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Protector Forsikring

Investor Presentation Apr 1, 2016

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Protector Forsikring ASA

Investor presentation

April 2016

1 Introduction and executive summary
2 Cost and quality leader
3
Company overview
History & current position
4 Capital discipline
5 Executive summary
Appendix
I
Company financials
Appendix
II
Regulatory framework

Company introduction

Protector Forsikring ASA

  • Nordic P&C insurance company
  • Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange market cap 6,5 BNOK
  • 500 MNOK subordinated loan
  • 30 NC 5 bond structure
  • Most solid P&C Insurance company in the Nordic region

Sverre Bjerkeli (56) – CEO

  • Head of consumer/commercial division at Storebrand (If..)
  • CEO Storebrand Bank
  • IT; Key positions in NOKIA/ICL and CEO Eterra/Ementor
  • Last 12 years in Protector
  • Handball player and trainer on international level
  • Marathon runner and Vasalopp skier "nowadays"

Executive summary

12 years of profitable growth Financial targets

  • Half the cost of competitors
  • Quality leader in the Nordic market
  • Best Combined Ratio last 8 years, HTD 88,5%
  • Average Return on Solvency Capital HTD 25,4%
  • IT is key for cost and quality leadership
  • Successful entry Sweden 2011 and Denmark 2012
  • Strong geographical diversification
  • Entry UK proceeding according to plan
  • Board members and CEO owns 18% of shares

Financial status and capital needs

  • Double digit historical growth funded by strong results
  • Solvency Margin1 2015 is 370%, higher than any other listed Nordic insurance company
  • Lower gearing than other listed Nordic insurance companies
  • Prudent to further strengthen buffer capital
  • Taxation of security reserves not resolved, but postponed
  • Intangible assets and Goodwill ≈ 0
  • No CapEx booked when entering UK

Overall long-term financial goals

  • Growth rate of gross written premium: 10%
  • Combined ratio for own account: 90%
  • Return on solvency capital: 20%

Dividend policy

  • Target solvency margin1 > 250%
  • 30 50% of profit after tax

Vision The Challenger

Business Idea

This will happen through unique relationships, excellent decision-making and cost effective solutions

Main targets Cost -and quality leadership Profitable growth Top 3

Values (Troverdig) Credible (Imøtekommende) Open (Modig) Brave (Engasjert) Committed

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Company overview

  • Nordic non-life insurance company, established January 2004
  • Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange, 2007
  • Experienced and stable management team led by CEO Sverre Bjerkeli
  • 2015 showed GWP growth of 20% and combined ratio of 89%
  • Diversified investment portfolio 7 BNOK

Company Business segments – GWP MNOK

Key financial information

(MNOK) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Gross premiums written 1
011
1 212 1 533 1 861 2 374 2 844
Earnings before taxes 130 33 247 375 476 536
Net financial income 176 -51 246 257 237 304
Solvency capital 823 741 1 086 1 335 1 576 2 158
Return
on solvency capital
28% 5% 38% 28% 28% 24%
Combined ratio 94% 85% 86% 87% 85% 89%
Gross expense ratio 12% 10% 8% 9% 8% 7%
1 Introduction and executive summary
2 Cost and quality leader
3 History & current position
4 Capital discipline
5 Executive summary
Appendix
I
Company financials
Appendix
II
Regulatory framework
  • Well defined and consistent strategy, understand value chains and competent people to implement
  • "Culture eats strategy for breakfast"
  • Significant higher education level and younger people
  • Cost-effective operation in all areas, Norway world leading
  • Cost advantage increased the last 5 years
  • Peers with comparable figures are industrial/corporate segment at If and Tryg

In-house IT services

  • Protector have developed all IT systems internally from 2003. Well documented, no key personell risk.
  • Stable and high quality IT system portfolio
  • Cost ratio <1,0%. 3,5% for industry (Gartner Inc.)
  • No legacy, modern platform, competent people
  • Fraction of time spent to implement new solutions
  • Goal of 900 IT innovations in 2016
  • Insourced operation

Overview Gross expense ratio

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PRF 11,2 % 12,1 % 11,9 % 10,0 % 7,7 % 8,8 % 7,6 % 7,5 %
If 17,4 % 17,6 % 17,2 % 17,3 % 16,9 % 16,8 % 16,7 % 13,0 %
Gjensidige 17,0 % 17,7 % 16,5 % 16,4 % 15,5 % 15,3 % 15,0 % 15,1 %
Tryg 17,1 % 17,2 % 17,0 % 16,6 % 16,4 % 15,6 % 14,6 % 15,3 %
Topdanmark 14,7 % 14,9 % 15,4 % 15,7 % 15,8 % 16,2 % 15,7 % 15,9 %
Codan/Trygg-Hansa1 20,2 % 20,4 % 16,7 % 17,6 % 18,6 % 19,5 % 21,2 % 16,4 %
LF 21,0 % 22,0 % 22,0 % 21,0 % 21,0 % 19,0 % 19,0 % 19,0 %
KLP 26,7 % 29,1 % 30,4 % 26,5 % 26,4 % 26,2 % 23,1 % 21,1 %
Avg. ex. PRF 19,2 % 19,8 % 19,3 % 18,7 % 18,7 % 18,4 % 17,9 % 16,5 %

1Numbers for Codan only before merger with Trygg-Hansa in 2015 and RSA Group Scandinavian segment in 2015

Gross expense ratio per country

Gross expense ratio for Sweden and Denmark in 2011 and 2012 included in Norwegian expense ratio

Distribution channels commercial and public lines of business

  • Protector = prefered insurer by the Nordic brokers
  • 60 different brokerage firms on list
  • International brokers facilitate entry to new markets
  • Broker penetration in Nordic countries lower than Europe in general, but market share growing

Key information Protector brokers

International brokers year-end 2015
Name Listed on Market Cap
MUSD
Employees Turnover
MUSD
Marsh NYSE 30 236 60 000 12 893
Aon NYSE 26 719 69 000 11 682
Willis Tower Watson1 NASDAQ 16 192 39 000 7 491
JLT LON 1 844 10 000 1 151
Hyperion (Howden) Not listed NA 3 500 388

1Merger of Willis and Towers Watson happened 04.01.2016

Examples of local Scandinavian brokers year-end 2015

Name Employees Turnover
MNOK
Söderberg
& Partners
1 400 1800
Norwegian Broker > 50 80
Pareto > 25 70
Hansson
& partners
> 25 25
FPR > 25 NA
1Employees
and turnover numbers from year 2014

Overview Brokerage share of business in 2015

How satisfied are you with (the company) when it comes to…? Scale 1 – 7 where 7 = Very satisfied («don`t know» not included)

Average2015 Protector 2015

Quality leader in the Nordic market

Profitability – Best margin in the Nordic market

Overview

  • Prudent and disciplined underwriting
  • Consistently CR below 100% since 2005 (second year in business)
  • Combined ratio 2015 is 88,7%
  • HTD combined ratio is 88,5%
  • Reinsurance used to reduce risk and reduce volatility

Lowest combined ratio

Avg.
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 08-15
PRF 95,8 % 97,8 % 94,2 % 85,3 % 86,2 % 86,7 % 84,5 % 88,7 % 88,5 %
Topdanmark 82,4 % 91,1 % 93,3 % 90,3 % 88,0 % 91,5 % 86,0 % 87,3 % 88,7 %
Gjensidige 94,4 % 94,8 % 95,3 % 91,9 % 85,3 % 89,2 % 86,0 % 83,7 % 89,4 %
If 91,8 % 92,1 % 92,8 % 92,0 % 89,3 % 88,1 % 87,7 % 85,4 % 89,7 %
Tryg 88,2 % 92,2 % 98,8 % 93,2 % 88,2 % 87,7 % 84,2 % 86,8 % 89,9 %
LF 93,0 % 96,0 % 102,0 % 100,0 % 98,0 % 97,0 % 93,0 % 91,0 % 96,0 %
Codan/Trygg-Hansa1 98,5 % 100,4 % 101,8 % 102,4 % 94,3 % 95,3 % 90,4 % 94,0 % 96,3 %
KLP 97,3 % 95,5 % 121,9 % 118,1 % 107,8 % 103,7 % 91,9 % 98,8 % 103,5 %
Avg. ex. PRF 92,2 % 94,6 % 100,8 % 98,3 % 93,0 % 93,2 % 88,5 % 89,6 % 93,4 %

1Numbers for Codan only before merger with Trygg-Hansa in 2015 and RSA Group Scandinavian segment in 2015

Volume growth – strong and prudent

Sustainable growth

  • Profitability comes first, volume growth second
  • Low capex and will exit new markets if unprofitable over time
  • Around 60% of new business in 1st quarter each year giving transparency to volume development
  • Significant growth potential in Sweden and Denmark stronger geographic diversification
  • Cost position in Sweden and Denmark will gradually improve the next years
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Avg.
08-15
PRF 9,6 % 19,5 % 16,1 % 19,0 % 26,1 % 22,7 % 27,6 % 19,7 % 21,5 %
KLP 3,4 % 4,7 % 5,0 % 3,0 % 15,4 % 10,9 % 10,7 % 20,8 % 10,5 %
Gjensidige -1,8 % 0,2 % 24,0 % 5,7 % 2,1 % 7,7 % 7,9 % 7,4 % 7,0 %
LF 4,2 % 2,3 % 2,2 % 3,3 % 3,2 % 3,5 % 7,4 % 5,3 % 4,1 %
Codan/Trygg-Hansa1 12,8 % 1,7 % 0,3 % -0,3 % 7,2 % -1,0 % -0,8 % 3,5 % 2,3 %
Tryg 4,4 % 5,2 % 9,1 % 2,4 % 1,8 % -4,0 % -4,4 % -2,7 % 1,4 %
If -0,7 % -4,2 % 7,7 % 5,4 % 6,4 % 1,5 % -2,8 % -1,6 % 1,3 %
Topdanmark 0,8 % -3,1 % -1,4 % 1,4 % 1,0 % 1,5 % 2,6 % -2,7 % 0,0 %
Avg. ex. PRF 3,3 % 1,0 % 6,7 % 3,0 % 5,3 % 2,9 % 2,9 % 4,3 % 3,8 %

Historical growth in GWP

1Numbers for Codan only before merger with Trygg-Hansa in 2015 and RSA Group Scandinavian segment in 2015

1 Introduction and executive summary
2 Cost and quality leader
3 History & current position
4 Capital discipline
5 Executive summary
Appendix
I
Company financials
Appendix
II
Regulatory framework

Historical timeline

Commercial lines of business

  • Corporate clients sized min MNOK 0,2
  • Standardized products; Workers Compensation, Group Life, Other Insurance, Accident, Health (2016), Property, Motor, Liability, Cargo
  • Similar underwriting process in all countries; securing efficiency and quality in decision-making
  • Underwriters, risk-engineers, Key Account Managers and management present in underwriting meetings

Summary Market drivers

  • Cost and quality leadership
  • Protector's USP; "Easy to do business with", "commercially attractive", "trusted"
  • In Nordic Protector's market appetite is > BNOK 15
  • Market share around 13-14% (Jan 1st 2016)
  • Market dominated by four large players in each market with approximately 75% of the market

Public lines of business

Summary

  • Protector is the market leader in Scandinavia
  • First municipality in 2005 "Tønsberg kommune"
  • About 260 Norwegian, 220 Swedish and 50 Danish clients
  • Protector quotes all tenders and all product lines
  • All underwriting in Scandinavia centralized from Oslo
  • Service and claims handling locally

Market drivers

  • Few players and tough market conditions
  • Tender process is governed by public procurement regulation
  • Avg. tender evaluation criteria 30% quality and 70% price
  • Protector's market appetite is more than BNOK 2

Revenue development – GWP (MNOK)

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Change of ownership insurance Lines of Business

  • Insurance linked to the property
  • Covers substantial hidden defects for 5 years
  • Houses, apartments and vacation homes
  • No underwriting requirements

by buying COI?

broker?

What is the probability of you recommending COI to your next client?

  • Maximum claim is limited to MNOK 10
  • Premium based on the property's sale price
  • Unprofitable in 2015, profitable HTD

The product Key market drivers

Change of Ownership Insurance

Protector ASA

Public Lines of Business

Commercial

  • Market situation; few players & with critical mass
  • High entry barriers; Reputation, distribution access and claims handling
  • Increased hit-ratio from 70% in 2008 to more than 80% in 2015
  • Strong real estate market expected to slow down
  • Technical report used in 71% of house sales
  • Protector receives almost 4 500 claims per year

Broker survey – proven quality COI provider

Ownership policies Inquiries 14% 100% 92 92 90 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 What value do you believe your client get What value does COI have for you as a If someone asks you about Protector, to what extent will you respond positively?

2015 2014 2013 2012

Development in Sweden

Entry strategy Sweden

  • Copy winning formula from Norway (same vision, business idea, main targets and values)
  • Entry point public sector
  • Profitable growth through
  • Cost and quality leadership

2015 highlights

  • 60% growth
  • No. 2 in the municipality segment
  • Net combined ratio 87,0% in 2015
  • Some run-off gains
  • First customer on board in Finland (January 1st)
  • Good growth expected 2016

Sweden moves faster than Norway

  • Critical mass reached after four years (approx. 520 MNOK annual premium end of 2015)
  • Quality leadership reached after 18 months
  • Combined ratio below 100% reached after three – four years

Development in Denmark

Entry strategy Denmark

  • Copy winning formula from Norway and Sweden (same vision, business idea, main targets and values)
  • Entry point public sector
  • Profitable growth through
  • Cost and quality leadership
  • Less competition than Norway and Sweden

2015 highlights

  • 62% growth
  • No. 2 in public sector
  • Net combined ratio 107,3% in 2015
  • Affected by some medium and large claims
  • Good growth expected 2016

Denmark moves faster than Norway

  • Critical mass reached after four years (approx. 500 MNOK annual premium January 1st 2016)
  • Quality leadership reached after 18 months
  • Combined ratio below 100% reached after three - four years

Development in Finland

Entry strategy Finland

  • Natural part of Protector's Nordic business
  • Copy winning formula (same vision, business idea, main targets and values)
  • Entry point public sector and some grouped insurance
  • First customer on board, Helsinki
  • Project lead from Sweden

Market drivers Finland

  • The insurance brokers have a low market share (<10%)
  • Potential is therefore low
  • Market dominated by four players

Expanding into the UK market

  • 1000 pages analysis
  • Analyzed 7 countries, UK entry decided
  • Entry point public sector, like Sweden in 2011 and Denmark in 2012
  • Recruitment progressing well, 9 signed
  • First quotes delivered
  • Minor volume expected in 2016-2017
  • Less than 5% of total GWP

UK Market

  • New UK Surplus Property is settled with Münich RE
  • Two main competitors in public sector
  • Good fact-base and access to tenders
  • High market cost-ratios (and poor service?)
  • Have established relationship with "top 5" brokers

Overview Project C4 UK

Sub-Project Status
Market
Analysis
Business planning
Go to Market
Formal Establishment
Recruitment
Reinsurance
Great Lakes
Practical
& office space
IT & Systems
Service & Claims
handling
Capital
requirements
= Completed
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= ongoing on schedule
1 Introduction and executive summary
2 Cost and quality leader
3 History & current position
4 Capital discipline
5 Executive summary
Appendix
I
Company financials
Appendix
II
Regulatory framework

Solid and healthy development of solvency

Solvency margin1development

Key financial information

In '000 NOK 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Paid
in equity
87 87 872 87 87 91
Earned
equity
429 297 496 690 904 1 483
Security provision 307 357 503 558 584 584
Solvency
capital
823 741 1 086 1
335
1
576
2 158

Most solid company in the Nordic insurance market?1

Full year 2015 PRF Rank Gjensidige Rank Tryg Rank Topdanmark Rank
Cost ratio 7,5 % # 1 15,1 % # 2 15,3 % # 3 15,9 % # 4
Combined ratio (2008-2015) 88,5 % # 1 89,4 % # 3 89,9 % # 4 88,7 % # 2
share of business outside country of main office2
Geographic diversification -
43,7 % # 2 27,9 % # 3 48,2 % # 1 0,0 % # 4
Adj. solvency capital to GPE ratio3 71,7 % # 2 85,0 % # 1 54,7 % # 3 52,2 % # 4
Percentage subordinate loan of adj. solvency capital3 7,4 % # 2 6,6 % # 1 17,3 % # 3 46,1 % # 4
Gross leverage4 3,84 # 2 3,54 # 1 5,04 # 3 5,38 # 4
Return on adj. solvency capital3 28,6 % # 1 21,0 % # 3 18,9 % # 4 22,9 % # 2
ratio (SCR)5
Solvency
Capital Requirement
151 %6 #
1
145 % # 2 122 % # 3 117 % # 4
Solvency margin ratio7 370 % 351 % NA NA
Most solid company in the Nordic insurance market Nr. 1 12 Nr. 2 16 Nr. 3 24 Nr. 4 28
1Calculations done by Protector with available information from reported financial statements and credit analyses
2Calculations for PRF based on 01.01.2016 GWP
3Adj. solvency capital defined as (shareholder's equity + security provisions -
tax on security provision)
4Gross leverage is used to determine how exposed an insurer is to pricing and estimation errors, as well as its exposure to reinsurance companies ((gross premiums + gross reserves - security provision) / adj. solvency cap)
5Calculations and interpretations in
accordance with Solvency II regulation based on standard model

6Calculations and interpretations are based on Protector's current understanding of the Solvency II regulation and how it will be implemented in Norway. Protector's standard model SCR ratio before bond issuance is 123 %

7Solvency margin in accordance with Solvency I regulation

Overview

  • End of Q4 2015; Bonds 86,3% of portfolio, equities 13,7%
  • Reduced exposure to HY funds in 2015 and in Q1 2016
  • Zero exposure to Norwegian oil and oil services sector both in equities and bonds
  • Investment grade average for both bond funds and for all in-house managed bond portfolios

Strong investment result compared to peers

Overview

  • Good investment return compared to peers in the period 2010-2015
  • Investment portfolios in Norway, including Protector's, have experienced NIBOR on average 0,9% above STIBOR and 1,4% above CIBOR for the period 2010-2015
  • Better investment return than average of peers for five out of six last years
  • Slighty higher market risk than average of peers in early years
  • Risk management through; Operational routines, mandate given by board, FSA stress tests (min) quarterly

Benchmark / Return on investments

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Avg.
10-15
KLP skadeforsikring 7,2 % 4,5 % 6,5 % 6,5 % 6,5 % 4,4 % 5,8 %
PRF 9,7 % -2,3 % 8,9 % 7,0 % 5,3 % 5,3 % 5,7 %
Gjensidige 5,2 % 4,4 % 5,4 % 4,3 % 4,3 % 2,6 % 4,3 %
If 7,4 % 1,8 % 6,1 % 5,0 % 4,1 % 1,5 % 4,2 %
Topdanmark 4,8 % 3,1 % 6,9 % 4,1 % 3,4 % 1,0 % 3,8 %
Tryg 4,3 % 4,8 % 5,1 % 2,5 % 4,3 % 0,7 % 3,6 %
LF 6,0 % -2,0 % 5,0 % 0,0 % 6,5 % 4,5 % 3,4 %
Codan/Trygg-Hansa1 3,5 % 3,0 % 3,9 % -0,4 % 3,9 % 3,2 % 2,9 %
Avg. ex. PF 5,5 % 2,8 % 5,6 % 3,1 % 4,7 % 2,6 % 4,0 %

1Numbers for Codan only before merger with Trygg-Hansa in 2015 and RSA group total investment result after merger

Limiting risk exposure through reinsurance policies

Overview reinsurance at Protector Key market drivers

  • Own account normally limited to 20 MNOK per event
  • Property Surplus contracts signed for 2016 and 2017
  • Long-term relationship with reinsurers ensures predictability
  • All reinsurance treaties placed by Willis Re (third party)

  • Current view of the reinsurance market; soft market going forward (it's a buyer's market)

  • Excess of loss coverage for natural disaster (CAT XL), accident (EB XL) and property (Risk XL) have not been hit last three years
  • Current reinsurers average S&P rating of A+

Reinsurance risk carriers rating as of 08.03.2016

Risk Carrier S&P Rating Risk Carrier S&P Rating
Allied World Assurance Company Limited A Acapella PA Consortium 9938 A+
Amlin AG A Lloyd's Syndicate 3623 A+
Assurances Mutuelles de France A+ Lloyd's syndicate 1200 A+
Aspen Insurance UK Limited A Lloyd's syndicate 1301 A+
Axis Re Europe A+ Lloyd's syndicate 2003 A+
Beazley Solutions Limited on behalf of Lloyd's syndicate 2623 A+ Lloyd's syndicate 4444 A+
Beazley Solutions Limited on behalf of Lloyd's syndicate 623 A+ Lloyd's syndicate 4472 A+
Caisse Centrale de Reassurance AA Markel Switzerland on behalf of Markel at Lloyd's syndicate 3000 A+
Catlin Re Switzerland Limited A+ Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG AA
Chaucer Underwriting A/S on behalf of Lloyd's syndicate 1084 A+ Nacional de Reaseguros S.A. A
Deutsche Ruckversicherung Schweiz AG A+ New Reinsurance Company Ltd AA
DEVK Ruckversicherungs-
und Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft
A+ Partner Reinsurance Europe SE A+
Hannover Ruck SE AA- Peak Reinsurance Company Limited 1
A
Helvetia Swiss Insurance Company Ltd A Ironshore/Pembroke Managing Agency Limited on behalf of Lloyd's
syndicate 4000
A+
Lloyd's syndicate 0033 A+ Sirius International Insurance Corporation A
Lloyd's syndicate 435 A+ Swiss Re Europe, UK branch A
Lloyd's syndicate 1206 A+
1 Introduction and executive summary
2 Cost and quality leader
3 History & current position
4 Capital discipline
5 Executive summary
Appendix
I
Company financials
Appendix
II
Regulatory framework

Executive summary

Most solid company in the Nordic P&C Insurance Market

  • Diversified Nordic company with strong market positions
  • No CapEx booked when entering UK
  • Consistent strategy and prudent risk management all 12 years
  • Half the cost of competitors, quality leader in all markets
  • Best Combined Ratio last 8 years, HTD 88,5%
  • Average return on solvency capital HTD 25.4%
Appendix
II
Regulatory framework
Appendix
I
Company financials
5 Executive summary
4 Capital discipline
3 History & current position
2 Cost and quality leader
1 Introduction and executive summary

Protector financials

2014-2015 financial highlights and key ratios

Profit and loss Balance Sheet
NOKm Q4 2015 Q4 2014 2015 2014 NOKm 31.12.2015 31.12.2014
Premiums written gross 325,3 281,8 2 843,4 2 374,5 Financial assets 6 636,6 4 957,9
Premiums earned gross 698,7 593,7 2 791,1 2 306,8 Bank deposits 144,1 207,9
Claims incurred gross (617,0) (451,6) (2 283,6) (1 854,5) Other assets 959,5 786,9
Premiums earned for own account 535,1 453,4 2 176,0 1 775,3
Claims incurred for own account (475,7) (337,7) (1 861,0) (1 439,5) Total assets 7 740,1 5 952,7
Operating costs for own account (41,3) (37,5) (69,1) (60,3) Total equity 1 573,8 991,4
Other income/costs (4,4) (2,0) (13,5) (10,2) Subordinated loan capital 148,1 148,1
Net financial income 152,8 13,6 303,8 236,8 Total reserves 4 891,0 4 113,3
Profit before change in security provision etc. 166,5 89,8 536,1 502,0 Other liabilities 1 127,3 699,8
Change in security provision etc. 57,9 27,0 - (26,3) Total equity and liabilities 7 740,1 5 952,7
Profit after change in security provision etc. 224,4 116,8 536,1 475,7
Tax (30,7) (14,1) (70,6) (93,0) Solvency capital 2 158,3 1 575,9
Profit before comprehensive income 193,7 102,7 465,5 382,8
Comprehensive income inc. tax 3,7 (14,9) 17,5 (24,0) Return on solvency capital, after tax 25 % 28 %
Profit for the period 197,3 87,8 483,0 358,8 Solvency capital per share, end of period 25,1 19,1
Solvency ratio 96 % 93 %
Gross claims ratio 88,3 % 76,1 % 81,8 % 80,4 % Solvency margin 364 % 296 %
Gross expense ratio 9,6 % 8,2 % 7,5 % 7,6 % Capital adequacy ratio (risk weighted) 24 % 18 %
Gross combined ratio 97,9 % 84,3 % 89,4 % 88,0 % NAV 2 000,5 1 418,1
Net claims ratio 88,9 % 74,5 % 85,5 % 81,1 % NAV per share, end of period 23,2 17,2
Net expense ratio 7,7 % 8,3 % 3,2 % 3,4 %
Net combined ratio 96,6 % 82,7 % 88,7 % 84,5 %
Retention rate 76,6 % 76,4 % 78,0 % 77,0 % Note:
Return on investment assets 2,5 % 0,3 % 5,2 % 5,3 % Solvency Capital = shareholder's funds + security provision etc.
Earnings per share 1,8 1,0 5,6 4,9 Return on solvency capital: Operating profit after tax /average solvency capital
Note: Solvency ratio = solvency capital / NPW

Retention rate = NPE in % of GPE

Earnings per share = (Profit before comp. income + Change in security provision - 27% tax on Change in security provision)/ (No. of outstanding shares - own shares)

Financial information based on Q4 2015 report

NAV = total equity pluss 73% of the total security provision etc.

Solvency margin calculated according to regulations from the FSA of Norway.

No. of shares = total outstanding shares ex own shares

1 Introduction and executive summary
2 Cost and quality leader
3 History & current position
4 Capital discipline
5 Executive summary
Appendix
I
Company financials
Appendix
II
Regulatory framework

Ownership & company structure

Legal and ownership structure

  • Protector Forsikring ASA is located in Oslo with branches in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and UK
  • Issued 86,155,605 shares, one class of shares with equal rights for all shareholders

Organizational structure Ownership as of 29.01.2016

Shareholder No. of
shares
Percent
STENSHAGEN INVEST AS 6 550 000 7,60%
SWEDBANK ROBUR SMABOLAGSFOND 5 631 835 6,54%
ODIN NORDEN 4
473 484
5,19%
OJADA AS 3 563 116 4,14%
VERDIPAPIRFONDET HANDELSBANKEN 3 032 384 3,52%
TJONGSFJORD INVEST AS ¹ 2 811 809 3,26%
MP PENSJON PK 2 017 379 2,34%
VEVLEN GÅRD AS 2 000 000 2,32%
ARTEL
HOLDING A/S
1 873 451 2,17%
ALSØY
INVEST AS
²
1 702 751 1,98%
FROGNES AS 1 649 916 1,92%
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA 1 609 741 1,87%
AVANZA BANK AB 1 451 514 1,68%
JOHAN VINJE AS 1 437 841 1,67%
GENERALI PANEUROPE LTD -GP11940006 1 421 250 1,65%
ODIN NORGE 1 410 233 1,64%
BNP PARIBAS SEC.
SERVICES S.C.A
1 380 547 1,60%
PETROSERVICE AS 1 333 815 1,55%
NORDNET
BANK AB
1 275 393 1,48%
ARCTIC FUNDS PLC 1 160 975 1,35%
20 LARGEST 47 787 434 55,47%
OTHERS 38 368 171 44,53%
TOTAL SHARES 86 155 605 100,00%

¹ CEO, Sverre Bjerkeli

² Chairman of the Board, Jostein Sørvoll

Management

Sverre Bjerkeli – Chief Executive Officer

Bjerkeli has worked for Protector since 2004 and as CEO since 2006. Bjerkeli has more than 20 years of experience from the finance and insurance industry and served as the Director of Private and Small Business Insurance at Storebrand/If. He had an influential role with the establishment and leading Storebrand Bank and has international experience through CEO positions at Torrino and Ementor Norge

Merete Christensen Bernau – Dir. Change of Ownership insurance

Employee since 2005. Bernau holds a Law degree from the University of Oslo and is an authorized lawyer. She has extensive experience from Storebrand/IF as a lawyer within liability insurance

Flemming Holm – CFO

Employee since 2016. Holm has significant experience from both the banking -and insurance industry. Before joining Protector Holm worked as CFO for Sparebanken Sør and has more than 15 years of insurance industry experience from Gjensidige Forsikring. He holds a BSc in Management from BI Norwegian Business School and is a licensed insurance agent.

Henrik Høye – Commercial & Public / Deputy CEO

Employee since 2007. Høye holds a Bsc in Finance, Leeds School of Business (University of Colorado), and a BSc in Economics, College of Arts and Sciences (University of Colorado). Høye comes from the position as Director Public sector, and has been responsible for the building of Protector's public sector initiative

Hans Didring – Country Manager Sweden

Employee since 2011. Didring holds an MSc in Business Administration and Economics and a BSc in Computer Engineering. He has 6 years of experience from various positions in IF and Länsförsäkringar. Didrings last position was as Head of Broker Sales and Service at If in Stockholm

Flemming Conrad – Country Manager Denmark

Employee since 2012, IEP Insead, Handelshøjskolen, Merkonom (O), Forsikringsakademiet. He has 38 years of experience in insurance sector from Hafnia, Codan, Provinzial, Trekroner and Nykredit. His latest position was director in Gjensidige's branch in Denmark

Board

Jostein Sørvoll – Chairman of the Board

Mr. Sørvoll has been the Chairman of the Board since 2006. He is also Chairman of the Board at Gabler Rådgivning AS and has previously been CEO at Gabler Wassum AS, Protector Forsikring ASA, Norske Liv AS and worked in leading positions at Storebrand

Elise Bugge Fougner – Board Member

Elise Bugge Fougner has been a member of the Board since 2011. She is a partner at the law firm Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA and serves as the Chairman of the Board at Kommunalbanken and Eksportkreditt in addition to being a member of the Board at Aberdeen, Eiendomsfond Norge II ASA and Aker kværner Holding AS

Jørgen Stenshagen – Board Member Employee electives

Mr. Stenshagen has been a member of the Board since 2014. He is currently the head of Stenshagen Invest managing more than 1 BNOK. Mr. Stenshagen is a certified financial analyst and portfolio manager (NFF) and holds a MSc from NHH

Erik G. Braathen – Board Member, Deputy Chairman of the Board

Mr. Braathen has been a member of the Board at Protector since 2009. He is the Chairman of the Board at Holmen Fondsforvaltning AS and a board member at Fly Leasing Ltd., Cenzia AS, Peer Gynt Tours AS, Nort Sea PSV, Opera Technologies ASA. Braathen holds a Master of International Management from AGSIM, Phoenix Arizona

Randi Helene Røed – Board Member and leader of the Audit Committee

Randi Helene Røed has been a member of the Board since 2014. She is currently the Director of Development at Norsk Tipping and has, among other things, earlier worked seven years as the CFO of Norsk Tipping. She is also a long-time Board Member and leader of the Audit Comittee at Bouvet ASA

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