Combined Ratio % is a profitability metric of an insurance company to measure its performance in daily operations. It measures the money flowing out of an insurance company in the form of dividends, expenses, and losses.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lincoln National's Combined Ratio % or its related term are showing as below:
LNC's Combined Ratio % is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: * Ranked among companies with meaningful Combined Ratio % only.
Lincoln National Combined Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lincoln National's Combined Ratio % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Lincoln National's Combined Ratio %
For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Lincoln National's Combined Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Combined Ratio % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) Combined Ratio % Calculation
Combined Ratio % is calculated as:
Combined Ratio %
=
( Incurred Losses
+
Expenses )
/
Earned Premium
*
100%
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) Combined Ratio % Explanation
Combined Ratio % measures the money flowing out of an insurance company in the form of dividends, expenses and losses. A ratio below 100 percent suggests that the company is making an underwriting profit, while a ratio above 100 percent means that it paid more in the claim than it received. However, a ratio above 100 percent does not necessarily mean the company is losing money because the investment income is not included in the calculation.
Compared to Claims Ratio % and Expense Ratio %, the combined ratio is most important because it provides a comprehensive measure of an insurer's profitability.
Lincoln National Combined Ratio % Related Terms
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Lincoln National (Lincoln National) Business Description
Lincoln National Corp operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses. The company's operating segment includes Annuities; Retirement Plan Services; Life Insurance and Group Protection. Its products primarily include fixed and indexed annuities, variable annuities, universal life insurance (UL), variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL, indexed universal life insurance (IUL), term life insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plans and services, and group life, disability and dental.
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