Part-1. Nambia is an African country with the unit of currency of the Namib with 350 namibs [µ]equal to $1.00 and 420µ equal to £1. Nambia has a deposit insurance system that provides for coverage up to a limit of 120,000,000µ per all eligible accounts in aggregate per bank. Not all accounts are covered by the Nambian deposit insurance system, which specifically excludes CD’s with maturities in excess of 2 years and all inter-bank accounts. Moreover, foreign currency accounts are excluded within the overall limit.

Suppose that an account holder has the following exposure in a bank that failed:

Savings Account = 35,000,000µ

Current Account = 35,000,000µ

CD (I year) = 250,000µ

CD (2 year) = 1,500,000µ

CD (3 years) = 10,000,000 µ

Foreign Currency Account-1: $15,000

Foreign Currency Account-2:£50,000

If there is currently no coinsurance in Nambia, how much can the account holder recover and how much does the account holder lose in the event that the bank goes insolvent? Express in both monetary amounts and percentage terms. [B1](3 marks)

Part-2

The Nambian government wants to reduce costs and exposure to deposit insurance claims from depositors in insolvent banks enrolled in the Nambian Deposit Insurance Scheme. Suppose that it introduces co-insurance. Recalculate the amount the account holder recovers and how much does the account holder lose in the event that the bank goes insolvent using the data in question 3a. above. Use co-insurance at rate of 20%. (Note: in effect this reduces maximum amount recoverable by 20% with the A/H absorbing that 20% incremental loss) [B1](2 ½ marks)

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