The document outlines Latin American & Caribbean GOE Allocation Model. It discusses the objectives to standardize and automate the allocation process across 33+ entities. Currently, entities use varying methods from sophisticated to basic. The new model aims to allocate costs in a transparent, fair, and logical manner. It will use cost drivers like headcount, transactions, and floor space to distribute compensation and non-compensation expenses. Challenges include gaining buy-in, training, integrating differing source files, and ongoing maintenance.
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Latin American & Caribbean GOE Allocation Model
Sean Clifford – Controller Latin American Region
Douglas Magill – Latin American Controls Team
June 6, 2012
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Current State of GOE Allocation
33+ Entities with their own methods of allocation.
Examples:
- Somewhat sophisticated
- Very Basic GPW/Headcount
- Use of 3rd party vendor
- Subject to manual reclassifications
Direct and Indirect charges to minor lines.
Directly impacts of pricing.
Misallocation of resources.
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Objectives of the new GOE Allocation Model
Standardized
Transparent
Fair
Logical
Automated and Easy to Use
Flexible
‘Establish an active Business Performance Management Model at all levels
of the organization to enable Management to make informed tactical &
strategic decisions which improve business results’
Source: Six Core Finance Initiatives (R. Schimek) – Capital Management & Business Performance
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Benefits of new GOE Allocation
Model
Profit Centers must assume ownership for costs
Clear appreciation of all supports costs necessary to support the business
Greater focus on the business to drive down costs rather than influencing how those costs are allocated
Greater level of confidence that expenses are factored into product pricing
Facilitates more accurate ROE and ROC calculations
Gives greater justification for potential divestment strategies
Cost Reductions
Expense between countries should be more comparable
Drives process improvements and best practices
Leverage economies of scale
Reporting
More informative
Reduces level of manual effort required to calculate and report monthly GOE allocations via MOR and Expense By Cat
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Cost Drivers
Metrics used by minor line of business.
- Foreign General Results
1. GPW
2. NPW
3. NLI
4. NPE
- CL106 (Claims)
1. Claims Count (Sum of open reserve count and closed claims cases)
2. Claims Count Weighted
3. Closed Claims
4. Salvage and Subrogation Count
4. GLI
- Policy Transaction Count Report from Operations
1. Policy Transaction Count Unweighted
2. Policy Transaction Count Weighted
-. FAC Count
-. Headcount (To the fraction)
-. Operating Minor Lines
-. Manual Entry
1. Number of Direct Marketing Campaigns
2. Floor Space
3. Engineering Surveys
30+ hybrid drivers derived from above Statistics
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Profit Center Employee Allocation Page
Employee Profit Center Minor Line 1
Perce
nt %
Profit Center Minor Line 2
Percent
%
Employee 1
Accident and Health
All Accident and
Health
100%
Employee 2
Accident and Health
All Accident and
Health
100%
Employee 3
Accident and Health
All Accident and
Health
100%
Employee 4
Accident and Health
All Accident and
Health
100%
Employee 5
Accident and Health
All Accident and
Health
100%
sin nombre
Accident and Health
All Accident and
Health
100%
Employee 6 Accident and Health Direct to Consumer 81% Financial Lines Loyalty 4%
Employee 7
Accident and Health Direct to Consumer
70%
Accident and
Health Group PA
20%
Employee 8 Accident and Health Direct to Consumer 81% Financial Lines Loyalty 4%
Employee 9 Accident and Health Direct to Consumer 81% Financial Lines Loyalty 4%
Sales Employee Accident and Health Direct to Consumer 81% SBS AIG Combined 7%
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Service Center Employee Allocation Page
Employee
Service
Center 1
Activity 1 Cost Driver / Direct Profit Center 1
Direct Minor
Line 1
Perc
ent
%
Employee 1
Administration Administering
x 30 Percent By Operating Minor Lines and 70 Percent
based on Headcount
50%
Employee 2
Administration Administering
x 30 Percent By Operating Minor Lines and 70 Percent
based on Headcount
100%
Employee 3
Administration Administering
x 30 Percent By Operating Minor Lines and 70 Percent
Based on Policy Transaction Count Weighted
100%
Employee 4
Administration Administering
x 30 Percent By Operating Minor Lines and 70 Percent
Based on Policy Transaction Count Weighted
100%
Employee 5
Claims
Claims
Handling and
Adjusting Direct Accident and Health
Direct to
Consumer
45%
Employee 6
Claims
Claims
Handling and
Adjusting Direct Personal Lines
Extended
Warranty
33%
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Profit Centers
Direct Marketing
Campaign
Expenses
Advertising
Expense Non
DM
Total
Advertising Cost
Accident and Health Total $66,574,723 $1,405,000 $72,076,008
Direct to Consumer $66,574,723 $66,574,723
Individual Travel $1,405,000 $5,501,285
Life $0
Voluntary Employee Benefits $0
All Accident and Health $0
Aviation Total $0 $0 $0
Aviation Line $0
Service Centers
Advertising Cost
to Service
Centers
Executive $17,832,922 $17,832,922
Finance and Accounting $0
Human Resources $0
Legal $0
Other $1,868,172 $1,868,172
Company Wide Total Unallocated
General $0
Total: $146,036,408 $23,092,577 $173,225,270
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Cost Center / Minor Line Total Direct Costs Total Indirect Costs
Total FGEN GOE
Results
Percentage of
FGEN GOE
Results
Accident and Health $1,109,750,301 $331,937,111 $1,540,672,246 38.08%
Direct to Consumer $1,003,597,511.74 $193,627,303.58 $1,272,217,255 31.44%
Group PA $35,580,772.25 $55,186,770.72 $97,965,284 2.42%
Group Travel $20,134,725.14 $16,419,039.01 $40,031,697 0.99%
Individual Personal Accident $5,443,774.29 $499,306.25 $6,020,390 0.15%
Individual Travel $34,946,220.47 $52,367,039.50 $98,224,733 2.43%
Life
$0.00 $0 0.00%
Voluntary Employee Benefits $10,047,296.87 $13,837,652.38 $26,212,886 0.65%
Aviation $4,022,919 $0 $4,022,919 0.10%
Aviation Line
$4,022,919.00 $4,022,919 0.10%
Casualty $84,954,658 $83,787,411 $191,507,996 4.73%
Casualty Auto $47,717,793.67 $47,524,604.11 $109,319,566 2.70%
Excess Casualty $11,704,340.94 $13,269,050.52 $27,867,439 0.69%
General Liability $25,532,523.03 $22,993,756.84 $54,320,991 1.34%
Workers Compensation
$0 0.00%
Total GOE Results
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Cost Center / Minor Line
Direct Data
Processing Costs
Indirect Data
Processing Costs Total DP Results
Percentage of DP
Results
Accident and Health $59,783,539 $41,958,059 $101,741,598 30.68%
Direct to Consumer $51,878,632.31 $21,638,312.58 $73,516,945 22.17%
Group PA $1,779,069.86 $8,167,530.75 $9,946,601 3.00%
Group Travel $1,657,391.09 $2,275,544.96 $3,932,936 1.19%
Individual Personal Accident $141,140.00 $80,679.29 $221,819 0.07%
Individual Travel $3,840,920.13 $7,398,651.81 $11,239,572 3.39%
Life
$0.00 $0 0.00%
Voluntary Employee Benefits $486,385.61 $2,397,339.51 $2,883,725 0.87%
Aviation $0 $0 $0 0.00%
Aviation Line
$0 0.00%
Casualty $4,971,175 $11,243,202 $16,214,377 4.89%
Casualty Auto $1,631,898.00 $6,402,334.35 $8,034,232 2.42%
Excess Casualty $1,581,470.00 $1,928,616.57 $3,510,087 1.06%
General Liability $1,757,807.00 $2,912,250.73 $4,670,058 1.41%
Expense by Category Results
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Service Center / Activity
Driver Direct Costs Indirect Costs
Total Property
Line
Percentage of
Property Line
Percentage of
Overall Cost
Category
Actuarial $0 $0 $0 0.00% 0.00%
Actuarial Duties
$0 0.00% 0.00%
Administration $0 $585,316 $585,316 0.16% 6.16%
Administering
$585,316 $585,316 0.16% 6.16%
Claims $7,566,809 $188,373 $7,755,181 2.17% 5.70%
Claims Handling and Adjusting $33,151 $188,373 $221,523 0.06% 0.45%
Manage Claims Department
$7,533,658 $7,533,658 2.11% 8.64%
Salvage and Subrogation
Processing $0 0.00% 0.00%
Compliance $0 $1,511,727 $1,511,727 0.42% 10.72%
Comp. Audit and Reporting
$1,511,727 $1,511,727 0.42% 10.72%
Property Minor Line GOE Results
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Challenges
Buy-in of PCMs
Training
Access to Payroll
Differing source files to be imported (Payroll, Trial
Balances, CL106,Policy Transaction Count, FAC Count)
Maintenance of Mappings
Excel 2003 and 2007 compatibility issues.
Time Sheets