Heirs Insurance Group Posts N20bn Revenue in 2022

Records N2.7bn underwriting profit, N2.6bn claims paid in review period

Heirs Insurance Group, comprising Heirs General Insurance (HGI) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA), have announced a record-high 226 per cent jump in Gross Written Premium (GWP), from N6.1 billion in 2021 to N19.9 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2022.

With the strong performance sustained in its second year of operations, Heirs Insurance Group has become the fastest-growing insurance group in Nigeria.

The figures were disclosed in the NAICOM-approved 2022 financial statement, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

The financial statement explained that Heirs Insurance demonstrates Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Holdings’ desire to disrupt the Nigerian insurance market, bringing value, great customer service and relevant products to the mass market, delivering on the mission of providing insurance for all, not just for some.

According to the results, Heirs Life, the specialist life insurer recorded a 326 per cent increase in Gross Written Premium (GWP), from N2.7 billion in full year 2021, to N11.5 billion in full year 2022.

Heirs Life also announced a 494 per cent growth in life funds, from N1.7 billion in 2021 to N10.1 billion in 2022.

“Heirs Life made total claims payouts of N1.5 billion in 2022, a 484 per cent increase from N257 million paid out in 2021, in accordance with its promise of providing relief to its customers, quickly and efficiently, in times of loss.

“In addition, the company’s underwriting profit grew by 109 per cent, from N670 million in 2021 to N1.4 billion in 2022, with a profit before tax (PBT) growth from a loss position of N279 million to a positive position of N350 million in 2022, a 226 per cent jump.

“Heirs General Insurance, the Group’s non-life insurer, recorded a 143 per cent increase in Gross Written Premium (GWP), from N3.5 billion in full year 2021 to N8.5 billion in full year 2022 and a profit before tax (PBT) increase of 157 per cent, from a loss position of N862.1 million in 2021, to a profit of N499.4 million in 2022.