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      Uncertainty of Claims Provisions from the Analysis of Financial Statements Translated title: Incerteza das Provisões de Sinistros a partir da Análise das Demonstrações Contábeis

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          ABSTRACT Objective: considering the current level of transparency in the financial statements of Brazilian insurers, this study sought to assess whether it was possible to estimate the sufficiency of the claims reserves estimated by it. As they are liabilities with an uncertain term or amount, the estimates of these reserves may be underestimated (compromising the insurers) or overestimated (burdening the shareholders), which justifies the research question. Methods: after analyzing the financial statements of 31 insurance companies in Brazil, it was noted that the criteria for disclosing claims development varied substantially. Thus, five insurers were selected that adopted similar procedures and allowed the application of the bootstrapping model to estimate the sufficiency level of the provisions. Results: the application of the model revealed that there are indications that insurers can make use of earnings management through the estimations of the claims reserves, spreading the burden of claims insufficiency risk differently between policyholders and shareholders. Conclusion: there are differences in the relative amount of claims recognized by the insurers, showing a possible earnings management practice being applied through the claims measurement.

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          RESUMO Objetivo: tendo em vista o nível de transparência atual das demonstrações financeiras de seguradoras brasileiras, este trabalho buscou avaliar se era possível estimar a suficiência das provisões técnicas de sinistros por ela estimadas. Por serem passivos de prazo ou montante incertos, as estimativas de provisões podem estar subestimadas (comprometendo as seguradoras) ou superestimadas (onerando os sócios), o que justifica a questão de pesquisa. Métodos: após a análise das demonstrações financeiras de 31 seguradoras no Brasil, notou-se que os critérios de divulgação de desenvolvimento de sinistros variavam substancialmente. Assim, foram selecionadas cinco seguradoras que adotaram procedimentos similares e permitiram a aplicação do modelo de bootstrapping para a estimação do nível de suficiência das provisões. Resultados: a aplicação do modelo em tela revelou que há indícios de que as seguradoras podem fazer uso do gerenciamento de resultados por meio da estimação de provisões técnicas de sinistros, repartindo o ônus do risco de insuficiência das provisões de forma diferente entre segurados e acionistas. Conclusão: há diferenças nos níveis relativos de provisões de sinistros reconhecidos pelas seguradoras, demonstrando que há um possível gerenciamento de resultados sendo aplicado por meio de sua estimação.

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                Journal
                rac
                Revista de Administração Contemporânea
                Rev. adm. contemp.
                Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (Curitiba, PR, Brazil )
                1415-6555
                1982-7849
                2022
                : 26
                : 3
                : e200400
                Affiliations
                [1] Osasco orgnameUniversidade Federal de São Paulo orgdiv1Escola Paulista de Política, Economia e Negócios Brazil
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                S1415-65552022000301102 S1415-6555(22)02600301102
                10.1590/1982-7849rac2022200400.en
                b90ea63e-86d5-4b29-b038-e9236325b918

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 30 November 2020
                : 27 July 2021
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                Theoretical-empirical Article

                suficiência,disclosure,solvency,sufficiency,claims reserves,provisões de sinistros

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