Investor Presentation • Apr 5, 2019
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4 April 2019

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Premium growth of 6%, growth in operating revenues of 10%
Record profit of €43 million and 13.1% return on equity (lower end of target range exceeded by 2.1 p.p.)
Benign year in terms of claims – combined ratio of 92.9% at a record low
Improved credit ratings by Standard & Poor's and AM Best from "A-" to "A", outlook stable
Three companies added to the Sava Re Group: TBS Team 24, Sava Penzisko Društvo and Energoprojekt Garant (merged with the Serbian insurer in December 2018)
Signed deals for the acquisition of the Croatian companies ERGO Osiguranje and Ergo Životno Osiguranje, and Slovenia-based KBM Infond






Global markets (Sava Re reinsurance premiums in global markets) Non-Group premiums: €89.3 m 18/17: - 7.2%
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*Excluding the effect of exchange differences.
Net combined ratio: all expenses (other than from investments) as percentage of total income (other than from investments). The ratio is calculated for the non-life and reinsurance segments.



| Assets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €1,705.9 m | ||||
| - 0.1% 18/17: |
| Structural shift 2018/2017 in p.p. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2018 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Financial investments and investment property | 1,053.5 | 1,028.7 | Fin. inv. and inv. property | -1.4 | |||||
| v Assets of policyholders who bear the inv. risk |
227.2 | 204.8 | Assets of policyholders who bear the inv. risk |
-1.3 | |||||
| Other assets | 128.8 | 169.0 | Other assets | 2.4 | |||||
| Receivables | 138.5 | 140.6 | Receivables | 0.1 | |||||
| Investment contract assets | 129.6 | 135.6 | Investment contract assets | 0.4 | |||||
| Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | 30.8 | 27.3 | Reinsurers' share of technical provisions |
-0.2 | |||||
| Total assets | 1,708.3 | 1,705.9 |



€1,082.8 m
| 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Investment portfolio (€ million) | 1,084.2 | 1,082.8 |
| Government bonds | 52.3% | 50.9% |
| v Corporate bonds |
36.4% | 34.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2.8% | 4.9% |
| Mutual funds | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Deposits and CD's | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Investment property | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| Shares | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Infrastructural funds | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Other | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Total investment portfolio structure | 100.0% | 100.0% |



*Excluding the effect of exchange differences.


Movement in POSR share price and book value



* Fiduciary account.
** Sava Re was informed on 02/06/2016 that Adris Grupa, together with its subsidiaries, holds 19.04% of shares of Sava Re's share capital (21.15% of all shares with voting rights) in fiduciary accounts.
| (€ million) | 31/12/2018 |
|---|---|
| Share capital | 71.9 |
| Market capitalisation | 263.5 |
| Trading symbol |
POSR |
| No. of shares | 17,219,662 |
| No. of own shares | 1,721,966 |
| No. of shareholders | 4,073 |
| Investor type |
Local investor | Foreign investor |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance undertakings and pension companies |
19.2% | 0.0% |
| Other financial institutions |
17.9% | 0.4% |
| Government | 10.1% | 0.0% |
| Individuals | 9.3% | 0.1% |
| Banks | 3.9% | 29.3% |
| Investment companies and mutual funds |
2.9% | 3.5% |
| Other non-financial corporations |
2.2% | 1.2% |
| Total | 65.5% | 34.5% |

The objective of Sava Re is to ensure that its shareholders see a 10% growth in dividends but do not get more than 40% of the Group's net profit in the period 2017–2019.



• Decline due to planned restriction of growth and declining of less profitable business
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120.0
• Negative impact from stronger US dollar compared to euro





• Larger volume of motor business; increased number of policies and higher average premium with individuals; broader coverages and new clients in commercial business
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• Lower interest income due to lower interest rates in capital markets



• Increase in all non-Slovenian non-life insurers
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• Largest growth seen in Serbian insurer due to inclusion of premium income from Energoprojekt Garant (€0.9 m) and increased premium volume in health and motor liability business


• Higher gains on disposal of investments and lower investment expenses





Gross premiums written by class of insurance

• Lower interest income due to lower interest rates in capital markets

21 2018 results • 2019 plan • Strategic guidelines 2017–2019

• Premium growth posted in all insurers; double digit growth in the Kosovan and Serbian life insurers
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• Premiums of the Croatian branch of Zavarovalnica Sava affected by maturity pay-outs
Profit or loss before tax

• Improved expense ratio as a result of high premium growth




v • More policyholders opting for pension annuities upon retirement





+ 12%
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• Income from resolved assistance cases • Includes the costs of the company and handling assistance cases re-invoiced to insurers


+ 12%
Client focus, digitisation of operations, development of innovative services and insurance products, assistance services in connection with insurance products, preparing for implementation of IFRS 9 and 17
Growth especially in Latin American markets, preparing for implementation of IFRS 9 and 17
Active approach to the marketing and promotion of increasing individuals' contributions to pension funds
Development of the assistance segment in Slovenia as well as in other markets; health and home assistance in addition to motor assistance
Exploring new growth opportunities (in line with the strategy) in insurance markets and ancillary business viewed by clients as additional services

| € million | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | |||
| Operating revenues | 492.4 | 540.5 | > 4.5% growth |
| Profit or loss, net of tax | 31.1 | 43.0 | > €43 m; > 10% growth based on 2018 estimate |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 13.1% | > 12% |
| v Return on investments* |
2.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Re/insurance part (+ annuities) |
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| Gross premiums written | 517.2 | 546.3 | > €555 m |
| Net premiums earned | 470.9 | 504.7 | > €515 m |
| Net expense ratio (reins. + non-life + life) | 32.6% | 33.1% | 32.4–33.0% |
| Net incurred loss ratio* (reins. + non-life) |
60.5% | 57.0% | 59.2–59.7% |
| Net combined ratio* (reins. + non-life) |
95.6% | 92.9% | 93.6–94.1% |
* Excluding the effect of FX differences.


The 2019 plan does not include the companies KBM Infond, ERGO Osiguranje and ERGO Životno Osiguranje.
We are creating a modern, digital, people-focused and sustainable insurance group.


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5% Slovenia
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2.5% other markets


*The "other" item includes health, assistance and pension business



Thank you for your attention.

Sava Re Group has diversification benefits coming from four segments: Non-Life, Reinsurance, Life, other businesses and from the geographical spread: Slovenia, Adria region, global reinsurance market



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Motor liability
Fire and natural forces
Other damage to property Personal accident
Other


24.4%
11.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.1%

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Unit-linked insurance
Endowment


Gross premiums written by year Net profit and ROE

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Other



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Gross premiums written by year Net profit and ROE



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Assets of pension funds


Net profit ROE *Sava Penzisko Društvo from North Macedonia is included in all years although first consolidated in 2018.
Income from fund management



2016 2017 2018

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2016 2017 2018
Net profit ROE
0.0%
*TBS Team 24 is included in all years although first consolidated in 2018.
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Financial investments
| 2017 | Structural shift 2018/2017 in p.p. 2018 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Investment fund (€ million) | 1,084.2 | 1,082.8 | |||||||
| Government bonds | 52.3% | 50.9% | Government bonds | -1.4 | |||||
| Corporate bonds | 36.4% | 34.1% | Corporate bonds Corporate bonds |
-2.3 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2.8% | 4.9% | Cash and cash equivalents | 2.1 | |||||
| Mutual funds | 2.9% | 3.0% | Mutual funds | 0.1 | |||||
| Deposits & CDs |
2.0% | 2.6% | Deposits & CDs | 0.6 | |||||
| Investment property v |
1.4% | 1.9% | Investment property | 0.5 | |||||
| Shares | 1.6% | 1.4% | Shares | -0.2 | |||||
| Infrastructural funds | 0.0% | 0.5% | |||||||
| Other | 0.6% | 0.7% | Infrastructural funds | 0.5 | |||||
| Total investment portfolio |
100.0% | 100.0% | Other | 0.1 |

Lower exposure to Slovenia in 2018; larger exposure to EU member states and non-EU member states.

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| (€ million) | 31/12/2017 | 31/12/2018 | Change | ||
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| Type of investment | Amount | Structure | Amount | Structure | |
| Deposits | 14.4 | 1.2% | 0.9 | 0.1% | -1.2 p.p. |
| Government bonds | 193.0 | 16.4% | 155.3 | 13.3% | -3.1 p.p. |
| Corporate bonds | 25.6 | 2.2% | 23.4 | 2.0% | -0.2 p.p. |
| Shares | 17.0 | 1.4% | 15.1 | 1.3% | -0.2 p.p. |
| Mutual funds | 1.3 | 0.1% | 0.7 | 0.1% | 0.0 p.p. |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 21.1 | 1.8% | 40.6 | 3.5% | 1.7 p.p. |
| Other | 11.7 | 1.0% | 16.5 | 1.4% | 0.4 p.p. |
| v Sum total |
284.1 | 24.2% | 252.5 | 21.7% | -2.5 p.p. |
Exposure to Slovenia decreased by 2.5 percentage points compared to the end of 2017.
The largest contribution to reduced exposure to Slovenia was a decline in the value of government bonds owing to maturities in the reporting period.



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| (€ million) | 2017 | 2018 | Absolute change 2018 – 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||
| Interest income | 18.6 | 16.5 | -2.1 |
| Change in fair value and losses on disposal of FVPL assets | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Gains on disposal of other IFRS asset categories | 3.1 | 2.3 | -0.9 |
| Income from dividends of other investments | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Exchange gains | 4.2 | 6.4 | 2.2 |
| Other income | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| v Total income |
28.0 | 28.0 | 0.1 |
| Total income, excluding exchange differences | 23.8 | 21.6 | -2.1 |
Interest income declined by €2.1 million year on year because of the low-interest-rate environment and maturing debt securities with higher yields.
The foreign exchange rates that the liabilities and investments of Sava Re are denominated in moved in the other direction than one year earlier, resulting in a €2.2 million rise in income; still there was only a minor effect on the result (€0.2 million) owing to asset and liability matching measures.
Income from investment property is shown under other income.
The income relating to the investment portfolio, excluding the effect of exchange differences, fell by €2.1 million year on year.

| (€ million) | 2017 | 2018 | Absolute change 2018 – 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenses | |||
| Interest expenses | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Change in fair value and losses on disposal of FVPL assets | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Losses on disposal of other IFRS asset categories | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Goodwill impairment and loss from investments in associates | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Impairment losses on investments | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Exchange losses | 10.1 | 6.6 | -3.6 |
| Other | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Total expenses | 12.2 | 10.3 | -2.0 |
| v Total expenses, excluding exchange differences |
2.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
Interest expenses are lower by €0.7 million (interest expenses in 2017 relate to Sava Re's subordinated debt fully repaid in the first half of 2017).
Increase of €1.6 million in impairment losses relating to financial instruments in portfolio equity securities (impairments on Sava Re investment portfolio)
• Exchange losses
The foreign exchange rates that the liabilities and investments of Sava Re are denominated in moved in the other direction than in 2017, resulting in €3.6 million decline in expenses in this regard; still there was only a minor effect on the result (€0.2 million) owing to asset and liability matching measures.
Higher other expenses relating to depreciation of investment property

| (€ million) | 2017 | 2018 | Absolute difference 2018 – 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net investment income relating to the investment portfolio | 15.7 | 17.8 | 2.0 |
| Net investment income of the investment portfolio, excluding exchange differences | 21.7 | 17.9 | -3.7 |
| Return on the investment portfolio, excluding exchange differences | 2.0% | 1.7% |

In 2018, the Group's net investment income from its investment portfolio, excluding exchange differences, totalled €17.9 million, down €3.7 million year on year. Net investment income of the investment portfolio before impairment was €19.9 million.
The net investment income of investment property increased by €0.5 million year on year.
The realised investment return, excluding the effect of exchange differences, was 1.7% (2017: 2.0%). Investment return before impairment was 1.8%

Financial statements
| (€) | 31/12/2017 | 31/12/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | 1,708,348,067 | 1,705,947,263 |
| Intangible assets | 22,712,944 | 37,121,118 |
| Property and equipment | 45,438,014 | 42,893,432 |
| Deferred tax assets | 2,107,564 | 1,950,245 |
| Investment property | 15,364,184 | 20,643,019 |
| Financial investments in associates | 0 | 462,974 |
| Financial investments | 1,038,125,019 | 1,008,097,470 |
| Funds for the benefit of policyholders who bear the investment risk | 227,228,053 | 204,818,504 |
| Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | 30,787,241 | 27,292,750 |
| Assets under investment contracts | 129,622,131 | 135,586,965 |
| Receivables | 138,455,525 | 140,550,011 |
| v Deferred acquisition costs |
18,507,194 | 19,759,234 |
| Other assets | 2,043,395 | 2,064,220 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 37,956,119 | 64,657,431 |
| Non-current assets held for sale | 684 | 49,890 |
| Equity and liabilities | 1,708,348,067 | 1,705,947,263 |
| Equity | 316,116,895 | 340,175,455 |
| Technical provisions | 931,398,362 | 920,491,487 |
| Technical provision for the benefit of life insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk |
226,527,893 | 210,032,637 |
| Other provisions | 7,600,613 | 7,730,247 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 5,781,494 | 3,529,235 |
| Liabilities under investment contracts | 129,483,034 | 135,441,508 |
| Other financial liabilities | 245,205 | 243,095 |
| Liabilities from operating activities | 60,598,188 | 54,736,601 |
| Other liabilities | 30,596,383 | 33,566,998 |

| (€) | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Net earned premiums | 470,865,993 | 504,669,701 |
| Income from investments in associates | 0 | 0 |
| Investment income | 27,446,915 | 26,802,161 |
| Net unrealised gains on investments of life insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk | 16,849,384 | 16,867,324 |
| Other technical income | 15,429,720 | 21,238,357 |
| Other income | 6,058,000 | 14,549,676 |
| Net claims incurred | -296,103,320 | -320,760,586 |
| Change in other technical provisions | -2,179,849 | 13,207,584 |
| v Change in technical provisions for policyholders who bear the investment risk |
-1,121,327 | 15,962,680 |
| Expenses for bonuses and rebates | 5,848 | 288,628 |
| Operating expenses | -156,962,328 | -178,131,437 |
| Expenses for investments in associates and impairment losses on goodwill | 0 | -151,130 |
| Expenses for financial assets and liabilities | -11,891,544 | -9,604,451 |
| Net unrealised losses on investments of life insurance policyholders who bear the investment risk | -8,256,416 | -23,498,245 |
| Other technical expenses | -17,486,080 | -23,305,829 |
| Other expenses | -2,774,013 | -2,873,861 |
| Profit/loss before tax | 39,880,984 | 55,260,572 |
| Income tax expense | -8,786,075 | -12,248,723 |
| Net profit/loss for the period | 31,094,909 | 43,011,849 |

| (€) | 31/12/2017 | 31/12/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | 580,886,180 | 606,331,055 |
| Intangible assets | 807,011 | 892,724 |
| Property and equipment | 2,485,645 | 2,654,540 |
| Deferred tax assets | 1,238,826 | 1,867,370 |
| Investment property | 8,230,878 | 8,285,733 |
| Financial investments in subsidiaries and associates | 193,409,578 | 220,219,086 |
| Financial investments | 250,781,685 | 244,291,434 |
| Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | 20,073,571 | 21,437,221 |
| v Receivables |
88,602,395 | 87,830,299 |
| Deferred acquisition costs | 7,778,499 | 7,821,932 |
| Other assets | 799,634 | 379,264 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6,678,458 | 10,651,452 |
| Equity and liabilities |
580,886,180 | 606,331,055 |
| Equity | 290,966,155 | 319,355,361 |
| Technical provisions | 232,639,163 | 234,173,078 |
| Other provisions | 351,250 | 376,521 |
| Other financial liabilities | 91,182 | 87,504 |
| Liabilities from operating activities | 54,404,921 | 49,185,680 |
| Other liabilities | 2,433,509 | 3,152,911 |

| (€) | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Net earned premiums | 130,864,620 | 133,740,178 |
| Income from investments in subsidiaries and associates | 26,136,830 | 33,558,455 |
| Investment income | 9,652,630 | 10,953,196 |
| Other technical income | 6,098,385 | 8,964,961 |
| Other income | 444,136 | 701,331 |
| Net claims incurred | -78,583,967 | -76,604,633 |
| Change in other technical provisions v |
-158,608 | -268,920 |
| Expenses for bonuses and rebates | 85,678 | -811 |
| Operating expenses | -43,113,125 | -47,563,317 |
| Expenses for investments in subsidiaries and associates | 0 | -4,020,539 |
| Expenses for financial assets and liabilities | -10,551,329 | -8,496,351 |
| Other technical expenses | -5,876,562 | -5,662,287 |
| Other expenses | -234,824 | -279,399 |
| Profit/loss before tax | 34,763,865 | 45,021,864 |
| Income tax expense | -1,789,672 | -3,154,368 |
| Net profit/loss for the period | 32,974,193 | 41,867,497 |

This document may contain forward-looking statements relating to Sava Re's expectations, plans or goals, which are based on assumptions made by Sava Re management. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty. As a result, actual developments, in particular performance, may differ materially from the expectations, plans and goals set out in this document; therefore, persons should not rely on forward-looking statements.
Sava Re assumes no obligation to adjust any forward-looking statements or other information contained in this document to future events or developments.
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