3.4 Finite Risk Insurance - A Combined Approach
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It is a hybrid involving risk transfer through an insurance contract and internal financing of risk. Finite risk insurance and financial reinsurance both involve risks which are limited by an aggregate limit across the policy so that the insurer has a limited liability (hence the term "finite"). They both attempt to "smooth" the peaks and valleys of losses for the insured and the insurer by redistributing these losses over a period or a series of fiscal periods. Finite risk products are tailored for each bank and reflect its own unique risk transfer needs. Therefore, no two programs are alike. Indeed, even definitions of what constitutes "finite risk" differ based on the proposed use of the techniques involved. However, finite risk contracts do share several common features.