loss ratio
noun
: the ratio between insurance losses incurred and premiums earned during a given period
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The company reported a loss ratio of 148.0% for the quarter, compared to 82.0% in the same period last year, with the increase attributed to higher-than-expected loss experience.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The increase in the loss ratio was primarily due to higher catastrophe losses from Hurricanes Helene and Beryl.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
The health care benefits business expected medical loss ratio of 95.2% in the third quarter, far above Wall Street’s estimate.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
June 04, 2024 The Insurtech firm Hippo was facing two big challenges related to climate change: major loss ratios and rate hikes.
—Harvard Business Review, 4 June 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The increase in the loss ratio was primarily due to higher catastrophe losses from Hurricanes Helene and Beryl.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
The health care benefits business expected medical loss ratio of 95.2% in the third quarter, far above Wall Street’s estimate.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
June 04, 2024 The Insurtech firm Hippo was facing two big challenges related to climate change: major loss ratios and rate hikes.
—Harvard Business Review, 4 June 2024
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“Loss ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loss%20ratio. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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