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                                                                                                                                                                                                           DIS TRIBUT ION OF INVES TED AS SET S





                   2.  Composition of investments


                                                                                                                                                                                                   1%                                                                                        1%
                                                                                                                                                                                      3%                                                                                         4%
                   Total investments were dominated by cash & bank balances
                   and fixed-interest securities with no real estate investments.

                   The proportion of cash & bank balances and fixed-interest                                                                                    24%                                                                                       24%

                   securities to total investments decreased slightly over the

                   12-month period ended 31 December 2020 from 96%
                   to 95%. QFC insurers are expected to maintain a high

                   proportion of their investments in liquid assets given the

                   short-term nature of the firms’ insurance liabilities, which
                   are predominantly motor and medical insurance-related.










                                                                                                                                                            72%                                                                                       71%






















































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