How is the persistency rate calculated?

Persistency rate = A/B

A = Number of policies (net of free look surrenders, policies with initial payment failures and rescissions) activated between X and Y months ago, that persisted at least X months

B = Number of policies (net of free look surrenders, policies with initial payment failures and rescissions) activated between X and Y months ago

Here are the numbers to use when calculating persistency by month:

  • 2 month: X=2, Y= 4
  • 3 month: X=3, Y=15 
  • 4 month: X=4, Y=16
  • 7 month: X=7, Y=19
  • 13 month: X=13, Y=25

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