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What is Insurance Solvency Ratio?
The insurance solvency ratio is a measure of the company’s financial health. A solvency ratio will indicate if a company’s cash flow is enough to meet its liabilities and complete its financial commitments.
A low solvency ratio means that a company is more likely to default on its financial obligations.
On the other hand, a high solvency ratio means that a company is capable of meeting its debt and other financial obligations.
Instead of measuring the net income of the company, a solvency ratio measures a firm’s actual cash flow. It adds back depreciation and other non-cash expenses in order to assess a company’s capacity to stay solvent.
The table given below shows the insurance solvency ratio of life insurers in 2018-2019:
| Company | 31.03.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 30.09.2018 | 30.06.2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bajaj Allianz Life | 8.04 | 7.49 | 7.49 | 7.74 |
| Sahara Life | 8.44 | 9.42 | 9.42 | 9.24 |
| Pramerica Life | 4.6 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 5.33 |
| Canara HSBC OBC Life | 3.93 | 3.72 | 3.72 | 3.7 |
| IDBI Federal Life | 3.34 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 2.83 |
| Aviva Life | 2.99 | 2.95 | 2.89 | 2.92 |
| Kotak Mahindra Life | 3.02 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.11 |
| Reliance Nippon Life | 2.6 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.67 |
| Aegon Life | 2.6 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 2.91 |
| Star Union Dai-ichi Life | 2.53 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 2.78 |
| Max Life | 2.42 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.62 |
| Edelweiss Tokio Life | 2.29 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.22 |
| ICICI Prudential Life | 2.15 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.35 |
| SBI Life | 2.13 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.14 |
| Exide Life | 2.08 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.93 |
| Birla Sunlife | 1.98 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.12 |
| PNB Met Life | 1.97 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.02 |
| HDFC Life | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.97 |
| Shriram Life | 1.82 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.01 |
| India First Life | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.97 |
| Bharti AXA Life | 1.71 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 |
| Future Generali Life | 1.62 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.94 |
| LIC | 1.6 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.52 |
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) makes sure that every insurance company maintains a mandated solvency ratio of 1.5 (or a solvency margin of 150%). Different insurers might have different rankings, this is because of the various factors that might influence a company’s financial health.
To measure the true financial health of a company, you will have to compare its solvency ratio with its competitors. This will help you to get a better idea about the factors that have created the difference and why.
The insurance solvency ratio is a type of financial ratio that is usually used by potential lenders and bond investors to evaluate a company’s creditworthiness.
If you are looking to buy life insurance, you have to make sure that you purchase it from a reliable insurer. You can look at the insurer’s solvency ratio to see if it is financially stable and if it is capable of paying off its claims.
