The oldest recorded new year festivities date back to 2000 B.C. in ancient Mesopotamia, where Iraq is now. Called akitu, the festival, which could last for up to 12 days, started on the day of the ...

The exposure period is usually set to the calendar year and starts on January 1. Accident year experience is used to indicate whether premiums effectively cover an insurer’s losses.

But the modern Leap Day as we know it traces its roots back to ancient Rome. Romulus, the first king of Rome, established the Roman Republican calendar around 738 B.C., decreeing that a year began ...

This February is a little longer than usual. It's a leap year, and today — Thursday, Feb. 29 — is Leap Day. The calendar oddity means this year is actually 366 days long, instead of the ...

Calendar year experience is the difference between the premiums earned and losses incurred (but not necessarily occurring) within a 12-month period.

The Lunar New Year typically falls between Jan. 20 and Feb. 21 on the Gregorian calendar. In 2024, it begins on Feb. 10 with the Chinese New Year and will end on Jan. 28, 2025, on Chinese New Year ...

In most parts of East Asia, the new year that begins on Jan. 22 corresponds to the rabbit. In Vietnam, though, it will usher in the Year of the Cat.