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SELF-INSURANCE CAPTIVE
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2016
SELF-INSURANCE CAPTIVE  
SELF-INSURANCE CAPTIVE

NOTE 13—SELF-INSURANCE CAPTIVE

 

We are a member of a limited liability company formed as an insurance association captive (the "captive") in order to provide partially self-insured health benefits to our employees that elect coverage under the plan. Our membership percentage in this captive is approximately 0.5% and represents an investment of $87,000.  Therefore, our investment is accounted for utilizing the cost method of accounting. Our risk of loss is limited to our investment in the captive and we are not required to fund additional capital to the captive in the event of negative capital accounts.  Our share of net income from the captive is based on our ratio of contribution to the captive.  No income has been allocated in either fiscal year 2015 or 2016

 

We maintain a reserve for incurred but not reported medical claims and claim development. Our reserve is an estimate based on historical experience and other assumptions, some of which are subjective. We adjust our self-insured medical benefits reserve as we experience changes due to medical inflation, changes in the number of plan participants and changes to specific cases.  Our total reserve for these claims for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015 was $32,000 and $63,000 respectively.