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Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

Quarterly Report Oct 20, 2020

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Gjensidige Forsikring Group

3rd quarter 2020 results

20 October 2020

Best ever quarterly underwriting result

  • Pre-tax profit NOK 2,048m
  • Underwriting result NOK 1,512m
  • 10% premium growth
  • Strong underlying frequency loss ratio
  • Slightly positive Covid-19 impact
  • Low large losses, run-off gains higher than planned
  • Good cost control
  • Financial result NOK 551m, return 0.9%
  • Return on equity 15.3%1)
  • Dividend declared and paid in September

Combined ratio

APMs are described at www.gjensidige.no/reporting in a document named APMs Gjensidige Forsikring Group Q3 2020. 1) Annualised, YTD

This presentation contains alternative performance measures (APMs).

Customer dividend model supports customer loyalty

  • More than NOK 21bn paid out since 2007
  • Highly valued customer proposition
  • 8 out of 10 customers say the customer dividend model contributes to their loyalty
  • 9 out of 10 customers aware of the model
  • 6 out of 10 non-customers aware of the model
  • Complements a strong brand and superior customer experiences in building loyalty

High and stable customer dividends

Successful marketing campaign

Strong operations

  • Encouraging macro outlook for the Nordics
  • Solid performance in Norway
  • Maintaining superior market position
  • Effective pricing measures
  • Progress outside Norway
  • Continued implementation of efficiency measures

Continued strong customer retention in Norway

Innovation for sustainable growth

on medical consultation

Research collaboration for customer-oriented innovation

Expanding offering Climate compensation on home content and travel insurance

New service for commercial customers, contributing to a quicker return of employees on sick leave

Financial performance

Best ever quarterly underwriting result

NOK m Q3 2020 Q3 2019 YTD 2020 YTD 2019
Private 786 495 2 053 1 475
Commercial 603 475 1 620 1 302
Denmark 163 176 575 500
Sweden 67 22 73 58
Baltics 10 21 63 42
Corporate Centre/costs related to owner (84) (76) (265) (227)
Corporate Centre/reinsurance (32) (54) (204) (32)
Underwriting result 1 512 1 061 3 914 3 117
Pension 41 43 111 136
Financial result from the investment portfolio 551 279 190 1 474
Amortisation and impairment losses of excess value (43) (68) (139) (193)
Other items (13) (44) (47) 1 492
Profit/(loss) before tax expenses 2 048 1 272 4 028 6 025

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10.0 per cent premium growth - 7.3 per cent adjusted for currency effects

Premium development

Key drivers – premium development

  • Private +5.6%
  • Price and volume driven
  • Commercial +9.4%
  • Price and volume driven
  • Denmark +17.8%
  • Positive 8.5% in local currency, volume and price driven
  • Sweden +22.7%
  • Positive 10.2% in local currency, volume and price driven
  • Baltics +0.6%
  • Negative 7.2% in local currency, price and volume driven

Strong underlying loss ratio

69.1 (0.8) 0.3 (4.4) 64.3 Q3 2019 Change in large losses (pp) Change in run off (pp) Change in underlying frequency loss ratio (pp) Q3 2020

Loss ratio development

Loss ratio (%)

Key drivers

  • Improved underlying frequency loss ratio
  • Effective pricing measures
  • Slightly positive Covid-19 impact
  • Lower large losses

Slightly positive claims impact from Covid-19

Claims, NOK million Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 YTD 20
Corporate Center, gross (222) (38) (24) (284)
Corporate Center, net of reinsurance (60) (72) (31) (162)
Private 39 69 49 157
Commercial 30 25 17 72
Denmark (12) 108 7 103
Sweden (2) (11) (5) (19)
Baltics (1) 14 3 17
Total impact on claims, net of reinsurance (6) 132 41 167

Continued good cost control – cost ratio 13.9 per cent

Cost development

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Key drivers – cost development

  • Strong cost discipline across the Group
  • Cost ratio 13.3 per cent excluding Baltics

Lower profit for Pension operation

Profit and return Assets under management

Investment return of 0.9 per cent, reflecting continued rebound

Investment return per asset class Balanced investment portfolio

Strong capital generation

  • Capital generation driven by a strong underwriting result and distributed dividends
  • Distributed NOK 6.1 bn in dividends for 2019
  • Gjensidige's appeal on the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway's decision on the calibration of market risk partly approved, reducing the capital requirement by NOK 0.2 bn

1) Operating SII earnings comprise SII underwriting result and SII financial result of the match portfolio after tax Gjensidige Forsikring Group

2) Dividend is the total effect of the dividend paid out for 2019 of NOK 12.25 per share for the accounting year 2019 and a 80 per cent pay-out ratio according to dividend policy for the accounting year 2020

Moving ahead on operational targets

Metric Status Q3 2020 Target 2022
Customer satisfaction
(CSI)
78 > 78, Group
90% > 90%, Norway
Customer retention 78% > 85%, outside Norway
Sales effectiveness +10.0% + 10%, Group
Automated tariffs 52% 100%, Group
Digital claims reporting 80% 80%, Norway
Claims straight-through
processing
16% 64%, Norway
Claims cost NOK 421 million Reduce by NOK 500
million, Group
Claims related
CO
-intensity
2
1.7 1) Reduce year by year,
Group

Gjensidige Forsikring Group Digital milestone – fully automated motor claims process

1) CO Gjensidige Forsikring Group 2 -emissions in tonnes from claims handling processes, divided by earned premiums in NOK million from general insurance. Only reported annually. 15

Concluding remarks

  • Strong and best ever underwriting result
  • Encouraging outlook
  • Economic rebound in the Nordics
  • Strong market position and solid operational platform
  • Strong capital position
  • ROE target not expected to be achieved for 2020

Annual financial targets through 2022

Metric Target
Combined ratio 86-89%1)
Cost ratio <15%
Solvency margin (PIM) 150-200%
ROE after tax 2)
>20%
UW result outside Norway NOK 750m
3)
(in 2022)
Dividends Nominal high and stable
(and >80% over time)

Appendix

Roadshows and conferences post Q3 2020 results

Date Location Participants Event Arranged by
20 October Oslo CFO Jostein Amdal
Head of IR Mitra H. Negård
Roadshow DNB
21 October London CEO Helge Leiro Baastad
Head of IR Mitra H. Negård
Roadshow
(tel. meetings)
DNB
4 November Amsterdam EVP Communication and Shared Services Janne
Flessum
Head of IR Mitra H. Negård
Roadshow
(tel. meetings)
Barclays
10 November Stockholm CFO Jostein Amdal
IRO Kjetil Gill Østvold
Roadshow
(tel. meetings)
ABGSC
12 November Frankfurt CEO Helge Leiro Baastad
Head of IR Mitra H. Negård
Roadshow
(tel. meetings)
Berenberg
24 November Zürich/Geneva CFO Jostein Amdal
IRO Kjetil Gill Østvold
Roadshow
(tel. meetings)
Carnegie
7 December New York CEO Helge Leiro Baastad
Head of IR Mitra H. Negård
Conference
(tel. meetings)
DNB

General insurance – cost ratio and loss ratio per segment

Private Commercial

Denmark

General insurance – cost ratio and loss ratio per segment

Effect of discounting of claims provisions

Effect of discounting on CR – Q3 2020 Assumptions

  • Only claims provisions are discounted (i.e. premium provisions are undiscounted)
  • Swap rates in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
  • Euroswap rates in the Baltic countries

Appendix

Large losses 2.1 percentage points – lower than expected

Large losses – reported vs. expected Large losses per segment

Gjensidige Forsikring Group CC = corporate centre. Large losses: Losses > NOK 10m. Weather related large losses are included. Large losses in excess of NOK 30m are charged to the Corporate Centre while up to NOK 30m per claim is charged to the segment in which the large loss occurred. The Baltics segment has, as a main rule, a retention level of EUR 0.5m. The Sweden segment has a retention level of NOK 10m. 22

Large losses development

~ NOK 1.25bn in large losses expected annually Large losses per segment – actual vs. expected

Run-off gains 4.3 percentage points – higher than expected

Run-off development

Expected average annual run-off gains of ~4 pp (~NOK 1bn) through 2022

Gjensidige Forsikring Group 25

Appendix

Quarterly underwriting results Seasonality in Nordic general insurance

Gjensidige Forsikring Group

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1) Reported UW result for Q1 2016 was NOK 1,251m. Adjusted for a non-recurring income of NOK 477m related to the pension plans, the UW result was NOK 774m.

2) Reported UW result for Q3 2016 was NOK 712m. Adjusted for a non-recurring NOK 120m restructuring cost the UW result was NOK 832m.

3) Reported UW result for Q4 2016 was NOK 700m. Adjusted for a non-recurring NOK 44m increase in provision for restructuring cost and NOK 23m provision for increased pay-roll tac the UW result was NOK 767m

4) Reported UW result for Q3 2018 was NOK 573m. Adjusted for a non-recurring NOK 80m restructuring cost the UW result was NOK 653m.

5) Reported UW result for Q4 2018 was NOK 1,914m. Adjusted for the extra run-off gains of NOK 1.1bn the UW result was NOK 834m .

Appendix

Investment strategy supporting high and stable nominal dividends

Match portfolio

  • Duration and currency matching versus technical provisions (undiscounted)
  • Credit element for increased returns
  • Some inflation hedging

Match portfolio

  • Compounding and focused on absolute returns
  • Dynamic risk management
  • Tactical allocation
  • Active management fixed income and equities
  • Normal risk premiums basis for asset allocation and use of capital

Key characteristics

  • Limited risk appetite
  • Currency hedging vs NOK ~ 100%
  • Limit +/- 10% per currency
  • Marked-to-market recognition
  • Except bonds at amortised cost
  • Stable performance

Investment portfolio

Asset class Investments, key elements1) Benchmark
Match
portfolio
Money market Norwegian money market ST1X index
Bonds at amortised cost Government
and corporate bonds
Yield provided in quarterly reports
Current bonds Mortgage, sovereign and corporate bonds, investment grade bond funds and loan funds
containing secured debt
IBOX COR
1-3 years
QW5C index
Free portfolio
Money market Norwegian
money market
ST1X index
Other bonds IG
bonds in internationally diversified funds externally managed and current bonds
Global Agg
Corp
LGCPTRUH index
High Yield bonds Internationally diversified funds externally managed BOAML global HY
HWIC index
Convertible bonds Internationally diversified funds externally managed BOAML global 300 conv
VG00 index
/ Exogen
factors
Current equities Mainly
internationally and domestic diversified funds externally managed
MSCIAC
NDUEACWF
index
PE funds Oil/ oil-service/ general (Norwegian and Nordic funds) OSEBX index
/ oil price
Property 50% of Oslo Areal IPD index Norway / Exogen
factors
Other Miscellaneous

1) See quarterly report for a more detailed description Gjensidige Forsikring Group

Asset allocation – as at 30.9.2020

Match portfolio

  • Carrying amount: NOK 36.6bn
  • Average duration: 3.4 years

Money market Bonds at amortised cost Current bonds

Free portfolio

  • Carrying amount: NOK 21.8bn
  • Average duration fixed-income instruments: 5.5 years

Money market Other bonds High Yield Convertible bonds Current equities PE-funds Property Other

Contribution from the portfolios

Asset allocation as at 30.9.2020 Quarterly investment returns

Balanced geographical exposure

Match portfolio Free portfolio, fixed-income instruments

Credit and counterparty risk

  • The portfolio consists mainly of securities in rated companies with high creditworthiness (Investment grade)
  • Issuers with no official rating are mainly Norwegian savings banks, municipalities, credit institutions and power producers and distributors

Credit exposure Total fixed income portfolio

Split - Rating Match portfolio Free portfolio
NOK bn % NOK bn %
AAA 13.8 37.9 1.1 9.2
AA 3.3 9.1 3.5 28.4
A 6.0 16.3 2.7 22.0
BBB 4.2 11.4 1.7 14.2
BB 0.1 0.3 0.4 3.6
B 0.8 2.1 0.2 1.9
CCC or lower 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5
Internal rating1) 5.5 15.0 1.0 8.2
Unrated 2.8 7.7 1.5 11.9
Fixed income portfolio 36.6 100.0 12.3 100.0
Split - Counterparty Match portfolio Free portfolio
NOK bn % NOK bn %
Public sector 4.9 13.3 3.5 28.7
Bank/financial institutions 19.5 53.4 5.2 42.2
Corporates 12.1 33.2 3.6 29.1
Total 36.6 100.0 12.3 100.0

Capital position per operational areas

(NOK bn) Approved partial
internal model
(Group)
Approved partial
internal model
(general
insurance)
Own partial internal
model (Group)1)
Own partial internal
model (general
1)
insurance)
Gjensidige Pensjons
forsikring
Capital available 22.3 19.9 22.6 20.2 2.6
Capital requirement 10.2 9.0 8.2 7.0 1.7
Solvency
margin
219% 220% 274% 288% 154%

Capital Generation year to date

Gjensidige Forsikring Group 1) Operating SII earnings comprise SII underwriting result and SII financial result of the match portfolio after tax

2) Dividend is the total effect of the dividend paid out for 2019 of NOK 12.25 per share for the accounting year 2019 and a 80 per cent pay-out ratio according to dividend policy for the accounting year 2020

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Solvency II eligible own funds

Bridging the gap between IFRS equity and Solvency II capital

Gjensidige Forsikring Group Figures as at 30.9.2020. GPF = Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring. Deferred tax: All differences in valuation of assets and liabilities are adjusted for tax. Tax is assumed on the security provision. Miscellanious: Main effects are related to the guarantee scheme provision and different valuation of Oslo Areal. 35

Solvency II capital requirements

NOK
bn
Approved partial
internal model
(Group)
Own partial
internal model
(Group)1)
Eligible own funds 22.3 22.6
Capital charge for non-life and health uw
risk
8.2 6.4
Capital charge for life uw
risk
2.0 2.0
Capital charge for market risk 6.5 6.0
Capital charge for counterparty
risk
0.3 0.3
Diversification (4.7) (5.0)
Basic SCR 12.3 9.7
Operational
risk
0.9 0.9
Adjustments (loss-absorbing capacity of
deferred tax)
(2.9) (2.4)
Total solvency capital requirement 10.2 8.2
Surplus 12.1 14.3
Solvency ratio 219% 274%

Scope regulatory approved PIM

Solvency II sensitivities for the approved partial internal model

Subordinated debt capacity

Intermediate Equity Content Constraint
S&P 25% of
TAC
For the general
insurance group, both
Solvency II Tier 1 and
Tier 2 instruments are
classified as Intermediate
Equity Content. Capital
must be regulatory
eligible in order to be
included.
T1 T2 Constraint
SII Max 20% of
Tier 1 capital
Max 50% of
SCR less other
T2 capital
items
Must be satisfied at
group and solo level

Principles for capacity Capacity and utilisation

  • Tier 1 remaining capacity is NOK 2.6-3.2bn
  • Utilised Tier 1 debt capacity: NOK 1.0bn
  • Tier 2 capacity is fully utilised for the insurance group
  • Utilised sub debt: NOK 1.5bn1)
  • Utilised natural perils fund and guarantee scheme: NOK 3.5bn

Reduced Solvency II regulatory uncertainty

Element Solvency surplus
effect (NOK bn)
Comment
Guarantee scheme provision ~ (0.1)

0.5
Increase in provision suggested, no news regarding treatment in Solvency II

Annualised return on equity 15.3 per cent

Equity (NOK m)

Annualised return on equity (%)

Market leader in Norway

Market share – Commercial Market share – Private

Growth opportunities outside Norway

Gjensidige Forsikring Group Sources: Insurance Sweden, 2nd quarter 2020 (Gjensidige including Vardia), The Danish Insurance Association 3rd quarter 2019. Baltics Insurance Supervisory Authorities of Latvia and Lithuania, Estonia Statistics, competitor reports, and manual calculations, 2nd quarter 2020 42

Ownership

No Shareholder Stake (%)
1 Gjensidigestiftelsen 62.24
2 Folketrygdfondet 4.29
3 Deutsche Bank 3.60
4 BlackRock
Inc
3.22
5 Nordea 1.30
6 The Vanguard
Group, Inc
1.04
7 ORIX Corporation 1.04
8 State Street Corporation 0.98
9 Danske Bank 0.91
10 Barclays Bank 0.81
Total 10 largest 79.42

10 largest shareholders1) Geographical distribution of shares2)

Gjensidige Foundation ownership policy:

  • Long term target holding: >60%
  • Can accept reduced ownership ratio in case of acquisitions and capital issues when in accordance with Gjensidige's overall strategy

1) Shareholder list based on analysis performed by Orient Capital Ltd of the register of shareholders in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS) as per 30 September 2020. This analysis provides a survey of the shareholders who are behind the nominee accounts. There is no guarantee that the list is complete. 2) Distribution of shares excluding share held by the Gjensidige Foundation (Gjensidigestiftelsen). 43

Gjensidige Forsikring Group

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Gjensidige Forsikring provides alternative performance measures (APMs) in the financial reports, in addition to the financial figures prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The measures are not defined in IFRS (International Financial Report Standards) and are not necessarily directly comparable to other companies' performance measures. The APMs are not intended to be a substitute for, or superior to, any IFRS measures of performance, but have been included to provide insight into Gjensidige's performance and represent important measures for how management governs the Group and its business activities. Key figures that are regulated by IFRS or other legislation, as well as non-financial information, are not regarded as APMs. Gjensidige's APMs are presented in the quarterly report and presentation. All APMs are presented with comparable figures for earlier periods. The APMs have generally been used consistently over time. Definitions and calclualtions can be found at www.gjensidige.no/reporting.

Notes

Notes

Investor Relations

Mitra Hagen Negård

Head of Investor Relations [email protected] Mobile: +47 95 79 36 31

Kjetil Gill Østvold

Investor relations officer [email protected] Mobile: +47 46 86 30 04

Address: Schweigaards gate 21, PO Box 700 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway www.gjensidige.no/ir

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