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Kurnia Asia Bhd reported a net profit of RM32.32mil for the period ended Sept 30, reversing a net loss of RM12.11mil incurred in the previous corresponding period.

This is mainly driven by the strong turnaround performance of the group’s investment portfolio.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Kurnia Asia also attributed the strong performance to an improvement in its underwriting performance year-on-year.

However, group revenue dropped 16.3% to RM255mil from RM304.5mil in the same period last year.

Its underwriting surplus for the quarter was RM3.68mil, an improvement of 38% from RM2.67mil a year ago. Its gross premium year-on-year declined 18.1% to RM231.32mil due to the implementation of more stringent risk selection guidelines.

The largest motor insurer in Malaysia, Kurnia Asia is changing its financial year-end to Dec 31 from June 30.

Executive chairman Tan Sri Kua Sian Kooi said despite operating in an increasingly competitive environment, Kurnia Asia was able to chart positive underwriting performance for five consecutive quarters.

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Kurnia Asia Bhd has returned to the black, notching a net profit of RM57.05 million for the financial year ended June 30, 2009, against a net loss of RM301.79 million in the year before.

In a statement, its executive chairman, Tan Sri Paduka Kua Sian Kooi, said the substantial improvement was due to the positive and sustained underwriting performance for four consecutive quarters achieved during the financial year.

“It is an exceptional achievement amid such a touch operating environment,” he said.

Kua said the company’s Transformation of Operations and Performance programme has also helped to bring the group’s underwriting results back on track.

Kurnia holds the entire equity interest in Kurnia Insurans (M) Bhd. — Bernama

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