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easonable be supposed proportional to provisions as a whole, this<br />

proportion is stable in time and the expenses distribute uni<strong>for</strong>mly over<br />

the lifetime of the claims portfolio as a whole.<br />

3.2.3.6. Simplification <strong>for</strong> premium provision<br />

3.243 Description. This simplification estimates the best estimate of the<br />

premium provision when the undertaking is not able to derive a reliable<br />

estimate of the expected future claims and expenses derived from the<br />

business in <strong>for</strong>ce.<br />

3.244 Calculation. This simplification is based on the following <strong>for</strong>mula, applied<br />

to each line of business:<br />

Best estimate Premium provision =<br />

[ Pro-rate of unearned premium over the life of the premium +<br />

Adjustment <strong>for</strong> any expected insufficiency of the premium in<br />

respect future claims and expenses ] / ( 1 + rf_rate_1y / 3 )<br />

time BE = (Present value of future premiums on existing<br />

contracts+Provision <strong>for</strong> unearned premiums + Provision <strong>for</strong><br />

unexpired risks)/(1+i/3 66 )<br />

where rf_rate_1y is the risk-free interest rate 1-year term<br />

3.245 Criteria <strong>for</strong> application. Further the general requirements set out in this<br />

advice, this method is an allowable simplification when the premium<br />

provision is supposed to decrease at an even rate during the <strong>for</strong>thcoming<br />

year.<br />

3.246 CEIOPS reminds that QIS4 specifications already contained a<br />

simplification regarding premium provisions, which remains as an<br />

additional possibility to be tested again in QIS5.<br />

66 See QIS4 Specifications, TS.IV.h.10<br />

51/112<br />

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