2021 Half Year Results: CHI Plc grows profit by 48% to N436.5 million.

Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc released its unaudited financial results for the period ended June 30, 2021.

  • Gross premium written for the period was N6.09 billion. (+14.1% YoY)
  • Net premium income of N3.3 billion. (+13.45% YoY)
  • Claims incurred totalled N1.03 billion. (+3.6% YoY)
  • An underwriting profit of N1.28 billion was recorded. (+15.6% YoY)
  • Profit after tax for the period was N436.5 million. (+47.7% YoY)
  • Earnings per share of 5.37kobo Vs 3.34 kobo YoY

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Guinea Insurance Plc reports loss of N90.59 million in HY 2021.

Guinea Insurance Plc released its unaudited financial results for the period ended June 30, 2021.

  • Gross premium written for the period was N807.8 million. (+57.03% YoY)
  • Net premium income of N433.7 million. (+16.1% YoY)
  • Claims expenses totalled N70.4 million. (-29.8% YoY)
  • Insurance contract liabilities totalled N1.06 billion. (+17.9% YoY)
  • Loss for the period was N90.59 million
  • Total assets during the period stood at N3.7 billion.

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2021 Half Year Results: AIICO Insurance records a 14% increase in profit to N3.25 billion

AIICO Insurance Plc released its unaudited financial results for the period ended June 30, 2021.

  • Gross premium written was N37.48 billion. (+17% YoY)
  • Net premium income of N29.17 billion. (+21% YoY)
  • Net claim expenses of N20.94 billion (+45% YoY)
  • Profit for the period was N3.25 billion.(+14% YoY)
  • Earnings per share of 6 kobo Vs 40 kobo YoY.
  • Total shareholders fund for the period was N35.83 billion.

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2021 HY Results: Coronation Insurance profit after tax slump by 39.2% to N397.8 million

Coronation Insurance Plc released its unaudited financial results for the period ended June 30, 2021.

  • Net premium income for the period was N4.61 billion. (+26.4% YoY)
  • Fees and commission income of N434.98 million. (-57.9% YoY)
  • Total claims paid was N2.9 billion (+84.04% YoY)
  • Total underwriting profit of N892.05 million. (-55.1% YoY)
  • Profit after tax for the period was N397.8 million.(-39.2% YoY)
  • Earnings per share of 2 kobo Vs 2 kobo YoY.

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Linkage Assurance Plc reports a loss after tax of N2.09 billion in Half Year 2021.

Linkage Assurance Plc released its unaudited financial results for the period ended June 30, 2021.

  • Gross premium for the period was N6.92 billion. (+32% YoY)
  • Net premium income of N2.4 billion. (+18% YoY)
  • An underwriting loss of N1.03 billion was incurred. (-382% YoY)
  • Total assets for the period stood at N35.72 billion. (+5% YoY)
  • Insurance contract liabilities totalled N9.35 billion. (+63% YoY)
  • Claims ratio of 41% Vs 19% YoY.
  • Loss after tax for the period was N2.09 billion. (-480% YoY)
  • Loss per share of -21 kobo. (-402.9% YoY)

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Prestige Assurance Plc grows half-year profit by 25% N776.5 million

Prestige Assurance Plc released its unaudited financial results for the period ended 30th of June, 2021.

  • Gross premium for the period was N5.43 billion. (+38.9% YoY)
  • Net premium income of N2.6 billion. (+34.8% YoY)
  • Interest income was N371.3 million. (+59.4% YoY)
  • Underwriting expenses totalled N2.26 billion. (+51.4% YoY)
  • Profit for the period was N776.5 million. (+25.2% YoY)
  • Earnings per share of 5.86 kobo Vs 4.68 kobo YoY.
  • Total assets for the period stood at N19.42 billion. (+4.96% YoY)

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Lasaco Assurance proposes N183.4million as final dividend to shareholders.

The Board of Lasaco Assurance Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading insurance companies, has proposed a final dividend of N183.4 million to shareholders of the company for the period ended 31st December 2020.

The company’s Board made this announcement in a notification published on the website of the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited (NGX), stating that a dividend of 10 kobo per share will be paid on all the issued 1,833,585,855.00 ordinary shares of the company.

According to the notice, the dividends will be disbursed electronically to qualified shareholders on 30th of August, 2021.

Conditions to qualify for the dividend

  • Only shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members at the close of business on the 5th of August 2021 will be considered.
  • Shareholders must have completed the e-dividend registration and must have mandated the Registrar (Apel Capital & Trust Limited) to pay their dividends directly into their bank accounts.
  • For the purpose of the dividend payment, the Register of Shareholders will be closed from 6th to 13th of August, 2021, to enable the registrar to process shareholders’ dividends.

In a bid to expedite the dividend disbursement, the company also disclosed that it will be holding its 41st Annual General Meeting at Lagos on Thursday 26th of August, 2021 by 11:00am

What you should know

  • Lasaco Assurance Plc had earlier reported a profit after tax of N679.4 million in its audited FY 2020 results, indicating a surge of about 115% YoY. The firm grew its Net Premium by about 19%, from N5.9 billion as at FY 2019 to N7.01 billion.
  • As at the period of reporting this, Lasaco Assurance share price trades at N1.6 on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited (NGX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Alliance Insurance Plc announces inability to submit financial statements.

African Alliance Insurance Plc has notified stakeholders and the general public of its inability to file its unaudited financial statements for the period ended 30th of June, 2021.

In a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Anthonia Udeh, the management of African Alliance Insurance Plc announced that it will not be able to file the financial statements of the company on  the regulatory due date of 30th of July, 2021.

According to the notice, the delay is occasioned by the fact that the company is yet to file its Audited Financial Statement (AFS) for the period ended 31st of December, 2020, which is a prerequisite for filing the unaudited financial statements for the second quarter. However, the company noted that it is has submitted and currently awaiting the response of its primary regulator- The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on its 2020 AFS.

In line with the recent development, the company further announced that it has sought and obtained approval from the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to extend the timeframe for the submission of its 2021 Q2 unaudited financial statement to 29th of September, 2021.

In conclusion, the firm reiterated its commitments to ensuring that the unaudited financial statement of the company is filed with the period extended by the Exchange.

In case you missed it: Recall that African Alliance Insurance Plc and 3 other companies were suspended by the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on the 2nd of June, 2021. The suspension was due to the failure of the concerned companies to present their Audited Financial Statements (AFS) for the year ended December 2020 or the Unaudited Financial Statement for the period of March 2021 or both.

Prestige Assurance announces retirement of a Director.

Prestige Assurance Plc has announced the retirement of Mr Gopalan Raghu from its Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective from 28th of April, 2021.

This is according to a disclosure signed by the Acting Secretary of the company, Chidinma Ibe-Louis, which reads: ‘’Prestige Assurance Plc (the Company) wishes to inform the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), its shareholders and investing public that Mr Gopalan Raghu, a Non-Executive Director of the company, has retired from the Board, effective 28th April, 2021.’’

What you should know:

  • Mr Raghu is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate of Company Secretaries, India. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola College, Madras, India.
  • Mr Raghu is a Director of various companies including; J. T. Chanrai & Co (PH) Ltd, Woollen & Synthetics Textile Mfg. Co Ltd, Standard Biscuits Nig. Ltd, Agro Products Nig. Ltd and Polythene Enterprises Nig. Ltd and a Trustee of Indian Language School, Lagos.
  • He was appointed into the Board of Prestige Assurance Plc on 12th of April, 2012. He also served as a member of the Establishment and Governance Committee, and Finance and Investment Committee until his retirement.

Meanwhile, Prestige Assurance Plc last traded its shares on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) at N0.46 per share.

 

 

Coronation Insurance Plc announces Board Meeting.

Coronation Insurance Plc has notified stakeholders and the investing public of its imminent Board of Directors meeting, scheduled to hold on Thursday July 29, 2021.

This is according to a disclosure signed by the Company’s secretary, Mary Agha and sent to the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited.

The meeting is scheduled to consider and approve the unaudited financial statements of the company for the second quarter of the year. In line with this, the company will be observing a closed period from 1st of July, 2021 until 24 hours after the unaudited financial statements have been filled with The Exchange.

Under the closed period, the Directors, employees, persons discharging managerial responsibility, adviser of Coronation Insurance Plc and their connected persons, are restricted from dealing either directly or indirectly in the securities of the company.

What you should know:

  • Coronation Insurance Plc had earlier reported a profit after tax N1.2 billion in FY 2020, indicating a massive surge of about 461% Year-on-Year.

For more information about the notice, click HERE.