NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Segment information

The Company has two reportable segments, as described below, which are the Company’s strategic business units. The business units are managed separately because they require different approach technology and marketing strategies. For each of the strategic business units, the Chief Operating Decision Maker reviews internal management reports on at least a quarterly basis.

The following summary describes the two main business segments:

  • Underwriting of general insurance business – incorporating all classes of general insurance such as fire, marine, motor, medical, general accident and miscellaneous.
  • Investments – incorporating investments in marketable equity securities and investment funds, development bonds, term deposits with banks and other securities.

Primary segment information – business segment


31 December 2019 31 December 2018
AED AED

Underwriting

Investments

Total

Underwriting

Investments

Total

     
Segment revenue

235,821,191

6,885,438

  242,706,629

210,881,530

4,363,388

215,244,918
Segment result 51,574,027 6,885,438 58,459,465 44,097,846 4,363,388 48,461,234
Unallocated income/expense, net    

(42,293,291)

(37,818,144)

Net profit for the year    

16,166,174

10,643,090

 

a) The following is an analysis of the Company’s assets, liabilities and equity by business segment:

31 December 2019 31 December 2018
AED AED

Underwriting

Investments

Total

Underwriting

Investments

Total

     
Segment assets

175,439,378

104,723,645

280,163,023

118,950,794

167,768,016

286,718,810
Unallocated assets    

54,190,762

17,748,918

Total assets    

334,353,785

304,467,728

     
Segment liabilities and equity

330,710,588

865,535

331,576,123

306,132,873

(4,242,730)

301,890,143

Unallocated liabilities and equity

2,777,662

2,577,585

Total liabilities and equity

334,353,785

304,467,728



b) Secondary segment information – revenue from underwriting departments

The following is an analysis of the Company’s revenues (gross written premiums and commission income) classified by major underwriting department.

  2019 2018
  AED AED
     
Non – Marine 139,092,569 136,795,846
Medical and personal assurance 94,296,509 73,324,818
Marine 2,432,113 760,866
 
235,821,191
210,881,530

 

There were no transactions between the business segments during the year.