Insurers poised to see earnings improve going forward

PETALING JAYA: Despite the challenging business climate, public-listed insurers generally appear to be bucking the trend and are poised to see an improvement in earnings in the coming quarters after having charted sturdy growth in earnings in the final quarter of last year.

Some analysts and industry observers told StarBiz that they expected the net earned income/premiums and claims ratio to improve this year, although this scenario might come under pressure if the economy slowed down due to external headwinds and geopolitical woes.