INSURANCE COMPANIES3.06 Policies discontinued or redeemed during <strong>2006</strong> have been further classified as follows:DeathSurrenderForfeitureLapseMaturityMiscellaneousTOTALNumber <strong>of</strong>Policies1,4529,9088,39411,3203,2303,13737,441Sum Assured$59,651,906719,401,445856,088,4081,875,827,97839,420,2131,325,429,3574,875,819,307Details are listed in Table VIIIPolicy Loans3.07 Policy loans in respect <strong>of</strong> twelve (12) companies for the year <strong>2006</strong> totaled $310,228,837a decrease <strong>of</strong> 8.8% over the 2005 figure <strong>of</strong> $340,100,962. The ratio <strong>of</strong> policy loans tototal reserves decreased from 1.9% in 2005 to 1.7% in <strong>2006</strong>.PolicyLoans$Reserves$Policy Loan/ Reserves%Local Companies287,731,86316,918,861,5301.7Regional Companies22,496,9741,840,183,4471.2OtherN/AN/A0.0TOTAL310,228,83718,759,044,9771.718REPORT ON INSURANCE AND PENSIONS
LONG-TERM INSURANCE BUSINESSStatutory Funds3.08 Section 37(4) <strong>of</strong> the Insurance Act, Chap. 84:01 requires that:“Every company carrying on long-term insurance business in <strong>Trinidad</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Tobago</strong> shallplace in trust in <strong>Trinidad</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Tobago</strong> assets equal to its liability <strong>and</strong> contingency reserveswith respect to its <strong>Trinidad</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Tobago</strong> policyholders as established by the balance sheet <strong>of</strong>the Company as at the end <strong>of</strong> its last financial year.”3.09 The total policy liabilities <strong>of</strong> the sixteen (16) companies which submitted Returns amountedto $18,254,016,230 an increase <strong>of</strong> 14.6% over the liabilities <strong>of</strong> $15,928,218,216 reported bytwenty (20) companies for 2005. Details <strong>of</strong> the policy liabilities <strong>of</strong> individual companies areshown in Table XI.Hereunder is a summary <strong>of</strong> total policy liabilities:LocalCompanies$regionalCompanies$Other$TOTAL$Policy Reserves16,413,832,7831,840,183,447-18,254,016,230Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Claims151,877,063--151,877,063Other Reserves353,151,684--353,151,684TOTAL RESERVES16,918,861,5301,840,183,447-18,759,044,977Less:Policy Loans287,731,86322,496,974-310,228,837Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Premiums49,043,1072,649,245-51,692,352Other Deductions869,270,030--869,270,030TOTAL DEDUCTIONS1,206,045,00025,146,219-1,231,191,219Statutory FundRequirement15,712,816,5301,815,037,228-17,527,853,758REPORT ON INSURANCE AND PENSIONS 19