Strong market development in shares and participations

At the end of the second quarter, the market value of insurance companies’ holding in shares and participations amounted to SEK 3 163 billion, compared with SEK 3 033 billion in the previous quarter. Net investment in shares and participations amounted to SEK 27 billion during the second quarter. The increase in value on held instruments in these types of assets thus strongly contributed to the change in market value of the insurance companies’ total volume of financial investments during the quarter.

Transactions in the second quarter

In addition to the net investments in shares and participations presented above, net transactions in insurance companies’ capital investments during the quarter were characterised by the following types of assets:

• money market instruments, net sales of SEK 13 billion during the quarter;
• bonds: net purchases of SEK 15 billion; and
• loans: net investments of SEK 13 billion.

Non-life and life insurance in the second quarter

The market value of life insurance companies’ capital investments amounted to SEK 4 511 billion at the end of the second quarter, compared with SEK 4 359 billion at the end of the previous quarter. Corresponding figures among non-life insurance companies amounted to SEK 577 billion and SEK 569 billion respectively.

Life insurance companies’ net investments in capital investments amounted to SEK 20 billion during the quarter, while non-life insurance companies made net sales of capital investments of SEK 3 billion during the quarter. Significant types of assets among non-life insurance companies’ net transactions during the quarter include bonds, which were net sold for SEK 7 billion during the quarter, and shares and participations, which were net sold for SEK 3 billion.

2019-11-29 at 09:30.