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Date
28-Mar-23

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Muhammad Noor Ul Haq
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PACRA Withdraws IFS Rating of SPI Insurance Company Limited

Rating Type IFS
Current
(28-Mar-23 )
Previous
(19-Apr-22 )
Action Withdraw Maintain
IFS Rating - A+ (ifs)
Outlook Stable
Rating Watch - Yes

Subsequent to the merger of SPI Insurance Company Limited with and into the United Insurance Company Limited and as per the decision of the management to discontinue rating of SPI Insurance,
PACRA withdraws the rating of SPI Insurance.

About the Entity
SPI Insurance Company Limited (SPI), an unquoted public limited Company, was established in 2005. The Company is majority-owned by UIG (70%), followed by Silkbank (23%) and Saudi Pak Leasing (7%). The overall control of the Company vests in a BoD comprising seven members; five members represent UIG, whereas two members represent Silkbank. UIG is a diversified group having interests in insurance, tracking business, IT, agriculture, insurance brokerage and microfinance banking.

The primary function of PACRA is to evaluate the capacity and willingness of an entity to honor its obligations. Our ratings reflect an independent, professional and impartial assessment of the risks associated with a particular instrument or an entity. PACRA's comprehensive offerings include instrument and entity credit ratings, insurer financial strength ratings, fund ratings, asset manager ratings and real estate gradings. PACRA opinion is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold a security, in as much as it does not comment on the security's market price or suitability for a particular investor.