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Baseline Delta ApproachMaking a complex world simple
22 September 2017
Four key financial reporting challenges of todayK
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CostSpeed Frequency Lack of insight
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Swiss Re’s solutions to these challenges
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Concurrent Fast Close
• Baseline closed first across all valuations
• Deltas aligned across all valuations and closed according to a pre-defined
schedule
Speed
Continuous Close
• Event driven booking model, updating all financial statements (current and
future)
• No early cut-offs and limited period end close activities
Frequency
Insightful analytics, covering:
• Valuation walks e.g. comparing US GAAP with Solvency 2
• Results analysis i.e. understanding Actual vs Expected
• Rolling projection and planning capabilities for the entire balance sheet
• Simulations of the financial in various “what if” scenarios
Lack of insight
Single sub-ledger solution covering assets and liabilities together with an
automated closing processCost
Today’s focus
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• Our solution philosophy
• Demonstrating key elements of the solution with a high level proof of concept:
- Concurrent Fast Close
- Automated walks between valuation
- Analytics within a valuation
The solution philosophy – Smart. Proactive. Upfront.
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• Smart: Use of a meaningful unbiased common denominator which removes data redundancies and the need for reconciliations along with centralised accounting rules and booking logic
• Proactive: One integrated data model for factual and projection enabling booking of full run-off in advance
• Upfront: Generate required accounting data at source once for multiple use
We have used this philosophy to design a sub-ledger for all assets and liabilities, enabled by technology development
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At its core the BDA is about splitting accounting entries into two components - a common denominator (the Baseline) and the valuations specific components (Delta bookings).
Baseline Delta Approach (BDA): an innovative approach to Multi-GAAP accounting
Baseline Delta explained
• The most suitable Baseline for (re-)insurance businesses is a set of valuation neutral contractual cash flows.
• These cashflows comprise all undiscounted current and future contractual cash flows and reflect best estimates, both of which are considered unbiased.
• The Baseline definition can be applied to all asset and liabilities
• The Deltas are established based on the rules of the specific valuation in question (e.g. US GAAP) and the differences to the Baseline
As the approach is based on a granular and integrated data model, it can also support a seamless production of current and future financial statements – including a cash flow statement – as well
as a variance analysis, which is needed for IFRS 17
The frozen yoghurt analogy
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Automated walks between valuations
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Illustrative example of applying the Baseline Delta Approach - Introduction
Year 1 Year 2 … Year 10 Total
Claims -10.0 -10.0 -10.0 -10.0 -100.0
Cashflows representing the Baseline, defined to be Undiscounted Nominal Best Estimate Ultimate Contractual Cashflows
Assumptions US GAAP Solvency 2
Discount Rate 6.0% 2.0%
Prudent Adjustment to Cashflows
25.0% of Baseline
n/a
Stylised example of claims under a 10 year life insurance contract with expected claims as follows:
These assumptions are the key differences between Solvency 2 and US GAAP in this example and are captured as Delta bookings for:• Time Value of Money (Nominal Risk Free Discounting)• Uncertainty (Risk Adjustment to Discounting and
Prudent adjustment to cashflows)
We illustrate this example for both US GAAP and Solvency 2 using the following assumptions:
Concurrent Fast Close
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P&L Valuation Delta Baseline US GAAP Solvency 2
Change in Claims Reserve
Baseline +100.0 +100.0 +100.0
Nominal Risk Free Discounting
-10.2 -10.2
Risk Adjustment to Discounting
-16.2
Prudent Adjustment to cashflows
+18.4
Total +100.0 +92.0 +89.8
Balance Sheet Valuation Delta Baseline US GAAP Solvency 2
Claims Reserve
Baseline -100.0 -100.0 -100.0
Nominal Risk Free Discounting
+10.2 +10.2
Risk Adjustment to Discounting
+16.2
Prudent Adjustment to cashflows
-18.4
Total -100.0 -92.0 -89.8
Concurrent Fast Close
A A A
B B
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A A A
B B
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ConcurrentBookings are made at the same time across valuations for both the Baseline (booking A) and any common Deltas (booking B)
Fast• Actuaries are only required to
compute the Baseline once, thus reducing their workload
• Deltas are automatically computed according to pre-defined accounting rules
• Use of state of the art technology speeding up the run time
Our accounting rules solution
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UC2 – Prudent
adjustment to cashflows
TD1 – Nominal risk free
discounting
UD1 – Risk adjustment
to discounting
PX2 – Residual
cashflow deferral
UD2 – Prudent adjust to
discounting
PX2 – Residual
cashflow deferral
UM1 – Margin for
capital costs
UM1 – Margin for
capital costs
TD1 – Nominal risk free
discounting
TD1 – Nominal risk free
discounting
Valuation – IFRS 17VValuation – Solvency IIVValuation – US GAAPV
Baseline
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Analytics within a valuation
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We think of analytics in three dimensions: Analytical Type, Driver and Management Action. Each and every booking is tagged with this information.
Our solution for analytics
Initial recognition
Time recognition
Experience recognition
Update recognition
De-recognition
Drivere.g. Mortality, Fire, Expense
Management Actione.g. Change in SAA, Expense saving initiative, strategic project, new product
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Illustrative example of applying analytics
Inception
Baseline: +100
Delta: -8
US GAAP: +92
Projected Year 1
Baseline: +100
Delta: -15
US GAAP: +85
Actual Year 1
Baseline: +95
Delta: -14
US GAAP: +81
Actual Year 1 + a
day
Baseline: +110
Delta: -17
US GAAP: +93
Initial recognition
Time recognition
Experience recognition
Experience recognition Update recognition
Summary
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• Our solution addresses the four key challenges of today’s CFO to make a complex world simple:
Speed FrequencyLack of insight Cost
• We have demonstrated how to apply the BDA to insurance liabilities. The approach is extendable to the full balance sheet including all (re)insurance products, risk margins, investments, debt, expenses, tax, etc.
• The BDA is a powerful Multi-GAAP response to the ever increasing reporting requirements in our industry (incl. IFRS 17) with potential to significantly increase steering capabilities at the same time.
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Legal notice
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