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Pozavarovalnica Sava

Annual Report Nov 23, 2020

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Unaudited financial report of the Sava Insurance Group and financial statements of Sava Re d.d. for the nine months to 30 September 2020

Ljubljana, 10 November 2020

Introduction

4
1 Introduction 6
1.1 Key financials 8
1.2 Sava Re company profile 11
1.3 Bodies of the Company 12
1.4 Significant events in the first nine months of 2020 14
1.5 Significant events after the reporting period 15
1.6 Composition of the Sava Insurance Group 16
1.7 Shareholders and share trading 18
Sava Insurance Group interim business report
22
2 Review of Group operations and financial result 24
2.1 Reinsurance business 33
2.2 Non-life business 37
2.3 Life insurance business 42
2.4 Pensions business 45
2.5 Other 48
3 Financial position of the Sava Insurance Group 49
3.1 Assets 49
3.2 Equity and liabilities 53
3.3 Sources of funding and their maturity 55
3.4 Cash flow 55
3.5 Sava Re rating profile 55
4 Personnel 56
5 Risk management 57
5.1 Covid-19–related risks 57
5.2 Group capital adequacy and capital management 57
5.3 Underwriting risks 58
5.4 Financial risks 58
5.5 Operational risks 61
5.6 Strategic risks 61
5.7 Risk exposure up to year-end 2020 61
Summary of Sava Insurance Group financial statements with notes
63
6 Unaudited condensed financial statements 65
6.1 Unaudited statement of financial position 65
6.2 Unaudited income statement 66
6.3 Unaudited statement of other comprehensive income 67
6.4 Unaudited statement of cash flows 68
6.5 Unaudited statement of changes in equity 69
7 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 71
7.1 Overview of major accounting policies 71
7.2 Seasonality and cyclicality of interim operations 71
7.3 Nature and amount of extraordinary items 71
7.4 Materiality 71
7.5 Issuance, repurchase, and repayment of debt and equity securities 71
7.6 Key accounting estimates and judgements 72
7.7 Segment reporting 72
7.8 Business combinations 80
7.9 Notes to significant changes in the statement of financial position 81
8 Related-party transactions 88

Appendix – Glossary of selected terms and calculation methodologies for indicators ...... 93

Introduction

1 Introduction

In accordance with the Financial Instruments Market Act and the rules of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, Sava Re d.d., with registered office at Dunajska 56, Ljubljana, hereby publishes the "Unaudited financial report of the Sava Insurance Group and financial statements of Sava Re d.d. for the nine months to 30 September 2020", also available from the Company's website, at www.sava-re.si, as from 20 November 2020.

Declaration of the Management Board of Sava Re d.d.

To the best of our knowledge, the summary financial statements of the Sava Insurance Group with notes have been prepared to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Group. The interim financial statements for the Sava Insurance Group and the separate financial statements of Sava Re d.d., which are both condensed, have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" as endorsed by the European Union and should be read together with the annual financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2019. The interim financial statements have not been audited.

The business report gives a fair view of the development and performance of the Group and the Company, and their financial position, including a description of the principal risks that the consolidated companies are exposed to.

Marko Jazbec, Chairman of the Management Board

Jošt Dolničar, Member of the Management Board

Polona Pirš Zupančič, Member of the Management Board

Peter Skvarča, Member of the Management Board

Ljubljana, 10 November 2020

1.1 Key financials

EUR, except percentages Sava Insurance Group
1–9/2020 1–9/2019
Total of all operating segments
Operating revenue 489,510,514 420,440,714
Year-on-year change 16.4% 8.5%
Profit or loss before tax 57,019,067 47,654,837
Year-on-year change 19.7% 27.8%
Profit or loss, net of tax 47,589,810 37,655,244
Year-on-year change 26.4% 29.3%
Comprehensive income 53,641,205 51,682,162
Year-on-year change 3.8% 115.5%
Return on revenue* 9.5% 8.9%
Net expense ratio, including operating revenue* 29.1% 30.7%
Return on equity 14.8% 13.6%
Earnings or loss per share 3.06 2.42
Return on the investment portfolio* 1.7% 2.1%
Reinsurance + non-life
Gross premiums written 437,340,011 403,388,697
Year-on-year change 8.4% 10.8%
Net incurred loss ratio* 60.7% 60.4%
Net expense ratio 30.2% 31.4%
Net combined ratio* 92.4% 93.3%
Profit or loss before tax 38,227,961 34,816,202
Year-on-year change 9.8% 32.3%
Life insurance
Gross premiums written 89,775,009 65,160,327
Year-on-year change 37.8% 1.0%
Net expense ratio 23.1% 27.5%
Profit or loss before tax 19,177,480 9,993,116
Year-on-year change 91.9% 1.7%
Total of all operating segments 30 September 2020 31 Dec 2019
Total assets 2,436,328,701 1,885,953,003
Change on 31 Dec of prior year 29.2% 10.5%
Shareholders' equity 438,315,694 384,776,847
Change on 31 Dec of prior year 13.9% 13.1%
Net technical provisions 1,593,433,845 1,115,945,868
Change on 31 Dec of prior year 42.8% 1.2%
Book value per share 28.28 24.83
Number of employees (full-time equivalent basis) 2,706.3 2,723.3
Solvency ratio under Solvency II rules - 220.0%

Notes:

* Excluding the effect of exchange differences. The return on the investment portfolio does not include subordinated debt expenses (in 2020 goodwill impairment losses are also excluded). The Group's net expense ratio for 1–9/2020 does not include the excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired over the cost of the investment in Vita. The Group's return on revenue for 1–9/2020, excluding the positive excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired over the cost of the investment in Vita, is 9.7%.

For details on the calculation of ratios and net investment income, see the appended glossary.

The table below compares actual figures against the revised plan for the full year 2020:

EUR million 1–9/2020 Revised
2020 plan
As % of revised plan
Sava Insurance Group
Operating revenue 489.5 > 640 76.5%
Profit or loss, net of tax 47.6 > 50 95.2%
Return on equity (ROE) 14.8% > 12%
Return on revenue (ROR)* 9.5% > 8%
Net expense ratio 29.1% 32‒33%
Return on the investment portfolio* 1.7% 1.4%
(Re)insurance part
Gross premiums written 527.1 > 640 82.4%
Net incurred loss ratio (reins. + non-life)* 60.7% 59‒60%
Net combined ratio (reins. + non-life) 92.4% < 94%

* Excluding the effect of exchange differences.

Because exchange differences were not factored into the plan, the table shows ratios excluding the effect of exchange differences.

In the period 1–9/2020, the Sava Insurance Group wrote EUR 527.1 million in gross premiums in the (re)insurance segment (excluding annuities), up 12.4% year on year. The growth in gross premiums written was influenced by the new Group member Vita (growth of EUR 28.0 million or 6.0 p.p.) and Zavarovalnica Sava's business written with various companies in the European Union. Excluding this business, the growth in gross premiums written would have been 9.5% (FoS premiums grew by EUR 15.2 million). Gross premiums written in the (re)insurance segment reached 82.4% of the full-year revised plan.

The net profit for the period was EUR 47.6 million, accounting for 95.2% of the lower end of the fullyear 2020 target range. A contribution of EUR 7.0 million to the net profit for the period came from the excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired over the purchase price of the investment in Vita.

The net expense ratio for the first nine months of the year was better than planned. In the reinsurance and non-life insurance segments, the expense ratio improved as premiums earned grew faster than expenses, whereas in the life insurance segment, the largest effect on the expense ratio was Vita's integration into the Group, as the company has a net expense ratio that is below the Group's average. The net incurred loss ratio was within the planned range, mainly because of the favourable ratio in the non-life segment. The return on the investment portfolio was slightly higher than planned. The operating revenue of the Sava Insurance Group accounts for 76.5% of the full-year 2020 target figure (revised 2020 plan).

1.2 Sava Re company profile

Company name Sava Re d.d.
Business address Dunajska 56
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Telephone (switchboard) +386 1 47 50 200
Fax +386 1 47 50 264
Email [email protected]
Website www.sava-re.si
ID number 5063825
Tax identification number SI17986141
LEI code 549300P6F1BDSFSW5T72
Share capital EUR 71,856,376
Shares 17,219,662 no-par-value shares
Management and supervisory bodies MANAGEMENT BOARD
Marko Jazbec (chairman)
Jošt Dolničar
Polona Pirš Zupančič
Peter Skvarča
SUPERVISORY BOARD
Mateja Lovšin Herič (chair),
Keith William Morris (deputy chair)
Andrej Kren
Davor Ivan Gjivoje
Mateja Živec (employee representative)
Andrej Gorazd Kunstek (employee representative)
Date of entry into court register 10 December 1990, Ljubljana District Court
KPMG Slovenija d.o.o.
Certified auditor Železna cesta 8A
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Largest shareholder and holding Slovenian Sovereign Holding
17.7% (no-par-value shares: 3,043,883)
Credit ratings:
Standard & Poor's A /stable/; August 2020
AM Best A /stable/; October 2020
Contact details for financial and
sustainability reports [email protected]

1.3 Bodies of the Company

Management board

In accordance with its articles of association, Sava Re is managed and represented by a two- to fivemember management board. In order to transact business, the Company must be represented jointly by at least two members.

The composition of the management board changed in the period from 1 January to 30 September 2020. Srečko Čebron, member of the management board, retired as from 31 May 2020. From 1 June 2020, the management board operated as a three-members body. Having been appointed as a member of the Sava Re management board on 19 December 2019, Peter Skvarča started his term of office on 19 June 2020. Now that Peter Skvarča has taken up his office, the Sava Re management board again operates as a four-member body.

Composition of the management board as at 30 September 2020

Member Title Beginning of term of office End of term of office
Marko Jazbec chair 12 May 2017 12 May 2022
Jošt Dolničar member 1 Jun 2018 1 Jun 2023
Polona Pirš Zupančič member 14 Jan 2018 14 Jan 2023
Peter Skvarča Member 19 Jun 2020 19 Jun 2025

Notes on memberships of management or supervisory bodies of third parties:

Jošt Dolničar:

  • Slovenian Rowing Federation, Župančičeva cesta 9, 4260 Bled, Slovenia president.
  • Olympic Committee of Slovenia member of the executive board.

Supervisory board

The shareholder representatives on the supervisory board are elected by the Company's general meeting, whereas the two employee representatives are elected by the Company's workers' council.

In its 36th session held on 16 June 2020, the general meeting reappointed Davor I. Gjivoje Jr as a member of the Company's supervisory board representing shareholder interests, for a four-year term of office beginning on 8 March 2021.

The composition of the supervisory board did not change from 1 January to 30 September 2020.

Composition of the supervisory board as at 30 September 2020

Member Title Beginning of term of
office
End of term of
office
Mateja Lovšin Herič chair 16 Jul 2017 16 Jul 2021
Keith W. Morris deputy chair 16 Jul 2017 16 Jul 2021
Andrej Kren member 16 Jul 2017 16 Jul 2021
Davor Ivan Gjivoje member 7 Mar 2017 7 Mar 2021
Andrej Gorazd Kunstek member (employee representative) 12 Jun 2019 12 Jun 2023
Mateja Živec member (employee representative) 12 Jun 2019 12 Jun 2023

Notes on memberships of management or supervisory bodies of third parties:

Keith W. Morris:

  • European Reliance S.A., Kifisias Aven. 274, 152 32, Chalandri, Greece non-executive member of the board of directors
  • HMS Victory Preservation Endownment Fund Ltd, HM Naval Base (PP66) Portsmouth Hampshire PO1 3NH, United Kingdom – chairman of the board of directors

Davor Ivan Gjivoje Jr:

  • Holdings, Ltd. & Subsidiaries, 89 Headquarters Plaza, North Tower (Suite 1420) Morristown, NJ 07960, USA – chief executive officer
  • Adria Lines Dover, Delaware, USA chief executive officer

Andrej Kren:

  • Delo, d.o.o., Dunajska 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia chief executive
  • RSG Kapital, d.o.o., Breg 14, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia member of the supervisory board

Mateja Živec:

Pinija, d.o.o., Sončna pot 41, 6320 Portorož, Slovenia – managing director of family business

Supervisory board committees

Audit committee

There were no changes in the composition of the supervisory board's audit committee from 1 January to 30 September 2020.

Composition of the supervisory board's audit committee as at 30 September 2020

Member Title Beginning of term
of office
End of term of
office
Andrej Kren chairman 16 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021
Mateja Lovšin Herič member and deputy chair 16 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021
Ignac Dolenšek external member 16 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021

Risk committee

There were no changes in the composition of the supervisory board's risk committee from 1 January to 30 September 2020.

Composition of the supervisory board's risk committee as at 30 September 2020

Member Title Beginning of term
of office
End of term of
office
Keith W. Morris chairman 24 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021
Davor Ivan Gjivoje member 24 Aug 2017 7 Mar 2021
Slaven Mićković external member and deputy chair 24 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021

Nominations and remuneration committee

There were no changes in the composition of the supervisory board's nominations and remuneration committee from 1 January to 30 September 2020.

Composition of the supervisory board's nominations and remuneration committee as at 30 September 2020

Member Title Beginning of term of
office
End of term of office
Mateja Lovšin Herič chair 24 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021
Keith W. Morris member 24 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021
Andrej Kren member 24 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021
Davor Ivan Gjivoje member 24 Aug 2017 7 Mar 2021

Fit and proper committee

There were no changes in the composition of the supervisory board's fit and proper committee from 1 January to 30 September 2020.

Member Title Beginning of term of
office
End of term of office
Mateja Živec chair 12 Jun 2019 16 Jul 2021
Keith W. Morris member 24 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021
Rok Saje external member 8 Mar 2018 16 Jul 2021
Andrej Kren alternate member 24 Aug 2017 16 Jul 2021

General meeting of shareholders

The Sava Re general meeting of shareholders was held once in the nine months to 30 September 2020.

In accordance with the Company's 2020 financial calendar, the 36th general meeting of shareholders was held on 16 June 2020. Among other things, the general meeting was presented with the annual report for 2019, including the auditor's opinion and the written report of the supervisory board to the annual report, and the annual report on internal auditing for 2019 with the opinion of the supervisory board thereto. The general meeting took note of the remuneration policy for members of supervisory and management bodies of the Sava Insurance Group. Furthermore, the general meeting was informed of the remuneration of the members of management and supervisory bodies and of the management report on own shares. The general meeting resolved that the distributable profit of EUR 34,705,806.06 as at 31 December 2019 is to remain unallocated. The general meeting granted a discharge for the financial year 2019 to both the supervisory and management boards. The general meeting elected Davor Ivan Gjivoje Jr as a new member of the Company's supervisory board to represent the shareholders for a new four-year term beginning on 8 March 2021.

1.4 Significant events in the first nine months of 2020

  • In March 2020, ZTSR d.o.o, a 50-50 joint venture of Sava Re d.d. and Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d., completed the acquisition of the health-care provider Diagnostic Centre Bled d.o.o. (Diagnostični center Bled, d.o.o.).
  • In the first quarter of 2020, Europe, together with the rest of the world, was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which affected both lives and global capital markets. The Sava Insurance Group was also faced with an emergency situation; therefore, in August 2020 it prepared and published a financial plan for the period 2020–2022 adjusted to the new circumstances and that includes impacts of the circumstances related to Covid-19 on business projections as well as impacts of the Vita acquisition. In August 2020, the Sava Insurance Group prepared and published a revised strategic plan for 2020–2022. The revised plan was prepared for two reasons: first because of the

acquisition of the life insurance company NLB Vita, which was completed on 31 May 2020, and second because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the related impacts on Group companies' operations. The strategy of the Sava Insurance Group for 2020–2022 has remained unchanged in terms of substance, but the financial plan for 2020–2022 has been changed to reflect the above impacts on the Group's operations.

  • In April 2020, Sava Re issued the "Solvency and financial condition report of Sava Re d.d. 2019". The Company's solvency ratio was 289% as at 31 December 2019. The "Solvency and financial condition report of the Sava Insurance Group 2019" was released on 19 May 2020. The Group's solvency ratio was 220% as at 31 December 2019.
  • Having met all suspensive conditions of the sales and purchase agreement of 27 December 2019 in May 2020, Sava Re finalised the acquisition of a 100% stake in the company NLB Vita d.d. (now renamed Vita).
  • In June 2020, the 36th general meeting of shareholders was held.
  • In June 2020, there was a change in the composition of the Sava Re management board. Srečko Čebron, member of the management board, retired as from 31 May 2020 whereupon Peter Skvarča entered his five-year term of office as a member of the management board on 19 June 2020.
  • Following its regular annual rating review, the rating agency Standard & Poor's affirmed the "A" (strong) insurer financial strength rating on Sava Re and Zavarovalnica Sava. The outlook was stable.

1.5 Significant events after the reporting period

  • In line with the Company's amended 2020 financial calendar, the 37th general meeting of shareholders was called on 14 October 2020 to consider the distribution of dividends (EUR 1.05 per share). After the general meeting had been called, Sava Re was informed of and faced with new circumstances that had arisen in certain EU insurance markets and in the United Kingdom that are in contrast to previously obtained legal advice. These primarily include legal and regulatory practices and other material facts related to potential additional adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the operations of Zavarovalnica Sava and Sava Re. These new circumstances primarily relate to Covid-19–related claims on policies written in the market of the Republic of Ireland (under the freedom of services rules) and reinsurance contracts written in the United Kingdom for business interruption coverage as part of property policies, which under new court and regulatory practices may potentially have an adverse effect on the Group's business results and solvency position. The management board, with the consent of the supervisory board, decided that it was in the best interest of Sava Re, the Sava Insurance Group and its policyholders, in view of the new circumstances that may have a material impact on the Group's business performance and its solvency position up until year-end 2020 and in 2021, to cancel the general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 16 November 2020 and to temporarily suspend the payment of dividends. The Company announced the cancellation of the notice of the 37th general meeting of Sava Re d.d. on 6 November 2020, in the same way as the notice of the general meeting. Based on current detailed analyses of its insurance exposure, the Group has concluded that Covid-related business interruption claims are not covered under its policies written directly under freedom of services rules in the European Union. Regarding its exposure under reinsurance contracts, there may be coverage in some cases. In line with preliminary estimates, in the last quarter of 2020, the Group will most likely set a provision of up to EUR 10 million for potential legal expenses and reinsurance claims in this regard.
  • Following its regular annual rating review in October 2020, the rating agency AM Best affirmed the "A" (excellent) insurer financial strength rating of Sava Re. The outlook was stable.

1.6 Composition of the Sava Insurance Group

Sava Re, the ultimate parent company of the Sava Insurance Group, transacts reinsurance business. The insurance part of the Group is composed of eight insurers based in Slovenia and in the countries of the Adriatic region: the composite insurer Zavarovalnica Sava (SLO); the non-life insurers Sava Neživotno Osiguranje (SRB), Sava Osiguruvanje (NMK), Illyria (RKS) and Sava Osiguranje (MNE) and the life insurers Vita (SLO), Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB) and Illyria Life (RKS). In addition to these (re)insurers, the Group consists of:

  • Sava Pokojninska (SLO): a Slovenian pension company;
  • Sava Penzisko Društvo (NMK): a pension fund manager based in North Macedonia managing second- and third-pillar pension funds;
  • Sava Infond (SLO): a subsidiary managing investment funds;
  • TBS Team 24 (SLO): a Slovenia-based company providing assistance services relating to motor, health and homeowners insurance;
  • ZTSR (SLO): a Sava Re associate company, a holding company and owner of the Diagnostic Centre Bled;
  • G2I (GB): an associate company marketing on-line motor polices;
  • S Estate (RKS): a company based in Kosovo that owns some real property but is currently dormant.

Composition of the Sava Insurance Group as at 30 September 2020

Company names of Sava Insurance Group members

Official long name Short name in this document
Sava Insurance Group Sava Insurance Group
1 Pozavarovalnica Sava, d.d. / Sava Reinsurance Company
d.d.
Sava Re
2 Zavarovalnica Sava (SLO)
ZAVAROVALNICA SAVA, zavarovalna družba, d.d. Zavarovalnica Sava, Slovenian part (in tables)
SAVA OSIGURANJE, d.d. – Croatian branch office Zavarovalnica Sava, Croatian part (in tables)
3 SAVA NEŽIVOTNO OSIGURANJE AKCIONARSKO
DRUŠTVO ZA OSIGURANJE BEOGRAD
Sava Neživotno Osiguranje (SRB)
4 KOMPANIA E SIGURIMEVE " ILLYRIA " SH.A. Illyria (RKS)
5 SAVA osiguruvanje a.d. Skopje Sava osiguruvanje (NMK)
6 AKCIONARSKO DRUŠTVO SAVA OSIGURANJE
PODGORICA
Sava Osiguranje (MNE)
7 Kompania për Sigurimin e Jetës " Illyria – Life " SH.A. Illyria Life (RKS)
8 "SAVA ŽIVOTNO OSIGURANJE" akcionarsko društvo za
osiguranje, Beograd
Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB)
9 S Estate L.L.C. S Estate (RKS)
10 Društvo sa ograničenom odgovornošću – SAVA CAR –
Podgorica
Sava Car (MNE)
11 ZS Svetovanje, storitve zavarovalnega zastopanja, d.o.o. ZS Svetovanje (SLO)
12 ORNATUS KLICNI CENTER, podjetje za posredovanje
telefonskih klicov, d.o.o.
Ornatus KC (SLO)
13 DRUŠTVO ZA ZASTUPANJE U OSIGURANJU "SAVA
AGENT" D.O.O. - Podgorica
Sava Agent (MNE)
14 Društvo za tehničko ispituvanje i analiza na motorni
vozila SAVA STEJŠN DOOEL Skopje
Sava Station (NMK)
15 Sava pokojninska družba, d.d. Sava Pokojninska (SLO)
16 TBS TEAM 24 podjetje za storitvene dejavnosti in
trgovino d.o.o.
TBS Team 24 (SLO)
17 Društvo za upravuvanje so zadolžitelni i dobovolin
penzisko fondovi SAVA PENZISKO DRUŠTVO A.D Skopje
Sava Penzisko Društvo (NMK)
18 ZTSR, raziskovanje trga, d.o.o. ZTSR (SLO)
19 Got2Insure Ltd G2I (GB)
20 SAVA INFOND, družba za upravljanje, d.o.o. Sava Infond (SLO)
21 SO poslovno savjetovanje d.o.o. SO Poslovno Savjetovanje (HR)
22 SŽO poslovno savjetovanje d.o.o. SŽO Poslovno Savjetovanje (HR)
23 Diagnostični center Bled d.o.o. DCB (SLO)
24 Življenjska zavarovalnica Vita d.d. Ljubljana Vita (SLO)

1.7 Shareholders and share trading

We have gone through nine months of volatility for the Sava Re share. In February 2020, the share recorded the highest price over the past five years at EUR 20.6. However, the spread of the coronavirus resulted in increased risk. This also impacted the POSR share price, which fell to EUR 14 per share in March.

The Sava Re share price then gradually rose, eventually regaining much of its lost value since March 2020. The rate of return for the period from the beginning of 2020 up until Q3 had been a negative one of 7.2%. A comparison with the Slovenian SBITOP stock index (the Slovenian blue-chip index) shows that the Sava Re share performed better than the Slovenian average. Over the same period (up until 30 September 2020), the Slovenian SBI TOP stock index fell by 8.6%. There was only one company in the Slovenian stock market that outperformed the Sava Re share in the period.

Developments in the Slovenian stock market follow global developments, but at a slower pace. The global stock index (MCI AC WORLD Index) grew by 35% from March to end of September (in euro terms), but recorded a 4.2% drop (in euro terms) in the first nine months of the year.

The SBITOP index has been rebased to the same level as the POSR share price (1 October 2019: EUR 16.9), this is followed by the stock index growth rate in real terms.

The share price was EUR 18.00 and EUR 16.70 as at 31 December 2019 and 30 September 2020, respectively, representing a 7.2% fall in the period. The Sava Re share gained 24.6% from its low at the end of March until the end of September. Total turnover in the Sava Re share was EUR 22.5 million in 1–9/2020, compared to EUR 10.7 million in the full year 2019. The average daily turnover with the share in this period was EUR 118,979, compared to EUR 43,417 in the full year 2019. The reason for this volatility and the higher turnover in the Sava Re share is investor response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the turn in global stock markets.

POSR share profile

30 September 2020 30 September 2019
Share capital 71,856,376 71,856,376
Number of shares 17,219,662 17,219,662
Ticker symbol POSR POSR
Number of shareholders 4,248 4,111
Type of share ordinary
Listing Ljubljana Stock Exchange, prime market
Number of own shares 1,721,966 1,721,966
Consolidated net earnings per share (EUR) 3.06 2.42
Consolidated book value per share (EUR) 28.28 24.32
Share price at end of period (EUR) 16.70 16.80
Market capitalisation (EUR) 287,568,355 289,290,322
1–9/2020 1–9/2019
Average share price in reporting period (EUR) 16.93 17.27
Period low (EUR) 13.40 15.80
Period high (EUR) 20.60 19.00
Turnover in reporting period (EUR) 22,486,977 8,315,539
Average daily turnover (EUR) 118,979 44,949

Ten largest shareholders and qualifying shareholders under the Slovenian Takeover Act as at 30 September 20201

Shareholder Number of shares Holding (%)
1 Slovenski Državni Holding d.d. (Slovenian Sovereign Holding) 3,043,883 17.7%
2 Intercapital securities Ltd., fiduciary account 2,479,832 14.4%
3 Republic of Slovenia 2,392,436 13.9%
4 Sava Re d.d. 1,721,966 10.0%
5 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) 1,071,429 6.2%
6 Raiffeisen Bank Austria d.d., fiduciary account 796,540 4.6%
7 Modra Zavarovalnica d.d. 714,285 4.1%
8 Hrvatska Poštanska Banka, fiduciary account 362,505 2.1%
9 Guaranteed civil servants' sub-fund 320,346 1.9%
10 East Capital – East Capital Balkans 259,137 1.5%
Total 13,162,359 76.4%

* Own shares carry no voting rights.

On 2 June 2016, Sava Re received a notice from Adris Grupa d.d., Vladimira Nazora 1, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia, advising Sava Re of a change in major holdings in Sava Re. On 2 June 2016, Adris Grupa, including its subsidiaries with fiduciary accounts, held 3,278,049 POSR shares, representing 19.04% and 21.15% of issued and outstanding shares, respectively. The Company has received no subsequent notice of any change in holding from Adris Grupa d.d.

In April 2020, a total of 2,439,852 POSR shares were transferred from the shareholder Zagrebačka Banka d.d., fiduciary account, to the shareholder Interkapital Vrijednosni Papiri d.o.o., and then from that shareholder to INTERCAPITAL Securities Ltd. – fiduciary account.

Sava Re shareholder structure as at 30 September 2020

Type of Investor Domestic investor International investor
Insurance and pension companies 18.2% 0.0%
Other financial institutions* 17.9% 14.6%
Government 13.9% 0.0%
Natural persons 10.4% 0.2%
Banks 0.1% 15.4%
Investment funds and mutual funds 3.3% 2.3%
Other commercial companies 2.5% 1.2%
Total 66.4% 33.6%

* The other financial institutions item includes Slovenian Sovereign Holding with a stake of 17.7%.

1 Source: KDD d.d. central securities register and own calculations.

Fiduciary accounts with banks, attorneys and other financial institutions altogether account for 23.1% of all POSR shares.

POSR shares held by members of the supervisory and management boards as at 30 September 2020
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Number of shares Holding (%)
Marko Jazbec 8,500 0.049%
Jošt Dolničar 4,363 0.025%
Polona Pirš Zupančič 3,748 0.022%
Peter Skvarča 850 0.005%
Total management board 17,461 0.096%
Andrej Gorazd Kunstek 2,900 0.017%
Mateja Živec 1,000 0.006%
Total supervisory board 3,900 0.023%
Total management and supervisory boards 21,361 0.12%

Own shares

In the period from 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020, Sava Re did not repurchase its own shares. The total number of own shares as at 30 September 2020 was 1,721,966, representing 10% less one share of all issued shares.

Dividends

The Company did not distribute any dividends in 1–9/2020. On 31 March 2020, Sava Re received a letter from the Slovenian Insurance Supervision Agency calling on insurance, reinsurance and pension companies to temporarily suspend dividend payments and refrain from making any irrevocable commitments to pay dividends. Through this temporarily measure, in force until 1 October 2020, the Insurance Supervision Agency believed insurance companies would increase their resilience to the financial shock resulting from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, maintain financial stability and prevent any potential business disruptions.

The general meeting held on 16 June 2020 accepted the proposal of the management and supervisory boards not to distribute the distributable profit in respect of 2019 of EUR 34,705,806.06 so that it remains unallocated.

On 20 August 2020, the Insurance Supervision Agency addressed a letter to all (re)insurance companies, recommending that dividend payouts be suspended even after 1 October 2020 due to the consequences of Covid-19. However, given the variety of business models in operation, the Agency permitted individual (re)insurance companies to propose to their shareholders that dividends be paid out, even before the financial statements for 2020 are audited.

In line with the Insurance Supervision Agency's guidance, the Company again reviewed its technical bases for paying out dividends for the financial year 2019 and found that the Group's solvency position would not be at risk by a dividend payout.

On 14 October 2020, the 37th general meeting of Sava Re shareholders was called but subsequently cancelled (for details, see section 1.5).

Details on dividends2

EUR For 2013 For 2014 For 2015 For 2016 For 2017 For 2018 For 2019
Dividend distributions
(accounted)
4,386,985 9,065,978 12,398,157 12,398,157 12,398,157 14,722,811 0
Dividend/share 0.26 0.55 ordinary: 0.65 0.80 0.80 0.95 0.00
special: 0.15
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.8% 5.8% 5.0% 4.8% 5.6% -

Contingent capital

As at 30 September 2020, the Company held no contingent capital.

2 Current year dividend distributions from distributable profits of the previous year.

Sava Insurance Group interim business report

2 Review of Group operations and financial result3

Business is presented by operating segment: reinsurance, non-life, life, pensions and the "other" segment. The non-life and life segments are further broken down by geography (Slovenia and international).

The following companies are included in the operating segments:

  • reinsurance business: Sava Re (non-Group business);
  • non-life, Slovenia: Zavarovalnica Sava (Slovenian part, business that is in substance non-life business; including FoS business, Vita (business that is in substance non-life business);
  • non-life, international: Zavarovalnica Sava (Croatian part), Sava Neživotno Osiguranje (SRB), Illyria (RKS), Sava Osiguranje (MNE), Sava Osiguruvanje (NMK), Sava Car (MNE), Sava Agent (MNE), Sava Station (NMK);
  • life business, Slovenia: Zavarovalnica Sava (Slovenian part; business that is in substance life business), Vita (business that is in substance life business), ZS Svetovanje (SLO), Ornatus KC (SLO);
  • life business, international: Zavarovalnica Sava (Croatian part), Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB), Illyria Life (RKS);
  • pension business: Sava Pokojninska (SLO), Sava Penzisko Društvo (NMK);
  • other: TBS Team 24 (SLO), Sava Infond (SLO) company included in the balance sheet as from 30 June 2019 and in the income statement for the period 7–12/2019, S Estate (RKS), ZTRS (SLO) – equity-accounted, G2I (GB) – equity-accounted. The "other" segment also includes expenses on subordinate debt.

For the purpose of segment reporting, we have also made the following reallocations of income statement items:

  • Reallocations are made from the reinsurance segment to the other segments (Sava Re as the parent company handles the reinsurance of most risks of the subsidiaries within the Sava Insurance Group): in the segment reporting information, reinsurance premiums received by the reinsurer from the subsidiaries are reallocated to the segments from where they have arisen. The same applies, by analogy, to reinsurance-related claims, commission income, change in unearned premiums, claims provisions and deferred acquisition costs due to reinsurance. In the consolidation process, the portion of business retroceded by Sava Re to foreign reinsurers is not allocated to the segments. Retrocession-related expenses usually exceed income (except in the case of catastrophic claims). In order to provide a more appropriate presentation of profitability by segment, the result of retroceded business was also allocated to the segment where it had arisen. All these items were adjusted only in the part relating to the risks of subsidiaries retroceded by Sava Re to reinsurers abroad.
  • Other operating expenses relating to the reinsurance segment are reduced by the portion of expenses attributable to the administration of the Sava Insurance Group. Sava Re operates as a virtual holding company; hence, a part of its expenses relates to the administration of the Group. Such expenses relating to the reinsurance segment are allocated to other segments based on each subsidiary's gross premiums written. Such reallocation was also made for other operating expenses relating to intra-Group reinsurance transactions. In the period 1–9/2020, Sava Re allocated 68.4% of other operating expenses to segments monitored by income composition (1– 9/2019: 65.4%). Furthermore, operating expenses of TBS Team 24 incurred in its activities on behalf of other Group companies were reallocated from the "other" segment to the Slovenian and international non-life segments. Revenues associated with the operation of other Group companies are already eliminated in the consolidation process.

3 A glossary of selected insurance terms and calculation methods for ratios is appended to this report.

  • Investment income and expenses are reallocated from the reinsurance segment to the non-life and life insurance segments using the key for the apportionment of net technical provisions for the rolling year (average of past four quarters). In 2020, the "other" segment also includes expenses on subordinate debt (EUR 2.2 million) arising out of the parent's operations. The expenses relating to the investments in associates item in 2020 show goodwill impairment losses in the pensions segment relating to Sava Pokojninska (EUR 1.5 million) and in the "other" segment, impairment losses for G2I (EUR 0.6 million).
  • In 2020, the other income item relating to the Slovenian life segment showed a positive excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired over the cost of the investment in Vita (EUR 6.1 million), whereas the Slovenian non-life segment showed a EUR 0.9 million excess (based on the capital key, which in Vita is divided into non-life and life insurance).

In the statement of financial position, the following adjustments are made in addition to the eliminations made in the consolidation process:

  • Intangible assets goodwill is allocated to the segment from which it arose (depending on the acquisition of which subsidiary it relates to).
  • The balance of financial investments associated with the Group's reinsurance share of technical provisions is reallocated from the reinsurance segment to the non-life and life segments using the key for the apportionment of net technical provisions for the rolling year (average of past four quarters).
  • The reinsurers' share of technical provisions (reinsurers' share of unearned premiums, claims provisions and other provisions) and deferred acquisition costs – in the same way as described in indent one of adjustments to income statement items.
  • Subordinated liabilities are shown in the "other" segment.

The following table shows the period when subsidiaries were included in the consolidated financial statements:

Ergo Vita Sava Infond
IS 1–9/2019 April–September no July–September
IS 1–9/2020 January–September* June–September January–September
SFP 30 Sep 2019 yes no yes
SFP 30 Sep 2019 yes* yes yes

* On 1 December 2019, the company was merged with Zavarovalnica Sava, Croatian part.

Below is a brief commentary on the results of each operating segment.

Summary of the consolidated income statement

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Net premiums earned 461,830,731 402,090,977 114.9
Income from investments in associates 249,364 2,717,909 9.2
Investment income 19,344,130 16,563,269 116.8
Net unrealised and realised gains on investments of life insurance policyholders
who bear the investment risk 0 16,551,565 -
Other technical income 9,867,279 12,779,290 77.2
Other income 22,178,422 9,225,249 240.4
Net claims incurred -306,941,553 -286,899,084 107.0
Change in other technical provisions 24,930,466 29,807,947 83.6
Change in technical provisions for policyholders who bear the investment risk -182,180 -8,778,847 2.1
Expenses for bonuses and rebates -105,828 134,737 -78.5
Operating expenses -144,387,769 -132,796,499 108.7
Expenses for investments in associates and impairment losses on goodwill -2,096,868 -24,414 8,588.8
Expenses for financial assets and liabilities -8,588,360 -870,182 987.0
Net unrealised and realised losses on investments of life insurance policyholders
who bear the investment risk -2,851,612 0 -
Other technical expenses -14,779,380 -10,752,041 137.5
Other expenses -1,447,775 -2,095,039 69.1
Profit or loss before tax 57,019,067 47,654,837 119.7

In 1–9/2020 operating revenue totalled EUR 489.5 million, up by 16.4% year on year. Revenue was primarily driven by higher non-life and life revenue, a larger volume of business written by Zavarovalnica Sava with various EU companies and partly by the integration of a new company (Vita) into the Group. Following is a discussion of the major items of the consolidated income statement.

Consolidated net premiums earned4

Consolidated net premiums earned

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross premiums written 529,632,438 471,117,105 112.4
Net premiums earned 461,830,731 402,090,977 114.9

Consolidated net premiums earned by operating segment

4 Included are also items of the pensions segment relating to pension annuity business in the distribution phase.

Consolidated net premiums earned by class of business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Personal accident 24,495,691 22,167,041 110.5
Health 5,669,976 4,610,947 123.0
Land vehicles casco 92,168,126 82,905,774 111.2
Railway rolling stock 196,538 213,177 92.2
Aircraft hull 267,761 189,831 141.1
Ships hull 5,427,551 2,400,255 226.1
Goods in transit 4,216,492 2,734,142 154.2
Fire and natural forces 65,621,327 60,769,543 108.0
Other damage to property 31,420,264 29,505,381 106.5
Motor liability 101,867,969 91,721,598 111.1
Aircraft liability 76,805 25,325 303.3
Liability for ships 452,964 357,913 126.6
General liability 19,065,142 16,122,277 118.3
Credit 3,135,294 2,713,666 115.5
Suretyship 354,757 123,185 288.0
Miscellaneous financial loss 2,250,203 4,742,668 47.4
Legal expenses 72,946 345,673 21.1
Assistance 12,727,906 12,543,768 101.5
Traditional life 41,405,674 34,183,384 121.1
Unit-linked life 50,937,345 33,715,429 151.1
Total non-life 369,487,712 334,192,164 110.6
Total life 92,343,019 67,898,813 136.0
Total 461,830,731 402,090,977 114.9

Consolidated gross premiums written by class of business

Consolidated other technical income and other income

Composition of other technical income and other income by operating segment5

* The reinsurance segment is shown excluding the effect of exchange differences.

Consolidated net claims incurred6

Consolidated net claims incurred, including the change in provisions related to life business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross claims paid 292,584,118 281,951,986 103.8
Net claims incurred 306,941,553 286,899,084 107.0
Consolidated net claims incurred, including the change in
other provisions and the change in the provision for unit
282,193,267 265,869,984 106.1
linked business

Composition of consolidated net claims incurred, including the change in life insurance provisions7

5 Commission income is not included.

6 Included are also items of the pensions segment relating to pension annuity business in the distribution phase.

7 The net claims incurred by operating segment include the change in other technical provisions and the change in technical provisions for policyholders who bear the investment risk.

Consolidated net claims incurred by class of business8
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EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Personal accident 8,064,464 9,294,210 86.8
Health 3,181,228 3,317,402 95.9
Land vehicles casco 56,784,825 58,190,841 97.6
Railway rolling stock 62,215 84,211 73.9
Aircraft hull 323,238 504,495 64.1
Ships hull 6,681,497 1,698,971 393.3
Goods in transit 3,092,578 1,164,238 265.6
Fire and natural forces 46,525,087 45,072,199 103.2
Other damage to property 13,477,713 16,445,127 82.0
Motor liability 65,633,639 53,075,116 123.7
Aircraft liability 18,428 3,694 498.9
Liability for ships 183,297 262,060 69.9
General liability 5,905,956 6,881,810 85.8
Credit -529,586 -47,038 1,125.9
Suretyship 152,277 51,267 297.0
Miscellaneous financial loss 1,251,766 1,145,483 109.3
Legal expenses 10,797 168,250 6.4
Assistance 6,361,741 7,547,355 84.3
Traditional life 53,889,772 55,679,343 96.8
Unit-linked life 35,870,621 26,360,049 136.1
Total non-life 217,181,160 204,859,691 106.0
Total life 89,760,393 82,039,392 109.4
Total 306,941,553 286,899,084 107.0

Consolidated gross claims paid by class of business (including annuities)

8 These do not include the change in other technical provisions nor the change in the technical provision for policyholders who bear the investment risk.

Consolidated other technical and other expenses

Composition of other technical and other expenses by operating segment

* The reinsurance segment is shown excluding the effect of exchange differences.

Consolidated operating expenses

Consolidated operating expenses

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Acquisition costs 55,406,857 49,650,746 111.6
Change in deferred acquisition costs (+/-) -3,634,449 -4,218,796 86.1
Other operating expenses 92,615,361 87,364,549 106.0
Operating expenses 144,387,769 132,796,499 108.7
Reinsurance commission income -4,365,918 -3,654,802 119.5
Net operating expenses 140,021,851 129,141,697 108.4

Consolidated net operating expenses by operating segment

Consolidated net investment income

Consolidated net investment income of the investment portfolio

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Absolute change
Net investment income from the investment portfolio 11,232,200 19,013,020 -7,780,820
Net investment income of the investment portfolio, excluding
the effect of exchange differences 14,396,075 17,002,091 -2,606,016

Consolidated income and expenses relating to the investment portfolio

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Absolute change
Income
Interest income 11,552,463 10,516,470 1,035,993
Change in fair value and gains on disposal of FVTPL assets 1,994,710 1,293,594 701,116
Gains on disposal of other IFRS asset categories 3,583,896 717,217 2,866,679
Income from profit of associate companies** 249,364 2,717,909 -2,468,545
Income from dividends and shares – other investments 1,028,610 1,343,707 -315,097
Exchange gains 0 2,010,929 -2,010,929
Diverse other income 1,435,974 1,394,693 41,281
Other income from alternative funds 732,259 290,164 442,095
Income relating to the investment portfolio 20,577,276 20,284,683 292,593
Net unrealised and realised gains on investments of life
insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk 0 16,551,565 -16,551,565
Expenses
Interest expense* 2,214,164 13,723 2,200,441
Change in fair value and losses on disposal of FVTPL assets 2,114,199 431,582 1,682,617
Losses on disposal of other IFRS asset categories 464,080 106,421 357,659
Impairment losses on associates 567,048 24,414 542,634
Impairment losses on other investments 429,355 0 429,355
Exchange losses 3,163,875 0 3,163,875
Other 391,870 695,523 -303,653
Other expenses for alternative funds 485 0 485
Expenses relating to the investment portfolio 9,345,076 1,271,663 8,073,413
Net unrealised and realised losses on investments of life
insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk 2,851,612 0 2,851,612

Note: Investment portfolio expenses do not include impairment losses on goodwill of Sava Pokojninska recognised in the second quarter in the amount of EUR 1.5 million.

* Expenses for financial investments differ from the expenses in the income statement item "interest expenses" because they also include expenses for right-of-use assets (30 September 2020: EUR 133.7 thousand; 30 September 2019: EUR 120.9 thousand).

** In the period 1–9/2020, an amount of EUR 0.2 million was recognised in the first consolidation as profit of the equity-accounted associate company. In the period 1–9/2019, income of EUR 2.7 million was recognised, in the first consolidation, on the revaluation of the 15% stake in Sava Infond held by the subsidiary Zavarovalnica Sava.

Consolidated gross profit or loss

Composition of the consolidated gross income statement

In the period 1–9/2020, exchange differences had a significant impact on the composition of the underwriting and investment results, which is why the results below are presented excluding the effect of exchange differences. The impact of exchange differences on the result by operating segment was as follows: a positive effect on the underwriting result of EUR 4.1 million (1–9/2019: a negative effect of EUR 1.9 million); a negative effect on the investment result of EUR 3.1 million (1–9/2019: a positive effect of EUR 2.1 million). The total positive effect of exchange differences on the 1–9/2020 result was thus EUR 1.0 million (1–9/2019: a positive effect of EUR 0.2 million).

Composition of the gross consolidated result (excluding the effect of exchange differences)

2.1 Reinsurance business

The income statement and statement of financial position items by operating segment are presented in the notes to the financial statements, section 7.7 "Segment reporting". The reinsurance segment primarily reflects the developments in the portfolio that Sava Re writes outside Slovenia with non-Group companies.

Composition of the consolidated gross income statement; reinsurance business

The performance of this operating segment is impacted by exchange differences, which is why the underwriting and investment results are not directly comparable. The impact of exchange differences is set out in section 2 under the heading "Consolidated gross profit or loss" and refers to the reinsurance segment shown here.

The following graph shows profit or loss, excluding the effect of exchange differences.

Composition of the consolidated gross income statement; reinsurance business (excluding the effect of exchange differences)

The underwriting result excluding the impact of exchange differences was weaker in 1–9/2020 year on year, mainly as the result of high claims incurred (as explained below in this section). In the period 1– 9/2020, the investment result (excluding the effect of exchange differences) remained approximately at the same level year on year.

Net premiums earned

Net premiums earned; reinsurance business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross premiums written 84,943,518 74,554,231 113.9
Net premiums earned 70,180,430 62,880,151 111.6

In 1–9/2020, gross premiums written in this segment were 13.9% higher year on year. Premium growth was achieved in non-proportional and proportional reinsurance business, especially in Asian markets (through organic growth and new contracts). Premiums for the 2020 underwriting year were 9.6% higher than for 2019 (EUR 6.9 million) despite the inclusion of a 7.5% drop in underwriting year premiums in estimated premiums due to the current circumstances related to Covid-19. This increase in premiums is the result of positive movements in markets, where in the 1 January 2020 renewals and even more so in the mid-year renewals clear indications of hardening were seen and consequently price increases. This partly reflects price increases in programmes heavily hit in the previous year (Japan – price increases of about 3050%). Rising prices also indicate a general trend because of past developments and the response to the uncertainty related to Covid-19. In addition, supported by our good repute and strong profile, we managed to increase our shares on promising existing treaties while expanding our portfolio with new, previously unattainable, opportunities. The premiums for past underwriting years were also EUR 3.6 million higher, especially for proportional business. The growth in premiums earned was in line with gross premium growth.

Net claims incurred

Net claims incurred; reinsurance business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross claims paid 43,143,677 39,634,147 108.9
Net claims incurred 47,186,888 43,525,115 108.4

Net claims incurred; reinsurance business (excluding the effect of exchange differences)

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross claims paid 43,143,677 39,634,147 108.9
Net claims incurred 52,606,490 41,266,251 127.5

In 1–9/2020, exchange differences had a positive impact on net claims incurred in the amount of EUR 5.4 million (1–9/2019: a negative impact of EUR 2.2 million). Net claims incurred, excluding the effect of exchange differences, rose by 27.5% primarily because of Covid-19–related claims (EUR 2.5 million cumulatively) and two new major losses (a fire in South Korea, EUR 2.4 million; a stranded ship in Brazil, EUR 1.6 million). The growth in net claims incurred was also driven by organic growth of business (net premiums earned rose by 11.6%). The net incurred loss ratio relating to the reinsurance segment (excluding the effect of exchange differences) deteriorated by 10.0 p.p. year on year, to 75.8% (1–9/2019: 65.8%).

Operating expenses

Consolidated operating expenses; reinsurance business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Acquisition costs 16,697,203 16,106,779 103.7
Change in deferred acquisition costs (+/-) -994,822 -576,265 172.6
Other operating expenses 2,820,268 2,989,408 94.3
Operating expenses 18,522,649 18,519,922 100.0
Reinsurance commission income -503,057 -475,806 -94.3
Net operating expenses 18,019,593 18,044,116 99.9

In 1–9/2020, acquisition costs rose by 3.7%, against 13.9% growth in gross premiums written. Acquisition costs as a percentage of gross premiums written rose by 1.9 p.p. year on year to 19.7% compared to 1–9/2019.

In 1–9/2020, the change in deferred acquisition costs was slightly larger year on year, due to stronger growth in gross premiums written for new business, in line with the movement in unearned premiums.

Other operating expenses declined by 5.7%, reflecting cost optimisation due to adjustments to Covid-19 business conditions (reduced business travel, lower commuting expenses and other adjustments).

In 1–9/2020, the net expense ratio improved by 3.0 p.p. as the result of faster growth in net premiums earned compared to net operating expenses. In 1–9/2020, acquisition costs, including the change in deferred acquisition costs, were up by 1.1% year on year.

Net investment income

Income, expenses and net investment income relating to the investment portfolio; reinsurance business

Income/expenses also include income/expenses relating to investment property. In the income statement these are part of the "other income/expenses" item.

Income and expenses for 1–9/2019 differ from those presented in the financial report for 1–9/2019 because exchange gains and losses were presented separately, whereas the 1–9/2020 report shows the net effect of exchange differences.

Given that the exchange differences mainly relate to Sava Re and the fact that their impact does not fully affect profit or loss, the graph above shows net investment income of the investment portfolio, excluding exchange differences.

In 1–9/2020, net investment income totalled EUR 3.0 million and remained flat year on year. The investment return for the period was 1.9%.

2.2 Non-life business

The non-life segment comprises the operations of the following companies:

  • Zavarovalnica Sava (SLO): business that is in substance non-life business
  • Vita (SLO): business that is in substance non-life business
  • Sava Osiguranje (MNE)
  • Sava Neživotno Osiguranje (SRB)
  • Sava osiguruvanje (NMK)
  • Illyria (RKS)
  • Sava Car (MNE)
  • Sava Agent (MNE)
  • Sava Station (NMK)

Since Vita's inclusion in the Group on 31 May 2020, its business that is in substance non-life business has been included in the Slovenian non-life segment.

The Slovenian part of Zavarovalnica Sava is discussed under Slovenian non-life insurance, and the Croatian part of the company is discussed under international non-life insurance. FoS business is shown in the Slovenian non-life insurance segment.

The income statement and statement of financial position items by operating segment are presented in the notes to the financial statements, section 7.7 "Segment reporting".

Composition of the consolidated gross income statement; non-life insurance business

The non-life segment recorded a EUR 7.6 million improvement in the consolidated pre-tax result in 1– 9/2020 compared to the same period last year. The lion's share of the improvement, EUR 6.9 million, was achieved in Slovenian business.

The consolidated underwriting result of the Slovenian non-life segment improved by EUR 9.2 million, mainly driven by growth in net premiums earned and lower claims frequency due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The underwriting performance of non-Slovenian non-life insurers improved by EUR 0.9 million as the result of higher net earned premiums due to a smaller change in unearned premiums and more favourable claims development. The underwriting result of non-Slovenian non-life insurers, excluding Croatia, improved by EUR 3.2 million, whereas Croatian business posted a deterioration of EUR 2.3 million. This followed a change in Croatian legal practice regarding payments for nonpecuniary losses. For this reason, the insurer strengthened its claims provisions and provisions for unexpired risks.

The investment result of the Slovenian non-life segment deteriorated by EUR 2.9 million, chiefly because of a one-off income relating to the revaluation of the investment in Sava Infond in 2019 (a stake held by Zavarovalnica Sava) in the amount of EUR 2.7 million; the remaining drop relates to lower interest income and a higher change in the fair value and loss on the disposal of FVTPL investments.

The result of other income and expenses of the Slovenian non-life insurance companies improved by EUR 0.4 million as the result of both higher other income from the excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired over the cost of the investment in Vita, and lower expenses for investment property. The result of other income and expenses of the non-Slovenian non-life insurance companies declined by EUR 0.3 million reflecting higher "other expenses" of the Serbian non-life insurance company.

Net premiums earned

Net premiums earned; non-life insurance business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross premiums written 352,396,493 328,834,466 107.2
Net premiums earned 299,494,621 271,496,264 110.3

Net premiums earned by region; non-life insurance business

EUR Slovenia International
1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross premiums written 292,950,781 265,808,128 110.2 59,445,712 63,026,338 94.3
Net premiums earned 244,325,467 217,370,643 112.4 55,169,155 54,125,620 101.9

Unconsolidated gross non-life premiums of Sava Insurance Group members

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Zavarovalnica Sava, Slovenian part (non-life) 291,706,635 265,942,407 109.7
Zavarovalnica Sava, Croatian part (non-life) 14,733,596 16,451,604 89.6
Sava Neživotno Osiguranje (SRB) 16,519,251 17,488,119 94.5
Illyria (RKS) 8,436,068 7,549,737 111.7
Sava Osiguruvanje (NMK) 10,165,642 10,806,273 94.1
Sava Osiguranje (MNE) 9,615,250 10,646,655 90.3
Vita (SLO) 1,379,315 0 -
Total 352,555,756 328,884,794 107.2

Gross non-life insurance premiums grew by 7.2% in 1–9/2020, chiefly as the result of growth in gross non-life premiums of the Slovenian insurer. Accordingly, net premiums earned also grew, by 10.3% in total. The movement in gross premiums in most other markets was impacted by developments connected with the Covid-19 pandemic. Gross premiums written by non-Slovenian insurers declined as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic: lower assistance premiums due to border closing, less motor liability business because of a lower number of registered vehicles as a result of a decline in economic activity due to Covid-19; less business in fire and natural forces.

Slovenia-sourced gross non-life premiums grew by 10.2%, or EUR 27.1 million. This growth is mostly the result of growth in gross premiums of freedom of services (FoS) business of EUR 15.1 million that Zavarovalnica Sava generated in cooperation with various EU partners. This chiefly relates to marine hull, property, general liability and motor business. The EUR 10.6 million increase in gross premiums written was driven by the rise in non-life premiums at the Slovenian part of Zavarovalnica Sava, excluding FoS business, and non-life premiums at the insurer Vita of EUR 1.4 million. Most of the growth in gross premiums of the Slovenian part of Zavarovalnica Sava, excluding FoS business, was achieved in private motor business as a result of an increase in the number of policies and higher average premiums. In March and April 2020, motor sales were down because of Covid-19 restrictions; however, Zavarovalnica Sava managed to offset lost premiums after restrictions were lifted, achieving 6.1% growth in gross motor casco premiums. There was also an increase in gross property premiums, in particular because of strong sales of the new homeowner's policies. In the aforementioned period, the Slovenian insurance market registered 4.6% growth in non-life gross premiums, excluding FoS business and accepted co-insurance, and the Slovenian part of Zavarovalnica Sava achieved 4.2% premium growth. Net non-life insurance premiums earned in Slovenia grew by 12.4% in 1–9/2020, mostly reflecting growth in FoS business.

Gross non-life insurance premiums written abroad dropped by 5.7%. In absolute terms, the largest fall was in assistance premiums, especially in Serbia, as Covid-19 restrictions made travel very difficult and the sales of travel insurance products plunged dramatically. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there was also a decline in the sale of motor liability policies, and companies recorded lower gross premiums, except for the Kosovo insurer, who saw an increase in premiums per motor policy at the end of 2019. Gross premiums from fire business also declined because of fewer policies sold as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Composition of unconsolidated gross non-life insurance premiums by class of business

Net claims incurred

Net claims incurred; non-life insurance business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross claims paid 158,737,524 159,066,591 99.8
Net claims incurred 170,013,546 161,346,249 105.4

Net claims incurred by region; non-life insurance business

EUR Slovenia International
1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross claims paid 132,355,259 130,545,877 101.4 26,382,265 28,520,714 92.5
Net claims incurred 138,524,941 129,387,544 107.1 31,488,605 31,958,706 98.5

Unconsolidated gross non-life claims paid by Sava Insurance Group companies

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Zavarovalnica Sava, Slovenian part (non-life) 135,410,836 131,144,994 103.3
Zavarovalnica Sava, Croatian part (non-life) 8,840,676 9,310,075 95.0
Sava Neživotno Osiguranje (SRB) 6,622,139 6,271,322 105.6
Illyria (RKS) 3,347,885 4,823,001 69.4
Sava Osiguruvanje (NMK) 4,315,482 4,397,650 98.1
Sava Osiguranje (MNE) 3,315,103 3,795,990 87.3
Vita (SLO) 201,307 0 -
Total 162,053,428 159,743,033 101.4

Consolidated gross non-life claims remained flat in 1–9/2020 year on year.

In 1–9/2020, consolidated gross claims paid on Slovenian non-life business rose by 1.4% year on year. There was a EUR 7.0 million increase in gross claims incurred in FoS business due to portfolio growth. Gross claims incurred on policies written in Slovenia declined as the result of a lower claims frequency in motor insurance during the Covid-19 lockdown when there were fewer traffic accidents because of reduced motor traffic.

Consolidated gross claims paid relating to non-Slovenian business dropped by 7.5%. The Group recorded a lower figure for fire claims, mainly as the Group incurred a major fire loss last year, whereas this year there were fewer claims reported. There was also a decline in gross claims in accident, health and assistance business. The decline is mainly the result of fewer claims due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Operating expenses

Consolidated operating expenses; non-life segment

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Acquisition costs 32,868,188 28,954,075 113.5
Change in deferred acquisition costs (+/-) -2,461,337 -3,781,328 65.1
Other operating expenses 67,134,833 65,035,443 103.2
Operating expenses 97,541,684 90,208,190 108.1
Reinsurance commission income -3,861,372 -3,172,763 121.7
Net operating expenses 93,680,312 87,035,427 107.6

Consolidated gross operating expenses of the non-life segment

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Non-life business, Slovenia 74,732,522 67,504,119 110.7
Non-life business, international 25,270,500 26,485,399 95.4

Consolidated acquisition costs were up by 13.5%. Growth in acquisition costs is mainly related to growth in FoS and other business of the non-life part of Zavarovalnica Sava in Slovenia.

In 1–9/2020, consolidated other operating expenses increased by 3.2% due to the increase in operating expenses for FoS business of the Slovenian part of Zavarovalnica Sava, and partly due to Vita's integration into the Group. All non-Slovenian Group companies saw a drop in other operating expenses, except the Croatian part of Zavarovalnica Sava because of the previous year's only partial consolidation of ERGO (in 2019, the insurance company ERGO was included into the consolidated accounts from April, whereas this year it is part of the Croatian part of Zavarovalnica Sava for the full year).

Consolidated gross expense ratio; non-life segment

The consolidated gross expense ratio of the non-life segment dropped by 0.2 p.p. The gross expense ratio for the Slovenian non-life insurers increased by 0.1 p.p. due to higher gross expenses, whereas the gross expense ratio for non-Slovenian non-life insurers rose by 0.5 p.p. because gross premiums declined faster than gross claims paid.

Net investment income

Income, expenses and net investment income relating to the investment portfolio (EUR); non-life segment

Income and expenses for 1–9/2019 differ from those presented in the financial report for 1–9/2019 because exchange gains and losses were presented separately, whereas the 1–9/2020 report shows the net effect of exchange differences.

In 1–9/2020, net investment income relating to non-life insurers totalled EUR 5.9 million and was flat year on year. In the same period last year, net investment income strengthened due to a one-off income from the revaluation of the stake in Sava Infond of EUR 2.7 million. When this one-off income is excluded, the net investment income is EUR 2.9 million higher in the reporting period. Net investment income mainly increased due to fair value changes, gains on the disposal of FVTPL assets and gains on other financial investments. The return on investment for the period was 1.4%.

2.3 Life insurance business

The life segment comprises the operations of the following companies:

  • Zavarovalnica Sava (SLO): business that is in substance life business
  • Vita (SLO): business that is in substance life business
  • Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB)
  • Illyria Life (RKS)
  • ZS Svetovanje (SLO): insurance agency
  • Ornatus KC (SLO): call centre

Since Vita's inclusion in the Group on 31 May 2020, Vita's business that is in substance life business has been included in the Slovenian life segment.

The Slovenian part of Zavarovalnica Sava is discussed as Slovenian life insurance, and the Croatian part of the company is discussed as international life insurance.

The income statement and statement of financial position items by operating segment are presented in the notes to the financial statements, section 7.7 "Segment reporting".

Net premiums earned

Net premiums earned; life insurance business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross premiums written 89,775,009 65,160,327 137.8
Net premiums earned 89,638,262 65,146,481 137.6

Net premiums earned by region; life insurance business

EUR Slovenia International
1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross premiums written 82,343,320 58,725,602 140.2 7,431,689 6,434,725 115.5
Net premiums earned 82,198,479 58,659,508 140.1 7,439,783 6,486,973 114.7

Unconsolidated gross life premiums of Sava Insurance Group companies

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Zavarovalnica Sava, Slovenian part (life) 55,757,672 58,725,603 94.9
Zavarovalnica Sava, Croatian part (life) 2,789,533 2,638,116 105.7
Illyria Life (RKS) 1,864,109 1,696,745 109.9
Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB) 2,812,512 2,102,249 133.8
Vita (SLO) 26,585,648 0 -
Total 89,809,473 65,162,714 137.8

In 1–9/2020, gross premiums written by the Slovenian life insurers rose by 40.2% year on year as the result of including Vita into the consolidated accounts. In 1–9/2020, gross premiums written by the life insurance part of Zavarovalnica Sava in Slovenia dropped by 5.1% year on year. The company did not manage to write sufficient new business to fully offset premiums lost due to policy maturities, surrenders and deaths. In the four months since its inclusion in the Group, Vita wrote EUR 26.6 million in gross premiums.

In 1–9/2020, gross premiums written by the Group's non-Slovenian life insurers rose by 15.5% year on year, most strongly in Serbia, reflecting increased productivity of the insurer's own agency network.

Unconsolidated gross life insurance premiums written by class of business

Net claims incurred

Net claims incurred; life insurance business

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross claims paid 90,000,558 82,557,699 109.0
Net claims incurred 89,038,288 81,334,170 109.5
Consolidated net claims incurred, including the change in
other provisions and the change in the provision for unit 61,058,994 58,685,848 104.0
linked business

Net claims incurred by region; life insurance business

EUR Slovenia International
1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross claims paid 86,480,318 79,782,835 108.4 3,520,240 2,774,864 126.9
Net claims incurred 85,368,799 78,346,016 109.0 3,669,489 2,988,154 122.8
Consolidated net claims incurred,
including the change in other provisions
and the change in the provision for unit
linked business
56,901,761 54,430,113 104.5 4,157,233 4,255,735 97.7

Unconsolidated gross life claims paid by Sava Insurance Group companies

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Zavarovalnica Sava, Slovenian part (life) 76,933,218 79,782,835 96.4
Zavarovalnica Sava, Croatian part (life) 2,313,928 1,930,647 119.9
Illyria Life (RKS) 456,044 418,611 108.9
Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB) 750,934 369,941 203.0
Vita (SLO) 9,547,100 0 -
Total 90,001,224 82,502,034 109.1

In 1–9/2020, gross claims paid in Slovenia rose by 8.4% year on year as the result of including Vita in the consolidated accounts. In the life insurance part of Zavarovalnica Sava in Slovenia, the bulk of the maturity benefits incurred in the period related to traditional life policies, specifically EUR 39.2 million, a decline of EUR 5.0 million year on year. Unit-linked life business, where policyholders bear the investment risk, paid out EUR 12.4 million in survival benefits, down EUR 2.0 million year on year.

Of the non-Slovenian insurers, Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB) recorded the largest increase in gross claims paid, at 103.0% (especially claims relating to deaths and maturities), due to high premium growth. Despite the rise in gross claims paid, net claims incurred in 1–9/2020, including the change in other provisions and the change in the provision for unit-linked business of insurers abroad, declined because of the drop in the mathematical provision of Zavarovalnica Sava in Croatia as the result of the run-off of credit life policies and larger amounts paid for surrenders.

Operating expenses

Consolidated operating expenses; life segment

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Acquisition costs 5,827,985 4,565,850 127.6
Change in deferred acquisition costs (+/-) -178,290 138,797 -128.5
Other operating expenses 15,078,749 13,198,301 114.2
Operating expenses 20,728,444 17,902,948 115.8
Reinsurance commission income -1,489 -6,234 23.9
Net operating expenses 20,726,955 17,896,714 115.8

Consolidated gross operating expenses of the life segment

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Life business, Slovenia 17,970,225 14,841,702 121.1
Life business, international 2,936,509 2,922,449 100.5

In 1–9/2020, policy acquisition expenses rose by 21.1% year on year because of the inclusion of Vita in the consolidated accounts. The difference in the change in deferred acquisition costs between the years chiefly relates to Slovenian life business.

In 1–9/2020, other operating expenses rose by 14.2% year on year, mostly due to the inclusion of Vita in the Group.

Consolidated gross expense ratio; life segment

The consolidated gross expense ratio dropped by 4.0 p.p. year on year, as the result of the inclusion of Vita, which, thanks to its specific sales model, operates on a lower gross expense ratio. Life insurance companies outside Slovenia saw a decline in their gross expense ratio of 5.9 p.p. (large growth in gross premiums written against a marginal growth in gross operating expenses).

Net investment income

Income, expenses and net investment income relating to the investment portfolio (EUR); life business (excluding life business of policyholders who bear the investment risk)

Income and expenses for 1–9/2019 differ from those presented in the financial report for 1–9/2019 because exchange gains and losses were presented separately, whereas the 1–9/2020 report shows the net effect of exchange differences.

In 1–9/2020, net investment income relating to life business totalled EUR 7.0 million, up by EUR 2.8 million year on year. The return on the life insurance investment portfolio of 1.9% remained broadly flat year on year and did not decline despite the unfavourable trends in financial markets. This was mainly thanks to the joining of Vita, with on average longer maturity assets achieving a better return than the existing portfolio.

2.4 Pensions business

The pensions segment comprises the operations of the following companies:

  • Sava Pokojninska (SLO)
  • Sava Penzisko Društvo (NMK)

The income statement and statement of financial position items by operating segment are presented in the notes to the financial statements, section 7.7 "Segment reporting".

Savings phase

Other technical income and other income

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Other technical income and other income 4,199,026 3,958,931 106.1

Other technical income and other income include:

income of the Slovenian pension company relating to entry charges paid by customers, exit charges, management fees that belong to the company in the management of the life cycle funds MY-Life-Cycle Funds (MOJI Skladi Življenjskega Cikla), and overheads charged to customers when transferring assets from the accumulation part to the annuity (distribution) part; and

income of the North Macedonian pension company relating to entry charges paid by customers and management fees to which the company is entitled for the management of mandatory and voluntary pension funds.

Movements in assets relating to the MY-Life-Cycle Funds (Sava Pokojninska, Slovenia)
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EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Opening balance of fund assets (31 Dec) 148,585,345 134,926,064 110.1
Gross fund inflows 8,678,567 8,225,873 105.5
Gross fund outflows -4,554,226 -4,319,053 105.4
Asset transfers 404,566 233,251 173.4
Net investment income of fund -3,081,992 6,234,177 -
Entry and exit charges -147,229 -141,193 104.3
Closing balance of fund assets (30 September) 149,885,031 145,159,119 103.3

The difference in the balance of fund assets and the balance sheet item assets of financial investments are the receivables of financial investments. Gross inflows into the MY-Life-Cycle Funds of the Slovenian pension company rose by 5.5% in the period 1–9/2020 year on year, which is chiefly the result of higher average premium contributions but also reflects an increase in the number of policyholders.

In the period 1–9/2020, gross fund outflows from the MY-Life-Cycle Funds of the Slovenian pension insurer exceeded the year-on-year figure by 5.4%. This was due to higher ordinary lapses (which include transfers to annuities and surrenders by persons who retire), whereas extraordinary lapses were lower (e.g. cancelled policies and deaths).

In the period 1–9/2020, the Company obtained assets in the amount of EUR 631 thousand from other pension service providers, and it transferred EUR 227 thousand to other providers, resulting in an overall positive net effect.

In 1–9/2020, funds recorded a negative net investment income of EUR 3.1 million, reflecting unfavourable movements in financial markets in the first quarter of 2020 related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Conditions in financial markets improved later in 2020. In the first three quarters of 2020, the total assets of the group of long-term business funds grew by 0.9% to EUR 149.9 million as at 30 September 2020.

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Opening balance of net value of fund assets in period (31 Dec) 594,459,173 502,570,316 118.3
Gross fund inflows 53,712,560 53,682,813 100.1
Gross fund outflows -797,194 -17,625,889 4.5
Asset transfers -3,004,957 -350,543 857.2
Net investment income of fund 1,972,403 39,159,465 5
Entry and exit charges -1,085,356 -1,168,704 92.9
Transfer to liabilities due to state pension fund 0 -2,340,816 0.0
Fair value reserve and exchange differences -3,311,352 932,564 -
Closing balance of net value of fund assets (30 Jun) 641,945,277 574,859,206 111.7

Performance of the mandatory and voluntary funds of the North Macedonian pension company

In 1–9/2020, gross inflows into the mandatory and voluntary funds of the North Macedonian pension company totalled EUR 53.7 million, and gross outflows were EUR 0.8 million. The rate of return on funds was only 0.3% due to negative developments in financial markets in the first quarter of 2020. Conditions in financial markets improved later in 2020.

Despite the negative trends in financial markets in the first three quarters of 2020, the net asset value of funds under management rose by 8.0% to EUR 641.9 million as at 30 September 2020.

The asset value of funds under the management for the North Macedonian pension company is not included in the Company's financial accounts, in accordance with regulations.

Pension annuities – distribution phase

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Gross premiums written 2,517,418 2,568,081 98.0
Gross claims paid -702,359 -693,549 101.3
Change in other net technical provisions -1,992,128 -2,071,039 96.2

The annuity part relates to the operations of Sava Pokojninska. The gross premiums written relate to the annuity fund and decreased by 2.0% in the period 1–9/2020 year on year.

Gross claims paid include supplementary pension annuity payouts, which increased by 1.3% in the period 1–9/2020 year on year. After insured persons meet pension eligibility requirements, their assets are transferred from savings accounts to annuity accounts, which creates growth for annuity funds.

The change in technical provisions includes the change in the technical provision relating to the annuity funds. These rose by EUR 2.0 million in the first three quarters of 2020, or by 3.8% less year on year, because of lower new premium contributions against higher claim payments.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses; pensions segment

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 Index
Operating expenses 2,431,150 2,451,140 99.2

In the period 1–9/2020, operating expenses decreased by 0.8% year on year: they dropped at the Slovenian pension company but were higher at the North Macedonian pension company due to the amortisation of a client list set up as an intangible asset of the Group after the company was included in the Group.

Net investment income

Income, expenses and net investment income relating to the investment portfolio (EUR); pensions segment9

9 The table includes the portfolio of Sava Pokojninska (excluding investment contracts) and Sava Penzisko Društvo (excluding the return on the funds because the assets managed by Sava Penzisko Društvo are not disclosed in its statement of financial position).

Income and expenses for 1–9/2019 differ from those presented in the financial report for 1–9/2019 because exchange gains and losses were presented separately, whereas the 1–9/2020 report shows the net effect of exchange differences.

Net investment income relating to the pension companies' investment portfolio totalled EUR 0.3 million in 1–9/2020. Net investment income declined due to lower interest income and fair value movements in disposals of investments. The investment return for the period was 1.2%.

2.5 Other

This "other" segment comprises the subsidiaries Sava Infond (SLO), TBS Team 24 (SLO) and S Estate (RKS), and the two associates ZTSR (SLO) and G2I (GB), both consolidated using the equity method.

Sava Infond contributed EUR 1.8 million to the consolidated result of the segment in 1–9/2020 (in 1– 9/2019: EUR 0.6 million). Sava Infond was first included in the consolidated accounts of the Sava Insurance Group on 30 June 2019, which means that it was not fully included in the income statement for 1–9/2019.

TBS Team 24 contributed EUR 0.6 million to the consolidated result of the segment in 1–9/2020 (in 1– 9/2019: EUR 0.7 million).

The "other" segment reduced the overall consolidated result for 1–9/2020 by EUR 0.2 million, mainly due to interest expenses on subordinated debt (EUR 2.1 million) and impairment losses on the investment in G2I (EUR 0.6 million). The "other" segment improved the consolidated result for 1– 9/2019 by EUR 1.3 million.

3 Financial position of the Sava Insurance Group

As at 30 September 2020, total assets of the Sava Insurance Group stood at EUR 2,436.3 million, an increase of 29.2% over year-end 2019. Below we set out items of assets and liabilities in excess of 5% of total assets as at 30 September 2020 and items that changed by more than 2% of equity. For the sake of presenting a full overview, the investment portfolio is presented as made up of financial investments, investment property, financial investments in associates, and cash and cash equivalents (although certain categories do not achieve the threshold mentioned above).

3.1 Assets

Consolidated total assets by type

EUR 30 September 2020 As % of
total
30 Sep
2020
31 December 2019 As % of
total
31 Dec
2019
ASSETS 2,436,328,701 100.0% 1,885,953,003 100.0%
1 Intangible assets 62,074,722 2.5% 61,060,069 3.2%
2 Property, plant and equipment 48,455,266 2.0% 47,615,710 2.5%
3 Right-of-use assets 8,891,017 0.4% 9,974,252 0.5%
4 Deferred tax assets 2,796,288 0.1% 2,044,124 0.1%
5 Investment property 16,615,011 0.7% 16,695,132 0.9%
6 Financial investments in associates 13,763,421 0.6% 581,104 0.0%
7 Financial investments 1,373,716,097 56.4% 1,064,874,239 56.5%
8 Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who
bear the investment risk
373,057,338 15.3% 213,159,889 11.3%
9 Reinsurers' share of technical provisions 48,948,209 2.0% 38,620,539 2.0%
10 Investment contract assets 152,934,620 6.3% 151,197,102 8.0%
11 Receivables 169,039,679 6.9% 159,413,917 8.5%
12 Deferred acquisition costs 26,870,763 1.1% 23,500,521 1.2%
13 Other assets 4,820,056 0.2% 2,841,516 0.2%
14 Cash and cash equivalents 133,777,858 5.5% 93,804,031 5.0%
15 Non-current assets held for sale 568,356 0.0% 570,858 0.0%

3.1.1 Investment portfolio

The investment portfolio consists of the following statement of financial position items: financial investments (7), investment property (5), financial investments in associates (6), and cash and cash equivalents (14).

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019 Absolute change Index
Deposits 21,346,159 46,667,934 -25,321,775 45.7
Government bonds 605,592,651 539,303,226 66,289,425 112.3
Corporate bonds 634,653,113 394,677,700 239,975,413 160.8
Shares 36,733,408 17,503,726 19,229,682 209.9
Quoted shares 34,905,052 15,354,718 19,550,334 227.3
Unquoted shares 1,828,356 2,149,008 -320,652 85.1
Mutual funds 36,366,769 34,270,743 2,096,026 106.1
Bond and money market funds 28,879,334 28,944,568 -65,234 99.8
Equity and mixed mutual funds 7,487,435 5,326,175 2,161,260 140.6
Infrastructure funds 24,581,408 20,159,022 4,422,386 121.9
Real estate funds 6,041,357 4,000,000 2,041,357 151.0
Loans granted and other investments 1,264,920 1,202,867 62,053 105.2
Loans granted 1,264,920 1,202,867 62,053 105.2
Deposits with cedants 7,136,312 7,089,021 47,291 100.7
Total financial investments 1,373,716,097 1,064,874,239 308,841,858 129.0
Financial investments in associates 13,763,421 581,104 13,182,317 2368.5
Investment property 16,615,011 16,695,132 -80,121 99.5
Cash and cash equivalents 123,023,849 75,657,844 47,366,005 162.6
Total investment portfolio 1,527,118,378 1,157,808,319 369,310,058 131.9
Assets held for the benefit of policyholders
who bear the investment risk 383,811,347 231,306,076 152,505,271 165.9
- Financial investments 373,057,338 213,159,889 159,897,449 175.0
- Cash and cash equivalents 10,754,009 18,146,187 -7,392,178 59.3
Investment contract assets 152,934,620 151,197,102 1,737,518 101.1

Sava Insurance Group investment portfolio

As at 30 September 2020, the investment portfolio of the Sava Insurance Group totalled EUR 1,527.1 million, an increase of EUR 369.3 million from year-end 2019. The growth in the investment portfolio was mainly the result of the inclusion of Vita in the Group and positive cash flow from core (re)insurance business. The level of financial investments in associates increased following the recapitalisation of ZTSR, which acted as a source for the investment in DCB. A major reason for the high balance of cash and cash equivalents is that out of prudence, given the macroecnomic and geopolitical situation, available positive cash flow has not been reinvested in longer-term instruments.

Composition of the investment portfolio

* The "other" item comprises deposits with cedants, loans granted and financial investments in associates.

As at 30 September 2020, fixed-rate investments accounted for 90.7% of the portfolio, down 0.5 p.p. compared to the end of the previous year. The portfolio of fixed-rate investments was strongly affected by the inclusion of Vita, increasing by 31.1%. This significantly altered the allocation by type of investment. The following movements in the structure of fixed-rate investments have been seen:

  • a drop in the proportion of government bonds (including government-guaranteed corporate bonds) of 7.0 p.p.; in absolute terms, government bonds increased by EUR 66.3 million;
  • an increase in the proportion of regular corporate bonds of 7.5 p.p. (increase in regular corporate bonds of EUR 240.0 million in absolute terms);
  • a decrease in the proportion of deposits of 2.6 p.p., mainly due to reinvested assets upon the acquisition of Vita.
    • 3.1.2 Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk.

Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk are a major asset item (8). Most unit-linked products of the Sava Insurance Group are marketed by Zavarovalnica Sava and Vita.

Assets of policyholders who bear the investment risk are invested in financial investments (mainly in mutual funds selected by policyholders) and cash. As at 30 September 2020, assets for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk totalled EUR 383.8, of which EUR 373.1 million was financial investments and EUR 10.8 million was cash and cash equivalents. Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk grew by EUR 152.5 million, which is due to the inclusion of the insurer Vita in the Group.

3.1.3 Reinsurers' share of technical provisions

The reinsurers' and co-insurers' share of technical provisions (9) increased by EUR 10.3 million, or 26.7%, compared to 31 December 2019. Unearned premiums increased by EUR 5.6 million (new FoS contracts written by the Group's cedants and seasonal movement), and claims provisions rose by EUR 4.7 million (FoS business of the Slovenian non-life segment and inclusion of Vita in the Group).

3.1.4 Investment contract assets

The investment contract assets item (9) includes liability fund assets relating to the group of MY-Life-Cycle Funds (MOJI Skladi Življenjskega Cikla) that have been managed by the Sava Pokojninska pension company for the benefit of policyholders since 1 January 2016 and part of the assets of the My Annuity Fund (Moj Rentni), the policies of which do not qualify as insurance contracts under IFRS 4. As at 30 September 2020, investment contract assets totalled EUR 152.9 million, up 1.1% compared to 31 December 2019.

Positive effects were derived from net inflows of EUR 4.4 million (in the first three quarter of 2020, inflows totalled EUR 10.5 million and outflows were EUR 6.1 million) and EUR 0.5 million from annuity policies, which are classified as investment insurance contracts because of the insufficient level of risk transfer. The negative effect relates to the negative net investment income of EUR 3.1 million, reflecting the fall in prices of financial instruments in financial markets. As at 30 September 2020, investment contract assets accounted for 91.6% of total assets relating to investment contracts; the rest were receivables, investment property, and cash and cash equivalents.

Assets under the management of Sava Penzisko Društvo are not shown in the Group's statement of financial position; these amounts are shown in section 2.4 "Pension business".

3.1.5 Receivables

Receivables (11) increased by 6.0%, or EUR 9.6 million, compared to year-end 2019 (compared to 30 September 2019: an increase of 22.3%, or EUR 31.3 million). The largest increase was with receivables arising from primary insurance business, up by EUR 11.4 million, or 8.2%, compared to 31 December 2019, with a EUR 17.3 million increase in not-past-due receivables. In absolute terms, the largest increase was in the non-life segment in Slovenia, up by EUR 10.7 million; 30 September 2019: EUR 14.3 million) and in the international non-life segment (an increase of EUR 2.4 million; 30 September 2019: EUR 2.6 million). The reason for the increase in the Slovenian non-life segment is the increase in receivables due from undertakings as the result of changed payment schedules due to Covid-19 and increased FoS business receivables. Receivables arising out of primary insurance business relating to the reinsurance segment declined by EUR 2.2 million; 30 September 2019: increase of EUR 9.6 million). This is followed by the increase in receivables arising from reinsurance and co-insurance business, up by EUR 0.8 million or 11.7% from 31 December 2019. Compared to year-end 2019, current tax assets declined by EUR 2.9 million, with a decline of EUR 2.8 million in the reinsurance segment, where current income tax liabilities were established at EUR 0.2 million.

3.2 Equity and liabilities

Consolidated total equity and liabilities by type

EUR As % of As % of
30 Sep 2020 total 31 December 2019 total
30 Sep 31 Dec
2020 2019
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 2,436,328,701 100.0% 1,885,953,003 100.0%
1 Equity 438,315,694 18.0% 384,776,847 20.4%
Share capital 71,856,376 2.9% 71,856,376 3.8%
Capital reserves 43,035,948 1.8% 43,035,948 2.3%
Profit reserves 202,260,323 8.3% 202,170,501 10.7%
Own shares -24,938,709 -1.0% -24,938,709 -1.3%
Fair value reserve 27,169,369 1.1% 20,718,610 1.1%
Reserve due to fair value revaluation 815,558 0.0% 924,038 0.0%
Retained earnings 73,656,896 3.0% 42,128,483 2.2%
Net profit or loss for the period 47,472,124 1.9% 31,546,718 1.7%
Translation reserve -3,458,226 -0.1% -3,168,414 -0.2%
Equity attributable to owners of the controlling
company 437,869,659 18.0% 384,273,551 20.4%
Non-controlling interests in equity 446,035 0.0% 503,296 0.0%
2 Subordinated liabilities 76,974,559 3.2% 74,822,710 4.0%
3 Technical provisions 1,266,767,160 52.0% 933,952,709 49.5%
4 Technical provisions for the benefit of life insurance 375,614,894 15.4% 220,613,698 11.7%
policyholders who bear the investment risk
5 Other provisions 9,709,358 0.4% 8,705,469 0.5%
6 Deferred tax liabilities 10,808,211 0.4% 5,294,664 0.3%
7 Investment contract liabilities 152,791,271 6.3% 151,040,643 8.0%
8 Other financial liabilities 343,003 0.0% 355,908 0.0%
9 Liabilities from operating activities 59,908,767 2.5% 61,290,549 3.2%
10 Lease liability 9,574,636 0.4% 10,448,915 0.6%
11 Other liabilities 35,521,148 1.5% 34,650,891 1.8%

3.2.1 Equity

Shareholders' equity (1) increased by 13.9%, or EUR 53.5 million, compared to year-end 2019. The net profit for the year had a positive impact on the change in equity, of EUR 47.6 million. An increase also came from the fair value reserve (EUR 6.5 million).

Retained earnings increased year on year by EUR 31.5 million because of the allocation of the full profit for the year 2019 to this item (with no effect on increase in equity as at 30 September 2020).

3.2.2 Technical provisions

Gross technical provisions (3) are the largest item on the liabilities side. The figure as at 30 September 2020 was an increase of 35.6%, or EUR 332.8 million, over year-end 2019. The largest increase was in mathematical provisions (of EUR 266.0 million – inclusion of Vita in the Group), unearned premiums (of EUR 36.4 million) and claims provisions (of EUR 29.0 million – inclusion of Vita in the Group).

Development of consolidated gross technical provisions

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019 Index
Gross unearned premiums 244,249,869 207,895,397 117.5
Gross mathematical provisions 477,912,085 211,877,103 225.6
Gross provision for outstanding claims 531,906,071 502,914,277 105.8
Gross provision for bonuses, rebates and cancellations 1,305,883 1,234,753 105.8
Other gross technical provisions 11,393,252 10,031,179 113.6
Gross technical provisions 1,266,767,160 933,952,709 135.6

Gross technical provisions attributable to the reinsurance segment grew by 8.6%, or EUR 14.7 million, compared to year-end 2019. The increase is due to the rise in unearned premiums as the result of growth in business volume in 2020 (increase of EUR 10.7 million; in 1–9/2019 of EUR 8.2 million) or the establishment of high unearned premiums for coverages for which the full-year premiums were accounted for at the beginning of the coverage.

Gross technical provisions attributable to the non-life segment grew by 9.1%, or EUR 48.6 million, compared to year-end 2019. Of this, unearned premiums grew – in line with business growth – by EUR 25.5 million (1–9/2019: growth of EUR 40.7 million).

The gross mathematical provision increased by 125.6% (by EUR 266.0 million) as the result of the inclusion of Vita in the Group (EUR 291.7 million as at 30 September 2020). The increase in the gross provision is less than the Vita contribution because, for the rest of the portfolio, maturity payments exceed the growth in new business of traditional life policies including pension annuities in the distribution phase.

The provision for bonuses, rebates and cancellations account for only a small proportion and remained flat year on year.

Other gross technical provisions include gross provisions for unexpired risks. These increased by EUR 1.4 million from year-end 2019 (reinsurance: + EUR 0.6 million; non-life, international: + EUR 0.8 million).

3.2.3 Technical provision for the benefit of life insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk

Gross technical provisions for the benefit of life insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk (4) totalled EUR 375.6 million as at 30 September 2020 and increased by 70.3%, or EUR 155.0 million, mainly due to the integration of Vita into the Group (EUR 171.8 million as at 30 September 2020).

3.2.4 Investment contract liabilities

Investment contract liabilities (7) of Sava Pokojninska totalled EUR 152.8 million as at 30 September 2020, up 1.2%, or EUR 1.8 million, from year-end 2019. Their movement is in line with investment contract assets, driven largely by new premium contributions, payouts and changes in fund unit prices.

3.3 Sources of funding and their maturity

As at 30 September 2020, the Sava Insurance Group held EUR 438.3 million in shareholders' equity. The market value of subordinated debt was EUR 76.2 million. The ratio of debt to equity financing was 17.6%.

3.4 Cash flow

In the period 1–9/2020, the Sava Insurance Group's net operating cash flow was positive, at EUR 52.5 million (1–9/2019: negative net cash of EUR 6.2 million). Net operating cash flow mainly reflected the increased Group net profit due to higher premiums written (+ EUR 52.7 million), with net claims only having increased by EUR 15.6 million and net operating expenses, excluding amortisation/depreciation costs, by EUR 7.9 million. The net cash flow was also affected by the change in net current assets, specifically, lower receivables from primary insurance and other receivables and assets, lower liabilities from operating activities and a high change in technical provisions reflecting growth in business volume.

In the same period, the Sava Insurance Group recorded negative net investment cash flow of EUR 22.0 million (1–9/2019: positive net cash flow of EUR 32.0 million). The net cash flow was negative mainly due to the investment in Vita in May 2020.

The Sava Insurance Group did not distribute dividends in 1–9/2020; therefore, the net cash used in financing (EUR 3.4 million) was EUR 15.0 million higher year on year. In the period 1–9/2020, the negative net financing cash flow primarily reflected interest expenses on subordinated debt.

The closing balance of cash and cash equivalents increased by EUR 27.1 million from year-end 2019, also due to the acquisition of Vita. In 1–9/2020, the net increase in cash and cash equivalents was EUR 16.2 million higher year on year, mainly as the result of higher profits, lower tax expenses and cash disbursements in investing activities.

3.5 Sava Re rating profile

Sava Re is rated by two rating agencies, Standard & Poor's and AM Best.

Agency Rating10 Outlook Latest review
Standard & Poor's A stable August 2020: affirmed existing rating
AM Best A stable October 2020: affirmed existing rating

Financial strength ratings of Sava Re

10 The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's uses the following scale for assessing financial strength: AAA (extremely strong), AA (very strong), A (strong), BBB (adequate), BB (less vulnerable), B (more vulnerable), CCC (currently vulnerable), CC (highly vulnerable), R (under regulatory supervision), SD (selectively defaulted), D (defaulted), NR (not rated). Plus (+) or minus (-) following the credit rating from AA to CCC indicates the relative ranking within the major credit categories.

AM Best uses the following categories to assess financial strength: A++, A+ (superior), A, A- (excellent), B++, B+ (Good), B, B- (fair), C++, C+ (marginal), C, C- (weak), D (poor), E (under regulatory supervision), F (in liquidation), S (suspended).

4 Personnel

30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019 Change
Zavarovalnica Sava (SLO) 1,302.6 1,332.3 -29.7
Sava Neživotno Osiguranje (SRB) 332.6 358.5 -25.9
Sava Osiguruvanje (NMK) 222.3 224.8 -2.4
Illyria (RKS) 202.0 195.5 6.5
Sava Osiguranje (MNE) 128.5 127.5 1.0
Sava Re (SLO) 121.1 115.1 6.0
Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB) 77.9 80.9 -3.0
Illyria Life (RKS) 60.0 70.0 -10.0
Sava Car (MNE) 47.8 47.0 0.8
Vita (SLO) 46.2 0.0 46.2
Sava Penzisko Društvo (NMK) 33.0 32.0 1.0
Sava Infond (SLO) 31.7 32.2 -0.5
TBS Team 24 (SLO) 27.3 33.0 -5.7
ZS Svetovanje (SLO) 25.0 26.5 -1.5
Sava Agent (MNE) 17.0 18.3 -1.3
Sava Pokojninska (SLO) 13.0 13.0 0.0
Sava Station (NMK) 10.3 8.8 1.6
Ornatus KC (SLO) 8.0 8.0 0.0
Total 2,706.3 2,723.3 -17.0

Number of employees by Sava Insurance Group member

The table above shows the number of employees calculated on a full-time equivalent basis. The number of employees of insurance companies is subject to change, mainly due to fluctuations in the agency network. Vita brought along 46 employees when joining the Group.

5 Risk management

In their operation, the Group companies are exposed to various categories of risk: insolvency risk, underwriting risk, risks associated with policies where policyholders bear the investment risk, risk associated with investment contracts, risk affecting the investment portfolio, operational risk and strategic risk. The Group companies identify, measure, manage, monitor and report on these risks in line with prescribed risk management processes. In addition, these risk management processes are set up at the Group level. The processes and methods of measuring and managing risk, and the exposure of the Group to the various categories of risk are detailed in the 2019 Sava Insurance Group annual report and are therefore not repeated in this report.

5.1 Covid-19–related risks

The year 2020 is special with regard to Covid-19–related risks because it is difficult to predict potential effects of Covid-19 and the realisation of individual types of risk. These risks at the Group and individual company levels are identified, monitored, measured and reported on in order to ensure the timely adoption of necessary risk management measures.

To assess the impact of Covid-19 on operations, we revised the 2020 plan and reassessed the Group's solvency position at the end of 2020 and for the 2021–2024 period. The revised plan showed that the solvency ratio was at a high level and met statutory requirements as well as requirements under the Group's risk strategy. A large-impact stress scenario has also been carried out assuming impacts from the 2008–2009 financial crisis, which revealed that the Sava Insurance Group will remain adequately capitalised should such a scenario arise in the future. The revised strategic plan was approved in August 2020.

After the reporting date, the Group was faced with new Covid-19–related circumstances that had arisen in certain EU insurance markets and in the United Kingdom and that were in contrast to previously obtained legal advice. These primarily included legal and regulatory practices and other material facts related to potential additional adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the operations of the insurer Zavarovalnica Sava and the reinsurer Sava Re. These new circumstances primarily pertain to Covid-19–related claims on policies written in the market of the Republic of Ireland (under freedom of services rules) and reinsurance contracts written in the United Kingdom for business interruption coverage as part of property policies, which under new court and regulatory practices may potentially have an adverse effect on the Group's business results and solvency position. In line with preliminary estimates, in the last quarter of 2020, the Group will most likely set a claims provision of up to EUR 10 million for potential legal expenses and reinsurance claims in this regard.

Exposure to Covid-19–related risks is detailed under individual risk headings.

5.2 Group capital adequacy and capital management

The Sava Insurance Group calculates its solvency position using the Solvency II standard formula. The calculation of the Group's solvency position as at 31 December 2019 shows that the Group is well capitalised and has a solvency ratio of 220%. The Group's Solvency Capital Requirement (hereinafter: Group SCR) totalled EUR 237.7 million as at 31 December 2019, and eligible own funds to meet the Group SCR were EUR 522.0 million. Details on the valuation, the calculation of eligible own funds and the Group's SCR as at 31 December 2019 are set out in the "Solvency and financial condition report of the Sava Insurance Group 2019" available on the Sava Re website.

The Group's eligible own funds as at 30 June 2020 grew slightly compared to 31 December 2019, primarily as the result of the acquisition of the insurer Vita. In addition, the Group's risk profile changed as at 30 June 2020, also due to the acquisition of Vita. The Group's largest exposure remains to nonlife underwriting risk; however, the proportion of the Group's exposure to life-underwriting risk increased when Vita joined the Group. The Group's unaudited solvency ratio was 197% as at 30 June 2020. Despite Covid-19, the Group maintains a high solvency ratio.

A major impact on the solvency ratio could result from the realisation of Covid-19–related market or underwriting risks; however, thanks to a high solvency ratio, insolvency risk remains low.

5.3 Underwriting risks

The Group's insurance companies assume risk from policyholders and mostly transfer excess risk to Sava Re. Sava Re also assumes risk from other cedants; any excess is retroceded to other reinsurers.

The Group is exposed to the following non-life underwriting risks: underwriting process risk (insurance and reinsurance), pricing risk, claims risk, retention risk and reserving risk. Its life operations are exposed to lapse risk, mortality risk and life expense risk.

An increase in realised underwriting risk would essentially result in an increase in net claims. Because the Group has an adequate retrocession programme in place, it is not exposed to the risk of a sharp increase in net claims, not even in the case of catastrophic loss events. A more likely scenario that the Group is exposed to is the deterioration of the net combined ratio as a result of an increase in claims or expenses along with a decrease in premiums. A one p.p. rise/drop in the Group's net combined ratio relating to non-life (re)insurance business in the first three quarters of 2020 would decrease/increase its profit before tax by EUR 3.8 million in the period (1–9/2019: EUR 3.5 million).

The Group's exposure to underwriting risk did not change significantly in the period 1–9/2020 compared to year-end 2019. The risk of potential major claims has increased in the market of the Republic of Ireland (direct underwriting of insurance business in the EU under the freedom of services rules) and the market of the United Kingdom (reinsurance business) related to business interruption coverage. In line with preliminary estimates, in the last quarter of 2020, the Group will most likely set a claims provision of up to EUR 10 million for potential legal expenses and reinsurance claims in this regard. To date, we have observed no increase in risk in other portfolios or with regard to trip cancellation, event cancellation or other potential Covid-19–related claims. In addition to its impact on claims, the Covid-19 pandemic also resulted in slightly lower premium income generated by the Group's non-Slovenian non-life insurers. The Group's other operating segments were unaffected by the pandemic premium-wise.

5.4 Financial risks

In their financial operations, individual Group companies are exposed to investment portfolio risk,such as investment property risk, and financial risks, such as market, liquidity and credit risk, as well as the risk of failure to realise guaranteed returns on life business.

The risk of failure to realise guaranteed returns also includes the risk of investment contracts relating to the long-term business funds of the voluntary supplementary pension insurance (VSPI) that Sava Pokojninska manages for the benefit of policyholders.

5.4.1 Risk of failure to realise guaranteed returns

Investment contracts

The Group classifies as investment contracts its voluntary supplementary pension insurance (VSPI) business of the Sava Pokojninska pension company during the accumulation phase, which is part of the company's group of liability funds (MY-Life-Cycle Funds).

The value of investments covering investment contract liabilities totalled EUR 152.9 million as at 30 September 2020, up by EUR 1.7 million from 31 December 2019.

Financial market volatility decreased in the third quarter. The third quarter rise in the value of financial instruments improved returns on financial investments and allowed for lower provisions to be set aside to cover potential losses incurred in the event of failure to realise guaranteed returns.

The risk of failing to achieve guaranteed returns decreased modestly compared to year-end 2019.

Traditional and unit-linked life insurance contracts

The Group is exposed to the risk of failure to realise the guaranteed return on its traditional life business and unit-linked life business with a guaranteed fund unit value. The realised book return on financial investments exceeds the guaranteed return on the liabilities side for the period 1–9/2020 by EUR 189.7 thousand (1–9/2019: loss of EUR 320.0 thousand).

5.4.2 Investment property risk

As at 30 September 2020, the value of the Group's investments exposed to property risk stood at EUR 22.7 million (31 December 2019: EUR 20.7 million) and did not substantially change compared to the previous period.

In addition to investment property, real estate funds shown as alternative investments under financial investments are also exposed to this risk.

The risk of alternative investments has been determined based on stressed values as prescribed under Solvency II regulations for the capital adequacy calculation. We assumed a 15% decrease in the value of investment property and real estate funds.

A shock would reduce the value of the Group's investments sensitive to investment property risk by EUR 3.4 million (31 December 2019: EUR 3.1 million).

Property risk remained at approximately the same level.

5.4.3 Market risk

As part of market risks, the Group makes assessments of interest rate risk, equity risk and currency risk.

The investment portfolio sensitive to market risk as at 30 September 2020 of EUR 1,585.6 million grew by EUR 344.2 million from 31 December 2019, mainly due to Vita joining the Group.

Interest rate risk

The total value of investments included in the calculation as at 30 September 2020 was EUR 1,388.6 million (31 December 2019: EUR 1,100.0 million). Of this, EUR 668.0 million (31 December 2019: EUR 706.6 million) relates to assets of non-life insurers and the reinsurer, and EUR 720.6 million (31 December 2019: EUR 393.5 million) to assets of life insurers.

The average maturity of non-life insurance and reinsurance assets was 4.06 years as at 30 September 2020, whereas the expected maturity of non-life and reinsurance obligations was 2.15 years.

The average maturity of life insurance assets was 6.14 years as at 30 September 2020, and the expected duration of life insurance obligations was 6.25 years.

Interest rate risk remained broadly flat in the latest reporting period.

Equity risk

The value of investments that the Company included in the equity risk calculation totalled EUR 68.7 million as at 30 September 2020 (31 December 2019: EUR 42.9 million). A 10% drop in equity prices would result in a decline of EUR 6.9 million (31 December 2019: EUR 4.3 million). The increased balance in equity securities is related to the inclusion of the Vita portfolio.

We assess that the risk increased slightly over the recent reporting period due to jumps in stock prices.

Currency risk

The Company monitors the matching of assets and liabilities by both the ALM aspect (by accounting currency) and the accounting aspect (by transaction currency). As at 30 September 2020, the position was 99.2% matched according to the ALM aspect (31 December 2019: 99.6%) and 96.2% matched according to the accounting aspect (31 December 2019: 96.0%).

Matching risk remained at about the same level in the period.

5.4.4 Credit risk

As at 30 September 2020, fixed-rate investments rated "A" or better accounted for 57.4% of the total fixed-rate portfolio (31 December 2019: 60.9%). In the 2020 reporting period, the proportions of the best-rated investments dropped moderately compared to the prior year-end.

As at 30 September 2020, the exposure to the ten largest issuers was EUR 454.8 million, representing 28.3% of financial investments (31 December 2019: EUR 388.4 million; 30.7%), with the largest exposure of the Group to any single issuer being the Republic of Slovenia (30 September 2020: EUR 135.3 million; 8.4%; 31 December 2019: EUR 79.2 million; 6.3%), and the maximum single exposure to any commercial issuer was 4.1% of financial investments.

Based on the above, we estimate that particularly through reducing their exposure to Slovenia and increased diversification by issuer, region and industry the Sava Insurance Group companies managed their exposure to credit risk well in 1–9/2020.

The Covid-19 outbreak led to reduced economic activity and destabilised financial markets, affecting the credit risk relating to the portfolio of financial investments. We estimate that credit risk increased due to the larger proportion of corporate bonds and the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

5.4.5 Liquidity risk

In the reporting period, the Company did not change its monitoring or management of liquidity risk, nor did the Company register any situation associated with the Covid-19 outbreak that would affect the provision of liquidity in a material way. We assess that liquidity risk did rise moderately as the result of the pandemic but remains low.

5.5 Operational risks

The Group periodically measures operational risks in terms of qualitative assessment of the probability of loss and financial severity of risks listed in the risk register.

Operational risks are not among the Group's most significant risks. In the third quarter, the Group's exposure to operational risk increased compared to year-end 2019, but this decreased modestly compared to the first quarter. In the first quarter, the Group started analysing developments related to Covid-19 and took appropriate measures. These activities continued in the third quarter. All Group companies prepared appropriate measures to ensure the smooth running of all critical business functions and processes. Business processes continued running smoothly, with nearly no disruptions, even though steered by staff working from home. Activities launched were also aimed at limiting and adequately managing cyber risk. We assess that the Group's operational risk was managed adequately during the emergency situation.

5.6 Strategic risks

Strategic risks are by nature very diverse, difficult to quantify and heavily dependent on various (including external) factors. The Group and its subsidiaries are exposed to a diverse range of internal and external strategic risks.

Strategic risks are assessed qualitatively in the risk register by assessing the probability of loss and the potential financial severity of each event. In addition, we seek to quantify key strategic risks by analysing diverse scenarios.

In the first three quarters of 2020, there was a significant rise in the Group's exposure to strategic risk compared to year-end 2019 due to Covid-19. In the first quarter of the year, falls in financial markets led to reduced returns on financial investments and, consequently, to smaller profits, but the third quarter saw financial markets recover at least partially. The health emergency also had a negative effect on underwriting. On the one hand, the loss experience was more benign due to restrictions on movement and activities. On the other, there is a risk of a potential large number of business interruption claims in certain markets (see section 5.1 for details).

As early as in the first quarter, the Group started assessing the situation and introducing relevant mitigating measures, which is still ongoing: intensified monitoring of developments and risks in the Group companies and introducing activities to mitigate negative impacts on operations, continuous monitoring of sales and business performance, analysing potential impacts of Covid-19 and preparing a revised strategic plan.

We assess that the Group's strategic risk was also managed adequately during the emergency situation. However, this remains high as circumstances continue to deteriorate, and potential further impacts on the achievement of business and strategic plans are expected.

5.7 Risk exposure up to year-end 2020

The main risks that the Group is exposed to remain underwriting risk, followed by market risk. The realisation of underwriting risk is fortuitous. Underwriting risk could be realised to a larger extent as the result of a larger number of catastrophic events (in Slovenia and abroad) or Covid-19 in relation to business interruption in certain business segments (see section 5.1 for details). After the value of investments fell in the first quarter as financial markets responded to Covid-19, we saw the value of investments rise in the second and third quarter of 2020. With the number of infections rising again, conditions until the end of the year remain unpredictable. Until the year-end, financial risk could be realised to a larger extent as we again see adverse movements in financial markets. This likelihood is increased due to Covid-19. Risks also arise out of the overall economic downturn and the fact that certain industries have been weakened by the measures aimed at containing the crisis. We expect exposure to strategic and operational risk to remain unchanged and elevated until the end of 2020. Since the situation remains unpredictable, we will continue to monitor it closely.

Summary of Sava Insurance Group financial statements with notes

6 Unaudited condensed financial statements

6.1 Unaudited statement of financial position

Sava Insurance Group Sava Re
EUR
30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
ASSETS 2,436,328,701 1,885,953,003 763,126,353 735,585,561
Intangible assets 62,074,722 61,060,069 1,672,163 1,294,110
Property, plant and equipment 48,455,266 47,615,710 2,360,260 2,507,611
Right-of-use assets 8,891,017 9,974,252 143,565 115,400
Deferred tax assets 2,796,288 2,044,124 1,196,407 1,141,098
Investment property 16,615,011 16,695,132 8,068,543 8,142,714
Financial investments in subsidiaries and associates 13,763,421 581,104 318,028,308 238,177,654
Financial investments: 1,373,716,097 1,064,874,239 258,944,009 296,096,594
- Loans and deposits 29,747,391 53,363,639 12,591,516 32,047,969
- Held to maturity 39,916,905 41,586,644 2,048,404 2,075,784
- Available for sale 1,275,550,182 943,663,578 236,014,423 255,270,080
- At fair value through profit or loss 28,501,619 26,260,378 8,289,665 6,702,761
Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk 373,057,338 213,159,889 0 0
Reinsurers' share of technical provisions 48,948,209 38,620,539 37,098,426 31,159,308
Investment contract assets 152,934,620 151,197,102 0 0
Receivables 169,039,679 159,413,917 92,272,382 97,024,000
Receivables arising out of primary insurance business 151,402,361 139,954,356 88,127,825 89,537,760
Receivables arising out of reinsurance and co-insurance business 7,523,363 6,734,564 3,763,161 4,214,830
Current tax assets 61,262 3,002,507 0 2,802,044
Other receivables 10,052,693 9,722,490 381,396 469,366
Deferred acquisition costs 26,870,763 23,500,521 8,071,692 6,554,598
Other assets 4,820,056 2,841,516 475,876 441,253
Cash and cash equivalents 133,777,858 93,804,031 34,794,722 52,931,222
Non-current assets held for sale 568,356 570,858 0 0
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 2,436,328,701 1,885,953,003 763,126,353 735,585,561
Equity 438,315,694 384,776,847 344,689,802 343,920,689
Share capital 71,856,376 71,856,376 71,856,376 71,856,376
Capital reserves 43,035,948 43,035,948 54,239,757 54,239,757
Profit reserves 202,260,323 202,170,501 202,818,558 202,818,558
Own shares -24,938,709 -24,938,709 -24,938,709 -24,938,709
Fair value reserve 27,169,369 20,718,610 5,015,234 5,217,524
Reserve due to fair value revaluation 815,558 924,038 3,496 21,376
Retained earnings 73,656,896 42,128,483 34,777,321 14,517,789
Net profit or loss for the period 47,472,124 31,546,718 917,768 20,188,017
Translation reserve -3,458,226 -3,168,414 0 0
Equity attributable to owners of the controlling company 437,869,659 384,273,551 344,689,802 343,920,689
Non-controlling interests in equity 446,035 503,296 0 0
Subordinated liabilities 76,974,559 74,822,710 76,974,559 74,822,710
Technical provisions 1,266,767,160 933,952,709 291,256,508 261,338,591
Unearned premiums 244,249,869 207,895,397 74,010,000 54,588,057
Technical provisions for life insurance business 477,912,085 211,877,103 0 0
Provision for outstanding claims 531,906,071 502,914,277 215,004,455 205,064,638
Other technical provisions 12,699,135 11,265,932 2,242,052 1,685,896
Technical provision for the benefit of life insurance policyholders who 375,614,894 220,613,698 0 0
bear the investment risk
Other provisions 9,709,358 8,705,469 472,146 466,901
Deferred tax liabilities 10,808,211 5,294,664 76,227 76,227
Investment contract liabilities 152,791,271 151,040,643 0 0
Other financial liabilities 343,003 355,908 20,000 87,504
Liabilities from operating activities 59,908,767 61,290,549 45,847,681 51,086,602
Liabilities from primary insurance business 45,741,399 50,356,998 40,033,679 44,373,937
Liabilities from reinsurance and co-insurance business 10,046,727 9,300,437 5,660,173 6,712,665
Current income tax liabilities 4,120,641 1,633,114 153,829 0
Lease liability 9,574,636 10,448,915 146,925 115,491
Other liabilities 35,521,148 34,650,891 3,642,505 3,670,845

6.2 Unaudited income statement

Sava Insurance Group Sava Re
EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 1–9/2020 1–9/2019
Net premiums earned 461,830,731 402,090,977 112,907,658 99,419,727
Gross premiums written 529,632,438 471,117,105 156,158,568 136,756,965
Written premiums ceded to reinsurers and co-insurers -37,533,765 -31,674,961 -27,895,420 -23,127,067
Change in gross unearned premiums -35,833,265 -43,967,208 -19,421,943 -19,798,054
Change in unearned premiums, reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares 5,565,323 6,616,041 4,066,454 5,587,882
Income from investments in subsidiaries and associates 249,364 2,717,909 1,371,786 34,947,396
Profit from investments in equity-accounted associate companies 249,364 0 0 0
Other income 0 2,717,909 1,371,786 0
Investment income 19,344,130 16,563,269 4,878,054 6,553,075
Interest income 11,552,463 10,516,470 2,367,668 2,573,203
Other investment income 7,791,667 6,046,799 2,510,386 3,979,872
Net unrealised and realised gains on investments of life insurance policyholders
who bear the investment risk
0 16,551,565 0 0
Other technical income 9,867,279 12,779,290 3,340,903 3,188,787
Commission income 4,365,918 3,654,802 3,035,640 2,307,937
Other technical income 5,501,361 9,124,488 305,263 880,850
Other income 22,178,422 9,225,249 602,972 594,753
Net claims incurred -306,941,553 -286,899,084 -71,448,150 -65,796,195
Gross claims paid, net of income from recourse receivables -292,584,118 -281,951,986 -67,795,926 -63,895,006
Reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares 3,699,762 7,224,941 4,414,929 4,807,040
Change in the gross provision for outstanding claims -21,506,022 -15,639,483 -9,939,817 -8,323,131
Change in the provision for outstanding claims, reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares 3,448,825 3,467,444 1,872,664 1,614,902
Change in other technical provisions 24,930,466 29,807,947 -581,745 -107,810
Change in technical provisions for policyholders who bear the investment risk -182,180 -8,778,847 0 0
Expenses for bonuses and rebates -105,828 134,737 25,589 124,427
Operating expenses -144,387,769 -132,796,499 -38,682,701 -36,590,453
Acquisition costs -55,406,857 -49,650,746 -31,136,940 -28,273,861
Change in deferred acquisition costs 3,634,449 4,218,796 1,517,094 452,470
Other operating expenses -92,615,361 -87,364,549 -9,062,854 -8,769,062
Expenses for investments in associates and impairment losses on goodwill -2,096,868 -24,414 -2,239,187 0
Goodwill impairment losses, impairment of subsidiaries and associates -2,096,868 0 -2,239,187 0
Loss arising out of investments in equity-accounted associate 0 -24,414 0 0
Expenses for financial assets and liabilities -8,588,360 -870,182 -6,371,285 -201,218
Impairment losses on financial assets not at fair value through profit or loss -429,355 0 -429,356 0
Interest expense -2,347,831 -134,652 -2,167,960 -369
Other investment expenses -5,811,174 -735,530 -3,773,969 -200,849
Net unrealised and realised losses on investments of life insurance policyholders
who bear the investment risk
-2,851,612 0 0 0
Other technical expenses -14,779,380 -10,752,041 -2,343,311 -161,502
Other expenses -1,447,775 -2,095,039 -179,867 -243,258
Profit or loss before tax 57,019,067 47,654,837 1,280,717 41,727,730
Income tax expense -9,429,257 -9,999,593 -362,949 -1,999,613
Net profit or loss for the period 47,589,810 37,655,244 917,768 39,728,117
Net profit or loss attributable to owners of the controlling company 47,472,124 37,506,573 - -
Net profit or loss attributable to non-controlling interests 117,686 148,671 - -
Earnings per share (basic and diluted) 3.06 2.42 - -

The change in the weighted average number of shares outstanding is shown in section 7.9.10 "Earnings or loss per share".

6.3 Unaudited statement of other comprehensive income

Sava Insurance Group Sava Re
EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 1–9/2020 1–9/2019
PROFIT OR LOSS FOR THE PERIOD, NET OF TAX 47,589,810 37,655,244 917,768 39,728,117
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX 6,051,395 14,026,918 -220,170 3,111,988
a) Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss -108,480 16,799 -17,880 -47,000
Other items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss -206,008 16,799 -17,880 -47,000
Tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 97,528 0 0 0
b) Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 6,159,875 14,010,119 -202,290 3,158,988
Net gains/losses on remeasuring available-for-sale financial assets 8,104,933 16,914,229 -249,742 3,899,987
Net change recognised in the fair value reserve 10,190,945 17,187,897 -249,742 3,914,487
Net change transferred from fair value reserve to profit or loss -2,086,012 -273,668 0 -14,500
Tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss -1,653,554 -2,953,492 47,452 -740,998
Net gains or losses from translation of financial statements of non-domestic companies -291,504 49,382 0 0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD, NET OF TAX 53,641,205 51,682,162 697,599 42,840,105
Attributable to owners of the controlling company 53,524,591 51,532,069 - -
Attributable to non-controlling interests 116,614 150,093 - -

6.4 Unaudited statement of cash flows

Sava Insurance Group Sava Re
EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 1–9/2020 1–9/2019
A. Cash flows from operating activities
a) Items of the income statement 54,835,699 19,173,163 5,120,824 3,061,436
Net profit or loss for the period 47,589,810 37,655,244 917,768 39,728,117
Adjustments for:
2
Realised gains or losses on the disposal of property, plant and equipment assets
-124,327 -116,698 -22,352 -12,217
3
Gains or losses of equity-accounted subsidiary
-249,364 24,414 0 0
4
Impairment loss on intangible assets and goodwill
2,096,868 0 0 0
5
Other financial expenses/income
-17,429,333 -31,159,161 -1,915,032 -36,602,885
6
Depreciation/amortisation
7,115,349 5,620,464 539,295 536,641
7
Income tax expense
9,429,257 9,999,593 362,949 1,999,613
8
Net exchange differences
6,407,439 -2,850,692 5,238,196 -2,587,832
b.) Changes in net operating assets (receivables for premium, other receivables, other assets
and deferred tax assets/liabilities) of operating items of the statement of financial position
-2,354,316 -25,358,791 19,527,396 367,523
1.
Change in receivables from primary insurance
-11,448,005 -26,422,911 1,409,935 -16,772,709
2.
Change in receivables from reinsurance
-788,799 -266,865 451,669 1,443,879
3.
Change in other receivables from (re)insurance business
149,005 380,225 0 0
4.
Change in other receivables and other assets
-3,585,149 -4,175,932 1,282,989 -2,423,838
6.
Change in inventories
-26,880 10,481 0 0
7.
Change in liabilities arising out of primary insurance
-4,615,599 3,003,040 -4,340,258 1,384,229
8.
Change in liabilities arising out of reinsurance business
746,290 4,946,363 -1,052,492 3,549,781
9.
Change in other operating liabilities
2,117,239 -277,819 77,575 -4,823,688
10.
Change in other liabilities (except unearned premiums)
719,745 -22,895,119 -1,280,329 1,331,265
11.
Change in technical provisions
19,747,715 28,494,106 24,004,388 21,026,210
- change in unearned premiums 30,267,942 37,351,167 15,355,489 14,210,171
- change in provision for outstanding claims 18,057,197 12,172,039 8,067,154 6,708,229
- change in other technical provisions -1,914,569 -451,817 581,745 107,810
- change in mathematical provision -26,845,035 -29,356,130 0 0
- change in mathematical provision for policyholders who bear the investment risk 182,180 8,778,847 0 0
c) 12
Tax expense
Net cash from/used in operating activities (a + b)
-5,369,878
52,481,383
-8,154,360
-6,185,628
-1,026,080
24,648,220
-4,347,607
3,428,959
B. Cash flows from investing activities
a) Cash receipts from investing activities 334,882,579 123,750,064 50,842,986 115,674,158
1.
Interest received from investing activities
11,552,463 10,516,470 2,367,668 2,573,203
2.
Cash receipts from dividends and participation in the profit of others
1,028,610 1,343,707 1,602,196 35,690,848
3.
Proceeds from sale of intangible assets
184,198 34,090 0 0
4.
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
513,685 229,653 35,264 6,839
5.
Proceeds from disposal of financial investments
321,603,623 111,626,144 46,837,858 77,403,268
5.2.
Other proceeds from disposal of financial investments
321,603,623 111,626,144 46,837,858 77,403,268
b) Cash disbursements in investing activities -356,893,541 -91,710,603 -91,396,377 -94,550,762
1.
Purchase of intangible assets
-3,861,644 -1,379,807 -566,317 -253,451
2.
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
-3,950,933 -3,347,764 -99,994 -86,155
3.
Purchase of long-term financial investments
-349,080,964 -86,983,032 -90,730,066 -94,211,156
3.1.
Purchase of subsidiary companies
-82,089,797 -24,128,199 -82,089,797 -24,128,199
3.2.
Other disbursements to acquire financial investments
-266,991,167 -62,854,833 -8,640,269 -70,082,957
c) Net cash from/used in investing activities (a + b) -22,010,962 32,039,461 -40,553,391 21,123,397
C. Cash flows from financing activities
b) Cash disbursements in financing activities -3,395,985 -15,021,965 -2,231,328 -14,723,180
1.
Interest paid
-2,347,831 -134,652 -2,167,960 -369
3.
Repayment of long-term financial liabilities
-874,279 0 -63,367 0
5.
Dividends and other profit participations paid
-173,875 -14,887,313 0 -14,722,811
c) Net cash from/used in financing activities (a + b) -3,395,985 -15,021,965 -2,231,328 -14,723,180
C2. Closing balance of cash and cash equivalents 133,777,858 78,196,028 34,794,722 20,480,627
x) Net increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents for the period (Ac + Bc + Cc) 27,074,436 10,831,868 -18,136,499 9,829,176
y) Opening balance of cash and cash equivalents 93,804,031 64,657,431 52,931,222 10,651,452
Opening balance of cash and cash equivalents – acquisition 12,899,391 2,706,729 0 0

6.5 Unaudited statement of changes in equity

Unaudited statement of changes in equity for the period 1 January – 30 Sep 2020

Sava Insurance Group
EUR III. Profit reserves
I. Share
capital
II. Capital
reserves
Legal
reserves
and
reserves
provided
for in the
articles of
association
Reserve
for own
shares
Catastrophe
equalisation
reserve
Other IV. Fair value
reserve
Reserve due to
fair value
revaluation
V.
Retained
earnings
VI. Net
profit or
loss for the
period
VII. Own
shares
VIII.
Translation
reserve
IX. Equity
attributable
to owners of
the
controlling
company
X. Non
controlling
interests in
equity
Total
(15 + 16)
1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Closing balance in previous financial year 71,856,376 43,035,948 11,863,211 24,938,709 11,225,068 154,143,513 20,718,610 924,038 42,128,483 31,546,718 -24,938,709 -3,168,414 384,273,551 503,296 384,776,847
Opening balance in the financial period 71,856,376 43,035,948 11,863,211 24,938,709 11,225,068 154,143,513 20,718,610 924,038 42,128,483 31,546,718 -24,938,709 -3,168,414 384,273,551 503,296 384,776,847
Comprehensive income for the period, net of
tax
0 0 0 0 0 0 6,450,759 -108,480 0 47,472,124 0 -289,812 53,524,591 116,614 53,641,205
a) Net profit or loss for the period 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47,472,124 0 0 47,472,124 117,686 47,589,810
b) Other comprehensive income 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,450,759 -108,480 0 0 0 -289,812 6,052,467 -1,072 6,051,395
Transactions with owners – payouts 0 0 62,108 0 0 27,714 0 0 -89,822 0 0 0 0 -173,875 -173,875
Dividend distributions (accounted) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -173,875 -173,875
Allocation of net profit to profit reserve 0 0 62,108 0 0 27,714 0 0 -89,822 0 0 0 0 0 0
Movements within equity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31,618,235 -31,546,718 0 0 71,517 0 71,517
Transfer of profit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31,546,718 -31,546,718 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71,517 0 0 0 71,517 0 71,517
Closing balance in the financial period 71,856,376 43,035,948 11,925,319 24,938,709 11,225,068 154,171,227 27,169,369 815,558 73,656,896 47,472,124 -24,938,709 -3,458,226 437,869,659 446,035 438,315,694

Sava Re
EUR III. Profit reserves
I. Share
capital
II. Capital
reserves
Legal reserves
and reserves
provided for
in the articles
of association
Reserve for
own shares
Catastrophe
equalisation
reserve
Other IV. Fair value
reserve
Reserve due to
fair value
revaluation
V. Retained
earnings
VI. Net profit
or loss for
the period
VII. Own shares Total
1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Closing balance in previous financial year 71,856,376 54,239,757 14,986,525 24,938,709 10,000,000 152,893,325 5,217,524 21,376 14,517,789 20,188,017 -24,938,709 343,920,689
Opening balance in the financial period 71,856,376 54,239,757 14,986,525 24,938,709 10,000,000 152,893,325 5,217,524 21,376 14,517,789 20,188,017 -24,938,709 343,920,689
Comprehensive income for the period, net of tax 0 0 0 0 0 0 -202,290 -17,880 0 917,768 0 697,599
a) Net profit or loss for the period 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 917,768 0 917,768
b) Other comprehensive income 0 0 0 0 0 0 -202,290 -17,880 0 0 0 -220,170
Movements within equity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,259,532 -20,188,017 0 71,515
Transfer of profit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,188,017 -20,188,017 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71,515 0 0 71,515
Closing balance in the financial period 71,856,376 54,239,757 14,986,525 24,938,709 10,000,000 152,893,325 5,015,234 3,497 34,777,320 917,768 -24,938,709 344,689,802

Unaudited statement of changes in equity for the period 1 January – 30 Sep 2019

Sava Insurance Group
EUR III. Profit reserves
I. Share
capital
II. Capital
reserves
Legal
reserves
and
reserves
provided
for in the
articles of
association
Reserve
for own
shares
Catastrophe
equalisation
reserve
Other IV. Fair value
reserve
Reserve due to
fair value
revaluation
V. Retained
earnings
VI. Net
profit or
loss for the
period
VII. Own
shares
VIII.
Translation
reserve
IX. Equity
attributable
to owners
of the
controlling
company
X. Non
controlling
interests in
equity
Total
(15 + 16)
1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Closing balance in previous financial year 71,856,376 43,035,948 11,704,009 24,938,709 11,225,068 135,739,128 11,613,059 836,745 35,140,493 21,843,940 -24,938,709 -3,368,928 339,625,838 549,617 340,175,455
Opening balance in the financial period 71,856,376 43,035,948 11,704,009 24,938,709 11,225,068 135,739,128 11,613,059 836,745 35,140,493 21,843,940 -24,938,709 -3,368,928 339,625,838 549,617 340,175,455
Comprehensive income for the period, net of tax 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,959,818 16,799 0 37,506,573 0 48,878 51,532,068 150,093 51,682,161
a) Net profit or loss for the period 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37,506,573 0 0 37,506,573 148,671 37,655,244
b) Other comprehensive income 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,959,818 16,799 0 0 0 48,878 14,025,495 1,422 14,026,917
Transactions with owners – payouts 0 0 122,252 0 0 10,672 0 0 -14,855,735 0 0 0 -14,722,811 -164,502 -14,887,313
Dividend distributions (accounted) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -14,722,811 0 0 0 -14,722,811 -164,502 -14,887,313
Allocation of net profit to profit reserve 0 0 122,252 0 0 10,672 0 0 -132,924 0 0 0 0 0 0
Movements within equity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21,843,940 -21,843,940 0 0 0 0 0
Transfer of profit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21,843,940 -21,843,940 0 0 0 0 0
Closing balance in the financial period 71,856,376 43,035,948 11,826,261 24,938,709 11,225,068 135,749,800 25,572,876 853,546 42,128,694 37,506,573 -24,938,709 -3,320,046 376,435,095 535,208 376,970,303
Sava Re
EUR III. Profit reserves
I. Share
capital
II. Capital
reserves
Legal
reserves and
reserves
provided for
in the articles
of
association
Reserve for
own shares
Catastrophe
equalisation
reserve
Other IV. Fair value
reserve
Reserve due to
fair value
revaluation
V. Retained
earnings
VI. Net
profit or
loss for the
period
VII. Own shares Total
1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Closing balance in previous financial year 71,856,376 54,239,757 14,986,525 24,938,709 10,000,000 134,499,629 2,697,381 40,772 10,101,172 20,933,748 -24,938,709 319,355,361
Opening balance in the financial period 71,856,376 54,239,757 14,986,525 24,938,709 10,000,000 134,499,629 2,697,381 40,772 10,101,172 20,933,748 -24,938,709 319,355,361
Comprehensive income for the period, net of tax 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,158,988 -47,000 0 39,728,117 0 42,840,105
a) Net profit or loss for the period 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39,728,117 0 39,728,117
b) Other comprehensive income 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,158,988 -47,000 0 0 0 3,111,988
Transactions with owners – payouts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -14,722,811 0 0 -14,722,811
Dividend distributions (accounted) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -14,722,811 0 0 -14,722,811
Movements within equity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,933,749 -20,933,749 0 0
Transfer of profit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,933,749 -20,933,749 0 0
Closing balance in the financial period 71,856,376 54,239,757 14,986,525 24,938,709 10,000,000 134,499,630 5,856,369 -6,228 16,312,110 39,728,117 -24,938,709 347,472,655

7 Notes to the consolidated financial statements

The selected notes to the interim financial statements are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position of the Group at the end of September 2020 compared to year-end 2019 and the performance of the Group in the first nine months of 2020 compared to the first nine months of 2019.

7.1 Overview of major accounting policies

The financial statements with notes have been prepared in compliance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".

In accordance with IAS 34, explanatory notes are provided for events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in the financial position and performance of the Group since the last annual financial report prepared for 2019.

The financial statements with notes as at and for the nine months to 30 September 2020 have not been audited.

The interim financial statements as at 30 September 2020 have been prepared following the same accounting policies and computation methods as the annual financial statements for 2019.

7.2 Seasonality and cyclicality of interim operations

The operations of the Group are not seasonal in nature. Pursuant to underwriting rules, the Group's insurance companies defer those costs (expenses and income) that may or must be deferred at the year end.

7.3 Nature and amount of extraordinary items

There were no extraordinary items in terms of their nature, size or incidence that would affect assets, liabilities, equity, net profit or cash flows in the period 1–9/2020 other than the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which are detailed in section 5.1 "Covid-19–related risks".

7.4 Materiality

Equity was used as a basis in determining a materiality threshold for the consolidated financial statements, specifically 2% thereof, which is EUR 8.8 million as at 30 September 2020. Changes in the balance of statement of financial position items that did not exceed the set materiality threshold have not been disaggregated in the interim financial statements. Disclosures and notes that the Group is required to present under IAS 34 or statutory requirements are provided in this report although they may not exceed the materiality threshold.

7.5 Issuance, repurchase, and repayment of debt and equity securities

The Group issued no new debt or equity securities.

7.6 Key accounting estimates and judgements

In preparing this interim report, the Group complies with the same principles relating to estimates as in the preparation of its annual report.

7.7 Segment reporting

Operating segments as disclosed and monitored were determined based on the different activities carried out in the Group. Segments have been formed based on similar services provided by companies (features of insurance products, market networks and the environment in which companies operate).

Business is broken down by operating segment: reinsurance, non-life, life, pensions and the "other" segment. Performance of these segments is monitored based on different indicators, a common performance indicator for all segments being net profit calculated in accordance with IFRSs. The management board monitors performance by segment to the level of underwriting results, net investment income and other aggregated performance indicators, as well as the level of assets and technical provisions on a quarterly basis.

Statement of financial position items by operating segment – assets as at 30
September 2020
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Sava Insurance Group
30 Sep 2020 Non-life business Life business Pension
Reinsurance business Slovenia International Total Slovenia International Total business Other Total
ASSETS 310,654,263 665,955,423 158,275,244 824,230,667 1,012,057,743 49,237,371 1,061,295,113 193,748,325 46,400,332 2,436,328,701
Intangible assets 1,672,162 8,953,584 8,713,944 17,667,528 7,115,809 23,965 7,139,774 11,233,316 24,361,942 62,074,722
Property, plant and equipment 2,360,259 27,906,774 13,803,669 41,710,443 1,949,287 1,954,500 3,903,787 111,215 369,562 48,455,266
Right-of-use assets 96,884 4,272,979 4,371,181 8,644,160 28,547 14,562 43,109 81,832 25,032 8,891,017
Deferred tax assets 1,196,408 1,005,336 4,351 1,009,687 562,761 9,188 571,949 734 17,510 2,796,288
Investment property 8,068,542 3,326,039 4,766,333 8,092,372 37,260 0 37,260 0 416,837 16,615,011
Financial investments in associates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,763,421 13,763,421
Financial investments: 178,058,167 444,839,977 88,443,666 533,283,643 597,139,582 38,075,507 635,215,088 25,422,867 1,736,333 1,373,716,097
- Loans and deposits 5,444,926 2,517,448 16,272,946 18,790,395 6,541 1,728,045 1,734,586 3,777,484 0 29,747,391
- Held to maturity 1,436,229 1,561,828 3,140,497 4,702,325 26,430,742 2,325,170 28,755,912 5,022,439 0 39,916,905
- Available for sale 165,480,432 432,425,409 67,571,090 499,996,499 565,389,821 33,285,149 598,674,970 11,398,283 0 1,275,550,182
- At fair value through profit or loss 5,696,580 8,335,291 1,459,133 9,794,424 5,312,478 737,143 6,049,621 5,224,661 1,736,333 28,501,619
Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk 0 0 0 0 372,600,302 457,036 373,057,338 0 0 373,057,338
Reinsurers' share of technical provisions 8,518,935 33,129,337 6,676,393 39,805,729 622,855 689 623,544 0 0 48,948,209
Investment contract assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152,934,620 0 152,934,620
Receivables 70,149,694 78,668,960 16,381,386 95,050,346 1,664,682 734,631 2,399,313 13,900 1,426,426 169,039,679
Receivables arising out of primary insurance business 66,080,231 72,685,707 10,713,538 83,399,245 1,328,885 589,961 1,918,846 4,039 0 151,402,361
Receivables arising out of reinsurance and co-insurance business 3,763,161 3,231,607 513,591 3,745,198 15,018 -14 15,004 0 0 7,523,363
Current tax assets 0 0 165,238 165,238 0 0 0 0 -103,976 61,262
Other receivables 306,302 2,751,646 4,989,019 7,740,665 320,779 144,684 465,463 9,861 1,530,402 10,052,693
Deferred acquisition costs 5,262,614 16,799,739 4,384,117 21,183,856 371,370 52,923 424,293 0 0 26,870,763
Other assets 475,876 2,542,051 995,581 3,537,632 260,816 20,304 281,120 288,664 236,764 4,820,056
Cash and cash equivalents 34,794,722 44,486,196 9,190,719 53,676,915 29,704,472 7,894,066 37,598,538 3,661,177 4,046,506 133,777,858
Non-current assets held for sale 0 24,451 543,905 568,356 0 0 0 0 0 568,356

Statement of financial position items by operating segment – equity and liabilities as at 30 September 2020

Sava Insurance Group
30 Sep 2020 Non-life business Life business Pension
business
Other Total
Reinsurance business Slovenia International Total Slovenia International Total
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 360,737,510 600,924,212 153,262,477 754,186,689 974,980,341 43,559,090 1,018,539,431 193,810,416 109,054,649 2,436,328,701
Subordinated liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76,974,559 76,974,559
Technical provisions 184,783,973 478,256,743 104,895,495 583,152,238 459,863,566 28,376,691 488,240,257 10,590,692 0 1,266,767,160
Unearned premiums 35,847,785 169,563,215 37,748,762 207,311,977 823,988 266,119 1,090,107 0 0 244,249,869
Mathematical provisions 0 0 0 0 440,195,952 27,125,965 467,321,917 10,590,168 0 477,912,085
Provision for outstanding claims 146,938,487 301,258,263 63,880,564 365,138,827 18,843,626 984,607 19,828,233 524 0 531,906,071
Other technical provisions 1,997,701 7,435,265 3,266,169 10,701,434 0 0 0 0 0 12,699,135
Technical provision for the benefit of life insurance policyholders who bear
the investment risk
0 0 0 0 374,556,876 1,058,018 375,614,894 0 0 375,614,894
Other provisions 472,146 5,813,887 1,469,530 7,283,417 1,549,129 8,309 1,557,438 172,708 223,649 9,709,358
Deferred tax liabilities 76,227 2,864,256 91,772 2,956,028 7,746,565 107,242 7,853,807 -77,851 0 10,808,211
Investment contract liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152,791,271 0 152,791,271
Other financial liabilities 20,003 2 321,475 321,477 0 215 215 0 1,308 343,003
Liabilities from operating activities 31,742,022 13,312,644 3,594,215 16,906,859 10,662,571 436,958 11,099,529 66,393 93,964 59,908,767
Liabilities from primary insurance business 25,928,020 7,572,353 2,275,790 9,848,143 9,569,258 395,978 9,965,236 0 0 45,741,399
Liabilities from reinsurance and co-insurance business 5,660,173 3,182,070 1,112,028 4,294,098 92,459 -3 92,456 0 0 10,046,727
Current income tax liabilities 153,829 2,558,221 206,397 2,764,618 1,000,854 40,983 1,041,837 66,393 93,964 4,120,641
Lease liability 99,427 4,339,033 5,007,367 9,346,400 0 15,020 15,020 88,618 25,171 9,574,636
Other liabilities 3,638,408 18,516,525 5,537,436 24,053,961 4,051,807 649,664 4,701,471 993,966 2,133,341 35,521,148
Shareholders' equity 139,905,304 77,821,121 32,345,188 110,166,309 116,549,827 12,906,973 129,456,800 29,184,619 29,602,659 438,315,694
Equity attributable to owners of the controlling company 139,905,304 77,821,121 31,977,178 109,798,299 116,549,827 12,906,973 129,456,800 29,184,619 29,524,634 437,869,659
Non-controlling interests in equity 0 0 368,010 368,010 0 0 0 0 78,025 446,035
Statement of financial position items by operating segment –
assets as at 31 December 2019
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Sava Insurance Group
31 Dec 2019 Non-life business Life business Pension Total
Reinsurance business Slovenia International Total Slovenia International Total business Other
ASSETS 298,625,514 603,147,268 154,705,530 757,852,797 490,007,934 45,893,861 535,901,795 190,884,814 102,688,084 1,885,953,003
Intangible assets 891,724 7,354,868 8,654,223 16,009,091 5,896,408 29,086 5,925,494 13,099,839 25,133,921 61,060,069
Property, plant and equipment 2,507,609 26,714,599 13,909,984 40,624,583 1,889,359 2,007,331 3,896,690 119,278 467,550 47,615,710
Right-of-use assets 30,853 4,463,261 5,350,660 9,813,921 0 21,532 21,532 105,436 2,510 9,974,252
Deferred tax assets 1,141,099 639,920 0 639,920 244,178 1,030 245,208 387 17,510 2,044,124
Investment property 8,142,714 3,300,880 4,790,362 8,091,242 38,266 0 38,266 0 422,910 16,695,132
Financial investments in associates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 581,103 581,104
Financial investments: 174,162,291 448,185,266 92,607,855 540,793,120 245,743,594 38,199,758 283,943,353 25,191,766 40,783,709 1,064,874,239
- Loans and deposits 5,779,224 2,881,423 13,681,894 16,563,317 4,010,208 2,556,408 6,566,616 4,453,975 20,000,508 53,363,639
- Held to maturity 1,426,459 17,190,551 3,506,122 20,696,673 11,113,743 4,025,478 15,139,221 4,324,291 0 41,586,644
- Available for sale 162,350,533 421,046,903 72,948,012 493,994,915 225,821,861 30,696,014 256,517,876 11,782,721 19,017,533 943,663,578
- At fair value through profit or loss 4,606,075 7,066,389 2,471,827 9,538,216 4,797,782 921,858 5,719,640 4,630,779 1,765,668 26,260,378
Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk 0 0 0 0 212,284,264 875,625 213,159,889 0 0 213,159,889
Reinsurers' share of technical provisions 8,683,681 24,178,390 5,628,400 29,806,790 107,813 22,255 130,068 0 0 38,620,539
Investment contract assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151,197,102 0 151,197,102
Receivables 75,742,820 67,105,872 13,290,126 80,395,998 806,629 677,652 1,484,281 55,819 1,734,999 159,413,917
Receivables arising out of primary insurance business 68,309,854 61,956,001 8,311,675 70,267,676 765,470 599,472 1,364,942 11,884 0 139,954,356
Receivables arising out of reinsurance and co-insurance business 4,214,830 2,083,275 430,592 2,513,867 0 5,867 5,867 0 0 6,734,564
Current tax assets 2,802,044 0 159,219 159,219 0 0 0 41,244 0 3,002,507
Other receivables 416,092 3,066,596 4,388,640 7,455,236 41,159 72,313 113,472 2,691 1,734,999 9,722,490
Deferred acquisition costs 4,950,425 13,092,210 4,979,149 18,071,359 439,559 39,178 478,737 0 0 23,500,521
Other assets 441,253 1,216,743 707,741 1,924,484 0 29,051 29,051 260,699 186,029 2,841,516
Cash and cash equivalents 21,931,044 6,870,808 4,240,623 11,111,431 22,557,864 3,991,362 26,549,226 854,488 33,357,842 93,804,031
Non-current assets held for sale 0 24,451 546,407 570,858 0 0 0 0 0 570,858
Statement of financial position items by operating segment – equity and liabilities as at 31 December 2019
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Sava Insurance Group
31 Dec 2019 Non-life business Life business Pension Other Total
Reinsurance business Slovenia International Total Slovenia International Total business
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 367,798,941 552,898,521 150,448,073 703,346,595 472,078,939 44,714,957 516,793,896 191,096,763 106,916,803 1,885,953,003
Subordinated liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74,822,710 74,822,710
Technical provisions 170,080,102 436,211,501 98,321,928 534,533,429 193,127,114 27,613,972 220,741,086 8,598,092 0 933,952,709
Unearned premiums 25,100,729 143,184,999 38,631,915 181,816,914 689,607 288,147 977,754 0 0 207,895,397
Mathematical provisions 0 0 0 0 176,803,531 26,475,532 203,279,063 8,598,040 0 211,877,103
Provision for outstanding claims 143,563,417 285,671,540 57,194,999 342,866,539 15,633,976 850,293 16,484,269 52 0 502,914,277
Other technical provisions 1,415,956 7,354,962 2,495,014 9,849,976 0 0 0 0 0 11,265,932
Technical provision for the benefit of life insurance policyholders who bear
the investment risk
0 0 0 0 219,142,364 1,471,334 220,613,698 0 0 220,613,698
Other provisions 466,901 5,384,572 1,334,068 6,718,640 1,137,841 6,617 1,144,458 150,441 225,029 8,705,469
Deferred tax liabilities 76,227 2,433,270 204,397 2,637,667 2,471,341 119,701 2,591,042 -10,272 0 5,294,664
Investment contract liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151,040,643 0 151,040,643
Other financial liabilities 87,505 0 267,374 267,374 0 1,029 1,029 0 0 355,908
Liabilities from operating activities 37,944,541 9,912,042 3,569,373 13,481,415 9,204,616 319,943 9,524,559 0 340,034 61,290,549
Liabilities from primary insurance business 31,231,876 7,524,823 2,488,649 10,013,472 8,830,988 280,662 9,111,650 0 0 50,356,998
Liabilities from reinsurance and co-insurance business 6,712,665 1,764,935 788,214 2,553,149 12,353 22,270 34,623 0 0 9,300,437
Current income tax liabilities 0 622,284 292,510 914,794 361,275 17,011 378,286 0 340,034 1,633,114
Lease liability 30,942 4,535,643 5,676,898 10,212,541 0 21,894 21,894 150,899 32,639 10,448,915
Other liabilities 3,667,315 20,107,001 5,484,569 25,591,570 2,046,117 700,701 2,746,818 677,389 1,967,799 34,650,891
Shareholders' equity 155,445,408 74,314,493 35,589,466 109,903,959 44,949,546 14,459,766 59,409,312 30,489,571 29,528,592 384,776,847
Equity attributable to owners of the controlling company 155,445,408 74,314,493 35,224,038 109,538,531 44,949,546 14,459,766 59,409,312 30,489,571 29,390,724 384,273,551
Non-controlling interests in equity 0 0 365,428 365,428 0 0 0 0 137,868 503,296

Income statement items by operating segment 1–9/2020

Sava Insurance Group
EUR Non-life business Life business Pension
1–9/2020 Reinsurance business Slovenia International Total Slovenia International Total Other
business
Total
Net premiums earned 70,180,430 244,325,467 55,169,155 299,494,621 82,198,479 7,439,783 89,638,262 2,517,418 0 461,830,731
Gross premiums written 84,943,518 292,950,781 59,445,712 352,396,493 82,343,320 7,431,689 89,775,009 2,517,418 0 529,632,438
Written premiums ceded to reinsurers and co-insurers -5,119,989 -26,785,556 -5,383,163 -32,168,719 -233,841 -11,216 -245,057 0 0 -37,533,765
Change in gross unearned premiums -10,747,056 -25,722,413 515,086 -25,207,327 100,270 20,848 121,118 0 0 -35,833,265
Change in unearned premiums, reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares 1,103,957 3,882,654 591,520 4,474,174 -11,270 -1,538 -12,808 0 0 5,565,323
Investment income 3,375,391 5,114,043 2,079,426 7,193,468 7,466,860 831,351 8,298,211 474,772 2,288 19,344,130
Interest income 1,615,245 2,359,888 1,543,912 3,903,800 4,849,443 805,754 5,655,197 378,221 0 11,552,463
Other investment income 1,760,146 2,754,155 535,514 3,289,668 2,617,416 25,597 2,643,013 96,551 2,288 7,791,667
Other technical income 532,109 5,664,087 2,569,790 8,233,877 1,020,829 4,108 1,024,937 76,356 0 9,867,279
Commission income 503,057 2,934,384 926,988 3,861,372 1,062 427 1,489 0 0 4,365,918
Other technical income 29,052 2,729,703 1,642,802 4,372,505 1,019,767 3,681 1,023,448 76,356 0 5,501,361
Other income 602,974 2,648,867 1,016,871 3,665,738 6,276,812 48,175 6,324,987 4,122,670 7,462,053 22,178,422
Net claims incurred -47,186,888 -138,524,941 -31,488,606 -170,013,547 -85,368,798 -3,669,489 -89,038,287 -702,831 0 -306,941,553
Gross claims paid, net of income from recourse receivables -43,143,677 -132,355,259 -26,382,265 -158,737,524 -86,480,318 -3,520,240 -90,000,558 -702,359 0 -292,584,118
Reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares 600,182 1,621,996 1,425,088 3,047,084 52,428 67 52,495 0 0 3,699,762
Change in the gross provision for outstanding claims -3,374,689 -12,121,500 -7,061,534 -19,183,034 1,192,842 -140,669 1,052,173 -472 0 -21,506,022
Change in the provision for outstanding claims, reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares -1,268,704 4,329,822 530,106 4,859,927 -133,751 -8,647 -142,398 0 0 3,448,825
Change in other technical provisions -581,745 11,639 -668,774 -657,135 29,038,633 -877,159 28,161,474 -1,992,128 0 24,930,466
Change in technical provisions for policyholders who bear the investment risk 0 0 0 0 -571,595 389,415 -182,180 0 0 -182,180
Expenses for bonuses and rebates 0 -91,942 -13,886 -105,828 0 0 0 0 0 -105,828
Operating expenses -18,522,649 -71,694,964 -25,846,721 -97,541,684 -17,805,877 -2,922,567 -20,728,444 -2,431,150 -5,163,842 -144,387,769
Acquisition costs -16,697,203 -29,021,431 -3,846,757 -32,868,188 -5,350,780 -477,205 -5,827,985 -13,481 0 -55,406,857
Change in deferred acquisition costs 994,822 3,037,558 -576,221 2,461,337 164,348 13,942 178,290 0 0 3,634,449
Other operating expenses -2,820,268 -45,711,091 -21,423,743 -67,134,833 -12,619,445 -2,459,304 -15,078,749 -2,417,669 -5,163,842 -92,615,361
Expenses relating to investments in related parties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1,529,820 -567,048 -2,096,868
Loss arising out of investments in equity-accounted associate companies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Expenses for financial assets and liabilities -3,885,928 -1,326,809 -190,152 -1,516,961 -1,066,177 212,293 -853,884 -145,180 -2,186,407 -8,588,360
Interest expense -16,438 -49,696 -108,769 -158,465 -14,629 -1,914 -16,543 -1,601 -2,154,784 -2,347,831
Other investment expenses -3,568,449 -1,159,049 -71,539 -1,230,587 -1,051,186 214,251 -836,935 -143,580 -31,623 -5,811,174
Net unrealised and realised losses on investments of life insurance policyholders who
bear the investment risk
0 0 0 0 -2,865,905 14,293 -2,851,612 0 0 -2,851,612
Other technical expenses -2,343,310 -7,224,688 -4,106,905 -11,331,593 -457,166 -149,623 -606,789 -508,721 11,033 -14,779,380
Other expenses -219,203 -651,381 -492,796 -1,144,177 -6,766 -2,428 -9,194 -74,480 -721 -1,447,775
Profit or loss before tax 1,951,181 38,249,377 -1,972,598 36,276,779 17,859,328 1,318,152 19,177,480 -193,094 -193,280 57,019,067
Income tax expense -362,949 -5,577,865 -300,792 -5,878,657 -2,678,414 -59,070 -2,737,484 -88,217 -361,950 -9,429,257
Net profit or loss for the period 1,588,232 32,671,512 -2,273,390 30,398,122 15,180,914 1,259,082 16,439,996 -555,230 47,589,810
Net profit or loss attributable to owners of the controlling company 1,588,232 32,671,512 -2,277,044 30,394,468 15,180,914 1,259,082 16,439,996 0 -669,262 47,472,124
Net profit or loss attributable to non-controlling interests 0 0 3,654 3,654 0 0 0 0 114,032 117,686

Income statement items by operating segment 1–9/2019

Sava Insurance Group
EUR Non-life business
Reinsurance business
Life business Pension
Other
1–9/2019 Slovenia International Total Slovenia International Total business Total
Net premiums earned 62,880,151 217,370,643 54,125,620 271,496,264 58,659,508 6,486,973 65,146,481 2,568,081 0 402,090,977
Gross premiums written 74,554,231 265,808,128 63,026,338 328,834,466 58,725,602 6,434,725 65,160,327 2,568,081 0 471,117,105
Written premiums ceded to reinsurers and co-insurers -4,383,477 -22,944,238 -4,181,529 -27,125,767 -159,406 -6,310 -165,716 0 0 -31,674,961
Change in gross unearned premiums -8,202,796 -30,867,744 -5,052,381 -35,920,125 97,147 58,566 155,713 0 0 -43,967,208
Change in unearned premiums, reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares 912,193 5,374,497 333,193 5,707,690 -3,835 -8 -3,843 0 0 6,616,041
Income from investments in subsidiary and associate companies 0 2,717,909 0 2,717,909 0 0 0 0 0 2,717,909
Other income 0 2,717,909 0 2,717,909 0 0 0 0 0 2,717,909
Investment income 5,169,220 4,282,371 1,807,898 6,090,268 3,664,246 726,068 4,390,314 897,458 16,009 16,563,269
Interest income 1,749,641 2,838,104 1,682,530 4,520,634 3,087,782 740,825 3,828,607 413,588 4,000 10,516,470
Other investment income 3,419,579 1,444,267 125,368 1,569,634 576,464 -14,757 561,707 483,870 12,009 6,046,799
Net unrealised and realised gains on investments of life insurance policyholders
who bear the investment risk 0 0 0 0 16,549,532 2,033 16,551,565 0 0 16,551,565
Other technical income 1,095,162 5,380,069 1,890,213 7,270,282 724,656 2,069 726,725 1,230,098 2,457,024 12,779,290
Commission income 475,806 2,224,769 947,994 3,172,763 6,234 0 6,234 0 0 3,654,802
Other technical income 619,356 3,155,300 942,219 4,097,519 718,422 2,069 720,491 1,230,098 2,457,024 9,124,488
Other income 601,071 2,216,718 1,003,147 3,219,865 57,370 34,140 91,510 2,728,833 2,583,970 9,225,249
Net claims incurred -43,525,115 -129,387,544 -31,958,706 -161,346,251 -78,346,015 -2,988,154 -81,334,170 -693,549 0 -286,899,084
Gross claims paid, net of income from recourse receivables -39,634,147 -130,545,877 -28,520,714 -159,066,591 -79,782,835 -2,774,864 -82,557,699 -693,549 0 -281,951,986
Reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares 1,774,295 3,796,026 1,620,002 5,416,028 34,576 42 34,618 0 0 7,224,941
Change in the gross provision for outstanding claims -4,141,651 -5,948,426 -6,773,176 -12,721,602 1,437,094 -213,324 1,223,770 0 0 -15,639,483
Change in the provision for outstanding claims, reinsurers' and co-insurers' shares -1,523,611 3,310,732 1,715,182 5,025,914 -34,851 -8 -34,859 0 0 3,467,444
Change in other technical provisions -107,810 818,566 -258,939 559,627 33,293,326 -1,866,157 31,427,169 -2,071,039 0 29,807,947
Change in technical provisions for policyholders who bear the investment risk 0 0 0 0 -9,377,423 598,576 -8,778,847 0 0 -8,778,847
Expenses for bonuses and rebates 0 192,253 -57,516 134,737 0 0 0 0 0 134,737
Operating expenses -18,519,922 -64,993,535 -25,214,655 -90,208,190 -14,990,059 -2,912,889 -17,902,948 -2,451,140 -3,714,300 -132,796,499
Acquisition costs -16,106,779 -23,615,116 -5,338,959 -28,954,075 -4,131,042 -434,808 -4,565,850 -24,042 0 -49,650,746
Change in deferred acquisition costs 576,265 2,510,584 1,270,744 3,781,328 -148,357 9,560 -138,797 0 0 4,218,796
Other operating expenses -2,989,408 -43,889,003 -21,146,440 -65,035,443 -10,710,660 -2,487,641 -13,198,301 -2,427,098 -3,714,300 -87,364,549
Expenses relating to investments in related parties -24,414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24,414
Loss arising out of investments in equity-accounted associate companies -24,414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24,414
Expenses for financial assets and liabilities -140,353 -292,740 -158,686 -451,426 -123,204 -2,524 -125,729 -144,506 -8,169 -870,182
Interest expense -368 -34,284 -86,953 -121,237 0 -600 -600 -4,278 -8,169 -134,652
Other investment expenses -139,984 -258,456 -71,733 -330,189 -123,204 -1,924 -125,129 -140,228 0 -735,530
Other technical expenses -161,502 -6,097,122 -3,844,899 -9,942,021 -105,874 -74,843 -180,717 -467,801 0 -10,752,041
Other expenses -1,105,043 -814,294 -72,015 -886,309 -1,419 -16,818 -18,237 -51,070 -34,380 -2,095,039
Profit or loss before tax 6,161,446 31,393,293 -2,738,537 28,654,756 10,004,642 -11,527 9,993,115 1,545,365 1,300,153 47,654,837
Income tax expense -1,999,613 -5,043,653 -505,311 -5,548,964 -2,044,224 -88,336 -2,132,560 -81,562 -236,894 -9,999,593
Net profit or loss for the period 4,161,833 26,349,640 -3,243,848 23,105,792 7,960,418 -99,863 7,860,555 1,463,803 1,063,259 37,655,244
Net profit or loss attributable to owners of the controlling company 4,161,833 26,349,640 -3,256,733 23,092,907 7,960,418 -99,863 7,860,555 1,463,803 927,473 37,506,573
Net profit or loss attributable to non-controlling interests 0 0 12,885 12,885 0 0 0 0 135,786 148,671

Inter-segment business

EUR Reinsurance business Non-life business Life business Pension business Other
1–9/2020 1–9/2019 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 1–9/2020 1–9/2019 1–9/2020 1–9/2019
Gross premiums written 156,158,567 136,756,965 352,547,308 328,983,029 89,782,460 66,936,646 2,517,418 791,762 0 0
Net premiums written 84,943,518 74,554,231 352,396,493 328,834,466 89,775,009 66,936,646 2,517,418 791,762 0 0
Net claims incurred -24,652,249 -24,260,859 -4,688,268 -5,455,160 0 0 0 0 0 0
Operating expenses -14,054,453 -12,423,306 -1,130,123 -1,228,545 -579,700 -617,476 -92,239 -52,490 -606,557 -302,736
Investment income 63,943 62,836 0 15,949 0 0 1,676 0 0 0
Other technical income 276,211 261,493 232,892 206,888 464,422 176,392 0 0 879,740 906,440
Other income 0 0 15,817 10,725 0 0 0 0 6,096,414 6,784,667

7.8 Business combinations

On 29 May 2020, Sava Re satisfied all suspensive conditions, becoming the sole owner of the Sloveniabased company NLB Vita d.d. (now renamed Vita, Življenjska Zavarovalnica). Vita was first included in the consolidated accounts on 31 May 2020.

The acquisition of Vita resulted in a gain on the bargain purchase of EUR 7.0 million (excess of the fair value of the net assets as at 31 May 2020 over the paid purchase price).

EUR Vita (SLO)
Intangible assets 748,673
Property, plant and equipment 136,926
Right-of-use assets 796,712
Financial investments 369,115,374
Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk 153,446,464
Reinsurers' share of technical provisions 1,278,717
Receivables 828,062
Cash and cash equivalents 10,296,429
Other assets 103,957
A. Total assets 536,751,315
Technical provisions 299,823,160
Technical provision for the benefit of life insurance policyholders who
bear the investment risk
154,409,933
Other provisions 274,062
Deferred tax liabilities 3,366,146
Liabilities from operating activities and other liabilities 5,040,842
B. Total liabilities 462,914,143
Fair value of net assets acquired (A - B) 73,837,172
Gain on bargain purchase 7,047,375
Market value of investment as at 31 May 2020 66,789,797
EUR Vita (SLO)
Acquisition of stake -66,789,797
Net cash and cash equivalents acquired in the business combination 10,296,429
Net cash relating to the business combination -56,493,368

7.9 Notes to significant changes in the statement of financial position

7.9.1 Property, plant and equipment

Movements in cost of and value adjustments to property, plant and equipment assets
EUR Other property,
Land Buildings Equipment plant and Total
equipment assets
Cost
1 Jan 2020 5,630,200 54,557,162 24,110,963 319,159 84,617,486
Additions – acquisition of subsidiary 0 0 136,926 0 136,926
Additions 1,190,086 1,127,170 1,589,658 24,387 3,931,301
Disposals -20,641 -78,621 -1,707,688 -380 -1,807,330
Reclassification -12,813 -76,809 -30,433 0 -120,055
Exchange differences 1 -39,307 -19,362 -455 -59,123
30 Sep 2020 6,786,833 55,489,596 24,080,065 342,711 86,699,204
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses
1 Jan 2020 0 20,540,637 16,368,020 93,118 37,001,775
Additions 0 862,433 1,587,585 39,195 2,489,213
Disposals 0 -50,635 -1,121,700 -380 -1,172,715
Reclassification 0 -9,745 -36,102 0 -45,847
Exchange differences 0 -13,326 -15,157 -5 -28,488
30 Sep 2020 0 21,329,364 16,782,646 131,928 38,243,938
Carrying amount as at 1 Jan 2020 5,630,200 34,016,525 7,742,943 226,041 47,615,710
Carrying amount as at 30 Sep 2020 6,786,833 34,160,232 7,297,419 210,783 48,455,266

7.9.2 Financial investments in associates

EUR 1 Jan 2020 Additions Impairment Attributed
profit or loss
1–9/2020
30 Sep 2020
Holding Value Share of
voting
rights (%)
Holding Value Value Holding Value Share of
voting
rights (%)
ZTSR (SLO) 50.0% 41,303 50.0% 0.00% 13,500,000 0 187,096 50.0% 13,728,400 50.0%
G2I (GB) 17.5% 539,801 25.0% 0.00% 0 -567,048 62,268 17.5% 35,021 25.0%
Total 581,104 13,500,000 -567,048 -16,654 13,763,421

The EUR 13.5 million increase in the value of ZTSR relates to the company's recapitalisation for the sake of the investment in Diagnostic Centre Bled. The investment in G2I has been impaired.

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
ZTSR (SLO)
Value of assets 37,601,193 95,491
Liabilities 10,199,361 12,885
Shareholders' equity 27,401,832 82,605
Income 6,998,234 48,300
Net profit or loss for the period 374,192 -122,518
Part of the profit or loss attributable to the Group 187,096 -61,258
G2I (GB)
Value of assets 2,125,598 3,477,661
Liabilities 775,650 2,585,680
Shareholders' equity 1,349,948 891,981
Income 3,465,435 3,045,607
Net profit or loss for the period 355,818 37,350
Part of the profit or loss attributable to the Group 62,268 5,565

7.9.3 Financial investments

As at 30 September 2020, financial investments totalled EUR 1,373.7 million, up by EUR 308.8 million from year-end 2019. Compared to the previous year, there was an increase in available-for-sale financial investments as the result of the inclusion of the Vita portfolio and a related decrease in the "loans and receivables" item of the accounts. Held-to-maturity and FVTPL investments remained broadly flat.

Financial investments as at 30 September 2020

EUR
30 Sep 2020
Held-to
maturity
FVTPL
Non
derivative
Designated
to this
category
Available-for
sale
Loans and
receivables
Total
Debt instruments 39,916,905 25,794,196 1,174,534,663 22,611,079 1,262,856,843
Deposits and CDs 0 0 0 21,346,159 21,346,159
Government bonds 30,134,731 1,853,333 573,604,587 0 605,592,651
Corporate bonds 9,782,174 23,940,863 600,930,076 0 634,653,113
Loans granted 0 0 0 1,264,920 1,264,920
Equity instruments 0 2,707,423 70,392,754 0 73,100,177
Shares 0 708,894 36,024,514 0 36,733,408
Mutual funds 0 1,998,529 34,368,240 0 36,366,769
Investments in infrastructure funds 0 0 24,581,408 0 24,581,408
Investments in property funds 0 0 6,041,357 0 6,041,357
Financial investments of reinsurers i.r.o. reinsurance contracts
with cedants 0 0 0 7,136,312 7,136,312
Total 39,916,905 28,501,619 1,275,550,182 29,747,391 1,373,716,097

Financial investments as at 31 December 2019

EUR
31 Dec 2019
Held-to
maturity
FVTPL
Non
derivative
Designated
to this
category
Available
for-sale
Loans and
receivables
Total
Debt instruments 41,586,644 22,984,531 871,005,933 46,274,618 981,851,726
Deposits and CDs 0 1,596,183 0 45,071,751 46,667,934
Government bonds 39,556,443 2,764,926 497,082,775 0 539,404,144
Corporate bonds 2,030,201 18,623,422 373,923,158 0 394,576,781
Loans granted 0 0 0 1,202,867 1,202,867
Equity instruments 0 3,275,847 48,498,622 0 51,774,469
Shares 0 647,824 16,855,902 0 17,503,726
Mutual funds 0 2,628,023 31,642,720 0 34,270,743
Investments in infrastructure funds 0 0 20,159,022 0 20,159,022
Investments in property funds 0 0 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
Financial investments of reinsurers i.r.o. reinsurance contracts
with cedants 0 0 0 7,089,021 7,089,021
Total 41,586,644 26,260,378 943,663,578 53,363,639 1,064,874,239

7.9.4 Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk

EUR FVTPL Loans and Total
Held to maturity Non-derivative Available-for
Designated to this sale receivables
30 Sep 2020 category
Debt instruments 5,191,105 1,130,846 69,488,237 4,007,025 79,817,212
Deposits and CDs 0 0 0 4,007,025 4,007,025
Government bonds 967,178 0 39,443,510 0 40,410,688
Corporate bonds 4,223,928 1,130,846 30,044,726 0 35,399,500
Equity instruments 0 288,865,118 4,375,007 0 293,240,124
Mutual funds 0 288,865,118 4,375,007 0 293,240,124
Total 5,191,105 289,995,963 73,863,243 4,007,025 373,057,338

Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk as at 30 September 2020

Assets held for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk as at 31 December 2019

EUR FVTPL Loans and Total
Held to maturity Non-derivative Available-for
Designated to this sale receivables
31 Dec 2019 category
Debt instruments 6,444,636 1,823,699 71,068,660 4,000,954 83,337,949
Deposits and CDs 0 0 0 4,000,954 4,000,954
Government bonds 1,904,811 0 38,796,630 0 40,701,441
Corporate bonds 4,539,825 1,823,699 32,272,030 0 38,635,554
Equity instruments 0 126,437,769 3,384,170 0 129,821,939
Mutual funds 0 126,437,769 3,384,170 0 129,821,939
Total 6,444,636 128,261,468 74,452,830 4,000,954 213,159,889

7.9.5 Reinsurers' share of technical provisions

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
From unearned premiums 16,281,351 10,705,397
From provisions for claims outstanding 32,647,880 27,915,142
From other technical provisions 18,978 0
Total 48,948,209 38,620,539

The reinsurers' and co-insurers' share of technical provisions increased by EUR 10.3 million or 26.7%. Unearned premiums grew by EUR 5.6 million, mostly from contracts that came into force at the beginning of 2020 (seasonal movements) and from the extension of reinsurance cover for FoS business. The provision for outstanding claims grew by EUR 4.7 million, mainly on account of FoS business but also due to the acquisition of a company.

7.9.6 Investment contract assets

Despite volatile financial markets, investment contract assets grew by EUR 1.7 million to EUR 152.9 million compared to year-end 2019.

7.9.7 Receivables

Gross receivables rose by EUR 7.1 million from year-end 2019, chiefly because of a (EUR 9.0 million) increase in receivables due from policyholders, the renewal of most annual non-life (re)insurance contracts with major clients (companies and cedants) and changed payment schedules due to Covid-19. The allowance for receivables declined by EUR 2.5 million (setting an allowance of EUR 1.9 million, reversal of EUR 0.8 million, write-offs of EUR 3.8 million and negative effect of acquisition of new company of EUR 0.2 million; most changes relate to receivables due from policyholders). Receivables rose by EUR 9.6 million compared to year-end 2019.

The largest increase was in not-past-due receivables due from policyholders, up by EUR 15.0 million related to changed payment schedules because of Covid-19, whereas current tax assets declined by EUR 2.9 million. There was an EUR 8.2 million decline in receivables past due up to 180 days, of which a decline of EUR 7.4 million relates to receivables due from policyholders.

Receivables by type

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
Gross
amount
Allowance Receivables Gross
amount
Allowance Receivables
Receivables due from policyholders 169,700,441 -23,010,184 146,690,257 160,675,555 -23,040,976 137,634,579
Receivables due from insurance intermediaries 4,979,558 -877,024 4,102,534 2,640,726 -964,939 1,675,787
Other receivables arising out of primary ins. bus. 779,703 -170,133 609,570 766,506 -122,516 643,990
Receivables arising out of prim. ins. business 175,459,702 -24,057,341 151,402,361 164,082,787 -24,128,431 139,954,356
Receivables for shares in claims 6,427,990 -177,653 6,250,337 5,928,753 -177,662 5,751,091
Other receivables arising out of co-insurance and
reinsurance business 1,273,026 0 1,273,026 983,473 0 983,473
Receivables arising out of reinsurance and co
insurance business 7,701,016 -177,653 7,523,363 6,912,226 -177,662 6,734,564
Current tax assets 61,262 0 61,262 3,002,507 0 3,002,507
Other short-term receivables arising out of
insurance business 17,696,615 -15,379,061 2,317,554 20,113,224 -17,646,665 2,466,559
Receivables arising out of investments 2,706,349 -1,220,232 1,486,117 2,384,139 -1,226,600 1,157,539
Other receivables 7,329,706 -1,080,684 6,249,022 7,351,916 -1,253,524 6,098,392
Other receivables 27,732,670 -17,679,977 10,052,693 29,849,279 -20,126,789 9,722,490
Total 210,954,650 -41,914,971 169,039,679 203,846,799 -44,432,882 159,413,917

Movements in allowance for receivables

EUR
30 Sep 2020
1 Jan 2020 Additions Collection Write
offs
Additions –
acquisition of
company
Exchange
differences
30 Sep 2020
Receivables due from policyholders -23,040,976 -1,519,562 496,770 1,224,187 -221,712 51,109 -23,010,184
Receivables due from insurance intermediaries -964,939 -28,776 113,733 0 0 2,958 -877,024
Other receivables arising out of primary
insurance business -122,516 -50,555 2,213 0 0 725 -170,133
Receivables arising out of primary insurance
business -24,128,431 -1,598,893 612,716 1,224,187 -221,712 54,792 -24,057,341
Receivables for shares in claims -177,662 0 0 0 0 9 -177,653
Receivables arising out of reinsurance and co
insurance business -177,662 0 0 0 0 9 -177,653
Other short-term receivables arising out of
insurance business -17,646,665 -338,599 8,191 2,585,008 0 13,004 -15,379,061
Receivables arising out of investments -1,226,600 0 1,144 0 0 5,224 -1,220,232
Other short-term receivables -1,253,524 -28,242 199,456 0 0 1,626 -1,080,684
Other receivables -20,126,789 -366,841 208,791 2,585,008 0 19,854 -17,679,977
Total -44,432,882 -1,965,734 821,507 3,809,195 -221,712 74,655 -41,914,971

Receivables ageing analysis

EUR Past due up Past due
from 181
Past due over
30 Sep 2020 Not past due to 180 days days to 1
year
1 year Total
Receivables due from policyholders 111,309,244 25,139,493 3,760,433 6,481,087 146,690,257
Receivables due from insurance intermediaries 2,709,451 1,368,661 6,416 18,006 4,102,534
Other receivables arising out of primary insurance
business 151,123 288,291 121,252 48,904 609,570
Receivables arising out of primary insurance business 114,169,818 26,796,445 3,888,101 6,547,997 151,402,361
Receivables for reinsurers' shares in claims 5,459,936 232,978 93,976 463,447 6,250,337
Other receivables arising out of co-insurance and
reinsurance business 1,260,226 1,314 1,590 9,896 1,273,026
Receivables arising out of reinsurance and co-insurance
business 6,720,162 234,292 95,566 473,343 7,523,363
Current tax assets 61,262 0 0 0 61,262
Other short-term receivables arising out of insurance
business 594,047 740,410 352,053 631,044 2,317,554
Short-term receivables arising out of financing 1,461,893 1,579 3,223 19,422 1,486,117
Other short-term receivables 5,598,426 395,510 108,792 146,294 6,249,022
Other receivables 7,654,366 1,137,499 464,068 796,760 10,052,693
Total 128,605,608 28,168,236 4,447,735 7,818,100 169,039,679
EUR Past due
Not past due Past due up from 181 Past due over Total
30 Sep 2020 to 180 days days to 1 1 year
year
Receivables due from policyholders 110,721,385 24,210,931 4,016,050 7,741,891 146,690,257
Receivables due from insurance intermediaries 2,709,451 1,368,661 6,416 18,006 4,102,534
Other receivables arising out of primary insurance
business 151,123 288,291 121,252 48,904 609,570
Receivables arising out of primary insurance business 113,581,959 25,867,883 4,143,718 7,808,801 151,402,361
Receivables for reinsurers' shares in claims 5,459,936 232,978 93,976 463,447 6,250,337
Other receivables arising out of co-insurance and
reinsurance business 1,260,226 1,314 1,590 9,896 1,273,026
Receivables arising out of reinsurance and co
insurance business 6,720,162 234,292 95,566 473,343 7,523,363
Current tax assets 61,262 0 0 0 61,262
Other short-term receivables arising out of insurance
business 594,047 740,410 352,053 631,044 2,317,554
Short-term receivables arising out of financing 1,461,893 1,579 3,223 19,422 1,486,117
Other short-term receivables 5,598,426 395,510 108,792 146,294 6,249,022
Other receivables 7,654,366 1,137,499 464,068 796,760 10,052,693
Total 128,017,749 27,239,674 4,703,352 9,078,904 169,039,679
EUR Past due
31 Dec 2019 Not past due Past due up
to 180 days
from 181
days to 1
year
Past due over
1 year
Total
Receivables due from policyholders 95,758,889 31,644,784 3,874,248 6,356,658 137,634,579
Receivables due from insurance brokers 587,073 1,065,597 4,254 18,863 1,675,787
Other receivables arising out of primary insurance
business 541,983 18,497 29,979 53,531 643,990
Receivables arising out of primary insurance business 96,887,945 32,728,878 3,908,481 6,429,052 139,954,356
Receivables for reinsurers' shares in claims 4,379,202 692,022 358,812 321,055 5,751,091
Other receivables arising out of co-insurance and
reinsurance business
870,233 71,068 38,580 3,592 983,473
Receivables arising out of reinsurance and co
insurance business 5,249,435 763,090 397,392 324,647 6,734,564
Current tax assets 3,002,507 0 0 0 3,002,507
Other short-term receivables arising out of insurance
business
503,612 1,109,979 234,679 618,289 2,466,559
Short-term receivables arising out of financing 1,107,957 1,423 2,474 45,685 1,157,539
Other short-term receivables 5,205,345 805,882 23,284 63,881 6,098,392
Other receivables 6,816,914 1,917,284 260,437 727,855 9,722,490
Total 111,956,801 35,409,252 4,566,310 7,481,554 159,413,917

7.9.8 Cash and cash equivalents

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
Cash in hand 26,780 18,284
Cash in bank accounts 50,121,132 32,260,496
Cash equivalents 83,629,946 61,525,251
Total 133,777,858 93,804,031

Compared to year-end 2019, the balance of cash and cash equivalents increased by EUR 40.0 million. The balance of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year was higher because of the lack of favourable reinvestment opportunities in financial markets. Proceeds from maturities and disposals were not fully reinvested but held in transaction accounts or demand deposits.

7.9.9 Retained earnings

Retained earnings grew by EUR 31.5 million because the distributable profit in respect of 2019 remained unallocated.

7.9.10 Earnings or loss per share

The weighted average number of shares outstanding in the financial period was 15,497,696. As at 30 September 2020, the parent company held 1,721,966 own shares, which are subtracted when calculating the weighted average number of shares.

Earnings or loss per share
EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019
Net profit or loss for the period 47,589,810 37,655,244
Net profit or loss for the period attributable to owners of the controlling company 47,472,124 37,506,573
Weighted average number of shares 15,497,696 15,497,696
Earnings or loss per share 3.06 2.42

Comprehensive income per share

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019
Comprehensive income for the period 53,641,205 51,682,162
Comprehensive income for the period attributable to owners of the controlling company 53,524,591 51,532,069
Weighted average number of shares 15,497,696 15,497,696
Comprehensive income per share 3.45 3.33

7.9.11 Technical provisions and technical provisions for the benefit of life insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk

Technical provisions increased by EUR 332.8 million, or 35.6%, compared to 31 December 2019. The largest increase was in the technical provision for life business (mathematical provision for traditional life business), which grew by EUR 266.0 million, mostly on account of the integration of a new company into the Group. The increase in gross unearned premiums (EUR 36.4 million) was mainly driven by growth in non-life (re)insurance premiums. Gross claims provisions increased by EUR 29.0 million, most of which is attributable to the inclusion of a new company in the consolidated accounts, growth in non-life (re)insurance business and adjustments made to align to Croatian market regulations.

The gross provision relating to unit-linked business rose by EUR 155.0 million due to the inclusion of a new company in the consolidated accounts.

Movements in gross technical provisions

EUR 1 Jan 2020 Additions Uses and
reversals
Additions –
acquisition
of company
Exchange
differences
30 Sep 2020
Gross unearned premiums 207,895,397 209,839,689 -173,538,983 850,303 -796,537 244,249,869
Technical provisions for life insurance business 211,877,103 26,874,436 -51,597,418 290,984,317 -226,353 477,912,085
Gross provision for outstanding claims 502,914,277 198,998,439 -171,463,610 7,566,380 -6,109,415 531,906,071
Gross provision for bonuses, rebates and
cancellations
1,234,753 568,328 -495,958 0 -1,240 1,305,883
Other gross technical provisions 10,031,179 10,025,962 -8,637,888 0 -26,001 11,393,252
Total 933,952,709 446,306,854 -405,733,857 299,401,000 -7,159,546 1,266,767,160
Net technical provision for the benefit of life
insurance policyholders who bear the
investment risk
220,613,698 53,762,983 -53,574,709 154,832,091 -19,169 375,614,894

7.9.12 Investment contract liabilities

Investment contract liabilities relate to Sava Pokojninska and totalled EUR 152.8 million as at 30 September 2020, down by 1.2% or EUR 1.8 million from year-end 2019. Their movement is in line with investment contract assets, driven largely by new premium contributions, payouts and changes in fund unit prices.

7.9.13 Fair values of assets and liabilities

Financial assets measured at fair value by level of the fair value hierarchy as at 30 September 2020

EUR Difference
30 Sep 2020 Carrying between FV and
amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total fair value CA
Investments measured at fair value 1,304,051,801 1,081,756,135 168,029,108 54,266,558 1,304,051,801 0
FVTPL 28,501,619 6,186,510 19,737,008 2,578,101 28,501,619 0
Designated to this category 28,501,619 6,186,510 19,737,008 2,578,101 28,501,619 0
Debt instruments 25,794,196 4,187,981 19,039,639 2,566,576 25,794,196 0
Equity instruments 2,707,423 1,998,529 697,369 11,525 2,707,423 0
Available-for-sale 1,275,550,182 1,075,569,625 148,292,100 51,688,457 1,275,550,182 0
Debt instruments 1,174,534,663 1,021,226,832 134,133,854 19,173,977 1,174,534,663 0
Equity instruments 70,392,754 54,342,793 14,158,246 1,891,715 70,392,754 0
Investments in infrastructure funds 24,581,408 0 0 24,581,408 24,581,408 0
Investments in property funds 6,041,357 0 0 6,041,357 6,041,357 0
Investments for the benefit of life
policyholders who bear the investment risk 363,859,207 360,782,870 3,076,337 0 363,859,207 0
Investments not measured at fair value 69,664,296 35,667,133 6,941,060 29,747,393 72,355,586 2,691,288
Held-to-maturity assets 39,916,905 35,667,133 6,941,060 0 42,608,193 2,691,288
Debt instruments 39,916,905 35,667,133 6,941,060 0 42,608,193 2,691,288
Loans and receivables 29,747,391 0 0 29,747,393 29,747,393 0
Deposits 21,346,158 0 0 21,346,160 21,346,160 0
Loans granted 1,264,920 0 0 1,264,921 1,264,921 0
Deposits with cedants 7,136,312 0 0 7,136,312 7,136,312 0
Investments for the benefit of life
policyholders who bear the investment risk 9,198,131 5,546,868 0 4,007,025 9,553,893 355,762
Total investments 1,373,716,097 1,117,423,268 174,970,168 84,013,951 1,376,407,387 2,691,288
Total investments for the benefit of life
policyholders who bear the investment risk 373,057,338 366,329,738 3,076,337 4,007,025 373,413,100 355,762
EUR Fair value Difference
31 Dec 2019 Carrying Total fair between
amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 value FV and CA
Investments measured at fair value 969,923,955 759,148,773 165,450,052 45,325,130 969,923,955 0
FVTPL 26,260,378 5,991,532 18,585,312 1,683,534 26,260,378 0
Designated to this category 26,260,378 5,991,532 18,585,312 1,683,534 26,260,378 0
Debt instruments 22,984,531 3,363,509 17,949,066 1,671,956 22,984,531 0
Equity instruments 3,275,847 2,628,023 636,246 11,578 3,275,847 0
Available-for-sale 943,663,578 753,157,241 146,864,740 43,641,596 943,663,577 0
Debt instruments 871,005,933 721,504,536 132,260,355 17,241,042 871,005,933 0
Equity instruments 48,498,622 31,652,705 14,604,385 2,241,532 48,498,622 0
Investments in infrastructure funds 20,159,022 0 0 20,159,022 20,159,022 0
Investments in property funds 4,000,000 0 0 4,000,000 4,000,000
Investments for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk 202,714,299 198,183,199 4,531,100 0 202,714,299 0
Investments not measured at fair value 94,950,283 35,542,413 16,735,930 45,695,843 97,974,186 3,023,903
Held-to-maturity assets 41,586,644 35,542,413 9,068,134 0 44,610,547 3,023,903
Debt instruments 41,586,644 35,542,413 9,068,134 0 44,610,547 3,023,903
Loans and receivables 53,363,639 0 7,667,796 45,695,843 53,363,639 0
Deposits 45,071,751 0 0 45,071,751 45,071,751 0
Loans granted 1,202,867 0 578,775 624,092 1,202,867 0
Deposits with cedants 7,089,021 0 7,089,021 0 7,089,021 0
Investments for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk 10,445,590 6,916,526 0 4,000,954 10,917,480 471,890
Total investments 1,064,874,239 794,691,186 182,185,982 91,020,973 1,067,898,141 3,023,903
Total investments for the benefit of life policyholders who bear the
investment risk 213,159,889 205,099,725 4,531,100 4,000,954 213,631,779 471,890

Financial assets measured at fair value by level of the fair value hierarchy as at 31 December 2019

Movements in level 3 FVTPL financial assets

EUR Investments in Investments in property
Debt instruments Equity instruments infrastructure funds funds
30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
Opening balance 18,912,998 15,250,825 2,253,110 2,401,281 20,159,022 5,264,540 4,000,000 0
Additions 1,896,249 3,949,569 0 11,578 5,780,604 17,513,526 2,250,000 4,001,949
Impairment -108,756 0 -320,600 0 0 0 0 0
Disposals 0 -739,638 0 -163,700 -369,281 -2,164,017 0 0
Maturities 256,033 -377,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Revaluation to fair value -51,705 829,241 -29,269 3,951 -988,937 -455,028 -208,643 -1,949
Reclassification into other levels 104,422 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reclassification into level 731,313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Closing balance 21,740,553 18,912,998 1,903,240 2,253,110 24,581,408 20,159,022 6,041,357 4,000,000

Reclassification of assets and financial liabilities between levels in the period 1–9/2020

EUR Level 1 Level 2
FVTPL -950,596 950,596
Debt instruments -950,596 950,596
Available-for-sale 1,682,649 -1,682,649
Debt instruments 1,682,649 -1,682,649
Total 732,053 -732,053

The Group primarily measures its OTC debt assets based on BID CBBT prices representing unadjusted quoted prices, thus meeting the criteria for classification into level 1. Level 1 also includes mutual fund assets and listed securities that satisfy the active market requirement.

8 Related-party transactions

The Group makes separate disclosures for the following groups of related parties:

  • owners and related enterprises;
  • key management personnel: the management board and the supervisory board, including its committees;
  • subsidiary companies;
  • associates.

Owners and related enterprises

The Group's largest shareholder is Slovenian Sovereign Holding with a 17.7% stake.

Management board and supervisory board, including its committees

Fixed remuneration of management board members for performing their function in the first nine months of 2020 totalled EUR 526,297 (1–9/2019: EUR 511,364), and variable remuneration totalled EUR 235,667 (1–9/2019: EUR 175,365). Benefits in kind were EUR 25,393 (1–9/2019: EUR 29,230). The "other payments" item relates to severance pay for a management board member.

Remuneration of management board members in 1–9/2020

EUR Gross salary –
fixed amount
Gross salary –
variable
amount
Benefits in
kind –
insurance
premiums
Benefits in kind –
use of company
car
Other
payments
Total
Marko Jazbec 144,000 55,536 139 4,098 - 203,773
Jošt Dolničar 129,585 49,980 3,921 3,500 - 186,986
Srečko Čebron 73,177 80,171 1,535 2,170 89,100 246,153
Polona Pirš Zupančič 129,585 49,980 3,901 2,646 - 186,112
Peter Skvarča 49,950 - 1,449 2,034 - 53,433
Total 526,297 235,667 10,945 14,448 89,100 876,457

Liabilities to members of the management board based on gross remuneration

EUR 30 Sep 2020 30 September 2019
Marko Jazbec 16,500 16,500
Jošt Dolničar 14,850 14,850
Srečko Čebron - 15,516
Polona Pirš Zupančič 14,850 14,850
Peter Skvarča 14,850 -
Total 61,050 61,716

Remuneration of supervisory board members and the members of its committees in 1–9/2020

Remuneration Reimbursement
(EUR) Attendance fees for performing of expenses Total
the function and training
Supervisory board members
Mateja Lovšin Herič chair 1,403 13,163 0 14,566
Keith William Morris deputy chair 1,403 9,653 1,200 12,256
Gorazd Andrej Kunstek member of the SB 1,403 8,775 0 10,178
Mateja Živec member of the SB 1,403 8,775 0 10,178
Davor Ivan Gjivoje member of the SB 1,403 8,775 5,119 15,297
Andrej Kren member of the SB 1,403 8,775 98 10,276
Total supervisory board members 8,418 57,916 6,417 72,751
Audit committee members
Andrej Kren chairman 1,122 3,291 98 4,511
Mateja Lovšin Herič member 1,122 2,194 0 3,316
Ignac Dolenšek external member 0 6,184 230 6,414
Total audit committee members 2,244 11,669 328 14,241
Members of the nominations and remuneration
committee
Mateja Lovšin Herič chair 308 3,291 3,599
Keith William Morris member 308 2,194 300 2,802
Davor Ivan Gjivoje member 220 2,194 1,280 3,694
Andrej Kren member 308 2,194 2,502
Total nominations committee members 1,144 9,873 1,580 12,597
Members of the risk committee
Keith William Morris chair 154 3,291 300 3,745
Davor Ivan Gjivoje member 154 2,194 1,280 3,628
Slaven Mićković external member 0 6,216 0 6,216
Total risk committee members 308 11,701 1,580 13,589
Members of the fit & proper committee
Mateja Živec chair 154 3,291 3,445
Keith William Morris member 726 2,194 300 3,220
Rok Saje external member 814 2,194 3,008
Andrej Kren alternate member 814 2,194 3,008
Total members of the fit & proper committee 2,508 9,873 300 12,681

As at 30 September 2020, the Company had no liabilities due to any members of the supervisory board or its committees.

Transactions with subsidiaries

Investments in and amounts due from Group companies

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
Loans granted to Group companies 4,825,757 3,637,532
Receivables for premiums arising out of reinsurance assumed 22,047,594 21,227,908
Short-term receivables arising out of financing 2,645 2,939
Other short-term receivables 72,450 50,336
Short-term deferred acquisition costs 1,463,973 941,701
Total 28,412,420 25,860,416

Liabilities to Group companies

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
Liabilities for shares in reinsurance claims due to Group companies 8,906,047 8,658,814
Other liabilities from co-insurance and reinsurance 5,199,612 4,483,248
Other short-term liabilities 4,098 3,533
Total (excluding provisions) 14,109,757 13,145,595

Income and expenses relating to Group companies

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019
Gross premiums written 71,215,048 62,202,734
Change in gross unearned premiums -8,674,887 -11,595,258
Gross claims paid -25,392,898 -25,170,208
Change in the gross provision for outstanding claims -6,565,128 -4,181,480
Income from gross recourse receivables 740,649 909,349
Other operating expenses -119,390 -132,431
Dividend income 1,371,786 34,947,396
Interest income 63,943 62,836
Acquisition costs -14,439,739 -12,167,082
Change in deferred acquisition costs 522,272 -123,795
Other technical income 276,211 261,493
Total 18,997,869 45,013,554

Transactions with the state and majority state-owned entities

Investments in and receivables due from the state and companies that are majority state-owned

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
Interests in companies 6,808,833 8,013,877
Debt securities 97,817,931 112,723,578
Receivables due from policyholders 663,465 147,237
Total 105,290,230 120,884,693

Liabilities to the state and majority state-owned companies

EUR 30 Sep 2020 31 Dec 2019
Liabilities for shares in claims 9,163 1,093

Income and expenses relating to majority state-owned companies

EUR 1–9/2020 1–9/2019
Gross premiums written 11,391,487 10,821,769
Gross claims paid -1,671,847 -2,388,031
Dividend income 131,689 570,944
Interest income 1,741,330 2,724,577
Other investment income 739,699 8,591
Total 12,332,359 11,729,258

Related-party transactions were conducted on an arms-length basis.

Characteristics of loans granted to subsidiaries

Sava Re
Borrower Principal Type of loan Maturity Interest
rate
Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB) 770,000 ordinary 15 November 2020 0.90%
Sava Životno Osiguranje (SRB) 2,000,000 ordinary 15 January 2021 0.90%
Sava Neživotno Osiguranje (SRB) 500,000 ordinary 15 July 2021 2.30%
Illyria (RKS) 500,000 subordinated 27 June 2029 3.00%
Illyria (RKS) 642,000 ordinary 15 July 2022 3.00%
Illyria (RKS) 400,000 ordinary 15 July 2021 1.00%
Total 4,812,000

Appendix – Glossary of selected terms and calculation methodologies for indicators

Appendix – Glossary of selected terms and calculation methodologies for indicators

Accounting currency. A local currency used in the accounting documentation. Reinsurance contracts may be accounted for using
various accounting currencies. Generally, this is the currency in which are denominated liabilities and receivables in relation to the
cedant, and hence also the reinsurer.
Administrative expense ratio. The ratio of operating expenses net of acquisition costs and change in deferred acquisition costs as a
percentage of gross premiums written.
Associate. An entity over which the investor has significant influence (the power to participate in the financial and operating policy
decisions) and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture.
Book value per share. Ratio of total equity to weighted average number of shares outstanding.
Business continuity plan. Document comrising procedures for ensuring continuity of key business processes and systems. The
contingency plan is an integral part of the business continuity plan, setting out technical and organisational measures to return to
normal operation and minimise the consequences of severe business disruptions.
BVAL price. Engl. Bloomberg valuation price. The price obtained from the Bloomberg information system.
Capital fund. Assets representing the capital of the Company.
CBBT price. Engl. Composite Bloomberg Bond Trader price. Closing price available in the Bloomberg information system based on
binding bids.
Cedant, cede, cession. A cedant is the client of a reinsurance company. To cede is to transfer part of any risk an insurer has
underwritten to a reinsurer. The part thus transferred to any reinsurer is called a cession.
Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). CODM may refer to a person responsible for monitoring an operating segment or to a group
of persons responsible for allocating resources, and monitoring and assessing performance. CODM is a function and not a title.
Claims paid. Claims and benefits booked during a given period for claims resolved either fully or in part, including loss adjustment
expenses. Gross/net – before/after deduction of reinsurance. Gross claims paid are gross claims paid less subrogation receivables. Net
claims paid is short for net claims payments.
Claims risk. The risk that the number of claims or the average claim amount will be higher than expected.
Composite insurer. Insurer that writes both life and non-life business.
Comprehensive income. The sum of net profit for the period and other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax. The latter
comprises the effects of other gains and losses not recognised in the income statement that affect equity, mainly through the fair value
reserve.
Consolidated book value per share. Ratio of consolidated total equity to weighted average number of shares outstanding.
Consolidated earnings per share. Ratio of net profit/loss attributable to equity holders of the controlling company as a percentage of
the weighted average number of shares outstanding.
Credit risk. The risk of loss or of adverse change in the financial situation, resulting from fluctuations in the credit standing of issuers of
securities, counterparties and any debtors to which insurance and reinsurance undertakings are exposed, in the form of counterparty
default risk, or spread risk, or market risk concentrations.
Currency risk. The sensitivity of the values of assets, liabilities and financial instruments to changes in the level or in the volatility of
currency exchange rates.
Dividend yield. Ratio of dividend per share to the average price per share in the period.
Earnings per share. Ratio of net profit/loss as a percentage of the weighted average number of shares outstanding.
EIOPA. European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.
Eligible own funds. The value of own funds eligible to cover the solvency capital requirement.
Equity risk. The sensitivity of the values of assets, liabilities and financial instruments to changes in the level or in the volatility of
market prices of equities.
Excess of loss reinsurance. A type of reinsurance in which the insurer agrees to pay a specified portion of a claim and the reinsurer
agrees to pay all or a part of the claim above the specified currency amount or "retention".
Facultative reinsurance. A type of reinsurance under which the ceding company has the option to cede and the reinsurer has the option
to accept or decline individual risks of the underlying policy. Typically used to reinsure large individual risks or for amounts in excess of
limits on risks already reinsured elsewhere.
FATCA. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act; for details see http://www.sava-re.si/en/o-druzbi/FATCA/
Financial investments. Financial investments do not include financial investments in associates, investment property nor cash and cash
equivalents.
Financial risk. It comprises the risk of failure to achieve the guaranteed return, interest rate risk, equity risk, risk of alternative
investments, currency risk, liquidity risk and credit risk.
FOS business. Freedom of Services business. Business written within the European Economic Area based on the freedom of services
right to provide services on a cross-border basis.
FVTPL. Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss.
Gross claims paid. Claims and benefits booked during a given period for claims resolved either fully or in part, including loss adjustment
expenses, and net of recourse receivables. Gross claims paid are claims before deduction of reinsurance.
Gross expense ratio. The ratio of operating expenses as a percentage of gross premiums written.
Gross incurred loss ratio. Gross claims paid, including the change in the gross provision for outstanding claims, as a percentage of gross
premiums written gross of the change in gross unearned premiums.
Gross operating expenses. Operating expenses, excluding commission income.
Gross premiums written. The total premiums on all policies written or renewed during a given period regardless of what portions have
been earned. Gross premiums written are premiums before deduction of reinsurance.
Gross/net. In insurance terminology, the terms gross and net usually denote figures before and after deduction of reinsurance.
HR. Croatia.
IBNER. Provision for claims that are Incurred But Not Enough Reported.
IBNR. Provision for claims that are Incurred But Not Reported.

Insurance density. The ratio of gross premiums written as a percentage of the number of inhabitants.

Insurance penetration. The ratio of gross premiums written as a percentage of gross domestic product.

  • Interest rate risk. The sensitivity of the values of assets, liabilities and financial instruments to changes in the term structure of interest rates, or in the volatility of interest rates.
  • Investment portfolio. The investment portfolio includes financial investments in associates, investment property, and cash and cash equivalents.

Liability fund. Assets covering technical provisions.

Life insurance register of assets. Register of assets used to cover mathematical provisions.

  • Liquidity risk. The risk that insurance and reinsurance undertakings are unable to realise investments and other assets in order to settle their financial obligations when they fall due.
  • Market risks. Include interest rate risk, equity risk and currency risk.
  • Minimum capital requirement (MCR). The minimum capital requirement must be equal to the amount of eligible own funds under which policyholders, insured persons and other beneficiaries under insurance contracts would be exposed to an unacceptable risk level if the undertaking were allowed to continue operations.
  • MNE. Montenegro.
  • Net claims incurred. Net claims payments (short: net claims paid) in the period gross of the change in the net provision for outstanding claims.
  • Net claims paid. Claims and benefits booked during a given period for claims resolved either fully or in part, including loss adjustment expenses, and net of recourse receivables and reinsurers' and co-insurers' share of claims paid. Gross claims paid are gross claims paid less subrogation receivables.
  • Net combined ratio. Ratio of total expenses net of investment expenses as a percentage of total income net of investment income. Net expense ratio. The ratio of operating expenses, net of commission income, as a percentage of net earned premiums.
  • Net incurred loss ratio. Net claims incurred gross of the change in other technical provisions as a percentage of net premiums earned. Net investment income of the investment portfolio. Calculated from income statements items: income from investments in subsidiaries and associates + investment income + income from investment property – expenses for investments in subsidiaries and associates – expenses for financial assets and liabilities – expenses for investment property. Income from and expenses for investment property are included in the other income / other expenses item. Net investment income of the investment portfolio does not include net unrealised gains or losses on investments of life insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk as these do not affect the income statement. These items move in line with the mathematical provision of policyholders who bear the investment risk.
  • Net operating expenses. Operating expenses net of commission income. Net premiums earned. Net premiums written for a given period adjusted for the change in net unearned premiums.
  • Net premiums written. The total premiums on all policies written or renewed during a given period regardless of what portions have been earned. Net premiums written are premiums after deduction of reinsurance.
  • Net retention risk. The risk that higher retention of insurance loss exposures results in large losses due to catastrophic or concentrated claims experience.
  • Net/gross. In insurance terminology, the terms gross and net usually denote figures before and after deduction of reinsurance. NMK. North Macedonia.
  • Non-life insurance register of assets. Register of assets used to cover non-life technical provisions.
  • Non-proportional reinsurance (excess reinsurance). A reinsurance arrangement whereby the reinsurer indemnifies a ceding company above a specified level (usually a monetary amount) of losses that the ceding company has underwritten. A deductible amount is set and any loss exceeding that amount is paid by the reinsurer.
  • Operating revenues. Total income less investment income.
  • Operational limit. Operational limits for particular areas are determined on the basis of expressed risk tolerance limits. In absolute terms, this is the maximum amount acceptable for a particular risk so that the Company remains within its risk appetite framework.
  • Operational risk. The risk of loss arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, personnel or systems, or from external events. ORSA. Own risk and solvency assessment: an own assessment of the risks associated with an insurer's business and strategic plan, and the sufficiency of own funds to support those risks
  • OTC market. Engl. Over-The-Counter market. OTC market transactions are transactions outside the regulated market.
  • Paid loss ratio. The ratio of gross claims paid as a percentage of gross premiums written.
  • Premiums written. The total premiums on all policies written or renewed during a given period regardless of what portions have been earned. Gross/net – before/after deduction of reinsurance.
  • Pricing risk. The risk that (re)insurance premiums charged will be insufficient to cover future obligations arising from (re)insurance contracts.
  • Primary insurer. Insurance company that has a direct contractual relationship with the holder of the insurance policy (private individual, firm or organisation).
  • Proportional reinsurance. A reinsurance arrangement whereby the reinsurer indemnifies a ceding company for a pre-agreed proportion of premiums and losses of each policy that the ceding company has underwritten. It can be subdivided into two main types: quotashare reinsurance and surplus reinsurance.
  • RBNS. Provision for claims that are Reported But Not Settled.
  • Recourse receivables. Amount of recourse claims which were recognised in the period as recourse receivables based on (i) any agreement with any third parties under recourse issues, (ii) court decisions, or (iii) for credit business – settlement of insurance claim.
  • Reputation risk. Risk of loss due to the Company's negative image as perceived by its policyholders, business partners, owners and investors, supervisors or other stakeholders.
  • Reserve risk. Risk that technical provisions are not sufficient to cover the commitments of the (re)insurance business assumed. Reserving risk. The risk that technical provisions will be inadequate.
  • Retention ratio. Ratio of net premiums written as a percentage of gross premiums written.
  • Retention. The amount or portion of risk (loss) that a ceding company retains for its own account, and does not reinsure. Losses and loss expenses in excess of the retention level are then paid by the reinsurer to the ceding company up to the limit of indemnity, if any,

set out in the reinsurance contract. In proportional reinsurance, the retention may be a percentage of the original policy's limit. In nonproportional insurance, the retention is usually a monetary amount of loss, a percentage of loss or a loss-to-premium ratio.

Retrocession. The reinsurance bought by reinsurers; a transaction by which a reinsurer cedes risks to another reinsurer.

Return on equity (ROE). The ratio of net profit for the period as a percentage of average equity in the period. Return on revenue (ROR). Ratio of net profit for the year to operating revenues.

Return on the investment portfolio. The ratio of net investment income relating to the investment portfolio to average invested assets. It includes the following statement of financial position items: investment property, financial investments in subsidiaries and associates, financial investments, and cash and cash equivalents. The average amount is calculated based on figures as at the reporting date and as at the end of the prior year.

Risk appetite. The level of risk that a company is willing to take in pursuit of its strategic objectives. It is determined based on the acceptable solvency ratio, ratio of high-quality liquid assets as a percentage of the investment portfolio, profitability of insurance products and reputation risk.

Risk register. Catalogue of all identified risks maintained regularly updated by the Company.

RKS. Kosovo.

SLO. Slovenia.

Solvency capital requirement (SCR). Level of capital calculated as prescribed by law based on all measurable risks, including life and non-life insurance risk, health insurance risk, market risk, counterparty default risk and operational risk.

Solvency ratio. The ratio of eligible own funds as a percentage of the SCR. A solvency ratio in excess of 100% indicates that the firm has sufficient resources to meet the SCR.

SRB. Serbia.

Standard formula. Formulas laid down by Solvency II regulations for the calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement.

Strategic risk. Risk of unexpected decline in the company's value due to adverse impact of wrong business decisions, changes to the business or legal environment and market development.

Subsidiary entity. An entity that is controlled by another entity.

Transaction currency. The currency in which reinsurance contract transactions are processed.

Underwriting process risk. Risk of financial loss due to incorrect selection and approval of risks to be (re)insured.

Underwriting result. Profit or loss realised from insurance operations as opposed to that realised from investments or other items. Underwriting risk. Risk of loss or of adverse change in the value of insurance liabilities due to inadequate pricing and provisioning assumptions. Underwriting risk comprises underwriting process risk, pricing risk, claims risk, retention risk and reserving risk.

Unearned premiums. The portion of premiums written that applies to the unexpired portion of the policy period and is attributable to and recognised as income in future years.

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