Represents the maximum grade or change of interest rates used to calculate future benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders and related expenses less the present value of future net premiums using assumptions such as estimates of expected investment yields, mortality, morbidity, terminations and expenses, applicable at the time the insurance contracts are made and the cost of settling insured claims and cost incurred in the claim settlement process of immediate terminal funding annuities.

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Represents the period considered for relevant interest rate assumptions that are an integral part of the methodology used in calculating the future benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders and related expenses less the present value of future net premiums using assumptions such as estimates of expected investment yields, mortality, morbidity, terminations and expenses, applicable at the time the insurance contracts are made and the cost of settling insured claims and costs incurred in the claim settlement process exclusive of immediate or terminal funding annuities.

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Minimum interest rate in the range of interest rates used to calculate future benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders and related expenses less the present value of future net premiums using assumptions such as estimates of expected investment yields, mortality, morbidity, terminations and expenses, applicable at the time the insurance contracts are made and cost of settling insured claims and cost incurred in the claim settlement process exclusive of immediate terminal funding annuities.

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The sum of the known and estimated amounts payable as of the balance sheet date to policyholders pertaining to insured events for long-duration contracts, which can be viewed as either (a) the present value of future benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders and expenses less the present value of future net premiums payable under the insurance contracts or (b) the accumulated amount of net premiums already collected less the accumulated amount of benefits and expenses already paid to or on behalf of policyholders.

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The sum of the known and estimated amounts payable as of the balance sheet date under disability and accident insurance contracts, including workmen's compensation, that relates to insured events which can be viewed as either (a) the present value of future benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders and expenses less the present value of future net premiums payable under the insurance contracts or (b) the accumulated amount of net premiums already collected less the accumulated amount of benefits and expenses already paid to or on behalf of policyholders.

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The sum of the known and estimated amounts payable as of the balance sheet date to life insurance policyholders that relates to insured events which can be viewed as either (a) the present value of future benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders and expenses less the present value of future net premiums payable under the insurance contracts or (b) the accumulated amount of net premiums already collected less the accumulated amount of benefits and expenses already paid to or on behalf of policyholders.

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Ratio with total life insurance premiums in numerator and total GAAP premiums in the denominator.

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Anticipated rate of future terminations of contracts in force as of the balance sheet date, which is included in determining the amount of the specified guaranteed benefit obligation as of the balance sheet date.

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This percent places participating policies in the numerator and insurance contracts in force in the denominator. Participating insurance contracts allow policyholders to share in the experience of the entity, primarily through policy dividends.

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