Premium insurance revenues increased 18 percent

The figures from the General Insurance Association of Cambodia – GIAC – revealed that the premium revenues from Cambodia’s insurance sector was up by 18 percent to USD8.2 million during the first five months of 2010, but it was down 25 percent compared to the same period last year.

Chhay Rattanak, GIAC Chairman, was quoted by the Post as saying that the premiums from firs insurance contributed 26 percent, motor and miscellaneous insurance 25 percent each, and medical and health insurance, 16 percent to revenues.

The sum for claims in the first five months of 2010 was USD2.34 million, down 25 percent in comparison with the same period last year.

In General, the trend for buying premium insurance has been increasing. The upward trend is back on track, especially engineering and medical insurance, said Rattanak. He forecast that the industry would grow by between 10 to 15 percent this year.

At the present, there are six insurances companies operating in Cambodia, including Forte, CAMINCO, Asia, Campubank Lonpac, Infinity, and Cambodia-Vietnam Insurance. The insurance industry made total premium revenue of USD20.07 million last year.

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