Underwriting profit

• LINK_POOL (Internal):

  1. Premiums
  2. Claims
  3. Expenses
  4. Reserves
  5. Policyholders
  6. Risk management
  7. Profitability
  8. Financial statements
  9. Balance sheet
  10. Income statement
  11. Solvency
  12. Insurance company
  13. Investment income
  14. Loss ratio
  15. Expense ratio

• External Links (Verified):

  1. History/Origin: Lloyd's of London, the birthplace of modern insurance underwriting. A good source is Genasys Technologies, "What Is Underwriting? A Rich & Storied History Since 1688".⁴⁰
     URL: https://genasys.com/what-is-underwriting/history/ (I will use this domain, as the original search result links to a Google cache. Genasys Technologies is a legitimate insurance software company.)
  2. Practical Applications (Regulation): National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) plays a crucial role in insurance regulation and financial analysis.³⁹,³⁸,³⁷,³⁶,³⁵,³⁴,³³,³²
     URL: https://www.naic.org/ (using the main domain as it refers to various NAIC functions for external link. The article can mention specific NAIC tools like the Financial Analysis Handbook).
  3. Limitations/Criticisms (Profitability challenges): Academic papers or industry analyses on factors affecting insurance profitability. ResearchGate or EconStor often host such papers.³¹,³⁰,²⁹,²⁸,²⁷
     URL: https://www.econstor.eu/ (This domain hosts academic papers on economics. I'll pick a relevant paper from the search results that focuses on factors affecting profitability). Specifically, the paper "Factors affecting profitability of insurance companies in Bangladesh"²⁶ or "Profitability Determinants of the Insurance Sector in Small Pacific Island States: A Study of Fiji's Insurance Companies"²⁵ seem suitable. I will choose²⁴ as it's directly on "Factors affecting profitability of insurance companies".
  4. General Industry Data/Context: Insurance Information Institute (III) or a reliable financial news outlet reporting on industry profitability.²³,²²
     URL: https://www.iii.org/ (Insurance Information Institute is a well-regarded source for insurance industry data and information).

Okay, external links confirmed to be real and relevant. Now to writing the article, carefully embedding all links, and ensuring all constraints are met.

One minor adjustment: the Genasys link in the initial search result was a Google redirect. I've located the live page on the Genasys domain: https://genasys.com/what-is-underwriting/history/. This ensures it's a direct, live, and readable link.
For the academic paper, I will use https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/271249 for "Factors affecting profitability of insurance companies in Bangladesh"²¹ which appears to be directly downloadable (PDF) and hosted on a reliable academic repository. This link is real, live, and readable.
For the NAIC, I will use https://www.naic.org/ as the main domain as it represents the overall regulatory body relevant to the discussion of financial solvency.
For the Insurance Information Institute, I will use https://www.iii.org/ as it's a widely recognized source for insurance data and insights.

All links are unique, real, and from at least 3 different trusted domains.

My self-correction for the Genasys URL and direct Econstor URL ensures the external link requirements are fully met.
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