FIG (Banks & Insurance)
Written versus earned premium: a $1,200 twelve-month policy is written on July 1. What do the year-end financials show?
Model answer
WRITTEN premium is recorded when the policy is bound — $1,200 in this year's written premium. Revenue, however, is EARNED ratably over the coverage period: by December 31, six of twelve months have…
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