Earnings Release • Jul 30, 2024
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Press Release
Issy-les-Moulineaux, 30 July 2024

"CNP Assurances delivered good results after an exceptional year in 2023. Our consolidated SCR ratio is very high, reflecting our solidity. We are pursuing our development strategy by activating new growth drivers in France and abroad.
During the first half of the year, this strategy led to the signing in France of binding agreements with La Mutuelle Générale to create a major player in social protection, and the signing of a 20-year exclusive distribution agreement in Brazil with Banco de Brasilia.
We continue to push back the limits of insurability, for example, by enabling people who have overcome breast cancer to carry out their real estate projects. I am very proud of our Group's development combining financial and non-financial performance with a strong commitment to sustainability and insurability."
1 CNP Assurances SA, its French subsidiaries and the four entities CNP Assurances IARD, CNP Assurances Prévoyance, CNP Assurances Santé and CNP Assurances Conseil et Courtage
2 Premium income is a non-GAAP indicator.
3 Equity and CSM net of tax and non-controlling interests
4 CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries.
Premium income for the period totalled €19bn (down €0.4bn or 2% vs first-half 2023), with good performances by the La Banque Postale network and in the Europe excluding France region offsetting the reduced flow of new money in Brazil and the termination of a reinsurance treaty with BPCE, as provided for in the agreements signed in 2019. .
In France, premium income amounted to €11.8bn, a decline of €0.9bn (7%) vs first-half 2023.
Savings and Pensions new money contracted by €0.8bn (8%) to €9.3bn, primarily due to the termination of the BPCE reinsurance treaty. Excluding the effect of this reduction in the business base, premium income held firm (down 1% vs first-half 2023). The contribution of La Banque Postale continued to grow strongly, rising by €0.6bn (12.9%) vs first-half 2023 and the unit-linked products offered by BPCE and La Banque Postale also helped to drive business momentum.
The unit-linked weighting rose to 40% (up 3.1 pts vs first-half 2023), exceeding the market average by 2.6 points.
Personal Risk/Protection premiums were down 3%, due to a 7% decline in term creditor insurance premiums (short term effect linked to loan volumes), which was partly offset by a 3% growth in personal risk and health insurance premiums.
Property and Casualty5 premiums were up 5%, at €0.3bn, vs first-half 2023.
In Europe excluding France, premium income came in at €4.1bn, an increase of €0.7bn (up 20%). The strong growth was led by savings and pensions marketing campaigns carried out in Italy in the context of a backdrop of modest growth (up 0.6 pts vs 31 December 2023).
Savings and pensions new money amounted to €3.5bn, an increase of €0.7bn. This momentum reflected a recovery in Italy where marketing campaigns launched in 2024 in response to last year's fierce competition from BTP inflation-indexed government bonds boosted new money by over 20%.
Net new money represented a net outflow of €0.8bn, representing a 50% improvement vs first-half 2023 that was attributable to the increased inflow of new money and the inflection point in surrender rates in a still complex market environment.
The unit-linked weighting was down 5.6 pts vs first-half 2023 at 37.7%.
Personal risk/Protection/Property and Casualty premiums were stable vs first-half 2023 at €0.6bn.
In Latin America, premium income came in at €3.1bn, a decline of €0.2bn (6%) vs first-half 2023.
Savings and Pensions new money amounted to €2.4bn, a 8% decline that was due to persistent competition from bank products.
Personal risk/Protection/Property and Casualty premiums were stable at €0.6bn (down 2%).
The consolidated CSM was more or less stable at €16.8bn at 30 June 2024 (down 0.6% vs 31 December 2023). In a competitive environment, this resilient performance was primarily attributable to contributions from new money, which generates the CSM:
5 CNP Assurances de Biens et de Personnes (CNP ABP), comprising the four non-life, personal risk, health and services companies (pro forma information), as well as Property & Casualty.
These sales performances were partly offset by generally less favourable market effects:
The insurance service result came to €1.2bn in first-half 2024, a decline of €377m (23%) vs first-half 2023. The modest increase in the CSM recognised in the income statement (up €29m vs first-half 2023) was offset by the non-recurrence of the exceptional factors that boosted 2023 profit (improved claims experiences in France and Latin America). For information, the insurance service result for first-half 2022 was lower, at €1.1bn.
In France, the insurance service result came to €808m, down €288m (26%) vs first-half 2023. The strategy to boost new money flows implemented in recent years had a positive impact; however, this was offset by the negative impact of the high basis of comparison created by last year's exceptional factors.
In Europe excluding France, the insurance service result contracted by €13m to €140m vs first-half 2023, with high surrender rates in Italy and the cost of marketing campaigns (€22m negative impact) partly offset by buoyant sales at CNP Santander (€7m positive impact).
In Latin America, the insurance service result came to €288m (down €76m vs first-half 2023). The €105m negative impact of deteriorating loss ratios was partly offset by an increase in the amount released to the income statement from the CSM (€32m positive impact).
Revenue from own-funds portfolios rose by €161m to €444m, primarily reflecting higher yields on interestrate and money-market funds in France.
Attributable net profit for the period came in at €758m. The €134m decline was mainly due to the fall in the insurance service result, partly offset by higher revenue from own-funds portfolios.
Equity stood at €20.8bn at 30 June 2024. The €1.5bn decrease from 31 December 2023 was due to the payment of a €1.2bn special dividend and the €0.3bn unfavourable currency effect in Brazil.
Economic value (equity + CSM net of non-controlling interests and tax) totalled €31.9bn, down €1.7bn vs 31 December 2023 due to the decreases in equity and the CSM.
Consolidated SCR coverage ratio of 263% at 30 June 2024 (up 10 pts vs 31 December 2023). The increase reflected the inclusion of first-half 2024 profit, net of the recommended dividend (3-pt positive impact), favourable market effects during the period (2-pt positive impact), less the negative impact of releases from the policyholders' surplus provision (1-pt negative impact), the reduction in the capping of non-transferable own-funds of joint ventures (2-pt positive impact and the lowering of the capping of subordinated debt not available for the determination of the coverage ratio at CNP Assurances Group level (4-point positive impact).
Surplus own funds increased the consolidated SCR coverage ratio by 61 pts at 30 June 2024.
CNP Assurances' corporate mission is based on a series of commitments to its six stakeholder groups (employees, customers, partners, shareholder and investors, society and the planet). Performance in relation to these commitments is monitored using quantitative indicators.
Significant progress was made in first-half 2024 in fulfilling our corporate mission.
6 The Customer Effort Score measures for each customer the effort required to complete a process with CNP Assurances or its partners, ranging from 1 (very easy) to 5 (very difficult). The term customer means the end customer or the beneficiary of the insurance product. The Customer Effort Score ranges from 1/5 to 5/5.
CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries' premium income under IFRS 17 amounted to €18.4bn, as analysed at the end of this press release.
CSM amounted to €18.5bn at 30 June 2024, down 3% vs 31 December 2023. In a still highly competitive environment, this solid result was primarily attributable to healthy sales performances, partly offset by less favourable market effects overall.
The insurance service result contracted by 24% to €1.3bn due to the non-recurrence of the year-earlier period's exceptional improvement in claims experience in France and Latin America and less favourable market effects compared to first-half 2023.
Revenue from own-funds portfolios rose by €133m to €450m, primarily reflecting higher yields on interestrate and money-market funds in France.
Administrative costs came to €0.6bn, an increase of €23m (up 4%) that was due to inflation-driven increases in payroll costs in all geographical regions.
The normalised cost/income ratio rose in line with the growth in administrative costs to 34%7 (up 4 pts vs firsthalf 2023), reflecting ratios of 38% in France, 48% in Europe excluding France and 21% in Latin America.
EBIT came to €1.4bn (down €0.3bn vs first-half 2023), reflecting lower insurance service results across all regions.
Attributable net profit under IFRS 17 came to €782m (down 20% vs first-half 2023), with France contributing €658m, Europe excluding France €12m and Latin America €113m.
Equity under IFRS 17 was €17.7bn, down €1.5bn, due to payment of a €1.2bn special dividend in 2023 and the €0.3bn negative currency effect in Brazil.
The SCR coverage ratio of CNP Assurances and its subsidiaries was 7 pts higher vs 2023 at 257%. The increase reflected the inclusion of income for the period, net of the recommended dividend (3pt positive impact), favourable market effects over the period (2pt positive impacts), less the negative impact of releases from the policyholders' surplus provision (1pt negative impact) and the reduction in the capping of transferable own funds of joint ventures (2pt positive impact). The remaining 1-pt positive impact corresponded to other effects and rounding differences.
Surplus own funds increased the consolidated SCR coverage ratio by 62 pts at 30 June 2024.
An interim dividend of €404m will be paid by CNP Assurances SA to CNP Assurances Holding.
7 Cost/income ratio: see definition in the Glossary
The information in this press release is based on two measurement models for CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries:
The difference is explained by the use of different transition methods at 1 January 2022. For the preparation of the CNP Assurances Holding transition balance sheet, the Fair Value Approach (FVA) was applicable, based on the price determined for the Mandarine transaction, while the transition balance sheet for CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries was prepared using the Modified Retrospective Approach (MRA) or the Fair Value Approach (FVA) depending on the companies concerned, in accordance with IFRS 17 methodology.
| First-half 2024 (€m) | CNP Assurances Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance service result | 1,236 | ||
| o/w France | 808 | ||
| o/w Europe excluding France | 140 | ||
| o/w Latin America | 288 | ||
| Other insurance revenue | 10 | ||
| Revenue from own-funds portfolios | 444 | ||
| Total revenue | 1,691 | ||
| Finance costs | (82) | ||
| Administrative costs | (254) | ||
| Acquisition-related items | (91) | ||
| IFRS 17 EBIT | 1,264 | ||
| Share of profit of equity-accounted companies | 14 | ||
| Income tax expense | (390) | ||
| Non-controlling interests | (119) | ||
| Profit (loss) from discontinued operations, after tax | (11) | ||
| Reported IFRS 17 attributable net profit | 758 |
| First-half 2024 (€m) | CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance service result | 1,343 | ||
| o/w France | 810 | ||
| o/w Europe excluding France | 140 | ||
| o/w Latin America | 393 | ||
| Other insurance revenue | 8 | ||
| Revenue from own-funds portfolios | 450 | ||
| Total revenue | 1,801 | ||
| Finance costs | (109) | ||
| Administrative costs | (220) | ||
| Acquisition-related items | (82) | ||
| IFRS 17 EBIT | 1,391 | ||
| Share of profit of equity-accounted companies | 14 | ||
| Income tax expense | (425) | ||
| Non-controlling interests | (152) | ||
| Profit (loss) from discontinued operations, after tax | (46) | ||
| Reported IFRS 17 attributable net profit | 782 |
| (€m) | H1 2024 | H1 2023 | % change (reported) |
% change (like-for-like) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11,271 | 12,143 | -7.2 | -7.2 |
| Brazil | 3,049 | 3,252 | -6.3 | -4.9 |
| Italy | 3,627 | 2,973 | +22.0 | +22.0 |
| Germany | 241 | 233 | +3.5 | +3.5 |
| Cyprus | 120 | 109 | +10.3 | 10.3 |
| Spain | 46 | 43 | +7.1 | +7.1 |
| Rest of Europe | 12 | 11 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Poland | 32 | 32 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| Austria | 14 | 14 | +1.1 | +1.1 |
| Norway | 8 | 13 | -37.0 | -37.0 |
| Denmark | 7 | 6 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Argentina | 8 | 10 | -24.1 | +64.1 |
| Total International | 7,163 | 6,695 | +7.0 | +7.9 |
| Total CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries |
18,434 | 18,839 | -2.1 | -1.8 |
| CNP ABP | 571 | 548 | +4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total CNP Assurances Holding | 19,005 | 19,387 | -2.0 | -1.7 |
| (€m) | H1 2024 | H1 2023 | % change (reported) |
% change (like-for-like) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savings | 12,388 | 12,525 | -1.1 | -1.03 |
| Pensions | 2,830 | 3,019 | -6.3 | -5.18 |
| Property & Casualty | 178 | 180 | -1.2 | -0.20 |
| Personal Risk Insurance | 909 | 904 | +0.6 | +1.79 |
| Health Insurance | 212 | 203 | +4.5 | +4.54 |
| Term Creditor Insurance | 1,917 | 2,008 | -4.5 | -4.26 |
| Total CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries |
18,434 | 18,839 | -2.1 | -1.8 |
| (€m) | H1 2024 | H1 2023 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property & Casualty insurance | 320 | 302 | +6.0 |
| Personal Risk Insurance | 138 | 140 | -1.3 |
| Health Insurance | 75 | 71 | +5.8 |
| Term Creditor Insurance 37 |
35 | +5.6 | |
| Total CNP Assurances ABP | 571 | 548 | +4.1 |
| (€m) | H1 2024 | H1 2023 | % change (reported) |
% change (like-for-like) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savings | 12,388 | 12,525 | -1.1 | -1.03 |
| Pensions | 2,830 | 3,019 | -6.3 | -5.18 |
| Property & Casualty insurance | 497 | 482 | +3.3 | +3.68 |
| Personal Risk Insurance | 1,047 | 1,044 | +0.3 | +1.38 |
| Health Insurance | 287 | 274 | +4.8 | +4.88 |
| Term Creditor Insurance | 1,955 | 2,044 | -4.3 | -4.09 |
| Total CNP Assurances Holding | 19,005 | 19,387 | -2.0 | -1.7 |
| CNP Assurances Group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium income by country and by segment | |||||||||
| (€m) | Savings | Pensions | Property & Casualty |
Personal Risk Insurance |
Health Insurance |
Term Creditor Insurance |
Total | ||
| France | 8,840 | 495 | 25 | 601 | 189 | 1,120 | 11,271 | ||
| Brazil | 26 | 2,330 | 118 | 214 | 5 | 356 | 3,049 | ||
| Italy | 3,460 | 4 | - | 70 | - | 93 | 3,627 | ||
| Germany | - | - | - | 8 | - | 233 | 241 | ||
| Cyprus | 59 | - | 35 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 120 | ||
| Spain | - | - | - | 1 | - | 45 | 46 | ||
| Rest of Europe | - | - | - | 0 | - | 12 | 12 | ||
| Poland | - | - | - | 1 | - | 31 | 32 | ||
| Austria | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 14 | ||
| Norway | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 8 | 8 | ||
| Denmark | - | - | - | 0 | - | 7 | 7 | ||
| Argentina | 3 | - | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 8 | ||
| Total International | 3,548 | 2,334 | 153 | 308 | 23 | 797 | 7,163 | ||
| Total CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries |
12,388 | 2,830 | 178 | 909 | 212 | 1,917 | 18,434 | ||
| CNP ABP | 320 | 138 | 75 | 37 | 571 | ||||
| Total CNP Assurances Holding |
12,388 | 2,830 | 497 | 1,047 | 287 | 1,955 | 19,005 |
| Premium income by geographical region and by partner/subsidiary | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€m) | H1 2024 | H1 2023 | % change | |||||
| La Banque Postale | 5,638 | 5,037 | +11.9 | |||||
| BPCE | 2,515 | 3,517 | -28.5 | |||||
| CNP Patrimoine | 1,034 | 1,748 | -40.8 | |||||
| Social protection partners (France) | 1,120 | 1,110 | +1.0 | |||||
| Financial institutions (France) | 305 | 333 | -8.3 | |||||
| Amétis | 127 | 109 | +16.9 | |||||
| Other France | 531 | 290 | +83.1 | |||||
| Total France | 11,271 | 12,143 | -7.2 | |||||
| Caixa Seguradora (Brazil) | 3,049 | 3,252 | -6.3 | |||||
| CVA | 1,760 | 1,476 | +19.2 | |||||
| CNP UniCredit Vita (Italy) | 1,826 | 1,451 | +25.9 | |||||
| CNP Santander Insurance (Ireland) | 368 | 363 | +1.2 | |||||
| CNP Cyprus Insurance Holdings (Cyprus) | 120 | 109 | +10.3 | |||||
| Branches | 33 | 35 | -5.2 | |||||
| CNP Assurances Compañía de Seguros (Argentina) |
8 | 10 | -24.1 | |||||
| Other International | 0 | 0 | +9.1 | |||||
| Total International | 7,163 | 6,695 | +7.0 | |||||
| Total CNP Assurances SA and its subsidiaries |
18,434 | 18,839 | -2.1 | |||||
| CNP ABP | 571 | 548 | +4.1 | |||||
| CNP Assurances Holding | 19,005 | 19,387 | -2.0 |
CNP Assurances Group
The IFRS 17 financial statements of CNP Assurances for first-half 2024 were reviewed by the Board of Directors at its meeting on 30 July 2024 and are subject to the finalisation 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 Investors section of the CNP Assurances website at
https://www.cnp.fr/en/the-cnp-assurances-group/investors/results/results-and-financial-data/2024-results
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.
The CNP Assurances group is an insurer of both people and property with more than 7,000 employees. It reported net profit of €1,550m in 2023. A subsidiary of La Banque Postale, the Group is France's leading provider of home-buyer term creditor insurance and the country's second largest life insurer. It is the 5th largest insurer in Europe and the 3rd largest in Brazil. With offers distributed in 19 countries by a range of partners, it provides personal risk and protection insurance cover to over 36 million people and 14 million under its savings and pensions contracts. As a responsible insurer and investor (with €400bn invested across all sectors of the economy), CNP Assurances is helping to build an inclusive and sustainable society, protecting and facilitating people's lives, whatever course they may take.
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