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REG - Legal & General Grp - L&G FY 2014 results part 2 <Origin Href="QuoteRef">LGEN.L</Origin> - Part 5

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Limited Partnerships 
 
These borrowings are non recourse bank borrowings. 
 
Syndicated credit facility 
 
As at 31 December 2014, the Group had in place a £1bn syndicated committed revolving credit facility provided by a number
of its key relationship banks, £0.04bn matures in October 2017 and £0.96bn matures in October 2018. No amounts were
outstanding at 31 December 2014. 
 
IFRS and Cash                                                                                                              
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2.17 Insurance contract liabilities 
 
(a) Analysis of insurance contract liabilities 
 
                                                                                                      
                                                                       Re-                 Re-        
                                                              Gross    insurance  Gross    insurance  
                                                              2014     2014       2013     2013       
                                                      Notes   £m       £m         £m       £m         
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
 Participating insurance contracts           2.17(b)  6,579   (1)      6,972      (1)      
 Non-participating insurance contracts       2.17(c)  49,589  (2,587)  39,975     (2,596)  
 General insurance contracts                 2.17(d)  287     (8)      298        (5)      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
 Insurance contract liabilities                       56,455  (2,596)  47,245     (2,602)  
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
 
 
(b) Movement in participating insurance contract liabilities 
 
                                                                                                   
                                                                      Re-               Re-        
                                                               Gross  insurance  Gross  insurance  
                                                               2014   2014       2013   2013       
                                                               £m     £m         £m     £m         
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
 As at 1 January                                               6,972  (1)        8,116  (1)        
 New liabilities in the year                                   61     -          75     -          
 Liabilities discharged in the year                   (1,159)  -      (1,606)    -      
 Unwinding of discount rates                          54       -      79         -      
 Effect of change in non-economic assumptions         (5)      -      4          -      
 Effect of change in economic assumptions             561      -      291        -      
 Other                                                         95     -          13     -          
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
 As at 31 December                                             6,579  (1)        6,972  (1)        
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
 
 
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2.17 Insurance contract liabilities (continued) 
 
(c) Movement in non-participating insurance contract liabilities 
 
                                                                                                       
                                                                        Re-                 Re-        
                                                               Gross    insurance  Gross    insurance  
                                                               2014     2014       2013     2013       
                                                               £m       £m         £m       £m         
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
 As at 1 January                                      39,975   (2,596)  37,445     (2,277)  
 New liabilities in the year                          7,325    (446)    3,872      (334)    
 Liabilities discharged in the year                   (2,469)  259      (2,307)    167      
 Unwinding of discount rates                          1,493    (145)    1,308      (134)    
 Effect of change in non-economic assumptions         (569)    362      77         (25)     
 Effect of change in economic assumptions             3,844    (3)      (430)      -        
 Foreign exchange adjustments                         (10)     (18)     10         7        
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
 As at 31 December                                             49,589   (2,587)    39,975   (2,596)    
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
 
 
(d) Analysis of General insurance contract liabilities 
 
                                                                                         
                                                            Re-               Re-        
                                                     Gross  insurance  Gross  insurance  
                                                     2014   2014       2013   2013       
                                                     £m     £m         £m     £m         
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
 Outstanding claims                             61   (1)    66         -      
 Claims incurred but not reported               30   -      37         -      
 Unearned premiums                              196  (7)    195        (5)    
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
 General insurance contract liabilities         287  (8)    298        (5)    
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
 
 
(e) Movement in General insurance claim liabilities 
 
                                                                                         
                                                            Re-               Re-        
                                                     Gross  insurance  Gross  insurance  
                                                     2014   2014       2013   2013       
                                                     £m     £m         £m     £m         
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
 As at 1 January                                     103    -          104    -          
 Claims arising                                      182    (2)        175    -          
 Claims paid                                         (183)  1          (156)  -          
 Adjustments to prior year liabilities         (11)  -      (20)       -      
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
 As at 31 December                                   91     (1)        103    -          
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
 
 
IFRS and Cash                                                                                                              
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2.18 Investment contract liabilities 
 
(a) Analysis of investment contract liabilities 
 
                                                                                                       
                                                                        Re-                 Re-        
                                                               Gross    insurance  Gross    insurance  
                                                               2014     2014       2013     2013       
                                             Note              £m       £m         £m       £m         
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
 Participating investment contracts                   7,667    14       7,493      -        
 Non-participating investment contracts               288,558  (324)    278,754    (295)    
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
 Investment contract liabilities             2.18(b)           296,225  (310)      286,247  (295)      
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
 
 
(b) Movement in investment contract liabilities 
 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                              Re-                 Re-        
                                                                                    Gross     insurance  Gross    insurance  
                                                                                    2014      2014       2013     2013       
                                                                                    £m        £m         £m       £m         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 As at 1 January                                                                    286,247   (295)      272,361  (213)      
 Reserves in respect of new business                              30,645    (334)   30,816    (237)      
 Amounts paid on surrenders and maturities during the year        (53,311)  60      (47,055)  66         
 Investment return and related benefits                                     33,126  259       30,369     89       
 Management charges                                                                 (309)     -          (295)    -          
 Foreign exchange adjustments                                     (177)     -       51        -          
 Other                                                                              4         -          -        -          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 As at 31 December                                                                  296,225   (310)      286,247  (295)      
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 
 
 Change in provisions for investment contract liabilities represents the total gross and reinsurance investment return and related benefits of  £33,385m (2013: £30,458m).                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Fair value movements of £33,198m (2013: £30,095m) are included within the income statement arising from movements in investment contract liabilities designated as fair value through profit and loss.  
 
 
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2.19 IFRS sensitivity analysis 
 
                                                                                                     Impact on                   
                                                                                                     pre-tax       Impact on     
                                                                                                     Group profit  Group equity  
                                                                                                     net of re-    net of re-    
                                                                                                     insurance     insurance     
                                                                                                     2014          2014          
                                                                                                     £m            £m            
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
 Economic sensitivity                                                                                                            
 Long-term insurance                                                                                                             
 1% increase in interest rates                                                                       120           54            
 1% decrease in interest rates                                                                       (245)         (146)         
                                                                                                                                 
 1% increase in long term inflation expectations                                       (193)  (152)  
                                                                                                                                 
 Credit spread widens by 100bps with no change in expected defaults    (177)  (212)  
 10% decrease in listed equities                                                                     (155)         (126)         
 10% fall in property values                                                                         (130)         (102)         
                                                                                                                                 
 10bps increase in credit default assumption                                                  (370)  (290)         
 10bps decrease in credit default assumption                                                  344    270           
                                                                                                                                 
 Non-economic sensitivity                                                                                                        
 Long-term insurance                                                                                                             
 1% decrease in annuitant mortality                                                                  (170)         (133)         
 5% increase in assurance mortality                                                                  (56)          (44)          
 Default of largest external reinsurer                                                               (657)         (516)         
                                                                                                                                 
 General Insurance                                                                                                               
 Single storm event with 1 in 200 year probability                                            (74)   (59)          
 Subsidence event - worst claims ratio in last 30 years                                       (54)   (43)          
 5% decrease in overall claims ratio                                                                 8             6             
 5% surplus over claims liabilities                                                                  5             4             
                                                                                                                                 
 
 
The table shows the impacts on Group pre-tax profit and equity, net of reinsurance, under each sensitivity scenario for the
Group. The participating funds have been excluded in the above sensitivity an

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