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Increase in the technical account for non-life insurance
Non-life insurance companies had an increase in the technical account of NOK 1.6 billion compared to the second quarter last year. One of the main reasons was an increase of 5.7 per cent in earned premiums.
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2nd quarter 2013 | 2nd quarter 2014 | |
Life insurance companies | ||
Assets | 1 064 527 | 1 147 060 |
Earned premiums, net of reinsurance | 57 712 | 73 182 |
Gross claims payment | 22 902 | 23 566 |
Profitt/loss before tax and allocation to customers | 5 528 | 9 977 |
Value-adjusted profitt/loss | 8 999 | 16 449 |
Net income from financial assets | 26 696 | 37 148 |
Non-life insurance companies | ||
Assets | 211 051 | 219 390 |
Earned premiums | 29 029 | 30 686 |
Gross claims payments | 21 926 | 24 187 |
Profitt/loss on ordinary activities | 5 312 | 9 096 |
Balance on the technical account for non-life insurance | 2 655 | 4 289 |
Net income from financial assets | 3 733 | 6 178 |
Life insurers had a value-adjusted profit of NOK 16.4 billion after the second quarter of 2014. This is an increase of NOK 7.5 billion compared with the previous year. One of the main reasons for the increase is a net profit of NOK 2.8 billion in value adjustments on shares, participations and primary capital certificates. The profit amounted to NOK 2.8 billion; an increase of 1.1 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Decrease in bonds and certificates for life insurance
Life insurance companies’ total assets increased by 7.8 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Bonds and certificates made up 40.0 per cent of total assets; a decrease of 6.4 percentage points from last year. Shares in securities funds increased by a total of 43.9 per cent. The increase, as a share of total assets, amounted to 8.6 per cent.
Increase in earned premiums for non-life insurance
The balance of the technical account increased by a total of 61.5 per cent, and amounted to NOK 4.3 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2014. The profit of ordinary activities amounted to NOK 9.1 billion; an increase of 71.2 per cent. Non-life insurance companies’ earned premiums written increased by 5.7 per cent.
Decrease in shares, participations and primary capital certificates
The non-life insurance companies’ holdings of shares, participations and primary capital certificates decreased by 12.8 per cent compared to the second quarter last year. As a share of total assets, this amounts to 8.1 per cent. This is a decrease of 1.6 percentage points compared to the previous year. Bonds and certificates as a share of total assets amounted to 39.9 per cent; a decrease of 0.6 percentage points from the previous year.
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