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Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

Quarterly Report Apr 25, 2018

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Gjensidige Forsikring Group

1 st quarter 2018 results

25 April 2018

Results characterised by harsh winter and volatile capital markets

  • Pre-tax profit NOK 727m
  • Underwriting result NOK 411m
  • Combined ratio 93.0
  • 5.7% premium growth
  • Weather-related frequency claims ~NOK 250-300m higher than for an average first quarter in Norway
  • Positive profitability development outside Norway
  • Good cost control
  • Financial result NOK 255m, investment return 0.5%
  • Return on equity 9.3%*

Combined ratio

Vast Nordic winter variations

Example: Variations in snow depth relative to long term median

New solutions and offerings improve customer experiences and efficiency

Financial performance

Results in Norway reflect the harsh winter weather continued positive development outside Norway

NOK m Q1 2018 Q1 2017 FY 2017 FY 2016
Private 344 519 2 200 2 197
Commercial 69 350 1 635 1 631
Denmark 85 (11) 284 246
Sweden 10 (17) (92) 1
Baltics 9 (12) (7) (100)
Corporate Centre/costs related to owner (83) (65) (294) (8)
Corporate Centre/reinsurance (23) (31) (316) (233)
Underwriting result 411 732 3 410 3 735
Pension 32 31 104 115
Retail Bank 122 103 612 439
Financial result from the investment portfolio 255 566 2 003 2 155
Amortisation
and impairment losses of excess value
(71) (60) (261) (254)
Other items (22) (7) (38) (49)
Profit/(loss) before tax expenses 727 1 365 5 829 6 140

5.7 per cent premium growth

NOK m 5 810 5 866 5 548 41 37 152 24 9 56 Q1 2017 Private Commercial Denmark Sweden Baltics CC Q1 2018

Premium development Key drivers - premium development

  • Private +2.0%
  • Good competitiveness
  • Commercial +2.1%
  • Solid renewals for most product lines
  • Denmark +14.1%
  • Underlying negative 4.5% driven by portfolio reunderwriting in commercial lines in Denmark
  • Sweden +5.8%
  • +3.5% in local currency
  • Baltics +3.4%
  • Negative 3.5% in local currency

Higher loss ratio due to weather conditions in Norway as well as lower underlying motor profitability

Loss ratio development Key drivers

  • Large losses higher than in Q117, but still lower than expected level
  • Higher frequency claims loss ratio
  • Weather-related frequency claims ~NOK 250-300m higher than for an average first quarter in Norway
  • Lower underlying motor insurance profitability, but down from very high levels – pricing measures taken and more to come to mitigate effects from expected claims inflation going forward
  • Positive contribution from operations outside of Norway

Large losses 3.8 percentage points - lower than expected

307 295 105 225 Q1 2017 Q1 2018 Expected Reported

Large losses – reported vs expected Large losses per segment

NOK m NOK m

CC = corporate centre. Large losses: Losses > NOK 10m. Weather related large losses are included. Large losses in excess of NOK 30.0m 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.

Run-off gains 5.8 percentage points – higher than expected

Run-off net Run-off net per segment

Continued good cost control – cost ratio 15.3 per cent

Cost development Key drivers – cost development

  • Continued cost efficiency measures in all markets
  • Cost ratio 14.5% excluding Baltics

Bank and pension operations continue to serve strategic purpose in Norway

43 44 46 46 47 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Gross lending NOK bn

Gjensidige Bank ASA

Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring AS

Satisfactory investment return of 0.5 per cent considering market volatility

Investment return, free portfolio

Q1 2018 %
Fixed
income
-0.4
Current
equities
0.0
PE funds 4.6
Property 1.1
Total free
portfolio
0.1

Investment return Portfolio mix as at 31.03.2018

Strong capital position - continued capital discipline

Strong capital position

NOK bn

Solvency margin:

  • Capital > Capital requirement
  • Capital requirement

Capital discipline

  • Capital buffers well within risk appetite
  • PIM approval received in February, Gjensidige will not appeal the conditions in the approval
  • Solvency margin target: 125-175%
  • Solvency margin in the legal perspective will, all else equal, decrease by ~10pp by year-end due to model changes required by the FSA
  • Solvency margins 188% (legal perspective) and 203% (own PIM) when adjusting capital position to reflect best estimate reserves
  • Solvency II related regulatory uncertainty persists

* Solvency margins when adjusting capital position to reflect best estimate reserves.

Figures as at 31.03.2018. The legal perspective is the regulatory approved version of the partial internal model. The Solvency II regulation is principle based. The figures are adjusted for a formulaic dividend pay-out ratio of 70 per cent of net profit.

Concluding remarks

Key takeaways Targets

  • Winter weather weighs the Q1 underwriting result in Norway
  • Continued good competitiveness in Norway analytical approach to pricing
  • Positive development outside Norway supports dividend capacity going forward
  • Continuous efforts to balance cost efficiency measures with strategic investments
  • Strong capital position
Return on equity >15%
Combined ratio 86-89%*
Cost ratio ~15%
Dividends Nominal high and stable (>70%)

15 * Combined ratio target on an undiscounted basis, assuming ~4 pp run-off gains next 2.75-4.75 years and normalised large losses impact. Beyond this period, the target is 90-93 given 0 pp run-off.

Roadshows and conferences post Q1 2018 results

Date Location Participants Event Arranged by
25 April Oslo CEO Helge Leiro Baastad
CFO Jostein
Amdal
EVP Group Staff and General Services Janne
Flessum
IRO
Anette Bolstad
Group lunch
Roadshow
Arctic
26 April London CEO Helge Leiro Baastad
EVP Group Staff and General Services Janne
Flessum
Roadshow Goldman Sachs
26 April Copenhagen CFO Jostein
Amdal
IRO
Anette Bolstad
Roadshow Danske Bank
15 May London CFO Jostein
Amdal
EVP Group Staff and General Services Janne
Flessum
European Financials Conference KBW
30 May Paris CFO Jostein
Amdal
Roadshow
13 June CEO Helge Leiro
Baastad
Roadshow

Appendix

General insurance – cost ratio and loss ratio per segment

General insurance – cost ratio and loss ratio per segment (cont'd)

Baltics

Effect of discounting of claims provisions

Assuming Solvency II regime

Effect of discounting on CR – Q1 2018 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

Large losses development

~ NOK 1.2bn in large losses* expected annually

Large losses per segment – actual vs expected

* Losses >NOK 10m. From and including 2012, the numbers include weather related large losses. 22

Run-off development

Expected annual run-off gains of ~4 pp next 2.75-4.75 years

Norwegian Natural Perils Pool

Details regarding the pool

  • The Norwegian Natural Perils Pool is governed under the Natural Perils Insurance Act
  • The pool is a loss equalization pool
  • Participation in the pool is obligatory for any insurance company selling property insurance in Norway
  • The natural perils premium is set as 0.07 per thousand of the fire insurance amount
  • Maximum compensation per market event NOK 16,000m (as per 1 January 2018)
  • No limit for the frequency of events
  • Insurance companies are liable for any natural perils loss according to their national market share for fire insurance in the year of the loss

Objects covered

  • Fire insurance coverage for buildings and contents in Norway includes coverage for natural catastrophes
  • Natural perils coverage for loss of profit, motor vehicles, leisure boats and certain other items is not afforded through the pool but covered through ordinary insurances
  • For damages on private property that cannot be insured, e.g. roads, bridges, farmland and forests, coverage may be sought through the National Natural Perils Fund

Norwegian Natural Perils Pool

Claims handling

  • The customers report claims to their own insurance company
  • The insurance company settles the claims with the insured and reports claims on to Finance Norway, who coordinates the Natural Perils Pool
  • Share of claims is allocated to the companies based on national market share for fire insurance
  • Through own accounts, the companies cover the allocated claims costs

Gjensidige specific

  • Market share for Gjensidige in 2017 is calculated to ~ 26%
  • Gjensidige has its full market share of any natural perils loss originating under the Natural Perils Pool scheme up to a maximum market loss compensation of NOK 16,000m
  • Natural perils claims are booked in the same month as the claim occurs

Reinsurance overview valid as from 2018

  • Reinsurance is purchased for protection of the Group's capital position and is primarily a capital management tool
  • General retention level per claim/ event is around NOK 100m
  • For weather-related events the retention level per claim/ event is around NOK 200m including losses originated through the Natural Perils Pool scheme
  • Maximum retention level per claim/ event hitting more than one reinsurance programme is NOK 470m* including any reinstatement premium

Illustrative example: Natural perils event

A natural perils event covered through the Natural Perils Pool occurs and is defined by Finance Norway as a single event. The total industry insurable loss is NOK 1,600m

  • Gjensidige is allocated its share of the NOK 1,600m claim from the pool, being NOK 416m (26%)
  • Gjensidige receives claims directly, for damages not covered by the pool, amounting to NOK ~40m
  • Gjensidige's total claims related to the natural perils event (NOK 456m) exceeds Gjensidige's retention level and exposes Gjensidiges natural perils reinsurance program
  • Gjensidige's net impact for this illustrative event would be around NOK 200m

Quarterly underwriting results Seasonality in Nordic general insurance

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*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.

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

*** Reported UW result for Q42016 was NOK700m. Adjusted for a non-recurring NOK 44m increase in provision for restructuring cost and NOK23m provision for increased pay-roll tac the UW result was NOK 767m

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
  • Free 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 classes and relevant benchmarks

Asset class Investments, key elements* Benchmark
Match
portfolio
Money market Norwegian money market ST1X index
Bonds at amortised cost Government
and corporate bonds
EXOGEN
Current bonds Mortgage, sovereign and corporate bonds, investment grade bond funds
and loan funds containing secured debt
IBOX COR
1-3 yrs
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
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
Other Miscellaneous

Asset allocation As at 31.03.2018

Match portfolio Free portfolio

  • Carrying amount: NOK 34.4bn
  • Average duration: 3.4 years

  • Carrying amount: NOK 21.8bn

  • Average duration fixed-income instruments: 1.4 years

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Stable contribution from the match portfolio

Asset allocation as at 31.03.2018 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 11.9 34.4 0.6 4.8
AA 2.8 8.2 1.8 15.0
A 4.7 13.5 4.4 36.0
BBB 1.8 5.2 1.5 12.1
BB 0.4 1.1 0.5 3.8
B 2.1 6.2 0.3 2.7
CCC or lower 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6
Internal rating* 7.3 21.1 2.2 17.9
Unrated 3.5 10.1 0.9 7.2
Fixed income portfolio 34.5 100.0 12.1 100.0
Split -
Counterparty
Match portfolio Free portfolio
NOK bn % NOK bn %
Public sector 4.1 11.9 2.6 21.6
Bank/financial institutions 17.0 49.4 6.5 53.6
Corporates 13.4 38.7 3.0 24.8
Total 34.5 100.0 12.1 100.0

Capital position per operational areas

(NOK bn) Legal perspective
(Group)
Legal perspective
(general
insurance)
Own partial
internal model
(Group)
Own partial
internal model
(general
insurance)
Gjensidige
Pensjons
forsikring
Gjensidige Bank
Capital available 21.6 15.1 21.6 15.1 2.0 4.3
Capital
requirement
13.6 8.4 12.6 7.4 1.4 4.2
Solvency
margin
159% 180% 171% 204% 139% 102%

Figures as at 31.03.2018. The legal perspective is the regulatory approved version of the partial internal model. The Solvency II regulation is principle based. The figures are adjusted for a formulaic dividend pay-out ratio of 70 per cent of net profit. Allocation of capital to Gjensidige Bank is based on 17,0 per cent capital adequacy ratio.

Solvency II economic capital available

Bridging the gap between IFRS equity and Solvency II capital

Figures as at 31.03.2018. GPF = Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring. The Solvency II regulation is principle based. Deferred tax: All differences in valuation of assets and liabilities are adjusted for tax. No tax is assumed on the security provision. Miscellanious: Main effects are related to the guarantee scheme provision and different valuation of Oslo Areal.

Solvency II capital requirements

NOK
bn
Legal perspective
(Group)
Own PIM
(Group)
Scope regulatory approved PIM
Capital
available
21.6 21.6
Capital charge for non-life and
health uw
risk
6.8 6.4 Out of scope,
covered by SF
Capital charge for life uw
risk
1.3 1.3
Capital charge for market risk 6.3 6.1
Capital charge for counterparty
risk
0.5 0.5
Diversification -3.9 -4.5
Basic SCR 11.0 9.8
Operational
risk
1.0 1.0
Adjustments (risk-reducing
effect of
deferred tax)
-2.6 -2.4
Gjensidige Bank 4.2 4.2
Total capital requirement 13.6 12.6 Non-life and health uw risk
Market risk
Surplus 8.0 9.0
Other risks
Solvency ratio 159 % 171 %

36 Figures as at 31.03.2018 The legal perspective is the regulatory approved version of the partial internal model. The Solvency II regulation is principle based. The figures are adjusted for a formulaic dividend pay-out ratio of 70 per cent of net profit. Allocation of capital to Gjensidige Bank is based on 17.0 per cent capital adequacy ratio. The pie chart is based on allocated capital for the specified risk types within the Gjensidige Forsikring Group excl. Gjensidige Bank.

Solvency II sensitivities in the legal perspective

Figures as at 31.3.2018. The legal perspective is the regulatory approved version of the partial internal model. The Solvency II regulation is principle based. Total comprehensive income is included in the calculations, minus a formulaic dividend pay-out ratio of 70 per cent of net profit. UFR-sensitivity is very limited.

Subordinated debt capacity

Principles for 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

Capacity and utilisation

  • Tier 1 remaining capacity is NOK 1.5 1.9bn
  • Utilised Tier 1 debt capacity: NOK 1.0bn
  • Tier 2 capacity is fully utilised for the insurance group.
  • Utilised sub debt: NOK 1.5bn*
  • Utilised natural perils fund and guarantee scheme: NOK 3.0bn

Figures as at 31.03.2018. The legal perspective is the regulatory approved version of the partial internal model. The Solvency II regulation is principle based. The FSA's view on the Guarantee provision as a liability for solvency purposes has not been reflected in the debt capacity figures, as Gjensidige still assumes that the Guarantee provision will count as solvency capital. *Sub debt Gjensidige Forsikring ASA NOK 1.2bn, Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring NOK 0.3bn

Solvency II regulatory uncertainty - not expected to affect annual regular dividends

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
Tax
effect on
Solvency II balance
sheet
~ (1.3) -
(0.7)
New
tax rules suggested, decision expected in 2018. Solvency margin effect most
likely in the lower end at approximately 0.7 BNOK related to the security provision.
The unlikely worst case in addition reflects deferred tax on the natural peril capital.
Risk-reducing effect
of deferred tax
~
0
A decision that clarifies the rules regarding the risk-reducing effect suggested by
EIOPA, is expected in 2018.
Based on current balance sheet no effect is
expected, but there could be a negative impact if the solvency margin adjusted for
expected run-off gains were to drop.
Interest rate risk ~ (0.6) –
(0.3)
New stress
parameters suggested by Eiopa
with transitional rules over a three
year period, decision expected in 2018

Annualised return on equity 9.3 per cent

Equity (NOK m) Return on equity (%)

Market leader in Norway

Market share – Total market

Market share – Commercial Market share – Private

Gjensidige If Tryg ProtectorCodan 28.3% 24.8% 13.7% 5.5% 4.5%

Growth opportunities outside Norway

Market shares Denmark Market shares Sweden

Topdanmark

Codan

Other

Market shares Baltics

  • Gjensidige inc PZU

Sources Insurance Sweden, 4 th quarter 2017 (Gjensidige including Vardia), The Danish Insurance Association 1st quarter 2017 (Gjensidige including Mølholm). Baltics Insurance Supervisory Authorities of Latvia and Lithuania, Estonia Statistics, competitor reports, and manual calculations, 4th quarter 2017

* Shareholder list based on analysis performed by Orient Capital Ltd of the register of shareholders in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS) as per 28 March 2018. This analysis provides a survey of the shareholders who are behind the nominee accounts. There is no guarantee that the list is complete. ** Distribution of shares excluding share held by the Gjensidige Foundation (Gjensidigestiftelsen).

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Ownership

No Shareholder Stake (%)
1 Gjensidigestiftelsen 62.2
2 Folketrygdfondet 3.8
3 Deutsche Bank 3.7
4 Caisse
de Depot et Placement
du Quebec
3.7
5 BlackRock 2.1
6 Danske Bank 1.9
7 Valletta Global Multi Strategy
SICAV
1.4
8 The Vanguard Group 0.9
9 State Street Corporation 0.8
10 Thornburg 0.8
Total
10 largest
81.3

10 largest shareholders* Geographical distribution of shares**

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

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