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Increased earned premiums in life insurance
Earned premiums in life insurance have increased. At the same time the net income from financial assets is far lower compared with the first tree quarter of 2003.
Life insurance. Profit and loss account. NOK million |
3rd quarter 2004 | 3rd quarter 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Earned premiums, exclusive of transfers to other companies | 40 061 | 28 241 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claims incurred | 18 719 | 17 082 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss before tax and allocation to customers | 8 169 | 6 667 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income from financial assets | 20 089 | 23 567 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value-adjusted profit/loss | 8 065 | 11 595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life insurance: Weaker earnings form financial assets in life insurance
The results of the life insurance companies depend to a large extent of the development in the security market. Despite the growth on the Norwegian stock exchange, the net income form financial assets are reduced by NOK 3.5 billion. This is a 15 per cent reduction compared with the same period last year.
The earned premiums were NOK 40 billion in the first tree quarters of 2004, an increase of about 40 per cent compared with last year.
Profit before tax and allocations to customers is 8.1 billion. The revaluation reserve is NOK 80 million, this gives a reduction of the value-adjusted profit. The value-adjusted profits are NOK 8 billion for the tree first quarters in 2004, compared to NOK 11.5 billion for the same period in 2003.
Life insurance. Balance sheet. NOK million |
3rd quarter 2004 | 3rd quarter 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total assets | 523 809 | 461 313 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates | 121 839 | 81 421 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of bonds | 277 160 | 248 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of certificates | 22 839 | 37 096 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets for life insurance are NOK 524 billion for the tree first quarters in 2004. This is an increase of 13.5 per cent. Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates are NOK 122 billion, 23.3 per cent of the total assets.
Non-life insurance. Profit and loss account. NOK million |
3rd quarter 2004 | 3rd quarter 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Earned premiums | 28 545 | 27 330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claims incurred | 18 771 | 19 735 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss of ordinary activities | 4 029 | 3 006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income from financial assets | 2 485 | 4 456 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss of the technical account | 3 333 | 927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-life insurance: Reduced income from financial assets - improved profit of technical account
The non-life insurance companies had a profit of ordinary activities of NOK 4 billion, which is NOK 1 billion more than after the third quarter last year. A considerable higher profit of the technical account compensated for the 44.2 per cent decrease in net income from the financial assets.
Non-insurance. Balance sheet. NOK million |
3rd quarter 2004 | 3rd quarter 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total assets | 112 791 | 108 754 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates | 17 245 | 13 441 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of bonds | 32 745 | 27 337 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of certificates | 15 241 | 14 874 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets for the non-life insurance industry are NOK 113 billion. 15.3 per cent of the total assets consisted of investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates. This is an increase by 28.3 percent compared with the third quarter of 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