Difference between revisions of "RBC for Holding Companies"

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| '''R<sub>1</sub> charge for holding company''' &nbsp; = &nbsp; 0.225 &nbsp; x &nbsp; market(HC) &nbsp; &ndash; &nbsp; CV(subs)
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| '''R<sub>1</sub> charge for holding company''' &nbsp; = &nbsp; 0.225 &nbsp; x &nbsp; [ market(HC) &nbsp; &ndash; &nbsp; CV(subs) ]
 
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Then the final answer is:
 
Then the final answer is:
  
: '''R<sub>1</sub> charge for holding company''' = 0.225 x 600 &ndash; 384 = <u>48.6</u>
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: '''R<sub>1</sub> charge for holding company''' = 0.225 x [ 600 &ndash; 384 ] = <u>48.6</u>

Revision as of 14:07, 8 September 2019

This is an example of how to calculate the R1 and R2 charges when the insurer owns shares in a holding company. Note: The calculation is essentially the same for R1 and R2. The only difference is that you use only fixed income assets for R1 and only equity assets for R2.

Given:

Here we calculate the R1 charge for holding companies because the table below only provides information about fixed income assets.

  • market(HC) = 600 (market value of holding company HC)
  • ownership % = 80% (insurer has 80% ownership in the holding company)
type of asset book value of asset
(fixed income)
distribution
subsidiary 1 100 20%
subsidiary 2 300 60%
cash 50 10%
other assets 50 10%

Solution:

We just need a couple of simple formulas. Let CV(subs) = carrying value of subsidiaries

R1 charge for holding company   =   0.225   x   [ market(HC)   –   CV(subs) ]
where 0.225 is the RBC factor and
CV(subs)   =   Σi [ (market(HC) x (ownership %) x (distribution)i ]

First calculate CV(subs) by summing across the 2 given subsidiaries:

CV(subs) = [ 600 x 80% x 20% ] + [ 600 x 80% x 60% ] = 384

Then the final answer is:

R1 charge for holding company = 0.225 x [ 600 – 384 ] = 48.6