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Storebrand ASA — Earnings Release 2018
Feb 13, 2019
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Storebrand Q4 2018
13 February 2019
Odd Arild Grefstad – CEO Lars Aa. Løddesøl – CFO
3 Proposed 4 Including transitional rules.
Our strategy: A compelling combination of self-funding growth and capital return from maturing guaranteed back-book
Selective bolt-on M&A: Strengthening our asset management offering and a further shift in the group's balance sheet towards non-guaranteed savings
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Cubera: A strong complement to Storebrand's private equity offering for clients seeking investments in the Nordics
Fourth quarter results impacted by financial markets - growth ambitions maintained
Solvency movement from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 Storebrand ASA
1Including increased VA and decreased equity stress
2 Including risk management actions
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2 After proposed dividend, including tax gain as pr. stock exchange release 15 January 2019
SII position Storebrand Group
Key takeaways
- Solvency position strengthened from increase in shareholders equity
- Negative impact from adverse financial markets are countered by risk management and change in equity stress levels and volatility adjustment
- No material changes to estimated sensitivities
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.
Solvency movement full year 2018 Storebrand ASA
Group
Key figures
SII Own funds and SCR4 Customer buffers development
1 Result before amortisation, write-downs. 2 Earnings per share after tax adjusted for amortisation of intangible assets.
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3 Customer buffers in Benco not included. Surplus values of bonds held at amortized cost excluded. 4 Without the use of transitional capital
Storebrand Group
| Q 4 |
Full year | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Fee and administration income | 1 301 | 1 531 | 5 011 | 4 771 |
| Insurance result | 282 | 261 | 1 291 | 1 146 |
| Operational cost | -1 031 | -989 | -3 786 | -3 490 |
| Operating profit | 551 | 803 | 2 516 | 2 427 |
| Financial items and risk result life | 11 | -185 | 642 | 513 |
| Profit before amortisation | 563 | 618 | 3 158 | 2 940 |
| Amortisation and write-downs of intangible assets | -99 | -237 | -360 | -536 |
| Profit before tax | 464 | 381 | 2 799 | 2 404 |
| Tax | 1 392 | 113 | 898 | 2 |
| Profit after tax | 1 856 | 494 | 3 697 | 2 405 |
Storebrand Group
| 2017 4 771 |
2018 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NOK million | |||
| 5 011 | 1 531 | 1 301 | Fee and administration income | |
| 1 146 | 1 291 | 261 | 282 | Insurance result |
| -3 490 | -3 786 | -989 | -1 031 | Operational cost |
| 2 427 | 2 516 | 803 | 551 | Operating profit |
| 513 | 642 | -185 | 11 | Financial items and risk result life |
| 2 940 | 3 158 | 618 | 563 | Profit before amortisation |
Profit per line of business
| Full year | Full year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Savings - non-guaranteed | 328 | 639 | 1 267 | 1 511 | |
| Insurance | 97 | 32 | 748 | 608 | |
| Guaranteed pension | 214 | 31 | 1 138 | 766 | |
| Other profit | -76 | -84 | 5 | 55 | |
| Profit before amortisation | 563 | 618 | 3 158 | 2 940 |
Savings (non-guaranteed)
| Profit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q 4 |
Full year | Full year | ||||
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
| Fee and administration income | 1 006 | 1 189 | 3 708 | 3 394 | ||
| Operational cost | -649 | -554 | -2 394 | -1 891 | ||
| Operating profit | 357 | 635 | 1 314 | 1 503 | ||
| Financial items and risk result life | -29 | 4 | -46 | 8 | ||
| Profit before amortisation | 328 | 639 | 1 267 | 1 511 | ||
| 1 ) Income earned not booked |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Profit per product line
| Profit per product line | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q 4 |
Full year | Full year | |||||
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||
| Unit linked Norway | 47 | 64 | 235 | 284 | |||
| Unit linked Sweden | 71 | 70 | 267 | 252 | |||
| Asset Management segment | 160 | 470 | 542 | 823 | |||
| Retail banking | 50 | 34 | 224 | 152 | |||
| Profit before amortisation | 328 | 639 | 1 267 | 1 511 |
Savings (non-guaranteed) – impacted by weak financial markets
Comments
- 7% premium growth in UL premiums1
- 7% growth in UL reserves2
- Positive UL transfer balance
- 10% retail lending growth2
Assets under management
Insurance
| Profit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q 4 |
Full year | |||
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Insurance premiums f.o.a. | 1 003 | 968 | 3 854 | 3 872 |
| Claims f.o.a. | -721 | -707 | -2 562 | -2 726 |
| Operational cost | -175 | -193 | -614 | -711 |
| Operating profit | 107 | 68 | 677 | 435 |
| Financial result | -9 | -36 | 71 | 173 |
| Profit before amortisation | 97 | 32 | 748 | 608 |
Profit per product line
| Profit per product line | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 4 | Full year | Full year | |
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
| P&C & Individual life | 71 | 38 | 372 | 285 |
| Health & Group life | -7 | -21 | 185 | 242 |
| Pension related disability insurance Nordic | 34 | 15 | 192 | 81 |
| Profit before amortisation | 97 | 32 | 748 | 608 |
Insurance – result improvements
P&C & Individual life Health & Group life Disability insurance
Comments Combined ratio and results
- Combined ratio of 89% in Q4
- Lower disability improves result in 2018
- Cost measures successfully implemented
Portfolio premiums Comments premiums and growth
- Flat premium development in 2018
- Growth initiatives starting to show effect
Guaranteed pension
| Profit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q 4 |
Full year | Full year | ||
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Fee and administration income | 334 | 376 | 1 441 | 1 483 |
| Operational cost | -226 | -240 | -828 | -889 |
| Operating profit | 108 | 136 | 614 | 595 |
| Risk result life & pensions | 58 | 18 | 191 | 67 |
| Net profit sharing and loan losses | 48 | -123 | 333 | 104 |
| Profit before amortisation | 214 | 31 | 1 138 | 766 |
Profit per product line
| Profit per product line | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q 4 |
Full year | Full year | ||||||
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Defined benefit (fee based) | 80 | 75 | 306 | 297 | ||||
| Paid-up policies, Norway | 51 | 29 | 508 | 122 | ||||
| Individual life and pension, Norway | 29 | 43 | 37 | 79 | ||||
| Guaranteed products, Sweden | 55 | -116 | 288 | 267 | ||||
| Profit before amortisation | 214 | 31 | 1 138 | 766 |
Guaranteed pension
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reserves in long term decline and robust buffer situation
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As companies convert to DC schemes, the migration from DB to lower-margin paid up policies continues to reduce fee income in Guaranteed pensions
- Paid up policies risk result of NOK 38m, profit sharing of NOK 12m
| NOK million | Q4 2018 | Q3 2018 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value adjustment reserve | 2 245 | 2 841 | - 596 |
| Excess value of bonds at amortised cost | 5 009 | 5 051 | - 42 |
| Additional statutory reserve | 8 494 | 8 267 | + 228 |
| Conditional bonuses Sweden | 6 462 | 6 713 | - 251 |
| Total | 22 211 | 22 872 | - 661 |
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
| Profit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 4 | Full year | Full year | |
| NOK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Fee and administration income | 23 | 20 | 102 | 83 |
| Operational cost | -42 | -56 | -190 | -188 |
| Operating profit | -20 | -36 | -89 | -105 |
| Financial items and risk result life | -56 | -48 | 128 | 161 |
| Profit before amortisation | -76 | -84 | 40 | 55 |
Profit per product line
| Q 4 |
Full year | Full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
| 0 | 5 | -14 | 42 |
| -1 | 3 | 30 | 21 |
| -75 | -93 | 24 | -8 |
| -76 | -84 | 40 | 55 |
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 | Group CFO | [email protected] | +47 9348 0151 |
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| Kjetil R. Krøkje | Head of IR | [email protected] | +47 9341 2155 |
| Daniel Sundahl | IR Officer | [email protected] | +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.