loss ratio
noun
: the ratio between insurance losses incurred and premiums earned during a given period
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The health care benefits business expected medical loss ratio of 95.2% in the third quarter, far above Wall Street’s estimate.
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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
Whether the high losses are worth it to the general staff in Kyiv depends on the invasion’s objectives—and whether the loss ratio flips as the Kursk campaign develops.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
In the real world during 2012 to 2015, the loss ratios over the large insurance industry ranged from 56.4% to 69.6% depending on the year.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
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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
Whether the high losses are worth it to the general staff in Kyiv depends on the invasion’s objectives—and whether the loss ratio flips as the Kursk campaign develops.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
In the real world during 2012 to 2015, the loss ratios over the large insurance industry ranged from 56.4% to 69.6% depending on the year.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Loss ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loss%20ratio. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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