ISLAMABAD - Under the regulatory guidance of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), nine insurance companies have signed an MoU with the Central Depository Company of Pakistan (CDC) for the establishment of Pakistan’s first centralised auto insurance repository.
The CDC will provide the technological support for the creation of an automated repository.The MoU signing ceremony, attended by the chairman SECP, commissioner insurance, CEO of the CDC, and representatives of the insurance industry, was held at CDC House here on Thursday. The digital auto insurance repository will facilitate data-centric decision-making and fundamentally change the way auto insurance is underwritten in the country. The companies signed the MoU include Jubilee General Insurance Company Limited, Habib Insurance Company Limited, TPL Insurance Limited, IGI General Insurance Limited, Adamjee Insurance Company Limited, Atlas Insurance Limited, Salaam Takaful Limited, Premier Insurance Limited, Asia Insurance Company Limited. The Auto Insurance Repository is a significant step forward in the auto insurance industry, aiming to improve underwriting, reduce risk, and streamline access to essential information, thereby enabling insurers to make informed decisions before binding customers and issuing policies. It will also bring transparency, speed, and convenience to the industry, aligning with the objectives of Ease of Doing Business (EODB) and enhanced consumer protection.
On the occasion, the SECP Chairman, Akif Saeed, expressed his commitment and support for the growth and development of the insurance industry in line with global trends towards digitalisation and data centralisation. CEO CDC, Badiuddin Akber, commented on CDC’s state-of-the-art technological platform and extensive expertise in similar projects, which will facilitate the development and operation of the Auto Insurance Repository. Commissioner SECP - Insurance Division, Aamir Khan, urged the insurance companies to take on the lead and embrace digitalisation for the growth of the sector. He assured the forward-looking insurance companies that they will receive SECP’s complete support on their journey towards data-based decision making and modernisation of their operations. The event was attended by many prominent senior leaders and veterans of the insurance industry, who expressed their appreciation and support for this initiative.
SECP Management Discusses Development of Capital Market with PSX Board
In other development, the top management of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) met with the Board of Directors of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to discuss the strategy for development of the capital market. The participants from SECP included Akif Saeed (Chairman), Abdul Rehman Warraich (Commissioner – Securities Market Division) and other senior members of the management.
The participants discussed the challenges faced in the capital market and deliberated ways to address them. The meeting was focused on areas such as enhanced governance, operational compliance, increasing the stock market investor base, and striving for continuous digitalisation in the capital market. The need for coordination among various stakeholders for development of the market, as well as creating awareness among potential investors, was keenly emphasised during the meeting.
In addition, the participants explored ways to strengthen connections between the capital markets of Pakistan and China, and attract greater Chinese investment in the companies listed at PSX. In this regard, engagement with the stock market regulator, exchanges, and notable market participants of China was deemed as the basis for further collaboration and creating deeper linkages between the capital markets of the two countries.
