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Aviva — FY2003 Earnings Presentation

52 slides from Aviva's earnings presentation, Feb 25, 2004

  1. Slide 1: Aviva plc 2003 Results

    AVIVA plc 2003 Results 25 February 2004 Richard Harvey Group Chief Executive

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation may contain certain “forward-looking statements” with respect to certain of Aviva’s plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance and results. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertai

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda • Overview Richard Harvey Group Chief Executive • General insurance Patrick Snowball Group Executive Director • Financial review Philip Twyman Group Executive Director • Q&A 2003 Final Results 3 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

  4. Slide 4: Aviva benefiting from operational improvements

    Aviva benefiting from operational improvements • Focus on costs, cash and capital • Life profits benefiting from margin improvements • Built sustainable general insurance model Operating profit: Operating profit: Achieved profits basis 1 Modified statutory basis 2 £m £m £1,907m +6% £1,490m +17% 2000

  5. Slide 5: Results highlights for 2003

    Results highlights for 2003 • Life and pensions sales APE £2,377m (2002 £2,373m) • Life margins improved 26.1% (2002 24.4%) • General insurance COR* 100% (2002 102%) – excluding Pilot 99% • Dividend 24.15p +5% (1.82x covered) • ROCE* 12.7% (2002 9.7%) • NAV per share 502p (2002 433p) * On continuing

  6. Slide 6: Impact of cost saving announcements in 2003

    Impact of cost saving announcements in 2003 • Net benefit to the profit and loss account in 2003 of £65 million • Estimated net benefit to the profit and loss in 2004 of £85 million • Estimated gross annualised savings in 2005 of £250 million • Expensing initiatives eg: India offshoring (3,700 jobs

  7. Slide 7: UK Life

    UK Life • Norwich Union’s competitive position continues to strengthen • Market share Q3 2003 discrete 12.4% (2002 11.6%) • Improved H2 margin – Offsetting impact (c.2%) of economic assumption changes in 2003 % NU Life margins responding to pricing & expense actions 23.5 (discrete quarters) 23.2 23

  8. Slide 8: Netherlands long-term savings

    Netherlands long-term savings • Margin improvement from: – ABN Amro contribution (32.2% margin) – mix benefit: increased group pensions, less annuities – cost focus: budget freeze and shared service centre from 2004 % Dutch pre-tax margins 30 27.7 25 22.3 20 15 10 13.3 5 6.9* * Restated at 2001 econ

  9. Slide 9: France long-term savings

    France long-term savings • Outperformed unit-linked market (+1% vs market down c15%) • Supported by award-winning investment performance • Positive outlook for AFER • Pensions opportunity: launch products Q2 2004 • Crédit du Nord JV begins Q4 2004 2003 Final Results 9 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

  10. Slide 10: Aviva bancassurance (23% of life & pensions sales APE)

    Aviva bancassurance (23% of life & pensions sales APE) • Margins 39.7%………. vs group average of 26.1% Aviva bancassurance life & pension sales (APE) £m 600 £541m +22% vs 2002 300 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 Final Results 10 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

  11. Slide 11: Statutory profits emerging from early stages of Spanish growth business

    Statutory profits emerging from early stages of Spanish growth business £m Spanish bancassurance pre-tax MSSB profits 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 Final Results 11 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

  12. Slide 12: Long-term savings outlook

    Long-term savings outlook • Aviva is Europe’s best placed life business to capture an upturn – Extensive distribution networks – Strong market positions – Developing in new markets (Eastern Europe, India, S.E Asia) – Unit-linked capability as demand returns – Pensions expertise to benefit from wides

  13. Slide 13: Strong general insurance outlook

    Strong general insurance outlook • Target Group COR of 100% for 2004-6 % of total* GI Combined operating ratios premiums 2003 2002 60 UK 99% 101% 6 France 102% 102% 7 Ireland 97% 100% 7 Netherlands 101% 105% 14 Canada 108% ** 102% (** Pilot added 7%) Group* 100% 102% Group 99% (excl Pilot) * Continu

  14. Slide 14: Patrick Snowball, Group Executive Director

    Patrick Snowball Group Executive Director

  15. Slide 15: The world has changed

    The world has changed • We are seeing a welcome increase in underwriting discipline in our target insurance markets 135% Market COR (ABI) Gilt Yields 130%8000 24% • Stable, low interest environment means insurers cannot subsidise 125% poor underwriting with high UK Market COR investment income 120%

  16. Slide 16: How will Aviva deliver 100% COR?

    How will Aviva deliver 100% COR? • Market Leadership • Financial Strength • Cost Efficiency – Claims control: expanding programme of supplier deals, already delivering £175m savings in UK (equivalent to 4.4% rate increase) – Continuing investment in operational efficiency and offshoring • Pricing •

  17. Slide 17: Leading the UK market...

    Leading the UK market... 30% Cumulative Increases - Personal (Motor & Home) 25% • Personal Lines 20% – ‘soft landing’ with Motor rate 15% increases stable 10% – market dominated by a few 5% key players 0% 2000 2001 2002 2003 Cumulative Increases - Commercial 80% 70% • Commercial Lines 60% – 11% grow

  18. Slide 18: Investing for the future...

    Investing for the future... NUI Expense Ratio Offshoring • Offshoring - including Canada 10.5% • Operational Efficiency - Efficiency targeting 0.5% reduction in expense ratio in 2004 Investment • Supply chain - delivering Supply chain £175m savings in UK, applying across Aviva GI Digital flood • Dig

  19. Slide 19: In summary… sustainable profits from Aviva GI

    In summary… sustainable profits from Aviva GI • External Environment – Increasing consolidation and focus on capital adequacy • UK Market – Sustained rate increases – ‘Soft landing’ in Personal Lines • Scale – Aviva leads target markets – Full multi-distribution strategy – Expansion of non-insurance

  20. Slide 20: Financial review Philip Twyman

    Financial review Philip Twyman Group Executive Director

  21. Slide 21: Group headline results

    Group headline results 2003 2002 Growth on constant currency Group operating profit1 – LAOP £1,907m £1,720m 6%† Group operating profit2 – MSSB £1,490m £1,218m 17 %† Dividend 24.15p 23.0p 5% Dividend cover 1.82x 1.51x Operating EPS1 53.2p 48.3p Net asset value3 502p 433p Post-tax return4 on capital 1

  22. Slide 22: Improvement in H2 v H1 performance – LAOP

    Improvement in H2 v H1 performance – LAOP 2003 • Life: H1 H2 • Improved margins across all businesses Life: £m £m • Marked new business improvements in the • New business profits 211 261 Netherlands: £26m due to ABN Amro; Spain: £13m; UK: £10m • Experience variance/operating (29) 55 assumptions • In

  23. Slide 23: Improvement in H2 v H1 performance – MSSB

    Improvement in H2 v H1 performance – MSSB 2003 • Life: H1 H2 • France: better profits as a result of increased Life: £m £m management fees and investment income UK 293 301 • Netherlands: Impact of improving economic conditions and higher interest rates France 80 99 Netherlands 29 78 • Poland: Impact

  24. Slide 24: Delivering strong new business profits

    Delivering strong new business profits 2003 FY 2002 Contribution Margin Margin* Margin £m UK 241 22.6% 21.3% 23.6% France 70 29.0% 29.5% 30.9% Ireland 23 28.5% 26.6% 28.2% Italy 45 23.2% 24.5% 24.9% Netherlands 62 27.7% 9.9% 13.3% Spain 134 54.4% 44.1% 45.9% Other countries 46 14.2% 12.0% 13.9% Grou

  25. Slide 25: New business contribution – enhanced margins to shareholders

    New business contribution – enhanced margins to shareholders Contribution Margin 2003 2002 2003 2002 £m £m % % Group contribution / margins 621 578 26.1 24.4 Cost of capital and tax (296) ( 267) Minority share ( 53) ( 33) Group contribution/margins 272 278 12.9 12.7 Contribution Margin By distributi

  26. Slide 26: Corporate costs

    Corporate costs 2003 2002 £m £m Central costs and share save schemes 176 192 Allocation to BU operating profit (76) - 100 192 Global finance transformation programme (GFTP) 60 26 160 218 Reallocation of deferred bonuses, profit shares, LTIPs to BU operations: UK general insurance: £39 million Overse

  27. Slide 27: Cost savings – on target for £250m of annualised savings

    Cost savings – on target for £250m of annualised savings Earned One-off Benefit to the profit Savings Costs and loss account £m £m £m UK Life 33 (8) 25 UK GI 98 (58) 40 Other businesses 18 - 18 Corporate 16 (34) (18) 165 (100) 65 • UK Life: Reduction in costs offset by fall in new business premiums.

  28. Slide 28: Capital position of the Group

    Capital position of the Group 2003 2002 Total capital employed £20.5bn £17.3bn Equity shareholders’ funds £11.0bn £9.5bn EU Directive Group solvency* £2.4 bn excess £0.7bn excess (estimated) *Excludes strength of UK and Irish life funds. Group capital and solvency levels strengthened 2003 Final Resu

  29. Slide 29: Strength of consolidated CGUII and NUI Groups – risk based capital basis

    Strength of consolidated CGUII and NUI Groups – risk based capital basis Available assets* - £7.6bn • Stability and reduced COR has reduced 8 risk based capital requirement 7 Available assets* - £5.8bn 6 • RBC now 34% of NWP 5 4 • £4.3 billion of excess capital to support 3 the life business, equate

  30. Slide 30: UK Life – capital strength of with profit funds

    UK Life – capital strength of with profit funds 2003 Statutory free asset ratio 16.2% Realistic orphan estate £4.3bn • Free asset ratio of NUL&P includes implicit items for non profit business only • Orphan estate measured on realistic basis and stated after the cost of guarantees, options and promi

  31. Slide 31: Aviva outlook

    Aviva outlook • Encouraging prospects for long-term savings growth • Margin before volume • Efficiency improvements remain a focus • Strong and sustainable outlook for general insurance earnings 2003 Final Results 31 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

  32. Slide 32: Questions and answers

    Questions and answers

  33. Slide 33: AVIVA

    AVIVA

  34. Slide 34: Appendices

    Appendices • Market positions • Capital slides and other financials • UK Life capital slides 2003 Final Results 34 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

  35. Slide 35: Strong market positions

    Strong market positions Rank Market share Rank Market share Life Life (est.) GI GI (est.) UK 1 12% 1 14% France 10 4% Top 15 2.4% Netherlands 4 11% 4 8% Spain 1 10% - - Italy 8 4% n/a <1% Ireland 3 11% 1 22% Canada - - 2 9% Poland 2 15% - - Singapore 5 9% 2 9% Turkey 1 14% Top 15 2% Australia Top 10

  36. Slide 36: Operational capital - Group structure

    Operational capital - Group structure Aviva plc Holding company which has issued all the sub debt Australia The life business only Morley UK Fund CGUII plc NU Insurance UK Life Management Life General The old CGU general insurance The NU general Includes all the life businesses of: business which ho

  37. Slide 37: Strength of general insurance groups – regulatory basis

    Strength of general insurance groups – regulatory basis CGUII and NUI – solus § Increase in XSM due to: 5 5.9x § Net asset values; and 4.5 4 § injection of equity capital following 3.5 3.6x hybrid issue XSM 3 2.5 2 1.5 RMM § Strong excess positions on both 1 individual and consolidated basis 0.5 0 2

  38. Slide 38: Regulatory measure – operational capital

    Regulatory measure – operational capital Excess solvency over required minimum margin CGUII plc NU Insurance Life General Major overseas subsidiaries CGUII CGUII plc group NU Insurance Available assets £3.7bn £6.2bn Available assets £1.0bn Required minimum £0.5bn £3.0bn Required minimum £0.3bn margi

  39. Slide 39: Realistic measure – operational capital

    Realistic measure – operational capital Risk based capital – worldwide GI & health Aviva plc CGUII plc NU Insurance Life General Major overseas subsidiaries 2003 Final Results 39 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

  40. Slide 40: Risk based capital

    Risk based capital Shareholders’ capital employed* - £4.5bn Risk based capital - £3.3bn 34% NWP - £9.6bn • Current capital requirement 34% of net written premium from continuing operations • RBC stochastic model factors in market, credit, underwriting and reserve tail risk • 99% confidence of meetin

  41. Slide 41: Capital support available for overseas life operations

    Capital support available for overseas life operations CGUII plc NU Insurance Life General Major overseas subsidiaries 2003 2002 £bn £bn Regulated available assets* – 31 December 7.2 5.5 Add: equalisation provision 0.4 0.3 Less: 2003: 34% (2002: 36%) NWP of GI and health risk based capital requireme

  42. Slide 42: Operational capital - UK life regulatory structure

    Operational capital - UK life regulatory structure UK Life CU life Unit-linked CGNU life NU life & pensions 2003 Final Results 42 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

  43. Slide 43: Movement in equity shareholders’ funds

    Movement in equity shareholders’ funds (after adding back the claims equalisation provision) £m NAV 31 December 2002 9,782* 433p Operating profit post-tax 1,215 54p Post-tax non-operating items – Goodwill, P/L on sale and other exceptional items (88) (4p) – Impact of investment markets and economic

  44. Slide 44: Global Finance Transformation Programme

    Global Finance Transformation Programme (GFTP) A globally co-ordinated set of local projects Meeting mandatory requirements Positioning for the future Benefits Benefits • IFRS readiness • Enhanced financial management with greater flexibility • Meeting FSA PSB/ICA requirements for decision making •

  45. Slide 45: With Profits “Realistic” Solvency in UK LIFE

    With Profits “Realistic” Solvency in UK LIFE Mike Urmston Chief Actuary Norwich Union Life

  46. Slide 46: “Realistic” methodology for with profit funds

    “Realistic” methodology for with profit funds • NU Life fully supports the development of “realistic” reporting methodology for with profits business – Provides greater transparency of the true underlying strengths of the funds – Represents a meaningful measure of all future liabilities of the funds

  47. Slide 47: NU Life approach to realistic reporting

    NU Life approach to realistic reporting • Significant investment made by NU Life to produce high quality sophisticated measurement tools • Stochastic models under development for each separate with profit fund with dynamic decision making on bonuses, asset mix etc • Some approximation has been used

  48. Slide 48: Realistic Solvency by Fund

    Realistic Solvency by Fund With Profits Free Assets Realistic Statutory Free (net of RMM) Orphan Estate Asset Ratio £bn £bn CGNU Life 16.0% 0.9 1.3 CULAC 13.6% 1.1 1.6 NUL&P 17.7% 1.8 1.4 Total 16.2% 3.8 4.3 1. Free asset ratio of NUL&P includes implicit items for non profit business only 2. Realist

  49. Slide 49: Further Developments

    Further Developments • FSA still consulting on CP195 and further changes likely • Risk Capital Margin (RCM) likely to be applied to realistic liabilities. The RCM will be a more sophisticated resilience test involving falls in equity markets, movements in interest rates, changes in credit margins et

  50. Slide 50: Management Actions

    Management Actions • Action on bonuses has been taken - both regular and final bonuses - consistent with assumptions in PPFM and realistic reporting • Equity backing ratios (proportion of with profit asset shares held in equities and property) set with regard to asset liability management studies –

  51. Slide 51: Health Warning

    Health Warning • New methodology is still under development and some changes can be anticipated in approach, assumptions and data • Comparisons between life companies can be misleading where they are at different stages of development of the methodology and are using different underlying assumptions

  52. Slide 52: With-profit asset mix – 31 December 2003

    With-profit asset mix – 31 December 2003 Other: 4% (Dec 02: 4%) Equity: 38% Fixed income (Dec 02: 35%) securities: 42% (Dec 02: 44%) Property: 16% CGNU, CULAC, NUL&P consolidated (Dec 02: 17%) 2003 Final Results 52 25 February 2004 © Aviva plc

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