ACC report confirms volatility in accounts 27 Mar 2015
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ACC report confirms volatility in accounts
ACC’s latest quarterly report highlights the impact of short-term volatilities on the ACC scheme’s financial position, says ACC Minister Nikki Kaye.
“The overall financial position of the scheme has improved over the past few years and it is now essentially fully funded.
“However, the quarterly report to 31 December 2014 confirms what the government has been saying about volatile discount rates and their effect on the scheme’s overall liabilities.”
Discount rates help ACC calculate how much it needs to have invested today to meet its future claims costs, taking into account returns it expects to earn on its investments.
If discount rates fall, the value of ACC’s outstanding claims liability increases, and vice versa.
“The latest report shows a net increase of $2.2 billion in the outstanding claims liability for the financial year to December 2014, driven largely by changing discount rates.
“Early indications are that there were further significant shifts in January and February.
“When you’re dealing with such volatile short-term conditions, you shouldn’t get carried away with results at any one point in time.
“The government has taken a long-term view focusing on levy stability. The short-term volatilities highlighted by this report demonstrate that the government’s approach is a sensible one.”
ACC’s improved financial position has seen $1 billion returned to New Zealanders in levy cuts since 2012, with a further $480 million of cuts due in 2015/16.
“I’ve consistently said that the government is very committed to further levy reductions.
“People want levy cuts, but they also want stable levies which don’t change dramatically from one year to the next.
“The disadvantage of not taking a long-term view is that short-term volatilities could see big levy cuts one year, followed by big increases the next.
“That’s not good for businesses, which need stability to help them plan ahead.
“The government is committed to balancing the need to keep levies as low as possible, while also ensuring the accounts can withstand short-term volatilities.”
ACC’s second quarterly report for 2014/15 is available here
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