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ITEM 7 / GLOSSARY.....................................................................................................................................................................................GLOSSARYAccident year The annual calendar accounting period in which loss events occurred, regardless of when the lossesare actually reported, booked or paid.Accident year <strong>com</strong>bined ratio, as adjusted the <strong>com</strong>bined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and relatedreinstatement premiums, prior year development, net of premium adjustments, and the impact of reserve discounting.Accident year loss ratio, as adjusted the loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses and related reinstatementpremiums, prior year development, net of premium adjustments and the impact of reserve discount. Catastrophelosses are generally weather or seismic events having a net impact <strong>on</strong> <strong>AIG</strong> Property Casualty in excess of$10 milli<strong>on</strong> each.Acquisiti<strong>on</strong> ratio acquisiti<strong>on</strong> costs divided by net premiums earned. Acquisiti<strong>on</strong> costs are those costs incurred toacquire new and renewal insurance c<strong>on</strong>tracts and also include the amortizati<strong>on</strong> of VOBA. Acquisiti<strong>on</strong> costs vary withsales and include, but are not limited to, <strong>com</strong>missi<strong>on</strong>s, premium taxes, direct marketing costs, certain costs ofpers<strong>on</strong>nel engaged in sales support activities such as underwriting, and the change in deferred acquisiti<strong>on</strong> costs.Acquisiti<strong>on</strong> costs that are incremental and directly related to successful sales efforts are deferred and recognizedover the coverage periods of related insurance c<strong>on</strong>tracts. Acquisiti<strong>on</strong> costs that are not incremental and directlyrelated to successful sales efforts are recognized as incurred.Admitted insurer A <strong>com</strong>pany licensed to transact insurance business within a state.<strong>AIG</strong> – After-tax operating in<strong>com</strong>e (loss) is derived by excluding the following items from net in<strong>com</strong>e (loss): in<strong>com</strong>e(loss) from disc<strong>on</strong>tinued operati<strong>on</strong>s, net loss (gain) <strong>on</strong> sale of divested businesses, in<strong>com</strong>e from divested businesses,legacy FIN 48 and other tax adjustments, legal reserves (settlements) related to ‘‘legacy crisis matters,’’ deferredin<strong>com</strong>e tax valuati<strong>on</strong> allowance (releases) charges, amortizati<strong>on</strong> of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York prepaid<strong>com</strong>mitment fee asset, changes in fair value of <strong>AIG</strong> Life and Retirement fixed in<strong>com</strong>e securities designated to hedgeliving benefit liabilities, change in benefit reserves and deferred policy acquisiti<strong>on</strong> costs (DAC), value of businessacquired (VOBA), and sales inducement assets (SIA) related to net realized capital (gains) losses, (gain) loss <strong>on</strong>extinguishment of debt, net realized capital (gains) losses, n<strong>on</strong>-qualifying derivative hedging activities, excluding netrealized capital (gains) losses and bargain purchase gain. ‘‘Legacy crisis matters’’ include favorable and unfavorablesettlements related to events leading up to and resulting from our September 2008 liquidity crisis. It also includeslegal fees incurred by <strong>AIG</strong> as the plaintiff in c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> with such legal matters.<strong>AIG</strong> Life and Retirement – Operating in<strong>com</strong>e (loss) Operating in<strong>com</strong>e (loss) is derived by excluding the followingitems from net in<strong>com</strong>e (loss): legal settlements related to legacy crisis matters, changes in fair values of fixedmaturity securities designated to hedge living benefit liabilities, net realized capital (gains) losses, and changes inbenefit reserves and DAC, VOBA, and SIA related to net realized capital (gains) losses.<strong>AIG</strong> Life and Retirement – Premiums, deposits and other c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>s includes life insurance premiums anddeposits <strong>on</strong> annuity c<strong>on</strong>tracts and mutual funds.<strong>AIG</strong> Property Casualty – Net premiums written represent the sales of an insurer, adjusted for reinsurancepremiums assumed and ceded, during a given period. Net premiums earned are the revenue of an insurer forcovering risk during a given period. Net premiums written are a measure of performance for a sales period while Netpremiums earned are a measure of performance for a coverage period. From the period in which the premiums arewritten until the period in which they are earned, the amount is presented as Unearned premium reserves in theC<strong>on</strong>solidated Balance Sheet.<strong>AIG</strong> Property Casualty – Operating in<strong>com</strong>e (loss) In 2012, <strong>AIG</strong> Property Casualty revised its n<strong>on</strong>-GAAP in<strong>com</strong>emeasure from underwriting in<strong>com</strong>e (loss) to operating in<strong>com</strong>e (loss), which includes both underwriting in<strong>com</strong>e (loss)and net investment in<strong>com</strong>e, but not net realized capital (gains) losses or other (in<strong>com</strong>e) expense, legal settlementsrelated to legacy crisis matters and bargain purchase gain. Underwriting in<strong>com</strong>e (loss) is derived by reducing netpremiums earned by claims and claims adjustment expense and underwriting expenses, which c<strong>on</strong>sist of theacquisiti<strong>on</strong> costs and general operating expenses.Assume, assumed reinsurance, assuming <strong>com</strong>pany An insurance <strong>com</strong>pany that accepts all or part of a ceding<strong>com</strong>pany’s insurance or reinsurance <strong>on</strong> a risk or exposure is referred to as the assuming <strong>com</strong>pany...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<strong>AIG</strong> 2012 Form 10-K 195

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