Insurance float
Also called: float
The money an insurer holds between collecting premiums and paying claims, which it invests meanwhile.
Insurers earn from underwriting and from investing the float. A float that comes with an underwriting profit is effectively funding that costs less than nothing; one that comes with heavy underwriting losses can be expensive.
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