Whole life insurance is considered an extremely safe investment because life insurance companies are mandated to meet certain reserve requirements by law. (lifeant.com)
If you believe there are excess charges to certain reserves on the balance sheet, just ask the owner, «Do you have cookie jars, and why?» (g3cfo.com)
Sportsmen of a country who are not on very good terms with the host country are first greeted with certain reserve. (si.com)