Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
8200 UTILITIES
8210 Communications
8220 Electric Power Companies
8230 Electric Power Holding Companies
8240 Electric Power & Gas Companies
8250 Natural Gas Distributors
8260 Natural Gas Holding Companies
8270 Natural Gas Pipelines
8280 Water Companies
8500 MISCELLANEOUS
8510 Advertising Agencies
8520 Furnishings
8530 Glass
8540 Hotel & Motel Chains
8550 Medical Services
8560 Industrial Abrasives
8570 Scientific Equipment & Supplies
8580 Service Organizations
8590 Shipbuilding
8591 Wholesalers
8592 Miscellaneous Companies
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - I
Insurance Reserves – GAAP
Supplementary (Liability) Data, Annual Item; Field 06740
Insurance Companies:
INSURANCE RESERVES – GAAP represents the insurance reserves of a non-U.S. company adjusted to
conform to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. See definition for INSURANCE RESERVES –
TOTAL for additional information.
This item is presented in U.S. dollars (converted at the company's fiscal year end exchange rate). It is only
available for ADRs trading on the NYSE, ASE or NASDAQ and is generally not available prior to 1994.
Insurance Reserves - Total
Liability Data, Annual Item; Field 03030
Insurance Companies:
INSURANCE RESERVES - TOTAL represent the sum of benefit and loss reserves, unearned premiums,
policy and contract claims and other reserves.
Insurance Reserves - 1 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08661
Insurance Companies:
(Current Year's Total Insurance Reserves / Last Year's Total Insurance Reserves - 1) * 100
This calculation uses restated data for last years values where available
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