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Storebrand ASA Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Apr 28, 2021

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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Storebrand Q1 2021

28 April 2021

Odd Arild Grefstad – CEO Lars Aa. Løddesøl – CFO

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Group Strategy Sustainable Nordic Savings and Insurance Group

Strong growth across all of 'Future Storebrand'

Q1 2020 Q1 2021 Portfolio Premiums (MNOK) Balance (BNOK)

Q1 2020 Q1 2021

  • 4% loan balance growth in Q1
  • Stable interest margin

High digital activity among retail customers, strong volume growth

5 All growth figures from Q1 2020 to Q1 2021

1 Asset mix is ca. 75% equities

Fastest growing Nordic Asset Manager

% Growth
in 2020
AuM
€ millions
Storebrand AM 15,7% 94
Swedbank Robur 12,7% 120
DNB AM 11,0% 73
Nykredit WM 10,7% 50
Nordea AM 8,0% 258
SEB 3,2% 208
Danske Bank AM 3,4% 101
Evli -1,4% 14

AuM in milliions. Source: AM Watch

Fastest growing Nordic Asset Manager Strong net flows in Q1 2021, returns offset by FX effects

Alternative Investments – a selected focus area for growth in 2021

  • NOK 11bn raised in Cubera since acquisition in 2019
  • Additional NOK 8bn raised in other alternative assets over the last year
  • NOK 2bn in new commitments in Q1 2020
  • New Nordic partnership in infrastructure established

Storebrand divests 100% of the shares in AS Værdalsbruket

Limited synergies with Storebrand's ordinary business operations

Positive financial impact on Storebrand group result in 2nd quarter 2021

  • Forest owning company located ~500 km north of Oslo
  • Business areas: forestry, hunting and fishing, cabin rental, sawmill, limestone extraction, real estate
  • Storebrand sole owner since 1935

Key Figures

1.90 0.82 1.23 2.13 1.21 NOK

Customer buffers development3 SII Own funds4 and SCR

1 Result before amortisation and tax. 2 Earnings per share after tax adjusted for amortisation of intangible assets.

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3 Excluding Excess values of HTM bonds.

4 Own Funds including transitional capital in relevant quarters.

Solvency movement from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 Storebrand Group

SII position Storebrand Group

  • Higher interest rates increase the solvency ratio, removes transitional
  • Regulatory changes, including increased equity stress and lower UFR, reduce the solvency ratio
  • Strong growth in the quarter dilutes the solvency ratio
  • Issuance of net EUR +250m subordinated debt adds solvency capital

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.

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Storebrand Group

Q
1
YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
Fee
and
administration
income
1
482
1
349
1
482
1
349
Insurance
result
220 -71 220 -71
Operational
cost
-1
057
-1
024
-1
057
-1
024
Operating
profit
645 254 645 254
Financial
items
and
risk
result
life
225 -588 225 -588
Profit
before
amortisation
870 -334 870 -334
Amortisation
and
write-downs
of
intangible
assets
-125 -119 -125 -119
Profit
before
tax
745 -453 745 -453
Tax -302 717 -302 717
Profit
after
tax
443 264 443 264

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Storebrand Group

Q 1 YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
Fee
and
administration
income
1
482
1
349
1
482
1
349
Insurance
result
220 -71 220 -71
Operational
cost
-1
057
-1
024
-1
057
-1
024
Operating
profit
645 254 645 254
Financial
items
and
risk
result
life
225 -588 225 -588
Profit
before
amortisation
870 -334 870 -334

Group

Profit per line of business

Q 1 YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
Savings
- non-guaranteed
528 276 528 276
Insurance 55 -268 55 -268
Guaranteed
pension
322 74 322 74
Other
profit
-35 -417 -35 -417
Profit
before
amortisation
870 -334 870 -334

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

Savings (non-guaranteed)

Q
1
YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
Fee
and
administration
income
1
156
1
043
1
156
1
043
Operational
cost
-671 -669 -671 -669
Operating
profit
485 375 485 375
Financial
items
and
risk
result
life
43 -98 43 -98
Profit
before
amortisation
528 276 528 276

Profit per product line

Q 1 YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
Unit
linked
Norway
145 69 145 69
Unit
linked
Sweden
159 79 159 79
Asset
management
150 102 150 102
Retail
banking
73 27 73 27
Profit
before
amortisation
528 276 528 276

Savings (non-guaranteed)

Comments1

  • 9% growth in Unit Linked premiums
  • 33% growth in Unit Linked reserves
  • 19% growth in overall AuM in Asset Management
  • 8% lending growth in the Bank

Assets under management

Retail bank balance and net interest margin (%)

Insurance

Profit
Q
1
YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
f
Insurance
premiums
.o.a.
1
194
1
019
1
194
1
019
Claims
f
.o.a.
-974 -1
090
-974 -1
090
Operational
cost
-202 -175 -202 -175
Operating
profit
18 -246 18 -246
Financial
result
37 -22 37 -22
Profit
before
amortisation
55 -268 55 -268

Profit per product line

Q
1
YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
P&C
&
Individual
life
62 1 62 1
&
Group
life
Health
10 -263 10 -263
Pension
related
disability
insurance
Nordic
-17 -6 -17 -6
Profit
before
amortisation
55 -268 55 -268

Insurance

Comments Combined ratio and results

  • 98% combined ratio, higher than target (90-92%)
  • Strong cost control maintained with stable cost ratio at 17%
  • Accrual effects in Swedish pension related disability have a negative effect on the results
  • Reserve strengthening in Q1 2020 remains adequate

  • 14% growth in annual portfolio premiums

  • 40% growth in P&C & Individual life portfolio premiums
  • Insr customer portfolio transfers of NOK 470m completed

Guaranteed pension

Profit
Q
1
YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
Fee
and
administration
income
383 363 383 363
Operational
cost
-197 -207 -197 -207
Operating
profit
186 155 186 155
Risk
result
life
&
pensions
32 -27 32 -27
Net
profit
sharing
104 -55 104 -55
Profit
before
amortisation
322 74 322 74

Profit per product line

Q
1
YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
Defined
benefit
(fee
based)
-1 -8 -1 -8
Paid-up
policies
Norway
,
94 82 94 82
Individual
life
and
pension
Norway
,
9 -3 9 -3
Guaranteed
products
Sweden
,
221 3 221 3
Profit
before
amortisation
322 74 322 74

Guaranteed pension

NOK
million
Q1
2021
Q4
2020
Change
Market
value
adjustment
reserve
5
549
7
170
- 1
621
Excess
value
of
bonds
at
amortised
cost
5
851
8
832
- 2
980
Additional
statutory
reserve
11
718
11
380
339
+
Conditional
bonuses
Sweden
11
590
10
769
821
+
Total 34
708
38
151
- 3
442
  • Defined Benefit NO reserves include new Public Occupational Pension mandates
  • Guaranteed products SE now include Euroben reserves (previously reported under "Other")
  • Higher interest rates reduce the buffer capital

Buffer capital Guaranteed reserves in % of total reserves

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Profit
Q
1
YTD
NOK
million
2021 2020 2021 2020
Fee
and
administration
income
4 0 4 0
Operational
cost
-47 -30 -47 -30
Operating
profit
-44 -30 -44 -30
Financial
items
and
risk
result
life
9 -387 9 -387
Profit
before
amortisation
-35 -417 -35 -417

Q&A

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Appendix

Storebrand Life Insurance asset allocation

22 Note: The graph shows the asset allocation for all products with an interest rate guarantee in Storebrand Life Insurance Norwegian operations.

SPP asset allocation

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

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Investor Relations contacts

Lars Aa Løddesøl Group CFO

[email protected] +47 9348 0151

Kjetil R. Krøkje Group Head of Finance & Strategy

Daniel Sundahl Group Head of IR & Rating

[email protected] +47 9341 2155

[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.