The insurance market in Côte d'Ivoire is experiencing significant growth. The revenue, which has been steadily increasing, reached 414.7 billion FCFA in 2020. The benefits have seen a similar trend up until 2019. In 2020, the benefits provided to customers amounted to 392.3 billion FCFA.

 

Evolution of the activity of insurance companies (in millions of FCFA)

Items

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Net premium income (Revenue)

237,972

251,207

281,719

308,188

335,223

360,525

393,956

414,685

Net financial products

20,732

25,000

31,327

23,350

32,352

26,291

30,105

26,868

Commissions received

5,222

6,124

6,480

5,374

6,951

7,707

8,805

10,720

Benefits

208,176

259,128

271,064

291,975

304,339

346,167

410,945

392,347

Premiums ceded to reinsurers

39,427

45,190

49,572

49,848

55,772

53,344

61,892

69,819

Other net charges

51,047

59,965

62,167

61,476

70,588

73,330

77,666

80,415

Commissions paid

23,720

28,316

31,214

35,298

36,132

39,080

42,987

45,402

Source: Source: MFB/DGTCP

 

Revenue evolution by branch (in millions of FCFA)

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Source: Source: MFB/DGTCP

 

The revenue is largely generated by the Non-life branches (56.3% of the average share during the period 2013-2020).

 

Evolution by branch of benefits provided to customers (in millions of FCFA)

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Source: Source: MFB/DGTCP

 

The Life branches provide relatively more benefits to customers despite lower revenue compared to the Non-life branches (See graph).

 

In the course of their activities, insurance companies have made cumulative investments amounting to 963.6 billion FCFA in 2020 compared to 550.0 billion in 2013, nearly doubling.

 

Coverage rate of regulated commitments

Items

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Insurance companies

29

29

27

31

31

33

33

33

Regulated commitments (RC) in millions of FCFA

537,403

582,688

611,754

698,764

726,951

758,781

777,217

897,611

Cumulative investments (in millions of FCFA)

549,960

588,310

624,440

705,181

757,090

803,881

897,395

963,606

Coverage rate of RC (%)

102

101

102

101

104

106

115

107

Source: MFB/DGTCP

 

The coverage rates of regulated commitments are satisfactory (>100%), although with low margins (107% in 2020); this indicates that safe, profitable, and liquid cumulative investments cover the regulated commitments of the branches (See Table).

Here is the translation of the provided text into English:

SYNTHESIS OF NON-LIFE (IARD) BRANCH DATA OF THE IVORIAN MARKET

(Evolution from 2013 to 2020, amounts in millions of FCFA)

Items

2013

 2014

 2015

 2016

 2017

 2018

 2019

 2020

Net Premiums Written

(Revenue)

133,424

139,861

161,843

175,414

184,737

205,465

223,698

231,006

Net Financial Income

5,885

7,002

7,208

6,669

7,925

7,450

13,708

7,441

Commissions Received

4,962

5,585

5,757

4,746

6,062

6,845

8,025

9,884

Benefits

Claims Paid

51,009

75,552

74,864

73,949

79,702

97,391

112,404

108,683

Claims Paid Net of Recourse

54,514

73,101

72,668

70,305

76,347

90,763

108,525

104,089

Premiums Ceded to Reinsurers

35,565

40,699

45,314

45,100

48,703

48,660

57,577

64,682

Other Net Charges

33,344

38,560

38,614

37,459

45,420

46,429

48,548

49,947

Commissions Paid

17,542

20,804

23,079

26,640

26,512

29,220

32,025

32,544

Regulated Commitments (ER)

PREC (1)

12,495

15,059

19,347

33,879

24,388

28,487

19,712

25,259

PSAP(2)

139,743

149,839

141,544

148,194

170,532

161,845

124,673

173,300

Source: MFB/DGTCP

(1) Provision for Ongoing Risks

(2) Provisions for Claims to be Paid

 

SYNTHESIS OF LIFE BRANCH DATA OF THE IVORIAN MARKET

(Evolution from 2013 to 2020, amounts in millions of FCFA)

 

Items

2013

 2014

 2015

 2016

 2017

 2018

 2019

 2020

Net Premiums Written

(Revenue)

104,548

111,346

119,876

132,774

150,486

155,060

170,258

183,678

Net Financial Income

14,847

17,999

24,119

16,681

24,428

18,841

16,397

19,427

Commissions Received

260

539

723

628

889

862

780

836

Benefits

Due

64,026

74,184

80,773

94,318

97,157

100,109

121,552

112,381

     including Buybacks

38,626

36,291

42,759

53,404

51,133

57,904

68,465

67,194

Premiums Ceded to Reinsurers

3,861

4,490

4,258

4,748

7,069

4,684

4,315

5,138

Other Net Charges

17,703

21,405

23,553

24,017

25,168

26,901

29,119

30,469

Commissions Paid

6,178

7,512

8,135

8,658

9,621

9,860

10,962

12,858

Regulated Commitments (ER)

Math. Prov.

332,808

362,986

393,746

444,023

475,122

527,616

530,042

 

630,199

 

Other Commitments

52,357

54,804

57,118

72,667

56,910

40,833

102,789

68,853

Source: MFB/DGTCP

 

 

Synthesis of Ivorian Market Data (in millions of FCFA)

Items

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Net Premiums Written (Revenue)

237,972

251,207

281,719

308,188

335,223

360,525

393,956

414,685

Net Financial Income

20,732

25,000

31,327

23,350

32,352

26,291

30,105

26,868

Commissions Received

5,222

6,124

6,480

5,374

6,951

7,707

8,805

10,720

Benefits

208,176

259,128

271,064

291,975

304,339

346,167

410,945

392,347

Premiums Ceded to Reinsurers

39,427

45,190

49,572

49,848

55,772

53,344

61,892

69,819

Other Net Charges

51,047

59,965

62,167

61,476

70,588

73,330

77,666

80,415

Commissions Paid

23,720

28,316

31,214

35,298

36,132

39,080

42,987

45,402

Regulated Commitments (ER)

537,403

582,688

611,754

698,764

726,951

758,781

777,217

897,611

Cumulative Investments

549,960

588,310

624,440

705,181

757,090

803,881

897,395

963,606

  Securities

249,427

267,211

281,876

307,464

338,187

371,117

401,053

481,404

  Real Estate Rights

93,496

90,767

88,058

102,991

107,708

112,147

108,622

116,994

  Bank Deposits

153,310

181,221

200,211

242,400

234,209

239,841

271,767

282,350

  Other Admissible Assets

53,727

49,110

54,294

52,326

76,985

80,776

115,952

82,858

ER Coverage Rate

102%

101%

102%

101%

104%

106%

115%

107%

Number of Companies (1)

29

29

27

31

31

33

33

33

Source: MFB/DGTCP

(1) This refers to companies that have reported their figures; the number of companies does not account for those that have not closed their first financial year by December 31 of the inventory year.

 

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Evolution of Synthetic Balances

 

Evolution of Items by Non-Life Branches

 

Evolution of Items by Life Branches

 

Evolution of Revenue

 

Synthesis of Market Data 2020