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Increased insurance payment
Both the life and the non-life insurance industry have increased the claims incurred during the first quarter of 2007.
Life insurance companies paid NOK 16 billion in life insurance and pension benefits during the first quarter of 2007. This is an increase of NOK 8.4 billion, compared to the first quarter of 2006.
Life insurance. Profit and loss account. NOK million |
1th quarter 2007 | 1th quarter 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Earned premiums, exclusive of transfers to other companies | 22 757 | 24 066 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claims incurred | 20 765 | 12 944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss before tax and allocation to customers | 4 493 | 4 482 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income from financial assets | 10 081 | 15 837 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value-adjusted profit/loss | 4 477 | 9 692 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets increased by NOK 29 billion since the forth quarter of 2006. This equals a 4 per cent growth, which is the same as the growth in the first quarter last year. Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates made up 36 per cent, while bonds made up 42 per cent of total assets. This is a reduction of 4 percentage points from the forth quarter of 2006.
Life insurance. Balance sheet. NOK million |
1th quarter 2007 | 1th quarter 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total assets | 706 505 | 634 693 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates | 252 167 | 193 333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of bonds | 299 271 | 298 961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of certificates | 15 945 | 35 237 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-life insurance companies
The non-life insurance industry achieved a preliminary profit of NOK 1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2007. This is 42 per cent lower than in the first quarter of 2006. Claims incurred was NOK 8.1 billion in the first quarter of 2007, this is an increase of 16.1 per cent. Premiums increased 7 per cent compared to the first quarter of 2006.
Non-life insurance. Profit and loss account.NOK million |
1th quarter 2007 | 1th quarter 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Earned premiums | 11 140 | 10 412 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claims incurred | 8 316 | 7 190 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss of ordinary activities | 1 306 | 1 822 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income from financial assets | 1 693 | 1 868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit/loss of the technical account | 726 | 817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets in the non-life insurance industry increased by NOK 6 billion since the forth quarter of 2006, this is a 4 per cent growth. Compared to December 2006 investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates increased their share of total assets by 3 per cent to 26 per cent. While bonds share made up 30 per cent of total assets, a reduction of 3 percentage points.
Non-insurance. Balance sheet. NOK million |
1th quarter 2007 | 1th quarter 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total assets | 149 022 | 141 010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries and other shares, participation and primary capital certificates | 38 352 | 30 661 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of bonds | 44 356 | 43 964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings of certificates | 9 420 | 13 406 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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