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Storebrand ASA Earnings Release 2018

Feb 13, 2019

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Earnings Release

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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

  • reserves in long term decline and robust buffer situation

  • 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
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.