IRS releases 2011 loss reserve discount factors for insurers
Within Internal Revenue Bulletin 2011-46, the Internal Revenue Service published Rev. Proc. 2011-53 (loss payment patterns and discount factors) and Rev. Proc. 2011-54 (salvage discount factors) for 2011.
Revenue Procedure 2011-53 Rev. Proc. 2011-53, under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 846, establishes the loss payment patterns and discount factors to be used for the 2011 accident year. Insurance companies should use these factors for computing discounted unpaid losses for each property and casualty line of business.
Revenue Procedure 2011-54 Rev. Proc. 2011-54, under IRC Section 832, establishes the salvage discount factors to be used for the 2011 accident year. These factors should be used for computing discounted estimated salvage recoverable for each property and casualty line of business.
