Cost-hierarchy income statement and allocation of corporate costs to customers. The Insurance Company insures homeowners in three regions of the United States: Eastern, Midwest, and South. In the past year, several hurricanes hit the Southern region of the United States, requiring payments to insured homeowners. Management of the company wishes to analyze the profitability of the three key regions and has gath- ered the following information: Eastern Midwest South Total $4,000,000 $2,600,000 $1,800,000 $8,400,000 6,362,000 $2,038,000 24.26% Revenue Customer-level costs 1,768,000 $1,080,000 $ 832,000 32% 2,920,000 1,674,000 Customer-level operating income Customer-level operating income percentage $ 126,000 7% 27% In addition to the customer-level costs above, the company also allocates $750,000 of corporate costs to each region based on the revenues of each region.

What is bought and sold in the equities market? What’s the difference between an LLC and a standard limited liability corporation (aka, a “C” corporation in IRS parlance)? Explain what is meant by “the corporate veil” and “piercing the corporate veil”? What is an insurance reserve AND is it an asset or a liability on the insurer’s financial statements? What’s the difference between a profit statement and a net worth statement? How does an insurer make a profit in each of these three categories? Underwriting Profit Investment Profit Operations Profit Explain why the twin financial mandates of solvency and profitability create a conflict for an insurer.

What are the two particular business structures have evolved in response to liability issues and tax Treatment?

Define the term “with profits” and outline the administration of such insurance contracts in the Zambia market under a unit linked arrangement.

What are organizational costs? What are the reasons for and against capitalizing organizational costs? Do you think that FASB was correct when it changed the accounting rules to prohibit capitalizing these costs?

What are some examples of industries that falls under Public sector?   What are some examples of industries that falls under Private Sector?