SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Claims

Claims incurred comprise actual claims and other related costs paid and incurred in the year, and movement in outstanding claims. Claim handling costs are recognised at the time of registering the claims.

On account of uncertainties involved in non-motor claim recoveries, salvage and subrogation rights are recognised only at the time of actual recovery.  For motor claim recoveries, salvage is accounted for at the time of registering the claims.

Claims under settlement reserve represents the estimated settlement values of all claims notified, but not settled at the statement of financial position date on the basis of individual case estimates. The reinsurers’     portion towards the above outstanding claims is classified as reinsurance contract assets and shown as current assets in the statement of financial position.