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An insurance premium is the sum paid for insurance or reinsurance cover and is the consideration paid by the (re)insured for the (re)insurer’s contractual obligation to indemnify it against risks specified in the policy. It is the role of underwriters and actuaries to calculate the premium in accordance with their assessment of the risk.

The premium is used by (re)insurers primarily to:

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