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Sovereign Trust Insurance sets August 18 date for AGM amid improve performance

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 Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc said that it has concluded all arrangements for the hosting of its 27th annual general meeting slated to hold in Lagos.

Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc had in announcing August 18, 2022 date for its meeting revealed of a steady growth in all of its performance indicators. The company said that its shareholders have greater reasons to demonstrate greater confidence in its trading results even as it disclosed that plans are underway to making the company a more responsive risk management and underwriting house.

In a statement issued by Sovereign Trust Insurance company’s Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Mr Segun Bankole the company have been granted approvals for its 2021 Annual Report and Accounts by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) respectively. Bankole however said that AGM  which is scheduled to hold at the Bay Lounge Hall on Admiralty Road, Lekki would hold  with  majority of the Shareholders participating virtually in observance of Covid’19 protocols.

According to Bankole, Sovereign Trust  showed great resilience in its business performance in 2021 amidst the various challenges that characterized the operating environment . He said, there is every reason to be appreciative to all the shareholders and customers of the Organization who had shown great level of commitment and patronage to the Company since inception 27 years ago.

Amidst the challenges of 2021, the company ended the financial year under review with a great sense of optimism that the days ahead will continue to look brighter and better.

Despite the wavering business environment in 2021, the Company recorded Gross Premium Written of N12.7 billion over N11.1billion recorded in 2020 representing a 14.4% increase. The Net Premium Income equally grew by 11.2% from the sum of N6.5 billion in 2020 to N7.2 billion in 2021. In the same vein, the Company achieved Profit After Tax of N974 million as against N687million recorded in year 2020 representing an increase of 42%. The Profit Before Tax equally increased from N796 million in 2020 to N885 million in the year 2021 representing an 11% growth rate. Similarly, Earnings Per Share improved by 42% from 8 kobo in year 2020 to 11.34kobo in 2021.

The size and quality of the balance sheet equally improved as total assets of the Company increased from N14.8 billion to N16.3billion representing 11% growth while shareholders Fund increased by 11% also from N8.6 billion in 2020 to N9.6billion in 2021.

In all, the Company recorded a modest financial performance in the year under review as its negative Retained Earnings improved by 72% from N829 million in 2020 to N236 million in 2021. The Company also affirmed its commitment and capacity to honour all genuine claims as and when due. The Company in 2021 settled claims totaling N3.7billion to various policyholders spread across the country.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Olaotan Soyinka has attributed the performance to the commitment shown by every member of staff who he described as the Drivers of the organization coupled with the fact, that the company’s Management is also dedicated to ensuring that the company takes its place of pride in the industry.

According to him, “it is a statement of fact that we want to be a leading brand in the Insurance Industry providing top-notch and personalised services to all our teeming customers spread across the company with the support of our technology infrastructure.” Our 2021 performance was not fortuitous, we worked towards it and today, we can confidently say that we will continue to better our performance as much as we can while placing serious premium on corporate governance, ethics and ensuring superior investment returns in the days ahead.

 

 

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