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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>📋 &#039;&#039;&#039;Premium allocation approach (PAA)&#039;&#039;&#039; is a simplified measurement model under [[Definition:International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) | IFRS 17]] that allows [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]] to recognize [[Definition:Premium income | premium income]] over the coverage period rather than building a complex [[Definition:Liability for remaining coverage | liability for remaining coverage]] from scratch. It serves as a practical alternative to the more granular [[Definition:General measurement model (GMM) | general measurement model]], and most [[Definition:Short-tail business | short-tail]] property and casualty contracts — where coverage periods are one year or less — qualify for its use. The approach closely resembles the familiar [[Definition:Unearned premium reserve | unearned premium]] method that many insurers already applied under previous accounting standards, which has made it the default choice for a large share of [[Definition:Non-life insurance | non-life]] portfolios worldwide.<br /> <br /> ⚙️ Under the PAA, an insurer initially recognizes a [[Definition:Liability for remaining coverage | liability for remaining coverage]] equal to the [[Definition:Gross written premium (GWP) | premiums received]] minus any [[Definition:Acquisition cost | acquisition costs]] that are expensed immediately (when the coverage period is a year or less, the standard permits this simplification). That liability is then systematically released to revenue as the insurer provides coverage over time, typically on a straight-line basis unless the pattern of risk release is significantly uneven. When a [[Definition:Claims reserve | claim]] is incurred, the insurer separately measures a [[Definition:Liability for incurred claims | liability for incurred claims]] using discounted [[Definition:Best estimate | best-estimate]] cash flows plus a [[Definition:Risk adjustment | risk adjustment]] for non-financial risk, ensuring the balance sheet still reflects economic reality even though revenue recognition is simplified.<br /> <br /> 💡 For finance teams and [[Definition:Actuarial function | actuaries]] navigating the transition to IFRS 17, the PAA dramatically reduces implementation effort and ongoing calculation complexity compared to the [[Definition:General measurement model (GMM) | GMM]]. This matters most in markets with large volumes of annual-term [[Definition:Insurance policy | policies]] — such as [[Definition:Motor insurance | motor]], [[Definition:Homeowners insurance | homeowners]], and standard [[Definition:Commercial lines | commercial lines]] — where building individual [[Definition:Contractual service margin (CSM) | contractual service margin]] projections for every group of contracts would be prohibitively expensive. Regulators and [[Definition:External auditor | auditors]] still expect insurers to demonstrate that PAA-eligible contracts meet the eligibility test, confirming results would not materially differ from the GMM, so rigorous documentation of that assessment remains essential.<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:General measurement model (GMM)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Contractual service margin (CSM)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Unearned premium reserve]]<br /> * [[Definition:Risk adjustment]]<br /> * [[Definition:Liability for remaining coverage]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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