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Storebrand ASA Earnings Release 2019

Oct 23, 2019

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Storebrand Q3 2019

23 October 2019

Odd Arild Grefstad – CEO Lars Aa. Løddesøl – CFO

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2 Growth figures are from YTD 2018 to YTD 2019. 3 YTD 2019.

4 NKB, Norsk Kundebarometer 2019. 5 Including transitional rules.

Our strategy: A compelling combination of self-funding growth and capital return from maturing guaranteed back-book

Growth in Savings continues

SPP with double digit growth

All numbers in SEK, 12 months rolling. Source: Svensk Försäkring marknadsstatistik. De största bolagen, Fond - Övrig tjänstepension.

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New milestones in our sustainability leadership

Acknowledged by PRI as Leader in Sustainable Investments

PRI, the world's leading sustainable investor organisation, included Storebrand in PRI Leaders' Group, an initiative to showcase leadership of sustainable investments. Storebrand was only Norwegian asset owner to receive this recognition.

New Group Policy and Active Ownership on Deforestation

Storebrand committed to a strong active ownership policy to curb deforestation. Storebrand was also one of 230 investors with total 16.2 trillion USD in AuM, demanding corporate action on deforestation.

Committed to Net Zero Emissions

Storebrand one of 12 founding members of the UN-backed Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. The worlds' largest asset owners committed to carbon neutral investment portfolios by 2050.

Increased client demands for fossil free investments

Reached fossil free investments milestone, NOK 100 billion invested in fossil free portfolios – 13 % of total AuM.

Key figures

SII Own funds and SCR Customer buffers development 4

1 Result before amortisation and tax, adjusted for performance related result. 2 Earnings per share after tax adjusted for amortisation of intangible assets. 3 Excluding customer buffers Benco. Surplus values of HTM bonds cost excluded. 7 4 Without the use of transitional capital.

Movement from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019 Storebrand ASA

SII position Storebrand Group Group

  • Risk management and increased buffers improve guaranteed business
  • Reinsurance of mass lapse in SPP
  • Subordinated loan with call date in March 2020 expected to reduce solvency by 3%-points in Q4

1The estimated Economic solvency position of Storebrand Group is calculated using the current Storebrand implementation of the Solvency II Standard model with the company's interpretation of the transition rules from the NFSA. Output is sensitive to changes in financial markets, development of reserves, changes in assumptions and improvements of the calculation framework in the economic capital model as well as changes in the Solvency II legislation and national interpretation of transition rules.

Storebrand Group

Q
3
01.01-30.09 Full year
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Fee and administration income 1 296 1 246 3 746 3 710 5 011
Insurance result 268 316 782 1 009 1 291
Operational cost -979 -877 -2 938 -2 755 -3 786
Operating profit 586 685 1 591 1 965 2 516
Financial items and risk result life 114 168 420 631 642
Profit before amortisation 700 853 2 011 2 595 3 158
Amortisation and write-downs of intangible assets -115 -98 -328 -261 -360
Profit before tax 585 755 1 683 2 335 2 799
Tax -124 -229 -277 -494 898
Profit after tax 461 526 1 406 1 841 3 697

Storebrand Group

Q
3
01.01-30.09
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Fee and administration income 1 296 1 246 3 746 3 710 5 011
Insurance result 268 316 782 1 009 1 291
Operational cost -979 -877 -2 938 -2 755 -3 786
Operating profit 586 685 1 591 1 965 2 516

Operating profit adjusted for performance related costs2 Profit before amortisation 700 853 2 011 2 595 3 158

Amortisation and write-downs of intangible assets -115
-98
-328
-261
-360
Full year
Profit before tax
NOK million
585
2019
755
1 683
2018
2019
2 335
2018
2 799
2018
Tax
Booked performance related OPEX
-124
-49
-229
22
-277
-111
-494
0
898
-
3 697
-
Profit after tax
Adjusted operating profit
461
635
526
663
1 406
1 702
1 841
1 965

Operating profit including performance related income earned, not booked2

Profit after tax
Adjusted operating profit
461
635
526
663
1 406
1 841
1 702
1 965
Operating profit including performance related income earned, not booked2
Q
3
01.01-30.09
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Performance income earned not booked 1
)
99 -45 265 53 -
Operating profit including
income earned not booked 685 640 1 856 2 018 -

1 The result includes special items. Please see storebrand.com/ir for a complete overview.

2 Performance related costs refer to performance bonuses and kick-backs in funds with performance fees that have been booked, but where the corresponding income earned is not booked until the end of the year. The numbers will vary with performance development through the year.

Group

Storebrand Group

Q
3
01.01-30.09
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Fee and administration income 1 296 1 246 3 746 3 710 5 011
Insurance result 268 316 782 1 009 1 291
Operational cost -979 -877 -2 938 -2 755 -3 786
Operating profit 586 685 1 591 1 965 2 516
Financial items and risk result life 114 168 420 631 642
Profit before amortisation 700 853 2 011 2 595 3 158

Profit per line of business

NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Savings - non-guaranteed 303 334 817 932 1 257
Insurance 128 214 369 651 748
Guaranteed pension 237 295 697 932 1 148
Other profit 32 10 128 81 5
Profit before amortisation 700 853 2 011 2 595 3 158

Group

Savings (non-guaranteed)

Profit
Q
3
01.01-30.09 Full year
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Fee and administration income 957 905 2 764 2 703 3 709
Operational cost -643 -565 -1 929 -1 753 -2 405
Operating profit 314 340 834 950 1 303
Financial items and risk result life -11 -5 -18 -17 -46
Profit before amortisation 303 334 817 932 1 257

Profit per line of business

Profit per line of business
Q 3
01.01-30.09
Full year
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Unit linked Norway 72 70 217 180 224
Unit linked Sweden 80 63 202 196 267
Asset management 80 145 197 382 542
Retail banking 70 56 200 174 224
Profit before amortisation 303 334 817 932 1 257

Savings (non-guaranteed)

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Savings (non-guaranteed)
Profit Q Full year
NOK million 3
2019
2018
01.01-30.09
2019
2018
2018
Fee and administration income 957 905 2 764 2 703 3 709
Operational cost -643 -565 -1 929 -1 753 -2 405
Operating profit 314 340 834 950 1 303

Operating profit adjusted for performance related costs1 Profit before amortisation 303 334 817 932 1 257

Operating profit 314 340 834 950 1 303
Financial items and risk result life
Operating profit adjusted for performance related costs1
Profit before amortisation
-11
303
-5
334
-18
817
-17
932
-46
1 257
Q
3
01.01-30.09 Full year
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Booked performance related OPEX -49 22 -111 0 -
Adjusted operating profit 363 318 945 950 -

Operating profit including performance related income earned, not booked1

Adjusted operating profit 363
318
945 950
Performance income earned not booked 1
)
Operating profit including performance related income earned, not booked1
99 -45 265 53 -
Q 3 01.01-30.09
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Performance income earned not booked 1
)
99 -45 265 53 -
Operating profit including
income earned not booked 413 295 1 100 1 003 -

Savings (non-guaranteed)

Comments1

  • 11% growth Unit Linked reserves
  • 8% growth in assets under management, NOK 34bn in Q3 and NOK 61bn yoy
  • Higher net interest margin in the bank

Assets under management

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Insurance

Q 3 01.01-30.09 Full year
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Insurance premiums f.o.a. 981 949 2 895 2 850 3 854
Claims f.o.a. -713 -633 -2 112 -1 841 -2 562
Operational cost -162 -136 -471 -438 -614
Operating profit 106 181 311 571 677
Financial result 21 33 58 80 71
Profit before amortisation 128 214 369 651 748

Profit per product line

Profit per product line
Q
3
01.01-30.09
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
P&C & Individual life 55 106 248 301 372
Health & Group life 22 57 -7 192 185
Pension related disability insurance Nordic 51 51 129 158 192
Profit before amortisation 128 214 369 651 748

Insurance

Portfolio premiums Comments premiums and growth1
P&C & Individual life Health & Group life Disability insurance
4
408
4
455
4
442
4
507
4
583
4% overall premium growth, 5% target growth
K
O
N
M
1
717
1
743
1
769
1
810
1
845

7% P&C & Individual life growth
1
538
1
574
1
548
1
563
1
609
1
153
1
138
1
124
1
134
1
130
Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Comments Combined ratio and results

  • 89% combined ratio, target ratio 90-92%
  • Good cost control
  • Group life results improving, price increases under implementation

  • 4% overall premium growth, 5% target growth

  • 7% P&C & Individual life growth

Guaranteed pension

Profit
Q
3
01.01-30.09 Full year
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Fee and administration income 384 369 1 108 1 107 1 440
Operational cost -199 -179 -594 -594 -816
Operating profit 185 190 514 513 624
Risk result life & pensions 30 91 144 134 191
Net profit sharing 22 13 39 285 333
Profit before amortisation 237 295 697 932 1 148

Profit per product line

Profit per product line
Q 3 01.01-30.09 Full year
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Defined benefit (fee based) 91 71 223 232 314
Paid-up policies, Norway 104 141 318 459 511
Individual life and pension, Norway 1 2 10 7 35
Guaranteed products, Sweden 40 80 146 233 288
Profit before amortisation 237 295 697 932 1 148

Guaranteed pension - strong buffers and long term decline of products

  • As companies convert to DC schemes, the migration from DB to paid up policies continues to reduce fee income in Guaranteed pensions
  • Modest reserve growth due to buffer building
NOK million Q3 2019 Q2 2019 Change
Market value adjustment reserve 5 893 5 140 + 753
Excess value of bonds at amortised cost 6 495 6 076 + 418
Additional statutory reserve 8 194 8 218 - 24
Conditional bonuses Sweden 7 213 7 145 + 68
Total 27 795 26 579 + 1 216

The term Buffer capital in this table is not consistent with the definition of buffer capital made in the IFRS accounting

Buffer capital Guaranteed reserves in % of total reserves

Other1

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Q
3
01.01-30.09 Full year
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Fee and administration income 10 32 38 79 102
Operational cost -29 -58 -107 -148 -190
Operating profit -19 -25 -69 -69 -89
Financial items and risk result life 51 35 197 185 128
Profit before amortisation 32 10 128 116 40

Profit per product line

Profit per product line
Q 3 01.01-30.09
NOK million 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018
Corporate Banking 0 3 0 -14 -14
BenCo 10 6 7 31 30
Holding company costs and net financial results in
company portfolios 22 1 121 99 24
Profit before amortisation 32 10 128 116 40

Appendix

Storebrand Life Insurance asset allocation

Note: The graph shows the asset allocation for all products with an interest rate guarantee in Storebrand Life Insurance Norwegian operations. Category bonds includes loans on life insurance balance sheet.

SPP asset allocation

Note: The graph shows the asset allocation for all products with an interest rate guarantee in SPP.

Investor Relations contacts

Lars Aa. Løddesøl Kjetil R. Krøkje Daniel Sundahl

Group CFO Group Head of Finance, Strategy and M&A Head of Investor Relations and Rating

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

+47 9348 0151 +47 9341 2155 +47 9136 1899

This document contains Alternative Performance Measures as defined by the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA). An overview of APMs used in financial reporting is available on storebrand.com/ir.