BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Solvency Margin
- a business's liquid assets that exceed the amount required to meet its liabilities
- the extent to which an insurance company's assets exceed its liabilities
Additional Resources
- Sumitomo Life solvency margin falls in 1st half.
- TOKYO, Nov. 26 Kyodo Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. said Tuesday the key gauge of its ability to pay out policy obligations fell in the fiscal half year ended Sept. 30 due largely to unrealized losses from its securities holdings. The life insurer...
- Research articles 2002-12-02
- Sumitomo Life solvency margin ratio falls in FY 2002.
- TOKYO, May 30 Kyodo Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. said Friday its solvency margin ratio, a key gauge of an insurer's ability to pay out policy obligations, stood at 497.9% as of March 31, down from 534.5% a year earlier, due largely to appraisal losses on...
- Research articles 2003-06-02
- Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s Solvency Margin Drops to 543.5 Percent.
- Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 30--TOKYO--Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. said Friday its solvency margin ratio, a key gauge of an insurer's ability to pay policyholders, stood at 543.5 percent as of March 31, down from 593.0 percent a...
- Research articles 2003-05-30
- Nippon Life Insurance Co.'s Solvency Margin Ratio Drops to 630.6 Percent.
- Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 30--TOKYO--Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Friday its solvency margin ratio, a key gauge of an insurer's ability to pay policyholders, stood at 630.6 percent as of March 31, down from 714.4 percent a...
- Research articles 2003-05-30
- Japan-based Nippon Life Insurance solvency margin ratio up to 927.9 percent.
- Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 26--TOKYO -- Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Friday its solvency margin ratio, a key gauge of an insurer's ability to pay policyholders, stood at 927.9 percent as of Sept. 30, up from 893.8 ...
- Research articles 2004-11-26
- Insurers Beat Q3 Forecasts
- By Aasa Christine Stoltz and Clara Ferreira-MarquesOSLO/LONDON (Reuters UK) - Insurer Prudential PRU reported a lower-than-expected drop in third-quarter sales, while Norwegian peer Storebrand STB posted a bigger-than-expected jump in group profits, lifted by the recovery in financial markets.But both groups' shares fell in weak markets.Prudential, the country's largest insurer,...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Solvency Margin Ratio for Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. Improves in FY 2003.
- Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 2004-05-28
- Apathy on solvency hard to credit.
- Apr 30, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- At present, margin lenders in Australia are not required to investigate the financial stability of a potential client. There are no regulations that require them to ascertain that a borrower has sufficient income...
- Research articles 2002-04-30
- Moore says Macquarie optimistic about medium-term despite market volatility
- By a staff reporter Macquarie Group Ltd has maintained its cautious outlook for the Australian economy, saying while it expects fewer one-off items in the second half, the investment bank cannot be sure that recent "buoyant" conditions will continue. Chief executive Nicholas Moore said providing guidance, difficult at any time,...
- News items 2009-10-29
- Friends is first with balance sheet
- FRIENDS PROVIDENT yesterday became the first life insurance company to publish its full "realistic" balance sheet, under new solvency rules. The regime requires companies to match assets and liabilities more closely, and is aimed at making company accounts more transparent. Friends said it could cover its margin of pounds 216m,...
- Research articles 2004-03-04
- Where Do Doctors Stand on Reform?
- Until physicians change how they practice, “we’re just tinkering at the margin†of health care reform. That’s according to Steven Pearlstein, a business columnist for The Washington Post, who cites the fact that physicians’ decisions drive most health care spending. Referring to the recent New Yorker article by Atul Gawande...
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- Retailer strength limits losses on lacklustre Footsie
- Retailers had a return to favour yesterday even as London equities continued to drift lower. Marks and Spencer and Kingfisher were among the gainers after Merrill Lynch said profit margins are likely to improve this year. High street failures have eased competition, the broker said. Meanwhile, inventories have been kept...
- News items 2009-09-02
