As of 2018, before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the share of investment assets in the Ghanaian life insurance market was highest in terms of land and buildings held as an investment, which covered nearly 24 percent of the total life insurance assets. Moreover, 20 percent of the investment assets were term deposits held at a licensed bank in the country, while 17.25 percent were Government of Ghana securities.
Distribution of investment assets in the life insurance market before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ghana in 2018
Characteristic
Share of life insurance investment assets
Land and buildings held as an investment
23.98%
Term deposits held at a licensed bank
20%
Government of Ghana securities
17.25%
Bank of Ghana securities
16.7%
Securities listed on Ghana Stock Exchange
5.82%
Other securities
5.08%
Other term deposits
4.82%
Money market mutual funds
2.07%
Investments in, and subordinated loans to, connected persons
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FSD Africa. (October 29, 2020). Distribution of investment assets in the life insurance market before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ghana in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259861/life-insurance-investment-assets-in-ghana/
FSD Africa. "Distribution of investment assets in the life insurance market before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ghana in 2018." Chart. October 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259861/life-insurance-investment-assets-in-ghana/
FSD Africa. (2020). Distribution of investment assets in the life insurance market before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ghana in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259861/life-insurance-investment-assets-in-ghana/
FSD Africa. "Distribution of Investment Assets in The Life Insurance Market before The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in Ghana in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259861/life-insurance-investment-assets-in-ghana/
FSD Africa, Distribution of investment assets in the life insurance market before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ghana in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259861/life-insurance-investment-assets-in-ghana/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Distribution of investment assets in the life insurance market before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ghana in 2018 [Graph], FSD Africa, October 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259861/life-insurance-investment-assets-in-ghana/
