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Increased earned premiums in the insurance industry
Earned premiums increased and net income from financial assets decreased in the insurance industry in the second quarter compared with the same period last year.
Life insurance: Increased earned premiums
Life insurance. Profit and loss account. NOK million |
2nd quarter 2004 | 2nd quarter 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Earned premiums, exclusive of transfers to other companies | 23 943 | 18 527 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claims incurred | 17 807 | 16 026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss before tax and allocation to customers | 6 240 | 5 045 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income from financial assets | 13 952 | 18 320 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value-adjusted profit/loss | 6 183 | 9 261 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earned premiums in the life insurance companies, exclusive of transfers to other companies, increased by 29 per cent compared with the same period last year. At the end of the second quarter, earned premiums amounted to NOK 24 billion.
Net income from financial assets decreased from NOK 18.3 billion in the second quarter of 2003 to NOK 13.9 billion in the second quarter of 2004.
Life insurance. Balance sheet. NOK million |
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Total assets | 507 624 | 452 834 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates | 111 376 | 75 683 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of bonds | 277 582 | 244 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of certificates | 25 286 | 38 670 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets for life insurance increased by 12 per cent from last year. The allocation between stocks, bonds and certificates has not changed during the last three months and remains 22 per cent in stocks and 54 per cent in bonds.
Non-life insurance: Reduced income from financial assets, but improved technical account
ttab-2004-09-03-03-en; Non-life insurance - profit and loss account
Increased earned premiums of NOK 1.6 billion, and lower claims incurred led to a considerable improvement in the technical account.
Net income from financial assets decreased by 48 per cent and stood at NOK 17.2 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2004.
Non-insurance. Balance sheet. NOK million |
2nd quarter 2004 | 2nd quarter 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total assets | 114 939 | 109 448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates | 16 491 | 12 682 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of bonds | 31 480 | 29 444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of certificates | 13 799 | 13 281 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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