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Royal London
21 March 2019
The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited
Results announcement for the year ended
31 December 2018
Royal London Group 2018 Results Announcement
21 March 2019
ROYAL LONDON ANNOUNCES RECORD EEV OPERATING PROFIT FOR 2018
Commenting on Royal London's 2018 financial results, Phil Loney,
Group Chief Executive, said:
"It has been a record year for Royal London with EEV operating
profit before tax reaching an all-time high of GBP396m. This
success has been shared with our members who will receive a
ProfitShare of GBP150m for 2018, taking our total ProfitShare
distribution to GBP942m since 2007. Adding investment growth to
that has allowed us to contribute over GBP1bn to our members'
policies since 2007, a real demonstration of the added value of
mutuality. When we do well, so do our members."
"In 2018 the end of the auto-enrolment roll-out, turbulent
market conditions as a result of ongoing Brexit uncertainty and the
continuing low interest rate environment presented challenges to
our sector. However I am pleased to report that we saw strong life
and pensions new business sales with strong individual pension
sales and increases in protection sales from our intermediary
businesses both in the UK and Ireland and also our direct to
consumer business."
"We are among the market leaders in improving access to products
and ensuring better customer outcomes, most notably through our
Over 50s life product which we believe offers a fairer deal than
the market norm and now commands a 23% market share. We were also
first to the UK market with an insurance product tailored
specifically for people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes."
"Our asset management business delivered record net external
inflows of GBP4.1bn (2017: GBP2.8bn) with funds under management
remaining constant at GBP114bn, due both to the sale of our Channel
Islands business and the backdrop of volatile market conditions(1)
. Assets under Administration at Ascentric remained steady at
GBP14.5bn, showing a small uplift from GBP14.4bn in 2017."
"Looking ahead to 2019, our pensions business will continue to
focus on helping customers to maximise their retirement income and
more actively engaging our customers in the value of saving,
encouraging them to make decisions about their financial futures.
Our intermediary protection business will introduce more flexible
options for customers with different needs, continue to make
further improvements to the Diabetes Life Cover product and
introduce a decreasing term option. In our direct to consumer
business we will invest in our core Over 50s product to deliver
even more value for money, continue to grow our direct funeral plan
sales and help improve consumer understanding of funeral insurance
products. Our policy work will continue to highlight the many
potential gaps in the state pension system that can impact carers,
people taking a career break and those with low retirement income.
We will also continue to campaign to highlight the growing funeral
poverty problem in the UK."
"Our asset management business is focused on building broader
and more diversified solutions to meet customer need through a
range of product enhancements and new propositions. Royal London
will continue to demand high governance standards from the
companies in which we invest our members' money and to expand our
focus on socially responsible investment. We will continue to
consolidate, strengthen and build on the new technology in our
platform business."
"Being the UK's largest insurance, pensions and investment
mutual allows us the freedom to address issues that genuinely
improve the lives of our consumers, members and wider society in
the areas where we have expertise. 2019 will also see us focus our
efforts on three social impact issues: taking on the long-term
savings crisis by working to ensure everyone can enjoy a secure
retirement; building financial resilience to help consumers survive
the unpredictable income shocks that we all face from time to time;
and strengthening responsible business to ensure we push the
companies we invest in to do the right thing."
(1) Total Funds under Management were reduced by GBP2bn due to
the sale of RLAM C.I., sold to Ravenscroft Holding Ltd on 31
October 2018.
Trading, Financial and Capital Highlights
Royal London announces record EEV operating profit before tax of
GBP396m (2017: GBP329m), representing an increase of 20%.
New business sales (PVNBP basis) remained strong at GBP11,308m
(2017: GBP12,002m). The expected decrease in Workplace Pensions
following the end of auto-enrolment roll-out was offset by an 8%
increase in Individual Pensions to GBP6,818m (2017: GBP6,339m);
IFRS deduction from Unallocated Divisible Surplus (UDS) before
Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) was (GBP48m) (2017: GBP352m
transfer to UDS). This includes the impact of the continued low
interest rate environment and negative investment returns
experienced in 2018. Despite the challenging economic conditions,
our investment returns still performed well against benchmark;
EEV profit before tax reduced to GBP351m (2017: GBP594m), a
decrease of 41%. The EEV profit before tax was driven by strong new
business sales with a reduced cost base, offset by negative
investment returns which were positive in 2017;
Record external net flows of GBP4.1bn (2017: GBP2.8bn) generated
by RLAM, delivered another year of strong performance and
maintained Funds under Management at GBP114bn (2017: GBP114bn)
despite volatile market conditions and the sale of RLAM C.I. which
resulted in a net outflow of GBP2.0bn;
Record ProfitShare (after tax) distribution to eligible members
of GBP150m (2017: GBP142m), bringing total ProfitShare payments to
members to GBP942m since 2007; and
Our estimated capital position under Solvency II (SII) remained
strong, with an Investor View solvency surplus of GBP4.6bn (31
December 2017: GBP5.4bn) and a capital cover ratio at 31 December
2018 of 202% (31 December 2017: 228%). Our solvency surplus was
adversely affected by difficult market conditions during 2018, but
we have been able to continue to invest in transforming the
business and deliver ProfitShare, whilst maintaining a strong
capital position.
31 December 31 December Change(1)
Key Financials 2018 2017
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EEV Life and pension sales PVNBP(2) GBP11,308m GBP12,002m (GBP694m)
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Total new business margin 1.8% 1.7% 0.1%
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EEV operating profit before tax GBP396m GBP329m GBP67m
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EEV profit before tax GBP351m GBP594m (GBP243m)
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EEV embedded value GBP3,739m GBP3,560m GBP179m
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IFRS IFRS (deduction from) / transfer (GBP48m) GBP352m (GBP400m)
to the UDS before OCI
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Flows Gross inflows(3) GBP21,196m GBP18,852m GBP2,344m
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Net flows(3) GBP7,652m GBP6,316m GBP1,336m
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Funds Funds under Management(4) GBP114bn GBP114bn -
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Capital Parent company solvency surplus GBP4.6bn GBP5.4bn (GBP0.8bn)
(SII) (Investor view)(5)
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Parent company capital cover ratio
(Investor view)(5) 202% 228% (26%)
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(1) Change is increase or decrease compared to 31 December
2017.
(2) Present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) is the total
of new single premium sales received in the year plus the
discounted value, at the point of sale, of the regular premiums the
Group expects to receive over the term of the new contracts sold in
the year. The rate used to discount the cash flows in the reported
results has been derived from the YE18 swap curve.
(3) Gross and net flows incorporate The Royal London Mutual
Insurance Society (RLMIS) and Royal London Asset Management (RLAM).
Net flows from RLMIS represent the combined premiums and deposits
received (net of reinsurance) less claims and redemptions (net of
reinsurance). Given its nature, Protection business is not
included. RLAM net flows represent external inflows less external
outflows, including cash mandates.
(4) Funds under Management represents the total of assets
actively managed by, or on behalf of, the Group, including funds
managed on behalf of third parties. It excludes assets administered
through Ascentric, our platform business.
(5) The 'Investor View' does not restrict the surplus in the
closed funds. The 'Regulatory View' includes the restriction on
closed funds' surplus in excess of the SCR, which is treated as a
liability and is excluded from total available own funds.
Comparative figures have been restated in line with the final
regulatory returns which were presented in the 2017 Solvency and
Financial Condition Report (SFCR). 2018 Solvency II figures are
estimated, final amounts will be disclosed in the SFCR in April
2019.
1. Overview
Royal London is the largest mutual life, pensions and investment
company in the UK, with 8.7 million policies in-force and 3,898
employees.
Royal London achieved another strong performance in 2018,
despite challenging market conditions and the end of the
auto-enrolment roll-out. Life and pensions new business sales
remained strong at GBP11,308m (2017: GBP12,002m), driven by higher
Individual Pension and Protection sales offsetting the expected
reduction in Workplace Pension sales.
Group EEV operating profit increased by 20% to GBP396m (2017:
GBP329m, which included a GBP30m one-off benefit from a
restructuring of an arrangement with BlackRock). Excluding this
from the 2017 comparative, our EEV operating profit increased by
GBP97m, or 32%.
RLAM saw total net inflows of GBP7.7bn (which comprised of net
internal inflows of GBP3.6bn from the RLMIS life and pension
business and net external inflows of GBP4.1bn, which arose through
Institutional and Wholesale markets). The total Funds under
Management were reduced by the sale of RLAM C.I. Limited to
simplify our investment management operations, which resulted in a
net outflow of GBP2.0bn. Combined with difficult trading conditions
in Q4 2018, this led to Funds under Management remaining stable at
GBP114bn (2017: GBP114bn).
When Royal London does well, so do our members. We always put
our members' and customers' interests first. As well as generating
value for our members through investment returns, bonuses and
ProfitShare, we also play an active role in shaping the future of
the industry.
During 2018, we changed our focus from Corporate Responsibility
to Social Responsibility to enable us to have a wider view of our
societal impacts. We have aligned ourselves to focus our efforts on
three social impact issues in 2019: taking on the long-term savings
crisis by working to ensure everyone can enjoy a secure retirement;
building financial resilience to help consumers survive the
unpredictable income shocks that we all face from time to time; and
strengthening responsible business to ensure we push the companies
we invest in to do the right thing.
ProfitShare increased by 6% to GBP150m (GBP158m gross of tax),
bringing the total ProfitShare distribution to GBP942m since 2007.
This will result in an uplift of 1.4% (2017: 1.4%) to the value of
eligible with-profits policies with Royal London, and 0.18% to the
value of unit-linked policies (2017: 0.18%).
2. New Business Results
Sales of new business on a PVNBP basis remained strong, with the
expected reduction in Workplace Pensions sales as auto-enrolment
staging came to an end, largely offset by the increase in
Individual Pension and Life Assurance new business, resulting in
sales 6% lower than 2017 at GBP11,308m, whilst continuing to
improve margins on Life and Pensions business to 2.5% (2017:
2.3%).
New business contribution(1) PVNBP New business margin
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2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm % %
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Pensions 239.1 241.6 10,042 10,787 2.4 2.2
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Protection(2) 45.1 43.0 847 807 5.3 5.3
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Consumer (3.3) (5.3) 419 408 (0.8) (1.3)
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Life and pension
business 280.9 279.3 11,308 12,002 2.5 2.3
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RLAM(3) 61.2 46.8 7,300 6,906 0.8 0.7
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Total 342.1 326.1 18,608 18,908 1.8 1.7
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(1) The new business contribution in the tables above has been
grossed up for tax at 19% (2017: 19%). We have done this to help
compare our results with the results of shareholder-owned life
insurance companies which typically pay tax at 19% (2017: 19%). The
EEV Consolidated Income Statement has been grossed up at the
applicable tax rates.
(2) The 2017 new business contribution and new business margin
for Intermediary Protection have been restated to reflect revised
cost allocation.
(3) PVNBP for RLAM relates to gross sales inflows in the period,
excluding external cash mandates which are treated as uncovered
business and not valued on an EEV basis.
Intermediary Pensions
The workplace pensions market changed dramatically in 2018 with
the end of the auto-enrolment roll-out. Total Workplace Pension new
business sales reduced from GBP4,345m to GBP3,131m; a decrease of
28%. The previous growth in this area was driven by our success in
winning a large number of new schemes. While new workplace scheme
sales have reduced, as expected, the secondary market is continuing
to develop. As we come to terms with this new normal post
auto-enrolment environment, it is increasingly important to build a
higher level of understanding, intimacy and engagement with
employers and members of workplace schemes;
Individual Pensions sales were strong in 2018, increasing from
GBP6,339m in 2017 to GBP6,818m in 2018. The original intention of
the pensions freedoms was to enable flexible retirement plans based
on individual needs, and this is starting to play out. Transfers
from defined benefit schemes boosted sales, as low interest rates
and healthy transfer values prompted people to switch to personal
schemes with greater flexibility;
The margin in Intermediary Pensions has increased in 2018 to
2.4% from 2.2% in 2017, with switches from existing pension schemes
helping to uphold the margin, despite the end of auto-enrolment and
the significant changes experienced in the market outlined above;
and
We improved member communications in 2018 by developing new
annual statements for all pension customers that reinforces the
benefits of pension saving in a clear and engaging style. We also
introduced a new suite of 'at retirement' documents, which are
specifically designed to build understanding and help our members
make key decisions in the five years leading to retirement,
enabling tailoring for each member, such as importancy of income
certainty, along with minimum and aspirational levels of
income.
Intermediary Protection
New business sales for Protection increased year-on-year, up by
GBP40m to GBP847m, continuing our trend of sales growth in
protection. This is against a back drop of a sustained period of
flat markets for Protection;
We've worked to revitalise the market by improving access to
products, challenging industry practice and improving customer
outcomes. This is evident in our Diabetes Life Cover product, which
launched in June 2018. Diabetics had been virtually excluded from
life insurance cover due to high premiums. Our tailored product
rewards good control of diabetes with premium reductions of up to
40%;
Critical Illness Cover was extended in 2018 to include a child
coverage option giving customers peace of mind over their finances
at a difficult time. Our streamlined mortgage protection service,
which uses technology to make application simpler, continued to
advance in its first year;
It has been another outstanding year for our business in
Ireland, with new business sales exceeding the previous year by
18%, achieving GBP112m for 2018 (2017: GBP95m), ending with 18%
market share (2017: 17%); and
The Protection margin remained consistent with 2017 at 5.3%.
Consumer
Total new business sales were 3% ahead of last year at GBP419m
(2017: GBP408m). We are one of the principal providers of
high-quality, value for money products in markets poorly served by
established providers;
Our Over 50s Life product is now one of the leading
propositions, with 23% market share in our chosen market (2017:
20%). Sales of our Over 50s Life product grew by 20% during the
year, and we welcomed over 35,000 new customers into Royal London
(2017: over 10,000). We also saw the successful launch of a new
simplified life insurance proposition (Easy Life), offering one
type of cover with simplified acceptance, streamlining the process
by enabling sales through the Post Office;
The partnership we launched in 2017 with the Post Office
performed well in its first full year. The Post Office distributes
guaranteed whole of life and term insurance policies to its
customers, provided by Royal London. The partnership has help us to
broaden our distribution, giving many more consumers access to our
products;
Our collaboration with CYBG plc, owners of Clydesdale Bank and
Yorkshire Bank, was announced towards the end of 2017 to sell Royal
London products, and in 2018 was successfully rolled out across
branches of both banks;
The launch of our own new direct-to-consumers Royal London
branded funeral plan product in 2018 has been well received in the
market, securing a five star rating from Fairer Finance. Our
partnerships with Ecclesiastical Insurance, Co-operative Funeral
Care and 11 other independent Co-operatives continued to flourish.
We are now one of the market leaders in providing
business-to-business funeral plan;
Combined, these partnerships have contributed GBP316m in new
business sales for 2018 (2017: GBP318m); and
The Consumer margin has improved from (1.3%) to (0.8%) in 2018.
Our Consumer business was launched four years ago and continues to
make good progress towards achieving the critical scale required to
trade profitably.
Royal London Asset Management - Flows
Gross flows Net inflows
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2018 2017 2018 2017
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GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm
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Internal
flow 8,879 8,456 3,552 3,514
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External
flow 12,317 10,396 4,100 2.802
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Total 21,196 18,852 7,652 6,316
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RLAM had another year of strong performance, generating record
external net inflows of GBP4.1bn and maintaining Funds under
Management of GBP114bn despite volatile market conditions and the
sale of RLAM C.I. which resulted in a net outflow of GBP2.0bn;
Our reputation in fixed income helped to win new mandates. Our
experienced team and proven track record continued to be the
predominant reason for such wins;
Diversification of capabilities continued successfully and we
saw a 23% increase in assets held in our award-winning Sustainable
Range on 2017, attracting flows from both wholesale and
instutitional clients, along with increased flows into the Global
Multi-Asset Portfolios, with the latter benefitting from a growing
awareness and understanding of the range with Independent Financial
Advisers; and
RLAM continued to win a broad range of industry awards at a firm
and fund level, accumulating 24 awards over the year.
3. Financial Review
EEV Operating Profit
The profit measure used by the Group Board of Directors to
monitor performance is EEV operating profit before tax, which can
be seen by segment below.
2018 2017 Restated(1)
GBPm GBPm
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Intermediary
Pensions 388 363
Protection 5 54
Consumer 25 (8)
RLAM 105 76
Legacy 80 82
Other items (207) (238)
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EEV operating profit before
tax 396 329
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(1) The 2017 comparative amount has been represented following
the restructure of internal reporting.
EEV operating profit before tax rose by 20% to GBP396m (2017:
GBP329m), driven mainly by continued new business contribution and
lower costs, predominantly from the reduction in strategic
development costs and other items.
Profit contribution from new business increased by 3% to GBP301m
(2017: GBP292m), for the reasons outlined in the previous New
Business Review section.
Profit from managing existing business decreased by GBP24m to
GBP228m (2017: GBP252m). Current year profit was driven by positive
demographic assumption changes due to a reduction in unit costs,
through increased policy volumes, and updated future expense
inflation assumptions. These positive assumption changes were
offset by updated mortality and morbidity assumptions, with
Intermediary Protection adversely impacted by the update. Expected
return was higher through strong pensions new business sales and
RLAM fund performance.
The GBP39m loss on uncovered business (2017: GBP33m) mainly
comprises an impairment of GBP28m (2017: GBP31m) relating to the
new Ascentric platform.
Strategic development costs and other items decreased to GBP111m
(2017: GBP208m included a one-off GBP30m benefit arising from the
restructure of an arrangement with BlackRock). Excluding this,
strategic development costs and other items reduced by GBP127m.
This demonstrates a reduction in our change costs as we make
progress in transforming the business.
Since the start of our transformation journey, we have invested
over GBP800m in people, systems and capacity to ensure we can take
advantage of the continuous change and regulation in our markets.
Our main strategic development cost relates to a long-term project,
which will continue over the next few years, implementing our new
pension platform and IT systems across the Group. This project will
enable us to deliver a market-leading digital proposition, and
better outcomes and experiences for our customers.
IFRS transfer to unallocated divisible surplus
As a mutual, the transfer to the UDS is a key measure of
accumulation of funds available for us to share, at our discretion,
with eligible customers and members.
Our total transfer to UDS, including other comprehensive income
of GBP53m (2017: GBP82m), was GBP5m (2017: GBP434m). The decrease
from 2017 was a result of challenging economic conditions in 2018.
This was driven primarily by equity market losses as a result of
continued political and economic uncertainty impacting global stock
markets and monetary policy.
IFRS balance sheet
Our balance sheet remains robust and well diversified. Our total
investment portfolio, including investment property, reduced
slightly to GBP89,401m (2017: GBP89,431m), with property purchases
arising from the net inflow of funds in the year offsetting the
declining market returns.
Our financial investment portfolio remains well diversified
across a number of financial instruments, with the majority
invested in equity securities and fixed income assets.
Investment Returns
Global equity markets experienced an increased level of
volatility in 2018, driven by continued political and economic
uncertainty as well as talk of trade wars. Initial gains on both
the UK and US equity markets were eroded by market losses in the
last quarter of the year, for example the FTSE 100 down 12.5% on
2017.
Our investment performance is measured both in absolute terms
and against benchmarks looking at different asset returns, such as
property, equities and bonds. Each of our funds has different
benchmarks to reflect their mix of assets and to ensure we are
comparing like with like.
During the year our investments backing the asset shares of the
Royal London Open Fund, our largest fund, achieved a return of
(2.2%) against a benchmark of (2.4%) (2017: return of 9.5%, against
a benchmark of 9.0%). Returns on key asset classes such as equities
and bonds were negative following positive returns in 2017; albeit
still out performing benchmark returns in 2018.
4. Capital Position
Estimated SII capital position on a Standard Formula basis
Our estimated capital position is robust, reflecting the
strength of our underlying business and effective capital
management strategies. The Parent company had an Investor View
solvency surplus of GBP4,552m (2017: GBP5,380m) and an Investor
view capital cover ratio of 202% at 31 December 2018 (2017:
228%).
Investor View
GBPm 31 December 2018(1) 31 December 2017(2)
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Own Funds:
Tier 1 8,205 8,693
Tier 2 806 883
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Total Adjusted Own Funds
(A) 9,011 9,576
Solvency Capital Requirement
(B) 4,459 4,196
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Solvency surplus (A-B) 4,552 5,380
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Capital cover ratio (A/B)(3) 202% 228%
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(1) The 31 December 2018 figures are estimated and are
unaudited. The final figures will be presented in the 2018 RLMIS
SFCR.
(2) The 31 December 2017 figures have been restated in line with
the final regulatory returns which were presented in the 2017
SFCR.
(3) Figures presented in this table are rounded and the capital
cover ratio is calculated based on exact figures.
Our estimated solvency surplus was adversely impacted by
difficult market conditions during 2018, but we have been able to
continue to invest in transforming the business and deliver
ProfitShare, whilst maintaining a strong capital position. The
following table sets out a movement analysis of the Investor View
solvency surplus between 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2018.
GBPm Solvency
Surplus (Investor
View)
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31 December 2017 5,380
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Sources of capital
Economic assumption changes (457) Adverse economic experience was
and experience variances driven by difficult investment market
conditions, particularly in the
last quarter of 2018.
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Operating assumption changes 86 Positive demographic assumption
and experience variances changes were made in 2018.
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Financing and other costs (65) Financing and other costs predominantly
relates to the payment of interest
on our subordinated debt.
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Existing business 101 Reflecting the capital benefit from
the run-off of existing business.
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Uses of capital
New business (118) Significant new business sales were
achieved in 2018, which had a strain
on capital.
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One-off projects and investment (225) Key projects and investment in the
in the business business in 2018 included the ongoing
transformation of our pensions business
(#thinkbeyond) and the Guaranteed
Annuity Rate (GAR) Compromise Scheme,
which allowed certain policyholders
to exchange guarantees for a cash
uplift in order to more effectively
manage the run-off of the Scottish
Life (SL) fund and resulted in a
one-off decrease in the capital
position.
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ProfitShare (150) We were able to deliver a record
2018 ProfitShare, following membership
growth.
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31 December 2018 4,552
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The 2018 RLMIS SFCR will be available on our website on 18 April
2019 and will contain further information about our solvency and
capital position.
In common with the rest of the industry, we present two cover
ratios: an Investor View for analysts and investors in our
subordinated debt (which does not restrict the surplus in the
closed funds), and a Regulatory View where the closed funds'
surplus is treated as a liability. The Regulatory View is disclosed
in note 41 of the IFRS financial statements.
Impact of post balance sheet events on our capital position
Royal London Insurance DAC (RLI DAC) was authorised to write new
life insurance business in the Republic of Ireland by the Central
Bank of Ireland with effect from 1 January 2019. The establishment
and authorisation of RLI DAC enables the Group to continue to sell
new business in Europe following the UK's proposed departure from
the EU, and enables the Irish and German life insurance business
previously underwritten by RLMIS to continue to be serviced.
Certain technical provisions and related assets and liabilities
were transferred from the Parent company to RLI DAC by way of a
transfer made under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (the 'Part VII transfer'). The Part VII transfer allows
Royal London to continue to service existing policyholders whose
policies had been previously written in the EU. Specifically this
results in the creation of two new closed funds within RLI DAC,
relating to contracts previously written by RLMIS in the Republic
of Ireland and Germany.
Following High Court approval, the Part VII transfer took place
on 7 February 2019, and was effective for accounting purposes on 1
January 2019. As this occurred after the balance sheet date, the
Annual Report and Accounts have not been adjusted to reflect the
transfer.
The IFRS impact of the Part VII transfer on the Parent company
is disclosed in note 42 of the IFRS Financial Statements.
5. Financial Statements
Consolidated income statement - EEV basis for the year ended 31
December 2018
2018 2017
GBPm GBPm
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Operating activities
Contribution from new business 301 292
Profit from existing business
Expected return 122 104
Experience variances 16 37
Operating assumption changes 90 111
Expected return on opening net worth 17 26
Loss on uncovered business (39) (33)
Strategic development costs and other items (111) (208)
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Total operating profit before tax 396 329
Economic experience variances (111) 159
Economic assumption changes 86 79
Movement in Royal London Group Pension Scheme 27 73
Financing costs (47) (46)
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EEV profit before tax and ProfitShare 351 594
ProfitShare (158) (150)
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EEV profit before tax 193 444
Attributed tax charge (14) (30)
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Total EEV profit after tax 179 414
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Consolidated balance sheet - EEV basis as at 31 December
2018
2018 2017 Restated(1)
GBPm GBPm
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Assets
Assets held in closed funds 33,289 37,056
Assets backing non-participating liabilities 43,514 39,726
Reinsurance assets 5,088 5,384
Assets backing participating liabilities and net worth 9,112 9,315
Value of in-force business 2,726 2,544
Pension scheme surplus (RLGPS) 74 47
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Total 93,803 94,072
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Liabilities
Liabilities in closed funds 33,289 37,056
Non-participating liabilities 43,514 39,726
Reinsured liabilities 5,088 5,384
Participating liabilities 6,284 6,526
Current liabilities 1,889 1,820
Total 90,064 90,512
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Embedded Value
Net worth 939 969
Value of in-force business 2,726 2,544
Pension scheme surplus (RLGPS) 74 47
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Total 3,739 3,560
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(1) The 2017 EEV Balance Sheet has been restated following a
reclassification of liability amounts which were previously held
within 'Assets backing non-participating liabilities and net worth'
to 'Other Liabilities'.
IFRS consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year
ended 31 December 2018
2018 2017
GBPm GBPm
--------------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Revenues
Gross earned premiums 1,171 1,239
Premiums ceded to reinsurers (180) (265)
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Net earned premiums 991 974
Fee income from investment and fund management contracts 327 297
Investment return (2,679) 6,031
Other operating income 58 64
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Total revenues (1,303) 7,366
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Policyholder benefits and claims
Claims paid, before reinsurance (2,721) (2,665)
Reinsurance recoveries 506 519
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Claims paid, after reinsurance (2,215) (2,146)
(Decrease) in insurance contract liabilities, before
reinsurance 2,918 114
Reinsurance ceded (256) (581)
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(Decrease)/increase in insurance contract liabilities,
after reinsurance 2,662 (467)
Increase in non-participating value of in-force business 137 271
(Decrease)/increase in investment contract liabilities 1,558 (3,215)
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Total policyholder benefits and claims 2,142 (5,557)
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Operating expenses
Administrative expenses (588) (561)
Investment management expenses (361) (321)
Amortisation charges and impairment losses on goodwill,
acquired PVIF
and other intangible assets (62) (92)
Investment return attributable to external unit holders 285 (192)
Other operating expenses (176) (141)
========================================================= ======== =======
Total operating expenses (902) (1,307)
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Finance costs (48) (47)
========================================================= ======== =======
Result before tax and before transfer to the unallocated
divisible surplus (111) 455
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Tax credit / (charge) 63 (103)
========================================================= ======== =======
(Deduction from) / transfer to the unallocated divisible
surplus (48) 352
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Result for the year - -
========================================================= ======== =======
Other comprehensive income:
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension schemes 53 82
Transfer to the unallocated divisible surplus 53 82
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Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax - -
========================================================= ======== =======
Total comprehensive income for the year - -
========================================================= ======== =======
IFRS consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2018
2018 2017
GBPm GBPm
---------------------------------------------------- ------- -------
ASSETS
==================================================== ======= =======
Property, plant and equipment 75 53
Investment property 6,834 6,103
Goodwill 229 232
Acquired PVIF on insurance contracts 54 81
Other intangible assets 101 31
==================================================== ======= =======
Total intangible assets 384 344
Deferred acquisition costs on investment contracts 304 262
Reinsurers' share of insurance contract liabilities 5,070 5,326
Pension scheme asset 213 186
Current tax asset 37 5
Financial investments 82,567 83,328
Trade and other receivables 895 651
Cash and cash equivalents 2,881 3,061
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Total assets 99,260 99,319
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LIABILITIES
==================================================== ======= =======
Participating insurance contract liabilities 30,628 33,154
Participating investment contract liabilities 2,061 2,214
Unallocated divisible surplus 3,813 3,726
Non-participating value of in-force business (1,625) (1,488)
==================================================== ======= =======
34,877 37,606
Non-participating insurance contract liabilities 6,909 7,301
Non-participating investment contract liabilities 42,652 38,847
==================================================== ======= =======
49,561 46,148
Subordinated liabilities 745 745
Payables and other financial liabilities 5,968 7,225
Provisions 294 282
Other liabilities 261 271
Liability to external unit holders 7,428 6,785
Deferred tax liability 125 222
Current tax liability 1 35
==================================================== ======= =======
Total liabilities 99,260 99,319
==================================================== ======= =======
Appendix 1 - EEV basis of preparation
The EEV results presented in this document have been prepared in
accordance with the EEV Principles and the "EEV Basis for
Conclusions" issued in April 2016 by the CFO Forum. They provide
supplementary information for the year ended 31 December 2018 and
should be read in conjunction with the Group's IFRS results. These
contain information regarding the Group's financial statements
prepared in accordance with IFRS issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board and adopted for use in the European
Union.
The EEV Principles were designed for use by proprietary
companies to assess the value of the firm to its shareholders. As a
mutual, Royal London has no shareholders. Instead we regard our
members as the nearest equivalent to shareholders and have
interpreted the EEV Principles accordingly. The reported embedded
value provides an estimate of Royal London's value to its
members.
EEV operating profit
The definition of EEV operating profit follows the same
principles as IFRS operating profit with the exception of those
items which are recognised under IFRS but are excluded from EEV as
they cannot be recognised for regulatory purposes. Most notably,
EEV operating profit includes the revaluation of VIF arising on the
asset management and service subsidiaries, and IFRS operating
profit includes accounting amounts such as amortisation of goodwill
and intangible assets which are excluded under EEV as they are not
permitted to be recognised for regulatory purposes.
Appendix 2 - IFRS basis of preparation
The financial statements of the Group and the Parent company
('the financial statements') have been prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and
Interpretations issued by the IFRS Interpretations Committee as
adopted for use in the European Union. The financial statements
have also been prepared in accordance with those parts of the
Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under
IFRS.
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical
cost basis as modified by the inclusion of certain assets and
liabilities at fair value as permitted or required by IFRS. The
accounting policies are reviewed for appropriateness each year.
These policies have been applied consistently to all periods
presented in these financial statements, unless otherwise
stated.
IFRS 15
'Revenue from contracts with customers' replaced IAS 18 with
effect from 1 January 2018. Adoption of the Standard has resulted
in a change in the way the Group measures the 'Deferred acquisition
costs on investment contracts' asset recognised in respect of
future commission payable on relevant non-participating investment
contracts. The Group has adopted the modified retrospective
approach allowed by IFRS 15, whereby the cumulative effect of
implementation is recognised in the opening balance as at 1 January
2018. Consequently the impact of the change has been to increase
the opening balance of the 'Deferred acquisition costs on
investment contracts' asset and the unallocated divisible surplus
by GBP82m. As permitted by the modified retrospective approach the
comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2017 have not been
restated.
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