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🔢 '''Putting numbers to the idea.''' Imagine AXA writes a group of 10,000 one-year [[Definition:Home insurance|home insurance]] contracts in Belgium, each charging a [[Definition:Premium|premium]] of €300. The total expected [[Definition:Cash inflow|premium inflow]] is €3,000,000. After estimating expected [[Definition:Claim|claims]], [[Definition:Acquisition cost|acquisition costs]], and [[Definition:Maintenance cost|maintenance expenses]], suppose the [[Definition:Present value|present value]] of all [[Definition:Future cash flows|future cash outflows]] is €2,600,000 and the [[Definition:Risk adjustment|risk adjustment]] is €120,000. The [[Definition:Fulfilment cash flows|fulfilment cash flows]] are the sum of the [[Definition:Present value|present value]] of [[Definition:Future cash flows|future cash flows]] (outflows minus inflows) and the [[Definition:Risk adjustment|risk adjustment]]. The fourth and final [[Definition:Building block|building block]], the [[Definition:Contractual service margin|contractual service margin]], is then set to exactly offset the [[Definition:Fulfilment cash flows|fulfilment cash flows]], so that no [[Definition:Profit|profit]] or [[Definition:Loss|loss]] appears in the [[Definition:Income statement|income statement]] on day one. In this example, the [[Definition:Contractual service margin|CSM]] would be €280,000, representing the unearned profit the insurer expects to make.

 

⚠️ '''Common misconception.''' Many learners assume that [[Definition:Initial recognition|initial recognition]] always happens when the [[Definition:Policyholder|policyholder]] signs the contract. In reality, the trigger can come earlier: if [[Definition:Premium|premiums]] are due before coverage starts, or if the group is identified as [[Definition:Onerous contract|onerous]] before either of those dates, recognition kicks in at that earlier point. The signature date matters for legal purposes, but [[Definition:IFRS 17|IFRS 17]] cares about economic substance, not paperwork.