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Discount rate

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001184

The interest rate used to calculate the present value of future cash flows. In insurance, actuaries use discount rates to determine the present value of future liabilities, such as claims payments and policy benefits. A higher discount rate results in a lower present value of future obligations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001184
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-001184",
  "term": "Discount rate",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The interest rate used to calculate the present value of future cash flows. In insurance, actuaries use discount rates to determine the present value of future liabilities, such as claims payments and policy benefits. A higher discount rate results in a lower present value of future obligations.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/discount-rate/"
}

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