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Alm. Brand — Earnings Release 2010
Apr 23, 2010
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| ALM. BRAND | ||
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| Management Secretariat Midtermolen 7 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø |
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| Tel. +45 35 47 47 47 Fax +45 35 26 62 38 www.almbrand.dk |
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| NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S Nikolaj Plads 6 DK-1007 Copenhagen K |
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| Announcement no. 4/2010 | Date Page |
23 April 2010 1 of 1 |
Alm. Brand A/S – Winter-related claims and revised outlook
Due to an unusually harsh winter, the number of winter-related claims has been substantially higher than expected.
In particular, building claims related to excessive snow loads reached a level unseen in the last 25 years, if ever. Alm. Brand also incurred a higher number of motor claims, personal injury claims and other types of building claims as a result of the harsh winter.
As compared with a normal year, the extraordinary winter-related claims drove up claims expenses in the first three months of 2010 by DKK 350 million, including snow load claims in the amount of DKK 250 million.
As a result, Alm. Brand downgrades the full-year guidance for its non-life operations by DKK 330 million to a loss of DKK 100 million and a combined ratio of 104.
Due to very positive financial results in the first three months, Alm. Brand upgrades the guidance for its life insurance operations from a profit of DKK 90 million to a profit of DKK 120 million. The guidance for Alm. Brand Bank's profit before impairment write-downs is upgraded from DKK 40 million to DKK 60 million.
As a result of these adjustments, Alm. Brand A/S downgrades its full-year guidance for profit before impairment write-downs in the bank and before tax to a profit of DKK 20 million, against a previously guided profit of DKK 300 million.
Alm. Brand A/S will release the overall financial results for the first three months of 2010, including the revised full-year outlook, on 20 May 2010.
Please direct any questions regarding this announcement to Søren Boe Mortensen, Chief Executive, on tel. +45 35 47 79 07 or Susanne Biltoft, Head of Information and Investor Relations, on tel. +45 35 47 76 61.
Yours sincerely,
Alm. Brand A/S
Søren Boe Mortensen Chief Executive