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beginning of the period, other than changes in economic assumptions. 
 
The contribution from shareholder net worth comprises the actual investment return on residual assets in excess of the
required capital. 
 
(e)           Assumption setting 
 
There is a requirement under EEV methodology to use best estimate demographic assumptions and to review these at least
annually with the economic assumptions being reviewed at each reporting date. The current practice is detailed below. 
 
Each year the demographic assumptions are reviewed as part of year-end processes and hence were last reviewed in December
2013. 
 
The detailed projection assumptions, including mortality, morbidity, persistency and expenses reflect recent operating
experience. Allowance is made for future improvement in annuitant mortality based on experience and externally published
data.  Favourable changes in operating experience, particularly in relation to expenses and persistency, are not
anticipated until the improvement in experience has been observed.  Holding company expenses (for the Chesnara Group such
expenses relate largely to listed company functions) are allocated across the segments in proportion to the value before
tax of the in-force business.  Hence the expense assumptions used for the cash flow projections include the full cost of
servicing this business. 
 
For the Movestic business, persistency assumptions have been updated reflecting latest experience and Management's view of
future trends. 
 
The economic assumptions are reviewed and updated at each reporting date based on underlying investment conditions at the
reporting date.  The assumed discount rates and inflation rates are consistent with the investment return assumptions. 
 
In addition, the demographic assumptions used at 31 December 2013 are considered to be best estimate and, consequently, no
further adjustments are required.  In respect of the CA Business, the assumptions required in the calculation of the value
of the annuity rate guarantee on pension business have been set equal to best-estimate assumptions. 
 
(f)            Pension schemes 
 
In Movestic, where the Group participates in a combined defined benefit and defined contribution scheme, future
contributions to the scheme are reflected in the value of in-force business. 
 
(g)           Financial reinsurance 
 
In respect of Movestic the Group uses financial reinsurance to manage the impact of its new business strain.  Whilst this
liability is valued at fair value within the IFRS statements, allowing for an option which provides the Group with the
right to settle the liability early on beneficial terms, when valuing the shareholder net worth within the EEV it is
considered more appropriate to assess this liability at a higher cost, reflecting the likelihood of the option not being
utilised. 
 
4              Assumptions 
 
(a)           Investment Returns 
 
Investment returns are assumed to be equal to the reference rate, as covered in Note 3(c).  For linked business, the
aggregate return has been determined by the reference rate less an appropriate allowance for tax. 
 
The rates presented below are indicative spot rates: 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                          
                      CA                           S&P                          PL*            Movestic                      
                      Unaudited   30 June  31 Dec         Unaudited    30 June  31 Dec         Unaudited    30 June  31 Dec         Unaudited   30 June  31 Dec    
                      2014                 2013    2013                         2014    2013   2013                          2014   2013                 2013      2014   2013   2013     
   Investment Return                                                                                                         2.60%                       2.80%                            
   5 year             2.21%                1.57%   2.18%                        2.21%   1.57%  2.18%                         -      -                    -         1.35%  2.19%  2.18%    
   10 year            2.86%                2.66%   3.11%                        2.86%   2.66%  3.11%                         -      -                    -         2.07%  2.73%  2.87%    
   15 year            3.19%                3.17%   3.48%                        3.19%   3.17%  3.48%                         -      -                    -         2.40%  2.93%  3.12%    
   20 year            3.34%                3.41%   3.58%                        3.34%   3.41%  3.58%                         -      -                    -         2.55%  3.02%  3.20%    
   25 year            3.38%                3.52%   3.59%                        3.38%   3.52%  3.59%                         -      -                    -         2.55%  3.02%  3.20%    
   30 year            3.38%                3.56%   3.56%                        3.38%   3.56%  3.56%                         -      -                    -         2.55%  3.02%  3.20%    
   Inflation - RPI    2.90%                2.60%   3.00%                        2.90%   2.60%  3.00%                         2.90%  -                    3.00%     1.65%  1.67%  1.82%    
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
*For PL a single rate is applied for all durations. 
 
(b)           Actuarial Assumptions 
 
The demographic assumptions used to determine the value of the in-force business have been set at levels commensurate with
the underlying operating experience identified in the periodic actuarial investigations. 
 
Certain products contain provisions that provide for the charges in respect of mortality risk to be reviewable.  In these
cases assumptions for future experience and charges are assumed to be linked and assumptions are only updated when
decisions have been made regarding product charges, so as not to capitalise any benefits that may not accrue to
shareholders. 
 
(c)           Taxation 
 
Projected tax has been determined assuming current tax legislation and rates continue unaltered, except where future tax
rates or practices have been announced.  The tax rates for the UK business allow for changes in Corporation Tax as
announced by the Chancellor in his budget speech of 20 March 2013, so reflect a reduction from the current rate of 23% to
20% from April 2015. 
 
(d)           Expenses 
 
The expense levels are based on internal expense analysis investigations and are appropriately allocated to the new
business and policy maintenance functions. 
 
For CA, S&P and PL, these have been determined by reference to: 
 
(i)   the outsourcing agreements in place with our third-party business process administrators; 
 
(ii)  anticipated revisions to the terms of such agreements as they fall due for renewal; and 
 
(iii) corporate governance costs relating to the covered business. 
 
For Movestic, these have been determined by reference to: 
 
(i)      an expense analysis in which all expenses were allocated to covered and uncovered business, with expenses for the
covered business being allocated to acquisition and maintenance activities; and 
 
(ii)     expense drivers, being, in relation to acquisition costs, the number of policies sold during the period and, in
relation to maintenance expenses, the average number of policies in force during the period. 
 
Holding company expenses (for the Chesnara Group such expenses relate largely to listed company functions) are allocated
across the segments on a basis that reflects each segment's economic consumption of such costs. 
 
EEV Guidance requires that no allowance is made for future productivity improvements in expense assumptions.  For the UK
business, for expenses relating to policy administration this requirement is met.  As the UK company is essentially closed
to new business, those governance expenses which are not immediately variable can reasonably be expected to reduce through
management control in the future, though the timing and scale of such reductions is not fixed.  A prudent estimate of the
reductions has been allowed for within the expense assumptions. 
 
(e)           Discount Rate 
 
An explicit constant margin is added to the reference rate shown in (a) above to cover any remaining risks that are
considered to be non-market, non-diversifiable risks, as there is no risk premium observable in the market.  This margin,
which is 50 basis points for CA, S&P and PL (as at 30 June 2013 and 31 December 2013: 50 basis points) and 100 basis points
for Movestic (as at 30 June 2013: 70 basis points and  31 December 2013: 100 basis points), gives due recognition to the
relative sensitivity of the value of in-force business to the discount rate for the different businesses, and to the fact
that: 
 
a) For CA: 
 
(i)      the covered business is closed to new business; 
 
(ii)     there is no significant exposure in the with-profit business, which is wholly reinsured; 
 
(iii)    expense risk is limited as a result of the outsourcing of substantially all policy administration and related
functions to third-party business process administrators; and 
 
(iv)    for much of the life business the Group has the ability to vary risk charges made to policyholders. 
 
b) For S&P and PL: 
 
(i)      the covered business is closed to new business; and 
 
(ii)     expense risk is limited as a result of the outsourcing of substantially all policy administration and related
functions to third-party business process administrators. 
 
c) For Movestic: 
 
(i)      the covered business remains open; 
 
(ii)     the in-force business is relatively small; 
 
(iii)    reinsurance is used to significantly reduce insurance risks; and 
 
(iv)    a number of the risks provide diversification benefits within the Chesnara Group, in relation to reinsurance
counterparties, market exposures and policyholder populations. 
 
5              Analysis of shareholders' equity 
 
                                                                                                                                                           
   30 June 2014 (unaudited)                                           CA         S&P         PL          Movestic    Other Group Activities    Total       
                                                                      £000       £000        £000        £000        £000                      £000        
   Regulated entities                                                                                                                                      
   Capital required                                                   24,730     43,328      37,050      14,514      -                         119,622     
   Free surplus                                                       30,310     13,899      5,352       19,320      -                         68,881      
   Regulatory capital resource of regulated entities                  55,040     57,227      42,402      33,834      -                         188,503     
   Adjustments to shareholder net worth:                                                                                                                   
   Deferred acquisition costs                                         -          -           -           (52,254)    -                         (52,254)    
   Financial reinsurance liability                                    -          -           -           (4,322)     -                         (4,322)     
   Software asset adjustment                                          -          -           -           (4,348)     -                         (4,348)     
   Adjustment to provisions on insurance contracts                    -          3,120       -           -           -                         3,120       
   Deferred tax                                                       2,240      -           -           -           -                         2,240       
   Policyholder funds                                                 -          (14,628)    -           -           -                         (14,628)    
   Other asset / liability adjustments                                681        (325)       -           5,989       -                         6,345       
   Adjusted shareholder net worth                                     57,961     45,394      42,402      (21,101)    -                         124,656     
   In-force value of covered business                                 74,707     36,731      24,753      143,114     -                         279,305     
   Embedded value of regulated entities                               132,668    82,125      67,155      122,013     -                         403,961     
   Less: amount financed by borrowings                                -          (29,747)    (43,443)    -           -                         (73,190)    
   Embedded value of regulated entities attributable to shareholders  132,668    52,378      23,712      122,013     -                         330,771     
   Net equity of other Group companies                                -          -           -           2,032       67,453                    69,485      
   Total shareholders' equity                                         132,668    52,378      23,712      124,045     67,453                    400,256     
                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
                                                                                                                                                       
   30 June 2013 (unaudited)                                           CA         S&P         PL      Movestic    Other Group Activities    Total       
                                                                      £000       £000        £000    £000        £000                      £000        
   Regulated entities                                                                                                                                  
   Capital required                                                   27,099     47,385      -       17,222      -                         91,706      
   Free surplus                                                       19,055     30,036      -       18,240      -                         67,331      
   Regulatory capital resource of regulated entities                  46,154     77,421      -       35,462      -                         159,037     
   Adjustments to shareholder net worth:                                                                                                               
   Deferred acquisition costs                                         -          -           -       (57,690)    -                         (57,690)    
   Financial reinsurance liability                                    -          -           -       (4,377)     -                         (4,377)     
   Software asset adjustment                                          -          -           -       (5,555)     -                         (5,555)     
   Adjustment to provisions on insurance contracts                    -          2,436       -       -           -                         2,436       
   Policyholder funds                                                 -          (14,608)    -       -           -                         (14,608)    
   Other asset / liability adjustments                                338        -           -       5,201       -                         5,539       
   Adjusted shareholder net worth                                     46,492     65,249      -       (26,959)    -                         84,782      
   In-force value of covered business                                 72,441     17,986      -       135,842     -                         226,269     
   Embedded value of regulated entities                               118,933    83,235      -       108,883     -                         311,051     
   Less: amount financed by borrowings                                -          (29,747)    -       -           -                         (29,747)    
   Embedded value of regulated entities attributable to shareholders  118,933    53,488      -       108,883     -                         281,304     
   Net equity of other Group companies                                -          -           -       1,694       54,373                    56,067      
   Total shareholders' equity                                         118,933    53,488      -       110,577     54,373                    337,371     
                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
                                                                                                                                                           
   31 December 2013                                                   CA         S&P         PL          Movestic    Other Group Activities    Total       
                                                                      £000       £000        £000        £000        £000                      £000        
   Regulated entities                                                                                                                                      
   Capital required                                                   23,776     43,447      37,845      16,863      -                         121,931     
   Free surplus                                                       32,386     44,750      1,397       17,969      -                         96,502      
   Regulatory capital resource of regulated entities                  56,162     88,197      39,242      34,832      -                         218,433     
   Adjustments to shareholder net worth:                                                                                                                   
   Deferred acquisition costs                                         -          -           -           (54,498)    -                         (54,498)    
   Financial reinsurance liability                                    -          -           -           (4,358)     -                         (4,358)     
   Software asset adjustment                                          -          -           -           (5,004)     -                         (5,004)     
   Adjustment to provisions on insurance contracts                    -          2,602       -           -           -                         2,602       
   Deferred tax                                                       2,372      -           -           -           -                         2,372       
   Policyholder funds                                                 -          (14,807)    -           -           -                         (14,807)    
   Other asset / liability adjustments                                322        2           -           5,455       -                         5,779       
   Adjusted shareholder net worth                                     58,856     75,994      39,242      (23,573)    -                         150,519     
   In-force value of covered business                                 67,171     30,482      25,507      139,001     -                         262,161     
   Embedded value of regulated entities                               126,027    106,476     64,749      115,428     -                         412,680     
   Less: amount financed by borrowings                                -          (29,699)    (43,341)    -           -                         (73,040)    
   Embedded value of regulated entities attributable to shareholders  126,027    76,777      21,408      115,428     -                         339,640     
   Net equity of other Group companies                                -          -           -           1,894       34,836                    36,730      
   Total shareholders' equity                                         126,027    76,777      21,408      117,322     34,836                    376,370     
                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
EEV free surplus, as shown above, represents the balance of the shareholder net worth above the capital required.  The
movement in free surplus is analysed as follows: 
 
                                                                                                                          
   Six months ended 30 June 2014 (unaudited)                     CA          S&P         PL       Movestic    Total       
                                                                 £000        £000        £000     £000        £000        
   Free surplus at beginning of the period                       32,386      44,750      1,397    17,969      96,502      
   Dividend paid to parent                                       (17,000)    (31,000)    -        -           (48,000)    
   Surplus arising in the period                                 15,878      209         3,160    (998)       18,249      
   Adjustments to required capital                               (276)       1,366       795      2,349       4,234       
   Increase in policyholder funds cover for capital requirement  -           (179)       -        -           (179)       
   Free surplus at end of the period                             30,988      15,146      5,352    19,320      70,806      
                                                                                                                          
 
 
                                                                                                                     
   Six months ended 30 June 2013 (unaudited)                     CA          S&P       PL    Movestic    Total       
                                                                 £000        £000      £000  £000        £000        
   Free surplus at beginning of the period                       37,142      27,513    -     15,127      79,782      
   Dividend paid to parent                                       (22,250)    (17,750)  -     -           (40,000)    
   Surplus arising in the period                                 4,295       20,670    -     2,979       27,944      
   Adjustments to required capital                               (132)       346       -     134         348         
   Decrease in policyholder funds cover for capital requirement  -           (743)     -     -           (743)       
   Free surplus at end of the period                             19,055      30,036    -     18,240      67,331      
                                                                                                                     
 
 
                                                                                                                          
   Year ended 31 December 2013                                   CA          S&P         PL       Movestic    Total       
                                                                 £000        £000        £000     £000        £000        
   Free surplus at beginning of the year                         37,142      27,513      -        15,127      79,782      
   Dividend paid to parent                                       (22,250)    (17,750)    -        -           (40,000)    
   Surplus arising in the year                                   14,303      31,246      191      2,350       48,090      
   Adjustments to required capital                               3,191       4,284       1,206    492         9,173       
   Decrease in policyholder funds cover for capital requirement  -           (543)       -        -           (543)       
   Free surplus at end of the year                               32,386      44,750      1,397    17,969      96,502      
                                                                                                                          
 
 
The movement in the in-force value of covered business comprises: 
 
                                                                                                        
   Six months ended 30 June 2014 (unaudited)                                                            
                                                  CA        S&P       PL        Movestic    Total       
                                                  £000      £000      £000      £000        £000        
   Value at beginning of period                   67,171    30,482    25,507    139,001     262,161     
   Amount charged to foreign exchange reserve     -         -         -         (11,591)    (11,591)    
   Amount credited/(charged) to operating profit  7,536     6,249     (754)     15,704      28,735      
   Value at end of period                         74,707    36,731    24,753    143,114     279,305     
                                                                                                        
 
 
                                                                                                     
   Six months ended 30 June 2013 (unaudited)                                                         
                                                  CA        S&P       PL      Movestic    Total      
                                                  £000      £000      £000    £000        £000       
   Value at beginning of period                   67,040    18,537    -       124,503     210,080    
   Amount charged to foreign exchange reserve     -         -         -       3,570       3,570      
   Amount credited/(charged) to operating profit  5,401     (551)     -       7,769       12,619     
   Value at end of period                         72,441    17,986    -       135,842     226,269    
                                                                                                     
 
 
                                                                                                       
   Year ended 31 December 2013                                                                         
                                                  CA        S&P       PL        Movestic    Total      
                                                  £000      £000      £000      £000        £000       
   Value at beginning of year                     67,040    18,537    -         124,503     210,080    
   Amount arising on acquisition                  -         -         25,646    -           25,646     
   Amount charged to foreign exchange reserve     -         -         -         (1,491)     (1,491)    
   Amount credited/(charged) to operating profit  131       11,945    (139)     15,989      27,926     
   Value at end of year                           67,171    30,482    25,507    139,001     262,161    
                                                                                                       
 
 
S&P and PL 
 
EEV shareholders equity for the S&P and PL segments is presented net of the borrowings that were used to fund their
respective acquisitions. 
 
Movestic 
 
The adjusted shareholder net worth of Movestic is that of the regulated entity, which includes also the net worth
attributable to the non-covered business within the regulated entity. Accordingly, for Movestic, the embedded value of
regulated entities comprises the embedded value of covered business and the value of the non-covered business of the
regulated entity, the latter component being valued on an IFRS basis. 
 
6              Summarised statement of changes in equity and analysis of profit/(loss) 
 
(a)    Changes in equity may be summarised as: 
 
                                                                                                                                                                          
   Statement of changes in equity                                                   Six months ended30 June (unaudited)    Year ended31 December    
                                                                                    2014                                   2013                     2013      
                                                                                    £000                                   £000                     £000      
   Shareholders' equity at beginning of the period                                                                         376,370                            311,145               311,145     
   Profit for the period attributable to shareholders before modelling adjustments  47,287                                                          35,429                82,694                
   Effect of modelling adjustments                                                  -                                                               848                   4,073                 
   Profit for the period                                                                                                   47,287                             36,277                86,767      
   Issue of new shares                                                                                                                                                                          
   Share premium                                                                                                           -                                  2                     3           
   Sale of treasury shares                                                                                                 -                                  4                     5           
   Foreign exchange reserve movement                                                                                       (10,044)                           2,864                 (1,451)     
   Dividends paid                                                                                                          (13,357)                           (12,921)              (20,099)    
   Shareholders' equity at end of the period                                                                               400,256                            337,371               376,370     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
Effect of modelling adjustments 
 
Year ended 31 December 2013 
 
Positive modelling adjustments this period of £4.1m relate entirely to the Movestic business.  These have arisen due to
refinements being made to the way in which modelling of commission is performed, which is now performed at a more granular
level. 
 
UK 
 
The CA and CWA EEV models previously assumed a single average rate of investment return for all durations as opposed to the
use of a full yield curve.  This approximation was reported in the EEV assumptions section 4(a) of the Supplementary
Information within the Interim Financial Statements for the six months ended 30 June 2013. 
 
The effect of modelling adjustments is classified as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement and is
presented after operating profit. 
 
(b)    The profit/(loss) for the period  before modelling adjustments is analysed as: 
 
                                                                                                                                                             
   Six months ended 30 June 2014 (unaudited)                     CA         S&P        PL       UKTotal     Movestic    Other GroupActivities    Total       
                                                                 £000       £000       £000     £000        £000        £000                     £000        
   Covered business                                                                                                                                          
   New business contribution                                     378        6          -        384         5,787       -                        6,171       
   Return from in-force business                                                                                                                             
   Expected return                                               745        129        470      1,344       2,582       -                        3,926       
   Experience variances                                          2,422      1,842      1,065    5,329       601         -                        5,930       
   Operating assumption changes                                  22,719     (3,095)    1,383    21,007      (3,885)     -                        17,122      
   Return on shareholder net worth                               804        3,215      -        4,019       -           -                        4,019       
   Operating profit of covered business                          27,068     2,097      2,918    32,083      5,085       -                        37,168      
   Variation from longer-term investment return                  7,467      7,600      206      15,273      10,572      -                        25,845      
   Effect of economic assumption changes                         (1,311)    (3,048)    -        (4,359)     (253)       -                        (4,612)     
   Profit of covered business before tax                         33,224     6,649      3,124    42,997      15,404      -                        58,401      
   Tax thereon                                                                                  (10,306)    -           -                        (10,306)    
   Profit of covered business after tax                                                         32,691      15,404      -                        48,095      
   Results of non-covered business and of other group companies                                                                                              
   Profit/(loss) before tax                                                                     -           2,092       (2,765)                  (673)       
   Tax                                                                                          -           (730)       595                      (135)       
   Profit after tax                                                                             32,691      16,766      (2,170)                  47,287      
                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
                                                                                                                                                             
   Six months ended 30 June 2013 (unaudited)                     CA        S&P        PL       UKTotal     Movestic     Other GroupActivities     Total      
                                                                 £000      £000       £000     £000        £000         £000                      £000       
   Covered business                                                                                                                                          
   New business contribution                                     386       7          -        393         2,336        -                         2,729      
   Return from in-force business                                                                                                                             
   Expected return                                               592       79         -        671         1,919        -                         2,590      
   Experience variances                                          3,224     2,999      -        6,223       (4,693)      -                         1,530      
   Operating assumption changes                                  1,217     768        -        1,985       (1,796)      -                         189        
   Return on shareholder net worth                               199       (2,483)    -        (2,284)     -            -                         (2,284)    
   Operating profit of covered business                          5,618     1,370      -        6,988       (2,234)      -                         4,754      
   Variation from longer-term investment return                  6,867     6,939      -        13,806      7,007        -                         20,813     
   Effect of economic assumption changes                         (392)     11,196     -        10,804      1,513        -                         12,317     
   Profit of covered business before tax                         12,093    19,505     -        31,598      6,286        -                         37,884     
   Tax thereon                                                                                 (2,450)     -            -                         (2,450)    
   Profit of covered business after tax                                                        29,148      6,286        -                         35,434     
   Results of non-covered business and of other group companies                                                                                              
   Profit/(loss) before tax                                                                    -           1,046        (1,186)                   (140)      
   Exceptional profit arising on purchase of Protection Life                                -           -            -                         -           
   Tax                                                                                         -           (142)        277                       135        
   Profit after tax                                                                            29,148      7,190        (909)                     35,429     
                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                        
   Six months ended 31 December 2013                             CA         S&P       PL       UKTotal     Movestic          Other GroupActivities          Total       
                                                                 £000       £000      £000     £000        £000              £000                           £000        
   Covered business                                                                                                                                                     
   New business contribution                                     704        13        -        717         7,196             -                              7,913       
   Return from in-force business                                                                                                                                        
   Expected return                                               1,389      151       61       1,601       3,929             -                              5,530       
   Experience variances                                          7,590      4,695     -        12,285      (6,490)           -                              5,795       
   Operating assumption changes                                  (4,295)    4,458     -        163         (10,233)          -                              (10,070)    
   Return on shareholder net worth                               185        (452)     -        (267)       -                 -                              (267)       
   Operating profit of covered business                          5,573      8,865     61       14,499      (5,598)           -                              8,901       
   Variation from longer-term investment return                  22,394     11,414    -        33,808      20,838            -                              54,646      
   Effect of economic assumption changes                         (3,596)    22,463    -        18,867      (2,420)           -                              16,447      
   Profit of covered business before tax                         24,371     42,742    61       67,174      12,820            -                              79,994      
   Tax thereon                                                                                 (7,639)     -                 -                              (7,639)     
   Profit of covered business after tax                                                        59,535      12,820            -                              72,355      
   Results of non-covered business and of other group companies                                                                                                         
   Profit/(loss) before tax                                                                    -           2,677             (4,953)                        (2,276)     
   Exceptional profit arising on purchase of Protection Life                                -           -            12,283                         12,283            
   Tax                                                                                         -           (468)             800                            332         
   Profit after tax                                                                            59,535      15,029            8,130                          82,694      
                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
The results of the non-covered business and of other group companies before tax and before exceptional item are presented
as 'other operational result' in the consolidated income statement. 
 
7              Sensitivities to alternative assumptions 
 
The following tables show the sensitivity of the embedded value as reported at 30 June 2014 and of the new business
contribution of Movestic, to variations in the assumptions adopted in the calculation of the embedded value.  Sensitivity
analysis is not provided in respect of the new business contribution of CA for the six months ended 30 June 2014 as the
reported level of new business contribution is not considered to be material (see Note 3(a)). 
 
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                      Embedded Value                    New business contribution                    
                                                                      UK business     Swedish business                             Swedish business             
                                                                      CA Pre-tax                        S&PPre-tax                                   PLPre-tax    Tax      UKPost-tax    Post-tax             
                                                                      £m                                £m                                           £m           £m       £m            £m          £m       
   Published value as at 30 June 2014                                 158.7                             82.1                                         67.2         26.0     282.0         122.0       2.3      
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Changes in embedded value/new business contribution arising from:                                                                                                                                          
   Economic sensitivities                                                                                                                                                                                     
   100 basis point increase in yield curve                            (4.0)                             11.7                                         (3.1)        (0.4)    4.1           0.1         (0.1)    
   100 basis point reduction in yield curve                           4.3                               (13.4)                                       3.4          0.3      (5.4)         (0.4)       0.1      
   10% decrease in equity and property values                         (13.5)                            (11.6)                                       -            2.6      (22.4)        (12.5)      (0.1)    
   Operating sensitivities                                                                                                                                                                                    
   10% decrease in maintenance expenses                               2.5                               4.7                                          1.2          (0.7)    7.7           6.6         0.4      
   10% decrease in lapse rates                                        2.2                               (0.7)                                        0.4          (0.3)    1.6           8.8         0.9      
   5% decrease in mortality/morbidity rates:                                                                                                                                                                  
   Assurances                                                         0.8                               0.6                                          1.5          (0.4)    2.6           0.1         -        
   Annuities                                                          (1.4)                             (0.3)                                        n/a          (0.3)    (1.9)         n/a         n/a      
   Reduction in the required capital to statutory minimum             0.4                               0.8                                          1.2          (0.2)    2.1           -           -        
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
The key assumption changes represented by each of these sensitivities are as follows: 
 
Economic sensitivities 
 
(i)      100 basis point increase in the yield curve:  The reference rate is increased by 1% and the rate of future
inflation has also been increased by 1% so that real yields remain constant; 
 
(ii)     100 basis point reduction in the yield curve:  The reference rate is reduced by 1% (with a minimum of zero to
avoid negative yields where relevant) and the rate of future inflation has also been reduced by 1% so that real yields
remain constant; and 
 
(iii)    10% decrease in the equity and property values.  This gives rise to a situation where, for example, a Managed Fund
unit liability with a 60% equity holding would reduce by 6% in value. 
 
Operating sensitivities 
 
(i)      10% decrease in maintenance expenses, giving rise to, for example, a base assumption of £20 per policy pa reducing
to £18 per policy pa; 
 
(ii)     10% decrease in persistency rates giving rise to, for example, a base assumption of 10% of policy base lapsing pa
reducing to 9% pa; 
 
(iii)    5% decrease in mortality/morbidity rates giving rise to, for example, a base assumption of 95% of the parameters
in a selected mortality/morbidity table reducing to 90.25% of the parameters in the same table, assuming no changes are
made to policyholder charges or any other management actions; and 
 
(iv)    the sensitivity to the reduction in the required capital to the statutory minimum shows the effect of reducing the
required capital from that defined in Note 3(b) to the minimum requirement prescribed by regulation. 
 
In each sensitivity calculation all other assumptions remain unchanged except where they are directly affected by the
revised economic conditions: for example, as stated, changes in interest rates will directly affect the reference rate. 
 
8              Reconciliation of shareholders' equity on the IFRS basis to shareholders' equity on the EEV basis 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                       
   30 June 2014  (unaudited)                                                                      CA         S&P         PL          Movestic    Other Group Activities    Total       
                                                                                                  £000       £000        £000        £000        £000                      £000        
   Shareholders' equity on the IFRS basis                                                         71,712     69,331      57,463      59,405      (5,991)                   251,920     
   Reclassifications                                                                                                                                                                   
   Debt finance                                                                                   -          (29,747)    (43,443)    -           73,190                    -           
   Other                                                                                          (254)      -           -           -           254                       -           
   Adjustments                                                                                                                                                                         
   Deferred acquisition costs                                                                     (3,763)    -           -           (24,964)    -                         (28,727)    
   Deferred income                                                                                6,804      -           -           -           -                         6,804       
   Adjustment to provisions on investment contracts, net of    amounts deposited with reinsurers  (9,290)    -           -           -           -                         (9,290)     
   Adjustments to provisions on insurance contracts, net of reinsurers' share                     31         (19,107)    -           -           -                         (19,076)    
   Acquired in-force value                                                                        (8,812)    (4,830)     (15,061)    (44,317)    -                         (73,020)    
   Acquired value of customer relationships                                                       -          -           -           (1,013)     -                         (1,013)     
   Software assets                                                                                -          -           -           (4,348)     -                         (4,348)     
   Adjustment to borrowings                                                                       -          -           -           (5,864)     -                         (5,864)     
   Deferred tax                                                                                   1,533      -           -           2,032       -                         3,565       
   Shareholder net worth                                                                          57,961     15,647      (1,041)     (19,069)    67,453                    120,951     
   Value of in-force business                                                                     74,707     36,731      24,753      143,114     -                         279,305     
   Shareholders' equity on the EEV basis                                                          132,668    52,378      23,712      124,045     67,453                    400,256     
   Shareholder net worth comprises:                                                                                                                                                    
   Shareholder net worth in regulated entities                                                    57,961     45,394      42,402      (21,101)    -                         124,656     
   Shareholders' net equity in other Group companies                                              -          -           -           2,032       67,453                    69,485      
   Debt finance                                                                                   -          (29,747)    (43,443)    -           -                         (73,190)    
   Total                                                                                          57,961     15,647      (1,041)     (19,069)    67,453                    120,951     
                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                     
   30 June 2013  (unaudited)                                                                      CA          S&P          PL      Movestic    Other Group Activities    Total       
                                                                                                  £000        £000         £000    £000        £000                      £000        
   Shareholders' equity on the IFRS basis                                                         65,073      74,770       -       60,092      24,371                    224,306     
   Reclassifications                                                                                                    ?                                                            
   Debt finance                                                                                   -           (29,747)     -       -           29,747                    -           
   Other                                                                                          (255)       -            -       -           255                       -           
   Adjustments                                                                                                             -                                                         
   Deferred acquisition costs                                                                     (4,332)     -            -       (21,029)    -                         (25,361)    
   Deferred income                                                                                7,738       -            -       -           -                         7,738       
   Adjustment to provisions on investment contracts, net of    amounts deposited with reinsurers  (13,145)    -            -       -           -                         (13,145)    
   Adjustments to provisions on insurance contracts, net of reinsurers' share                     394         (4,245)      -       -           -                         (3,851)     
   Acquired in-force value                                                                        (10,472)    (5,276)      -       (53,712)    -                         (69,460)    
   Acquired value of customer relationships                                                       -           -            -       (1,282)     -                         (1,282)     
   Software assets                                                                                -           -            -       (5,555)     -                         (5,555)     
   Adjustment to borrowings                                                                       -           -            -       (5,939)     -                         (5,939)     
   Deferred tax                                                                                   1,491       -            -       2,160       -                         3,651       
   Shareholder net worth                                                                          46,492      35,502       -       (25,265)    54,373                    111,102     
   Value of in-force business                                                                     72,441      17,986       -       135,842     -                         226,269     
   Shareholders' equity on the EEV basis                                                          118,933     53,488       -       110,577     54,373                    337,371     
   Shareholder net worth comprises:                                                                                        -                                                         
   Shareholder net worth in regulated entities                                                    46,492      65,249       -       (26,959)    -                         84,782      
   Shareholders' net equity in other Group companies                                              -           -            -       1,694       54,373                    56,067      
   Debt finance                                                                                   -           (29,747)     -       -           -                         (29,747)    
   Total                                                                                          46,492      35,502       -       (25,265)    54,373                    111,102     
                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                        
   31 December 2013                                                                               CA          S&P         PL          Movestic    Other Group Activities    Total       
                                                                                                  £000        £000        £000        £000        £000                      £000        
   Shareholders' equity on the IFRS basis                                                         74,994      

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