HY14 part 2 of 5

RNS Number : 4778O
Aviva PLC
07 August 2014
 



Part 2 of 5

Page 1

 

Contents

 

 

In this section

Page

 

Overview


 

Group: key metrics

2

 



 

1    Cash

3

 

i     Cash remitted to Group

3

 

ii    Operating capital generation

3

 

iii   Free surplus emergence

5

 



 

2    Operating profit: IFRS basis

6

 



 

3    Expenses

7

 



 

4    Value of new business

8

 



 

5    Combined operating ratio (COR)

9

 



 

6    Business unit performance

10

 

i     United Kingdom & Ireland  Life

10

 

ii    United Kingdom & Ireland General       Insurance and Health

11

 

iii   Europe

12

 

iv   Canada

13

 

v    Asia

14

 

vi   Fund management

15

 



 

7    Profit drivers - IFRS basis

16

 

i     Life business

16

 

ii    General insurance & health

19

 

iii   Fund flows

22

 



 

8    Capital & assets summary

23

 

i     Summary of assets

23

 

ii    External leverage

24

 

iii   Net asset value

25

 

iv   Return on equity

26

 

v    European Insurance Groups       Directive (IGD)

27

 

vi   Economic capital  

 

28

 


Page

Supplementary information


Income & expenses

32



IFRS financial statements

37



Capital & assets

81

Capital and liquidity

82

Analysis of assets

91



VNB & sales analysis

107



MCEV financial statements and notes

113



Other information


Glossary

160

Shareholder services

164

 

 

 

Page 2

 

Group: key metrics

 

 

Cash


Cash remitted to Group

Operating capital generation

Continuing operations

6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Sterling
% change

6 months 2014

£m

Restated1

6 months 2013

£m

Sterling
% change

United Kingdom & Ireland Life

350

300

17%

414

258

60%

United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance & Health

-

-

-

228

216

6%

Europe

225

209

8%

258

321

(20)%

Canada

-

63

(100)%

40

108

(63)%

Asia and Other

37

1

-

(30)

30

(200)%

Total

612

573

7%

910

933

(2)%

Operating profit before tax: IFRS basis

Continuing operations

6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Sterling
% change

Life business

954

910

5%

General insurance and health

403

428

(6)%

Fund management

48

42

14%

Other*

(353)

(372)

5%

Total

1,052

1,008

4%

*    Includes other operations, corporate centre costs and group debt and other interest costs.

Expenses

Continuing operations

6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Sterling

% change

Operating expenses

1,399

1,528

(8)%

Integration & restructuring costs

42

164

(74)%

Expense base

1,441

1,692

(15)%

 

Operating expense ratio

52.1%

54.8%

(2.7)pp

Value of new business

Continuing operations

6 months 2014

£m

Restated1

6 months
2013

£m

Sterling

% change2

Constant currency

% change2

United Kingdom & Ireland

183

226

(19)%

(19)%

France

110

90

23%

27%

Poland3

34

21

58%

64%

Italy3, Spain3, Turkey & Other

58

50

16%

30%

Asia3

66

41

62%

76%

Aviva Investors

2

-

-

-

Value of new business - excluding Eurovita, Aseval & Malaysia

453

428

6%

9%

Eurovita, Aseval & Malaysia

(9)

(2)

-

-

Value of new business

444

426

4%

7%

General insurance combined operating ratio

Continuing operations

6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Change

United Kingdom & Ireland

94.4%

96.9%

(2.5)pp

Europe

96.4%

97.0%

(0.6)pp

Canada

96.8%

92.4%

4.4pp

General insurance combined operating ratio

95.5%

96.2%

(0.7)pp

IFRS profit after tax


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Sterling
% change

IFRS profit after tax - continuing operations

863

406

113%

IFRS profit after tax - total

863

776

11%

Interim dividend


6 months 2014

6 months 2013

Sterling
% change

Interim dividend per share

5.85p

5.60p


4.5%

Capital position


30 June 2014

£bn

31 December 2013

£bn

Sterling
% change

Estimated economic capital surplus4

8.0

8.3

(4)%

Estimated IGD solvency surplus4

3.3

3.6

(8)%

IFRS net asset value per share

290p

270p

7%

MCEV net asset value per share (restated)1,5

478p

463p

3%

1    Comparatives have been restated to reflect the changes in MCEV methodology.  See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

2    Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.

3    Poland includes Lithuania, Italy excludes Eurovita, Spain excludes Aseval and Asia excludes Malaysia.

4    The economic capital and IGD surpluses represent an estimated position. The economic capital requirement is based on Aviva's own internal assessment and capital management policies. The term 'economic capital' does not imply capital as required by regulators or other third parties.

5    In preparing the MCEV information, the directors have done so in accordance with the European Insurance CFO Forum MCEV Principles with the exception of stating held for sale operations as at 30 June 2013 and 31 December 2013 at their expected fair value, as represented by expected sale proceeds, less cost to sell at those dates.

 

 

 

 

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Cash

 

1.i - Cash remitted to Group

The flow of sustainable cash remittances from the Group's businesses is a key financial priority. The cash remittances for HY14 were £612 million (HY13: £573 million).

 


6 months
2014
£m

6 months
2013
£m

Full year
2013
£m

United Kingdom & Ireland life

350

300

370

United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance & Health1

-

-

347

France

90

103

235

Poland

99

83

85

Italy

-

-

12

Spain

33

17

51

Other Europe

3

6

5

Europe

225

209

388

Canada

-

63

130

Asia

21

-

20

Aviva Investors

16

1

14

Total

612

573

1,269

1    FY13 dividend from UKGI of £347 million was remitted to Group in January 2014.

 

The improvement in cash remitted to Group is primarily driven by increased remittances from our UK Life, Poland, Spain, Asia and Aviva Investors businesses. The expected timing of the dividend from Canada to Group has moved to the second half of the year.

1.ii - Operating capital generation

The active management of the generation and utilisation of capital is a primary Group focus, balancing new business investment and shareholder distribution to deliver our "Cash flow plus growth" investment thesis.

 


6 months

2014

£m

Restated3

6 months

2013

£m

Restated3

Full year

2013

£m

Operating capital generation1




Life in-force business2

885

820

1,567

General insurance, fund management and other operations

272

297

545

Operating capital generated before investment in new business - continuing operations

1,157

1,117

2,112

Capital invested in new business

(247)

(184)

(354)

Operating capital generated after investment in new business - continuing operations

910

933

1,758

United States

-

83

195

Group as reported

910

1,016

1,953

1    Operating capital generation comprises the following components:

-    Operating free surplus emergence, including release of required capital, for the life in-force business (net of tax and non-controlling interests);

-    Operating profits for the general insurance and other non-life businesses net of tax and non-controlling interests from non-covered business only, where non-covered business is that which is outside the scope of Life MCEV methodology.

-    Capital invested in new business. For life business this is the impact of initial and required capital on free surplus. For general insurance business this reflects the movement in required capital, which has been assumed to equal the regulatory minimum multiplied by the local management target level. Where appropriate movements in capital requirements exclude the impact of foreign exchange and other movements deemed to be non-operating in nature.

-    The United States business (including its life, fund management and non-insurance segments whose sale was completed on 2 October 2013) has been included in OCG on an IFRS basis (net of taxation).

The amount of operating capital remitted to Group depends on a number of factors including non-operating items and local regulatory requirements.

2    An internal reinsurance arrangement was undertaken in the first half of 2014 to reinsure an additional 10% of UK Annuity business to Aviva International Insurance Limited which has had an adverse impact on Group MCEV free surplus of £105 million (MCEV Note F11). On an economic capital basis this transaction improves the UK Life position and as a result the adverse impact on MCEV has therefore been excluded from OCG to reflect the economic substance of the management action.

3    Comparatives have been restated to reflect the changes in MCEV methodology. See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

 

 

 

 

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1.ii - Operating capital generation continued

The analysis of OCG by market and product and service is set out below.

 


Life & Other Covered Business OCG


6 months 2014

£m

Free surplus

emergence

New business strain

Other/

management actions1

Life OCG

General insurance

and health2

Fund

management2

Non-

insurance2

Non Life

Usage3

Non-life OCG

Total OCG

United Kingdom & Ireland Life

237

(52)

232

417

-

-

(3)

-

(3)

414

United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance & Health

-

-

-

-

208

-

(2)

22

228

228

Europe

380

(153)

7

234

35

-

(4)

(7)

24

258

Canada

-

-

-

-

60

-

1

(21)

40

40

Asia

49

(32)

(22)

(5)

1

1

(10)

-

(8)

(13)

Fund Management

2

-

-

2

-

7

-

(8)

(1)

1

Other

-

-

-

-

(2)

-

(20)

4

(18)

(18)

Total Group operating capital generation

668

(237)

217

648

302

8

(38)

(10)

262

910

 


Life & Other Covered Business OCG

Non-life OCG


Restated4

6 months 2013

£m

Free surplus emergence

New business strain

Other/

management

actions

Life OCG

General insurance

and health2

Fund

management2

Non-

insurance2

Non Life

Usage3

Non-life OCG

Total OCG

United Kingdom & Ireland Life

225

1

43

269

-

-

(12)

1

(11)

258

United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance & Health

-

-

-

-

195

-

(3)

24

216

216

Europe

369

(146)

74

297

32

-

(2)

(6)

24

321

Canada

-

-

-

-

111

-

-

(3)

108

108

Asia

46

(35)

63

74

(1)

1

(8)

(3)

(11)

63

Fund Management

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

(2)

12

12

Other

-

-

-

-

(25)

-

(5)

(15)

(45)

(45)

Total continuing operations

640

(180)

180

640

312

15

(30)

(4)

293

933

United States










83

Total Group operating capital

generation










1,016

 


Life & Other Covered Business OCG

Non-life OCG


Restated4

Full year 2013

£m

Free surplus emergence

New business strain

Other/

management

actions

Life OCG

General insurance

and health2

Fund

 management2

Non-

insurance2

Non Life

Usage3

Non-life OCG

Total OCG

United Kingdom & Ireland Life

461

(13)

148

596

-

-

(10)

-

(10)

586

United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance & Health

-

-

-

-

360

-

(5)

19

374

374

Europe

705

(272)

72

505

67

-

(5)

(9)

53

558

Canada

-

-

-

-

182

-

(2)

(3)

177

177

Asia

105

(68)

73

110

-

2

(13)

(7)

(18)

92

Fund Management

3

-

-

3

-

18

-

2

20

23

Other

-

-

-

-

(51)

-

2

(3)

(52)

(52)

Total continuing operations

1,274

(353)

293

1,214

558

20

(33)

(1)

544

1,758

United States










195

Total Group operating capital

generation










1,953

1    An internal reinsurance arrangement was undertaken in the first half of 2014 to reinsure an additional 10% of UK Annuity business to Aviva International Insurance Limited which has had an adverse impact on Group MCEV free surplus of £105 million (MCEV Note F11). On an economic capital basis this transaction improves the UK Life position and as a result the adverse impact on MCEV has therefore been excluded from OCG to reflect the economic substance of the management action.

2    Operating profit net of tax and non-controlling interests from uncovered businesses only, where non-covered business is that which is outside the scope of life MCEV methodology.

3    This reflects the movement in required capital, which has been assumed to equal the regulatory minimum multiplied by the local management target level. Where appropriate movements in capital requirements exclude the impact of foreign exchange and other movements deemed to be non-operating in nature.

4    Comparatives have been restated to reflect the changes in MCEV methodology. See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

 

Operating capital generation (OCG) is £910 million, broadly in line with the prior year (HY13: £933 million).  

      During the first half of 2014, UK Life has implemented a management action that enables certain shareholder assets to be reflected on the regulatory balance sheet and the economic risk to be hedged more efficiently. As a result of this action, future shareholder transfers that arise as bonuses are paid, will now emerge in the New With Profits Sub Fund rather than the Non Profit Sub Fund (NPSF). This reduces the present value of future profits and increases free surplus in the NPSF, and has benefitted OCG by £184 million in the period. This amount, together with the benefit of expense savings that reduce the current and future cost base partly offset by other items, make up total management actions of £232 million in this business.

      New business strain in the UK of negative £52 million reflects lower volumes of individual annuities and reduced margins, compared with the prior year positive new business strain of £1 million which reflected the benefit of stronger annuity margins.

      In Canada OCG has been impacted by the prolonged severe winter weather in the first quarter of 2014, and in Europe there is a lower level of benefits from management actions, particularly reducing guarantees in France in 2013. In Asia, 2013 benefitted from a financial reinsurance transaction in Singapore and in 2014 has been adversely impacted by an increase in required capital in the retail health business in Singapore. Adjusting for these items, OCG in Asia was stable.

      The expected free surplus emergence (shown in note 1.iii) taken with the expected contribution from new life business and non-life business, demonstrates that the current level of OCG is expected to be sustainable and underpins our future dividend payments. OCG currently includes the surplus emerging under the Solvency I regime and will evolve with the implementation of Solvency II in 2016.

 

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1.iii - Free surplus emergence

Maturity profile of undiscounted free surplus emergence equivalent embedded value cash flows

Total in-force business

 

Release of future profits and required capital

30 June

2014

£m

Restated2

31 December

2013

£m

Year 1

1,171

1,278

Year 2

1,101

1,189

Year 3

1,254

1,133

Year 4

1,296

1,100

Year 5

1,209

1,197

Year 6

1,120

1,151

Year 7

1,018

1,069

Year 8

1,000

1,051

Year 9

954

963

Year 10

922

940

Years 11-15

4,179

4,292

Years 16-20

3,612

3,758

Years 20+

8,656

9,137

Total net of controlling interests1

27,492

28,258

1    Cash flow profiles exclude held for sale operations.

2    Comparatives have been restated to reflect the changes in MCEV methodology. See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

 

The table above shows the expected future emergence of profits from the existing business implicit in the equivalent embedded value calculation for life covered in-force business. The cash flows have been split for the first ten years followed by five year tranches depending on the date when the profit is expected to emerge. These profits, which arise from the release of margins in the regulatory reserves as the business runs-off over time, are expected to emerge through operating capital generation (OCG) in future years. The cash flows are real world cash flows, i.e. they are based on the non-economic assumptions used in the MCEV and normalised investment returns. Normalised investment returns are equal to the MCEV risk free rates in addition to a risk premium to allow for the actual return expected to be achieved in the market.

      For existing business, the cash flows will generally reduce over time due to lapses, maturities and other benefit payments. Each year new business will increase these profits, following the initial strain at point of sale. This table only includes the business currently in-force.

      The expected free surplus emergence in the OCG of £668 million (see note 1.ii) is broadly equal to half of the year 1 cash flow from 31 December 2013 of £1,278 million. The 2014 total of £668 million includes the expected transfers from the value of in-force (VIF) and required capital to free surplus of £647 million (MCEV - Note F10) and also the free surplus component of the expected return on net worth which equals £21 million.

      The total real world cash flows have decreased by £766 million over the first six months of 2014, largely reflecting the run off of existing business net of new business additions, lower real world returns in Europe, adverse foreign exchange movements, lower pensions contributions in Poland due to a lower take up rate and the impact of the cap on future UK pension charges.

      The free surplus emergence in the table above only includes business written in the RIEESA when conditions for its release to shareholders are expected to have been met, which is currently in year 3. The 30 June 2014 cash flows reflect the capital management actions undertaken by the UK business in 2014, which have accelerated the release of the RIEESA.

 

 

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Operating profit: IFRS basis

 

2 - Operating Profit: IFRS basis

Group operating profit before tax from continuing operations: IFRS basis

For the six month period ended 30 June 2014

 

Continuing operations

6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

Operating profit before tax attributable to shareholders' profits




Life business




United Kingdom & Ireland

478

446

952

France

189

190

385

Poland

112

78

164

Italy

73

66

142

Spain

62

85

150

Turkey

5

4

8

Other Europe

-

2

2

Europe

441

425

851

Asia

34

38

96

Other

1

1

2

Total life business (note 7.i)

954

910

1,901

General insurance and health




United Kingdom & Ireland

263

259

489

Europe

57

47

112

Canada

83

147

246

Asia

1

(1)

1

Other

(1)

(24)

(51)

Total general insurance and health (note 7.ii)

403

428

797

Fund management




Aviva Investors

41

31

68

United Kingdom

6

10

23

Asia

1

1

2

Total fund management

48

42

93

Other




Other operations (note A1) 

(54)

(49)

(90)

Market operating profit

1,351

1,331

2,701

Corporate centre (note A2)

(64)

(72)

(150)

Group debt costs and other interest (note A3)

(235)

(251)

(502)

Operating profit before tax attributable to shareholders' profits

1,052

1,008

2,049

 

Overall, operating profit has increased by £44 million to £1,052 million (HY13: £1,008 million), with the main movements being additional operating expense savings (on a constant currency basis) of £78 million, partly offset by an adverse foreign exchange impact of £39 million. In addition, the result includes a net additional benefit to profit of around £100 million in UK Life (including a reserve release arising as a result of reducing the current and long-term cost base) offset by the impact of reduced annuity trading following the UK Budget announcement in early 2014 and adverse weather in Canada.

      Within the UK general insurance business, long term investment return has reduced by £24 million mainly reflecting the lower balance on the internal loan. The impact of this is neutral at a consolidated Group level.

 

 

 

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Expenses

 

3 - Expenses

a) Expenses - continuing operations

 


6 months 2014
£m

6 months 2013
£m

United Kingdom & Ireland Life

278

326

United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance & Health

378

418

Europe

306

333

Canada

161

196

Asia

45

40

Aviva Investors

143

136

Other Group activities

88

79

Operating cost base - continuing operations

1,399

1,528

Integration & restructuring costs

42

164

Expense base

1,441

1,692

 

The table below shows the lines of the IFRS consolidated income statement in which operating expenses have been included:

 


6 months 2014
£m

6 months 2013
£m

Claims handling costs1

175

186

Non-commission acquisition costs2

418

468

Other expenses

806

874

Operating cost base - continuing operations

1,399

1,528

1    As reported within net claims and benefits paid from continuing operations of £9,976 million (HY13: £11,458 million).

2    As reported within fee and commission expense from continuing operations of £1,739 million (HY13: £2,309 million).

 

Overall operating expenses for HY14 were £1,399 million (HY13: £1,528 million), a reduction of £129 million compared with prior year. Of this, £51 million is due to favourable foreign exchange movements giving an underlying reduction of £78 million. Comparing HY14 annualised operating expenses to the 2011 base-line for the Group wide expense reduction target of £3,366 million means that the £400 million expense saving target has been fully achieved.

      Significant cost reductions have been made in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Both the life and general insurance businesses have achieved savings by reducing headcount for both permanent staff and contractor positions, lowering levels of property spend through renegotiation of leases or exiting property and reducing consultancy spend. In addition, the UK retail fund management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors in May 2014.

      Total operating expenses of our European markets have reduced by 8% compared to prior year (4% on a constant currency basis) reflecting lower costs in France, Italy and Spain. This is partially offset by an increase in expenses in Poland as a result of higher investment in distribution channels. In Canada, operating expenses have reduced by 18% (5% on a constant currency basis). Total operating expenses for Asia have increased by 13% compared to prior year (26% on a constant currency basis) mainly as a result of developing our distribution network in Singapore. Aviva Investors operating expenses have increased by 5% compared to prior year (8% on a constant currency basis) mainly due to increased expenses incurred to support the further development of the business and inclusion of the UK retail fund management business (transferred from UK Life).

      Other Group activities, which include Group centre costs, has increased by £9 million primarily due to the inclusion of Aviva staff pension scheme administration costs of £8 million, which were borne by our UK markets in 2013.

      Integration and restructuring costs from continuing operations at HY14 were £42 million (HY13: £164 million) and mainly include expenses associated with the Solvency II programme. Compared to the prior period, integration and restructuring costs have reduced by £122 million, principally driven by a significant reduction in transformation spend.

b) Operating expense ratios - continuing operations

 


6 months
 2014

6 months 2013

Life1

30.5%

35.2%

General insurance2

14.6%

15.0%

Health2

13.6%

13.9%

Fund management3

12bps

11bps

Group total4

52.1%

54.8%

1    Life non-commission acquisition and administration expenses gross of DAC on new business expressed as a percentage of Life operating income.

2    Written expenses including claims handling costs expressed as a percentage of net written premiums.

3    Aviva Investors' operating expenses expressed as a percentage of average funds under management (excluding River Road).

4    Group operating expenses expressed as a percentage of operating profit before operating expenses and group debt costs.

 

 

 

 

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Value of new business

 

 

4 - Value of new business by market

 

Gross of tax and non-controlling interests - continuing operations

6 months 2014

£m

Restated1  

6 months 2013

£m

Restated1

Full year 2013

£m

United Kingdom

177

224

469

Ireland

6

2

8

United Kingdom & Ireland

183

226

477

France

110

90

172

Poland

34

21

51

Italy - excluding Eurovita

26

18

43

Spain - excluding Aseval

18

11

31

Turkey

14

20

37

Other Europe

-

1

1

Europe

202

161

335

Asia - excluding Malaysia

66

41

103

Aviva Investors2

2

-

-

Value of new business - excluding Eurovita, Aseval and Malaysia

453

428

915

Eurovita, Aseval and Malaysia

(9)

(2)

(11)

Total value of new business

444

426

904

1    The comparative periods have been restated. See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

2    UK retail fund management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014 and hence is included in Aviva Investors from 9 May 2014 onwards.

 

Excluding Eurovita, Aseval and Malaysia, the Group's value of new business3 (VNB) was £453 million (HY13: £428 million) an increase of 6% (9% in constant currency). The growth was driven by increases in Europe and Asia, partially offset by a reduction in the UK.

      In the UK, individual annuity VNB declined as a result of announcements in the 2014 UK budget regarding annuity reform and a general market decline as increasingly customers are choosing to defer taking their pension. This decline was partially offset by an increase in sales of bulk purchase annuity business and improved margins on equity release and protection products. Pensions VNB in the UK remained stable, as a reduction following the Department for Work and Pensions' announcement to cap pension charges on auto-enrolment funds from 2015 was offset by an increase in volumes and lower expenses. Ireland's VNB improved reflecting a strategic focus on higher value products, in particular protection, and on-going expense efficiencies.

      In Europe improvements in VNB were seen in most markets. In France VNB increased by 27%4, driven by increased volumes and a continued shift in product mix towards more profitable unit-linked investments. Poland's VNB increased by 64%4 including a one-off benefit from higher pension contributions in Lithuania as a result of regulatory changes. Excluding Eurovita, which was sold at the end of June 2014, Italy's VNB increased by 49%4, due to a 24%4 increase in volumes and improved margins on with-profits products following management actions including introduction of lower guarantee products. In Spain, excluding Aseval, VNB increased by 67%4 due to expense reductions, improved margins and higher volumes of new with-profits business. VNB in Turkey decreased by 10%4 reflecting lower sales of credit-linked protection products.

      VNB in Asia (excluding Malaysia) increased by 76%4 reflecting growth in volumes and a continued focus on sales of higher margin products, particularly protection products in China. Singapore VNB now includes the retail health business which is not included in the comparative for HY13. As a result the VNB growth rate in Asia is expected to moderate in the second half of 2014.

 

 

 

 

3    The trend analysis of VNB and present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) are included in Supplementary Information, Section E: VNB & sales analysis.

4    On a constant currency basis.

 

 

 

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Combined operating ratio

 

 

5 - General insurance combined operating ratio (COR)

 


Net written premiums

Claims ratio2

Commission and expense ratio3

Combined operating ratio4


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

United Kingdom1

1,836

1,963

3,823

61.1

61.3

61.9

33.2

35.0

35.1

94.3

96.3

97.0

Ireland

136

146

278

67.4

70.3

64.1

29.2

33.7

35.1

96.6

104.0

99.2

United Kingdom & Ireland

1,972

2,109

4,101

61.5

62.0

62.1

32.9

34.9

35.1

94.4

96.9

97.2

Europe

747

764

1,360

69.6

70.5

69.6

26.8

26.5

28.5

96.4

97.0

98.1

Canada

1,026

1,126

2,250

66.4

60.8

63.2

30.4

31.6

31.4

96.8

92.4

94.6

Asia

7

7

14

72.1

94.4

76.3

27.5

25.5

31.8

99.6

119.9

108.1

Other5

5

20

33










Total

3,757

4,026

7,758

64.5

63.9

64.5

31.0

32.3

32.8

95.5

96.2

97.3

1    United Kingdom excluding Aviva Re and agencies in run-off.

2    Claims ratio: Incurred claims expressed as a percentage of net earned premiums.

3    Commission and Expense ratio: Written commissions and expenses expressed as a percentage of net written premiums.

4    Combined operating ratio: Aggregate of claims ratio and commission and expense ratio.

5    Other includes Aviva Re.

 

Group combined operating ratio (COR) for the period is 95.5% (HY13: 96.2%) with improvements in the UK, Ireland and Europe more than offsetting the adverse movement in Canada.

      In the UK and Ireland, GI COR has improved by 2.5pp to 94.4% (HY13: 96.9%), mainly driven by improvements in the commission and expense ratio due to expense savings and lower profit share commission as a result of the less favourable weather in 2014. In the UK weather experience has been adverse to HY13 as a result of the flooding seen in 1Q14, but despite this the overall weather experience is marginally favourable to the long term average. The claims ratio is broadly stable compared with the prior year at 61.1% (HY13: 61.3%) with adverse weather experience compared with the previous year offset by favourable prior year development. In Ireland the COR has improved to 96.6% (HY13: 104.0%) due to improvements in the claims, commission and expense ratios. The claims ratio has improved by 2.9pp, with unfavourable weather experience being more than offset by positive prior year development. In addition the commission and expense ratio has improved by 4.5pp as cost savings are delivered.  

      Europe's GI COR has improved by 0.6pp to 96.4% (HY13: 97.0%) due to improvements in France, Italy and Poland partially offset by strengthening of prior year reserves in Turkey. Improvements in France and Poland are mainly driven by an improved claims ratio, while in Italy improvement is driven by a lower expense ratio. In Turkey, where the business is held for sale, prior year reserves have been strengthened following adverse claims experience, particularly on personal motor business.

      In Canada GI COR has deteriorated by 4.4pp to 96.8% (HY13: 92.4%), primarily driven by an increase in the claims ratio, but partly offset by improvements in the commission and expense ratio. The claims ratio has worsened by 5.6pp to 66.4% (HY13: 60.8%) due to adverse weather, large loss experience and lower prior year releases compared with 2013.

      We continue to apply our reserving policy consistently and to focus on understanding the true cost of claims to ensure that reserves are maintained at a robust level. Prior year reserve movements will vary year to year but our business is predominantly short tail in nature and the loss development experience is generally stable. In HY14 we have had a positive prior year development in our GI & Health business, benefitting operating profit by £30 million (HY13: £4 million benefit to operating profit) mainly in the UK.

 

 

 

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Business unit performance

 

 

 

6.i - United Kingdom and Ireland Life

 


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

Cash remitted to Group

350

300

370

Operating capital generation1

414

258

586

Life Operating profit: IFRS basis

478

446

952

Expenses




Operating expenses

278

326

607

Integration and restructuring costs

14

19

59


292

345

666

Value of new business1

183

226

477

1    Comparatives have been restated to reflect the changes in MCEV methodology. See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

Cash

During the period the UK Life business paid a dividend of £350 million to the Group, an increase of £50 million from HY13.

Operating Capital Generation

Operating Capital Generation (OCG) in the first half of 2014 is £414 million (HY13: £258 million).

      Within this total, OCG generated in the UK increased 61% to £408 million (HY13: £254 million). This includes the benefit of  management actions taken during HY14 to enable certain shareholder assets to be reflected on the regulatory balance sheet and the economic risk to be hedged more efficiently and an expense reserve release (as a result of reducing the current and long-term cost base). This is partly offset by increased new business strain reflecting lower annuity volumes at reduced margins. 

      In Ireland, OCG increased to £6 million (HY13: £4 million).

Operating profit: IFRS basis

UK & Ireland life operating profit for HY14 was £478 million (HY13: £446 million), an increase of £32 million compared with the prior period.

      UK Life operating profit increased by 8% to £472 million (HY13: £438 million), including a net additional benefit to profit of around £100 million (including a reserve release arising as a result of reducing the current and long-term cost base). Excluding this, profits have reduced by 15%, with the benefits of cost savings offset by the impact of reduced annuity trading, lower expected returns as a result of de-risking activity and a non-recurring release in HY13 of the cost of guarantees on a tranche of maturing bonds. 

      In Ireland life, operating profit reduced to £6 million (HY13: £8 million) largely due to the disposal of Ark Life in HY13. 

Expenses

UK operating expenses decreased 11% to £263 million (HY13: £296 million) reflecting cost savings within the business including reducing headcount and lower levels of property spend. UK integration and restructuring costs are £8 million (HY13: £16 million) and include the costs of Solvency II implementation.

      Ireland operating expenses reduced 50% to £15 million (HY13: £30 million) reflecting cost savings initiatives implemented in 2013. Integration and restructuring costs have increased £3 million to £6 million (HY13: £3 million).

Value of new business

Value of new business (VNB) decreased 19% to £183 million (HY13: £226 million). In the UK, VNB was down 21% to £177 million (HY13: £224 million) reflecting the impact of a significant reduction in individual annuities following the announcements made in the UK budget and a general market decline as increasingly customers are choosing to defer taking their pension. The decline was partially offset by an increase in sales of bulk purchase annuities in 2Q14 and improved margins on equity release and protection products. Pensions VNB remained stable as a fall in margin following the Department for Work and Pensions announcement to cap pension charges was offset by an increase in volumes and lower expenses.

      In Ireland, VNB improved to £6 million (HY13: £2 million) as a result of a strategic shift in business mix to more profitable products and on-going expense efficiencies.

 

 

 

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6.ii - United Kingdom and Ireland General Insurance & Health

 


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

Cash remitted to Group1

-

-

347

Operating capital generation2

228

216

374

Operating profit: IFRS basis

263

259

489

Expenses




Operating expenses

378

418

818

Integration and restructuring costs

5

12

24


383

430

842

Combined operating ratio3

94.4%

96.9%

97.2%

1    FY13 cash remittances include amounts received from Aviva Insurance Limited in January 2014 in respect of 2013 activity.

2    This is the OCG of the UK & Ireland General Insurance operations and Ireland health only and does not contain the non-insurance units or the Agencies in run off.

3    General insurance business only.

Cash

Dividends from the business are expected to be paid in Q4 2014.

Operating Capital Generation

Operating capital generation (OCG) in the first half of 2014 was £228 million (HY13: £216 million). UK OCG increased 6% to £219 million (HY13: £207 million) reflecting an increase in UKGI operating profit compared with the previous year. Ireland OCG was stable at £9 million (HY13: £9 million).

Operating profit: IFRS basis

Operating profit increased to £263 million (HY13: £259 million). In UKGI operating profit increased 5% to £251 million (HY13: £239 million). Within this, the underwriting result of £114 million (HY13: £78 million) improved by 46% and benefitted from expense savings and favourable prior year development of £33 million, partially offset by the less favourable weather experienced in HY14 than in the prior period. Our personal lines underwriting result declined to £60 million (HY13: £72 million) while the underwriting result in commercial lines has improved to £54 million (HY13: £6 million).

      In UKGI, longer term investment return declined by £24 million due to the reduction in the intercompany loan balance, partially offset by a change in investment portfolio mix. In UK Health, operating profit was down £6 million to £(1) million loss (HY13: £5 million profit) due to adverse claims experience. Over the six month period, net written premium (NWP) from UK general insurance declined 6% to £1,836 million (HY13: £1,963 million), mostly due to our disciplined underwriting approach in a continuing softening motor market and reduced exposure to unprofitable commercial motor business.

      In Ireland, general insurance and health operating profit was down 13% to £13 million (HY13: £15 million) mainly due to higher claims costs in the health business. Ireland general insurance underwriting result was stable at £nil (HY13: £(1) million loss). Longer term investment return in Ireland was broadly in line with the prior year.

Expenses

UKGI operating expenses have reduced by 9% to £328 million (HY13: £360 million) and in Ireland, operating expenses reduced by 14% to £50 million (HY13: £58 million), reflecting cost saving initiatives.

      UK and Ireland's integration and restructuring costs reduced to £5 million (HY13: £12 million) as a result of lower transformation costs in Ireland partly offset by higher Solvency II spend in the UK.

Combined operating ratio4

 


Claims ratio

Commission and expense ratio

Combined operating ratio

United Kingdom & Ireland

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

Personal

62.4

59.0

57.7

33.1

35.9

35.4

95.5

94.9

93.1

Commercial

60.3

65.9

68.2

32.5

33.5

34.8

92.8

99.4

103.0

Total

61.5

62.0

62.1

32.9

34.9

35.1

94.4

96.9

97.2

4    General insurance business only.

 

The combined operating ratio (COR) has improved by 2.5pp to 94.4% (HY13: 96.9%) mainly driven by improvements in the commission and expense ratio.

      Profitability in personal lines has decreased due to higher weather related claims compared to the prior period, however, overall UK weather experience in HY14 remains marginally favourable to the long term average.

      While conditions in commercial lines continue to be challenging, overall profitability has improved with a combined operating ratio of 92.8% (HY13: 99.4%). In the UK this is mainly driven by the improvement in the claims ratio reflecting the reserve strengthening in HY13 which was driven by adverse claims and large losses which has not repeated in HY14.

      Overall UKGI COR improved to 94.3% (HY13: 96.3%) mainly driven by the improvement in the commission and expense ratio, due to cost savings, together with improved prior year development largely offsetting the less favourable weather experienced in HY14 than in the prior period.

      Performance in Ireland has improved to 96.6% (HY13: 104.0%) due to improvements in both claims and the commission and expense ratio, with positive prior year development only partially offset by the unfavourable weather.

 

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6.iii - Europe1

 


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

Cash remitted to Group

225

209

388

Operating capital generation2

258

321

558

Operating profit: IFRS basis




Life

441

425

851

General insurance & health

57

47

112


498

472

963

Expenses




Operating expenses

306

333

644

Integration and restructuring costs

1

7

34


307

340

678

Value of new business2




Value of new business - excluding Eurovita & Aseval

202

161

335

Effects of disposals/Assets held for sale (Eurovita & Aseval)

(9)

(3)

(12)


193

158

323

Combined operating ratio3

96.4%

97.0%

98.1%

1    Our European business includes life and general insurance business written in France, Poland, Italy, and Turkey, life business in Spain and health business in France.

2    Comparatives have been restated to reflect the changes in MCEV methodology.  See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

3    General insurance business only.

Cash

Cash remitted to group during the first half of 2014 was £225 million (HY13: £209 million), with remittances received from France, Poland, Spain and Turkey.

Operating capital generation

Operating capital generation (OCG) has decreased by 20% to £258 million (HY13: £321 million). OCG in France decreased 27% to £127 million (HY13: £174 million), as the prior year included benefit from management actions to reduce guarantees, not repeated in HY14. Poland reported an increase of 31% to £85 million (HY13: £65 million), which includes the benefit of a £27 million (net of tax) one-off regulatory pensions change. There were also reductions in OCG in Italy and Spain, mostly relating to Eurovita and Aseval.

Life operating profit: IFRS basis

Life operating profit increased 4% to £441 million (HY13: £425 million), a 7% increase on a constant currency basis. In France, life operating profit was £189 million (HY13: £190 million). Excluding the impact from the reduction in the cost of guaranteed death benefits in HY13, operating profit was 11% higher largely driven by higher sales of unit-linked and protection products. Poland benefitted from a £39 million one-off regulatory pension change which gave rise to operating profits of £112 million (HY13: £78 million). Excluding Eurovita, Italy's operating profit increased by 15% to £60 million (HY13: £52 million) due to higher sales and improved margins on with-profits savings products. In Spain, operating profit excluding Aseval was broadly stable at £62 million (HY13: £63 million).

General insurance & health operating profit: IFRS basis

Operating profits were up 21% to £57 million (HY13: £47 million), a 22% improvement on a constant currency basis. In France, operating profit was £43 million (HY13: £32 million) largely reflecting an improvement in underlying motor claims and the benefit of rating actions. Operating profits in Poland and Italy were marginally higher at £6 million and £17 million respectively (HY13: £5 million, £16 million), partly offset by operating losses in Turkey GI, which is currently held for sale.

Expenses

Operating expenses improved by 8% to £306 million (HY13: £333 million), a 4% improvement on a constant currency basis, reflecting reductions across most markets. In Poland, expenses increased by £3 million due to higher investment in distribution channels.

Value of new business

Excluding Eurovita and Aseval, there was a 25% growth in Europe's value of new business (VNB) to £202 million (HY13: £161 million). On a constant currency basis this was a 33% increase, reflecting improvements in all markets except Turkey. VNB in France increased 27%5 due to volume growth of 6%5 and a continued shift in product mix towards more profitable unit-linked investments. In Poland, VNB increased by 64%5 including one-off benefit from higher pension contributions in Lithuania as a result of regulatory changes. In Italy (excluding Eurovita), VNB increased by 49%5 with higher volumes (up 24%5), and improved margins on with-profits products following management actions including introduction of lower guarantee products. In Spain (excluding Aseval), VNB increased 67%5 due to improved margins, higher volumes of new with-profits business and expense reductions. The 10%5 decline in Turkey was mainly driven by a change in mix from higher margin credit-linked protection products to lower margin pension products.

Combined operating ratio4

 


Claims ratio

Commission and expense ratio

Combined operating ratio

Europe

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

 %

Full Year 2013

%

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

 %

Full Year 2013

%

France

68.7

71.1

69.5

25.7

24.9

27.6

94.4

96.0

97.1

Poland

55.4

62.7

61.9

34.8

31.7

33.3

90.2

94.4

95.2

Italy

68.5

68.3

67.6

26.7

27.7

27.6

95.2

96.0

95.2

Turkey

108.2

78.9

84.5

38.3

34.6

39.4

146.5

113.5

123.9

Total

69.6

70.5

69.6

26.8

26.5

28.5

96.4

97.0

98.1

4    General insurance business only.

 

Combined operating ratio (COR) has improved to 96.4% (HY13: 97.0%), reflecting the general insurance business performance as described above.

 

5    On a constant currency basis

 

 

 

 

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6.iv - Canada

 


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

Cash remitted to Group

-

63

130

Operating capital generation

40

108

177

Operating profit: IFRS basis

83

147

246

Expenses




Operating expenses

161

196

378

Integration and restructuring costs

1

4

9


162

200

387

Combined operating ratio

96.8%

92.4%

94.6%

 

There has been a weakening of the Canadian dollar against sterling by 17% (average rate) over the period which has had a significant impact across a number of metrics.

Cash

Cash paid during the period to Group was £nil (HY13: £63 million), with the dividend to Group expected to be paid in the second half of the year.

Operating capital generation

Operating capital generation in the first half of 2014 declined to £40 million (HY13: £108 million) due to lower operating profits and an increase in required capital as a result of the increased claims seen in 1Q14.

Operating profit: IFRS basis

General insurance operating profit at HY14 was £83 million (HY13: £147 million), a reduction of £64 million, with £21 million of this decrease a result of adverse foreign exchange movements in the period. Canada experienced severe weather in 1Q14 contributing to higher weather related claims frequency and year to date claims losses (compared with the impact of the Alberta floods in the prior year), higher large losses and lower prior year reserve releases. These adverse factors were partially offset by underwriting improvements in both personal and commercial lines but resulted in a lower underwriting result of £30 million (HY13: £82 million). Longer term investment return reduced 19% to £56 million (HY13: £69 million), down 6% on a constant currency basis.

      Net written premium was 9% lower at £1,026 million (HY13: £1,126 million), but up 6% on a constant currency basis. The increase reflects growth in Western Canada along with improved retention on personal lines and rating increases on commercial lines.

Expenses

Operating expenses reduced by 18% to £161 million (HY13: £196 million). On a constant currency basis, operating expenses reduced by 5%. Integration and restructuring costs were lower than prior year at £1 million (HY13: £4 million).

Combined operating ratio

 


Claims ratio

Commission and expense ratio

Combined operating ratio

Canada

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

6 months 2014

%

6 months 2013

%

Full Year 2013

%

Personal

68.6

60.6

64.0

27.9

29.1

29.3

96.5

89.7

93.3

Commercial

62.7

61.3

61.8

34.7

35.6

35.1

97.4

96.9

96.9

Total

66.4

60.8

63.2

30.4

31.6

31.4

96.8

92.4

94.6

 

Compared to HY13, combined operating ratio is higher at 96.8% (HY13: 92.4%), driven primarily by the adverse impact of the severe winter weather.

 

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6.v - Asia

 


6 months

2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

Full Year

2013

£m

Cash remitted to Group

21

-

20

Operating capital generation1

(13)

63

92

Operating profit: IFRS basis




Life

34

38

96

General insurance & health

1

(1)

1


35

37

97

Expenses




Operating expenses

45

40

86

Integration and restructuring costs

-

3

7


45

43

93

Value of new business1




Value of new business - excluding Malaysia

66

41

103

Effect of disposals (Malaysia)

-

1

1


66

42

104

Combined operating ratio2

99.6%

119.9%

108.1%

1    Comparatives have been restated to reflect the changes in MCEV methodology.  See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

2    General insurance business only.

Cash

Cash remitted to Group was £21 million (HY13: £nil), paid from the Singapore business.

Operating Capital Generation

Operating capital generation (OCG) was lower in the first half of 2014 at £(13) million (HY13: positive £63 million). This primarily reflects a one-off benefit from a reinsurance transaction in Singapore in HY13 and an increase in required capital in Singapore's retail health business in HY14. Adjusting for these items, OCG for Asia was stable compared with the previous year.

Operating profit: IFRS basis

Overall operating profit remained stable at £35 million (HY13: £37 million). Within total operating profit, life business profits reduced to £34 million (HY13: £38 million) as a result of adverse foreign exchange movements and the non-life business improved to £1 million (HY13: £(1) million).

Expenses

Operating expenses have increased 13% to £45 million (HY13: £40 million), mainly due to investment in the Singapore distribution network.

Value of New Business

Excluding Malaysia, value of new business (VNB) increased 62%3 (76% in constant currency) to £66 million (HY13: £41 million). Singapore's VNB increased £10 million to £37 million (HY13: £27 million) as a result of the inclusion of the retail health business as covered business (included from the second half of 2013). China's VNB increased £11 million to £20 million (HY13: £9 million) resulting from a shift towards higher margin protection products.

Combined Operating Ratio

Overall COR for Asia improved to 99.6% (HY13: 119.9%), with the prior year impacted by a one-off increase in reserve margin in Singapore. Overall net written premium for GI and Health business was up 9% on a constant currency basis reflecting growth in the Singapore health business.

 

 

3    Calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.

 

 

 

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6.vi - Fund Management

 


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

Cash remitted to Group1

16

1

14

Operating capital generation1

1

12

23

Operating profit: IFRS basis




Aviva Investors

41

31

68

United Kingdom

6

10

23

Asia

1

1

2


48

42

93

Aviva Investors: Operating profit: IFRS basis




Fund management

41

31

68

Other operations - client compensation costs

-

-

(96)


41

31

(28)

Expenses1




Operating expenses

143

136

290

Integration and restructuring costs

(5)

15

41


138

151

331

1    Only includes Aviva Investors.

Cash

During the first half of 2014 a dividend of £16 million was paid to Group, reflecting acceleration of remittances to group compared to HY13.

Operating Capital Generation

Operating capital generation for HY14 was £1 million (HY13: £12 million). The decrease was mainly due to a higher capital requirement as a result of the transfer of the UK retail fund management business from UK Life effective from 9 May 2014.

Operating profit: IFRS basis

Operating profit generated by Aviva Investors was £41 million (HY13: £31 million), an increase of £10 million compared with the prior year. This is mainly due to higher performance fees, as well as a £2 million contribution from the UK retail fund management business which has transferred to Aviva Investors from UK Life. These were partially offset by lower revenues as a result of SICAV and hedge fund closures in 4Q13 and higher operating expenses.

Expenses

Overall operating expenses have increased by £7 million compared with the first half of 2013 partly due to the transfer of the UK retail fund management business (£4 million) and also due to an increase in expenses incurred to support the further development of the business.

Net flows and funds under management - Aviva Investors

 


Internal

£m

External

£m

Total

£m

Aviva Investors




Funds under management at 1 January 2014

192,372

48,135

240,507

Gross Sales

8,495

4,106

12,601

Gross claims/redemptions

(10,190)

(5,827)

(16,017)

Market movements and other

1,234

807

2,041

Disposal of River Road

-

(4,798)

(4,798)

Funds under management at 30 June 2014

191,911

42,423

234,334

 

Aviva Investors funds under management have decreased by £6.2 billion to £234.3 billion (FY13: £240.5 billion) during the first half of the year. Excluding the impact of the River Road disposal, funds under management have decreased by £1.4 billion as positive market and other movements have been more than offset by net outflows.

 

 

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7.i - Life business profit drivers

Life business operating profit before shareholder tax for continuing operations increased by 5% to £954 million (HY13:
£910 million)
.

      Total income reduced by 6% to £1,555 million (HY13: £1,661 million) while total expenses fell by 7% to £749 million
(HY13: £808 million).

 


United Kingdom & Ireland

Europe

Asia

Total Continuing Operations


6 months 2014

£m

Restated
6 months

2013

£m

Restated
Full Year

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

Full Year

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

Restated
6 months

2013

£m

Full Year

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

Restated

6 months

2013

£m

Restated

Full Year

2013

£m

New business income

210

240

506

105

106

234

61

50

116

376

396

856

Underwriting margin

62

101

213

130

159

305

26

34

52

218

294

570

Investment return

381

376

762

551

570

1,101

29

25

63

961

971

1,926

Total Income

653

717

1,481

786

835

1,640

116

109

231

1,555

1,661

3,352

Acquisition expenses

(151)

(171)

(284)

(142)

(152)

(300)

(48)

(46)

(94)

(341)

(369)

(678)

Administration expenses

(162)

(193)

(405)

(225)

(231)

(461)

(21)

(15)

(38)

(408)

(439)

(904)

Total Expenses

(313)

(364)

(689)

(367)

(383)

(761)

(69)

(61)

(132)

(749)

(808)

(1,582)

DAC, AVIF and other

138

93

160

22

(27)

(28)

(13)

(10)

(3)

147

56

129


478

446

952

441

425

851

34

38

96

953

909

1,899

Other business1










1

1

2

Total - continuing operations










954

910

1,901

1    Other business includes the total result for Aviva Investors Pooled Pensions and Aviva Life Reinsurance.

Income: New business income and underwriting margin

 


United Kingdom & Ireland

Europe

Asia

Total


6 months 2014

£m

Restated

6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

Restated
6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

Restated

6 months

2013

£m

New business income (£m)

210

240

105

106

61

50

376

396

APE (£m)1

713

649

584

558

147

156

1,444

1,363

As margin on APE (%)

29%

37%

18%

19%

41%

32%

26%

29%

Underwriting margin (£m)

62

101

130

159

26

34

218

294

Analysed by:









Expenses

14

16

29

41

19

18

62

75

Mortality and longevity

50

60

89

105

4

14

143

179

Persistency

(2)

25

12

13

3

2

13

40










1    APE excludes UK Retail Fund Management and Health business in UK & Ireland and Asia.

(a) New business income

New business income reduced to £376 million (HY13: £396 million), mainly due to the impact of lower annuity trading in the UK following the recent Budget announcement partly offset by an increase in Asia.

      The net contribution from new business is the new business income less associated acquisition expenses (see (g) below). This increased to a profit of £35 million (HY13: profit of £27 million).

      In the UK & Ireland, net contribution from new business decreased to £59 million (HY13: £69 million). Volumes based on APE increased by 10% largely due to an increase in pensions, protection and bulk purchase annuity business partly offset by a reduction in individual annuities. The reduction in margin on APE to 29% (HY13: 37%) is mainly as a result of the change in business mix.  

      In Europe, net contribution improved to a loss of £37 million (HY13: loss of £46 million). Volumes based on APE increased by 5%, largely driven by higher sales in France and Italy. New business margin on APE remained relatively stable in Europe at 18% (HY13: 19%)

      In Asia, net contribution increased to a profit of £13 million (HY13: profit of £4 million) driven by a change in business mix to higher margin products.

(b) Underwriting margin

The underwriting margin reduced to £218 million (HY13: £294 million). In the UK & Ireland, underwriting margin reduced to £62 million (HY13: £101 million) driven by lower positive mortality margins and a non-recurring release in HY13 of the cost of guarantees on a tranche of maturing bonds. In Europe, underwriting margin decreased to £130 million (HY13: £159 million). In France, excluding a one-off benefit of £20 million in HY13 from management actions to reduce the cost of guaranteed death benefits, underwriting margin improved mainly relating to protection business. Underwriting margin in Spain decreased by £16 million mainly due to the sale of Aseval. In Asia, underwriting margin reduced to £26 million (HY13: £34 million) mainly due to less favourable mortality experience on protection business in Singapore.

 

 

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Income: investment return

 


United Kingdom & Ireland

Europe

Asia

Total


6 months 2014

£m

Restated

6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

Restated
6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

Restated

6 months

2013

£m

Unit-linked margin (£m)

225

208

219

227

7

11

451

446

As Annual management charge on average reserves (bps)

91

90

119

120

117

169

104

104

Average reserves (£bn)

49.2

46.5

36.7

37.8

1.2

1.3

87.1

85.6

Participating business (£m)

50

41

252

254

(4)

(5)

298

290

As bonus on average reserves (bps)

29

22

82

82

n/a

n/a

61

58

Average reserves (£bn)

34.5

37.3

61.6

61.9

1.6

1.5

97.7

100.7

Spread margin (£m)

61

60

13

18

20

13

94

91

As spread margin on average reserves (bps)

30

30

60

85

211

139

40

39

Average reserves (£bn)

40.9

40.5

4.3

4.3

1.9

1.9

47.1

46.7

Expected return on shareholder assets (£m)

45

67

67

71

6

6

118

144

Total (£m)

381

376

551

570

29

25

961

971

(c) Unit-linked margin

The unit-linked margin was stable at £451 million (HY13: £446 million). The margin as a proportion of average unit-linked reserves was 104 bps (HY13: 104 bps), on average reserves of £87 billion (HY13: £86 billion)

      This was driven by improved unit linked margin in the UK due to higher average reserves offset by lower margins in Europe (mainly due to the disposal of Aseval) and Asia.

(d) Participating business

Income from participating business increased to £298 million (HY13: £290 million). In the UK & Ireland, the shareholder transfer from with-profit funds increased to £50 million (HY13: £41 million), reflecting an increase in bonus rates. In Europe, income has remained relatively stable at £252 million (HY13: £254 million) in line with average reserves. The majority of participating business income is earned in France, where there is a fixed management charge of around 50bps on AFER business which is the largest single component of the business.

(e) Spread margin

Spread business income, which mainly relates to UK in-force immediate annuity and equity release business, was £94 million (HY13: £91 million). The spread margin on average reserves remained stable at 40 bps (HY13: 39 bps), on average reserves of £47 billion (HY13: £47 billion). In Europe the spread margin reduced largely due to the sale of Aseval in Spain. In Asia, the majority of spread business income was generated in Korea which was sold on 27 June 2014.

(f) Expected return on shareholder assets

Expected returns, representing investment income on surplus funds, reduced to £118 million (HY13: £144 million). The reduction in income mainly relates to the UK, reflecting lower expected returns principally as a result of de-risking activity.

 

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Expenses

 


United Kingdom & Ireland

Europe

Asia

Total


6 months 2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

6 months 2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

Acquisition expenses (£m)

(151)

(171)

(142)

(152)

(48)

(46)

(341)

(369)

APE (£m)1

713

649

584

558

147

156

1,444

1,363

As acquisition expense ratio on APE (%)

21%

26%

24%

27%

33%

29%

24%

27%

Administration expenses (£m)

(162)

(193)

(225)

(231)

(21)

(15)

(408)

(439)

As existing business expense ratio on average reserves (bps)

26

31

44

44

89

62

35

38

Average reserves (£bn)

124.6

124.3

102.6

104.0

4.7

4.7

231.9

233.0

1    APE excludes UK Retail Fund Management and Health business in UK & Ireland and Asia.

(g) Acquisition expenses

Acquisition expenses reduced to £341 million (HY13: £369 million) reflecting changes in business mix particularly in the UK. The overall group-wide ratio of acquisition expenses to APE improved to 24% (HY13: 27%).

(h) Administration expenses

Administration expenses reduced to £408 million (HY13: £439 million), driven by cost efficiencies across the UK & Ireland and Europe. The expense ratio was 35 bps (HY13: 38 bps) on average reserves of £232 billion (HY13: £233 billion). The overall reduction in life business acquisition and administration expenses was £59 million.

(i) DAC, AVIF and other

DAC, AVIF and other items amounted to an overall positive contribution of £147 million (HY13: £56 million). This was mainly due to a net additional benefit to profit of around £100 million in the UK (including a reserve release arising as a result of reducing the current and long-term cost base) partly offset by higher DAC amortisation charges. The movement in other items compared to HY13 also reflects a £39 million one-off benefit in HY14 in Poland from a regulatory pension change, offset by lower other one-off benefits in the UK.

 

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7.ii - General insurance and health

 

6 months 2014

UK Personal £m

UK Commercial £m

Total UK
£m

Ireland £m

Total UK & Ireland £m

Canada Personal £m

Canada Commercial £m

Total Canada
£m

Europe £m

Asia &

Other1

£m

Total

£m

General insurance










Gross written premiums

1,088

900

1,988

143

2,131

659

403

1,062

784

9

3,986

Net written premiums

1,041

795

1,836

136

1,972

648

378

1,026

747

12

3,757

Net earned premiums

1,104

750

1,854

134

1,988

620

378

998

664

13

3,663

Net claims incurred

(689)

(445)

(90)

(1,224)

(425)

(237)

(462)

(13)

(2,361)

Of which claims handling costs



(97)

(4)

(101)



(41)

(29)

-

(171)

Written commission

(267)

(164)

(18)

(449)

(123)

(75)

(139)

(1)

(787)

Written expenses2

(80)

(97)

(177)

(22)

(199)

(58)

(56)

(114)

(61)

(3)

(377)

Movement in DAC

(8)

10

2

(4)

(2)

6

-

6

12

-

16

Underwriting result

60

54

114

-

114

20

10

30

14

(4)

154

Longer-term investment return3



9

148



37

3

244

Other4



(2)

-

(2)



(3)

-

-

(5)

Operating profit



251

9

260



83

51

(1)

393

Health insurance










Underwriting result





1



-

5

-

6

Longer-term investment return





2



-

1

1

4

Operating profit





3



-

6

1

10

Total operating profit





263



83

57

-

403

General insurance combined operating ratio










Claims ratio

62.3%

59.3%

61.1%

67.4%

61.5%

68.6%

62.7%

66.4%

69.6%


64.5%

Commission ratio

25.6%

20.6%

23.5%

13.3%

22.8%

18.9%

19.8%

19.3%

18.7%


21.0%

Expense ratio

7.8%

12.1%

9.7%

15.9%

10.1%

9.0%

14.9%

11.1%

8.1%


10.0%

Combined operating ratio5

95.7%

92.0%

94.3%

96.6%

94.4%

96.5%

97.4%

96.8%

96.4%


95.5%

Assets supporting general insurance and
health business










Debt securities



3,602

998

4,600



3,132

2,166

232

10,130

Equity securities



14

-

14



254

26

-

294

Investment property



1

6

7



-

128

-

135

Cash and cash equivalents



883

65

948



90

262

37

1,337

Other6



4,142

101

4,243



136

186

-

4,565

Assets at 30 June 2014



8,642

1,170

9,812



3,612

2,768

269

16,461

Debt securities



994

4,509



2,255

243

10,105

Equity securities



15

-

15



301

23

-

339

Investment property



1

6

7



-

133

-

140

Cash and cash equivalents7



1,490

194

1,684



95

152

51

1,982

Other6,7



5,088

109

5,197



79

159

-

5,435

Assets at 31 December 20137



10,109

1,303

11,412



3,573

2,722

294

18,001

Average assets



9,375

1,237

10,612



3,592

2,745

282

17,231

LTIR as % of average assets



3.0%

1.5%

2.8%



3.1%

2.8%

2.8%

2.9%

1    Asia & Other includes Aviva Re.

2    Operating expenses shown in note 3 includes claims handling costs and written expenses included in general insurance COR above, plus operating expenses of other non-insurance operations.

3    The UK LTIR includes £82 million (HY13: £116 million) relating to the internal loan. This is lower than 2013 primarily as a result of a reduction of this loan during 2013 and 2014.

4    Includes unwind of discount and pension scheme net finance costs.

5    COR is calculated as incurred claims expressed as a percentage of net earned premiums, plus written commissions and written expenses expressed as a percentage of net written premiums. COR is calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.

6    Includes loans and other financial investments.

7    Restated following the adoption of amendments to 'IAS 32: Financial Instruments: Presentation'. Refer to note B2 for further information.

 

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6 months 2013

UK Personal £m

UK Commercial £m

Total UK
£m

Ireland
£m

Total UK & Ireland £m

Canada Personal £m

Canada Commercial £m

Total Canada £m

Europe £m

Asia &

Other1

£m

Total

£m

General insurance












Gross written premiums

1,185

929

2,114

152

2,266

719

443

1,162

805

16

4,249

Net written premiums

1,135

828

1,963

146

2,109

706

420

1,126

764

27

4,026

Net earned premiums

1,176

820

1,996

166

2,162

689

417

1,106

688

22

3,978

Net claims incurred

(687)

(537)

(1,224)

(117)

(1,341)

(417)

(256)

(673)

(485)

(45)

(2,544)

Of which claims handling costs



(100)

(3)

(103)



(47)

(34)

-

(184)

Written commission

(315)

(176)

(491)

(21)

(512)

(139)

(85)

(224)

(139)

(1)

(876)

Written expenses2

(94)

(103)

(197)

(28)

(225)

(66)

(65)

(131)

(63)

(2)

(421)

Movement in DAC

(8)

(2)

(10)

(1)

(11)

4

-

4

7

2

2

Internal reallocation of result of UK run-off business

-

4

4

-

4

-

-

-

-

(4)

-

Underwriting result

72

6

78

(1)

77

71

11

82

8

(28)

139

Longer-term investment return3



163

10

173



69

36

3

281

Other4



(2)

-

(2)



(4)

-

-

(6)

Operating profit



239

9

248



147

44

(25)

414

Health insurance












Underwriting result





8



-

3

-

11

Longer-term investment return





3



-

-

-

3

Operating profit





11



-

3

-

14

Total operating profit





259



147

47

(25)

428

General insurance combined operating ratio












Claims ratio

58.4%

65.5%

61.3%

70.3%

62.0%

60.6%

61.3%

60.8%

70.5%


63.9%

Commission ratio

27.7%

21.2%

25.0%

14.4%

24.2%

19.7%

20.1%

19.9%

18.2%


21.8%

Expense ratio

8.3%

12.3%

10.0%

19.3%

10.7%

9.4%

15.5%

11.7%

8.3%


10.5%

Combined operating ratio5

94.4%

99.0%

96.3%

104.0%

96.9%

89.7%

96.9%

92.4%

97.0%


96.2%

Assets supporting general insurance and
health business












Debt securities



2,958

997

3,955



3,352

2,293

334

9,934

Equity securities



20

-

20



348

21

-

389

Investment property



1

7

8



-

137

-

145

Cash and cash equivalents7



1,695

250

1,945



166

355

68

2,534

Other6,7



6,011

98

6,109



94

67

-

6,270

Assets at 30 June 20137



10,685

1,352

12,037



3,960

2,873

402

19,272

Debt securities



2,765

814

3,579



3,410

2,168

140

9,297

Equity securities



415

-

415



343

16

-

774

Investment property



1

7

8



-

131

-

139

Cash and cash equivalents7



1,500

390

1,890



103

426

230

2,649

Other6,7



5,705

110

5,815



143

50

-

6,008

Assets at 31 December 20127



10,386

1,321

11,707



3,999

2,791

370

18,867

Average assets



10,535

1,337

11,872



3,980

2,832

386

19,070

LTIR as % of average assets



3.1%

1.5%

3.0%



3.5%

2.5%

1.6%

3.0%

1    Asia & Other includes Aviva Re.

2    Operating expenses shown in note 3 includes claims handling costs and written expenses included in general insurance COR above, plus operating expenses of other non-insurance operations.

3    The UK LTIR includes £116 million (HY12: £146 million) relating to the internal loan. This is lower than 2012 primarily as a result of a reorganisation of this loan during 2013.

4    Includes unwind of discount and pension scheme net finance costs.

5    COR is calculated as incurred claims expressed as a percentage of net earned premiums, plus written commissions and written expenses expressed as a percentage of net written premiums. COR is calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.

6    Includes loans and other financial investments.

7    Restated following the adoption of amendments to 'IAS 32: Financial Instruments: Presentation'. Refer to note B2 for further information..

 

 

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Full Year 2013

UK Personal £m

UK Commercial £m

Total UK
£m

Ireland £m

Total UK & Ireland
£m

Canada Personal £m

Canada Commercial £m

Total Canada £m

Europe £m

Asia &

Other1

£m

Total

£m

General insurance












Gross written premiums

2,375

1,717

4,092

290

4,382

1,418

900

2,318

1,442

23

8,165

Net written premiums

2,276

1,547

3,823

278

4,101

1,396

854

2,250

1,360

47

7,758

Net earned premiums

2,344

1,629

3,973

312

4,285

1,364

832

2,196

1,368

48

7,897

Net claims incurred

(1,347)

(1,112)

(2,459)

(200)

(2,659)

(874)

(513)

(1,387)

(951)

(97)

(5,094)

Of which claims handling costs



(200)

(6)

(206)



(88)

(49)

-

(343)

Written commission

(631)

(333)

(964)

(42)

(1,006)

(283)

(170)

(453)

(256)

(1)

(1,716)

Written expenses2

(175)

(205)

(380)

(56)

(436)

(126)

(129)

(255)

(131)

(5)

(827)

Movement in DAC

(30)

(27)

(57)

(8)

(65)

11

5

16

(3)

-

(52)

Internal reallocation of result of UK run-off business

-

4

4

-

4

-

-

-

-

(4)

-

Underwriting result

161

(44)

117

6

123

92

25

117

27

(59)

208

Longer-term investment return3



318

18

336



135

71

7

549

Other4



(4)

-

(4)



(6)

-

-

(10)

Operating profit



431

24

455



246

98

(52)

747

Health insurance












Underwriting result





28



-

13

1

42

Longer-term investment return





6



-

1

1

8

Operating profit





34



-

14

2

50

Total operating profit





489



246

112

(50)

797

General insurance combined operating ratio












Claims ratio

57.5%

68.2%

61.9%

64.1%

62.1%

64.0%

61.8%

63.2%

69.6%


64.5%

Commission ratio

27.7%

21.5%

25.2%

15.1%

24.5%

20.3%

19.9%

20.1%

18.8%


22.1%

Expense ratio

7.7%

13.2%

9.9%

20.0%

10.6%

9.0%

15.2%

11.3%

9.7%


10.7%

Combined operating ratio5

92.9%

102.9%

97.0%

99.2%

97.2%

93.3%

96.9%

94.6%

98.1%


97.3%

Assets supporting general insurance and
health business












Debt securities



3,515

994

4,509



3,098

2,255

243

10,105

Equity securities



15

-

15



301

23

-

339

Investment property



1

6

7



-

133

-

140

Cash and cash equivalents7



1,490

194

1,684



95

152

51

1,982

Other6,7



5,088

109

5,197



79

159

-

5,435

Assets at 31 December 20137



10,109

1,303

11,412



3,573

2,722

294

18,001

Debt securities



2,765

814

3,579



3,410

2,168

140

9,297

Equity securities



415

-

415



343

16

-

774

Investment property



1

7

8



-

131

-

139

Cash and cash equivalents7



1,500

390

1,890



103

426

230

2,649

Other6,7



5,705

110

5,815



143

50

-

6,008

Assets at 31 December 20127



10,386

1,321

11,707



3,999

2,791

370

18,867

Average assets



10,247

1,312

11,559



3,786

2,757

332

18,434

LTIR as % of average assets



3.2%

1.4%

3.0%



3.5%

2.7%

2.4%

3.0%

1    Asia & Other includes Aviva Re.

2    Operating expenses shown in note 3 includes claims handling costs and written expenses included in general insurance COR above, plus operating expenses of other non-insurance operations.

3    The UK LTIR includes £221 million (FY12: £299 million) relating to the internal loan. This is lower than 2012 primarily as a result of a reorganisation of this loan during 2013.

4    Includes unwind of discount and pension scheme net finance costs.

5    COR is calculated as incurred claims expressed as a percentage of net earned premiums, plus written commissions and written expenses expressed as a percentage of net written premiums. COR is calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.

6    Includes loans and other financial investments.

7    Restated following the adoption of amendments to 'IAS 32: Financial Instruments: Presentation'. Refer to note B2 for further information..

 

 

 

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7.iii - Fund flows

 


Restated1

Managed assets at
1 January 2014
£m

Premiums and deposits,
net of reinsurance £m

Claims and redemptions, net of reinsurance £m

Net flows2

£m

Effect of disposals, market and other movements £m

Managed assets at
30 June
2014

£m

Life and platform business







UK - non-profit - platform

2,815

1,149

(125)

1,024

(119)

3,720

UK - non-profit - other

78,882

2,758

(3,671)

(913)

2,088

80,057

Ireland

5,564

193

(324)

(131)

64

5,497

United Kingdom & Ireland (excluding UK with-profits)

87,261

4,100

(4,120)

(20)

2,033

89,274

Europe

99,312

4,691

(3,953)

738

(2,077)

97,973

Asia

3,723

412

(245)

167

(70)

3,820

Other

1,767

19

(80)

(61)

76

1,782


192,063

9,222

(8,398)

824

(38)

192,849

UK - with-profits and other

45,720





43,341

Total life and platform business

237,783





236,190

1    Restated following the inclusion of UK and Asia platform business and the adoption of amendments to IAS 32: Financial instruments: Presentation'. Refer to note B2 for further information. Managed assets reflect financial investments, loans, investment property and cash and cash equivalents.

2    Life business net flows in the table above are net of reinsurance and exclude flows related to UK equity release products.

United Kingdom & Ireland (excluding UK with-profits)

During the first half of 2014, net inflows in UK life (non-profit including platform) were £111 million. The UK Life platform managed assets increased by 32% over the period. Other non-profit outflows were £913 million which include a group personal pension transfer out of around £500 million.

      In Ireland, net outflows were £131 million reflecting reduced new business inflows due to the strategic withdrawal from unprofitable product lines and the impact of surrenders on the unit linked pension business in the first half of 2014. In addition, claims exceed premiums in the Irish with-profit fund which is closed to new business.

Europe

Net inflows were £738 million. In France, this reflects increased volumes of unit linked sales and lower levels of redemptions. In Italy, increased sales of with-profits products have benefitted net inflows. Other movements in Europe include the disposal of our Italian business, Eurovita, and unfavourable foreign exchange movements.

Asia and other

Net inflows in Asia were £167 million arising mainly in Singapore reflecting the launch of a number of new products in 2014. Other business net outflows of £61 million primarily relate to Aviva Investors' Pooled Pensions business.

 

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8.i - Summary of assets

The Group asset portfolio is invested to generate competitive investment returns for both policyholders and shareholders whilst remaining within the Group's appetite for market and credit risk.

      The Group has a low appetite for interest rate risk and currency risk which means that the asset portfolios are well matched by duration and currency to the liabilities they cover. The Group also runs a low level of liquidity risk which results in a high proportion of income generating assets and a preference for more liquid assets where there is the potential need to realise those assets before maturity.

      The Group seeks to diversify its asset portfolio in order to reduce risk and provide more attractive risk-adjusted returns. In order to achieve this there is a comprehensive risk limit framework in place. There is an allowance for diversification in our economic capital model, actions have been taken to reduce our exposure to the Eurozone periphery, and we are broadening the investment portfolio in individual businesses. 

      Asset allocation decisions are taken at legal entity level and in many cases by fund within a legal entity in order to reflect the nature of the liabilities, customer expectations, the local accounting and regulatory treatment, and any local constraints. These asset allocation decisions are made in accordance with a Group-wide framework that takes into account consensus investment views across the Group, prioritised Group objectives and metrics and Group risk limits and constraints. This framework is overseen by the Group ALCO (Asset Liability Committee) and facilitates a generally consistent approach to strategic asset allocation across the business units in line with Group risk appetite and shareholder objectives.

      The asset allocation as at 30 June 2014 across the Group, split according to the type of liability the assets are covering, is shown in the table below. Further information on these assets is given in the analysis of assets section.

 


Shareholder
business assets


Participating fund assets




30 June 2014

£m

General Insurance & health &

other1

Annuity and

non-profit

Policyholder

(unit linked assets)

UK style with

profits

Continental European-style

participating

funds

Total assets analysed

Less assets

of operation

classified as held for sale

Carrying

value in the

statement of

financial

position

Debt securities









Government bonds

6,897

8,423

5,358

14,928

27,046

62,652

-

62,652

Corporate bonds

3,826

12,917

5,342

7,236

26,008

55,329

-

55,329

Other

182

1,773

2,161

2,111

4,280

10,507

-

10,507


10,905

23,113

12,861

24,275

57,334

128,488

-

128,488

Loans









Mortgage loans

78

17,327

-

722

1

18,128

-

18,128

Other loans

142

574

465

2,876

782

4,839

-

4,839


220

17,901

465

3,598

783

22,967

-

22,967

Equity securities

476

488

25,992

7,005

2,517

36,478

-

36,478

Investment property

137

70

3,755

3,184

1,501

8,647

-

8,647

Other investments

317

1,031

26,957

2,507

1,852

32,664

(23)

32,641

Total as at 30 June 2014

12,055

42,603

70,030

40,569

63,987

229,244

(23)

229,221

Total as at 31 December 2013 (restated)2

11,843

42,097

69,294

42,364

64,434

230,032

(2,675)

227,357

1    Of the £12.1 billion of assets 8% relates to other shareholder business assets.

2    Restated following the adoption of amendments to IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation. Refer to note B2 for further information.

 

There is an internal loan between Aviva Insurance Limited (AIL) and Aviva Group Holdings Limited (AGH) that has a net value of zero at a consolidated level.

General insurance and health

All the investment risk is borne by shareholders and the portfolio held to cover these liabilities contains a high proportion of fixed and variable income securities, of which 85% are rated A or above. The assets are relatively short duration reflecting the short average duration of the liabilities. Liquidity, interest rate and foreign exchange risks are maintained at a low level.

Annuity and other non-profit

All the investment risk is borne by shareholders. The annuity liabilities have a long duration but are also illiquid as customers cannot surrender their policies. The assets are chosen to provide stable income with a good cash flow, foreign exchange and interest rate match to the liabilities. We are able to invest part of the portfolio in less liquid assets in order to improve risk-adjusted returns given the illiquid nature of the liabilities. The asset portfolio is principally comprised of long maturity bonds and loans including a material book of commercial mortgage loans. As at 30 June 2014, unrealised losses and impairments on the bond portfolio of £23.1 billion amounted to £0.2 billion or 1% of the portfolio. The equivalent figure for 31 December 2013 was also 1%. Unrealised gains on the portfolio were £2.6 billion as at 30 June 2014 or 11% of the portfolio. The equivalent unrealised gains figure for 31 December 2013 was 10%. The other non-profit business assets are a smaller proportion of this portfolio and are generally shorter in duration and have a high proportion invested in fixed income.

 

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8.i - Summary of assets continued

The current asset value of the commercial mortgage portfolio (including Healthcare and PFI mortgages) backing the UK Annuity book is £11.3 billion1.While these commercial mortgages are held at fair value on the asset side of the statement of financial position, we also carry an allowance against the risk of default on our riskier mortgages of £1.2 billion (FY13: £1.3 billion). Since FY13, £0.2 billion of the allowance has been utilised to take action on certain riskier mortgages, offset by a £0.1 billion increase in the cost of replacing lost cash flows on future defaults, caused by lower interest rates and lower spreads on new commercial mortgages. The valuation allowance (including supplementary allowances) for commercial mortgages, including Healthcare and PFI mortgages of £1.2 billion equates to 109bps at 30 June 2014 (FY13: 124bps).

Policyholder assets

These assets are invested in line with the fund choices made by our unit-linked policyholders and the investment risk is borne by the policyholder. This results in a high allocation to growth assets such as equity and property. Aviva's shareholder exposure to these assets arises from the fact that the income we receive is a proportion of the assets under management.

UK style with - profits (WP)

UK style with profit funds hold relatively long term contracts with policyholders participating in pooled investment performance subject to some minimum guarantees. Smoothed returns are used to declare bonuses to policyholders which increase the level of the guarantees through time. The part of the portfolio to which policyholder bonuses are linked is invested in line with their expectations and includes growth assets such as equity and property as well as fixed income. The remainder of the portfolio is invested to mitigate the resultant shareholder risk. This leads us to an overall investment portfolio that holds a higher proportion of growth assets (such as equity and property) than our other business lines although there are still material allocations to fixed income assets.

Continental European style participating funds

Continental European style participating funds hold relatively long term contracts with policyholders participating in pooled investment performance subject to some minimum guarantees. Smoothed returns are used to declare bonuses to policyholders which increase the level of the guarantees through time. There is less discretion in how guarantees increase through time compared to the UK style equivalent funds and more of the bonus accrues each year rather than being allocated at maturity. The investment portfolio holds a higher proportion of fixed income assets than the UK style equivalent. Fixed income assets also give rise to less volatility on the local statutory balance sheet than growth assets.

8.ii - External leverage

 

Group capital

30 June
2014
£m

31 December
2013
£m

Subordinated debt

4,072

4,370

External debt

761

755

DCI, fixed rate tier 1 notes and preference shares

1,832

1,832

External debt and preference shares

6,665

6,957

Total tangible capital employed1

14,350

13,938

Tangible debt leverage

46%

50%

1    Tangible capital employed is total IFRS equity (including DCI, fixed rate tier 1 notes, preference shares and non-controlling interests) and non equity items such as core structural borrowings.  

 

Reducing the Group's leverage is a priority, with a medium term target leverage ratio of below 40% on a tangible debt leverage basis. At HY14 the tangible debt leverage ratio decreased to 46% (FY13: 50%) as a result of £200 million and €50 million subordinated debt redemptions at their first call dates in April 2014 and an increase in tangible capital employed.

      On 3 July 2014 Aviva plc issued €700 million of subordinated debt at an issue price of 99.699% of the nominal amount and bearing interest at 3.875% per annum. The subordinated debt matures on 3 July 2044 but Aviva may, at its sole option, redeem all (but not part) of the debt on 3 July 2024 and on each interest payment date thereafter. The subordinated debt qualifies as tier 2 capital under current regulatory rules.

 

 

1   Some commercial mortgage loans with a value of £0.2 billion are held in other funds.

 

 

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8.iii - Net asset value

At the end of HY14, IFRS net asset value per share was 290 pence (FY13: 270 pence). This movement was driven by operating profits, positive investment variances and a benefit on remeasurement of the pension schemes, partially offset by payment of the final 2013 dividend to shareholders and adverse foreign exchange movements.

      Total investment variances and economic assumption changes were £142 million positive. This included short-term fluctuations of £165 million in the non-life businesses, mainly due to a decrease in risk-free rates in France and Canada together with other market and foreign exchange movements benefitting group centre investments. Economic assumption changes on non-life business were £67 million adverse as a result of lower discount rates. In the life businesses, investment return variances were £44 million positive, reflecting narrowing credit spreads on corporate and government bonds in Italy and Spain partly offset by the adverse impact of falling reinvestment yields net of improved underlying property values on commercial mortgages in the UK.

      The positive movement on the Group's staff pension schemes of £320 million post tax is principally due to employer contributions and positive asset performance driven by falls in interest rates. The adverse foreign exchange movement of £238 million is due to the strengthening of sterling, particularly compared with the Euro and Canadian dollar. 

 

IFRS

30 June 2014

£m

pence per

share2

31 December 2013

£m

pence per

share2

Equity attributable to shareholders of Aviva plc at 1 January1

7,964

270p

8,204

278p

Operating profit - continuing operations

1,052

35p

2,049

70p

Operating profit - discontinued operations

-

-

290

10p

Investment return variances and economic assumption changes on life and non-life business

142

5p

100

3p

Profit on the disposal and remeasurement of subsidiaries and associates

51

2p

923

31p

Goodwill impairment and amortisation of intangibles

(62)

(2)p

(177)

(6)p

Integration and restructuring costs

(42)

(1)p

(366)

(12)p

Exceptional items

-

-

-

-

Tax on operating profit and on other activities

(278)

(9)p

(668)

(23)p

Non-controlling interests

(108)

(4)p

(143)

(5)p

Profit after tax attributable to shareholders of Aviva plc

755

26p

2,008

68p

AFS securities (fair value) & other reserve movements

28

1p

(840)

(29)p

Ordinary dividends

(277)

(9)p

(429)

(15)p

Direct capital instruments and fixed rate tier 1 notes interest and preference share dividend

(21)

(1)p

(87)

(3)p

Foreign exchange rate movements

(238)

(9)p

(354)

(12)p

Remeasurements of pension schemes

320

11p

(549)

(19)p

Other net equity movements3

26

1p

11

2p

Equity attributable to shareholders of Aviva plc at 30 June / 31 December1

8,557

290p

7,964

270p

1    Excluding preference shares.

2    Number of shares as at 30 June 2014: 2,948 million (31 December 2013: 2,947 million).

3    Other net equity movements per share includes dilution effect of the increase in number of shares during the period.

 

MCEV net asset value per share increased to 478 pence (FY13: 463 pence). This movement has been driven by operating profits, positive investment variances and a benefit on remeasurement of the pension schemes, largely offset by exceptional items, payment of the final 2013 dividend to shareholders and adverse foreign exchange movements. 

      Total MCEV investment variances were £211 million. This included a £113 million positive investment variance in the life business, mainly driven by narrowing credit spreads on corporate and government bonds in Spain and Italy, partly offset by a rise in the cost of guarantees in France and Asia.

 

MCEV4

30 June 2014

£m

pence per

share2

Restated5  

31 December 2013

£m

pence per

share2

Restated5  equity attributable to shareholders of Aviva plc at 1 January1

13,643

463p

13,120

444p

Operating profit - continuing operations

1,344

45p

2,337

79p

Operating profit - discontinued operations

-

-

290

10p

Investment return variances and economic assumption changes on life and non-life business

211

7p

1,776

60p

Profit on the disposal and remeasurement of subsidiaries and associates

55

2p

963

33p

Goodwill impairment and amortisation of intangibles

(61)

(2)p

(194)

(7)p

Integration and restructuring costs

(40)

(1)p

(357)

(12)p

Exceptional items

(236)

(8)p

(242)

(8)p

Tax on operating profit and on other activities

(363)

(12)p

(1,340)

(45)p

Non-controlling interests

(143)

(5)p

(488)

(17)p

Profit after tax attributable to shareholders of Aviva plc

767

26p

2,745

93p

AFS securities (fair value) & other reserve movements

-

-

(813)

(29)p

Ordinary dividends

(277)

(9)p

(429)

(15)p

Direct capital instruments and fixed rate tier 1 notes interest and preference share dividend

(21)

(1)p

(87)

(3)p

Foreign exchange rate movements

(367)

(13)p

(355)

(10)p

Remeasurements of pension schemes

320

11p

(549)

(19)p

Other net equity movements3

26

1p

11

2p

Equity attributable to shareholders of Aviva plc at 30 June / 31 December1

14,091

478p

13,643

463p

1    Excluding preference shares.

2    Number of shares as at 30 June 2014: 2,948 million (31 December 2013: 2,947 million).

3    Other net equity movements per share includes dilution effect of the increase in number of shares during the period.

4    In preparing the MCEV information, the directors have done so in accordance with the European Insurance CFO Forum MCEV Principles with the exception of stating held for sale operations as at 30 June 2013 and 31 December 2013 at their expected fair value, as represented by expected sale proceeds, less cost to sell at those dates.

5    Comparatives have been restated to reflect the changes in MCEV methodology. Impact on opening 2013 equity was an increase of £686 million and on 2014 opening equity, an increase of £534 million.  See note F1 - MCEV Basis of preparation for further details.

 

 

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8.iv - Return on equity

Return on equity shareholder funds is calculated as IFRS operating return net of tax expressed as a percentage of opening shareholders equity. The HY14 return on equity shareholders' funds is 17.4%, compared with 17.8% reported in FY13. Excluding the United States, the FY13 return on equity shareholders' funds was 15.3%.

      The HY14 return on equity shareholders' funds has benefitted from a lower opening capital position by £240 million, as profits in 2013 were more than offset by other movements including the remeasurement of pension schemes and foreign exchange movements.

 


6 months

2014

%

Full Year

2013

%

United Kingdom & Ireland Life

13.4%

16.0%

United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance and Health

9.3%

8.0%

Europe

12.3%

10.9%

Canada

13.2%

17.4%

Asia

8.4%

10.1%

Fund management

33.8%

32.1%

Corporate and Other Business

n/a

n/a

Return on total capital employed (excluding United States)1

11.4%

11.0%

United States1

-

56.5%

Return on total capital employed

11.4%

12.0%

Subordinated debt

5.1%

5.4%

External debt

2.3%

2.2%

Return on total equity

14.5%

15.2%

Less: Non-controlling interests

11.4%

11.1%

Direct capital instruments and fixed rate tier 1 notes

1.7%

5.1%

Preference capital

9.0%

8.5%

Return on equity shareholders' funds

17.4%

17.8%




Return on equity shareholders' funds (excluding United States)1

17.4%

15.3%

1    The sale of the United States business completed on 2 October 2013.

 

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8.v - European Insurance Groups Directive (IGD)

 


UK Life

funds

£bn

Other business

£bn

 30 June

2014

£bn

31 December 2013

£bn

Insurance Groups Directive (IGD) capital resources

5.3

8.3

13.6

14.4

Less: capital resources requirement

(5.3)

(5.0)

(10.3)

(10.8)

Insurance Group Directive (IGD) excess solvency

-

3.3

3.3

3.6

Cover over EU minimum (calculated excluding UK life funds)



1.7 times

1.7 times

 

The EU Insurance Groups Directive (IGD) regulatory capital solvency surplus has decreased by £0.3 billion since FY13 to £3.3 billion. The key drivers of the reduction are the establishment of the group's internal reinsurance arrangement which has reduced IGD capital by £0.2 billion and the redemption of hybrid debt which has also reduced IGD capital by £0.2 billion.

      The key movements over the period are set out in the following table:

 


£bn

IGD solvency surplus at 31 December 2013

3.6

Operating profits net of other income and expenses

0.6

Dividends and appropriations

(0.3)

Hybrid debt redemption

(0.2)

Internal reinsurance

(0.2)

Disposals

0.1

Increase in capital resources requirement

(0.2)

Other regulatory adjustments

(0.1)

Estimated IGD solvency surplus at 30 June 2014

3.3

Group IGD sensitivity

 


30 June 2014

£bn

Equities down
10%

Interest rates up
1%

Sensitivities on IGD

3.3

-

(0.1)

 

The Group proactively manages its balance sheet risk through monitoring, stress analysis and our hedging programme.

      The Group's IGD surplus is resilient to global equity market falls or a 1% global interest rate rise. The Group's IGD surplus would be approximately £3.2 billion in the event of a 40% fall in equity markets from the 30 June 2014 position reflecting the hedging that the Group currently has in place.

      The impact of a 1% rise in global interest rates is calculated with reference to the regulatory value of debt securities in continental Europe being capped to local minimum capital requirements in participating funds. This provides protection to the Group's IGD surplus from immediate market losses on debt securities.

 

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8.vi - Economic capital

The estimated economic capital surplus represents the excess of Available Economic Capital over Required Economic Capital. Available Economic Capital is based on MCEV net assets, adjusted for items to convert to an economic basis. Required economic capital is based on Aviva's own internal assessment and capital management policies. The term 'economic capital' does not imply capital as required by regulators or other third parties.

Summary of estimated economic capital position

 


30 June
2014
£bn

31 December
2013
£bn

Available economic capital

18.0

18.4

Standalone required economic capital

(15.5)

(15.9)

Diversification benefit

5.5

5.8

Diversified required economic capital

(10.0)

(10.1)

Estimated economic capital position at 30 June/31 December

8.0

8.3

Cover Ratio

180%

182%

Analysis of change in economic capital

 


6 months
2014
£bn

Full year
2013
£bn

Economic capital surplus position at 1 January

8.3

5.3

MCEV operating earnings net of tax and non-controlling interests

0.9

1.4

Economic variances

(0.1)

0.7

Exceptional and other non-operating items

(0.4)

(0.9)

Dividends and appropriations

(0.3)

(0.5)

Repayment of subordinated debt

(0.3)

-

Liquidity premium

(0.3)

-

Available capital benefits from disposals

-

1.3

Economic Capital staff pension schemes

0.4

0.3

UK increase in commercial mortgage default allowance

-

(0.3)

Other

(0.3)

(0.2)

Change in available economic capital

(0.4)

1.8

Impact of trading operations and other

0.2

0.7

Economic Capital staff pension schemes

0.1

(0.7)

Impact of changes to Group hedging

-

(0.2)

Other changes in methodology

(0.5)

-

Capital requirement benefits from disposals

0.3

1.4

Change in diversified required economic capital

0.1

1.2

Estimated economic capital surplus position at 30 June/31 December

8.0

8.3

 

The estimated economic capital position has decreased by £0.3 billion to £8.0 billion at 30 June 2014 with a corresponding decrease in cover ratio from 182% to 180%. The decrease in available economic capital during the period has been driven by dividend payment, subordinated debt repayment and other items, partly offset by underlying profits. The movement in required economic capital reflects changes in methodology offset by the disposals of Korea, Eurovita and River Road, and other items.

      The impact of the internal reinsurance arrangement is neutral from a group economic capital perspective.

 

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8.vi - Economic capital continued

Summary analysis of diversified required economic capital

 


30 June
2014
£bn

31 December
2013
£bn

Credit risk1

2.8

2.5

Equity risk2

1.8

2.1

Interest rate risk3

0.4

0.2

Other market risk4

1.2

1.4

Life insurance risk5

1.1

1.0

General insurance risk6

0.8

0.8

Other risk7

1.9

2.1

Total

10.0

10.1

1    Capital held in respect of credit risk recognises the Group's shareholder exposure to changes in the market value of assets and defaults. A range of specific stresses are applied reflecting the difference in assumed risk relative to the investment grade and duration.

2    Capital held in respect of equity risk recognises the Group's shareholder exposure to changes in the market value of assets.

3    Capital held in respect of interest rate risk recognises the Group's shareholder exposure to changes in the market value of assets. A range of specific stresses are applied reflecting the difference in assumed risk relative to investment grade and duration.

4    Capital held in respect of other market risk recognises the Group's shareholder exposure to changes in the market value of commercial mortgages and property, but also captures risk in association with inflation and foreign exchange.

5    Capital held in respect of life insurance risk recognises the Group's shareholder exposure to life insurance specific risks, such as longevity and lapse.

6    Capital held in respect of general insurance risk recognises the Group's shareholder exposure to general insurance specific risks, such as claims volatility and catastrophe.

7    Capital held in respect of other risk recognises the Group's shareholder exposure to specific risks unique to particular business units and other items.

 

 

 

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Supplementary information

 

 


Page

A    Income & expenses

32

B    IFRS financial statements and notes

37

C   Capital and liquidity

81

D   Analysis of assets

91

E    VNB & sales analysis

107

F    MCEV financial statements and notes

113



In this section




A    Income & expenses


Reconciliation of Group operating profit to profit/(loss) after tax - IFRS basis

32

A1 Other operations

33

A2 Corporate centre

33

A3 Group debt costs and other interest

33

A4 Life business: Investment return variances
      and economic assumption changes

34

A5 Non-life business: Short-term fluctuation
      in return on investments

35

A6 General insurance & health business:

      economic assumption changes

35

A7 Impairment of goodwill, associates, joint
      ventures and other amounts expensed

36

A8 Profit/(loss) on the disposal and
      remeasurement of subsidiaries, joint       ventures and associates

36

A9           Exceptional items

36



 

 

 

 

 


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Income & expenses

 

 

Reconciliation of Group operating profit to profit/(loss) after tax - IFRS basis

For the six month period ended 30 June 2014

 


6 months 2014

£m


6 months 2013

£m


Full Year 2013

£m


Continuing

Operations

Continuing Operations

Discontinued

Operations1

Continuing Operations

Discontinued

Operations1

Operating profit before tax attributable to shareholders' profits






Life business






United Kingdom & Ireland

478

446

-

952

-

Europe

441

425

-

851

-

Asia

34

38

-

96

-

Other

1

1

111

2

272

Total life business

954

910

111

1,901

272

General insurance and health






United Kingdom & Ireland

263

259

-

489

-

Europe

57

47

-

112

-

Canada

83

147

-

246

-

Asia

1

(1)

-

1

-

Other

(1)

(24)

-

(51)

-

Total general insurance and health

403

428

-

797

-

Fund management






Aviva Investors

41

31

22

68

31

United Kingdom

6

10

-

23

-

Asia

1

1

-

2

-

Total fund management

48

42

22

93

31

Other






Other operations (note A1)

(54)

(49)

(2)

(90)

(4)

Market operating profit

1,351

1,331

131

2,701

299

Corporate centre (note A2)

(64)

(72)

-

(150)

-

Group debt costs and other interest (note A3)

(235)

(251)

(6)

(502)

(9)

Operating profit before tax attributable to shareholders' profits

1,052

1,008

125

2,049

290

Integration and restructuring costs

(42)

(164)

(2)

(363)

(3)

Operating profit before tax attributable to shareholders' profits after integration    and restructuring costs

1,010

844

123

1,686

287

Adjusted for the following:






Investment return variances and economic assumption changes on long-term
business (note A4)

44

(2)

279

(49)

452

Short-term fluctuation in return on investments backing non-long-term business (note A5)

165

(306)

-

(336)

-

Economic assumption changes on general insurance and health business (note A6)

(67)

27

-

33

-

Impairment of goodwill,  joint ventures and associates and other amounts expensed (note A7)

(24)

(77)

-

(77)

-

Amortisation and impairment of intangibles

(38)

(43)

(6)

(91)

(9)

Profit on the disposal and remeasurement of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates
   (note A8)

51

180

91

115

808

Exceptional items (note A9)

-

-

-

-

-

Non-operating items before tax

131

(221)

364

(405)

1,251

Profit before tax attributable to shareholders' profits

1,141

623

487

1,281

1,538

Tax on operating profit

(253)

(296)

(23)

(534)

(83)

Tax on other activities

(25)

79

(94)

131

(182)


(278)

(217)

(117)

(403)

(265)

Profit after tax

863

406

370

878

1,273

Profit from discontinued operations

-

370


1,273


Profit for the period

863

776


2,151


1    Discontinued operations represent the results of the US life and related internal asset management businesses (US Life) up until the date of disposal (2 October 2013).

 

 

 

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Other Group Operating Profit Items

A1 - Other operations

 


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

United Kingdom & Ireland Life

(6)

(19)

(14)

United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance

-

(1)

(6)

Europe

(12)

(2)

(17)

Asia

(10)

(6)

(12)

Other Group operations1

(26)

(21)

(41)

Total - continuing operations

(54)

(49)

(90)

Total - discontinued operations

-

(2)

(4)

Total

(54)

(51)

(94)

1    Other Group operations include Group and head office costs.

A2 - Corporate centre

 


6 months

2014

£m

6 months

2013

£m

Full year

2013

£m

Project spend

(5)

(11)

(27)

Central spend and share award costs

(59)

(61)

(123)

Total

(64)

(72)

(150)

A3 - Group debt costs and other interest

 


6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

External debt




Subordinated debt

(142)

(148)

(305)

Other

(10)

(12)

(23)

Total external debt

(152)

(160)

(328)

Internal lending arrangements

(99)

(119)

(231)

Net finance income on main UK pension scheme

16

28

57

Total - continuing operations

(235)

(251)

(502)

Total - discontinued operations

-

(6)

(9)

Total

(235)

(257)

(511)

 

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Non-operating profit items

A4 - Life Business: Investment return variances and economic assumption changes

(a) Definitions

Operating profit for life business is based on expected investment returns on financial investments backing shareholder and policyholder funds over the period, with consistent allowance for the corresponding expected movements in liabilities. Operating profit includes the effect of variance in experience for non-economic items, such as mortality, persistency and expenses, and the effect of changes in non-economic assumptions, where not treated as exceptional. Changes due to economic items, such as market value movement and interest rate changes, which give rise to variances between actual and expected investment returns, and the impact of changes in economic assumptions on liabilities, are disclosed separately outside operating profit.

(b) Economic volatility

The investment variances and economic assumption changes excluded from the life operating profit are as follows:

 

Life business

6 months 2014

 £m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

Investment variances and economic assumptions - continuing operations

44

(2)

(49)

Investment variances and economic assumptions - discontinued operations

-

279

452

Investment variances and economic assumptions

44

277

403

 

For continuing operations, investment variances and economic assumption changes were £44 million positive (HY13: £2 million negative; FY13: £49 million negative). Positive variances in Italy and Spain driven by narrowing spreads on government and corporate bonds were partly offset by the adverse impact of falling reinvestment yields net of improved underlying property values on commercial mortgages in the UK.

      In 2013, for continuing operations, positive variances from narrowing spreads in Italy and Spain were offset by an increase in allowance for credit defaults in the UK.

      Discontinued operations represent the US business disposed of in 2013, which benefitted from favourable equity market performance in 2013.

(c) Assumptions

The expected rate of investment return is determined using consistent assumptions between operations, having regard to local economic and market forecasts of investment return and asset classification under IFRS.

      The principal assumptions underlying the calculation of the expected investment return for equities and properties are:

 


Equities

Properties


6 months

2014

%

6 months

2013

%

Full year

2013

%

6 months

2014

%

6 months

2013

%

Full year

2013

%

United Kingdom

6.6%

5.4%

5.4%

5.1%

3.9%

3.9%

Eurozone

5.7%

5.1%

5.1%

4.2%

3.6%

3.6%

 

The expected return on equities and properties has been calculated by reference to the 10 year swap rate in the relevant currency plus an appropriate risk margin. These are the same assumptions as are used under MCEV principles to calculate the longer-term investment return for the Group's life business.

      For fixed interest securities classified as fair value through profit or loss, the expected investment returns are based on average prospective yields for the actual assets held less an adjustment for credit risks; this includes an adjustment for credit risk on all Eurozone sovereign debt. Where such securities are classified as available for sale, the expected investment return comprises the expected interest or dividend payments and amortisation of the premium or discount at purchase.

 

 

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A5 - Non-life business: Short-term fluctuation in return on investments

 

General Insurance and health - continuing operations

6 months 2014

£m

6 months 2013

£m

Full Year 2013

£m

Analysis of investment income:




- Net investment income

363

125

349

- Foreign exchange on unrealised gains/losses and other charges

(15)

(12)

(35)


348

113

314

Analysed between:




- Longer-term investment return, reported within operating profit

248

284

557

- Short-term fluctuations in investment return, reported outside operating profit

100

(171)

(243)


348

113

314

Short-term fluctuations:




- General insurance and health

100

(171)

(243)

- Other operations1

65

(135)

(93)

Total short-term fluctuations

165

(306)

(336)

1    Represents assets backing non-life business in the France holding company and Group centre investments, including the centre hedging programme.

 

The longer-term investment return is calculated separately for each principal non-life business unit. In respect of equities and properties, the return is calculated by multiplying the opening market value of the investments, adjusted for sales and purchases during the year, by the longer-term rate of investment return. The longer-term rate of investment return is determined using consistent assumptions between operations, having regard to local economic and market forecasts of investment return. The allocated longer-term return for other investments is the actual income receivable for the period. Actual income and longer-term investment return both contain the amortisation of the discounts/premium arising on the acquisition of fixed income securities.

      Market value movements which give rise to variances between actual and longer-term investment returns are disclosed separately in short term fluctuations outside operating profit.

      Following restructuring in 2013 the impact of realised and unrealised gains on Group centre investments, including the centre hedging programme which is designed to economically protect the total Group's capital against adverse equity and foreign exchange movements, is now included in short-term fluctuations on other operations.

      The favourable movement in short-term fluctuations during the first half of 2014 compared with HY13 is mainly due to a decrease in risk free rates increasing fixed income security market values (resulting in realised and unrealised gains), positive equity market movements, and other market value and foreign exchange rate movements.

      Total assets supporting the general insurance and health business, which contribute towards the longer-term return, are:

 


30 June 2014

£m

Restated2  

30 June

2013

£m

Restated2  

31 December 2013

£m

Debt securities

10,130

9,934

10,105

Equity securities

294

389

339

Properties

135

145

140

Cash and cash equivalents

1,337

2,534

1,982

Other

4,565

6,270

5,435

Assets supporting general insurance and health business

16,461

19,272

18,001

Assets supporting other non-life business1

881

195

695

Total assets supporting non-life business

17,342

19,467

18,696

1    Represents assets backing non-life business in the France holding company and Group centre investments, including the centre hedging programme.

2    Restated following the adoption of amendments to 'IAS 32: Financial Instruments: Presentation'.  Refer to note B2 for further information.

 

The principal assumptions underlying the calculation of the longer-term investment return are:

 


Longer-term rates of
return on equities

Longer-term rates of
return on property


6 months
2014
%

6 months
2013

%

 Full year
2013
%

6 months
2014
%

6 months
2013

%

Full year
 2013
%

United Kingdom

6.6%

5.4%

5.4%

5.1%

3.9%

3.9%

Eurozone

5.7%

5.1%

5.1%

4.2%

3.6%

3.6%

Canada

6.8%

5.8%

5.8%

5.3%

4.3%

4.3%

 

The underlying reference rates are in F19 within the MCEV financial supplement.

A6 - General insurance and health business: economic assumption changes

Economic assumption changes of £67 million adverse (HY13: £27 million favourable) arise as a result of a decrease in the interest rates used to discount reserves for latent claims and periodic payment orders.

 

 

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A7 - Impairment of goodwill, associates, joint ventures and other amounts expensed

Impairment of goodwill, associates and joint ventures from continuing operations is a charge of £24 million (HY13: £77 million charge) as management determined that the goodwill in the associate in India is not recoverable.

A8 - Profit/loss on the disposal and remeasurement of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates

The total Group profit on disposal and remeasurement of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates from continuing operations is £51 million (HY13: £180 million profit).

      This includes profits on the disposals of US equity manager River Road Asset Management (£32 million) and the Group's South Korean joint venture (£2 million) with a loss on the disposal of Eurovita (£(6) million). Additionally, there was a gain on remeasurement of businesses including £9 million relating to the Turkey general insurance business which remains held for sale and a net gain of £14 million was recognised on remeasurement of other small operations. Further details are provided in note B4.

A9 - Exceptional items

Exceptional items are those items that, in the Directors' view, are required to be separately disclosed by virtue of their nature or incidence to enable a full understanding of the Group's financial performance. There were no exceptional items in the first half of 2014 (HY13: £nil).

 



[1]    Some commercial mortgage loans with a value of £0.2 billion are held in other funds.


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