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IMFCountryReportNo.24/61

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FINANCIALSECTORASSESSMENTPROGRAM

TECHNICALNOTEONSTRESSTESTINGAND

SYSTEMICRISKANALYSISFORINSURERSANDRETIREMENTFUNDS

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TECHNICALNOTE

STRESSTESTINGANDSYSTEMICRISKANALYSIS

FORINSURERSANDRETIREMENTFUNDS

ThisTechnicalNotewaspreparedinthecontextof

theFinancialSectorAssessmentProgramin

Botswana.Itcontainstechnicalanalysisand

detailedinformationunderpinningtheFSAP’sfindingsandrecommendations.Further

informationontheFSAPcanbefoundat

/external/np/fsap/fssa.aspx

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CONTENTS

Glossary

4

EXECUTIVESUMMARY

5

INTRODUCTION

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NBFIMARKETSTRUCTUREANDPERFORMANCE

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A.StructureoftheNon-BankFinancialSector

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B.InsuranceSector

10

C.RetirementFunds

15

STRESSTESTMETHODOLOGY

17

A.ScopeandSampleoftheStressTest

17

B.ScenariosfortheSolvencyStressTest

18

C.CapitalStandardandModelingAssumptions

19

STRESSTESTRESULTS–INSURANCE

22

A.ResultsoftheSolvencyStressTest

22

B.SensitivityAnalyses

23

C.OtherRisks

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STRESSTESTRESULTS–RETIREMENTFUNDS

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SUMMARYANDPOLICYRECOMMENDATIONS

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FIGURES

1.InsuranceDensityandPenetration

10

2.PremiumIncomeofInsurers

12

3.AssetAllocationofInsurers

13

4.Insurers’ProfitabilityandSolvency

1

4

5.RetirementFunds—KeyIndicators

16

6.Insurers’CompositionofthePrescribedCapitalTarget

20

7.InsuranceST—ValuationImpact

22

8.InsuranceST—SolvencyImpact

23

9.InsuranceST—SensitivityAnalyses

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10.RetirementFunds—ImpactonFuturePensionValues

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11.RetirementFunds—MembershipCharacteristicsandPayouts

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TABLES

1.MainRecommendationsonNon-BankRiskAnalysis

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2.SizeandStructureoftheNBFISector

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3.StressTestSample

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4.NBFIStressTestSpecification

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APPENDICES

I.FinancialSoundnessIndicatorsforInsuranceCompaniesandRetirementFunds

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II.StressTestingMatrix(STeM)forInsuranceandRetirementFunds

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Glossary

BoB

BankofBotswana

BWP

BotswanaPula

FSAP

FinancialSectorAssessmentProgram

FX

ForeignExchange

IMF

InternationalMonetaryFund

MCT

MinimumCapitalTarget

MoF

MinistryofFinance

NBFI

Non-BankFinancialInstitution

NBFIRANon-BankFinancialInstitutionsRegulatoryAuthority

PCTPrescribedCapitalTarget

RFARetirementsFundAct

STStressTest

STeM

StressTestingMatrix

TD

Top-Down(stresstest)

TN

TechnicalNote

WEO

WorldEconomicOutlook

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EXECUTIVESUMMARY

TheFSAPmissionconductedariskanalysisforlargeinsurancecompaniesandretirement

funds.BuildingonthenarrativeoftheadversemacrofinancialscenarioalsousedinthebankingST,thefocusoftheanalysisintheinsurancesectorwasonsolvency.Sensitivityanalyses,e.g.,interest

rateandcurrencyshocksandthedefaultofthelargestbankingcounterparty,complementedthe

analysis.Forretirementfunds,futurepensionvaluesweremodeledafteramaterializationofthe

adversescenariointhefirsttwoyearsoftheprojectionhorizon.Thesamplecomprisedfourlife

insurers,fourshort-terminsurersandfourretirementfunds,withamarketcoveragebetween80and

95percentineachsector.Incompletereportingdatacomplicatedthetop-downmodelling,specificallywithregardtothegeographicalbreakdownofinvestmentsforinsurers,andthevaluationofinsuranceliabilities.

Insurersareresilientintheadversescenario,butvulnerabilitiesexistwithregardto

concentratedexposurestodomesticbanks.Intheadversescenario,theimpactoninsurers’asset

valuesislimited:Forthemedianlifeinsurer,assetsdecreaseby7percent,whileforsomelife

insurersalsoliabilities—relatedtoannuitybusinessandunit-linkedinsurance—declineatasimilar

amountasassets.Shockstodomesticbondandequitypricescontributemosttothedeclinein

capital,whilelargecashholdingsresultinanoveralllowsensitivitytomarketrisksinparticularfor

short-terminsurers,andtheBWPdepreciationincreasesthevalueofforeignassets.Overall,the

adversescenario,inisolation,doesnotcauseanycapitalshortfalls.However,theconcentrationof

depositswithindividualdomesticbankspresentsasignificanttransmissionchannelforsystemicrisk.

RetirementfundsinBotswanaaredesignedasdefinedcontributionschemes,thereby

effectivelypassingoninvestmentriskstoschememembers.Theirassetallocationisrather

growth-orientedwith68percentinvestedinstocks,and66percentareinvestedabroad.Theriskanalysisthereforefocusedonfuturepensionvalues,forrepresentativemembers10and30yearspriortoretirement,insteadofretirementfunds’fundingratios.

Theadversescenariohasasizableimpactonmemberswithonlyfewyearstoretirement,

reducingfuturepensionvaluesbymorethan15percentcomparedtothebaseline.Thelargestpartofthedeclinestemsfromlowerstockpricesinthescenario.Whileformemberswith30yearstoretirement,thedeclineinpensionvaluesamountstolessthan5percent,theresultformemberswith10years—notbeingabletofullycatchupaftertheshock—highlightstheneedforaswitchofpre-retirementmemberstoamoreconservativeassetallocation.

ThenewRetirementFundAct,adoptedin2022,isverylikelytoimpacttheliquidityof

retirementfunds,callingforarobustliquiditymanagement.ThenewActprovidesmore(lump-sum)withdrawaloptionsforpensionschememembers,therebyeffectivelytransferringliquidity

frompensionfundstohouseholds,potentiallycompromisingtheabilitytoaccumulatelong-term

retirementsavings—alreadynow,paymentsuponretirementaccountforonlyaround80percentofallpayouts,ofthesearound40percentarepaidasalump-sum.Thesenumbersdifferconsiderably

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betweenretirementfunds,dependinginteraliaontheageandsalaryofmembersandthecyclicalityoftheemployer’sindustry.Especiallyforsmallerfunds—andthosewherebenefitsalreadyexceed

contributions—arobustliquidityriskmanagementwillbecritical.Furthermore,theActalsoreducessequentiallythecaponforeignassets,raisingquestionsaboutthecapacityofdomesticcapital

marketstoabsorbrepatriatedinvestments.Finally,effectsofthenewActwillbeseenalsoinotherfinancialsectors,e.g.,inlifeinsurersannuitybusiness.

TheriskanalysishighlightstheneedforNBFIRAtosubstantiallyimproveitsdataanalyticsandresources.TheFSAPrecommendsareviewofsupervisoryreportingtemplates,morerobustprocessestoensurecompleteandconsistentreporting,andtheimplementationofadata

managementsystemwhichallowsforhorizontalandfinancialstabilityanalysis.Further,authoritiesshouldconductregularstresstestoflargeinsurersandretirementfunds,andanalyzerisks

stemmingfromconcentratedbankexposures.In-houseactuarialexpertiseisseenasaprerequisiteforNBFIRA,aswellasspecificknowledgeonreinsurancebusinessandintensifiedcooperationwiththehomesupervisorsoflocalreinsurancesubsidiaries.RegardingthenewRetirementFundsAct,

authoritiesshouldthoroughlyanalyzetheimpactonfunds’liquidityandrequireliquidityriskmanagementtobecommensuratewithexpectedwithdrawalsfromitsmembers.

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Table1.Botswana:MainRecommendationsonNon-BankRiskAnalysis

Recommendation

Addressee

Timing*

Priority**

Data

1.Ensurecompleteandconsistentsubmissionofreportingdata(?46)

NBFIRA

I-C

H

2.Introduceadatamanagementsystemwhichallowsforhorizontalandtime-seriesanalysis(?46)

NBFIRA

I-C

H

3.Reviewreportingtemplatesandamenddataitemsnecessaryforfinancialstabilityanalysis(?46)

NBFIRA

ST

H

4.ReviewreportingtemplatestoalignwithIFRS17(?46)

NBFIRA

MT

M

RiskAnalysis

5.UndertakeacomprehensiveimpactassessmentofthenewRetirementFundActonthefinancialsector(?45)

MoF,BoB,

NBFIRA,

FSC

I

H

6.Analyzeimpactofconcentratedbankexposuresandrelevanttransmissionchannels(?47)

NBFIRA,BoB,FSC

ST

H

7.Conductregulartop-downstresstestsforlargeinsurers

andretirementfundsandfeedresultsintothesupervisorydialoguewithfirms(?47)

NBFIRA

ST

M

Other

8.Intensifycooperationwithhomeauthoritiesonthe

supervisionoflocalreinsurancesubsidiaries,andbuildupspecializedknowledgeaboutreinsurancebusiness(?38)

NBFIRA

ST

M

9.Establisharobustsupervisoryframeworkforliquidityrisksofretirementfundsandconsidertheuseofliquiditybuffers(?44)

NBFIRA

I

H

10.Expandnumberof(experienced)actuarialstaffatNBFIRA(?48)

MoF,

NBFIRA

I

H

11.DevelopanunderstandingoftheimpactofIFRS17onlifeinsurersbusinessmodelsandstrategy(?48)

NBFIRA

ST

M

*C=Continuous;I=Immediate(withinoneyear);ST=ShortTerm(within1-3years);MT=MediumTerm(within3-5years).**H=High;M=Medium;L=Low.

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INTRODUCTION

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1.ThisTechnicalNoteanalyzessystemicrisksandvulnerabilitiesforinsurancecompaniesandretirementfundsinBotswana.Theanalysisispartofthe2023FinancialSectorAssessment

Program(FSAP)conductedjointlybytheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)andtheWorldBank.

Thisnoteisbasedonareviewofregulations,marketanalyses,andmeetingswiththeNon-Bank

FinancialInstitutionsRegulatoryAuthority(NBFIRA)andtheBankofBotswana(BoB).TheFSAPteam

alsometwithrepresentativesfrominsurers,retirementfunds,industryassociations,andother

privatesectorbodies.Theworkbenefittedgreatlyfromtheirreadinesstodiscusscriticalissuesandshareinformation.

2.ThelastFSAPin2008founddatalimitationswhichconstrainedafullanalysisof

financialrisksfornon-bankfinancialinstitutions(NBFI).The2008FSAPnotedthat“giventhesizablecross-borderinvestmentsofthepensionfunds,anunderestimationoftherisksinthatareacannotbediscounted”.Accordingly,itrecommendedwithregardtoretirementfundsto“expand

therangeofinformationcollected[…],suchasforeignassetholdings,including‘non-traditional’

assets”andforinsurersto“collectandanalyzestatutoryreturnsandanalyzerelevantinformationonsolvency,detailedreinsurance,claims,andexpenses”.

3.NBFIRAwasestablishedasasupervisoryauthorityin2008andsupervisesawiderangeofdifferentnon-bankentities.SetupbytheNon-BankFinancialInstitutionsRegulatoryAuthority

Act2006,NBFIRAregulatesandsupervisesnon-bankfinancialinstitutions,comprisinginsurancecompanies,retirementfunds,collectiveinvestmentundertakings,assetmanagers,investment

advisors,microlenders,thesecuritiesexchange,custodians,financeandleasingcompanies,andothers.AsofMarch2022,theauthorityhadastaffof89andanannualbudgetofaround

BWP80m—mostlyfundedthroughsupervisorylevies.Intotal,NBFIRAsupervisestheactivitiesofaround800entities.

NBFIMARKETSTRUCTUREANDPERFORMANCE

A.StructureoftheNon-BankFinancialSector

4.Thenon-bankfinancialsectorinBotswanaissizable,accountingforaround57percentofthedomesticfinancialsystemassetsatend-2021.AssetsofthesectoramounttoBWP153bn(upfrom115bnin2016),or78percentofGDP.Thelargestsub-sectorisformedbyretirement

funds,whichholdaccumulatedbalancesheetassetsofBWP110bn,therebyevenexceedingthesizeofthebankingsectorbyasmallmargin(Table2).Giventheirsize,retirementfunds—and,toalesserextent,alsolifeinsurers—areimportantplayersinthedomesticfinancialsystemandhighly

1ThemainauthorofthisnoteisTimoBroszeit,IMFexternalexpertoninsuranceandpensionfundregulationandstresstesting.

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interconnectedwithotherdomesticentities.Inaddition,thelargeinsurersareinterconnectedwithintheregion,mostofthembeingsubsidiariesofSouthAfricaninsurancegroups.

5.WhiletheNBFIsectorinBotswanaencompassesalargenumberofveryheterogenousentities,theriskanalysisintheremainingpartofthisTechnicalNotewillfocusoninsurancecompaniesandretirementfunds.Asofend-2021,NBFIRAsupervisedatotalof812entities,

including87retirementfunds,9lifeinsurers,12short-term(life)insurers,and5reinsurers.Risks

amongtheseentitiesareverydiverse,renderingitdifficulttomodelorquantifytheoverallriskfortheentiretyoftheNBFIsector.Thefollowingsectionselaboratemoreindetailontheinsurance

sector(lifeandshort-term)andtheretirementfunds—thefocusoftheriskanalysisistherebyprimarilyonmarketandcreditrisks.

Table2.Botswana:SizeandStructureoftheNBFISector

Botswana’sfinancialsectorisdominatedbyretirementfundsandcommercialbanks:Assetsofeachsector

correspondtoaround56percentoftheGDP.

Numberof

institutions

(31Dec2021)

Assets(31Dec2021)

Assets

(31Dec2016)

inBWPbillions

inBWPbillions

inpercentof

financialsector

assets

inpercentofGDP

Bankingsector

13

117.0

43.3

59.9

88.3

Commercialbanks

10

108.6

40.2

55.6

80.7

Statutorybanks

2

4.5

1.7

2.3

3.9

Buildingsocieties

1

3.8

1.4

1.9

3.8

NBFIsector

799

153.0

56.7

78.3

114.8

Microlenders1/

97

7.6

2.8

3.9

3.9

Lifeinsurance

9

18.4

6.8

9.4

19.3

Short-terminsurance

12

2.6

1.0

1.3

1.9

Reinsurance

5

0.7

0.3

0.4

0.2

Retirementfunds

87

110.0

40.7

56.3

75.1

Investmentfunds2/

n.a.

11.1

4.1

5.7

7.5

Others3/

589

2.6

1.0

1.3

6.9

Total

812

269.9

100.0

138.2

203.2

1/Reportingmicrolendersonly.

2/“Investmentfunds”compriseonlyassetsmanagedonbehalfofretailandprivateclients.

3/“Other”compriseowncompanyassetsfornon-reportingmicrolenders,medicalaidfunds,insuranceintermediaries,securitiesbrokers,thestockexchange,thecentralsecuritiesdepository,assetmanagersandmanagementcompanies,financeandleasingcompanies.

Sources:BoB,NBFIRA,andIMF.

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B.InsuranceSector

6.ComparedtopeersintheSouthernAfricanregion,Botswana’sinsurancesectoris

smaller,butstillconsiderablylargerthaninothercountriesonthecontinent.Theinsurancedensity,whichmeasuresaverageannualpremiumsperperson,reachedUSD186in2021,ofwhichUSD136werelifeinsurancepremiumsandUSD50weregeneratedinshort-term(non-life)

insurance.Inthelifesector,SouthAfricaandNamibiagenerateUSD698andUSD241,respectively,andalsoshort-termpremiumsarehigherthaninBotswana.Theinsurancepenetration—premiumsinpercentoftheGDP—amountsto2.3percentinthelifeand0.8percentinthenon-lifesector,alsobelowtherespectivenumbersinSouthAfricaandNamibia.

Figure1.Botswana:InsuranceDensityandPenetration

InBotswanaannuallifeinsurancepremiumsamounttoUSD136persononaverage,andshort-terminsurancepremiumstoUSD50.

Theinsurancedensityamountsto2.3and0.8percentinthelifeandtheshort-termsector,respectively—similartotheinsurancedensity,thesenumbersarelowerthaninSouthAfricaandNamibia.

Source:IMFstaffcalculationsbasedonSwissReSigmaandNBFIRA.

7.LifeinsurancebusinessinBotswanaisrelativelytraditional,highlyconcentrated,andgrowthhassloweddowninrecentyears(Figures2aand2c).Lifeinsurancemostlycomesintheformoffuneralinsuranceorascreditlifeinsurance,similartoothermarketsintheSouthernAfricanregion.Inaddition,thelargestlifeinsureralsomaintainsalargeannuitybook,fundedthrough

pensionsavings,asonlyfewretirementfundspayoutpensionannuitiesdirectlytoretireesand

mosttransfertheaccumulatedsavingstoanannuityprovider.Theconcentrationamongtheninelifeinsurersisveryhigh,andthethreelargestentitiesholdacombinedmarketshareofmorethan

90percent.Intotal,grosswrittenlifepremiumsamountedtoBWP4.4bnin2021,andhave

increasedonaverageby6.9percentperyearsince2016.Theretentionrateisveryhigh,andonlyaround3percentarecededtoreinsurers.

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8.Mostshort-terminsurershavebuiltuparatherdiversifiedbusinessmixandrecord

modestgrowthrates(Figures2band2d).In2021,short-terminsurerswroteBWP1.6bningross

premiums—growingonaverageby4.6percentperyearsince2016.Thelargestlinesofbusinessarepropertyandmotorwith32percentand29percentofgrosswrittenpremiums,respectively.The

sectorislessconcentratedthanthelifesegment:Basedonpremiums,thethreelargestentities(outoftwelve)holdamarketshareof69percent.Typicalfortheshort-termsectorisaretentionrate

whichisconsiderablylowerthaninthelifesector:In2021,short-terminsurersretained55percentoftheirbusiness,wellbelowtheaveragevalueofthepreviousyears(63percentfor2016–20).

9.Thereinsurancemarkethasexpandedrecently,drivenbyforeignmarketparticipants,andfosteredbyregulatoryrequirementsforprimaryinsurerstoreinsuredomestically.In

2021,reinsurerswrotepremiumsofBWP466m,upfromBWP175mfiveyearsearlier.Twonewreinsurershaveenteredthemarketsince2020,raisingthetotalnumberoffirmstofive.All

reinsurersaresubsidiariesofforeigngroups,fourofthembeingheadquarteredinZimbabweandoneinNigeria.Batswanainsuranceregulationdeterminesthatifprimaryinsurerscedebusiness,

theyhavetocontractwithdomesticreinsurers—onlyincasethedomesticmarketdoesnotprovidesufficientcapacity,businesscanbecededtoforeignreinsurersafterhavingreceivedapprovalfromNBFIRA.

10.Thelargemajorityofinsurersaresubsidiariesofinternationalgroupsandoftenhavesignificantinterlinkageswithrelatedentitieswithinthesamegroup.Manygroupsarecross-

sectoral,offeringbanking,insuranceandassetmanagementservices,althoughnotnecessarilyinallcountrieswheretheyareactive.DistributionofinsuranceservicesinBotswana,bothinthelifeandtheshort-termsector,reliestoalargeextentoninsurancebrokersandagents,whichaccountfor

about60percentoftotalpremiums—associatedbankswithinthesamefinancialgrouparean

importantchannel.AsofMarch2022,144insuranceagentsand58insurancebrokerswereactiveandlicensedbyNBFIRA.

11.Theinvestmentassetallocationofinsurersischaracterizedbylargebondholdingsinthelifesector,andaveryhighshareofcashanddepositsintheshort-termsector(Figure3).Lifeinsurersholdonaggregate27percentoftheirassetsingovernmentbonds,andanother22

percentincorporatebonds;13percentareheldinsharesand26percentinunit-linkedassets.

However,thesenumbersaresomewhatdistortedbytwomajorfirmswhichareactiveinthe

annuitiesbusiness—suchactivitiesrequireamorelong-terminvestmentstrategy,whileotherlifefirmsmaintainanassetallocationwhichisgearedevenmoretowardsbondsanddeposits.Short-terminsurersholdalmosttwothirdsoftheirassetsincashanddeposits,effectivelyreducingtheirexposuretomarketrisks.

12.Furtheranalysisislimitedbytheavailabilityofsupervisoryreportingdata.Thesupervisoryreportingforinsurersdoesnotprovideadetailedbreakdownofinvestmentsintodomesticandforeignassets—onlycertainlargeforeignexposuresarereported,buttypically

unstructuredandpotentiallyincomplete.Thereportingdoesfurthermorenotallowfora

comprehensiveanalysisofcreditrisks(e.g.,throughareportingofcreditratings)orasset-liabilityrisks(e.g.throughareportingofremainingmaturitiesordurationsoffixed-incomeinstruments).

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Figure2.Botswana:PremiumIncomeofInsurers

Lifeinsurancebusinessisverytraditionalandalmost

exclusivelycoveringlifeandannuities,whilepermanenthealthinsurancecontributeslessthan1percentoftotalgrosswrittenpremiums.

GrosswrittenlifepremiumshavereachedBWP4.4bnin

2021,growingbyalmost7percentp.a.since2016.

Source:NBFIRA.

Intheshort-termsector,almostonethirdofgross

premiumsstemsfrompropertyinsurance,andanother29percentisrelatedtomotorinsurance.

Intheshort-termsector,grosswrittenpremiumsamountedtoBWP1.6bnin2021.

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Figure3.Botswana:AssetAllocationofInsurers

Lifeinsurersinvestalmosthalfoftheirassetsinbondsandanother13percentinequity.26percentofassetsbackunit-linkedinsurancepolicies.

Assetsofshort-terminsurersarelargelycomposedof

cashanddeposits(65percent).Longer-terminvestmentslikeequityandbondsrepresentlessthan5percenteach.

Notes:Stresstestparticipantsonly.

Source:IMFstaffcalculationsbasedonNBFIRAdata.

13.Profitabilityoftheinsurancesectorisonlymoderate,butoverallratherstable(Figures4a–c).Lifeinsurers’profitsarehighlydependentoninvestmentincome,whichhasbeenat5percentasshareoftotalassetsinboth2020and2021.However,withfallingequityandbondmarkets,theinvestmentreturnisexpectedtobelowerin2022.IncreasedmortalityduringtheCOVID-19

pandemichasresultedinasubstantiallyhighernetclaimsforlifeinsurerswhichincreasedin2021

by43percentcomparedtothepreviousyear.Intheshort-termsector,underwritingresultsarethemajorcomponentofoverallnetincome.Thecombinedratio—claimspaymentsandexpenses,

dividedbypremiums—remainedbelow100percentforthelastfouryears,amountingto96percentin2021.Thepandemiccausedamorefavorableclaimsdevelopmentsintheshort-termsector,

particularlyduringthelockdownsin2020whenlowermobilitycausedfewerclaimsinmotor

insurance.Finally,inthereinsurancesector,thecombinedratioissignificantlymorevolatile,

reaching82percentin2021,butfluctuatingbetween74percentand115percentinthefiveyearspriortothat.

14.Capitalratioshavebeenverystableinthelifeinsurancesector,butdecliningand

morevolatileoverthelastfiveyearsamongshort-terminsurersandreinsurers(Figure4d).Theaveragecapitalratio,definedasshareholderequitytoassets,inthelifeinsurancesectorhasbeen

verystableataround16percentforthelastfouryears.Short-terminsurers’capitalratioshavebeendecliningsince2016,butwith30percentin2021,theyarestillsignificantlyhigherthaninthelife