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Overview of the Insurance Industry in Malawi

Limbikani NundweReserve Bank of Malawi10th -11th October 2019

Outline

• About Malawi

• The Insurance Regulatory Authority• Reserve Bank of Malawi/Registrar of Financial Institutions

• Overview of the Insurance Industry

• Challenges facing the Insurance Industry

• Areas of Interest in the GLOPAC Fellowship Program

2

Landlocked country in south-east Africa118,484 km2

17,563,749 (2018)80% live in rural areas

Agriculture accounts for about one-third of GDP and about 80% of export revenue

3

About Malawi

The Insurance Regulatory Authority

Central bank of the country -established under the Reserve Bank of Malawi Act

Reserve Bank of Malawi To be an institution

of excellence in promoting price and financial stability

Vision Mandated by the Financial Services Actto regulate all financial institutions

Registrar of

Financial Institutions

4

The Insurance Regulatory Authority

Registrar of Financial

Institutions

Bank Supervision

Pension and Insurance

Supervision (PISU)

Capital Markets and Microfinance

SupervisionFinancial Sector

Regulation

5

The Insurance Regulatory Authority

Life Insurance and

Pension Funds

• Life Insurers• Pension Funds

Non-Prudential

Compliance

• Pension Funds• Pension

Administrators

General Insurance and Intermediaries

• General Insurers• Medical Aid

Schemes• Insurance

Intermediaries

6

The Insurance Regulatory Authority

Key objectives of PISUTo promote safety and soundness of

pension and insurance entities

To empower and protect pension and insurance

consumers

To facilitate development of

pension and insurance sectors

7

Key result areas for PISU

Prudential supervision

Market conduct

supervision

Complaints handling and

consumer education

Market development

8

The Insurance Regulatory Authority

The Insurance Regulatory Authority

Strategic insurance targets for PISUTo increase insurance penetration from 2% in 2018 to 3% in 2021

Increase non-motor insurance business from 45% in 2018 to 55% in 2021

9

Overview of the Insurance Industry

Insurance Market Players

5 Life Insurers

1 Reinsurer

18 Insurance Brokers

1 Reinsurance

Brokers40 Insurance

Agents

4 Medical Aid

Schemes

8 General Insurers

10

Overview of the Insurance Industry

11.5 10.6 12.2

18.9

25.129.8

38.142.9

48.5

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MW

K'B

ILLI

ON

Total Assets – General Insurance Business

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Overview of the Insurance Industry

8.8 9.712.9

20.2

26.430.2

35.5

41.6

48.1

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MW

K'B

ILLI

ON

Gross Premium Written – General Insurance Business

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Overview of the Insurance Industry

0.9

-0.2

1.5

3.2 3.1 3.0

2.2

1.71.9

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MW

K'B

ILLI

ON

Profit for the year – General Insurance Business

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Overview of the Insurance Industry

61.1 68.8 89.5

170.5223.3

276.1332.7

473.2

619.6

0.0

100.0

200.0

300.0

400.0

500.0

600.0

700.0

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MW

K'B

ILLI

ON

Total Assets – Life Insurance Business

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Overview of the Insurance Industry

2.6 2.95.1

7.39.4

18.6 19.2

23.4

29.7

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MW

K'B

ILLI

ON

Gross Premium Written – Life Insurance Business

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Overview of the Insurance Industry

2.92.2

3.8

8.97.5

8.49.2

11.5

14.6

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MW

K'B

ILLI

ON

Profit for the year – Life Insurance Business

16

Challenges facing the Insurance Industry

Low capital and solvency

levels

Poor corporate

governance

Poor management information

systems

Low financial literacy levels

Lack of innovation

17

High management expenses

High premium debtors

Inappropriate pricing

(Undercutting)

Lack of mortality

tables

Increasing incidents of

fraud

18

Challenges facing the Insurance Industry

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