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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>📊 &#039;&#039;&#039;Net earned premium&#039;&#039;&#039; is the portion of [[Definition:Premium | premium]] income that an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carrier]] recognizes as revenue after accounting for both [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] cessions and the passage of time over the [[Definition:Policy period | policy period]]. Unlike [[Definition:Gross written premium (GWP) | gross written premium]], which reflects the total premium booked at inception, net earned premium represents only the share the insurer has actually &quot;earned&quot; by providing coverage through a given date, minus the portion transferred to [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]]. It is one of the most closely watched figures on an insurer&#039;s income statement because it forms the denominator of the [[Definition:Loss ratio (L/R) | loss ratio]] and directly measures the revenue available to absorb losses and expenses.<br /> <br /> 🔄 The calculation begins with [[Definition:Net written premium | net written premium]] — total written premium less reinsurance premiums ceded. From there, an earning pattern is applied, typically on a pro-rata basis over the policy term. If an insurer writes a twelve-month [[Definition:Policy | policy]] for $1,200 and cedes $200 to a [[Definition:Treaty reinsurance | treaty reinsurer]], the net written premium is $1,000. After six months, $500 of that has been earned, with the remaining $500 sitting in the [[Definition:Unearned premium reserve | unearned premium reserve]]. Adjustments can arise from [[Definition:Mid-term adjustment | mid-term adjustments]], [[Definition:Cancellation | cancellations]], or changes in reinsurance structures, all of which affect the pace and amount of premium earning.<br /> <br /> 📈 For analysts, investors, and regulators, net earned premium offers a more truthful picture of an insurer&#039;s top line than written premium figures alone. It strips away timing distortions — such as a surge in new business late in the year that inflates written premium but has barely begun to earn — and removes premium that belongs economically to reinsurers. When combined with [[Definition:Incurred loss | incurred losses]], it produces the loss ratio that drives profitability assessments and [[Definition:Rate adequacy | rate adequacy]] reviews. Any meaningful analysis of an insurer&#039;s [[Definition:Combined ratio | combined ratio]] or operating performance relies on a clean, accurate measure of net earned premium.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Net written premium]]<br /> * [[Definition:Gross earned premium]]<br /> * [[Definition:Unearned premium reserve]]<br /> * [[Definition:Loss ratio (L/R)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Combined ratio]]<br /> * [[Definition:Reinsurance cession]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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