with a gross premium of around EUR 11 billion, is the thirdlargest reinsurer in the world. It transacts all lines of non-life and life and health reinsurance and has a network of subsidiaries, branches and representative offices on all five continents with a total staff of roughly 2,200. Ratings The rating agencies most relevant to the insurance industry have awarded Hannover Re very strong insurer financial strength ratings (Standard & Poor's AA- "Very Strong" and A.M. Best A "Excellent").
Atlass Reason for preference Atlas Insurance prefer the Hannover Re for the following reasons o Strong market positioning - one of the leading reinsures worldwide o Top rating (S&P: AA-; A.M. Best: A) ensures attractive new business o Approved strategy: volume is vanity, profit is sanity o Strong risk management both qualitative and quantitative
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Financial results
Following is the overall performance of the company for the year ended December 31,2010: 2010 (Rupees in thousand) 2009 (Rupees in thousand)
Gross premium
Profit for the year before tax
1,024,858
327,130
910,738
237,194
Taxation:
Current Deferred Prior year deferred 87,590 (3,110) (8) 53,284 (5,146) -
48,138 189,056
1,284
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243,218
190,340
(21,000) (73,823)
(22,000) (33,556)
(147,646)
(134,224)
(189,780) 560
NOTE:
After analyzing previous years accounts and doing comparison of it with current year .It has been extracted that revenue income is increasing and there is decline in claim ratio, where as commission and expenses showing increasing trend .Over all underwriting result is significant.
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the accounts maintained are exchanged after a fix period of time showing debit or credit balance. Which means either the payment is to be made or it is to be received. The major point of discussion was the comparison of business ceded and the claim recoveries for each class of business. That is explained as under For Motor insurance where the frequency of accident is higher the business ceded is almost equitable to the claim recoveries. For Marine insurance that is mostly ceded with Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Company, its frequency is quite low. Business ceded is of higher value but claims are not frequent. But it is taken to prevent the company, because although it is of low frequency the loss is sever. For Fire Insurance the claims are frequent as it is of high frequency, So accordingly is business ceded. For this Class of business only huge risks are presented before reinsurer. For Engineering Insurance claims are not frequent but are sever. So business are ceded but recoveries frequency is low.
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OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
All the study that we have made was made to know about following facts;
o Reinsurers Preferred
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Methodological Notes
Following given are the methods and sources by which we get our data regarding this project;
Source of Data
The sources by which we collected Data o Personal Visits o Official website of ATLAS INSURANCE COMPANY
Limitation of Data
Reinsurance is a topic that is spread widely, it was not possible for us to cover the topic completely. We have limited our data up to following points
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ORGANIZATION OF STUDY
The Atlas Insurance Limited (Formerly Muslim Insurance Co. Ltd) was founded in 1934 by Dr. Sir Mohammad Iqbal and is the oldest insurance company in Pakistan. Atlas Insurance made steady progress and became one of the leading company in the field of life insurance in the country. Unfortunately, it came under Government appointed management from 1961 to 1979. In the mean time, the life business was nationalized in 1972 and the company lost major segment of its business. Later in the year 2006, the name of the company has been changed from Muslim Insurance Company Ltd. to Atlas Insurance Limited. Atlas Insurance Limited (AIL) is providing efficient service to its Clients and also paying good dividends to its shareholders regularly. The equity of the company has grown from Rs. 1.6m in 1979 to Rs. 970.5 million in 2007. Investments at cost have grown from 3.4m to over Rs. 920m. In 1996 the company paid one of the largest single claim in the country of over Rs. 380.0m which speaks of the inherent strength of the company and the satisfactory re-insurance arrangements. The company enjoys full support and backing of the Atlas Group and has re-insurance arrangements with world renowned re-insurers like Swiss-Re, Hannover-Re, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Inc.
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AIL was also assigned a Financial Performance Rating of 7 on a scale of 1-9 by the world renowned Credit Rating Agency, A.M. Best Company of New Jersey,USA. To provide prompt and efficient service to clients AIL has developed a branch network all over the country. It has also developed team of professionals always striving to excel in service. In line with the Atlas Group philosophy and commitment, Atlas Insurance is being managed in accordance with good international practices and entrepreneurial norms and customs as followed by the reputable international insurers. Atlas Insurance is a financially sound and a professionally managed company and has been awarded the "KSE Top 25 Companies Award 2005", the only insurance company selected for this prestigious award.
The company was also adjusted as one of the "Top 5 companies" in the financial sector by a joint committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) and was awarded the "Best Corporate Report Awards for the year 2003, 2006 & 2007. The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) an affiliate of Fitch Ratings Ltd, London, has upgraded Atlas Insurance Financial Strength (IFS) rating "A+". The rating denotes strong capacity to meet policyholder and contract obligations, while the risk factors are moderate, and the impact of adverse and economic factors is expected to be small.
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XYZ COMPANY
Rupees in Million Cover Type of Treaty (Per Risk Basis ) Retention and No. of Lines (Surplus ) Reinsurer Name Share Rating
Fire
Fire Fire 1st surplus Treaty Retention No. of Lines Treaty Capacity(Inc. Ret) Rs.20.00 Swiss-Re 20.00 Hannover -Re Rs.420.00 B.E.S.T-Re PRCL Broker Malaysian Re Labunan -Re PRCL Broker B.E.S.T-Re Rs.250.00 Malaysian Re Labunan -Re Africa -Re Broker B.E.S.T-Re Rs.600.00 PRCL 45.00 30.00 7.50 7.50 A A AAA
95.00 A5.00 AA
Total Capacity Non Group Companies 1st surplus Treaty Retention No. of Lines Treaty Capacity(Inc. Ret) Rs.10.00 30.00 Rs.310.00
Marine
Rs.150.00
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Capacity Total Capacity Marine Rs. 460.00 (90/10) Rs.10.00 Rs.100.00 Retention Hannover Re PRCL Rs. 100.00 PRCL Broker B.E.S.T-Re 100.00 Malaysian Rs.606.00 Re Labunan Re Africa Re Kuwait Re Arab- Re 33.00 15.00 15.00 11.00 5.00 10.00 10 AA AAAABBB BB 10.00 75.00 15.00 N.A A AA
Terrorism
Engineering
Rs.6.00
95.00 5.00
AAA
Total Capacity Engineering General Accident Treaty Retention No. of Lines Treaty Capacity(Inc. Ret) Retention No. of Lines Treaty Capacity Rs.5.00 30.00 Rs.155.00
Misc.
Rs.200.00
95.00 A5.00 AA
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Total Capacity General Accident Treaty 355.00 Quota Share Treaty Ratio (80/20) Retention Broker Various Lloyds Syndicates
Rs.
Travel
Motor
A N.A AA-
Wherther Company itself accepting reinsurance ,claim handling process , reinsurance premium reserves and line slip
It may please be noted that the Commission shall not entertain the requests to issue any reinsurance capacity certificate. All the insurers are advised to submit the documentary evidence in respect of their reinsurance treaty arrangements made for the year 2007 to the Commission latest by January 31, 2007 pursuant to section 41 of the Insurance Ordinance, 2000 read with Rule 15 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistans (Insurance) Rules, 2002. The documentary evidence in order to comply with the above said provisions shall include certified copies of the reinsurance treaties, letter from reinsurers confirming continuance of agreement for year 2007, statement under Rule 15, evidence of the rating declared by reputable international rating agencies and a certificate on soundness and adequacy of the reinsurance arrangement from a senior level officer or committee which is responsible for conducting the management and business of the insurer. The Commission may call for any further evidence or investigate into the affairs of the insurers to ensure full compliance of the aforesaid provisions of the law in letter and spirit and in case of any contravention thereof may initiate necessary action against the insurer under the Insurance Ordinance, 2000 and Rules made thereunder. (Shoaib Soofi) Director Distribution: Chief Executives (All Insurance Organizations) Chairman (Insurance Association of Pakistan) President (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) President (Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan) President (Pakistan Society of Actuaries)
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ATLAS COVER
y A.T.L.A.S. is able to provide: y a tailor made package of insurance protection y combined with specialist support services y and expert claims management y backed by Lloyds securityy Brit Insurance Lloyds Syndicate 2987 y for the following operators: y Freight Forwarders / Air Freight y Forwarders y NVOCs y Multimodal Transport Operators y Road Transport Operators y Ship Agents y Chartering and/or Ship Brokers y Ship and/or Crew Managers y Marine & Non-Marine Terminal Operators y Port Authorities y Stevedores y Warehouse Keepers
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y Container Freight Stations/ Depot Operators y Container Storage Facilities y Container Operators y Vessel Operators (Physical damage to
containers)
SCOPE OF COVER
Cargo Insurance y Cover for loss or damage to cargo including air y freight and incidental storage worldwide. . Physical Damage to Equipment Insurance protection for owned and/or leased equipment. y All Risk or Total Loss only. y The Insured Equipments Contributions to y General Average and/or Salvage. y Equipment includes cargo handling and carrying equipment.
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Third party Liability y Legal liability against claims from third parties for damage to property or injury, death and/or disease. y Consequential losses arising from the above. Liability for Cargo y Legal liability for damage to or loss of cargo arising out of any unforeseen circumstance. y Consequential losses arising out of damage to cargo. Professional Liability y Legal liability for financial loss arising from negligent acts, errors or omissions. Liability towards Authorities y Fines penalties and duties imposed, arising from but not limited to breach of import/export regulations and short or over delivery of cargo. Costs and expenses y Costs and expenses, including legal fees and survey fees. y The costs of disposal of damaged cargo and/or equipment.
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y General Average Guarantees or Salvage BondsInsurance protection for owned and/or leased equipment. y All Risk or Total Loss only. y The Insured Equipments Contributions to General Average and/or Salvage. y Equipment includes cargo handling and carrying equipment. Third party Liability y Legal liability against claims from third parties for damage to property or injury, death and/or disease. y Consequential losses arising from the above. Liability for Cargo y Legal liability for damage to or loss of cargo arising out of any unforeseen circumstance. y Consequential losses arising out of damage to cargo. Professional Liability y Legal liability for financial loss arising from negligent acts, errors or omissions. Liability towards Authorities y Fines penalties and duties imposed, arising from
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but not limited to breach of import/export regulations and short or over delivery of cargo. Costs and expenses y Costs and expenses, including legal fees and survey fees. y The costs of disposal of damaged cargo and/or equipment.
BENIFTS OF COVER
Claims Management A.T.L.A.S. is able to provide: y An experienced and professional multilingual proactive claims service managed from Antwerp Belgium with key support offices in Spain, Singapore, Dubai, USA, Brazil y Centralisation of Claims Management y 24 hour immediate response availability y Comprehensive global network of specialist y Claims Correspondents, Surveyors &
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Lawyers.
Additional Support Services. y Review and guidance on appropriate transport documentation, Standard Trading Conditions B/Ls and related contracts y On-Site risk assessment of Terminal and Warehouse operations y Employee training workshops and corporate y seminars y Specialist project or project cargo consultancy y Risk Management practical guidance on ways to reduce your risk exposures Claims are like water rolling down the hill side, they follow the path of least resistance. Any operator in the Logistics Industry is an integral part of the transport chain and is thus exposed not only to mistakes or accidents caused by their own operations, but also to those arising in other parts of the transport chain. In this growing litigious age, legal liability insurance should be considered by any professional logistics operator as an essential element in their business plan.
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CONCLUSION
The nut shell of this project is that atlas co Ltd obtaining reinsurance mostly from foreign reinsurer which is costly.It should consider local reinsurance companies for reinsurer arrangements . Atlas insurance has good rating in market ,as it is one of the stable in insurance companies.
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BIBILOGRAPHY
info@atlasinsurance.com.pk www.atlasinsurance.com.pk www.seop.pk.com www.fks.com www.atlas-insurancecover.com
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