The net profits of South Korea's non-life insurance industry soared by 72% year on year in 2021 to a record-high of KRW3.7tn ($3.0bn), thanks to markedly improved underwriting performance, especially in the automobile insurance line, notes AM Best.
The aggregate profit of insurance companies listed on UAE stock exchanges fell by 12.9% to AED590.87m ($160.86m) for the first quarter of this year, compared to AED678.07m for the corresponding quarter in 2021.
The top four insurance companies in Saudi Arabia, based on 2021 premium income, have reported weaker net results for the first quarter of this year, as a result of higher claims.
Income inequality within countries is negative for social cohesion, economic growth and financial markets. It is also detrimental to most insurance markets, leading to overall lower insurance penetration and reduced household protection according to a new research published in Sigma by Swiss Re Institute.
Health insurance, which includes both compulsory and non- compulsory lines, accounted for 59.7% of the 2021 total market gross written premiums (GWP) in Saudi Arabia. Health GWP in 2021 amounted to SAR25.11bn ($5.63bn) in underwritten premiums, according to "The Saudi Insurance Market Report 2021" released last week by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
The profitability of the motor insurance branch in Morocco has deteriorated sharply in recent years to the point of pushing the regulator into introducing a provision for price risk to discipline the market.
Samsung Life Insurance, South Korea's top life insurer, has disclosed that its 1Q2022 net profit plunged by 72.9% due to losses in its variable life insurance business amid recent stock market volatility.
Munich-headquartered global insurer Alliianz has announced that its net income attributable to shareholders stood at EUR0.6bn ($0.62bn) for 1Q2022, down 78.1% from the corresponding quarter in 2021.
Total net written premiums (NWP) increased by 8.2% to SAR34.6bn ($9.2bn) in 2021 from SAR31.99bn in 2020, according to "The Saudi Insurance Market Report 2021" released last week by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
Qatar's insurance companies witnessed robust growth in net premium, while their net claims declined steeply in the first quarter of 2022, according to data released by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB).