Walk through how these programs operate and transfer risk alongside the voluntary private market: funding sources, exposure assignment, claim handling, and the line between subsidy and insurance.

Free CAS Exam 6-U.S. (Regulation and Financial Reporting) lesson in Government Programs. 11 min read, ~1,686 words.

Government and residual programs cover risks the voluntary market will not write, or will not write at an available price. Funding sources: policyholder premiums, assessments on private insurers (usually by market share), policyholder surcharges and recoupment, and taxpayer appropriations or Treasury borrowing. Exposure-assignment mechanisms: assigned risk plans (risks spread by...

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