Earnings Release • May 12, 2022
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Paris, 12 May 2022
Premium income1 of €9.8 billion (up 25.3% vs first-quarter 2021) EBIT of €933 million (up 30.6% vs first-quarter 2021) Attributable net profit of €316 million (up 2.7% vs first-quarter 2021) SCR coverage ratio of 243% (up 26 points vs 31 December 2021)
"CNP Assurances' premium income is up 25.3%. We owe this performance to our latest acquisition in Italy, which is already paying off. We have continued transforming our technical reserves, with consolidated unit-linked sales up 31.5%. Having completed our profit-taking programme during the first quarter we are looking forward to the next nine months with confidence. The high SCR coverage ratio of 243% shows our financial robustness in a macroeconomic changing environment."
1 Premium income include insurance activity only.
2 Based on a comparable scope of consolidation and at constant exchange rates:
Average exchange rate, Brazil: first three months of 2022: €1 = BRL 5.87; first three months of 2021: €1 = BRL 6.60.
Average exchange rate, Argentina: first three months of 2022 €1 = ARS 119.66; first three months of 2021 €1 = ARS 106.8.
3 Acquisition of Aviva's life insurance businesses in Italy.
The strong first-quarter growth in consolidated premium income to €9.8 billion (up €2 billion or 25.3%) primarily reflected the €1.4 billion contribution of the new Italian subsidiary (CVA). On a like-for-like basis, consolidated premium income rose €429 million (up 5.5%), led by international operations (up €442 million or 16.5%), with sustained growth in the pensions business in Brazil (up €166 million) and solid increases in savings premiums at CNP Luxembourg (up €144 million) and CNP UniCredit Vita (up €121 million). In France, new money was more or less stable (down €13 million or 0.3%).
In France, premium income was stable vs first-quarter 2021, at €5.2 billion.
Savings/Pensions premium income amounted to €4.1 billion. New money was stable (up €4 million or 0.1%), with growth in unit-linked sales (up €179 million or 17.1%) offsetting the decline in new money from traditional savings contracts (down €175 million or 5.7%). The main drivers of growth in unit-linked sales were the €127 million increase in sales of these products by the La Banque Postale networks, in line with the strategy to transform technical reserves, and the €43 million increase at CNP Patrimoine, which sold several major contracts during the quarter with a unit-linked weighting in excess of 50%. All told, unit-linked products accounted for 29.7% of total premium income in France, up 4.3 points vs first-quarter 2021, with increases of 5.8 points at La Banque Postale to 30.6% and 5.2 points at CNP Patrimoine to 52%. PACTE transfers for the period amounted to €1.7 billion.
Personal Risk/Protection premium income in France was stable versus first-quarter 2021 at €1 billion. The modest decline in new money (down €17 million or 1.6%) was due to prior-year adjustments to personal risk premium estimates.
The APE margin stood at 12.6% vs 10.4% in 2021, reflecting the favourable effect of changes in financial markets.
In Europe excluding France, premium income totalled €2.9 billion, up 133.2%.
Savings/Pensions new money was up by a very strong €1.6 billion, including the €1.3 billion contribution from the new CVA subsidiary in Italy. Excluding the newly acquired subsidiary, premium income came to €1.3 billion, an increase of €273 million vs first-quarter 2021. At CNP UniCredit Vita, premium income grew €120 million on the back of successful marketing campaigns focused primarily on traditional contracts with a unit-linked formula. CNP Luxembourg reported premium income up €144 million, reflecting the high volume of recurring business and large number of new contracts, combined with the previous year's low basis of comparison (due to the impact on demand of the Covid-19 crisis). The unit-linked contribution contracted by 32.1 points to 46.6%. This was due to the first-time consolidation of CVA (22.7% unit-linked contribution), whose product mix includes innovative traditional savings products with a low cost of capital, and it also reflected a relative decline in the unit-linked contribution of CNP UniCredit Vita due to higher sales of traditional savings contracts with a unit-linked formula (73% unit-linked contribution, down 8 points). These negative effects were partly offset, however, by an improvement at CNP Luxembourg (62.1% unit-linked contribution, up 10.1 points).
Personal Risk/Protection premium income was up €50 million as reported and up €19 million or 7.6% based on a comparable scope of consolidation. Growth was led by the success of CNP UniCredit Vita's new Personal Risk and Term Creditor Insurance offerings launched after the first quarter of 2021.
The APE margin in the first quarter of 2022 was 20% vs 22.1% in 2021.
In Latin America, premium income came in at €1.8 billion, up 24.1%.
Savings/Pensions premium income amounted to €1.3 billion excluding the currency effect, an increase of €161 million (€1.5 billion as reported, up €324 million). Growth was led by the pensions business in Brazil (up €166 million or 14.5% excluding the currency effect), which continued to enjoy strong momentum with new money totalling BRL 8.6 billion in first-quarter 2022 vs BRL 7.6 billion in the year-earlier period.
Personal Risk/Protection premium income came in at €281 million at constant exchange rates, with the €11 million decline in premiums from CSH's run-off portfolios partly offset by the positive cumulative contribution of several generations of Prestamista contracts at CVP.
The APE margin in the first quarter of 2022 was 26.1% vs 32.1% in 2021.
The Value of New Business (VNB) written by the Group during the quarter amounted to €123 million, representing a likefor-like increase of 10% on the back of higher rates.
Net insurance revenue for the period amounted to €826 million, up 18.5% as reported and up 7.2% like-for-like.
In France, net insurance revenue was up 5.6% at €449 million, reflecting higher personal risk/protection margins, with lower loss of income claims in term creditor insurance (€14 million positive impact) and increased realised capital gains on term creditor insurance and group death/disability asset portfolios (€12 million positive impact).
In Europe excluding France, net insurance revenue came in at €153 million, an increase of €79 million or 105.9% as reported (up 33.7% like-for-like). The newly acquired Italian subsidiary (CVA) contributed €54 million to net insurance revenue, while a change in expense charging arrangements for a contract sold by CNP UniCredit Vita had a €20 million positive impact.
In Latin America, net insurance revenue rose by 13.2% to €223 million. Excluding the currency effect, the like-for-like change was an increase of 0.8%, with improved personal risk loss ratios and higher pensions premium income offsetting the unfavourable volume effect on Hipotecario margins.
Revenue from own-funds portfolios stood at €373 million, up 65.3% as reported (up 69.2% like-for-like) following the nearcompletion of the profit-taking programme during the quarter.
Total revenue rose 29.9% as reported (up 22.4% like-for-like) to €1,199 million.
Administrative costs amounted to €266 million, up 27.6% as reported (up 15.6% like-for-like), including a €27 million increase in France that was mainly due to a change of accounting method concerning the C3S tax (€23.7 million impact). Excluding the effect of this change of method, administrative costs in France were up 2.4%. In Latin America, administrative costs were €6 million higher (up 21.9%), due mainly to the ramp-up of CVP's businesses and salary increases at CSH. In Europe excluding France, administrative expenses were reduced by €1 million.
The cost/income ratio improved by 2.3 points vs first-quarter 2021 to 32.2%.
EBIT was €933 million, up 30.6% as reported (up 24.4% like-for-like). The like-for-like increase primarily reflected the sharp €156 million rise in revenue from own-funds portfolios.
Attributable net profit came in at €316 million, up 2.7% as reported (up 3.1% like-for-like), mainly due to a €172 million transfer to the policyholder surplus reserve, net of tax (€231 million before tax).
IFRS book value was €18.1 billion at 31 March 2022, representing €26.3 per share vs €28 per share at 31 December 2021.
The consolidated SCR coverage ratio was 243% at 31 March 2022 up 26 points on end‑2021 (217%). The 26-point4 improvement breaks down as follows:
+19 points due to favourable changes in financial markets, with higher interest rates5 (20-point positive impact) and improved sovereign and corporate spreads offsetting the negative impact of increased interest rate volatility.
4 The breakdown of the change in the coverage ratio over the period is provided for information only and is based on estimates.
5 The non-linear sensitivity to a 50-bps increase in interest rates can be explained by the convexity between sensitivity and the increase in interest rates observed during the period.
| Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
% change (like-for-like) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium income | 9,838 | 7,854 | +25.3 | +5.5 |
| Average net technical reserves | 356,681 | 352,131 | +1.3 | - |
| Total revenue | 1,199 | 923 | +29.9 | +22.4 |
| Net insurance revenue (NIR), of which: | 826 | 697 | +18.5 | +7.2 |
| France | 449 | 425 | +5.6 | +5.6 |
| Latin America | 223 | 197 | +13.2 | +0.8 |
| Europe excluding France | 153 | 74 | +105.9 | +33.7 |
| Revenue from own-funds portfolios | 373 | 226 | +65.3 | +69.2 |
| Administrative costs, of which: | 266 | 208 | +27.6 | +15.6 |
| France | 174 | 147 | +18.5 | +18.5 |
| Latin America | 37 | 28 | +35.2 | +21.9 |
| Europe excluding France | 54 | 33 | +61.9 | -2.3 |
| EBIT | 933 | 715 | +30.6 | +24.4 |
| Finance costs | (47) | (56) | -16.2 | -16.8 |
| Non-controlling and net equity accounted interests |
(146) | (117) | +25.4 | +8.4 |
| Attributable recurring profit | 740 | 542 | +36.6 | +32.1 |
| Income tax expense | (195) | (147) | +32.1 | +26.5 |
| Profit (loss) from discontinued operations, after tax6 |
(65) | 0 | ||
| Mark-to-market effects and intangible amortisation |
8 | (11) | +175.4 | +334.0 |
| Non-recurring items | (172) | (76) | +126.9 | +126.9 |
| Attributable net profit | 316 | 308 | +2.7 | +3.1 |
The first-quarter 2021 profit indicators of CNP Assurances were reviewed by the Board of Directors at its meeting on 12 May 2021 and are subject to completion of audit procedures by CNP Assurances' Statutory Auditors. This press release includes a certain number of alternative performance measures (APMs). These APMs and their calculation method are presented in the Investor/Analyst section of the CNP Assurances website at https://www.cnp.fr/en/the-cnp-assurances-group/investors/results/results-presentation/2022-results
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| Savings/Pensions | Personal Risk/Protection Insurance |
Own-funds portfolios |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Income | 8,184 | 1,654 | - |
| Total revenue | 422 | 404 | 373 |
| Administrative costs | 138 | 90 | 38 |
| EBIT | 284 | 314 | 335 |
| Attributable recurring profit | 228 | 221 | 291 |
| Attributable net profit | 192 | 157 | (32) |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
% change (like-for-like) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5,162 | 5,175 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Brazil | 1,781 | 1,436 | +24.1 | +10.4 |
| Italy | 2,442 | 940 | +159.7 | +15.2 |
| Germany | 119 | 114 | +4.8 | +4.8 |
| Cyprus | 48 | 45 | +6.9 | +6.9 |
| Spain | 34 | 36 | -4.1 | -4.1 |
| Luxembourg | 205 | 61 | +234.5 | +234.5 |
| Poland | 19 | 20 | -7.0 | -7.0 |
| Austria | 6 | 5 | +12.0 | +12.0 |
| Norway | 6 | 6 | -2.6 | -2.6 |
| Denmark | 4 | 5 | -27.5 | -27.5 |
| Argentina | 5 | 4 | +24.9 | +40.0 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | -4.4 | -4.4 |
| Other countries | 6 | 6 | +3.4 | +3.4 |
| Total International | 4,676 | 2,679 | +74.6 | +16.5 |
| Total | 9,838 | 7,854 | +25.3 | +5.5 |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
% change (like-for-like) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savings | 6,471 | 4,844 | +33.6 | +6.2 |
| Pensions | 1,713 | 1,412 | +21.3 | +9.8 |
| Personal Risk Insurance | 455 | 409 | +11.1 | +1.0 |
| Term Creditor Insurance | 1,048 | 1,020 | +2.8 | +1.1 |
| Health Insurance | 78 | 93 | -16.2 | -16.5 |
| Property & Casualty | 73 | 75 | -3.9 | -12.3 |
| Total | 9,838 | 7,854 | +25.3 | +5.5 |
| (in € millions) | Savings | Pensions | Personal Risk Insurance |
Term Creditor Insurance |
Health Insurance |
Property & Casualty |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,878 | 241 | 293 | 683 | 67 | 0 | 5,162 |
| Brazil | 0 | 1,470 | 98 | 153 | 2 | 58 | 1,781 |
| Italy | 2,355 | 2 | 47 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2,442 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 6 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| Cyprus | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 48 |
| Spain | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Luxembourg | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total International | 2,593 | 1,473 | 162 | 365 | 11 | 73 | 4,676 |
| Total | 6,471 | 1,713 | 455 | 1,048 | 78 | 73 | 9,838 |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Banque Postale | 2 025 | 1 967 | 2,9 |
| BPCE | 1 685 | 1 726 | -2,4 |
| CNP Patrimoine | 625 | 603 | 3,7 |
| Social protection partners (France) | 513 | 552 | -7,0 |
| Financial institutions (France) | 255 | 261 | -2,0 |
| Amétis | 44 | 58 | -24,8 |
| Other France | 15 | 8 | 76,5 |
| Total France | 5 162 | 5 175 | -0,3 |
| Brazilian partnerships | 1 781 | 1 436 | 24,1 |
| Italian partnerships | 2 387 | 893 | 167,2 |
| CNP Luxembourg (Luxembourg) | 205 | 61 | 234,5 |
| CNP Santander Insurance (Ireland) | 187 | 185 | 1,2 |
| CNP Partners (Spain) | 50 | 43 | 15,5 |
| CNP Cyprus Insurance Holdings (Cyprus) | 49 | 45 | 7,0 |
| CNP Assurances Compañía de Seguros (Argentina) | 5 | 4 | 24,9 |
| Other International | 12 | 11 | 7,1 |
| Total International | 4 676 | 2 679 | 74,6% |
| Total | 9 838 | 7 854 | 25,3 |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Banque Postale | 601 | 474 | +26.8 |
| BPCE | 258 | 263 | -1.9 |
| CNP Patrimoine | 325 | 282 | +15.2 |
| Amétis | 12 | 17 | -29.2 |
| Other France | 28 | 9 | +203.4 |
| Total Unit-linked France | 1,224 | 1,045 | +17.1 |
| Brazilian partnerships | 1,470 | 1,142 | +28.7 |
| Italian partnerships | 1,027 | 708 | +45.1 |
| CNP Partners (Spain) | 34 | 24 | +39.9 |
| CNP Luxembourg (Luxembourg) | 127 | 32 | +299.5 |
| CNP Cyprus Insurance Holdings (Cyprus) | 21 | 18 | +14.1 |
| Total Unit-linked International | 2,678 | 1,923 | +39.2 |
| Total Unit-linked | 3,902 | 2,968 | +31.5 |
| (in € millions) | Savings/Pensions | o/w Unit-linked | o/w Traditional | % Unit-linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,119 | 1,224 | 2,895 | 29.7 |
| Latin America | 1,472 | 1,470 | 3 | 99.8 |
| Europe excluding France | 2,594 | 1,209 | 1,385 | 46.6 |
| Total | 8,184 | 3,902 | 4,282 | 47.7 |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savings | 1,881 | 1,822 | +3.2 |
| Pensions | 83 | 86 | -3.6 |
| Personal Risk Insurance | 3 | 3 | -13.8 |
| Term Creditor Insurance | 58 | 56 | +4.3 |
| Total | 2,025 | 1,967 | +2.9 |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savings | 1,326 | 1,369 | -3.1 |
| Pensions | 28 | 31 | -10.3 |
| Personal Risk Insurance | 23 | 25 | -10.0 |
| Term Creditor Insurance | 308 | 301 | +2.3 |
| Total | 1,685 | 1,726 | -2.4 |
| (in BRL millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savings | 1 | 34 | -97.8 |
| Pensions | 8,628 | 7,536 | +14.5 |
| Personal Risk Insurance | 577 | 573 | +0.7 |
| Term Creditor Insurance | 897 | 912 | -1.6 |
| Health Insurance | 15 | 16 | -6.8 |
| Property & Casualty | 338 | 404 | -16.3 |
| Total | 10,456 | 9,475 | +10.4 |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savings | 992 | 871 | +13.8 |
| Pensions | 2 | 3 | -14.8 |
| Personal Risk Insurance | 16 | 6 | +148.6 |
| Term Creditor Insurance | 19 | 13 | +40.9 |
| Total | 1,028 | 893 | +15.1 |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savings | 1,328 | - | N/A |
| Pensions | - | - | N/A |
| Personal Risk Insurance |
31 | - | N/A |
| Term Creditor Insurance |
- | - | N/A |
| Total | 1,359 | - | N/A |
| (in € millions) | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | % change (reported) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 119.3 | 113.8 | +4.8 |
| Poland | 19.0 | 20.4 | -7.0 |
| Spain | 17.4 | 19.4 | -10.4 |
| Italy | 10.7 | 9.8 | +9.0 |
| Austria | 6.0 | 5.4 | +12.0 |
| Norway | 5.8 | 5.9 | -2.6 |
| Denmark | 3.5 | 4.9 | -27.5 |
| Sweden | 3.2 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| Finland | 1.5 | 1.4 | +1.6 |
| Belgium | 0.8 | +0.8 | n.m. |
| Netherlands | 0.1 | 0.1 | n.m. |
| Total | 187 | 185 | +1.2 |
This press release, along with all of CNP Assurances' regulated information published in accordance with Article L.451-1-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and Articles 222-1 et seq. of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers' General Regulations, is available on the Group's investor information website at www.cnp.fr/en/investor-analyst.
A benchmark player in the French personal insurance market, CNP Assurances is active in 19 countries in Europe, notably in Italy, and in Latin America, with a significant presence in Brazil, its second largest market.
Acting as an insurer, co-insurer and reinsurer, it has more than 36 million personal risk/protection insureds worldwide and more than 12 million savings/pensions policyholders. In line with its business model, the Group's solutions are distributed by multiple partners. The solutions are aligned with each partner's physical or digital distribution model, w hile also being tailored to local clients' lifelong protection and support needs in each country.
CNP Assurances has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since October 1998 and is a subsidiary of La Banque Postale. The Group reported net profit of €1,552 million in 2021.
| Press contacts | Investors and analysts | |
|---|---|---|
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| Tamara Bernard | +33 (0)1 42 18 86 19 | Pascale Fargnier +33 (0)1 42 18 93 27 |
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