Total premium production of insurance companies in the January-March period of 2024 increased by 91.8%to TRY199.3bn ($6.15bn) in nominal terms compared to the corresponding quarter of last year, according to data compiled by the Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB) from member companies.
Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company is expected to see a fall in hospitalisation claims, a development which should help restore its profitability from the financial year ended 31 March 2024 ( FYE24), says Fitch Ratings.
Saudi Reinsurance Company (Saudi Re) has posted a net profit after zakat of SAR31.8m ($8.5m) for 1Q2024, almost three times the SAR11.2m for the corresponding quarter in 2023, with growth of 184%.
MNRB Holdings Berhad (MNRB or the Group) announced its best-ever financial performance in its 50-year history. For the financial year ended 31 March 2024 (FY2024), the Group's profit after tax (PAT) soared by 200% to surpass the MYR400m ($84.4m) mark.
The financial data of 79 unlisted property and casualty insurance companies that have published their 1Q2024 solvency reports show that they posted a combined net profit of CNY2.03bn ($281.5m) in the first three months of this year.
The pre-tax profit of insurance companies in Taiwan for the first three months of this year stood at NT$105.3bn ($3.25bn), according to data released by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC).
According to the PERILS Industry Exposure Database (IED) 2024, the impact of inflation on insured exposures "continues to be visible". For instance, the PERILS IED for wind Japan remained stable in terms of JPY with y-o-y growth in "low single digits". However, when compared to the USD, the sums insured represented a decline of 5.1% y-o-y due to the appreciating dollar.
Out of seven insurers in China, outlooks for six were rated 'negative', according to Fitch Ratings, while t the seventh remained 'stable'. A 'negative' outlook "reflects a potential decline in the willingness and ability of the government to support insurers with weaker standalone credit quality, during times of financial stress", Fitch said.
The Moroccan insurance sector improved its profitability in 2023, achieving a net profit of MAD4.5bn ($448.4m), an increase of 5.8% over 2022, according to the Insurance and Social Welfare Supervisory Authority (ACAPS).
Motor insurers posted a combined underwriting loss of TRY33bn ($1bn) in 2023 in the traffic (compulsory motor third-party liability) insurance branch, according to Insurance Association of Türkiye president Ugur Gulen. No company made an underwriting profit in the branch.