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Asbestos (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
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Asbestos Adjustments | The Asbestos adjustments included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income comprise the following:
| Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Change in estimates: |  |  |  |  |
Change in actuarial estimate - asbestos liability | $ | (73.8 | ) |  | $ | (152.1 | ) |  | $ | 44.7 |
Change in actuarial estimate - insurance receivable | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | (8.2 | )
Change in estimate - AICF claims-handling costs | 1.1 |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | 2.1 |
Subtotal - Change in estimates | (72.7 | ) |  | (151.4 | ) |  | 38.6 |
Effect of foreign exchange on Asbestos net liabilities | 49.5 |  |  | (5.3 | ) |  | 2.8 |
(Loss) gain on foreign currency forward contracts | (0.8 | ) |  | 1.4 |  |  | (1.0 | )
Adjustments in insurance receivable | 2.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asbestos research and education contribution | — |  |  | (1.1 | ) |  | — |
Total Asbestos Adjustments | $ | (22.0 | ) |  | $ | (156.4 | ) |  | $ | 40.4 |
Central Estimates, Net of Insurance Recoveries | The following table sets forth the central estimates, net of insurance recoveries, calculated by KPMGA as of 31 March 2019:
| Year Ended 31 March 2019
(Millions of US and Australian dollars, respectively) | US$ |  | A$
Central Estimate – Discounted and Inflated | 1,325.9 |  |  | 1,868.4 |
Central Estimate – Undiscounted but Inflated | 1,574.3 |  |  | 2,218.5 |
Central Estimate – Undiscounted and Uninflated | 993.3 |  |  | 1,399.8 |
Numbers of Open Claims, New Claims and Closed Claims and Average Settlement Per Settled Claim and Case Closed | The following table shows the activity related to the numbers of open claims, new claims and closed claims during each of the past five years and the average settlement per settled claim and case closed:
|  | For the Years Ended 31 March
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Number of open claims at beginning of period |  | 336 |  |  | 352 |  |  | 426 |  |  | 494 |  |  | 466 |
Number of new claims |  | 568 |  |  | 562 |  |  | 557 |  |  | 577 |  |  | 665 |
Number of closed claims |  | 572 |  |  | 578 |  |  | 631 |  |  | 645 |  |  | 637 |
Number of open claims at end of period |  | 332 |  |  | 336 |  |  | 352 |  |  | 426 |  |  | 494 |
Average settlement amount per settled claim |  | A$262,108 |  | A$253,431 |  | A$223,535 |  | A$248,138 |  | A$254,209
Average settlement amount per case closed |  | A$234,156 |  | A$217,038 |  | A$167,563 |  | A$218,900 |  | A$217,495
Average settlement amount per settled claim |  | US$191,236 |  | US$196,093 |  | US$168,300 |  | US$182,763 |  | US$222,619
Average settlement amount per case closed |  | US$170,842 |  | US$167,934 |  | US$126,158 |  | US$161,229 |  | US$190,468
Asbestos-Related Assets and Liabilities | These amounts are detailed in the table below, and the net total of these asbestos-related assets and liabilities is referred to by the Company as the “Net AFFA Liability.”
|  | 31 March
(Millions of US dollars) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Asbestos liability – current |  | $ | (110.5 | ) |  | $ | (114.1 | )
Asbestos liability – non-current |  | (979.1 | ) |  | (1,101.0 | )
Asbestos liability – Total |  | (1,089.6 | ) |  | (1,215.1 | )
Insurance receivable – current |  | 7.5 |  |  | 5.1 |
Insurance receivable – non-current |  | 43.7 |  |  | 52.8 |
Insurance receivable – Total |  | 51.2 |  |  | 57.9 |
Workers’ compensation asset – current |  | 2.0 |  |  | 2.1 |
Workers’ compensation asset – non-current |  | 25.8 |  |  | 28.8 |
Workers’ compensation liability – current |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (2.1 | )
Workers’ compensation liability – non-current |  | (25.8 | ) |  | (28.8 | )
Workers’ compensation – Total |  | — |  |  | — |
Other net liabilities |  | (2.1 | ) |  | (2.2 | )
Restricted cash and cash equivalents of AICF |  | 39.8 |  |  | 26.6 |
Restricted short-term investments of AICF |  | 17.7 |  |  | 38.4 |
Net Unfunded AFFA liability |  | $ | (983.0 | ) |  | $ | (1,094.4 | )
Deferred income taxes – non-current |  | 349.3 |  |  | 382.9 |
Income tax payable |  | 25.3 |  |  | 21.1 |
Net Unfunded AFFA liability, net of tax |  | $ | (608.4 | ) |  | $ | (690.4 | )
Summary of Net Unfunded AFFA Liability, Net of Tax | The following is a detailed rollforward of the Net Unfunded AFFA liability, net of tax, for the year ended 31 March 2019:
(Millions of US dollars) | Asbestos Liability |  | Insurance Receivables |  | Restricted Cash and Investments |  | Other Assets and Liabilities |  | Net Unfunded AFFA Liability |  | Deferred Tax Assets |  | Income Tax Payable |  | Net Unfunded AFFA Liability, net of tax
Opening Balance - 31 March 2018 | $ | (1,215.1 | ) |  | $ | 57.9 |  |  | $ | 65.0 |  |  | $ | (2.2 | ) |  | $ | (1,094.4 | ) |  | $ | 382.9 |  |  | $ | 21.1 |  |  | $ | (690.4 | )
Asbestos claims paid 1 | 107.6 |  |  | — |  |  | (107.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Payment received in accordance with AFFA 2 | — |  |  | — |  |  | 103.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 103.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 103.0 |
AICF claims-handling costs incurred (paid) | 1.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
AICF operating costs paid - non claims-handling | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1.5 | )
Change in actuarial estimate | (73.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (73.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (73.9 | )
Change in claims handling cost estimate | 1.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.1 |
Impact on deferred income tax due to change in actuarial estimate | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 21.2 |
Insurance recoveries | — |  |  | (2.5 | ) |  | 4.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.3 |
Movement in income tax payable | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (26.0 | ) |  | 5.2 |  |  | (20.8 | )
Other movements | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 1.1 |
Effect of foreign exchange | 89.5 |  |  | (4.2 | ) |  | (6.6 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | 78.8 |  |  | (28.6 | ) |  | (0.7 | ) |  | 49.5 |
Closing Balance - 31 March 2019 | $ | (1,089.6 | ) |  | $ | 51.2 |  |  | $ | 57.5 |  |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | (983.0 | ) |  | $ | 349.3 |  |  | $ | 25.3 |  |  | $ | (608.4 | )
AICF Contributions | The following table summarizes the AICF contributions during the fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017:
Payment Date | Payment Amount A$ Millions | Payment Amount US$ Millions | Operating Cash flow US$ Millions | Free Cash Flow US$ Millions
2 July 2018 | 138.4 |  | 103.0 |  | 295.0 |  | 294.2 |
3 July 2017 | 135.1 |  | 102.2 |  | 292.1 |  | 292.1 |
1 July 2016 | 120.7 |  | 91.1 |  | 260.4 |  | 260.4 |

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