C » Topics » 16. Reinsurance

This excerpt taken from the C 10-K filed Feb 28, 2005.

16. Reinsurance

        The Company's insurance operations participate in reinsurance in order to limit losses, minimize exposure to large risks, provide additional capacity for future growth and effect business-sharing arrangements. Life reinsurance is accomplished through various plans of reinsurance, primarily coinsurance, modified coinsurance and yearly renewable term. Reinsurance ceded arrangements do not discharge the insurance subsidiaries as the primary insurer, except for cases involving a novation.

        Reinsurance amounts included in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

 
  Gross
Amount

  Ceded
  Net
Amount

 
  In millions of dollars

2004                  
Premiums                  
  Property-casualty insurance   $ 118   $ (19 ) $ 99
  Life insurance     3,892     (423 )   3,469
  Accident and health insurance     639     (214 )   425
   
 
 
    $ 4,649   $ (656 ) $ 3,993
   
 
 
Claims incurred   $ 3,286   $ (885 ) $ 2,401
   
 
 
2003                  
Premiums                  
  Property-casualty insurance   $ 142   $ (1 ) $ 141
  Life insurance     3,746     (384 )   3,362
  Accident and health insurance     479     (233 )   246
   
 
 
    $ 4,367   $ (618 ) $ 3,749
   
 
 
Claims incurred   $ 3,367   $ (797 ) $ 2,570
   
 
 
2002                  
Premiums                  
  Property-casualty insurance   $ 368   $ (88 ) $ 280
  Life insurance     3,212     (330 )   2,882
  Accident and health insurance     490     (242 )   248
   
 
 
    $ 4,070   $ (660 ) $ 3,410
   
 
 
Claims incurred   $ 3,005   $ (790 ) $ 2,215
   
 
 

        Reinsurance recoverables, net of valuation allowance, at December 31, 2004 and 2003 include amounts recoverable on unpaid and paid losses and were as follows:

 
  2004
  2003
 
  In millions of dollars

Life business   $ 1,178   $ 1,092
Property-casualty business            
  Pools and associations     1,517     1,627
  Other reinsurance     2,088     1,858
   
 
Total   $ 4,783   $ 4,577
   
 

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