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Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses

The following tables present undiscounted information about incurred and paid claims development as of December 31, 2016, net of reinsurance, as well as cumulative claim frequency and the total of incurred-but-not-reported liabilities plus expected development on reported claims included within the net incurred claims amounts.

This information is presented in the aggregate for all short-duration contracts, due to the commonality of claims characteristics. The tables reflect three years of information because historically over 99% of incurred losses have been paid within three years of the accident period.

The information about incurred and paid claims development for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 is presented as supplementary information and is unaudited.

Roll forward of Claim Liability
The following table presents the activity in the net liability for unpaid losses and allocated loss adjustment expenses of short-duration contracts:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Policy liabilities and unpaid claims balance at January 1
$
80,663

 
$
63,364

     Less : liabilities of policy-holder accounts balances, gross
(19,037
)
 
(21,056
)
     Less : non-insurance warranty benefit claim liabilities
(116
)
 
(171
)
Gross liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
61,510

 
42,137

     Less : reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses - short duration
(42,341
)
 
(28,089
)
     Less : other lines, gross
(163
)
 
(178
)
Net balance at January 1, short duration
19,006

 
13,870

 
 
 
 
Incurred (short duration) related to:
 
 
 
     Current year
84,178

 
59,579

     Prior years
(1,599
)
 
(4,152
)
Total incurred
82,579

 
55,427

 
 
 
 
Paid (short duration) related to:
 
 
 
     Current year
62,989

 
41,578

     Prior years
16,033

 
8,713

Total paid
79,022

 
50,291

Net balance at December 31, short duration
22,563

 
19,006

     Plus : reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses - short duration
63,112

 
42,341

     Plus : other lines, gross
208

 
163

Gross liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
85,883

 
61,510

     Plus : liabilities of policy-holder accounts balances, gross
17,417

 
19,037

     Plus : non-insurance warranty benefit claim liabilities
91

 
116

Policy liabilities and unpaid claims balance at December 31
$
103,391

 
$
80,663



The following schedule reconciles the total on short duration contracts per the table above to the amount of total losses incurred as presented in the consolidated statement of operations, excluding the amount for member benefit claims:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Total incurred
$
82,579

 
$
55,427

Other lines incurred
277

 
296

Unallocated loss adjustment expense
2,094

 
845

Total losses incurred
$
84,950

 
$
56,568




Incurred and Paid Development
The following table presents information about incurred and paid loss development and average claim duration as of December 31, 2016, net of reinsurance, as well as cumulative claim frequency and the total of incurred-but-not-reported liabilities plus expected development on reported claims included within the net incurred claims amounts. The cumulative number of reported claims represents open claims, claims closed with payment, and claims closed without payment. It does not include an estimated count of unreported claims. The number of claims is measured by claim event. The Company considers a claim that does not result in a liability as a claim closed without payment.
 
Incurred Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
Total of Incurred-but-Not-Reported Liabilities Plus Expected Development of Reported Claims
 
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
Accident Year
2014 (1)
2015 (1)
2016
 
 
2014
$
43,449

$
39,614

$
39,914

 
$
182

 
122

2015
 
59,579

57,470

 
$
132

 
176

2016
 
 
84,178

 
$
16,582

 
188

 
 
Total

$
181,562

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative Paid Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
 
 
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
Accident Year
2014 (1)
2015 (1)
2016
 
 
 
 
2014
$
30,435

$
38,752

$
39,596

 
 
 
 
2015
 
41,578

56,445

 
 
 
 
2016
 
 
62,989

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

$
159,030

 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2014, net of reinsurance
31

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance
$
22,563

 
 
 
 

(1) - The information presented for the years 2014 and 2015 is presented as unaudited supplemental information.

Duration
The following table presents unaudited supplementary information about average historical claims duration as of December 31, 2016 for short-duration contracts:
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance
Years
1
2
3
Short duration
75%
23%
2%


Reconciliation of Reserves to Balance Sheet
The following table presents a reconciliation of net outstanding liabilities for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses of short-duration contracts to the balance sheet value of policy liabilities and unpaid claims:
 
As of
 
December 31, 2016
Net outstanding liabilities:
 
Short duration                                                
$
22,563

Insurance lines other than short-duration                          
40

Total liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance
22,603

 
 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses:
 
Short duration                                                
63,112

Other insurance lines                                         
168

Total reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses                    
63,280

 
 
Total gross liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
85,883

Liabilities of policy-holder accounts balances, gross
17,417

Non-insurance warranty benefit claim liabilities
91

Total policy liabilities and unpaid claims
$
103,391