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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🛡️ &#039;&#039;&#039;Liability for remaining coverage (LRC)&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the two components into which [[Definition:International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) | IFRS 17]] splits the total carrying amount of an [[Definition:Insurance contract | insurance contract]] liability. It represents the insurer&#039;s obligation to investigate and pay valid [[Definition:Claim | claims]] for [[Definition:Insured event | insured events]] that have not yet occurred — in other words, the value of coverage still owed to [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholders]] for the unexpired portion of their contracts. Conceptually, it is the successor to the [[Definition:Unearned premium reserve (UPR) | unearned premium reserve]] familiar under older accounting frameworks, though its construction is considerably more nuanced.<br /> <br /> ⚙️ The LRC is built from two main elements: the [[Definition:Fulfilment cash flow | fulfilment cash flows]] related to future service and the [[Definition:Contractual service margin (CSM) | contractual service margin]]. At each reporting date, the insurer updates the fulfilment cash flow estimates, adjusts the [[Definition:Contractual service margin (CSM) | CSM]] for changes in those estimates that relate to future service, and releases a portion of the CSM into [[Definition:Insurance contract revenue | insurance contract revenue]] to reflect services delivered during the period. When a [[Definition:Group of insurance contracts | group]] is [[Definition:Onerous contract | onerous]], the LRC also includes a [[Definition:Loss component | loss component]] that ensures the anticipated loss is immediately visible in the [[Definition:Balance sheet | balance sheet]].<br /> <br /> 📐 Understanding the LRC is essential for anyone analyzing an insurer&#039;s financial position under [[Definition:International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) | IFRS 17]], because it embodies both the economic burden of future obligations and the deferred profit the company expects to earn as coverage is provided. Movements in the LRC — driven by new business, assumptions updates, or CSM releases — tell a richer story than the static reserve balances of the past. For [[Definition:Insurance carrier | carriers]] implementing the standard, maintaining the LRC at the required [[Definition:Group of insurance contracts | group]] level demands tightly integrated [[Definition:Actuarial function | actuarial]] and [[Definition:Finance function | finance]] processes.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Liability for incurred claims (LIC)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Contractual service margin (CSM)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Fulfilment cash flow]]<br /> * [[Definition:Unearned premium reserve (UPR)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Loss component]]<br /> * [[Definition:International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17)]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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