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Assicurazioni Generali

Earnings Release Jul 29, 2016

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GENERALI GROUP 2016 First Half Results

The like for like change of written premiums, life net inflows, APE and NBV is on equivalent terms (on equivalent exchange rates and consolidation area).

I. Business Overview Page 4

II. 2015 Group Financials Page 11

III. Backup Page 31

Agenda

Philippe Donnet – Group CEO

Alberto Minali – General Manager & Group CFO

I. Business Overview

Philippe Donnet – Group CEO page 4

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The Group restored a solid foundation in recent years, with great success

  • Governance Group Management Committee established
  • "One group" modus operandi
  • Focused on core insurance business

Capital Resilient and strong capital position rebuilt

  • Profitability Significant improvement in Operating RoE
  • Strong focus on technical excellence and costs
  • Completed Italy Restructuring, Germany in progress

Customer and distributor centricity

  • A more customer / distributor focused, innovative organisation
  • Key investments and partnerships (e.g. Vitality, MyDrive)

In the current environment, we need to move faster

Improve operating performance

Turnaround the operating machine

  • Simplify, rationalize, digitalize, automate processes
  • Committed to invest in modernisation and transformation
  • More aggressive on cost savings
Improve our
footprint
  • Focus resources where we can have:
  • Relevant size
  • Good profitability

Enhance core insurance capabilities

  • Best in class pricing, risk selection, claims management in P&C
  • Disciplined product offering and inforce management in Life

Long term value creation

Rebalance portfolio structure

Diversification of our profit sources, through exploitation of profitable opportunities in P&C, Health, Unit Linked, Protection; Increase fee based revenues

Innovation and customer/ distributor focus

  • Distinctive and innovative products
  • Responsive to customer needs
  • Maximise potential of our distributors

Brand

Improve visibility and leverage power of our brand

We have the right team to deliver: Simpler, Smarter and Faster

Execution will differentiate us

We must execute faster

  • Obsessive attention to efficiency
  • Higher vigilance on performance
  • Increased effectiveness of reporting lines
  • Empowered CEOs

Final remarks

  • Our strategy will be accelerated: execution will make the difference
  • Full update and delivery proof points at upcoming Investor Day
  • Our results and technical performance are solid: on track to deliver our promises

II. 2016 First Half Group Financials

Alberto Minali – General Manager & Group CFO

Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet page 11

Business review page 18

Key First Half 2016 financials at a glance

  • Operating Result: Lower by 10.5%, mainly due to the decision to realise a lower level gains in current market conditions, compared to the relatively high level of last year. Strong technical performance in both Life and P&C
  • Net Result: Follows the trend of the operating result (-9.9%)
  • Operating RoE: Annualised operating RoE at 12.9%
  • Solvency II ratio (internal model view): Resilient at 188% despite market volatility
1H15 1H16 D 2Q15 2Q16 D
Operating result (Euro m) 2,779 2,487 -10.5% 1,453 1,323 -8.9%
Operating RoE
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14.1% 12.9% -1.3%pts. 4.3% 3.8% -0.5%pts.
Net result (Euro m) 1,307 1,178 -9.9% 626 590 -5.7%
EPS (Euro) 0.84 0.76 -9.9% 0.40 0.38 -5.7%
Shareholders' equity 2 23,565 24,562 +4.2%
Solvency II ratio (internal model view) (%) 2 202% 188% -14%pts.
  1. The annualized operating RoE is calculated on a rolling basis, as the sum of the last four quarter operating ROE ratios

  2. Comparative data FY15

Profit & Loss 12

Operating result by segment

From operating result to net profit

Shareholders' equity Balance Sheet 14

2.0

Solvency 2

Solvency II: Internal Model View & Regulatory view

Eligible own funds vs. Required capital

(Internal model view, Euro bn)

Eligible own funds vs. Required capital

(Regulatory view, Euro bn)

    1. Official Regulatory Ratio submitted to the Supervisor according to the timeline of SII Pillar III reporting process
    1. Preliminary Regulatory Ratio

Solvency II: Internal Model View

Resilient development in a volatile market, with strong organic capital generation

Excess Own
Funds1
(Euro bn)
Solvency II
ratio
(%)
FY 2015 20.9 202%
Perimeter &
FX
0.0 +0%pts.
Normalised
capital
generation
1.5 +8%pts.
Variances
and other
movements
(3.9) -22%pts.
1H 2016 18.5 188%
  1. Eligible Own Funds in excess of Solvency Capital Requirement (full internal model view)

16

II. 2016 First Half Group Financials

Alberto Minali – General Manager & Group CFO

Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet page 11

Business review page 18

Life key financial indicators

(Euro m)

1H15 1H16 LFL D 2Q15 2Q16 LFL D
Gross written premiums 26,906 25,816 -3.5% 13,240 12,385 -5.8%
Net inflows 8,200 7,523 -7.3% 3,894 2,977 -22.5%
Life operating result 1,713 1,653 -3.5% 890 897 +0.8%
Life operating ratio on investments (bps) 43 40 -3 22 21 -1
APE 2,707 2,571 -4.5% 1,278 1,250 -1.8%
New Business
Value
474 656 +38.4% 152 295 +97.7%
Margin on APE (%) 17.5% 25.5% +7.9%pts. 11.9% 23.6% +11.7%pts.

Life Operating result by driver

1H 16 2,979 1,149 (2,475)
1H
15
2,868 1,374 (2,529)
D % +3.9% -16.4% -2.1%

Decreasing investment result due to lower net realized gains, down from the exceptionally high levels of 1H15

Partially offset by improving technical margin and expense result

Life inflows and technical reserves1

(Euro m)

1H15 1H16
Italy 3,919 3,948
France 721 332
Germany 2,031 1,468
CEE 240 265
EMEA 947 536
Americas 75 54
Asia 220 879
International 47 41
TOTAL 8,200 7,523
  1. Including liabilities related to investment contracts

+2.0%

Life new business analysis

  • APE decline (-4.5%), mainly due to the uncertain market situation, leading to a decrease of unit linked business (-23.2%) and a slight increase of saving business (+0.6%). Protection business reverses the trend of the first quarter registering an increase in the first half of 8.2%
  • Strong improvement of NBM1 (+7.9%pts.) driven by the Group products steering actions, the decrease of Euro area guarantees and, in respect of 1H15, an improved financial environment
  • Further marked reduction of the level of guarantees (in Euro area from 0.60% at FY15 to 0.44% at 1H16)
(Euro m) APE NBV MARGIN ON APE
1H15 1H16 LFL D 1H15 1H16 LFL D 1H15 1H16 LFL D
Italy 1,159 1,155 -0.3% 258 330 +28.0% 22.3% 28.6% +6.3%pts.
France 535 477 -10.7% 18 54 +161.6% 3.4% 11.4% +7.5%pts.
Germany 448 367 -18.1% 73 135 +84.4% 16.4% 36.8% +20.5%pts.
CEE 87 70 -19.5% 21 23 +10.3% 23.6% 32.8% +8.9%pts.
EMEA 348 279 -19.4% 83 96 +17.8% 23.8% 34.6% +10.9%pts.
Americas & Asia 131 224 +86.4% 21 17 -13.5% 15.9% 7.4% -8.5%pts.
TOTAL 2,707 2,571 -4.5% 474 656 +38.4% 17.5% 25.5% +7.9%pts.
  1. Starting from 2016 the New Business methodology has been aligned with Solvency II framework in terms of reference rate and Required Capital. This change has a positive impact on NBM (+0.6%).

Life investment breakdown and performance

Life segment general account

(%) Current returns

Euro m %
1H15 4,867 1.7
Fixed income 1H16 4,805 1.6
1H15 220 1.6
Equity 1H16 385 2.9
Real Estate1 1H15 300 3.0
1H16 335 2.9
Total1 1H15 5,500 1.7
1H16 5,614 1.6
  1. Net of depreciation expenses

P&C key financial Indicators

(Euro m)

1H15 1H16 LFL D 2Q15 2Q16 LFL D
Gross written premiums, of which: 11,266 11,131 +1.3% 4,783 4,820 +3.9%
Primary Motor 4,498 4,363 +2.3% 1,827 1,832 +6.9%
Primary Non Motor 6,391 6,359 +0.1% 2,767 2,762 +0.8%
Combined
ratio (%)
92.6% 92.3% -0.3%pts. 92.0% 92.7% +0.7%pts.
Nat Cat impact (%) 1.4% 1.3% -0.1%pts. 0.9% 2.6% +1.7%pts.
P&C operating result 1,103 1,042 -5.6% 598 544 -9.1%

P&C Operating result by driver

1H 16 681 488 (127)
1H 15 644 529 (70)
D % 5.6% -7.8% 80.4%
  • Positive technical performance with a further improving combined ratio to 92.3% (-0.3%pts)
  • Decreasing investment result due to lower interest rate environment
  • Other component development mainly due to some non-recurring positive effects in 1H15

P&C gross written premiums trends

(Euro m)

1H15 1H16 LFL 
Italy 2,927 2,815 -3.8%
France 1,380 1,368 -0.9%
Germany 2,144 2,133 -0.5%
CEE 1,015 1,033 +2.3%
EMEA 2,585 2,640 +3.1%
Americas 597 462 +19.8%
Asia 59 78 +33.6%
International 559 602 +7.7%
Total 11,266 11,131 +1.3%

Overall premiums growth (+1.3%), mainly due to Motor (+2.3%):

  • Italy declines -3.8% both in Motor (-6.1%, due to the exit of some large fleet contracts) and Non Motor (-2.3% due to both Accident & Health and SMEs)
  • -0.9% decline in France due to both Motor (-0.8%, due to decreasing level of average premium) and Non Motor (-1.3%, soft market conditions in Commercial)
  • Germany declines -0.5%, due to Non Motor (-1.3%, due to portfolio pruning activities) that more than offset the increase in Motor (+0.7%)
  • CEE grows +2.3%, due a positive Motor (+4.3%) and a stable Non Motor (+0.1%)

Combined ratio analysis

Combined ratio by country

(%)

1H15 1H16 LFL 
Italy 88.7% 88.6% -0.1%pts.
France 99.2% 100.1% +0.9%pts.
Germany 92.5% 91.4% -1.1%pts.
CEE 85.4% 90.8% +5.4%pts.
EMEA 94.1% 94.7% +0.6%pts.
Americas 104.7% 101.5% -3.2%pts.
Asia 92.7% 103.9% +11.1%pts.
International
Operations
88.6% 84.7% -3.9%pts.
Total 92.6% 92.3% -0.3%pts.
  • Combined ratio stable in Italy, mainly thanks to the substantially absence of Nat Cat impact (in 1H15 the impact was 2.6%pts.)
  • Combined ratio in France affected by Nat Cat losses in 2Q (+2.6%pts compared to 1H15)
  • Strong improvement in Germany, despite higher Nat Cat, impact, due to positive developments both in Motor and Non Motor
  • Combined ratio increase in CEE mainly due to negative market developments in Poland and Czech Republic, as well as higher Nat Cat impact (+0.6%pts in respect of 1H15)

P&C investment breakdown and performance

P&C segment general account

(%) Current returns

Focus on Holding & Other businesses segment

(Euro m)

1H15 1H16 2Q15 2Q16
Financial 245 173 -29.6% 96 84 -12.9%
Generali1
of which Banca
172 84 -51.2% 57 44 -21.9%
Operating holding expenses (251) (238) -5.2% (135) (126) -6.5%
Other businesses2 77 (37) n.m. 56 (22) n.m.
Total 71 (102) n.m. 17 (64) n.m.
  1. Banca Generali's operating contribution as per Generali's view

  2. Including pure financial holdings, international service activities and any other non-core businesses

Final remarks

Very strong technical results in both Life and P&C, showing the benefits of our strategy

Solvency position proves resilient, at 188% despite the market turmoil

On track to deliver our promises, despite the worsened environment

Agenda

III. Backup


Cost
32
page
Investments 34
page
Financial debt 40
page
Solvency 2 43
page

1H16 Cost development

Group operating expense development (OpEx view) (Euro bn)

3.2 3.1 1H 15 1H 16

Overall costs slightly decreased vs previous year and in line with Target

Reconciliation of general expenses from IFRS view to OpEx view

(1H16, Euro bn)

  • Adjustments from accounting view
  • Adjusted general expense base (OpEx view)

Agenda

III. Backup

Cost 32
page
Investments 34
page
Financial debt 40
page
Solvency 2 43
page

Assets under management

Fixed Income Portfolio

51.5 13.1 18.9 8.0 8.6 Other fixed Income Covered Corporate non fin. Corporate fin. Government Total Portfolio Euro 350 bn (%)

3 6 35 43 11 1 AAA AA A BBB Not Investment Grade Not Rated 67 17 9 6 0 0 12 32 5 49 2 0 Covered Euro 28 bn (%) Corporate Euro 112 bn (%) Government Euro 180 bn1 (%)

Bond duration FY15 1H16
Life 8.0 8.6
P&C 5.0 5.4
  1. Italian government bond exposure is 80% of BBB

Fixed Income Portfolio by country

Equity & Equity-like

Alternative funds: Euro 5 bn (%)

84

Total Portfolio: Euro 17 bn

Equity: Euro 9 bn (%)

Asset Allocation: Real Estate

Total Portfolio: Euro 24 bn1

    1. Data, at fair value, includes investment properties, own use assets, indirect investments and properties inventory
    1. Detail, referred to direct investments in real estate only

Agenda

III. Backup

Cost 32
page
Investments 34
page
Financial debt 40
page
Solvency 2 43
page

Focus on financial debt

  1. The amounts of financial debt includes the subordinated bond issued in October 2015, for a nominal amount of Euro 1.25 bn, to refinance June 2016 callable hybrid bonds

  2. The amounts of financial debt includes the subordinated bond issued in June 2016, for a nominal amount of Euro 850 m, to refinance February 2017 callable hybrid bonds

Financial debt breakdown by expiry date/call date

Agenda

III. Backup

Solvency 2 43
page
Financial debt 40
page
Investments 34
page
Cost 32
page

Reconciliation of IFRS equity to Solvency II Eligible Own Funds

Solvency II Eligible own funds

(1H16, Euro bn)

Disclaimer

Certain of the statements contained herein are statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements.

These expectations are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties.

The user of such information should recognise that actual results, performance or events may differ materially from such expectations because they relate to future events and circumstances which are beyond our control including, among other things, general economic and sector conditions.

Neither Assicurazioni Generali SpA nor any of its affiliates, directors, officers employees or agents owe any duty of care towards any user of the information provided herein nor any obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this document.

The manager charged with preparing the company's financial reports, Alberto Minali, declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of article 154 bis of the Consolidated Law on Financial Intermediation, that the accounting information contained in this presentation corresponds to document results, books and accounts records.

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Team

Spencer Horgan Head of Investor & Rating Agency Relations [email protected] +44 20 7265 6480

Stefano Burrino

Investor Relations [email protected] +39 040 671202

Emanuele Marciante

Credit & Rating Agency Relations [email protected] +39 040 671347

Veronica Cherini

Investor Relations [email protected] +39 040 671488

Rodolfo Svara

Investor Relations [email protected] +39 040 671823

Martina Vono

Investor Relations Associate [email protected] +39 040 67154

Marta Porczynska

Event Coordinator [email protected] +39 040 671402

Assicurazioni Generali

P.za Duca degli Abruzzi 2 34132 Trieste, Italy

Fax: +39 040 671338 e-mail: [email protected]

www.generali.com

Thank you

GENERALI GROUP 2016 First Half Results

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