Rating & Solvency
Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010
MARAC Insurance Limited has been assigned an Insurer Financial Strength rating of BBB+ (Outlook Stable) by Fitch Ratings.
A summary of the rating scale is:
| Secure Range | Vulnerable Range |
| AAA (Exceptionally Strong) | BB (Moderately Weak) |
| AA (Very Strong) | CCC (Very Weak) |
| A (Strong) | CC (Extremely Weak) |
| BBB (Good) | C (Distressed) |
"+" or "-" may be appended to a rating to indicate the relative position of a credit within the rating category.
MARAC Insurance Limited Solvency Margin
The Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 requires life insurers such as MARAC Insurance Limited to hold a minimum amount of capital. Having a solvency margin above zero means an insurer holds more than the minimum amount of capital. The following table shows a breakdown of MARAC Insurance Limited’s solvency margins as at 30 June 2018.
| Life (Statutory fund) $000 |
Non-life $000 |
Total $000 |
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| Audited 30 June 2018 | |||
| Actual Solvency Capital | 2,417 | 3,413 | 5,830 |
| Minimum Solvency Capital* | 2,073 | 2,927 | 5,000 |
| Solvency Margin | 344 | 486 | 830 |
| Solvency Ratio | 117% | 117% | 117% |
* An aggregate minimum of $5m applies to all companies writing life insurance.