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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>💰 &#039;&#039;&#039;Insurance contract revenue&#039;&#039;&#039; is the top-line income figure that [[Definition:International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) | IFRS 17]] requires insurers to present in the [[Definition:Income statement | income statement]], replacing the traditional [[Definition:Gross written premium (GWP) | gross written premium]] line that dominated prior reporting frameworks. Rather than showing the total [[Definition:Premium | premiums]] collected, insurance contract revenue reflects only the consideration an insurer earns for providing coverage and other services during the period — conceptually aligning it with the revenue recognition logic familiar from other industries.<br /> <br /> 🔧 The calculation builds from several components. It includes the release of the [[Definition:Contractual service margin (CSM) | contractual service margin]] that corresponds to the services transferred in the period, the change in the [[Definition:Risk adjustment for non-financial risk | risk adjustment]] for non-financial risk relating to current-period service, and the expected [[Definition:Insurance service expense | insurance service expenses]] (excluding those related to the [[Definition:Loss component | loss component]] of [[Definition:Onerous contract | onerous]] groups). Notably, any [[Definition:Investment component | investment component]] — the portion of [[Definition:Premium | premium]] the insurer is obligated to repay regardless of whether a [[Definition:Claim | claim]] occurs — is excluded entirely, because it does not represent compensation for insurance services.<br /> <br /> 📈 For analysts, investors, and [[Definition:Insurance regulator | regulators]], this revised revenue metric brings a level of economic clarity that [[Definition:Gross written premium (GWP) | written premiums]] alone could never provide. It strips away deposit-like elements common in [[Definition:Life insurance | life insurance]] and certain [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] structures, making it easier to compare operating performance across companies and product types. Insurers that previously appeared much larger on a premium basis may report markedly different revenue figures under [[Definition:International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) | IFRS 17]], reshaping how the market evaluates growth and profitability.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Contractual service margin (CSM)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Gross written premium (GWP)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Insurance service expense]]<br /> * [[Definition:Investment component]]<br /> * [[Definition:Risk adjustment for non-financial risk]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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