COMBINED RATIO
Profitability measure of an insurance firm indicating its performance in its day-to-day operations. A ratio above 100% signals a company pays out more money in claims than it receives from premiums, while a ratio below 100% denotes it makes underwriting profit. The ratio is made up of the claims ratio and the expense. The claims ratio is a percentage of revenue from premiums. The expense ratio is operating costs expressed as a percentage of revenue from premiums.
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