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COURSE8:Fall2004-1-GOTONEXTPAGE FinanceandEnterpriseRiskManagement;CoreSegment MorningSession **BEGINNINGOFEXAMINATION** FINANCEANDENTERPRISERISKMANAGEMENT;CORESEGMENT MORNINGSESSION Questions1-3pertaintotheCaseStudy. Eachquestionshouldbeansweredindependently. 1.(7points)ZoolanderLifeisveryconcernedaboutbeingabletosecurereinsuranceforits termlifeinsurancebusinesslineafterJanuary1,2005.RichardScarlet,thereinsurance intermediary,hasbeenunabletosecureareplacementforRoseRe’sYRTreinsurance programatareasonableprice. Asanalternative,RichardScarlethasproposedacceptinga100fundswithheld coinsurancecontractwhichisavailablefromCranberryReinsuranceSolutions.Under thatarrangement,thereinsuranceallowanceissetat10ofcededpremiums,andthe riskchargeis1oftheoutstandingsurplusaccountfortheprioryear. Asimplifiedincomestatementforthetermlifeinsurancebusinesslinefollows: ZoolanderLife Projected2005 TermLifeBusinessLine BeforeReinsurance Premiums Gross33,000,000 Ceded0 NetPremiums33,000,000 InvestmentIncome Gross1,650,000 Ceded0 NetInvestmentIncome1,650,000 ReinsuranceAllowance0 TotalRevenue34,650,000 Claims&Surrenders Gross19,000,000 Ceded0 NetClaims&Surrenders19,000,000 ReserveIncrease Gross11,000,000 Ceded0 NetReserveIncrease11,000,000 TotalBenefits30,000,000 Expenses&Commissions3,500,000 GainfromOperations1,150,000 COURSE8:Fall2004-2-GOTONEXTPAGE FinanceandEnterpriseRiskManagement;CoreSegment MorningSession (a)ForZoolanderLife,show: i.thechangeintheincomestatementfor2005undera100funds withheldcoinsurancearrangement ii.theoutstandingsurplusaccountasofDecember31,2005. (b)Explain,fromZoolander’sperspective,thebenefitsoftheirexistingYRT reinsuranceascomparedtothebenefitsofCranberry’sproposedarrangement. (c)RecommendifZoolandershouldpurchasethereinsurancefromCranberryReor shouldretaintherisk.Defendyouranswer. COURSE8:Fall2004-3-GOTONEXTPAGE FinanceandEnterpriseRiskManagement;CoreSegment MorningSession Questions1-3pertaintotheCaseStudy. Eachquestionshouldbeansweredindependently. 2.(11points)BonnieHawke,ZoolanderLife’s2ndVicePresidentofCapitalPlanning, proposestoallocatecapitalbylineofbusinessusingtheGAAPrequiredsurplus methodology.Youaregiventhefollowinginformation. ZoolanderLifeProposedCapitalAllocation LineofBusiness2003Projected 2004 Annuity100.0103.0 Disability150.0160.0 LifeInsurance200.0240.0 Variable215.0225.0 Corporate367.6390.0 Total1,032.61,118.0 (a)Explainwhyacompanymightchoosetoallocatecapitalbylineofbusiness. (b)EvaluatetheappropriatenessoftheproposedallocationmethodchosenbyBonnie Hawkeascomparedtoothercapitalallocationmethods. (c)UsingBonnieHawke’sproposedallocation,determinewhethereachlineof businessisprojectedtocreateordestroyeconomicvaluein2004andwhether eachlineofbusinessisprojectedtogeneratefreecashflow.Showyourwork. (d)Explaintheimplicationsoftheresultsin(c)above. COURSE8:Fall2004-4-GOTONEXTPAGE FinanceandEnterpriseRiskManagement;CoreSegment MorningSession Questions1-3pertaintotheCaseStudy. Eachquestionshouldbeansweredindependently. |
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