8. Reinsurance assets and policyholder liabilities under insurance and investment contracts

Reinsurance assets and policyholder liabilities under insurance contracts

Summarized below is the movement in reinsurance assets and policyholder liabilities under insurance contracts during the nine months ended March 31, 2018:


		Reinsurance			Insurance
		assets⁽¹⁾			contracts⁽²⁾
Balance as of June 30, 2017	$	191		$	(1,611	)
Increase in policyholder benefits under insurance contracts		1,276			(7,881	)
Claims and policyholders' benefits under insurance contracts.		(1,263	)		7,691
Foreign currency adjustment⁽³⁾		20			(168	)
Balance as of March 31, 2018	$	224		$	(1,969	)

(1) Included in other long-term assets.
(2) Included in other long-term liabilities.
(3) Represents the effects of the fluctuations between the ZAR against the U.S. dollar.

The Company has agreements with reinsurance companies in order to limit its losses from certain insurance contracts, however, if the reinsurer is unable to meet its obligations, the Company retains the liability.

The Company determines its reserves for policy benefits under its life insurance products using a model which estimates claims incurred that have not been reported at the balance sheet date. This model includes best estimate assumptions of experience plus prescribed margins, as required in the markets in which these products are offered, namely South Africa. The best estimate assumptions include those assumptions related to mortality, morbidity and claim reporting delays, and the main assumptions used to calculate the reserve for policy benefits include (i) mortality and morbidity assumptions reflecting the company's most recent experience and (ii) claim reporting delays reflecting Company specific and industry experience. The values of matured guaranteed endowments were increased by late payment interest (net of the asset management fee and allowance for tax on investment income).

Assets and policyholder liabilities under investment contracts

Summarized below is the movement in assets and policyholder liabilities under investment contracts during the nine months ended March 31, 2018:


				Investment
		Assets⁽¹⁾		contracts⁽²⁾
Balance as of June 30, 2017	$	627	$	(627	)
Increase in policyholder benefits under investment contracts		9		(9	)
Foreign currency adjustment⁽³⁾		65		(65	)
Balance as of March 31, 2018	$	701	$	(701	)

(1) Included in other long-term assets.
(2) Included in other long-term liabilities.
(3) Represents the effects of the fluctuations between the ZAR against the U.S. dollar.

The Company does not offer any investment products with guarantees related to capital or returns.