CGNU PLC Q1 2001 Results-Pt 2

CGNU PLC 3 May 2001 CGNU plc Q1 2001 Results PART 2 OF 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 Summarised consolidated profit and loss account - achieved profit basis For the three months ended 31 March 2001 3 3 3 Full months months months year 2001 2001 2000 2000 Em £m £m £m Operating profit 705 Life achieved operating profit 444 385 1,569 27 Health 17 16 68 25 Fund management 16 10 61 246 General insurance 155 113 412 (6) Non-insurance operations (4) (4) (24) (64) Corporate costs (40) (41) (185) (176) Unallocated interest charges (111) (77) (361) ------- ------- ------- ------- 757 477 402 1,540 (51) Wealth management (32) (9) (133) ------- ------- ------- ------- Operating profit - ongoing business before tax, amortisation of goodwill 706 and exceptional items 445 393 1,407 Businesses discontinued and to be discontinued United States general insurance 43 (to be discontinued) 27 79 (550) - London Market (discontinued) - 7 (4) ------- ------- ------- ------- 749 472 479 853 (22) Amortisation of goodwill (14) (9) (92) - Exceptional items - - (425) ------- ------- ------- ------- 727 Operating profit before tax 458 470 336 Variation from longer-term (1,262) investment return (795) 234 213 - Effect of economic assumption changes - (4) (269) (21) Change in the equalisation provision (13) (6) (27) Net profit arising on the sale of 198 subsidiary undertakings 125 - 12 Provision for loss on sale for businesses to be discontinued 21 - United States general insurance 13 - (1,070) Loss on withdrawal from London Market - operations - - (448) - Merger transaction costs - - (59) ------- ------- ------- ------- (Loss)/profit on ordinary activities (337) before tax (212) 694 (1,312) Tax on operating profit - ongoing business before amortisation (224) of goodwill and exceptional items (141) (111) (437) Tax on profit on other ordinary 94 activities 59 (149) 174 ------- ------- ------- ------- (Loss)/profit on ordinary activities (467) after tax (294) 434 (1,575) (21) Minority interests (13) (11) (65) ------- ------- ------- ------- (488) (Loss)/profit for the financial period (307) 423 (1,640) (6) Preference dividends (4) (4) (17) ------- ------- ------- ------- (Loss)/profit for the financial period (494) attributable to equity shareholders (311) 419 (1,657) - Ordinary dividends - - (855) ------- ------- ------- ------- Retained (loss)/profit for the (494) financial period (311) 419 (2,512) ======= ======= ======= ======= Earnings per share Operating profit on an achieved profit basis before amortisation of goodwill and exceptional items, after taxation, attributable to equity shareholders 20.0 c in respect of ongoing business 12.6 p 12.0p 39.7 p (Loss)/profit attributable to equity (21.9)c shareholders (13.8)p 18.7p (73.8)p (Loss)/profit attributable to equity (21.9)c shareholders - diluted (13.8)p 18.7p (73.7)p -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 8 Basis of preparation The achieved profit statement on page 7 includes the results of the Group's life operations reported under the achieved profit basis combined with the modified statutory basis results of the Group's non-life operations set out on pages 15 to 27. In the directors' opinion the achieved profit basis provides a more accurate reflection of the performance of the Group's life operations year on year than results under the modified statutory basis. The achieved profit methodology used is in accordance with the latest draft 'Guidance on accounting in Group accounts for proprietary companies long-term insurance business', circulated by the Association of British Insurers. Further details on the methodology and assumptions are set out on pages 12 to 14. The results of the Group's life operations under the modified statutory basis, which is the basis used in the annual statutory accounts, can be found on pages 15 to 27. The contribution from the Group's share of the alliance with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBSG) is incorporated within the total life revenues and achieved operating profits. Goodwill amortised in the period in respect of the Group's holding in the associated company, RBS Life Investments Limited, is included within the 'Amortisation of goodwill' on page 7. Components of total life achieved profit Total life achieved profit, including the Group's share from the alliance with RBSG, comprises the following components, the first four of which in aggregate are referred to as life achieved operating profit: - new business contribution written during the year including value added between the point of sale and end of year; - the profit from existing business equal to: - the expected return on the value of the in-force business at the beginning of the period, - experience variances caused by the differences between the actual experience during the period and expected experience based on the operating assumptions used to calculate the start of year value, - the impact of changes in operating assumptions including risk margins; - development costs incurred in establishing new life businesses; - the expected investment return on the shareholders' net worth, based upon assumptions applying at the start of the year; - investment return variances caused by differences between the actual return in the period and the expected experience based on economic assumptions used to calculate the start of year value; - the impact of changes in economic assumptions in the period. Full 3 months 3 months year 2001 2000 2000 £m £m £m New business contribution 113 94 392 Profit from existing business - expected return 212 214 839 - experience variances 2 (1) 10 - operating assumption changes 28 2 (7) Development costs - (7) (20) Expected return on shareholders' net worth 84 78 319 ------- ------- ------- 439 380 1,533 Other life and savings activities* 5 5 36 ------- ------- ------- Life achieved operating profit before tax and exceptional items 444 385 1,569 Exceptional items ** - - (106) Investment return variances (520) 111 (43) Effect of economic assumption changes - (4) (269) ------- ------- ------- Total life achieved profit before tax (76) 492 1,151 Attributed tax 19 (158) (375) ------- ------- ------- Total life achieved profit after tax (57) 334 776 ======= ======= ======= * Profits from other life and savings activities, which include service companies, have been calculated on a statutory basis. ** Exceptional items in 2000 comprise one-off integration costs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 9 New business contribution The following table sets out the contribution from new business written by the long-term business operations. The contribution generated by new business written during the period is the present value of the projected stream of after-tax distributable profit from that business. Contribution before tax is calculated by grossing up the contribution after-tax at the full corporation tax rate for UK business and at appropriate rates of tax for other countries. Annual premium New business equivalent * contribution 3 months 3 3 Local 3 2000 3 months months currency months at 2001 months 2001 2000 growth 2001 assumptions** 2000 £m £m % £m £m £m United Kingdom 294 228 29% 81 59 62 Europe (excluding UK) France 66 63 1% 19 18 19 Ireland 25 24 2% 6 5 6 Italy 29 7 273% 9 2 2 Netherlands 30 26 12% 6 3 5 Poland - Life 9 12 (35%) 2 4 4 - Pensions 8 86 (92%) 1 18 16 Spain 24 5 348% 12 - - Other 23 24 (1%) 1 1 1 International 26 22 20% (1) 1 1 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total annualised premiums 534 497 4% Total new business contribution before effect of solvency margin*** 136 111 116 Effect of solvency margin (23) (22) (22) ------- ------- ------- Total new business contribution including effect of solvency margin 113 89 94 ======= ======= ======= * Annual premium equivalent represents regular premiums plus 10% of single premiums. ** 2000 new business contribution has been shown using the application of year 2001 economic assumptions and exchange rates. *** New business contribution before effect of solvency margin includes minority interests in 2001 of £11 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £6 million). This comprises minority interests in France of £1 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £1 million), Italy £4 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £1 million), Poland £nil (three months to 31 March 2000: £4 million), Spain £6 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £nil). New business contributions have been calculated using the same assumptions as those used to determine the embedded values as at the beginning of each year. The effect of solvency margin represents the impact of holding the minimum European Union (EU) solvency margin (or equivalent for non-EU operations) and discounting to present value the projected future releases from the solvency margin to shareholders. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 10 Analysis of life achieved operating profit Life achieved operating profit is calculated on an after-tax basis and then grossed up at the full rate of corporation tax for UK business and at appropriate rates of tax for other countries. Full 3 months 3 months year 2001 2000 2000 £m £m £m United Kingdom* 236 232 903 Europe (excluding UK) France 54 49 204 Ireland 17 15 68 Italy 11 5 29 Netherlands 46 46 174 Poland - Life 16 9 58 - Pensions* 7 15 36 Spain 16 2 42 Other 28 (5) (10) International 8 12 29 ------- ------- ------- Total life achieved operating profit before tax, and exceptional items** 439 380 1,533 ======= ======= ======= * Excludes other life and savings activities. ** Life achieved operating profit includes minority interests in 2001 of £17 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £8 million, full year 2000: £42 million). This comprises minority interests in France of £2 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £1 million, full year 2000: £6 million), Italy £5 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £2 million, full year 2000: £12 million), Poland £3 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £5 million, full year 2000: £15 million), Spain £7 million (three months to 31 March 2000: £nil, full year 2000: £10 million) and International £nil (three months to 31 March 2000: £nil, full year 2000: £(1) million). Embedded value of life business 3 3 Full months months year 2001 2000 2000 £m £m £m Embedded value at the beginning of the period 11,234 10,518 10,518 Total life achieved profit after tax* (60) 331 813 Exchange rate movements 1 (136) 81 Embedded value from business (disposed)/acquired** (3) 57 437 Amounts injected into life operations 10 47 167 Amounts released from life operations (67) (205) (782) ------- ------- ------- Embedded value at the end of the period*** 11,115 10,612 11,234 ======= ======= ======= * Excluding profits from other life and savings activities after tax. ** Embedded value from business disposed of in 2001 comprises Other Europe (Greece Life). Embedded value from businesses acquired in 2000 comprises Hibernian Group in Ireland (£57 million), Aseval in Spain (£94 million), and the Group's share of the associated partnership in RBS Life Investments Limited (£343 million). Embedded value from business disposed of comprises the Norwich Union Poland life and pensions operations (£57 million). Of these, only the Hibernian Group transaction was concluded in the three months to 31 March 2000. *** Embedded value at the end of the period includes minority interests in 2001 of £215 million (31 March 2000: £121 million, 31 December 2000: £208 million). This comprises minority interests in France of £35 million (31 March 2000: £30 million, 31 December 2000: £34 million), Italy £72 million (31 March 2000: £55 million, 31 December 2000: £70 million), Poland £46 million (31 March 2000: £31 million, 31 December 2000: £42 million), Spain £58 million (31 March 2000: £nil, 31 December 2000: £57 million) and Other Europe £4 million (31 March 2000: £5 million, 31 December 2000: £5 million). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 11 Segmental analysis of embedded value of life business Valuation of Embedded Net worth* in-force value at 31 March at 31 March at 31 March 2001 2000 2001** 2000 2001 2000 £m £m £m £m £m £m United Kingdom 1,769 1,796 4,216 4,390 5,985 6,186 Europe (excluding UK) France 855 755 404 377 1,259 1,132 Ireland 214 191 284 232 498 423 Italy 101 75 74 63 175 138 Netherlands 1,337 1,135 758 681 2,095 1,816 Poland 88 78 225 173 313 251 Spain 62 33 148 44 210 77 Other 74 74 72 66 146 140 International 346 357 88 92 434 449 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 4,846 4,494 6,269 6,118 11,115 10,612 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= * The shareholders' net worth comprises the market value of the shareholders' funds and the shareholders' interest in the surplus held in the non-profit component of the long-term business funds determined on a statutory solvency basis and adjusted to add back any non- admissible assets. ** The effect of holding the minimum statutory solvency margin and allowing for projected future releases was £680 million. Minority interests in life achieved profit 3 Full 3 months 2001 months year ------------------------ 2000 2000 Shareholders' Minority Group Group Group Interest Interest £m £m £m £m £m New business contribution before effect of solvency margin 125 11 136 116 483 Effect of solvency margin (21) (2) (23) (22) (91) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- New business contribution including effect of solvency margin 104 9 113 94 392 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Life achieved operating profit 422 17 439 380 1,533 Other life and savings activities 5 - 5 5 36 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Life achieved operating profit before tax and exceptional items 427 17 444 385 1,569 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Total life achieved profit before tax (84) 8 (76) 492 1,151 Attributed tax 22 (3) 19 (158) (375) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total life achieved profit after tax (62) 5 (57) 334 776 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Closing life embedded value 10,900 215 11,115 10,612 11,234 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 12 Methodology (a) Life achieved profit The achieved profit method of financial reporting is designed to recognise profit as it is earned over the life of an insurance policy. The total profit recognised over the lifetime of a policy is the same as under the modified statutory basis of reporting, but the timing of recognition is different. Distributable profits from long-term businesses arise when they are released to shareholders following actuarial valuations. These are carried out in accordance with statutory requirements designed to ensure and demonstrate solvency in long-term business funds. Future distributable profits will depend on experience in a number of areas such as investment return, discontinuance rates, mortality and administration costs. Using realistic assumptions of future experience, we can project releases to shareholders arising in future years from the business in force and associated minimum statutory solvency margin. The life achieved profit reflects current performance by measuring the movement, from the beginning to the end of the year, in the present value of projected releases to shareholders, together with the movement in the net assets of the long-term operations held in excess of the minimum statutory solvency margin, adjusted for any amounts released from or invested in life operations. The present value of the projected releases to shareholders is calculated by discounting back to the current time using a risk discount rate. The risk discount rate is a combination of a discount rate to reflect the time value of money and a risk margin to make prudent allowance for the risk that experience in future years may differ from the assumptions. The calculations are carried out on an after-tax basis and the profits are then grossed up for tax at the full rate of corporation tax for the United Kingdom and at an appropriate rate for each of the other countries. (b) Embedded value The shareholders' interest in the long-term business operations is represented by the embedded value. The embedded value is the total of the net assets of the long-term operations and the present value at risk discount rates (which incorporate a risk margin) of the projected releases to shareholders arising from the business in force, less a deduction for the effect of holding the minimum statutory solvency margin. This effect of solvency margin is the difference between the nominal value of the solvency margin and the present value at risk discount rates of the projected release of the solvency margin and investment earnings on the assets deemed to back the solvency margin. For with-profit funds in the United Kingdom, for the purpose of recognising the value of the estate, it is assumed that terminal bonuses are increased to exhaust all of the free assets over the future lifetime of the in-force with- profit policies. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 13 Principal economic assumptions The principal economic assumptions used are as follows: United Kingdom 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2001 2000 2000 1999 Risk discount rate 7.4% 7.4% 7.6% 7.8% Pre-tax investment returns: Base government fixed interest 4.7% 4.7% 5.0% 5.2% Ordinary shares 7.2% 7.2% 7.5% 7.7% Property 6.2% 6.2% 6.5% 6.7% Future expense inflation 3.7% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1% Tax rate 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% France 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2001 2000 2000 1999 Risk discount rate 8.5% 8.5% 8.6% 8.7% Pre-tax investment returns: Base government fixed interest 5.0% 5.0% 5.3% 5.5% Ordinary shares 7.0% 7.0% 7.3% 7.5% Property 6.5% 6.5% 6.8% 7.0% Future expense inflation 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% Tax rate 37.8% 37.8% 40.0% 40.0% Ireland 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2001 2000 2000 1999 Risk discount rate 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.0% Pre-tax investment returns: Base government fixed interest 5.3% 5.3% 5.6% 5.6% Ordinary shares 8.3% 8.3% 8.6% 8.6% Property 6.8% 6.8% 7.1% 7.1% Future expense inflation 5.0% 5.0% 4.0% 4.0% Tax rate 19.0% 20.0% 23.0% 28.0% Italy 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2001 2000 2000 1999 Risk discount rate 7.5% 7.5% 7.7% 7.7% Pre-tax investment returns: Base government fixed interest 5.3% 5.3% 5.6% 5.6% Ordinary shares 8.3% 8.3% 8.6% 8.6% Property 6.8% 6.8% 7.1% 7.1% Future expense inflation 3.3% 3.3% 2.5% 2.5% Tax rate 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% Netherlands 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2001 2000 2000 1999 Risk discount rate 8.0% 8.0% 8.3% 8.3% Pre-tax investment returns: Base government fixed interest 5.0% 5.0% 5.5% 5.5% Ordinary shares 7.9% 7.9% 8.4% 8.4% Property 6.5% 6.5% 7.0% 7.0% Future expense inflation 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% Tax rate 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% Poland - Life 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2001 2000 2000 1999 Risk discount rate 20.0% 20.0% 19.8% 19.8% Pre-tax investment returns: Base government fixed interest 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% Ordinary shares 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% Property n/a n/a n/a n/a Future expense inflation 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% Tax rate 28.0% 28.0% 30.0% 33.0% Poland - Pensions 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2001 2000 2000 1999 Risk discount rate 17.3% 17.3% 17.1% 17.1% Pre-tax investment returns: Base government fixed interest 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% Ordinary shares 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% Property n/a n/a n/a n/a Future expense inflation 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% Tax rate 28.0% 28.0% 30.0% 33.0% Spain 31 March 31 December 31 March 31 December 2001 2000 2000 1999 Risk discount rate 8.4% 8.4% 9.1% 9.1% Pre-tax investment returns: Base government fixed interest 5.4% 5.4% 5.6% 5.6% Ordinary shares 8.4% 8.4% 8.6% 8.6% Property 6.9% 6.9% 7.1% 7.1% Future expense inflation 4.0% 4.0% 3.0% 3.0% Tax rate 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 14 Other assumptions - Current tax legislation and rates have been assumed to continue unaltered, except where changes in future tax rates have been announced. - Assumed future mortality, morbidity and lapse rates have been derived from an analysis of CGNU's recent operating experience. - The management expenses of CGNU attributable to long-term business operations have been split between expenses relating to the acquisition of new business and to the maintenance of business in force. Certain expenses of an exceptional nature have been identified separately and the discounted value of projected exceptional costs has been deducted from the value of in-force business. - It has been assumed that there will be no changes to the methods and bases used to calculate the statutory technical provisions and current surrender values. - The value of in-force business does not allow for future premiums under recurring single premium business or non-contractual increments. The value arising therefrom is included in the value of new business when the premium is received. Department of Social Security (DSS) rebate premiums have been treated as recurring single premiums. - The value of the in-force business has been determined after allowing for the effect of holding solvency margins equal to the minimum EU solvency requirement (or equivalent for non-EU operations). Solvency margins relating to with-profit business are assumed to be covered by the surplus within the with-profit funds and no effect has been attributed to shareholders. - Bonus rates on with-profit business have been set at levels consistent with the economic assumptions and CGNU's medium-term bonus plans. The distribution of profit between policyholders and shareholders within the with-profit funds assumes that the shareholder interest in conventional with-profit business in the United Kingdom and Ireland continues at the current rate of one-ninth of the cost of bonus. END OF PART 2 OF 5 MORE TO FOLLOW

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