- SIC Insurance Revenue Rises 19% but Nine-Month Profit Falls To GH¢30.4m
SIC Insurance PLC increased insurance revenue by 18.90% in the nine months to September 2026, but higher insurance and operating expenses, alongside lower investment income, pulled profit after tax down by 18.77% to GH¢30.42 million.
The insurer’s unaudited financial statements show revenue of GH¢491.44 million, up from GH¢413.31 million in the same period of 2025.
Yet profit before tax declined from GH¢53.50 million to GH¢43.46 million, and earnings per share fell from GH¢0.1914 to GH¢0.1555.
The results reveal a widening gap between business growth and the earnings ultimately available to shareholders.
SIC generated more revenue and improved its net insurance result, but the gains were outweighed by the rising cost of providing cover and running the business.
Insurance service expenses increased by 21.75% to GH¢171.06 million, faster than the 18.90% growth in insurance revenue.
The net expense from reinsurance contracts held also rose, reaching GH¢150.46 million from GH¢129.02 million a year earlier.
Even so, SIC’s net insurance result improved by 16.67% to GH¢166.60 million. This suggests that the company’s core insurance activity generated a stronger result after reinsurance, despite the higher costs.
The pressure emerged further down the income statement: other operating expenses climbed 27.78% to GH¢178.67 million, while investment income declined 13.66% to GH¢32.86 million.
Those two movements help explain why a stronger insurance result did not translate into higher overall profit. The result from insurance and investment activities rose to GH¢199.46 million from GH¢179.99 million. But after other income and operating expenses were accounted for, profit before tax fell by 18.78%.
The figures raise a question about the quality and sustainability of revenue growth. Expanding premiums and insurance revenue matter, but they do not guarantee stronger returns if claims-related costs, reinsurance expenses and overheads rise even faster.
For SIC, the next test is whether it can protect underwriting margins while controlling expenses and rebuilding investment income.
The balance sheet expanded during the period. Total assets reached GH¢1.36 billion at September 30, up 16.49% from GH¢1.16 billion a year earlier. Shareholders’ funds increased by 18.67% to GH¢859.49 million, while total liabilities rose by 12.90% to GH¢496.68 million.
The stronger equity position provides a larger capital base against which the insurer can support its obligations and future business. The company’s current ratio also improved to 1.34 from 0.99, indicating that current assets exceeded current liabilities at the reporting date.
The ratio is a snapshot, however, and does not by itself establish how quickly assets can be converted into cash or how claims will develop.
Insurance contract liabilities for incurred claims rose to GH¢137.94 million from GH¢74.03 million. Liabilities for remaining coverage also increased, reaching GH¢169.54 million from GH¢147.04 million.
These amounts reflect obligations recognised on the balance sheet; the figures alone do not explain whether the rise stems from a greater volume of business, changes in claim estimates, timing or other factors. They do, however, underline the importance of monitoring claims development alongside revenue growth.
SIC reported a marked improvement in cash generated from operations. Net cash from operating activities stood at GH¢102.07 million, compared with GH¢5.63 million in the corresponding 2025 period. Cash and cash equivalents, including investments at amortised cost, increased to GH¢408.99 million at September 30 from GH¢256.94 million at the end of 2025.
The operating cash flow is a positive feature, but it should be read alongside the movement in insurance liabilities and working capital. The cash-flow statement records a substantial contribution from changes in insurance contract liabilities.
This means the improvement reflects more than the reported profit alone and makes the timing of cash receipts and payments an important part of the picture.
The income statement also shows that investment income remains a material contributor to SIC’s results. It fell from GH¢38.06 million to GH¢32.86 million, even as the company’s investment base and total assets expanded.
The statements do not identify a single cause for the decrease, but the decline reduced the earnings available to offset rising operating expenses.
The company’s profit after tax was GH¢30.42 million, compared with GH¢37.45 million in the first nine months of 2025. The company transferred GH¢14.74 million to its contingency reserve during the period.
Retained earnings at September 30 stood at GH¢214.32 million, while the contingency reserve reached GH¢121.07 million.
SIC also reported GH¢1.98 million in corporate social responsibility spending, up from GH¢1.03 million a year earlier. Its listed areas of support included education, community development, health, environment, sport and festivals.
The directors reported no change in the company’s principal activity, which remains non-life insurance, and said no major transactions were entered into during the period.
For investors, the central signal is mixed. SIC is growing its insurance revenue, has improved its net insurance result and is reporting stronger operating cash generation and a larger asset base. But the decline in profit and earnings per share shows that growth has not yet translated into better shareholder returns.
The performance over the final quarter will depend in part on whether revenue growth can outpace insurance and operating costs, whether investment income strengthens, and how claims liabilities develop.
Until then, the nine-month results show an insurer expanding its business and balance sheet while confronting a tougher test of cost control and profitability.
