Question

Insurance company A and B both are life insurance companies that pay claims to a designated beneficiary upon death of an insured life. Company A insures 10,000 lives and expects to receive 525 claims this year. Company B insures 8,700 lives and expects to receive 410 claims this year. The actual number of claims for company A will range 500 < 550. The actual number of claims for company B will range from 369 < 451. Who faces the most objective risk

Answer 1

Company B will faces the most objective risk

Step-by-step explanation:

Company A: As Company A, insures 10,000 lives and expects to receive 525 claims this year.

They will end up saving 947,500,000 and paying 52,500,000 (525 claims*100,000), considering each claim value to be 100,000. Here goes the calculation:

10,000 x 100,000 = 1,000,000,000

1,000,000,000 - 52,500,000 = 947,500,000.

Company B: As Company B, insures 8,700 lives and expects 410 claims this year.

They will end up saving 829,000,000 and paying 41,000,000 (410 claims x 100,000), considering each claim value to be 100,000. Here goes the calculation:

8700 x 100,000 = 870,000,000

870,000,000 - 41,000,000 = 829,000,000.

Hence, the margin of profit is good for company A. Company B will have the face the risk more.