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Recovery in insurance
As a result of the recovery of the security market, net income from financial assets has increased and led to a positive result for ordinary activities for both life and non-life insurance companies.
Life insurance
Profit before tax and allocation to customers, and value-adjusted profit for life insurance companies saw a positive development in the third quarter of 2003 compared with the deficits in 2002.
Earned premiums exclusive transfers to other companies decreased by 9.4 per cent from the third quarter 2002 to the third quarter 2003. During the same period claims incurred increased by 3.8 per cent.
Life insurance. Profit and loss account. NOK Million |
3rd quarter 2003 | 3rd quarter 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Earned premiums, exclusive of transfers to other companies | 26 867 | 29 639 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claims incurred | 15 866 | 15 283 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss before tax and allocation to customers | 6 667 | -10 812 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income from financial assets | 23 567 | -6 669 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value-adjusted profit/loss | 11 595 | -12 245 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life insurance. Balance sheet. NOK Million |
3rd quarter 2003 | 3rd quarter 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total assets | 461 313 | 420 411 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates | 81 420 | 65 484 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of bonds | 248 710 | 218 238 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of certificates | 37 096 | 40 881 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets for life insurance companies increased by 9.7 per cent from the third quarter 2002 to the third quarter 2003. 17.6 per cent of total assets consisted of investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates. The corresponding figure for 2002 was 15.6 per cent. 54 per cent of total assets consisted of bonds, while certificates amounted to 8 per cent by the end of the third quarter 2003.
Non-life insurance
Profit for ordinary activities for non-life insurance companies saw a positive development by the end of the third quarter 2003. At the same time in 2002 non-life insurance companies had an aggregate deficit. The reason for the improved result is that net income from financial assets has increased considerably. In addition, earned premiums have increased by 10.1 per cent, while claims incurred increased by only 5.6 per cent from third quarter 2002 to the third quarter 2003.
Non-life insurance. Profit and loss account. NOK Million |
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Earned premiums | 27 265 | 24 771 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claims incurred | 19 703 | 18 657 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss of ordinary activities | 2 990 | -1 476 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income from financial assets | 4 441 | -512 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss of the technical account | 910 | 3 049 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-insurance. Balance sheet. NOK Million |
3rd quarter 2003 | 3rd quarter 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total assets | 108 754 | 102 053 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates | 13 440 | 15 027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of bonds | 27 332 | 30 312 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of certificates | 14 874 | 6 917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets for non-life insurance companies increased by 6.6 per cent from the third quarter 2002 to the third quarter 2003. 12.4 per cent of total assets consisted of investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates. The corresponding figure for 2002 was 14.7 per cent. 25.1 per cent of total assets consisted of bonds, while certificates made up 13.7 per cent by the end of the third quarter 2003.
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Contact
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Kjell Hammer
E-mail: kjell.hammer@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 90 26 76
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Ola Tveita
E-mail: ola.tveita@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 99 73 45 83