The Managing Director and CEO of Linkage Assurance Plc, Daniel Braie says it recorded N10.57 billion as against N7.95 billion of 2020 representing a 33% increase in its gross premium income.

Braie said the Underwriting firm in the 2021 financial year, recorded a 34% growth in gross premium written (GPW) despite the challenging business environment and that the company grew its GPW from N8.33 billion in 2020 to N11.16 billion in the review year as contained in its unaudited financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2021 made available to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX).

Linkage Assurance during the review period sustained efforts at growing its balance sheet, as total assets grew to N34.85 billion, as against N33.88 billion in 2020.

The year under review was challenging in terms of technical underwriting, pushing net claims ratio up to 71% from 31% in 2020 largely due to major claims paid during the period such as claims arising from End-SARs protests and catastrophic losses in Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors.

The management says it will continue to refine its strategy in line with the political, economic, sociological and technological changes in the industry particularly the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the business landscape.

“We will also continue to develop innovative products, alternative channels of distribution and strategic initiatives that will enable us to achieve our corporate goals and objectives. With a medium-to-long term perspective, we believe that we will benefit from growth in these initiatives, Daniel Braie, MD/CEO of Linkage Assurance Plc stated.

“We have continued to make efforts to enhance our online portal to make our products and services available to our customers especially the digitally savvy customers and enterprises,” Braie stated.

The firm’s management said in a statement that “In line with the vision statement, we have embarked on extensive digital transformation. This is expected to be one of the major drivers of operational efficiency as it will improve our business process, eliminate wastages, and positively impact our performances.”

On Agric Insurance, the company said “in line with its strategic focus, it has developed a bouquet of Agricultural Insurance products as risk management initiatives for both small, medium and large-scale farmers and agribusiness. These include Livestock Insurance Solution, Multi-peril Crop Insurance Solution, Fish Farm & Fisheries Insurance, Poultry Farm Insurance, Area Yield Index Insurance and Farm All Risk (Material Damage).”

Linkage has continued to expand its retail market with tailor-made products that meet the needs of her teaming customers. Some of the products include the Linkage Third Party Plus, which is budget-friendly motor insurance that provides not only compulsory Third-party protection but additional Own damage protection to the tune of N250,000. This product is only available from Linkage Assurance Plc.