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Combined ratio

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000823

A key measure of an insurer's underwriting profitability, calculated by adding the loss ratio and the expense ratio. The loss ratio represents incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses as a percentage of earned premiums, while the expense ratio reflects underwriting expenses as a percentage of written premiums. A combined ratio below 100% indicates an underwriting profit, while a ratio above 100% signifies an underwriting loss.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000823
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000823",
  "term": "Combined ratio",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A key measure of an insurer's underwriting profitability, calculated by adding the loss ratio and the expense ratio. The loss ratio represents incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses as a percentage of earned premiums, while the expense ratio reflects underwriting expenses as a percentage of written premiums. A combined ratio below 100% indicates an underwriting profit, while a ratio above 100% signifies an underwriting loss.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/combined-ratio/"
}

Record 609 of 3,708 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.