Eagle records 24% growth
in revenue in Q 3
Eagle Insurance PLC reported consolidated revenue of Rs. 4,119 million
in the third quarter of 2007. This reflects a growth of 24 per cent over
the corresponding period in 2006. The total gross written premium income
was
Rs. 3,817 million, a growth of 23 per cent over the corresponding period
of 2006. Life gross written premiums grew by 20 per cent, and General
Insurance recorded a growth of 31 per cent over the same period in 2006.
Profit before tax was reported as Rs. 119 million, a growth of 66 per
cent, while the General Insurance business recorded a profit of Rs. 97
million, a 65 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2006.
As in the previous years, these results do not include a contribution
from long term insurance business. Profits from this line of business
are determined annually after the actuarial valuation at the year-end
and are included in the full year results. An interim dividend of Rs.
2.50 per share has been approved by the Board, which maintains the
interim dividend at the same level as the previous year. The amount of
any subsequent final dividend will depend upon the level of profits
reported in the audited accounts for the full year.
Eagle Insurance PLC also announced the names of the new board members on
this occasion. Bert Paterson has been appointed as the Chairman of Eagle
Insurance PLC and Craig Brackenrig and Marie Sigsworth are the two new
appointments to the Board of Directors. Bert Paterson is also the CEO
and Managing Director of Aviva India and has been with the Aviva Group
since 1986.
We are happy that our third quarter results are in line with our
commitment to deliver value to our stakeholders. We are confident that
we will achieve satisfactory year end results, Managing Director, Eagle
Insurance PLC Deepal Sooriyaarachchi said. Sri Lanka is a very
important market for Aviva. The excellent growth recorded in Q3 has been
encouraging. We are committed to growing our operations in Sri Lanka and
provide prosperity and peace of mind to our customers, Chairman, Eagle
Insurance PLC Bert Paterson said. |