Capital investments, 4th quarter 2019
Market value of insurance companies’ capital investments is rising
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden and Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority 2020-03-02 9.30
Insurance companies’ net purchases of investment assets amounted to SEK 24 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. Total holdings amounted to SEK 5 352 billion at the end of the period, compared with SEK 5 223 billion at the end of the previous quarter.
Strong market development in shares and participations
After the fourth quarter, the market value of insurance companies’ holdings in shares and participations amounted to SEK 3 420 billion, compared with SEK 3 276 billion in the previous quarter. Total net investments of SEK 15 billion in shares and participations were made in the fourth quarter. The value increase on held assets in these asset classes thereby contributed significantly to the change in the market value of insurance companies’ total volume of investment assets in the quarter.
Poor development in bonds issued in foreign currency
Holdings in bonds issued in foreign currency were valued at SEK 350 billion at the end of the fourth quarter, SEK 10 billion less than in the previous quarter. Net purchases of this asset class amounted to SEK 6 billion in the fourth quarter.
Non-life and life insurance in the fourth quarter
The market value of life insurance companies’ capital investments amounted to SEK 4 776 billion at the end of the fourth quarter, compared with SEK 4 641 billion in the previous quarter. The corresponding figures for non-life insurance companies were SEK 575 billion and SEK 582 billion, respectively.
Life insurance companies’ net investments in capital investments amounted to SEK 36 billion during the quarter, while non-life insurance companies net sold capital investments for SEK 12 billion in the same period.
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