William Penn Life, 2015 (50. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2015-04-01 / 4. szám
4 Safe & Strong WPA continues to be a very safe, secure & financially strong place for members and their families to invest their money by R. E. Bruce, FCA, MAAA William Penn Association continues its long history of outstanding service to members while maintaining an increasingly strong margin of safety to members. Certain highlights from the financial reports to the regulatory authorities and the actuarial report to the Officers and Directors should be summarized for the benefit of the members. All numbers herein are taken from the official reports as filed. References are rounded for convenience. Emphasis in 2014 was, again, on controlled growth and development. The program has been proven to be eminently successful. Assets increased by 8 percent while premium income remained strong at over $31,000,000. At the same time, profits increased to an all time high of $2,543,000 before dividends. This increase is attributable to careful management of investments, favorable persistency and favorable mortality experience. The year 2014 continued the Association's long history of returning to the members the highest possible benefits consistent with safety. The major lines of business were again profitable. This is a fine record. The members should feel very proud of WPA and its financial strength to guarantee their benefits. WPA continues its emphasis on safety to members. The strong financial position of WPA should be emphasized. In its history, no WPA member suffered any loss in benefit value or reduction in dividends nor experienced a rate increase because of market fluctuations. WPA continues to be a very safe, secure place to hold money for future delivery. Assets at over $354,000,000 continue to be valued very conservatively, are of exceptionally high quality and fully comply with the strict standards of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). All bonds held by WPA are NAIC Investment Grade. All members can continue to have confidence that the assets standing behind their policies are sound and will provide the required funds when needed. The safety margin at December 31, 2014, continued at the very high level of 109 percent. This means that the Association held over $109 of admissible assets behind each $100 of liabilities as a safeguard and guarantee to all members that the benefits promised in the certificates will be paid when due. The Association enjoys a stronger safety margin than most of the very large companies. This strong safety margin will continue for the benefit of all members, even into the next generation. The Association enjoyed a very favorable year from investments. The net rate of return on mean assets was 5.79 percent, which supports the generous rates paid to members. During 2014, the Association earned net investment income of $19,187,000 after deducting all investment expenses. Investment income exceeded requirements by $7,671,000 in 2014. Excess interest continued to be the most important profit source to the Association. In addition to the excellent investment returns, it is worth noting that the Association maintained its Security Valuation Reserves, to guard against adverse fluctuation in investments, at $3,659,000. The members' assets are well protected by this strong safety fund. The Association has set aside $321,343,000 of life, annuity and A&H reserves, deposits and claims for future payments to members. Management continues its prudent and conservative practice of setting aside sufficient funds with which to meet all known and contingent liabilities. William Penn Association is doing an outstanding job of managing the members' funds. 12 0 April 2015 0 William Penn Life
