Condensed Income Statement      
 
Year ended  
Year ended  
   
 
31 December  
31 December  
   
 
2008  
2007  
   
  Rand thousands
(Reviewed) 
(Audited) 
% Change  
  Insurance premium revenue
5,316,490  
4,400,960  
20.8  
  Insurance premium ceded to reinsurers
(1,127,520) 
(827,941) 
 
  Net insurance premium revenue
4,188,970  
3,573,019  
17.2  
  Net insurance premium earned
4,116,395  
3,539,125  
16.3  
  Reinsurance commission earned
123,486  
114,959  
   
  Pension fund (deficit)/surplus
(24,156) 
19,753  
 
  Other income – fee income
14,147  
19,947  
   
  Investment income
   
   
   
  – Interest and dividends received
274,154  
236,159  
   
  – Interest paid
–  
(10,564) 
   
  Net fair value loss on assets held at fair value through income
(20,041) 
(23,839) 
   
  Impairment on available-for-sale financial assets
(21,050) 
–  
   
  Net realised gains on financial assets – available-for-sale
98,342  
94,512  
   
  Income
4,561,277  
3,990,052  
14.3  
 
   
   
   
  Net insurance claims
3,086,303  
2,595,794  
18.9  
  Gross acquisition costs
765,963  
618,605  
23.8  
  Administrative and other operating expenses
437,411  
349,759  
25.1  
  Share of loss of associates
345  
–  
   
  Investment expenses
3,960  
4,734  
   
  Expenses
4,293,982  
3,568,892  
20.3  
 
   
   
   
  Profit before tax
267,295  
421,160  
(36.5) 
  Income tax expense
(56,838) 
(130,128) 
(56.3) 
  Profit after tax
210,457  
291,032  
(27.7) 
  Minority interest
–  
(1,172) 
   
  Net profit attributable to members of the Company
210,457  
289,860  
(27.4)