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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for loss ratio