an amount/liability that gets established when: (1) a portion of the premium that was due prior to the valuation date; is (2) designed to pay all (or a part) of the claims that are expected to be incurred after the valuation date. a contract reserve may-or-may not include a provision for the unearned premium reserves. contract reserves are also referred to as: (i) active life reserves; and/or (ii) policy reserves.