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PROCEEDINGS May 15, 16, 17, 18, 2005 - Casualty Actuarial Society

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THE APPLICATION OF FUNDAMENTAL VALUATIONPRINCIPLES TO PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCECOMPANIESWAYNE E. BLACKBURN, DEREK A. JONES, JOY A. SCHWARTZMAN,AND DOV SIEGMANAbstractThis paper explores the concepts underlying the valuationof an insurance company in the context of howother (noninsurance) companies are valued. Among actuaries,the value of an insurance company is often calculatedas (i) adjusted net worth, plus (ii) the presentvalue of future earnings, less (iii) the cost of capital.Among other financial professionals (e.g., chief financialofficers, investment bankers, economists), value is oftencalculated as the present value of future cash flows. Thispaper will discuss both methods and explain under whatcircumstances the two methodologies derive equivalentvalue and under what circumstances the results of thetwo methods diverge. This paper also addresses recentdevelopments in the insurance industry that could affectvaluation, including the NAIC’s codification of statutoryaccounting principles, fair value accounting, andthe Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe authors acknowledge David Appel, Ph.D., Director of EconomicsConsulting Practice for Milliman, for his extensive contributionsto this paper.1. INTRODUCTIONValuation of a property/casualty insurance company is an importantfeature of actuarial work. Much of the work arises from257

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