GIBSON INSURANCE COMPANY Activity-Based Costing; Allocating Corporate Costs DATE OCT 22, 2012 CASE ANALYSIS Gibson Insurance Company sells two types of financial products: annuities and life insurance, all sales are done by in-house agents. The annuities are tax deferred investments that offer scheduled payout options and lump sums to their investors. The life insurance policies pay benefits to the designated beneficiaries in the event the policyholder passes away. At the end of
Overview Gibson Insurance Company has tasked Rebecca Hampton, the controller, with reviewing the company 's allocation of corporate support costs in order to better assign the cost attributed to product lines and business units. This is important because it would help to provide better information for pricing decisions, sales compensation, and focus on areas in cost improvement. Gibson sells two categories of financial products: annuities and life insurance. They are both sold by in-house sales
Gibson Insurance Company Synopsis Gibson Company is an insurance company that mainly sells annuities and life insurance. Gibson possesses two subsidiary companies, Midwest and Compton, which also sell the same products but with different prices and features. Both subsidiaries rely on Gibson provides administrative supports for maintaining. Gibson used to use an objective measure to calculate each policy as the support costs allocation basis. The original method did not reflect the real cost
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