By GINIKA OKOYE

Five insurance companies have projected N418.7 billion as revenue for the 2025 financial year ending December 31.

The companies are Sunu Assurances Nigeria Plc, AIICO Insurance Plc, Linkage Assurance Plc, AXA Mansard Insurance Plc, and Nem Insurance Plc.

They also projected N39 billion as their Profit Before Tax (PBT) during the same period.

The companies made the projection at their fourth quarter (Q4) earning forecast for the year ending December 31, 2025, posted on the Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX) platform.

Sunu Assurances Nigeria Plc, projected N16.4 billion as its insurance revenue for the period.

The company protected N2.3 billion as its PBT and N1.56 billion as Profit After Tax (PAT).

Sunu said the Gross Premium Written (GPW) for the year ending Dec. 31 was projected at N17.31 billion representing 32.9 per cent growth over N13.03 billion in 2024.

The company said the figure represented 18.81 per cent increase above the N14.57 billion projected for the period ended Sept. 30.

AIICO Insurance Plc projected N131.6 as its revenue, N20.6 billion as PBT and N19.6 billion as PAT for the 2025 financial year.

It said the company projected gross written premium of N195.9 billion

The company said that Non-Life business represented 36.4 per cent of the stated GWP while the Life and Group Life businesses represented 33.2 per cent and 9.6 per cent respectively.

?Profits in 2024 were affected by Forex gains of about N11.2 billion due to the devaluation of the Naira.

?We expect insurance service results to increase 481 per cent over 2024, pointing to more sustainable performance resilient to exogenous shocks.

?We expect the underlying, sustainable business performance to drive profitability in 2025.

?Insurance service margins are expected to increase from a decrease of 2.9 per cent to about 9 per cent in 2025,? the company said.

Linkage Assurance Plc projected N5.3 billion as its insurance revenue.

The company also posted its PBT of N424 million and PAT of N402 million for the year ending December 31.

Similarly, AXA Mansard Insurance Plc posted N159.1 billion as revenue, PBT of N15.5 billion billion and PAT of N13 billion.

Nem Insurance Plc projected a revenue of N106 billion, PBT of N25.6 billion and N21.76 billion as PAT.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) had in a circular notified insurance operators of the commencement of the recapitalisation exercise as prescribed by the NIIRA 2025.

?Following the enactment of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 and assent of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 31, 2025, the Commission hereby notifies all insurance and reinsurance companies of the commencement of the recapitalisation as prescribed by the NIIRA 2025.?

NAN reports that NIIRA 2025 introduced higher Minimum Capital Requirements (MCR) of N10 billion, N15 billion, N25 billion and N35 billion for life, non-life, composite and reinsurance companies respectively.

The NAICOM had said that in line with the provisions of the Act, the new MCR would take effect from the date of Presidential assent, and all operators were required to comply within a twelve (12) month period from the effective date. (NAN)

? Collage of the logos of Sunu Assurances Nigeria Plc, AIICO Insurance Plc, Linkage Assurance Plc, AXA Mansard Insurance Plc, and Nem Insurance Plc

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