| DATE OF CREATION: 1972, Kuwait |
CLASSES OF BUSINESS: Life and non-life |
MAIN UNDERWRITING REGIONS: Middle East, Asia and Africa |
Regional structure: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) |
Kuwait Re: Rating
Agency | Rating | Outlook |
A.M. Best | A- | Stable |
Standard & Poor’s | A- | Stable |
Kuwait Re: Main indicators
in thousands USD | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Turnover | 187 405 | 186 515 | 236 256 |
Shareholder’s equity | 175 613 | 186 076 | 208 338 |
Net result | 15 550 | 17 140 | 20 831 |
Kuwait Re: Turnover 2021 by class of business
in thousands USD | Premiums | In % |
Fire | 155 552 | 65.84% |
Marine and aviation | 44 283 | 18.74% |
General accident | 21 592 | 9.14% |
Total non-life | 221 427 | 93.72% |
Life | 14 829 | 6.28% |
Grand total | 236 256 | 100% |
Kuwait Re: Capital and shareholding
Shareholders | In % | |
Al Ahleia Insurance | 91.74% |
Kuwait Insurance | 5.1% |
Others | 3.16% |
Kuwait Re: Technical ratios
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Net loss ratio | 65.88% | 68.84% | 65.55% |
Net management expenses ratio | 28.33% | 28.97% | 25.45% |
Net combined ratio | 94.21% | 97.81% | 91% |
Kuwait Re: Management
Sulaiman Hamad Mohammed Aldalali | Chairman of the board |
Dawoud S. Al Duwaisan | Chief executive officer |
Mohammed Al Tabtabaei | Chief operating officer |
Hamad Jasim Al Nusif | Chief finance and investment officer |
Abdallah Badaoui | General manager - regional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Xavier P.K | Chief underwriter - facultative underwriting |
Exchange rate as at 31/12/2019: 1 KWD = 3.28983 USD; as at 31/12/2020: 1 KWD = 3.27438 USD ; 31/12/2021: 1 KWD = 3.29754 USD
Source: Kuwait Re