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Income from reinsurance ceded (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Summary of Income From Reinsurance Ceded

		2019				2018				2017
Recovered claims and benefits			3,367				3,127				3,669
Change in technical provisions			(53	)			372				497
Commissions			218				241				122
Total			3,532				3,740				4,288

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The disclosure of information that identifies and explains the amounts in the entity's financial statements arising from insurance contracts. [Refer: Types of insurance contracts [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Note Expiry date 2021-01-01
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