Growth rate scenarios for Life Insurance and Family Takaful

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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has declared through the circular on 11 January 2021 that growth rate scenarios for life insurance and family Takaful illustration for the year 2021 and onward shall remain unchanged.  

Snapshot

Reference No.

Circular 1 of 2021

Description

Growth Rate Scenarios for Life Insurance and Family Takaful Illustrations -2021

Date of Issuance

11 January 2021

Objective

To declare that the nominal rate of return and inflation adjusted rate of return will remain the same for financial year 2021 and onward.

Effective date

From January 2021


Explanation

Each year SECP specifies and issues growth rate scenarios in accordance with the provisions of SECP’s Directive for Life Insurance and Family Takaful Illustrations, 2016 after consultation with Pakistan Society of Actuaries. Growth rate scenarios are very importance part of the sales process of life insurance products. While selling their products, Life Insurers and family Takaful operators use three nominal growth rate scenarios along with three inflation adjusted growth rate scenarios to demonstrate projected benefits to potential policyholders.

This year, SECP has decided no change in the nominal rate of return and inflation adjusted rate of return. Both the rates will remain the same as were communicated through Circular No. 1 of 2020 dated 23 January 2020. Therefore, nominal rate of return will remain 8%, 10% and 12% and inflation-adjusted rate of return will remain 3%, 4% and 5%. 

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