Indications
Insurance Terms
States
Our Company
Grab Bag
100

TDLLAER stands for this

What is Trended and Developed Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Ratio?

100

The point above which the adjuster’s estimate of a claim is carried in our financial case reserves, versus an average reserve being assigned by the system.

What is the threshold?

100

The states excluded from the CoC clustering process

What are CWx states? (CA, TX, FL, NY)

100

This is the current gainshare factor (closest answer wins)

What is 1.15?

100

This is the name of the third twilight book/movie.

What is Eclipse?

200

The largest driver of the indication

What is trend?

200

The residual value of property in which an insurance company secures an ownership interest as a result of paying a claim for a total loss, when the damage exceeded the value of the vehicle before the loss occurred.

What is salvage?

200

In terms of Earned Premium, this is the largest state

What is Texas?

200

There are this many levels up the org chart to get to our CEO

What is 6? (5 for Emily)

200

This is the capital of North Dakota

What is Bismarck?
300

The direction the trended and developed loss ratio moves in when premium trend increases

What is down?

300

Estimate for the average length of time that a policy remains in force before cancellation or non-renew

What is PLE (policy life expectancy)?

300

This southern state has the highest large loss impact to CY CR (T12)

What is Louisiana?

300

Progressive was founded in this decade.

What is the 1930s? (Bonus 100 if you guess 1937)

300

This Swift album is the next to be made into Taylor's Version, available October 27th

What is 1989?

400

This many claims are included in the frequency SFC

(Closest answer wins)

What is 1082?


400

This expense is an adjustment made that spreads expenses over the life of a policy

What is GAAP Adjustment? (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) 

unlike SAP (Statutory Accounting Principles), which incurs the expenses at the beginning of the policy

400

This western state has the highest CR in the country

What is Nevada?

400

These are the four cornerstones of Progressive

(100 points for each correct answer)

What are Core Values, Purpose, Vision, Strategy?

400

This country won the first World Cup Final in 1930

(Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, or France)

What is Uruguay?

500

Instead of the typical Adj. Loss Ratio method, these two coverages use the CWx CoC method

What are Cargo and Comp?


500

Generally used in the context of IBNR reserves, it refers to the period of time from the date of the accident to the date the claim is recorded on the Company’s books.

What is Lag?

500

This "corny" state had the lowest RRC Fct in July with 0.980

What is Nebraska?

500

These are the 5 core values at Progressive

100 points for each correct answer

What are Integrity, the Golden Rule, Objectives, Excellence, and Profit?

500

This is how many states I have lived in

Everyone gets to answer, closest wins

(if tie, split the points)

What is 6?