SECTION 3. TABLES OF DISCOUNT
Internal Revenue Bulletin 2001-53 · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
FACTORS
.01 The following tables present separately for each line of business the discount factors under § 846 for accident year 2001. All the discount factors presented in this section were determined using the applicable interest rate under § 846(c) for 2001, which is 6.00 percent, and by assuming all loss payments occur in the middle of the calendar year.
.02 If the groupings of individual lines of business on the annual statement change, taxpayers must discount the unpaid losses on the affected lines of business in accordance with the discounting patterns that would have applied to those unpaid losses based on their classification on the 1995 annual statement. See Rev. Proc. 98–11 (1998–1 C.B. 358)
Accident and Health (Other Than Disability Income or Credit Disability Insurance)
Discount factor for all years equals 97.1286 percent.
Auto Physical Damage
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+ 0 89.9430 89.9430 10.0570 9.7182 96.6309 AY+ 1 99.3814 9.4384 0.6186 0.5838 94.3797 AY+ 2 N/A 0.3093 0.3093 0.3004 97.1286
Commercial Auto/Truck Liability/Medical
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 25.8075 25.8075 74.1925 65.3144 88.0336
AY+1 49.8793 24.0718 50.1207 44.4497 88.6854
December 31, 2001 643 2001–53 I.R.B.
Commercial Auto/Truck Liability/Medical—Continued
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+2 67.6592 17.7799 32.3408 28.8112 89.0862 AY+3 79.7711 12.1119 20.2289 18.0699 89.3272 AY+4 88.2132 8.4421 11.7868 10.4624 88.7640 AY+5 93.1778 4.9646 6.8222 5.9788 87.6375 AY+6 95.9623 2.7845 4.0377 3.4707 85.9577 AY+7 97.0091 1.0468 2.9909 2.6012 86.9707 AY+8 97.5719 0.5628 2.4281 2.1778 89.6931 AY+9 98.2191 0.6471 1.7809 1.6422 92.2109
AY+10 N/A 0.6471 1.1338 1.0745 94.7685
AY+11 N/A 0.6471 0.4867 0.4727 97.1286
Composite Discount Factors
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 35.4611 35.4611 64.5389 55.5635 86.0930
AY+1 59.1449 23.6838 40.8551 34.5133 84.4773
AY+2 70.8220 11.6771 29.1780 24.5618 84.1792
AY+3 81.9019 11.0799 18.0981 14.6281 80.8265
AY+4 86.3688 4.4669 13.6312 10.9068 80.0133
AY+5 90.0497 3.6809 9.9503 7.7715 78.1028 AY+6 92.7488 2.6991 7.2512 5.4588 75.2820
AY+7 93.8259 1.0771 6.1741 4.6775 75.7592 AY+8 94.2415 0.4156 5.7585 4.5302 78.6700 AY+9 94.8568 0.6153 5.1432 4.1685 81.0493
AY+10 N/A 0.6153 4.5279 3.7851 83.5960 AY+11 N/A 0.6153 3.9125 3.3787 86.3558 AY+12 N/A 0.6153 3.2972 2.9479 89.4060 AY+13 N/A 0.6153 2.6819 2.4912 92.8922 AY+14 N/A 0.6153 2.0665 2.0072 97.1286
2001–53 I.R.B 644 December 31, 2001
Fidelity/Surety
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 24.1540 24.1540 75.8460 70.3585 92.7650 AY+1 59.0961 34.9421 40.9039 38.6050 94.3797 AY+2 N/A 20.4520 20.4520 19.8647 97.1286
Financial Guaranty/Mortgage Guaranty
Estimated
Factors
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 9.2513 9.2513 90.7487 84.1431 92.7210
AY+1 50.5659 41.3146 49.4341 46.6558 94.3797
AY+2 N/A 24.7171 24.7171 24.0073 97.1286
International
(Composite)
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 35.4611 35.4611 64.5389 55.5635 86.0930
AY+1 59.1449 23.6838 40.8551 34.5133 84.4773 AY+2 70.8220 11.6771 29.1780 24.5618 84.1792 AY+3 81.9019 11.0799 18.0981 14.6281 80.8265
AY+4 86.3688 4.4669 13.6312 10.9068 80.0133 AY+5 90.0497 3.6809 9.9503 7.7715 78.1028 AY+6 92.7488 2.6991 7.2512 5.4588 75.2820
AY+7 93.8259 1.0771 6.1741 4.6775 75.7592 AY+8 94.2415 0.4156 5.7585 4.5302 78.6700 AY+9 94.8568 0.6153 5.1432 4.1685 81.0493 AY+10 N/A 0.6153 4.5279 3.7851 83.5960 AY+11 N/A 0.6153 3.9125 3.3787 86.3558
AY+12 N/A 0.6153 3.2972 2.9479 89.4060 AY+13 N/A 0.6153 2.6819 2.4912 92.8922 AY+14 N/A 0.6153 2.0665 2.0072 97.1286
December 31, 2001 645 2001–53 I.R.B.
Medical Malpractice — Claims-Made
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 6.3899 6.3899 93.6101 77.4322 82.7178 AY+1 24.0011 17.6112 75.9989 63.9463 84.1411 AY+2 42.6970 18.6959 57.3030 48.5345 84.6980 AY+3 58.0610 15.3640 41.9390 35.6284 84.9528 AY+4 69.6653 11.6043 30.3347 25.8187 85.1128 AY+5 75.6033 5.9380 24.3967 21.2542 87.1194 AY+6 81.8786 6.2753 18.1214 16.0687 88.6725
AY+7 87.8539 5.9753 12.1461 10.8809 89.5834
AY+8 89.5207 1.6668 10.4793 9.8176 93.6862
AY+9 94.3025 4.7818 5.6975 5.4836 96.2450
AY+10 N/A 4.7818 0.9157 0.8894 97.1286
Medical Malpractice — Occurrence
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 2.1239 2.1239 97.8761 72.4330 74.0048
AY+1 6.4831 4.3592 93.5169 72.2909 77.3025
AY+2 15.5987 9.1156 84.4013 67.2433 79.6709
AY+3 31.9062 16.3075 68.0938 54.4883 80.0194
AY+4 45.0931 13.1868 54.9069 44.1809 80.4650 AY+5 50.0751 4.9821 49.9249 41.7024 83.5302 AY+6 60.9728 10.8976 39.0272 32.9847 84.5171 AY+7 69.2138 8.2411 30.7862 26.4791 86.0097 AY+8 72.8658 3.6519 27.1342 24.3079 89.5840
AY+9 80.0005 7.1347 19.9995 18.4208 92.1061 AY+10 N/A 7.1347 12.8648 12.1803 94.6798 AY+11 N/A 7.1347 5.7300 5.5655 97.1286
2001–53 I.R.B 646 December 31, 2001
Miscellaneous Casualty
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 77.6669 77.6669 22.3331 21.2118 94.9792 AY+1 94.0673 16.4004 5.9327 5.5993 94.3797 AY+2 N/A 2.9664 2.9664 2.8812 97.1286
Multiple Peril Lines (Homeowners/Farmowners Multiple Peril, Commercial Multiple Peril, and Special Liability
(Ocean Marine, Aircraft (All Perils), Boiler, and Machinery))
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 55.9587 55.9587 44.0413 39.2528 89.1272
AY+1 77.8939 21.9352 22.1061 19.0243 86.0589
AY+2 84.0083 6.1144 15.9917 13.8706 86.7360
AY+3 91.3188 7.3105 8.6812 7.1762 82.6633
AY+4 92.1670 0.8482 7.8330 6.7334 85.9627
AY+5 94.3838 2.2168 5.6162 4.8552 86.4488
AY+6 96.4959 2.1121 3.5041 2.9719 84.8124
AY+7 97.3670 0.8712 2.6330 2.2533 85.5817
AY+8 98.0034 0.6364 1.9966 1.7334 86.8153
AY+9 98.4059 0.4025 1.5941 1.4230 89.2642
AY+10 N/A 0.4025 1.1916 1.0940 91.8045 AY+11 N/A 0.4025 0.7892 0.7453 94.4346
AY+12 N/A 0.4025 0.3867 0.3756 97.1286
Other (Including Credit)
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 66.7418 66.7418 33.2582 31.4355 94.5195 AY+1 89.2755 22.5337 10.7245 10.1217 94.3797 AY+2 N/A 5.3622 5.3622 5.2083 97.1286
December 31, 2001 647 2001–53 I.R.B.
Other Liability — Claims-Made
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 10.2440 10.2440 89.7560 74.4023 82.8940 AY+1 29.3763 19.1323 70.6237 59.1686 83.7800 AY+2 44.4111 15.0349 55.5889 47.2393 84.9799 AY+3 67.8197 23.4086 32.1803 25.9731 80.7112 AY+4 73.4753 5.6555 26.5247 21.7087 81.8434 AY+5 78.8604 5.3852 21.1396 17.4669 82.6265 AY+6 83.5027 4.6422 16.4973 13.7354 83.2585 AY+7 84.0676 0.5649 15.9324 13.9779 87.7327
AY+8 85.2129 1.1453 14.7871 13.6374 92.2252
AY+9 90.5992 5.3863 9.4008 8.9102 94.7808
AY+10 N/A 5.3863 4.0145 3.8993 97.1286
Other Liability — Occurrence
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 13.5751 13.5751 86.4249 68.4370 79.1866
AY+1 26.3964 12.8213 73.6036 59.3429 80.6249
AY+2 40.2725 13.8761 59.7275 48.6171 81.3982
AY+3 55.4566 15.1841 44.5434 35.9011 80.5981
AY+4 65.3309 9.8742 34.6691 27.8890 80.4434 AY+5 74.0647 8.7339 25.9353 20.5703 79.3140
AY+6 80.9090 6.8442 19.0910 14.7580 77.3031 AY+7 84.3622 3.4532 15.6378 12.0881 77.3006 AY+8 84.6163 0.2542 15.3837 12.5517 81.5914
AY+9 86.7311 2.1147 13.2689 11.1276 83.8621 AY+10 N/A 2.1147 11.1542 9.6180 86.2277 AY+11 N/A 2.1147 9.0395 8.0178 88.6981 AY+12 N/A 2.1147 6.9247 6.3216 91.2910 AY+13 N/A 2.1147 4.8100 4.5237 94.0479
AY+14 N/A 2.1147 2.6953 2.6179 97.1286
2001–53 I.R.B 648 December 31, 2001
Private Passenger Auto Liability/Medical
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 37.9339 37.9339 62.0661 56.5092 91.0468 AY+1 67.7044 29.7705 32.2956 29.2492 90.5670 AY+2 81.5316 13.8272 18.4684 16.7681 90.7936 AY+3 89.8898 8.3583 10.1102 9.1689 90.6897 AY+4 94.6531 4.7633 5.3469 4.8149 90.0509 AY+5 97.1265 2.4734 2.8735 2.5573 88.9961 AY+6 98.4587 1.3322 1.5413 1.3392 86.8852 AY+7 98.9811 0.5224 1.0189 0.8817 86.5309
AY+8 99.2330 0.2519 0.7670 0.6752 88.0336
AY+9 99.4067 0.1737 0.5933 0.5369 90.4936
AY+10 N/A 0.1737 0.4196 0.3903 93.0125
AY+11 N/A 0.1737 0.2460 0.2349 95.5126
AY+12 N/A 0.1737 0.0723 0.0702 97.1286
Products Liability — Claims-Made
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 4.9750 4.9750 95.0250 76.1308 80.1166
AY+1 15.1072 10.1322 84.8928 70.2670 82.7714
AY+2 30.9560 15.8488 69.0440 58.1656 84.2443 AY+3 38.2420 7.2860 61.7580 54.1541 87.6876
AY+4 68.6101 30.3681 31.3899 26.1375 83.2673 AY+5 78.5966 9.9865 21.4034 17.4241 81.4078 AY+6 88.3971 9.8005 11.6029 8.3793 72.2169
AY+7 93.2957 4.8986 6.7043 3.8386 57.2557 AY+8 88.3815 -4.9142 11.6185 9.1284 78.5676 AY+9 89.6105 1.2290 10.3895 8.4107 80.9542 AY+10 N/A 1.2290 9.1604 7.6500 83.5111 AY+11 N/A 1.2290 7.9314 6.8436 86.2851
AY+12 N/A 1.2290 6.7024 5.9888 89.3544 AY+13 N/A 1.2290 5.4733 5.0828 92.8653 AY+14 N/A 1.2290 4.2443 4.1224 97.1286
December 31, 2001 649 2001–53 I.R.B.
Products Liability – Occurrence
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 9.0653 9.0653 90.9347 69.4041 76.3230 AY+1 14.9035 5.8382 85.0965 67.5575 79.3893 AY+2 29.2591 14.3555 70.7409 56.8310 80.3369 AY+3 45.6462 16.3871 54.3538 43.3693 79.7908 AY+4 57.5945 11.9483 42.4055 33.6700 79.4000 AY+5 63.8634 6.2689 36.1366 29.2359 80.9039 AY+6 75.2266 11.3632 24.7734 19.2910 77.8696 AY+7 78.2679 3.0413 21.7321 17.3172 79.6849
AY+8 78.1898 -0.0781 21.8102 18.4367 84.5322
AY+9 81.8722 3.6825 18.1278 15.7515 86.8918
AY+10 N/A 3.6825 14.4453 12.9053 89.3391
AY+11 N/A 3.6825 10.7628 9.8883 91.8744
AY+12 N/A 3.6825 7.0803 6.6902 94.4902
AY+13 N/A 3.6825 3.3979 3.3003 97.1286
Reinsurance A (Nonproportional Property)
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 27.1668 27.1668 72.8332 64.9403 89.1631 AY+1 68.7008 41.5340 31.2992 26.0748 83.3084
AY+2 70.0362 1.3354 29.9638 26.2645 87.6541 AY+3 87.5338 17.4976 12.4662 9.8255 78.8169 AY+4 90.2132 2.6794 9.7868 7.6564 78.2320
AY+5 91.3751 1.1619 8.6249 6.9196 80.2275 AY+6 94.3845 3.0095 5.6155 4.2363 75.4399 AY+7 93.3293 -1.0552 6.6707 5.5769 83.6030 AY+8 N/A 1.0387 5.6320 4.8421 85.9749 AY+9 N/A 1.0387 4.5932 4.0632 88.4598
AY+10 N/A 1.0387 3.5545 3.2375 91.0821 AY+11 N/A 1.0387 2.5158 2.3623 93.9007 AY+12 N/A 1.0387 1.4771 1.4346 97.1286
2001–53 I.R.B 650 December 31, 2001
Reinsurance B (Non-proportional Liability)
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 6.6962 6.6962 93.3038 69.3996 74.3802 AY+1 22.3944 15.6982 77.6056 57.4013 73.9654 AY+2 32.6486 10.2542 67.3514 50.2879 74.6651 AY+3 50.2234 17.5748 49.7766 35.2109 70.7379 AY+4 53.5839 3.3605 46.4161 33.8637 72.9568 AY+5 55.6838 2.0999 44.3162 33.7335 76.1201 AY+6 63.6144 7.9306 36.3856 27.5925 75.8336
AY+7 66.4211 2.8066 33.5789 26.3584 78.4969
AY+8 N/A 2.8066 30.7723 25.0503 81.4054
AY+9 N/A 2.8066 27.9656 23.6637 84.6171
AY+10 N/A 2.8066 25.1590 22.1939 88.2146
AY+11 N/A 2.8066 22.3524 20.6359 92.3211
AY+12 N/A 2.8066 19.5457 18.9845 97.1286
Reinsurance C (Financial Lines)
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 11.4622 11.4622 88.5378 77.3623 87.3777
AY+1 44.5791 33.1169 55.4209 47.9081 86.4441 AY+2 63.9134 19.3343 36.0866 30.8767 85.5627 AY+3 65.6185 1.7051 34.3815 30.9737 90.0885 AY+4 79.9778 14.3593 20.0222 18.0484 90.1419 AY+5 88.9152 8.9374 11.0848 9.9297 89.5793
AY+6 91.2490 2.3338 8.7510 8.1227 92.8199 AY+7 94.7645 3.5155 5.2355 4.9906 95.3224 AY+8 N/A 3.5155 1.7200 1.6706 97.1286
December 31, 2001 651 2001–53 I.R.B.
Special Property (Fire, Allied Lines, Inland Marine, Earthquake, Glass, Burglary and Theft)
Estimated
(%)
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
(%)
Discount
Paid Each Year
Losses
Factors
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
(%)
AY+0 57.4895 57.4895 42.5105 40.5227 95.3241 AY+1 90.5193 33.0297 9.4807 8.9479 94.3797 AY+2 N/A 4.7404 4.7404 4.6043 97.1286
Workers’ Compensation
Estimated
Discounted
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Factors
(%)
Paid Each Year
Losses
(%)
Unpaid Losses at Year End
(%)
Discount
Tax Year
Cumulative Losses Paid
(%)
AY+0 23.6461 23.6461 76.3539 62.7199 82.1437
AY+1 44.8166 21.1705 55.1834 44.6867 80.9786
AY+2 57.9652 13.1486 42.0348 33.8306 80.4824
AY+3 72.0542 14.0889 27.9458 21.3550 76.4156
AY+4 80.5542 8.5000 19.4458 13.8850 71.4034
AY+5 84.8876 4.3334 15.1124 10.2565 67.8684
AY+6 87.1173 2.2297 12.8827 8.5763 66.5723
AY+7 88.2647 1.1473 11.7353 7.9096 67.4000
AY+8 88.5404 0.2757 11.4596 8.1003 70.6858
AY+9 88.8062 0.2658 11.1938 8.3126 74.2613
AY+10 N/A 0.2658 10.9279 8.5377 78.1273 AY+11 N/A 0.2658 10.6621 8.7763 82.3127
AY+12 N/A 0.2658 10.3963 9.0291 86.8499 AY+13 N/A 0.2658 10.1304 9.2972 91.7750 AY+14 N/A 0.2658 9.8646 9.5813 97.1286
DRAFTING INFORMATION
The principal author of this revenue procedure is Katherine A. Hossofsky of
the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products). For further information regarding this revenue procedure, contact Ms. Hossofsky at
(202) 622–3477 (not a toll-free number).
2001–53 I.R.B 652 December 31, 2001
AY+0 86.1785
AY+1 84.6206
AY+2 84.2139
AY+3 84.1124
AY+4 84.8349
AY+5 85.3994
AY+6 85.4575
AY+7 85.5553
AY+8 88.3172
AY+9 90.7912
AY+10 93.3259
AY+11 95.8396
AY+12 97.1286
Fidelity/Surety
26 CFR 601.201: Rulings and determination letters. (Also Part I, Sections 832, 846; 1.832–4, 1.846–1.)
Rev. Proc. 2001–61
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