Financial Strength

DPL Insurance is regulated by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and holds a Full Insurance licence for Life and Non-life products, in accordance with the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010. Our Full Insurance licence was issued on the 22nd August 2013.

 

Financial Strength Rating

The Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 requires all licensed insurers to have a current Financial Strength Rating, given by an approved rating entity. DPL Insurance Limited has been issued a Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and an Issuer Credit Rating of bbb- (Good), with the outlook assigned to both ratings as 'Stable' by A.M. Best. The rating was issued by A.M. Best on 29 June 2018.
 

The A.M Best company rating scale is

 

A++, A+ Superior A, A- Excellent B++, B+ Good

B, B- Fair C++, C+ Marginal C, C- Weak

D Poor E Under Regular Supervision F In liquidation S Suspended

Issuer Credit rating

 

Investment Grade aaa (Exceptional) aa (Superior) a (Excellent) bbb (Good)

Non-Investment Grade bb (Fair) b (Marginal) ccc, cc (Weak) c (Poor) rs (Regulatory Supervision / Liquidation)

Solvency Margin as at 31 March 2018

	NZ $000
Actual solvency capital	26,799
Calculated minimum solvency capital	17,007
Calculated solvency margin	9,792
Solvency ratio on calculated margin (times)	1.58
Regulatory minimum capital requirement	17,007
Solvency margin on regulatory minimum requirement	9,792
Solvency ratio on regulatory minimum requirement (times)	1.58

Non-life insurance
Actual solvency capital	17,905
Calculated minimum solvency capital	11,404
Solvency margin on calculated minimum requirement	6,501
Solvency ratio (times)	1.57

Life insurance
Actual solvency capital	8,894
Calculated minimum solvency capital	5,603
Solvency margin on calculated minimum requirement	3,291
Solvency ratio (times)	1.59