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Askari General Insurance Company Limited
Annual Report 1999
Contents
Corporate Information
Management & Branch Network
Notice of Meeting
Directors' Report
Auditors' Report
Balance Sheet
Profit and Loss Account
Consolidated Insurance Revenue Account
Fire Insurance Revenue Account
Marine Insurance Revenue Account
Motor Insurance Revenue Account
Miscellaneous Insurance Revenue Account
Statement of Changes in Financial Position
Notes to the Accounts
Form A A
Pattern of Shareholding
Corporate Information
Chairman Lt. Gen. Mohammad Afsar (Retd.)
Directors Brig. Mohammad Shiraz Baig (Retd.)
Brig. Ikram-uI-Hasan (Retd.)
Mr. Javed Ahmad Noel
Brig. Asmatullah Khan Niazi (Retd.)
Mr. Taimur Afzal
Mr. Nasier A. Sheikh
President/Chief Executive Mr. Mohammad Jamaluddin
Company Secretary Mr. Inam-ur-Rahman Khan
Auditors Taseer Hadi Khalid & Company
Chartered Accountants
Legal Advisor Mr. Farrukh Karim Qureshi
Bankers Askari Commercial Bank Limited
National Bank of Pakistan
Emirates Bank International
ANZ Grindlays Bank
Registrar and Shore Transfer Office Askari Associates (Private) Limited,
6th Floor, AWT Plaza, The Mall,
P.O. Box. 678, Rawalpindi Cantt.
Tel: (051) 514370-71,516108
Fax: (051) 516109
e.mail: askari@isb.compol.com
Registered Office/Head Office 4th Floor, AWT Plaza, The Mall, Rawalpindi- Pakistan.
Tel: (051) 522102-4, Fax: (051) 522120
Web Site: www.agico.com.pk
e.mail: agicoho@agico.com.pk
MANAGEMENT
President & Chief Executive Assistant Vice Presidents
Mr. Mohammad Jamaluddin Mr. Waseemullah (Accounts)
Mr. Muhammad Iqbal (Askari Health)
Engr. Ehtesham Malik (Engineering & MIS)
Vice Presidents Managers
Mr. Muhammad Afzal Maj. Muhammad Ajmal Khan (Retd.)
Mr. Ashraf Hussain Shah, A.C.I.I Mr. Shah Rukh
Mr. Munem Shamsi
BRANCH NETWORK
Rawalpindi Branch Faisalabad Branch
National Business Center, 2nd Floor, Platinum Centre,
Murree Road, Rawalpindi. Kotwali Road, Faisalabad.
Ph: 411976 Ph: 645802-4, Fax: 645801
e-mail: agicorwp@agico.com.pk e-mail: agicofsd@agico.com.pk
Lahore Branch Multan Branch
3rd Floor, AI Malik Plaza, 2nd Floor, Jalil centre,
19 Davis Road, Lahore. Abdali Road, Multan.
Ph: 6308633-4, Fax: 6308635 Ph: 547842, Fax: 547862
e-mail: agicolhr@agico.com.pk e-mail: agicomtn@agico.com.pk
Gujranwala Branch Islamabad Branch
1st Floor, Al-Azhar Plaza, 1 -E, 2nd Floor, All Plaza,
Opp. Iqbal High School, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, Islamabad.
Ghala Mandi, G.1-. Road, Ph: 279565, 827452, 827398, 827418
Gujranwala Fax: 279566
Ph: 226324, Fax: 26632.5 e-mail: agicoisb@agico.com.pk
e-mail: agicogrw@agico.com.pk e-mail: agicohealth@agico.com.pk
Quetta Branch
1st Floor, Taj Centre,
Karachi Branch Jinnah Road, Quetta.
3rd Floor, AWT Plaza, Ph: 837922, Fax: 837944
I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi. e-mail: agicoqta@agico.com.pk
Ph: 2639818-9, 2638363
Fax: 2638362 Sialkot Branch
e-mail: agicokch@agico.com.pk 1st Floor, Oberoi Cooperative Building,
Paris Road, Sialkot.
Ph: 582381 , Fax: ,582382
e-mail: agicoslt@agico.com.pk
Peshawar Branch
6th Floor, State Life Building, Jhelum Branch
The Mall, Peshawar Cantt. 1st Floor, Soldier Plaza,
Ph: 284768 Civil Lines, Jhelum.
Fax: 284769 Ph: 2765
e-mail: agicopsc@agico.com.pk e-mail: agicojlm@agico.com.pk
NOTICE OF 7HE FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Fifth Annual General Meeting of askari general insurance company Ltd.
will be held on Saturday June 24, 2000 at 9.00 a.m. in Blue Lagoon Complex, Opposite Pearl
Continental Hotel outward gate, Rawalpindi to transact the following business:-
ORDINARY BUSINESS:
1. To confirm the minutes of the 4th Annual General Meeting of the company held on June 25, 1999.
2. To receive, consider and adopt the audited accounts together with Directors' and Auditors' Reports
thereon for the period ended December 31, 1999.
3. To appoint Auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2000.
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
4. To consider and if thought fit to pass the following resolutions, with or without modification (s)
as ordinary resolution: "Resolved that a sum of Rs. 8,625,000/- out of the current year's profit
be capitalized and applied to the issue of 862,500/- ordinary Shares of Rs. 10/- each and
allotted as fully paid up Bonus Shares to the members who are registered in the books of the
company on , June 10, 2000 in proportion of fifteen new shares for every 100 existing ordinary
shares held and that such new shares shall rank pari-passu with the existing ordinary shares of
the Company."
By order of the Board
May 20, 2000 Inam-ur-Rahman Khan
Rawalpindi Company Secretary
NOTES:
1. The Share Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from June 12, 2000 to June 24,
2000 (both days inclusive). No transfers will be accepted for registration in the names of
transferees during this period.
2. All members are entitled to attend and vote at the meeting.
3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend
speak and vote for him/her. A proxy must be a member of the company. Forms of proxies in
order to be valid must be deposited at the company's registered office not less than 48 hours
before the time of the meeting.
4. Members are requested to promptly notify any chanc4e of their registered address to our
Registrar, Askari Associates (Private) Limited, 6th Floor, AWT Plaza , The Mall, Rawalpindi.
5. For Identification, CDC account holders should present the Participant's National Identity
Card and CDC Account Number
DIRECTORS' REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
The Directors have great pleasure in presenting to you the 5th Annual Report on the operational results of your company
for the year ended December 31, 1999 together with the financial statements.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS:
The economic difficulties with which the country was confronted during 1998 persisted in 1999. In fact, the situation
aggravated during the year under review mainly because of stagnant economic activity. As a result, the insurance
industry as a whole was adversely affected. Industrial activity remained extremely limited causing no growth situation in
the volume of Fire and Marine insurance. Foreseeing this trend, your Company had decided to market a new product,
namely, Health insurance during 1998, so as to make up the deficiency resulting from possible decrease in the Fire and
Marine business. By the grace of Allah, this effort has brought the desired result. Although Motor business grew in terms
of the premium income, it did not produce good results due to higher claim ratio attributed mainly to the greater
incidence of snatching & theft of vehicles under the prevailing law & order situation. Despite these adversities, your
Company managed to achieve satisfactory overall results during the year under review as will be seen from the following
comparative operational figures:
KEY OPERATIONAL FIGURES:
1999 1998 %
(Rupees in Million) Increase
Gross Premium 152.00 108.20 41
Retained Premium 88.10 62.00 42
Underwriting Profit 15.91 15.65 2
Income from Investments 14.67 11.50 28
Profit before Tax 15.84 13.25 20
Profit after Tax 10.17 9.28 10
General Reserves 6.50 5.00 30
Reserves for Un-expired Risks 35.24 24.78 42
Total Assets 150.00 131.00 14
Class-wise insurance results are as follows:
1999 1998
(Rs.'000) (Rs.'000)
FIRE
Gross Premium 29,847 26,570
Retained Premium 6,587 9,016
Net Claims 1,434 961
Underwriting Profit 6,429 6,304
MARINE
Gross Premium 18,422 16,892
Retained Premium 7,648 7,031
Net Claims 2,087 1,583
Underwriting Profit 5,341 4,067
MOTOR
Gross Premium 72,033 49,909
Retained Premium 54,559 39,367
Net Claims 31,162 14,201
Underwriting Profit 2,318 4,194
MISC (INCLUDING HEALTH)
Gross Premium 31,301 14,864
Retained Premium 19,314 6,550
Net Claims 10,332 3,157
Underwriting Profit 1,821 1,082
The Gross Premium of the Company rose from Rs 108 million during 1998 to Rs. 152 million during the year under
review registering an increase of 41%. Similarly, the Retained Premium increased by 42% from Rs. 62 million in 1998 to
Rs. 88 million during 1999. The overall loss ratio works out to 51% during the period under review as against 32%
during the previous year. In the Fire Department, the loss ratio went up to 21.77% compared to 10.67% during the
previous year. The loss ratio in Marine & Misc. departments increased by 5% in each case which was however
commensurate with the increase in the premium income under these classes during 1999. The underwriting profit for
Motor business has declined due to the higher loss ratio of 57% as compared to 36% for the previous year. This, as
stated above, was due to greater number of car snatching & theft during the year under report. The number of vehicles
snatched/stolen during 1999 was 52 as against 15 during the previous year. The loss ratio is, however, within the
manageable limits keeping in view the trend generally prevailing in the country for the Motor insurance business. The
above factors forced a marginal increase of 2% in the overall Underwriting Profit over the previous year.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:
askari health: As already mentioned, this product was introduced by the Company during 1998 and the premium
for the period ended 31 -12-1998 amounted to Rs. 7.37 million. You will be glad to know that the premium income rose
to Rs. 23.754 million during 1999, registering an increase of 222%. The loss ratio under this sub class of business was 45%.
INVESTMENTS:
Investments of the Company, at face value, stood at Rs. 81.47 million as at December 31, 1999 which was 35% higher
than Rs. 60.47 million in 1998. In addition, an amount of Rs. 12.00 million have been invested in term deposits with
various banks. Return on investments was 27.5% higher being Rs. 14.67 million as at December 31, 1999 &
Rs 11.50 million at the end of previous year despite reduction in the bank rate and in the rate of profit on investments in
National Savings Schemes. Due to volatile stock exchange and depressed economic conditions, the Company continued
to invest mainly in Govt. securities and Certificates of Investment so as to ensure maximum security of funds despite
comparatively lower rate of return. However, the Government decision to disallow institutional investment in the Defence
Saving Certificates and reduced bank rates will inevitably affect the return on our investment for the year 2000.
REINSURANCE:
The Company continued to enjoy the best possible reinsurance arrangements during the year under report. Munich
Reinsurance Co. of Germany led our treaties as in the past, followed by Pakistan Insurance Corporation, Assicurazioni
Generali and ECO Reinsurance Pool. This fully reflects the confidence of the reinsurers in your Company.
STOCK DIVIDEND:
Your Directors take pleasure in recommending 15% bonus shares in the proportion of fifteen new shares for every
hundred existing ordinary shares held.
AUDITORS:
Our Auditors M/s Taseer Hadi Khalid & Co., retire and being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment as Auditors of
the Company for the year 2000.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
We are sure that you will find the progress during the year satisfactory in the given conditions. This was possible only due
to the untiring efforts of the Company's-executives, officers and field force. The Directors would like to express their
appreciation for their loyalty, dedication and hard work of the entire team. We also owe our special thanks to our valued
clients for their continued confidence and patronage.
We are grateful to the Controller of Insurance, Pakistan Insurance Corporation, State Bank of Pakistan, Munich
Reinsurance Company, Assicurazioni Generali and Eco Reinsurance Pool for their continued assistance guidance and
support whenever sought.
We are also grateful to our Shareholders for their valuable investment in the shares of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board
May 20, 2000 Lt. Gen. Mohammad Afsar (Retd.)
Rawalpindi Chairman
AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
We have audited the annexed Balance Sheet of askari general insurance company limited as at 31 December 1999; the
Fire, Marine, Motor and Miscellaneous Insurance Revenue Accounts, Profit and Loss Account, Profit and Loss
Appropriation Account and the Statement of Changes in Financial Position (cash flow) together with the notes forming
part thereof for the year then ended, and we state that we have obtained all the information and explanations which to
the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit and after due verification thereof, we
report that:
(a) in our opinion, proper books of account have been kept by the Company as required by the Companies
Ordinance, 1984.
(b) in our opinion:
(i) the Balance Sheet, the Fire, Marine, Motor and Miscellaneous Insurance Revenue Accounts, Profit and
Loss Account and the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account together with notes thereto have been
drawn up in conformity with the provisions of the Insurance Act, 1938 and are in agreement with the
books of account and are further in accordance with the accounting policies consistently applied;
(ii) the expenditure incurred during the year was for the purpose of the Company's business;
(iii) the business conducted, investments made and expenditure incurred during the year were in
accordance with the objects of the Company;
(c) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us and as shown by
the books of the Company, the Balance Sheet, the Fire, Marine, Motor and Miscellaneous Insurance Revenue
Accounts, Profit and Loss Account, the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account and the Statement of Changes in
the Financial Position together with the notes forming part thereof give the information required by the Insurance
Act, 1938, in the manner so required and the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the Statement of
Changes in Financial Position (cash flow) give, respectively, a true and fair view of the state of the Company's
affairs as at 31 December 1999 and of the Profit and the Changes in the Financial Position for the year then
ended;
(d) we have verified the cash and bank balances and investments by actual inspection or by the production of
certificates;
(e) we certify that all expenses of management wherever incurred, whether directly or indirectly and all charges
incurred in respect of Fire, Marine, Motor and Miscellaneous Insurance Business transacted by the Company in
Pakistan have been fully debited to the respective revenue accounts as expenses;
(f) we certify that the Company has not paid to any person any commission in any form outside Pakistan in respect
of insurance business transacted by the Company in Pakistan and that the Company has not received outside
Pakistan from any person any commission in any form in respect of any business reinsured abroad, and;
(g) in our opinion no Zakat was deductible at source under the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980.
May 20, 2000 TASEER HADI KHALID & CO.
Islamabad CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1999
CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES 1999 1998
(Rupees) (Rupees)
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
10,000,000 Ordinary Shares of Rs. 10/- each 100,000,000 100,000,000
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ISSUED SUBSCRIBED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL
5,000,000 (1998: 5,000,000) Ordinary
shares of Rs. 10/-each issued for cash 50,000,000 50,000,000
750,000 (1998: Nil) Ordinary Shares of Rs. 10 each
issue as bonus shares 7,500,000 --
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57,500,000 50,000,000
GENERAL RESERVE 6,500,000 5,000,000
RESERVE FOR ISSUE OF BONUS SHARES 8,625,000 7,500,000
PROFIT AND LOSS APPROPRIATION
ACCOUNT BALANCE 3,628,232 3,580,743
BALANCE OF FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS
Fire Insurance Business Account 2,634,895 3,606,429
Marine Insurance Business Account 3,059,285 2,812,438
Motor and Miscellaneous Insurance Business Account 29,549,413 18,366,806
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35,243,593 24,785,673
LIABILITIES AGAINST ASSETS SUBJECT
TO FINANCE LEASE 2,734,650 3,547,195
OTHER LIABILITIES
Estimated Liability in respect of outstanding
claims whether due or intimated 11,439,486 6,044,278
Amount due to other persons or bodies
carrying on insurance business 13,807,414 16,403,984
Sundry creditors (including outstanding
and accrued expenses) 2,586,076 4,221,875
Premium and other deposits 2,907,073 4,273,698
Provision for taxation 5,424,915 5,943,688
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36,164,964 36,887,523
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150,396,439 131,301,134
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ASSETS
INVESTMENTS (At book Value)
Deposited with State Bank of Pakistan
Defence Saving Certificates 350,000 350,000
Certificates of Investment 45,578,057 34,576,770
Term Deposit Receipts
Under lien favouring Controller of Insurance 1,900,000 1,900,000
Defence Saving Certificates 33,650,000 23,650,000
CURRENT ASSETS
Agents' balances and outstanding premium 11,147,014 6,780,879
Amounts due from other persons or bodies
carrying on insurance business 5,395,591 2,411,762
Interest accrued 5,706,941 4,954,010
Advances, deposits and prepayments 8,155,010 3,326,264
Cash Balances:
Cash on Deposit accounts with banks 13,170,093 26,468,332
Cash (and cheques) in hand and at bank
on Current accounts 7,681,122 9,230,340
Stamps in hand 10,452 5,141
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20,861,667 35,703,813
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51,266,223 53,176,728
ADMINISTRATIVE FIXED ASSETS
(At cost less depreciation)
Owned
Furniture and fixtures 4,516,413 4,610,762
Computer and office equipment 3,508,693 2,929,347
Vehicles 3,894,789 4,149,490
Leased
Computer and office equipment 411,840 514,800
Vehicles 4,700,547 4,203,480
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17,032,282 16,407,879
DEFERRED COSTS 619,877 1,239,757
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150,396,439 131,301,134
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Certificate of Directors and Principal officers required under regulation 7 (a) and (b) of part 1 of the First schedule of Insurance Act, 1938
1) Investments have been stated in the Balance Sheet at cost.
2) The valu