MILLI REASURANS ANNUAL REPORT 2018
Millî Reasürans Türk Anonim Şirketi NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (Currency: Turkish Lira (TL)) (Convenience Translation of Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note 2.1.1) Dividends Dividend income is recognized when the Group’s right to receive payment is ascertained. 2.22 Leasing transactions The maximum period of the lease contracts is 10 years. Tangible assets acquired by way of finance leases are recorded in tangible assets and the obligations under finance leases arising from the lease contracts are presented under “Finance Lease Payables” account in the financial statements. In the determination of the related asset and liability amounts, the lower of the fair value of the leased asset and the present value of leasing payments is considered. Financial costs on leasing agreements are expanded in lease periods at a fixed interest rate. If there is impairment in the value of the assets obtained through finance lease and in the expected future benefits, the leased assets are measured at net realizable value. Depreciation for assets obtained through financial lease is calculated in the same manner as tangible assets. Payments made under operating leases are recognized in the statement of income on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. 2.23 Dividend distribution It is decided in Ordinary General Assembly Meeting of the Company, held on March 27, 2018, to make a cash dividend payment of TL 50.000.000 to shareholders and to allocate remaining balance as voluntary reserves from the net period income amounting to TL 103.711.833, obtained from 2017 activities of the Company, after the legal reserves are allocated. Amounting to TL 49.984.383 is paid in cash and amounting to TL 15.617 is accounted in due to shareholders under the short-term liabilites. (December 31, 2017: TL 50.000.000). 2.24 Unearned premiums reserve In accordance with the “Communiqué on Technical Reserves for Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Companies and the Related Assets That Should Be Invested Against Those Technical Reserves” (“Communiqué on Technical Reserves”) which was issued in 26606 numbered and August 7, 2007 dated Official Gazette and put into effect starting from January 1, 2008, the reserve for unearned premiums represents the proportions of the gross written premiums without deductions of commission or any other allowance, in a period that relate to the period of risk subsequent to the reporting date for all short-term insurance policies. Nonetheless; Unearned premium reserves are calculated on the basis of 1/8 for reinsurance and retrocession transactions that are not subject to basis of day or 1/24 due to application limitations, For commodity transportation policies with indefinite expiration dates, 50% of the remaining portion of the premiums accrued in the last three months, less any commissions is also provided as unearned premium reserves. In line with the Communiqué on Technical Reserves, the calculation of unearned premium reserve is performed as follows by the Group: for proportional reinsurance contracts, on the basis of 1/8 over the ceded premiums for treaty and facultative contracts, for commodity transportation policies with indefinite expiration dates, 50% of the remaining portion of the premiums accrued in the last three months, less any commissions is also provided as unearned premium reserves and for non-proportional reinsurance contracts, on the basis on day by considering beginning and ending of the contracts. The Company calculates reserve for unearned premiums for ceded premium as retrocedant on the same basis. Unearned premiums reserve is calculated for all insurance contracts except for the contracts for which the mathematical reserve is provided. Unearned premiums reserve is also calculated for the annual premiums of the annually renewed long term insurance contracts. In accordance with the “Communiqué on Technical Reserves for Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Companies and the Related Assets That Should Be Invested Against Those Technical Reserves” (“Communiqué on Technical Reserves”) which was issued in 26606 numbered and August 7, 2007 dated Official Gazette and put into effect starting from 1 January 2008, the reserve for unearned premiums represents the proportions of the gross written premiums without deductions of commission or any other allowance, in a period that relate to the period of risk subsequent to the reporting date for all short-term insurance policies. For commodity transportation policies with indefinite expiration dates, 50% of the remaining portion of the premiums accrued in the last three months, less any commissions is also provided as unearned premium reserves. Millî Reasürans Annual Report 2018 192 / Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors’ Report
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