Underwriting Not By the Book Metropolitan Underwriting Discussion January 2012 Gene Lunman - Metlife William E. Moore – Swiss Re America Holding Corporation
Feb 24, 2016
Underwriting Not By the BookMetropolitan Underwriting DiscussionJanuary 2012
Gene Lunman - MetlifeWilliam E. Moore – Swiss Re America Holding Corporation
| Metropolitan Underwriting Discussion | January 2011 2
Clerical E & O Underwriting error
– Material – Not material– Large amount – small amount
Pattern of behavior Expected number of exceptions
Treaty Language
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Scope– Frequency– Competitors audits
Bias – Non bias Standards – clients vs. reinsurers Random sampling vs. targeted sampling
– Old age– Substandard– Large face amount
Number and type of exceptions– Acceptable vs. not acceptable
Resolution– Reprice– Ignore– Give back
Underwriting Audits
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Exceptions to standard and substandard– Meet the competition– Make up for product without competitive pricing– Normal course of business– Judgment
– Guidelines– Manual– Bilateral or unilateral
Case Underwriting
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Tradeoffs vs. exceptions– Judgment?
Preferred Underwriting
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Who pays? How are they used?
Table Shave Programs
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Reinsurer's rights Client's rights Factors that effect placement – Jumbo – Auto bind Prior issues
– Audits– Patterns of behavior– Reasonable and customary
Fac cases and disclosure
The Claim
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