• Vision

    To be the first choice provider of insurance service in the country and become a world-class insurer with special expertise and high reputation
  • Mission

    To satisfy the customers’ needs of insurance, relieve anxiety and contribute to the sustainable growth of the insurance industry
  • Core Values

    Excellence,   Flexibility,   Professionalism,   Responsibility,   Integrity

About US

Samhae Insurance Company, as a specialist marine, aviation and liability risk underwriter, provides bespoke insurance solutions to fit your needs.

Samhae is fortunate to have such highly skilled underwriting teams well equipped with extensive expertise and considerable experiences over the years and they are recognized as specialists in marine and aviation field by brokers, agents, clients and partners.

Rated a corporate entity solid in financial strength and stable in creditability by the Ministry of Finance, Samhae offers financial security to its clients in various fields.

Samhae has developed business relationships with brokerage firms and other (re)insurance companies at home and abroad to conduct insurance and reinsurance business on a global scale.

The Company has delivered customized insurance solutions to meet the clients’ needs resting on specialists’ expertise and rich practical experience and thus has built up a solid corporate reputation in the domestic and international market.

Clients choose to work with us because they rely on our ability to fulfil our commitments, to deliver insurance solutions that best serve their needs and to develop long-standing relationships.

Mission

To satisfy the customers’ needs of insurance, relieve anxiety and contribute to the sustainable growth of the insurance industry

Vision

To be the first choice provider of insurance service in the country and become a world-class insurer with special expertise and high reputation

Core Values

Excellence,   Flexibility,   Professionalism,   Responsibility,   Integrity

Why Samhae Insurance?


The economic outlook of the Company looks quite good as it is run by the rich human resources involving the excellent insurance experts while it pursues the most effective business and management strategies in dong business.

The insurance service of the Company is readily accessible to all of our clients everywhere in the country at any time since it has built up an elaborate distribution network of a number of local branches and agents.

The information technology-oriented service level of the Company is becoming increasingly sophisticated with the help of the latest science and technology such as mobile communication technology and computer network technology.

The Company is expanding its footprint in the international insurance market and is forming a cooperative relationship with a number of market players including brokerage firms, insurers and reinsurers on the globe.

Company Profile

  • 6th October 2016
  • Haebangsan-dong, Central District, Pyongyang, DPR Korea
  • BH10510061
  • KPW 3,000,000,000
  • 127 employees
  • Insurance and Reinsurance
  • Marine, Aviation and Liability
  • 10 branch offices in major local cities

Management Structure of the Company

Branch Offices


Historical Points

6th October 2016

Samhae Insurance Company was incorporated subject to the approval of the State Insurance Commission.

2017

The Company opened up 6 branch offices in the local cities.

1st November 2018

The Company commenced ceding marine facultative reinsurance to the foreign market for the first time since its operation.

19th December 2018

The Company opened its website on the Internet.

2018

The Company extended 4 more branch offices in the country.

25th March 2019

Samhae Insurance Company made an agreement with a foreign survey and loss adjusting company to appoint the latter as the international loss adjuster.

2nd May 2019

The Company began to release its Annual Report.

16th September 2019

The Company issued a P&I policy for the risks originating from abroad for the first time in its history.

28th February 2020

The Company was awarded a good credit rating from the Ministry of Finance.

9th March 2021

The Company signed a Reinsurance Service Level Agreement with a foreign partner.

26th December 2022

Samhae Insurance Company commenced selling cargo insurance policies for the customers at abroad.

Our Products

Insurance


The Company underwrites risks across a range of business lines including marine cargo, marine hull, aviation and liability for the clients at home and abroad.

Cargo Insurance

  • Raw-materials/Semi-finished products
  • Grains
  • Chemical goods
  • Machinery
  • Light industry goods
  • Foodstuffs
  • Others

Marine Hull Insurance

  • Inland vessel
  • Oceangoing vessel
  • Fishing vessel
  • Store ship/Deluxe liner
  • Yacht
  • Shipping building
  • Ship repairing

Protection and Indemnity Insurance

  • Inland vessel
  • Oceangoing vessel
  • Store ship/Deluxe liner

Aviation Insurance

  • Aviation hull
  • Aviation third party liability

Motor Carrier’s Liability Insurance

Port Liability Insurance

Reinsurance


The Company also trades reinsurance risks in the international market.

The Company focuses on improving its creditability and extending its influence in the market by underwriting reinsurance risks originating from many other countries or regions in close cooperation with foreign partners such as brokers, insurers and reinsurers while it endeavors to cede reinsurance risks as much as practicable to the overseas reinsurers with a solid financial strength and significant reliability so as to distribute accumulated risks and increase soundness and efficiency of its operation.

The Company deals with proportional & non-proportional treaty reinsurances and facultative reinsurances.

Other Services


In addition to marine, aviation and liability insurance, the Company provides insurance-linked service for its clients such as risk survey, risk management and loss survey.

Key financial figures

KPW (‘000)

2023 2022 Change(%)
Total assets 5,611,034 4,899,468 14.52
Total liabilities 550,246 460,172 19.57
Total equity 5,060,788 4,439,296 14.00
Gross premiums written 1,684,480 1,425,517 18.17
Net underwriting result 1,017,959 551,931 84.44
Profit/loss for the period/year 621,493 280,939 121.22
2023
2022

The Latest News

  1. Credit rating

    Samhae was awarded a certificate of Credit Rating by the Ministry of Finance and recognized as a corporate entity solid in financial strength and stable in creditability.

  2. Motor carrier’s liability insurance

    Samhae was permitted by the State Insurance Commission to conduct Motor Carrier’s Liability Insurance business.

  3. Appointment of New CEO

    The new CEO Kim Myong Il, appointed by the Executive Committee of Management of Samhae has taken office.

  4. Reinsurance Service Level Agreement

    The Company signed a Reinsurance Service Level Agreement with a foreign partner.

  5. Terms of Business Agreement

    The Company entered into a Terms of Business Agreement with a foreign consultant in relation to cooperation in arrangement of insurance coverage.