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Legal & General Group Plc

Half Year Results 2022 Part 3

 

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5.01 LGIM total assets under management(1) (AUM)

 

                                                       Active      Multi                Real    Total
                                               Index   strategies  asset  Solutions(2)  assets  AUM
 For the six month period to 30 June 2022      £bn     £bn         £bn    £bn           £bn     £bn

 As at 1 January 2022                          502.4   198.8       78.0   605.1         37.2    1,421.5
 External inflows(3)                           63.2    7.0         6.8    21.3          1.4     99.7
 External outflows(3)                          (38.2)  (4.2)       (3.7)  (12.5)        (1.1)   (59.7)
 Overlay net flows                             -       -           -      25.6          -       25.6

 External net flows(4)                         25.0    2.8         3.1    34.4          0.3     65.6
 PRT transfers(5)                              -       -           -      (0.4)         -       (0.4)
 Internal net flows(6)                         (0.4)   0.2         -      (0.7)         0.4     (0.5)

 Total net flows                               24.6    3.0         3.1    33.3          0.7     64.7
 Market movements                              (57.8)  (25.2)      (8.0)  (102.4)       (1.9)   (195.3)
 Other movements(7)                            0.4     1.6         -      (3.2)         -       (1.2)

 As at 30 June 2022                            469.6   178.2       73.1   532.8         36.0    1,289.7

 Assets attributable to:
 External                                                                                       1,190.7
 Internal                                                                                       99.0

 

                                                                               Active            Multi                           Real    Total
                                                             Index             strategies        asset             Solutions(2)  assets  AUM
 For the six month period to 30 June 2021                    £bn               £bn               £bn               £bn           £bn     £bn

 As at 1 January 2021                                        429.9             193.6             65.7              557.2         32.5    1,278.9
 External inflows(3)                                         47.8              10.0              4.9               20.2          0.6     83.5
 External outflows(3)                                        (43.1)            (7.7)             (3.1)             (8.0)         (0.8)   (62.7)
 Overlay net flows                                           -                 -                 -                 6.6           -       6.6

 External net flows(4)                                       4.7               2.3               1.8               18.8          (0.2)   27.4
 PRT transfers(5)                                            (0.4)             (0.5)             -                 (2.8)         -       (3.7)
 Internal net flows(6)                                       (0.3)             (2.3)             0.1               (0.2)         1.0     (1.7)

 Total net flows                                             4.0               (0.5)             1.9               15.8          0.8     22.0
 Market movements                                            37.9              (4.3)             4.2               (19.2)        0.4     19.0
 Other movements(7)                                          (0.4)             1.3               -                 6.0           -       6.9

 As at 30 June 2021                                          471.4             190.1             71.8              559.8         33.7    1,326.8

 Assets attributable to:
 External                                                                                                                                1,213.6
 Internal                                                                                                                                113.2

 1. Assets under management (AUM) includes assets on our Investment Only
 Platform that are managed by third parties, on which fees are earned.
 2. Solutions include liability driven investments and £386.9bn (30 June 2021:
 £345.3bn) of derivative notionals associated with the Solutions business.
 3. External inflows and outflows include £2.3bn (30 June 2021: £3.3bn) of
 external investments and £2.0bn (30 June 2021: £1.2bn) of redemptions in the
 ETF business.
 4. External net flows exclude movements in short-term Solutions assets, as
 their maturity dates are determined by client agreements and are subject to a
 higher degree of variability. The total value of these assets at 30 June 2022
 was £68.8bn (30 June 2021: £51.5bn).
 5. PRT transfers reflect UK defined benefit pension scheme buy-outs to LGRI.
 6. Internal net flows includes legacy assets from the Mature Savings business
 sold to ReAssure in 2020.
 7. Other movements include movements of external holdings in money market
 funds, other cash mandates and short-term solutions assets.

 

 

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5.01 LGIM total assets under management(1) (AUM) (continued)

 

                                              Active      Multi                Real    Total
                                      Index   strategies  asset  Solutions(2)  assets  AUM
 For the year ended 31 December 2021  £bn     £bn         £bn    £bn           £bn     £bn

 As at 1 January 2021                 429.9   193.6       65.7   557.2         32.5    1,278.9
 External inflows(3)                  99.4    18.7        15.1   34.4          1.7     169.3
 External outflows(3)                 (94.5)  (15.8)      (8.1)  (25.5)        (1.8)   (145.7)
 Overlay net flows                    -       -           -      11.0          -       11.0

 External net flows(4)                4.9     2.9         7.0    19.9          (0.1)   34.6
 PRT transfers(5)                     (0.6)   (0.7)       -      (2.9)         -       (4.2)
 Internal net flows(6)                (1.0)   (1.8)       0.2    (1.5)         2.0     (2.1)

 Total net flows                      3.3     0.4         7.2    15.5          1.9     28.3
 Market movements                     68.7    1.8         5.1    8.6           2.8     87.0
 Other movements(7)                   0.5     3.0         -      23.8          -       27.3

 As at 31 December 2021               502.4   198.8       78.0   605.1         37.2    1,421.5

 Assets attributable to:
 External                                                                              1,306.3
 Internal                                                                              115.2

 1. Assets under management (AUM) includes assets on our Investment Only
 Platform, that are managed by third parties, on which fees are earned.
 2. Solutions include liability driven investments and £383.2bn of derivative
 notionals associated with the Solutions business.
 3. External inflows and outflows include £5.5bn of external investments and
 £3.0bn of redemptions in the ETF business.
 4. External net flows exclude movements in short-term Solutions assets, as
 their maturity dates are determined by client agreements and are subject to a
 higher degree of variability. The total value of these assets at 31 December
 2021 was £71.2bn.
 5. PRT transfers reflect UK defined benefit pension scheme buy-outs to LGRI.
 6. Internal net flows include flows in legacy assets from the Mature Savings
 business sold to ReAssure in 2020.
 7. Other movements include movements of external holdings in money market
 funds, other cash mandates and short-term solutions assets.

 

 5.02 LGIM total external assets under management and net flows

                          Assets under management at                    Net flows for the six months ended(1)

                         30 Jun      30 Jun      31 Dec                 30 Jun         30 Jun         31 Dec
                         2022        2021        2021                   2022           2021           2021
                         £bn         £bn         £bn                    £bn            £bn            £bn

 International(2)        377.1       344.8       377.3                  34.5           15.0           14.5

 UK Institutional
 - Defined contribution  129.4       125.5       137.7                  6.9            4.4            5.0
 - Defined benefit       630.3       689.6       733.3                  22.5           4.6            (13.9)

 Wholesale(3)            45.5        45.5        49.1                   1.4            1.3            1.2

 ETF(4)                  8.4         8.2         8.9                    0.3            2.1            0.4

 Total external          1,190.7     1,213.6     1,306.3                65.6           27.4           7.2

 1. External net flows exclude movements in short-term solutions assets, with
 maturity as determined by client agreements and are subject to a higher degree
 of variability.
 2. International assets are shown on the basis of client domicile. Total
 International AUM including assets managed internationally on behalf of UK
 clients amounted to £468bn as at 30 June 2022 (30 June 2021: £434bn; 31
 December 2021: £479bn).
 3. Wholesale represents assets from the Retail Intermediary business and
 £0.3bn of assets from Personal Investing customers that did not migrate to
 Fidelity International Limited.
 4. ETF reflects external AUM and flows invested on the platform. Total AUM
 managed on the platform is £9.9bn ($12.0bn) in H1 22 (H1 21: £9.4bn
 ($13.0bn); FY 21: £10.1bn ($13.7bn)) and flows of £0.6bn ($0.8bn) in H1 22
 (H1 21: £2.5bn ($3.4bn); FY 21: £2.9bn ($3.9bn)) which include internal
 investment from other LGIM asset classes.

 

 

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5.03 Reconciliation of assets under management to Consolidated Balance Sheet
financial investments, investment property and cash and cash equivalents

 

                                                                           30 Jun 2022  30 Jun 2021  31 Dec 2021
                                                                           £bn          £bn          £bn

 Assets under management                                                   1,290        1,327        1,421
 Derivative notionals(1)                                                   (387)        (351)        (383)
 Third party assets(2)                                                     (429)        (441)        (480)
 Other(3)                                                                  24           10           7
 Financial investments, investment property and cash and cash equivalents  498          545          565

 1. Derivative notionals are included in the assets under management measure
 but are not for IFRS reporting and are thus removed.
 2. Third party assets are those that LGIM manage on behalf of others which are
 not included on the group's Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 3. Other includes assets that are managed by third parties on behalf of the
 group, other assets and liabilities related to financial investments,
 derivative assets and pooled funds.

 

 5.04 Assets under administration

                             Workplace(1)  Annuities(2)  Workplace    Annuities    Workplace    Annuities
                             30 Jun 2022   30 Jun 2022   30 Jun 2021  30 Jun 2021  31 Dec 2021  31 Dec 2021
                             £bn           £bn           £bn          £bn          £bn          £bn

 As at 1 January             65.7          89.9          50.8         87.0         50.8         87.0
 Gross inflows               6.1           5.0           7.5          3.7          11.9         8.7
 Gross outflows              (1.8)         -             (1.5)        -            (3.4)        -
 Payments to pensioners      -             (2.4)         -            (2.2)        -            (4.6)

 Net flows                   4.3           2.6           6.0          1.5          8.5          4.1
 Market and other movements  (6.9)         (13.7)        3.4          (2.7)        6.4          (1.2)

 As at 30 June/31 December   63.1          78.8          60.2         85.8         65.7         89.9

 1. Workplace assets under administration as at 30 June 2022 includes £63.0bn
 (30 June 2021: £60.1bn; 31 December 2021: £65.6bn) of assets under
 management included in Note 5.01.
 2. Annuities assets under administration as at 30 June 2022 includes £69.9bn
 (30 June 2021: £77.3bn; 31 December 2021: £80.6bn) of assets under
 management included in Note 5.01.

 

 

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5.05 LGRI new business

 

                          6 months  6 months  6 months  Full year
                          30 Jun    30 Jun    31 Dec    31 Dec
                          2022      2021      2021      2021
                          £m        £m        £m        £m

 Pension risk transfer
    - UK(1)               3,715     2,965     3,275     6,240
    - US                  593       107       682       789
    - Bermuda             141       -         147       147

 Total LGRI new business  4,449     3,072     4,104     7,176

 1. UK pension risk transfer includes a £nil (H1 21: £925m; H2 21: £nil)
 Assured Payment Policy (APP).

 

 5.06 Retail new business
                                                                 6 months  6 months  6 months  Full year
                                                                 30 Jun    30 Jun    31 Dec    31 Dec
                                                                 2022      2021      2021      2021
                                                                 £m        £m        £m        £m

 Individual annuities                                            453       483       474       957
 Lifetime mortgage loans and retirement interest only mortgages  338       414       434       848

 Total Retail Retirement new business                            791       897       908       1,805

 UK Retail protection                                            85        105       95        200
 UK Group protection                                             63        55        33        88
 US protection(1)                                                48        43        48        91

 Total Insurance new business                                    196       203       176       379

 Total Retail new business                                       987       1,100     1,084     2,184

 1. In local currency, US protection reflects new business of $62m (H1 21:
 $59m; H2 21: $65m).

 

 5.07 Gross written premiums on insurance business

                                                     6 months                   6 months  6 months  Full year
                                                     30 Jun                     30 Jun    31 Dec    31 Dec
                                                     2022                       2021      2021      2021
                                                     £m                         £m        £m        £m

 UK Retail protection                                740                        714       730       1,444
 UK Group protection                                 291                        274       131       405
 US protection(1)                                    574                        512       541       1,053
 Longevity insurance                                 154                        152       155       307

 Total gross written premiums on insurance business  1,759                      1,652     1,557     3,209

 1. In local currency, US protection reflects gross written premiums of $746m
 (H1 21: $712m; H2 21: $737m).

 

 

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6.01 Group regulatory capital - Solvency II

 

The group complies with the requirements established by the Solvency II
Framework Directive, as adopted by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
in the UK and measures and monitors its capital resources on this basis.

 

The Solvency II results are estimated and unaudited. Further explanation of
the underlying methodology and assumptions are set out in the sections below.

 

The group calculates its Solvency II capital requirements using a Partial
Internal Model. The vast majority of the risk to which the group is exposed is
assessed on the Partial Internal Model basis approved by the PRA. Capital
requirements for a few smaller entities are assessed using the Standard
Formula basis on materiality grounds. The group's US insurance businesses and
Legal & General Reinsurance Company No. 2 are valued on a local statutory
basis, following the PRA's approval to use the Deduction and Aggregation
method of including these businesses in the group solvency calculation.

 

The table below shows the group Own Funds, Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
and Surplus Own Funds, based on the Partial Internal Model, Matching
Adjustment and Transitional Measures on Technical Provisions (TMTP) as at 30
June 2022.

 (a) Capital position

 As at 30 June 2022 the group had a surplus of £9,181m (31 December 2021:
 £8,185m) over its Solvency Capital Requirement, corresponding to a Solvency
 II capital coverage ratio of 212% (31 December 2021: 187%). The Solvency II
 capital position is as follows:

                                                                         30 Jun 2022         31 Dec 2021
                                                                         £m                  £m

 Unrestricted Tier 1 Own Funds                                           13,255              13,254
 Restricted Tier 1 Own Funds(1)                                          495                 495
 Tier 2 Subordinated liabilities                                         3,733               3,995
 Eligibility restrictions                                                (109)               (183)
 Solvency II Own Funds(2,3)                                              17,374              17,561
 Solvency Capital Requirement                                            (8,193)             (9,376)

 Solvency II surplus                                                     9,181               8,185

                                                     ( )
 SCR Coverage ratio                                                      212%                187%

 1. Restricted Tier 1 Own Funds represent Perpetual restricted Tier 1
 contingent convertible notes.
 2. Solvency II Own Funds do not include an accrual for the interim dividend of
 £324m (31 December 2021: £790m) declared after the balance sheet date.
 3. Solvency II Own Funds allow for a Risk Margin of £3,782m (2021: £5,488m)
 and TMTP of £3,291m (2021: £4,736m).

 

 

(b) Methodology and assumptions

 

The methodology, assumptions and Partial Internal Model underlying the
calculation of Solvency II Own Funds and associated capital requirements are
broadly consistent with those set out in the group's 2021 Annual Report and
Accounts and Full Year Results.

 

Non-market assumptions are consistent with those underlying the group's IFRS
disclosures, but with the removal of any margins for prudence. Future
investment returns and discount rates are those defined by the PRA, using
risk-free rates based on SONIA market swap rates for sterling denominated
liabilities. For annuities that are eligible, the liability discount rate
includes a Matching Adjustment. This Matching Adjustment varies between LGAS
and LGRe and by the currency of the relevant liabilities.

 

At 30 June 2022 the Matching Adjustment for UK GBP denominated liabilities was
138 basis points (31 December 2021: 104 basis points) after deducting an
allowance for the fundamental spread equivalent to 57 basis points (31
December 2021: 54 basis points).

 

 

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6.01 Group regulatory capital - Solvency II (continued)

 

(c) Analysis of change

 

 The table below shows the movement (net of tax) during the six month period
 ended 30 June 2022 in the group's Solvency II surplus.

                                                              6 months     6 months     6 months
                                                              30 Jun 2022  30 Jun 2022  30 Jun 2022
                                                              Own Funds    SCR          Surplus
                                                              £m           £m           £m
 Opening Position                                             17,561       (9,376)      8,185
 Operational Surplus Generation(1)                            748          198          946
 New business strain                                          175          (296)        (121)
 Net surplus generation                                       923          (98)         825
 Operating variances(2)                                                                 (231)
 Market movements(3)                                                                    1,194
 M&A, portfolio and business transfers                                                  -
 Subordinated liabilities                                                               -
 Dividends paid(4)                                                                      (792)
 Total surplus movement (after dividends paid in the period)  (187)        1,183        996
 Closing Position                                             17,374       (8,193)      9,181
 1. Operational Surplus Generation includes a £176m release of Risk Margin and
 £(173)m amortisation of the TMTP.
 2. Operating variances include the impact of experience variances, changes to
 valuation assumptions, methodology changes and other management actions
 including changes in asset mix. The net impact of operating variances over the
 period was negative and predominantly reflects timing differences which we
 expect to reverse in H2.
 3. Market movements represent the impact of changes in investment market
 conditions during the period and changes to future economic assumptions. The
 movement during the period primarily reflects the impact of rising rates on
 the valuation of the balance sheet, partially offset by weaker asset markets,
 predominantly in equities, credit spread dispersion in sub-investment grade
 assets, as well as a number of other, smaller variances.
 4. Dividends paid are the amounts from the 2021 final dividend paid in H1
 2022.

 The table below shows the movement (net of tax) during the year ended 31
 December 2021 in the group's Solvency II surplus.

                                                              Full year    Full year    Full year
                                                              31 Dec 2021  31 Dec 2021  31 Dec 2021
                                                              Own Funds    SCR          Surplus
                                                              £m           £m           £m
 Opening Position                                             17,316       (9,880)      7,436
 Operational Surplus Generation(1)                            1,144        492          1,636
 New business strain                                          330          (684)        (354)
 Net surplus generation                                       1,474        (192)        1,282
 Operating variances(2)                                                                 26
 Market movements(3)                                                                    727
 M&A, portfolio and business transfers(4)                                               77
 Subordinated liabilities(5)                                                            (300)
 Dividends paid(6)                                                                      (1,063)
 Total surplus movement (after dividends paid in the period)  245          504          749
 Closing Position                                             17,561       (9,376)      8,185
 1. Operational Surplus Generation includes a £612m release of Risk Margin and
 £(433)m amortisation of the TMTP.
 2. Operating variances include the impact of experience variances, changes to
 valuation assumptions, methodology changes and other management actions
 including changes in asset mix.
 3. Market movements represent the impact of changes in investment market
 conditions over the year and changes to future economic assumptions.
 4. Includes the impact of the sale of the Personal Investment business.
 5. Reflects the redemption of £300m debt issued in 2009.
 6. Dividends paid are the amounts from the 2020 final dividend and the 2021
 interim dividend.

 

 

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6.01 Group regulatory capital - Solvency II (continued)

 

(c) Analysis of change (continued)

 

Operational Surplus Generation is the expected surplus generated from the
assets and liabilities in-force at the start of the year. It is based on
assumed real world returns and best estimate non-market assumptions. It
includes the impact of management actions to the extent that, at the start of
the year, these were reasonably expected to be implemented over the year.

 

New Business Strain is the cost of acquiring and setting up Technical
Provisions and SCR (net of any premium income) on actual new business written
over the period. It is based on economic conditions at the point of sale.

 

 

 (d) Reconciliation of IFRS Release from operations to Solvency II Operational
 surplus generation

 (i) The table below provides a reconciliation of the group's IFRS Release from
 operations to Solvency II Operational surplus generation.
                                                                                                                                          6 months  Full year
                                                                                                                                          2022      2021
                                                                                                                                          £m        £m

 IFRS Release from operations                                                                                                             892       1,441
 Expected release of IFRS prudential margins                                                                                              (273)     (496)
 Releases of IFRS specific reserves(1)                                                                                                    (83)      (162)
 Solvency II investment margin(2,3)                                                                                                       67        213
 Release of Solvency II Capital Requirement and Risk Margin less TMTP                                                                     343       640
 amortisation

 Solvency II Operational surplus generation(4)                                                                                            946       1,636

 1. Release of prudence from IFRS specific reserves which are not included in
 Solvency II (e.g. long-term longevity and expense margins).
 2. Release of prudence related to differences between the PRA defined
 Fundamental Spread and Legal & General's best estimate default assumption.
 3. Expected market returns earned on LGR's free assets in excess of risk-free
 rates over 2022.
 4. Solvency II Operational Surplus Generation includes management actions
 which at the start of 2022 were reasonably expected to be implemented over the
 year.

 (ii) The table below provides a reconciliation of the group's IFRS New
 business surplus to Solvency II New business strain.
                                                                                                                                          6 months  Full year
                                                                                                                                          2022      2021
                                                                                                                                          £m        £m

 IFRS New business surplus                                                                                                                153       247
 Removal of requirement to set up prudential margins above best estimate on new                                                           94        280
 business
 Set up of SCR on new business                                                                                                            (296)     (684)
 Set up of Risk Margin on new business                                                                                                    (72)      (197)
 Solvency II New business strain(1)                                                                                                       (121)     (354)

 1. UK PRT new business volume during the first half of 2022 was £3.7bn (Full
 year 2021: £6.2bn).

(e) Reconciliation of IFRS equity to Solvency II Own Funds

 A reconciliation of the group's IFRS equity to Solvency II Own Funds is given
 below:
 ( )                         ( )                         (  )                        30 Jun 2022  31 Dec 2021
 ( )                         ( )                         (  )                        £m           £m
 IFRS equity(1)                                                                      11,679       10,981
 Remove DAC, goodwill and other intangible assets and associated liabilities         (428)        (406)
 Add IFRS carrying value of subordinated borrowings(2)                               3,813        3,700
 Insurance contract valuation differences(3)                                         2,808        4,132
 Difference in value of net deferred tax liabilities                                 (494)        (716)
 Other                                                                               105          53
 Eligibility restrictions                                                            (109)        (183)
 Solvency II Own Funds(4)                                                            17,374       17,561
 1. IFRS equity represents equity attributable to owners of the parent and
 restricted Tier 1 convertible notes as per the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 2. Treated as available capital on the Solvency II balance sheet as the
 liabilities are subordinate to policyholder claims.
 3. Differences in the measurement of technical provisions between IFRS and
 Solvency II.
 4. Solvency II Own Funds do not include an accrual for the interim dividend of
 £324m (31 December 2021: £790m) declared after the balance sheet date.

 

 

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6.01 Group regulatory capital - Solvency II (continued)

 

 (f) Sensitivity analysis

 The following sensitivities are provided to give an indication of how the
 group's Solvency II surplus as at 30 June 2022 would have changed in a variety
 of adverse events. These are all independent stresses to a single risk. In
 practice, the balance sheet is impacted by combinations of stresses and the
 combined impact can be larger than adding together the impacts of the same
 stresses in isolation. It is expected that, particularly for market risks,
 adverse stresses will happen together.

                                                                                        Impact on    Impact on    Impact on    Impact on
                                                                                        net of tax   net of tax   net of tax   net of tax
                                                                                        Solvency II  Solvency II  Solvency II  Solvency II
                                                                                        capital      coverage     capital      coverage
                                                                                        surplus      ratio        surplus      ratio
                                                                                        2022         2022         2021         2021
                                                                                        £bn          %            £bn          %

 50bps increase in risk-free rates(1)                                                   0.3          9            0.5          10
 100bps increase in risk-free rates(1)                                                  0.5          19           0.9          19
 50bps decrease in risk-free rates(1,2)                                                 (0.3)        (9)          (0.6)        (10)
 Credit spreads widen by 100bps assuming an escalating addition to ratings(3,4)         0.4          12           0.6          13
 Credit spreads narrow by 100bps assuming an escalating deduction from                  (0.4)        (15)         (0.6)        (14)
 ratings(3,4)
 Credit spreads widen by 100bps assuming a flat addition to ratings(3)                  0.4          14           0.7          14
 Credit spreads of sub investment grade assets widen by 100bps assuming a level         (0.3)        (8)          (0.4)        (7)
 addition to ratings(3,5)
 Credit migration(6)                                                                    (1.2)        (14)         (0.9)        (10)
 25% fall in equity markets(7)                                                          (0.4)        (3)          (0.5)        (3)
 15% fall in property markets(8)                                                        (0.9)        (9)          (0.8)        (7)
 50bps increase in future inflation expectations(1)                                     -            (3)          -            (2)
 Substantially reduced Risk Margin(9)                                                   0.5          7            0.6          7

 1. Assuming a recalculation of the Transitional Measure on Technical
 Provisions that partially offsets the impact on Risk Margin.
 2. In the interest rate down stress negative rates are allowed, i.e. there is
 no floor at zero rates.
 3. The spread sensitivity applies to the group's corporate bond (and similar)
 holdings, with no change in long-term default expectations, post management
 actions. Restructured lifetime mortgages are excluded as the underlying
 exposure is mostly to property.
 4. The stress for AA bonds is twice that for AAA bonds, for A bonds it is
 three times, for BBB four times and so on, such that the weighted average
 spread stress for the portfolio is 100 basis points. To give a 100bps increase
 on the total portfolio, the spread stress increases in steps of 32bps, i.e.
 32bps for AAA, 64bps for AA etc.
 5. No stress for bonds rated BBB and above. For bonds rated BB and below the
 stress is 100bps. The spread widening on the total portfolio is smaller than
 2bps as the group holds less than 2% in bonds rated BB and below. The impact
 is primarily an increase in SCR arising from the modelled cost of trading
 downgraded bonds back to a higher rating in the stress scenarios in the SCR
 calculation.
 6. Credit migration stress covers the cost of an immediate big letter
 downgrade on 20% of all assets where the capital treatment depends on a credit
 rating (including corporate bonds, and sale and leaseback rental strips;
 lifetime mortgage senior notes are excluded). Downgraded assets in our
 annuities portfolio are assumed to be traded to their original credit rating,
 so the impact is primarily a reduction in Own Funds from the loss of value on
 downgrade. The impact of the sensitivity will depend upon the market levels of
 spreads at the balance sheet date.
 7. This relates primarily to equity exposure in LGC but will also include
 equity-based mutual funds and other investments that receive an equity stress
 (for example, certain investments in subsidiaries). Some assets have factors
 that increase or decrease the stress relative to general equity levels via a
 beta factor.
 8. Assets stressed include residual values from sale and leaseback, the full
 amount of lifetime mortgages and direct investments treated as property.
 9. Assuming a 2/3 reduction in the Risk Margin, allowing for offset from an
 equivalent reduction in the Transitional Measure on Technical Provisions.

 The above sensitivity analysis does not reflect all management actions which
 could be taken to reduce the impacts. In practice, the group actively manages
 its asset and liability positions to respond to market movements. Other than
 in the interest rate and inflation stresses, we have not allowed for the
 recalculation of TMTP following a stress.

 The impacts of these stresses are not linear therefore these results should
 not be used to interpolate or extrapolate the impact of a smaller or larger
 stress. The results of these tests are indicative of the market conditions
 prevailing at the balance sheet date. The results would be different if
 performed at an alternative reporting date.

 

 

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6.02 Estimated Solvency II new business contribution

 

 (a) New business by product(1)
 Management estimates of the present value of new business premium (PVNBP) and
 the margin for selected lines of business are provided below:

                                                                      Contribution                        Contribution
                                                                      from new                            from new
                                                            PVNBP     business(2)   Margin(3)  PVNBP      business(2)   Margin(3)
                                                            6 months  6 months      6 months   Full year  Full year     Full year
                                                            2022      2022          2022       2021       2021          2021
                                                            £m        £m            %          £m         £m            %

 LGRI - UK annuity business                                 3,715     323           8.7        6,059      574           9.5
 Retail Retirement - UK annuity business                    453       32            7.1        957        61            6.4

 UK protection business                                     870       50            5.7        1,883      149           7.9
 - retail protection                                        578       28            4.8        1,476      120           8.1
 - group protection                                         292       22            7.5        407        29            7.1

 US protection business(4)                                  391       42            10.7       842        113           13.4

 1. Selected lines of business only.
 2. The contribution from new business is defined as the present value at the
 point of sale of expected future Solvency II surplus emerging from new
 business written in the year using the risk discount rate applicable at the
 end of the year.
 3. Margin is based on unrounded inputs.
 4. In local currency, US protection business reflects PVNBP of $508m (31
 December 2021: $1,159m) and a contribution from new business of $54m (31
 December 2021: $155m).

 The decrease in LGRI margin was driven by the shorter average duration for the
 schemes written in the first six months of the year, compared to the schemes
 written in prior year.

 The increase in Retail Retirement margin is driven by pricing that is focused
 on both value and volume in light of the lack of growth in the overall retail
 market. There was also a benefit from the rise in interest rates over the
 first half of the year.

 The UK protection contribution from new business is supported by robust
 volumes, particularly in the group protection business. Retail protection
 business is impacted by a smaller market (2021 benefitted from a buoyant
 housing market driven by stamp duty relief) and competitive conditions in
 2022.

 The US protection business margin, whilst still very strong, reduced compared
 to the prior full year. The decrease is driven by pricing actions and an
 increase in acquisition expenses.

 

(b) Basis of preparation

 

Solvency II new business contribution reflects the portion of Solvency II
value added by new business written in the period. It has been calculated in a
manner consistent with principles and methodologies which were set out in the
group's 2021 Annual Report and Accounts and Full Year Results.

 

Solvency II new business contribution has been calculated for the group's most
material insurance-related businesses, namely, LGRI, Retail Retirement and
Insurance.

 

Intra-group reinsurance arrangements are in place between US, UK and Bermudan
businesses and it is expected that these arrangements will be periodically
extended to cover recent new business. The US protection new business margin
assumes that the new business will continue to be reinsured in 2022 and looks
through the intra-group arrangements.

 

 

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(c) Assumptions

 

The key economic assumptions are as follows:

 

                                                   30 Jun 2022  31 Dec 2021
                                                   %            %

 Margin for Risk                                   4.1          4.1

 Risk-free rate
 - UK                                              2.3          0.9
 - US                                              3.0          1.5
 Risk discount rate (net of tax)
 - UK                                              6.4          5.0
 - US                                              7.1          5.6

 Long-term rate of return on non-profit annuities  4.4          2.5

 

The future earnings are discounted using duration-based discount rates, which
is the sum of a duration-based risk-free rate and a flat margin for risk. The
risk-free rates have been based on a swap curve net of the PRA-specified
Credit Risk Adjustment. The risk-free rate shown above is a weighted average
based on the projected cash flows.

 

Other than updating for recent experience, all other economic and non-economic
assumptions and methodologies that would have a material impact on the margin
for these contracts are unchanged from those previously used by the group for
its European Embedded Value reporting, other than the cost of currency hedging
which has been updated to reflect current market conditions and hedging
activity in light of Solvency II. In particular:

 

·      The assumed future pre-tax returns on fixed interest and RPI
linked securities are set by reference to the portfolio yield on the relevant
backing assets held at market value at the end of the reporting period. The
calculated return takes account of derivatives and other credit instruments in
the investment portfolio. The returns on fixed and index-linked assets are
calculated net of an allowance for default risk which takes account of the
credit rating and the outstanding term of the assets. The allowance for
corporate and other unapproved credit asset defaults within the new business
contribution is calculated explicitly for each bulk annuity scheme written,
and the weighted average deduction for business written in 2022 equates to a
level rate deduction from the expected returns for the overall annuities
portfolio of 19 basis points.

 

·      Non-economic assumptions have been set at levels commensurate
with recent operating experience, including those for mortality, morbidity,
persistency and maintenance expenses (excluding development costs). An
allowance is made for future mortality improvement. For new business,
mortality assumptions may be modified to take certain scheme specific features
into account.

 

 

The profits on the new business are presented gross of tax.

 

 

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 (d) Reconciliation of PVNBP to gross written premium

 A reconciliation of PVNBP and gross written premium is given below:
                                                                                         6 months  Full year
                                                                                         2022      2021
                                                                              Notes      £bn       £bn

 PVNBP                                                                        6.02 (a)   5.4       9.7
 Effect of capitalisation factor ( )                                                     (0.9)     (2.1)

 New business premiums from selected lines                                               4.5       7.6
 Other(1)                                                                                0.9       1.8

 Total LGRI and Retail new business                                           5.05,5.06  5.4       9.4
 Annualisation impact of regular premium long-term business ( )                          (0.2)     (0.2)
 IFRS gross written premiums from existing long-term insurance business ( )              1.8       3.3
 Deposit accounting for investment products                                              (0.4)     (2.1)

 Total gross written premiums(2)                                                         6.6       10.4

 1. Other principally includes annuity sales in the US, lifetime mortgage loans
 and retirement interest only mortgages, and quota share reinsurance premiums.
 2. Total gross written premiums includes £55m (2021: £109m) of gross written
 premiums relating to a residual reinsurance treaty following the

 disposal of the General Insurance business in 2019.

 

 

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7.01 Investment portfolio

 

                                                                        Market       Market       Market
                                                                        value        value        value
                                                                        30 Jun       30 Jun       31 Dec
                                                                        2022         2021         2021
                                                                        £m           £m           £m

 Worldwide total assets under management(1)                             1,295,640    1,333,203    1,426,462
 Client and policyholder assets                                         (1,175,344)  (1,218,560)  (1,309,772)

 Investments to which shareholders are directly exposed                 120,296      114,643      116,690

 1. Worldwide total assets under management include LGIM AUM and other group
 assets not managed by LGIM.

 Analysed by investment class:

                                                                  Other
                                        Annuity(1)   LGC(2)       shareholder
                                        investments  investments  investments  Total    Total    Total
                                        30 Jun       30 Jun       30 Jun       30 Jun   30 Jun   31 Dec
                                        2022         2022         2022         2022     2021     2021
                            Notes       £m           £m           £m           £m       £m       £m

 Equities                               65           3,071        356          3,492    3,088    3,185
 Bonds                      7.03        73,174       947          2,693        76,814   82,699   86,803
 Derivative assets(3)                   24,832       239          -            25,071   14,019   13,203
 Property                   7.04        5,632        524          -            6,156    5,103    5,710
 Loans(4)                               1,346        377          79           1,802    4,301    2,332

 Financial investments      4.03 (a)    105,049      5,158        3,128        113,335  109,210  111,233

 Cash and cash equivalents              2,665        1,276        1,032        4,973    3,740    3,596
 Other assets(5)                        94           1,894        -            1,988    1,693    1,861

 Total investments                      107,808      8,328        4,160        120,296  114,643  116,690

 1. Annuity investments includes products held within the LGRI and Retail
 Retirement portfolios including lifetime mortgage loans & retirement
 interest only mortgages.
 2. LGC investments includes £60m (30 June 2021: £52m; 31 December 2021:
 £54m) of equities that belong to Legal & General Reinsurance Company
 Limited.
 3. Derivative assets are shown gross of derivative liabilities of £28.4bn (30
 June 2021: £17.7bn; 31 December 2021: £14.1bn). Exposures arise from use of
 derivatives for efficient portfolio management, especially the use of interest
 rate swaps, inflation swaps, credit default swaps and foreign exchange forward
 contracts for assets and liability management.
 4. Loans include reverse repurchase agreements of £1,701m (30 June 2021:
 £4,152m; 31 December 2021: £2,240m).
 5. Other assets include finance leases of £85m (30 June 2021: £87m; 31
 December 2021: £86m), associates and joint ventures of £387m (30 June 2021:
 £314m; 31 December 2021: £375m) and the consolidated net asset value of the
 group's investments in CALA Homes and other housing businesses.

 

 

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7.02 Direct investments

 

 (a) Total investments analysed by asset class

                              Direct(1)         Traded(2)                  Direct(1)    Traded(2)            Direct(1)    Traded(2)
                              investments       securities        Total    investments  securities  Total    investments  securities  Total
                              30 Jun            30 Jun            30 Jun   30 Jun       30 Jun      30 Jun   31 Dec       31 Dec      31 Dec
                              2022              2022              2022     2021         2021        2021     2021         2021        2021
                              £m                £m                £m       £m           £m          £m       £m           £m          £m

 Equities                     1,431             2,061             3,492    1,202        1,886       3,088    1,248        1,937       3,185
 Bonds(3)                     21,773            55,041            76,814   22,218       60,481      82,699   24,237       62,566      86,803
 Derivative assets            -                 25,071            25,071   -            14,019      14,019   -            13,203      13,203
 Property(4)                  6,156             -                 6,156    5,103        -           5,103    5,710        -           5,710
 Loans and other receivables  71                1,731             1,802    119          4,182       4,301    63           2,269       2,332

 Financial investments        29,431            83,904            113,335  28,642       80,568      109,210  31,258       79,975      111,233

 Cash and cash equivalents    116               4,857             4,973    221          3,519       3,740    114          3,482       3,596
 Other assets                 1,988             -                 1,988    1,693        -           1,693    1,861        -           1,861

 Total investments            31,535            88,761            120,296  30,556       84,087      114,643  33,233       83,457      116,690
 1. Direct investments, which generally constitute an agreement with another
 party, represent an exposure to untraded and often less volatile asset
 classes. Direct investments also include physical assets, bilateral loans and
 private equity, but excluded hedge funds.
 2. Traded securities are defined by exclusion. If an instrument is not a
 direct investment, then it is classed as a traded security.
 3. Bonds include lifetime mortgage loans of £5,758m (30 June 2021: £6,325m;
 31 December 2021: £6,857m).
 4. A further breakdown of property is provided in Note 7.04.

 

 

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 (b) Direct investments analysed by asset portfolio

                                                                            Annuity(1)  Shareholder(2)  Insurance(3)  Total
                                                                            30 Jun      30 Jun          30 Jun        30 Jun
                                                                            2022        2022            2022          2022
                                                                            £m          £m              £m            £m
                           -

 Equities                                                                   42          1,192           197           1,431
 Bonds(4)                                                                   20,498      3               1,272         21,773
 Property                                                                   5,632       524             -             6,156
 Loans and other receivables                                                -           71              -             71
 Financial investments                                                      26,172      1,790           1,469         29,431
 Other assets, cash and cash equivalents                                    94          2,010           -             2,104
 Total direct investments                                                   26,266      3,800           1,469         31,535

 

                                                                                                                   Annuity(1)        Shareholder(2)      Insurance(3)      Total
                                                                                                                   30 Jun            30 Jun              30 Jun            30 Jun
                                                                                                                   2021              2021                2021              2021
                                                                                                                   £m                £m                  £m                £m

 Equities                                                                                                          9                 1,077               116               1,202
 Bonds(4)                                                                                                          21,023            3                   1,192             22,218
 Property                                                                                                          4,639             464                 -                 5,103
 Loans and other receivables                                                                                       -                 119                 -                 119
 Financial investments                                                                                             25,671            1,663               1,308             28,642
 Other assets, cash and cash equivalents                                                                           100               1,814               -                 1,914
 Total direct investments                                                                                          25,771            3,477               1,308             30,556

                                                                                                           Annuity(1)      Shareholder(2)      Insurance(3)       Total
                                                                                                           31 Dec          31 Dec              31 Dec             31 Dec
                                                                                                           2021            2021                2021               2021
                                                                                                           £m              £m                  £m                 £m

 Equities                                                                                                  12              1,124               112                1,248
 Bonds(4)                                                                                                  23,029          3                   1,205              24,237
 Property                                                                                                  5,286           424                 -                  5,710
 Loans and other receivables                                                                               -               63                  -                  63
 Financial investments                                                                                     28,327          1,614               1,317              31,258
 Other assets, cash and cash equivalents                                                                   96              1,879               -                  1,975
 Total direct investments                                                                                  28,423          3,493               1,317              33,233

 1. Annuity investments includes products held within the LGRI and Retail
 Retirement portfolios including lifetime mortgage loans & retirement
 interest only mortgages.
 2. Shareholder primarily includes the LGC direct investment portfolio along
 with £60m (30 June 2021: £52m; 31 December 2021: £54m) of equities that
 belong to other shareholder funds.
 3. Insurance primarily includes assets backing the group's US protection
 business.
 4. Bonds include lifetime mortgage loans of £5,758m (30 June 2021: £6,325m;
 31 December 2021: £6,857m).

 

 

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7.03 Bond portfolio summary

 

 (a) Sectors analysed by credit rating

                                                                                           BB or
                                               AAA         AA          A           BBB      below   Other  Total(2)  Total(2)
 As at 30 June 2022                            £m          £m          £m          £m      £m       £m     £m        %

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns         1,696       8,049       1,169       294     11       1      11,220    15
 Banks:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           -           -           68          52      3        1      124       -
     - Senior                                  -           1,336       2,336       942     1        -      4,615     6
     - Covered                                 120         -           -           -       -        -      120       -
 Financial Services:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           -           118         50          32      -        17     217       -
     - Senior                                  51          307         439         368     -        -      1,165     2
 Insurance:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           59          175         32          51      -        -      317       -
     - Senior                                  5           166         416         462     -        -      1,049     1
 Consumer Services and Goods:
     - Cyclical                                -           39          1,360       1,877   159      3      3,438     4
     - Non-cyclical                            323         880         2,531       3,732   247      -      7,713     10
     - Health care                             -           608         808         761     4        -      2,181     3
 Infrastructure:
     - Social                                  184         891         3,660       882     79       -      5,696     7
     - Economic                                273         173         891         3,744   180      -      5,261     7
 Technology and Telecoms                       141         325         1,546       2,801   20       1      4,834     6
 Industrials                                   -           52          613         659     29       -      1,353     2
 Utilities                                     386         628         4,711       5,523   28       -      11,276    15
 Energy                                        -           -           331         765     16       -      1,112     1
 Commodities                                   -           -           337         781     25       8      1,151     2
 Oil and Gas                                   -           505         873         316     226      24     1,944     3
 Real estate                                   -           23          1,906       1,677   107      -      3,713     5
 Structured finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other  539         771         463         695     30       -      2,498     3
 Lifetime mortgage loans(1)                    3,721       1,146       497         381     -        13     5,758     8
 CDOs                                          -           47          -           12      -        -      59        -

 Total £m                                      7,498       16,239      25,037      26,807  1,165    68     76,814    100

 Total %                                       10          21          33          35      1        -      100

 1. The credit ratings attributed to lifetime mortgage loans are allocated in
 accordance with the internal Matching Adjustment structuring.

 2. The group's bond portfolio is dominated by investments backing LGRI's and
 Retail Retirement's annuity business. These account for £73,174m,
 representing 95% of the total group portfolio.

 

 

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 (a) Sectors analysed by credit rating (continued)

                                                                                                    BB or
                                               AAA            AA             A              BBB      below   Other  Total(2)  Total(2)
 As at 30 June 2021                            £m             £m             £m             £m      £m       £m     £m        %

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns         1,925          10,091         1,249          335     10       -      13,610    17
 Banks:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           -              -              58             39      4        -      101       -
     - Senior                                  -              1,024          3,490          790     2        -      5,306     6
     - Covered                                 151            -              -              -       -        -      151       -
 Financial Services:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           -              113            57             21      -        -      191       -
     - Senior                                  55             443            406            393     9        -      1,306     2
 Insurance:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           64             196            31             58      -        -      349       -
     - Senior                                  -              221            405            542     -        -      1,168     1
 Consumer Services and Goods:                                                                       -        -                -
     - Cyclical                                -              84             1,135          1,772   193      -      3,184     4
     - Non-cyclical                            338            1,052          2,658          3,936   344      -      8,328     10
     - Health care                             -              605            851            690     5        -      2,151     3
 Infrastructure:
     - Social                                  208            746            4,669          916     77       -      6,616     8
     - Economic                                311            51             766            4,053   183      -      5,364     6
 Technology and Telecoms                       174            209            1,462          3,085   22       1      4,953     6
 Industrials                                   -              31             672            694     22       -      1,419     2
 Utilities                                     -              207            5,629          5,861   27       -      11,724    14
 Energy                                        -              -              468            589     16       -      1,073     1
 Commodities                                   -              -              365            910     8        -      1,283     2
 Oil and Gas                                   -              560            1,047          389     274      -      2,270     3
 Real estate                                   -              11             1,728          1,591   177      -      3,507     4
 Structured finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other  423            798            403            603     24       1      2,252     3
 Lifetime mortgage loans(1)                    3,852          1,509          524            427     -        13     6,325     8
 CDOs                                          -              55             -              13      -        -      68        -

 Total £m                                      7,501          18,006         28,073         27,707  1,397    15     82,699    100

 Total %                                       9              22             34             33      2        -      100

 1. The credit ratings attributed to lifetime mortgage loans are allocated in
 accordance with the internal Matching Adjustment structuring.
 2. The group's bond portfolio is dominated by investments backing LGRI's and
 Retail Retirement's annuity business. These account for £78,226m,
 representing 95% of the total group portfolio.

 

 

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7.03 Bond portfolio summary (continued)

 

 (a) Sectors analysed by credit rating (continued)

                                                                                                    BB or
                                               AAA            AA             A              BBB      below   Other  Total(2)  Total(2)
 As at 31 December 2021                        £m             £m             £m             £m      £m       £m     £m        %

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns         2,008          10,348         1,302          360     9        -      14,027    16
 Banks:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           -              -              56             36      3        -      95        -
     - Senior                                  95             1,858          3,998          738     1        -      6,690     8
     - Covered                                 138            -              -              -       -        -      138       -
 Financial Services:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           -              111            60             72      -        8      251       -
     - Senior                                  57             416            422            315     -        -      1,210     1
 Insurance:
     - Tier 2 and other subordinated           61             192            32             62      -        -      347       -
     - Senior                                  4              196            460            535     -        -      1,195     1
 Consumer Services and Goods:
     - Cyclical                                -              33             1,399          1,760   206      -      3,398     4
     - Non-cyclical                            350            1,003          2,737          3,836   346      -      8,272     10
     - Health care                             -              690            837            889     5        -      2,421     3
 Infrastructure:
     - Social                                  215            780            5,001          900     79       -      6,975     8
     - Economic                                303            50             1,121          4,294   191      -      5,959     7
 Technology and Telecoms                       177            307            1,530          3,024   22       2      5,062     6
 Industrials                                   -              31             688            558     30       -      1,307     2
 Utilities                                     27             206            5,666          5,947   30       -      11,876    14
 Energy                                        -              -              385            840     16       -      1,241     1
 Commodities                                   -              -              365            889     8        -      1,262     1
 Oil and Gas                                   -              546            971            387     271      -      2,175     3
 Real estate                                   -              16             1,802          1,587   122      -      3,527     4
 Structured finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other  450            860            445            668     28       -      2,451     3
 Lifetime mortgage loans(1)                    4,238          1,550          584            470     -        15     6,857     8
 CDOs                                          -              -              54             13      -        -      67        -

 Total £m                                      8,123          19,193         29,915         28,180  1,367    25     86,803    100

 Total %                                       9              22             35             32      2        -      100

 1. The credit ratings attributed to lifetime mortgage loans are allocated in
 accordance with the internal Matching Adjustment structuring.

 2. The group's bond portfolio is dominated by investments backing LGRI's and
 Retail Retirement's annuity business. These account for £81,812m,
 representing 94% of the total group portfolio.

 

 

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 (b) Sectors analysed by domicile

                                                                      Rest of
                                               UK      US      EU     the World  Total
 As at 30 June 2022                            £m      £m      £m     £m         £m

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns         7,685   1,774   768    993        11,220
 Banks                                         1,514   1,849   812    684        4,859
 Financial Services                            341     403     380    258        1,382
 Insurance                                     101     1,131   19     115        1,366
 Consumer Services and Goods:
     - Cyclical                                473     2,299   395    271        3,438
     - Non-cyclical                            1,888   5,311   354    160        7,713
     - Health care                             275     1,842   63     1          2,181
 Infrastructure:
     - Social                                  4,965   524     158    49         5,696
     - Economic                                3,711   881     264    405        5,261
 Technology and Telecoms                       403     3,080   699    652        4,834
 Industrials                                   189     799     313    52         1,353
 Utilities                                     6,303   2,583   1,877  513        11,276
 Energy                                        312     633     1      166        1,112
 Commodities                                   37      449     151    514        1,151
 Oil and Gas                                   167     567     686    524        1,944
 Real estate                                   1,938   934     544    297        3,713
 Structured Finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other  704     1,503   11     280        2,498
 Lifetime mortgage loans                       5,758   -       -      -          5,758
 CDOs                                          -       -       -      59         59

 Total                                         36,764  26,562  7,495  5,993      76,814

 

 

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7.03 Bond portfolio summary (continued)

 

 (b) Sectors analysed by domicile (continued)

                                                                      Rest of
                                               UK      US      EU     the World  Total
 As at 30 June 2021                            £m      £m      £m     £m         £m

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns         9,937   1,900   861    912        13,610
 Banks                                         1,807   1,828   1,241  682        5,558
 Financial Services                            532     344     555    66         1,497
 Insurance                                     103     1,239   60     115        1,517
 Consumer Services and Goods:
     - Cyclical                                446     2,088   503    147        3,184
     - Non-cyclical                            1,952   5,822   382    172        8,328
     - Health care                             285     1,785   80     1          2,151
 Infrastructure:
     - Social                                  5,826   582     160    48         6,616
     - Economic                                3,941   847     226    350        5,364
 Technology and Telecoms                       407     2,981   707    858        4,953
 Industrials                                   186     815     351    67         1,419
 Utilities                                     6,834   2,230   2,075  585        11,724
 Energy                                        229     622     96     126        1,073
 Commodities                                   6       564     183    530        1,283
 Oil and Gas                                   213     634     792    631        2,270
 Real estate                                   2,089   562     620    236        3,507
 Structured Finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other  919     1,237   11     85         2,252
 Lifetime mortgage loans                       6,325   -       -      -          6,325
 CDOs                                          -       -       -      68         68

 Total                                         42,037  26,080  8,903  5,679      82,699

 

 

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 (b) Sectors analysed by domicile (continued)

                                                                       Rest of
                                               UK      US      EU      the World  Total
 As at 31 December 2021                        £m      £m      £m      £m         £m

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns         9,829   1,892   1,244   1,062      14,027
 Banks                                         2,253   1,799   1,956   915        6,923
 Financial Services                            425     429     517     90         1,461
 Insurance                                     113     1,291   15      123        1,542
 Consumer Services and Goods
     - Cyclical                                473     2,213   442     270        3,398
     - Non-cyclical                            1,879   5,828   391     174        8,272
     - Health care                             284     2,054   82      1          2,421
 Infrastructure
     - Social                                  6,141   628     154     52         6,975
     - Economic                                4,348   902     309     400        5,959
 Technology and Telecoms                       412     3,025   782     843        5,062
 Industrials                                   190     681     354     82         1,307
 Utilities                                     6,963   2,158   2,217   538        11,876
 Energy                                        415     667     1       158        1,241
 Commodities                                   20      537     175     530        1,262
 Oil and Gas                                   196     626     785     568        2,175
 Real estate                                   1,895   734     602     296        3,527
 Structured finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other  861     1,395   10      185        2,451
 Lifetime mortgage loans                       6,857   -       -       -          6,857
 CDOs                                          -       -       -       67         67

 Total                                         43,554  26,859  10,036  6,354      86,803

 

 

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 (c) Bond portfolio analysed by credit rating

                                                               Externally  Internally
                                                               rated       rated(1)    Total
 As at 30 June 2022                                            £m          £m          £m

 AAA                                                           3,449       4,049       7,498
 AA                                                            13,439      2,800       16,239
 A                                                             17,049      7,988       25,037
 BBB                                                           19,723      7,084       26,807
 BB or below                                                   777         388         1,165
 Other                                                         19          49          68

 Total                                                         54,456      22,358      76,814

                                                               Externally  Internally
                                                               rated       rated(1)    Total
 As at 30 June 2021                                            £m          £m          £m

 AAA                                                           3,254       4,247       7,501
 AA                                                            14,732      3,274       18,006
 A                                                             20,595      7,478       28,073
 BBB                                                           21,462      6,245       27,707
 BB or below                                                   970         427         1,397
 Other                                                         1           14          15

 Total                                                         61,014      21,685      82,699

                                                               Externally  Internally
                                                               rated       rated(1)    Total
 As at 31 December 2021                                        £m          £m          £m

 AAA                                                           3,506       4,617       8,123
 AA                                                            15,544      3,649       19,193
 A                                                             21,240      8,675       29,915
 BBB                                                           20,715      7,465       28,180
 BB or below                                                   950         417         1,367
 Other                                                         10          15          25

 Total                                                         61,965      24,838      86,803

 1. Where external ratings are not available an internal rating has been used
 where practicable to do so.

 

 

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 (d) Sectors analysed by Direct investments and Traded securities

                                                                                     Direct             Traded
                                                                                     investments        securities  Total
 As at 30 June 2022                                                                  £m                 £m          £m

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns                                               747                10,473      11,220
 Banks                                                                               742                4,117       4,859
 Financial Services                                                                  507                875         1,382
 Insurance                                                                           116                1,250       1,366
 Consumer Services and Goods:
     - Cyclical                                                                      579                2,859       3,438
     - Non-cyclical                                                                  489                7,224       7,713
     - Health care                                                                   283                1,898       2,181
 Infrastructure:
     - Social                                                                        2,953              2,743       5,696
     - Economic                                                                      3,762              1,499       5,261
 Technology and Telecoms                                                             192                4,642       4,834
 Industrials                                                                         99                 1,254       1,353
 Utilities                                                                           1,679              9,597       11,276
 Energy                                                                              368                744         1,112
 Commodities                                                                         70                 1,081       1,151
 Oil and Gas                                                                         61                 1,883       1,944
 Real estate                                                                         2,287              1,426       3,713
 Structured Finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other                                        1,081              1,417       2,498
 Lifetime mortgage loans                                                             5,758              -           5,758
 CDOs                                                                                -                  59          59

 Total                                                                               21,773             55,041      76,814

 

 

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 (d) Sectors analysed by Direct investments and Traded securities (continued)

                                                       Direct       Traded
                                                       investments  securities  Total
 As at 30 June 2021                                    £m           £m          £m

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns                 991          12,619      13,610
 Banks                                                 628          4,930       5,558
 Financial Services                                    396          1,101       1,497
 Insurance                                             162          1,355       1,517
 Consumer Services and Goods:
     - Cyclical                                        469          2,715       3,184
     - Non-cyclical                                    386          7,942       8,328
     - Health care                                     339          1,812       2,151
 Infrastructure:
     - Social                                          3,507        3,109       6,616
     - Economic                                        3,696        1,668       5,364
 Technology and Telecoms                               129          4,824       4,953
 Industrials                                           58           1,361       1,419
 Utilities                                             1,656        10,068      11,724
 Energy                                                331          742         1,073
 Commodities                                           57           1,226       1,283
 Oil and Gas                                           57           2,213       2,270
 Real estate                                           2,109        1,398       3,507
 Structured Finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other          925          1,327       2,252
 Lifetime mortgage loans                               6,325        -           6,325
 CDOs                                                  -            68          68

 Total                                                 22,221       60,478      82,699

 

 

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 (d) Sectors analysed by Direct investments and Traded securities (continued)

                                                                                   Direct            Traded
                                                                                   investments       securities        Total
 As at 31 December 2021                                                            £m                £m                £m

 Sovereigns, Supras and Sub-Sovereigns                                             1,037             12,990            14,027
 Banks                                                                             665               6,258             6,923
 Financial Services                                                                432               1,029             1,461
 Insurance                                                                         119               1,423             1,542
 Consumer Services and Goods:
     - Cyclical                                                                    498               2,900             3,398
     - Non-cyclical                                                                512               7,760             8,272
     - Health care                                                                 357               2,064             2,421
 Infrastructure:
     - Social                                                                      3,699             3,276             6,975
     - Economic                                                                    4,267             1,692             5,959
 Technology and Telecoms                                                           153               4,909             5,062
 Industrials                                                                       60                1,247             1,307
 Utilities                                                                         1,883             9,993             11,876
 Energy                                                                            475               766               1,241
 Commodities                                                                       55                1,207             1,262
 Oil and Gas                                                                       56                2,119             2,175
 Real estate                                                                       2,091             1,436             3,527
 Structured Finance ABS / RMBS / CMBS / Other                                      1,021             1,430             2,451
 Lifetime mortgage loans                                                           6,857             -                 6,857
 CDOs                                                                              -                 67                67

 Total                                                                             24,237            62,566            86,803

 

 

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7.04 Property analysis

 

 Property exposure within Direct investments by status

                                                                Annuity(1)   Shareholder(2)  Total
 As at 30 June 2022                                             £m           £m              £m     %

 Fully let                                                      5,190        -               5,190  84
 Development                                                    442          403             845    14
 Land                                                           -            121             121    2

 Total                                                          5,632        524             6,156  100

                                                                Annuity(1)   Shareholder(2)  Total
 As at 30 June 2021                                             £m           £m              £m     %

 Fully let                                                      4,035        -               4,035  79
 Development                                                    604          323             927    18
 Land                                                           -            141             141    3

 Total                                                          4,639        464             5,103  100

                                                                Annuity(1)   Shareholder(2)  Total
 As at 31 December 2021                                         £m           £m              £m     %

 Fully let                                                      4,746        -               4,746  83
 Development                                                    540          293             833    15
 Land                                                           -            131             131    2

 Total                                                          5,286        424             5,710  100

 1. The fully let annuity property exposure includes £4.9bn (30 June 2021:
 £4.0bn; 31 December 2021: £4.5bn) let to investment grade tenants.
 2. The above analysis does not include assets related to the group's
 investments in CALA Homes and other housing businesses, which are accounted
 for as inventory within Receivables and other assets on the group's
 Consolidated Balance Sheet and measured at the lower of cost and net
 realisable value. At 30 June 2022 the group held a total of £2,072m (30 June
 2021: £2,190m; 31 December 2021: £2,044m) of such assets.

 

 

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An alternative performance measure (APM) is a financial measure of historic or
future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows, other than a
financial measure defined under IFRS or the regulations of Solvency II. APMs
offer investors and stakeholders additional information on the company's
performance and the financial effect of 'one-off' events, and the group uses a
range of these metrics to enhance understanding of the group's performance.
However, APMs should be viewed as complementary to, rather than as a
substitute for, the figures determined according to other regulations. The
APMs used by the group are listed in this section, along with their
definition/explanation, their closest IFRS measure and reference to the
reconciliations to those IFRS measures.

The APMs used by the group may not be the same as, or comparable to, those
used by other companies, both in similar and different industries. The
calculation of APMs is consistent with previous periods, unless otherwise
stated.

Adjusted operating profit

Definition

Adjusted operating profit is an APM that supports the internal performance
management and decision making of the group's operating businesses, and
accordingly underpins the remuneration outcomes of the executive directors and
senior management. The group considers this measure meaningful to stakeholders
as it enhances the understanding of the group's operating performance over
time by separately identifying non-operating items.

Adjusted operating profit measures the pre-tax result excluding the impact of
investment volatility, economic assumption changes caused by changes in market
conditions or expectations and exceptional items. It therefore reflects
longer-term economic assumptions for the group's insurance businesses and
shareholder funds, including the traded portfolio in LGC. For direct
investments, operating profit reflects the expected long-term economic return
for those assets which are developed with the intention of sale, or the IFRS
profit before tax for the early stage and mature businesses. Variances between
actual and long-term expected investment return on traded and real assets
(including direct investments) are excluded from adjusted operating profit, as
well as economic assumption changes caused by changes in market conditions or
expectations (e.g. credit default and inflation) and any difference between
the actual allocated asset mix and the target long-term asset mix on new
pension risk transfer business. Adjusted operating profit also excludes the
yield associated with assets held for future new pension risk transfer
business from the valuation discount rate on insurance contract liabilities.
Exceptional income and expenses which arise outside the normal course of
business in the year, such as merger and acquisition and start-up costs, are
also excluded from adjusted operating profit.

In certain disclosures, the group may use the term 'operating profit' as a
substitute for adjusted operating profit, but in all circumstances it carries
the same definition and meaning.

Closest IFRS measure

Profit before tax attributable to equity holders.

 

Reconciliation

Note 2.01 Operating profit.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Definition

ROE measures the return earned by shareholders on shareholder capital retained
within the business.

ROE is calculated as IFRS profit after tax divided by average IFRS
shareholders' funds (by reference to opening and closing shareholders' funds
as provided in the IFRS consolidated statement of changes in equity for the
period).

Closest IFRS measure

Calculated using:

- Profit attributable to equity holders

- Equity attributable to owners of the parent

 

Reconciliation

Calculated using annualised profit attributable to equity holders for the
period of £2,306m (30 June 2021: £2,130m; 31 December 2021: £2,050m) and
average equity attributable to the owners of the parent of £10,835m (30 June
2021: £9,677m; 31 December 2021: £9,994m), based on an opening balance of
£10,486m and a closing balance of £11,184m (30 June 2021: based on an
opening balance of £9,502m and a closing balance of £9,852m; 31 December
2021: based on an opening balance of £9,502m and a closing balance of
£10,486m).

Assets under Management

Definition

Funds which are managed by our fund managers on behalf of investors. It
represents the total amount of money investors have trusted with our fund
managers to invest across our investment products.

Closest IFRS measures

- Financial investments

- Investment property

- Cash and cash equivalents

 

Reconciliation

Note 5.03 Reconciliation of assets under management to Consolidated Balance
Sheet financial investments, investment property and cash and cash
equivalents.

 

 

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Net release from operations

Definition

Release from operations plus new business surplus/(strain). Net release from
operations is also referred to as cash generation, and includes the release of
prudent margins from the back book, together with the premium received less
the setup of prudent reserves and associated acquisition costs for new
business. Net release from operations is a component of adjusted operating
profit (after tax), and excludes predominantly the impact of experience
variances and changes in valuation assumptions.

Closest IFRS measure

Profit before tax attributable to equity holders.

Reconciliation

Notes 2.01 Operating profit and 2.02 Reconciliation of release from operations
to operating profit before tax.

Adjusted profit before tax attributable to equity holders

Definition

The APM measures profit before tax attributable to shareholders incorporating
actual investment returns experienced during the year and the pre-tax results
of discontinued operations.

Closest IFRS measure

Profit before tax attributable to equity holders.

Reconciliation

Note 2.01 Operating profit.

 

 

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* These items represent an alternative performance measure (APM)

 

Adjusted operating profit*

 

Refer to the alternative performance measures section.

 

Adjusted profit before tax attributable to equity holders*

 

Refer to the alternative performance measures section.

 

Alternative performance measures (APMs)

 

An alternative performance measure is a financial measure of historic or
future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows, other than a
financial measure defined under IFRS or the regulations of Solvency II.

 

Annual premium

 

Premiums that are paid regularly over the duration of the contract such as
protection policies.

 

Annuity

 

Regular payments from an insurance company made for an agreed period of time
(usually up to the death of the recipient) in return for either a cash lump
sum or a series of premiums which the policyholder has paid to the insurance
company during their working lifetime.

 

Assets under administration (AUA)

 

Assets administered by Legal & General which are beneficially owned by
clients and are therefore not reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Services provided in respect of assets under administration are of an
administrative nature, including safekeeping, collecting investment income,
settling purchase and sales transactions and record keeping.

 

Assets under management (AUM)*

 

Refer to the alternative performance measures section.

 

Assured Payment Policy (APP)

 

An Assured Payment Policy (APP) is a long-term contract under which the
policyholder (a registered UK pension scheme) pays a day-one premium and in
return receives a contractually fixed and/or inflation-linked set of payments
over time from the insurer.

 

Back book acquisition

 

New business transacted with an insurance company which allows the business to
continue to utilise Solvency II transitional measures associated with the
business.

 

CAGR

 

Compound annual growth rate.

 

Cash generation

 

Cash generation is an alternative term for net release from operations.

 

CCF - Common Contractual Fund

 

An Irish regulated asset pooling fund structure. It enables institutional
investors to pool assets into a single fund vehicle with the aim of achieving
cost savings, enhanced returns and operational efficiency through economies of
scale. A CCF is an unincorporated body established under a deed where
investors are "co-owners" of underlying assets which are held pro rata with
their investment. The CCF is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of
Ireland.

 

Credit rating

 

A measure of the ability of an individual, organisation or country to repay
debt. The highest rating is usually AAA and the lowest Unrated. Ratings are
usually issued by a credit rating agency (e.g. Moody's or Standard &
Poor's) or a credit bureau.

 

Deduction and aggregation (D&A)

 

A method of calculating group solvency on a Solvency II basis, whereby the
assets and liabilities of certain entities are excluded from the group
consolidation. The net contribution from those entities to group Own Funds is
included as an asset on the group's Solvency II balance sheet. Regulatory
approval has been provided to recognise the (re)insurance subsidiaries in the
US and Bermuda on this basis.

 

Defined benefit pension scheme (DB scheme)

 

A type of pension plan in which an employer/sponsor promises a specified
monthly benefit on retirement that is predetermined by a formula based on the
employee's earnings history, tenure of service and age, rather than depending
directly on individual investment returns.

 

Defined contribution pension scheme (DC scheme)

 

A type of pension plan where the pension benefits at retirement are determined
by agreed levels of contributions paid into the fund by the member and
employer. They provide benefits based upon the money held in each individual's
plan specifically on behalf of each member. The amount in each plan at
retirement will depend upon the investment returns achieved and on the member
and employer contributions.

 

Derivatives

Derivatives are not a separate asset class but are contracts usually giving a
commitment or right to buy or sell assets on specified conditions, for example
on a set date in the future and at a set price. The value of a derivative
contract can vary. Derivatives can generally be used with the aim of enhancing
the overall investment returns of a fund by taking on an increased risk, or
they can be used with the aim of reducing the amount of risk to which a fund
is exposed.

 

Direct investments

Direct investments, which generally constitute an agreement with another
party, represent an exposure to untraded and often less volatile asset
classes. Direct investments also include physical assets, bilateral loans and
private equity, but exclude hedge funds.

 

 

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Dividend cover

 

Dividend cover measures how many times over the net release from operations in
the year could have paid the full year dividend. For example, if the dividend
cover is 3, this means that the net release from operations was three times
the amount of dividend paid out.

 

Early stage business

 

A recently created company in the early stage of its life cycle (typically up
to 18 to 24 months since establishment), which has not broken even yet. This
usually means the entity is not fully operational yet, and the management team
is still being developed.

 

Earnings per share (EPS)

 

EPS is a common financial metric which can be used to measure the
profitability and strength of a company over time. It is the total
shareholder profit after tax divided by the number of shares outstanding. EPS
uses a weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year.

 

Eligible Own Funds

 

Eligible Own Funds represents the capital available to cover the group's
Solvency II Capital Requirement. Eligible Own Funds comprise the excess of the
value of assets over liabilities, as valued on a Solvency II basis, plus high
quality hybrid capital instruments, which are freely available (fungible and
transferable) to absorb losses wherever they occur across the group.

 

Employee satisfaction index

 

The Employee satisfaction index measures the extent to which employees report
that they are happy working at Legal & General. It is measured as part of
our Voice surveys, which also include questions on commitment to the goals of
Legal & General and the overall success of the company.

 

ETF

 

LGIM's European Exchange Traded Fund platform.

Euro Commercial paper

 

Short term borrowings with maturities of up to 1 year typically issued for
working capital purposes.

 

Full year dividend

 

Full year dividend is the total dividend per share declared for the year
(including interim dividend but excluding, where appropriate, any special
dividend).

 

FVTPL

 

Fair value through profit or loss. A financial asset or financial liability
that is measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet reports gains
and losses arising from movements in fair value within the Consolidated Income
Statement as part of the profit or loss for the year.

 

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

 

These are a widely accepted collection of guidelines and principles,
established by accounting standard setters and used

by the accounting community to report financial information.

 

 

Gross written premiums (GWP)

 

GWP is an industry measure of the life insurance premiums due and the general
insurance premiums underwritten in the reporting period, before any deductions
for reinsurance.

 

ICAV - Irish Collective Asset-Management Vehicle

 

A legal structure investment fund, based in Ireland and aimed at European
investment funds looking for a simple, tax-efficient investment vehicle.

 

Insurance new business

New business arising from new policies written on retail protection products
and new deals and incremental business on group protection products.

 

International financial reporting standards (IFRS)

 

These are accounting guidelines and rules that companies and organisations
follow when completing financial statements. They are designed to enable
comparable reporting between companies, and they are the standards that all
publicly listed groups in the UK are required to use.

 

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

 

These are measures by which the development, performance or position of the
business can be measured effectively. The group Board reviews the KPIs
annually and updates them where appropriate.

 

LGA

 

Legal & General America.

 

LGAS

 

Legal and General Assurance Society Limited.

 

LGC

 

Legal & General Capital.

 

LGIM

Legal & General Investment Management.

LGRI

Legal & General Retirement Institutional.

LGRI new business

 

Single premiums arising from pension risk transfers and the notional size of
longevity insurance transactions, based on the present value of the fixed leg
cash flows discounted at the SONIA curve.

 

Liability driven investment (LDI)

 

A form of investing in which the main goal is to gain sufficient assets to
meet all liabilities, both current and future. This form of investing is most
prominent in final salary pension plans, whose liabilities can often reach
into billions of pounds for the largest of plans.

 

 

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Lifetime mortgages

 

An equity release product aimed at people aged 55 years and over. It is a
mortgage loan secured against the customer's house. Customers do not make any
monthly payments and continue to own and live in their house until they move
into long-term care or on death. A no negative equity guarantee exists such
that if the house value on repayment is insufficient to cover the outstanding
loan, any shortfall is borne by the lender.

 

Longevity

Measure of how long policyholders will live, which affects the risk profile of
pension risk transfer, annuity and protection businesses.

 

Matching adjustment

 

An adjustment to the discount rate used for annuity liabilities in Solvency II
balance sheets. This adjustment reflects the fact that the profile of assets
held is sufficiently well-matched to the profile of the liabilities, that
those assets can be held to maturity, and that any excess return over
risk-free (that is not related to defaults) can be earned regardless of asset
value fluctuations after purchase.

 

Mature business

 

A company which has been operative for more than three to five years. It
generates regular revenue streams but the growth rate in its earnings is
expected to remain broadly flat in the future. At this point in its life
cycle, a complete and experienced management team is in place.

 

Morbidity rate

 

Rate of illness, influenced by age, gender and health, used in pricing and
calculating liabilities for policyholders of life products, which contain
morbidity risk.

 

Mortality rate

 

Rate of death, influenced by age, gender and health, used in pricing and
calculating liabilities for future policyholders of life and annuity products,
which contain mortality risks.

 

Net release from operations*

 

Refer to the alternative performance measures section.

 

Net zero carbon

 

Achieving an overall balance between anthropogenic carbon emissions produced
and carbon emissions removed from the atmosphere.

 

New business surplus/strain

The net impact of writing new business on the IFRS position, including the
benefit/cost of acquiring new business and the setting up of reserves, for UK
non profit annuities, workplace savings and protection, net of tax. This
metric provides an understanding of the impact of new contracts on the IFRS
profit for the year.

 

OEIC - Open Ended Investment Company

 

A type of investment fund domiciled in the United Kingdom that is structured
to invest in stocks and other securities, authorised and regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

 

Overlay assets

 

Overlay assets are derivative assets that are managed alongside the physical
assets held by LGIM. These instruments include interest rate swaps, inflation
swaps, equity futures and options. These are typically used to hedge risks
associated with pension scheme assets during the derisking stage of the
pension life cycle.

 

Paris Agreement

 

The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change effective 4 November 2016. The Agreement aims to
limit the increase in average global temperatures to well below 2°C,
preferably to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels.

 

Pension risk transfer (PRT)

 

PRT represents bulk annuities bought by entities that run final salary
pension schemes to reduce their responsibilities by closing the schemes to new
members and passing the assets and obligations to insurance providers.

 

Persistency

 

Persistency is a measure of LGIM client asset retention, calculated as a
function of net flows and closing AUM.

 

Platform

 

Online services used by intermediaries and consumers to view and administer
their investment portfolios. Platforms usually provide facilities for buying
and selling investments (including, in the UK products such as Individual
Savings Accounts (ISAs), Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) and life
insurance) and for viewing an individual's entire portfolio to assess asset
allocation and risk exposure.

 

Present value of future new business premiums (PVNBP)

 

PVNBP is equivalent to total single premiums plus the discounted value of
annual premiums expected to be received over the term of the contracts using
the same economic and operating assumptions used for the new business value at
the end of the financial period. The discounted value of longevity insurance
regular premiums and quota share reinsurance single premiums are calculated on
a net of reinsurance basis to enable a more representative margin figure.
PVNBP therefore provides an estimate of the present value of the premiums
associated with new business written in the year.

 

Proprietary assets

 

Total investments to which shareholders are directly exposed, minus derivative
assets, loans, and cash and cash equivalents.

 

QIAIF - Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Fund

 

An alternative investment fund regulated in Ireland targeted at sophisticated
and institutional investors, with minimum subscription and eligibility
requirements. Due to not being subject to many investment or borrowing
restrictions, QIAIFs present a high level of flexibility in their investment
strategy.

 

 

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Real assets

 

Real assets encompass a wide variety of tangible debt and equity investments,
primarily real estate, infrastructure, and energy.  They have the ability to
serve as stable sources of long-term income in weak markets, while also
providing capital appreciation opportunities in strong markets.

 

Release from operations

The expected IFRS surplus generated in the period from the difference between
IFRS prudent assumptions and our best estimate of future experience for
in-force LGRI, Retail Retirement and UK Insurance businesses, the post-tax
operating profit on other UK businesses, including the medium term expected
investment return on LGC invested assets, and dividends remitted from US
Insurance.

 

Retail Retirement new business

 

Single premiums arising from annuity sales and individual annuity back book
acquisitions and the volume of lifetime and retirement interest only mortgage
lending.

 

Retirement interest only mortgage (RIO)

 

A Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage is a standard retirement mortgage
available for non-commercial borrowers above 55 years old. A RIO mortgage is
very similar to a standard interest-only mortgage, with two key differences:

 

- The loan is usually only paid off on death, move into long-term care or sale
of the house.

- The borrowers only have to prove they can afford the monthly interest
repayments and not the capital remaining at the end of the mortgage term.

 

No repayment solution is required as repayment defaults to sale of property.

Return on Equity (ROE)*

 

Refer to the alternative performance measures section.

 

Risk appetite

 

The aggregate level and types of risk a company is willing to assume in its
exposures and business activities in order

to achieve its business objectives.

 

SICAV - Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable

 

A publicly traded open-end investment fund structure offered in Europe and
regulated under European law.

 

SIF - Specialised Investment Fund

 

An investment vehicle regulated in Luxembourg targeted to well-informed
investors, providing a great degree of flexibility in organization, investment
policy and types of underlying assets in which it can invest.

 

Single premiums

 

Single premiums arise on the sale of new contracts where the terms of the
policy do not anticipate more than one premium being paid over its lifetime,
such as in individual and bulk annuity deals.

 

Solvency II

 

The Solvency II regulatory regime is a harmonised prudential framework for
insurance firms in the EEA. This single market approach is based on economic
principles that measure assets and liabilities to appropriately align
insurers' risk with the capital they hold to safeguard the policyholders'
interest.

 

Solvency II capital coverage ratio

The Eligible Own Funds on a regulatory basis divided by the group solvency
capital requirement. This represents the number of times the SCR is covered by
Eligible Own Funds.

 

The Solvency II coverage ratio incorporates the impacts of a recalculation of
the Transitional Measures for Technical Provisions and the contribution of our
defined benefit pension schemes in both Own Funds and the SCR.

 

Solvency II new business contribution

 

Reflects present value at the point of sale of expected future Solvency II
surplus emerging from new business written in the period using the risk
discount rate applicable at the end of the reporting period.

 

Solvency II Operational Surplus Generation

The expected surplus generated from the assets and liabilities in-force at the
start of the year. It is based on assumed real world returns and best estimate
non-market assumptions. It includes the impact of management actions to the
extent that, at the start of the year, these were reasonably expected to be
implemented over the year.

 

Solvency II risk margin

 

An additional liability required in the Solvency II balance sheet, to ensure
the total value of technical provisions is equal to the current amount a
(re)insurer would have to pay if it were to transfer its insurance and
reinsurance obligations immediately to another (re)insurer. The value of the
risk margin represents the cost of providing an amount of Eligible Own Funds
equal to the Solvency Capital Requirement (relating to non-market risks)
necessary to support the insurance and reinsurance obligations over the
lifetime thereof.

 

Solvency II surplus

 

The excess of Eligible Own Funds on a regulatory basis over the SCR. This
represents the amount of capital available to the company in excess of that
required to sustain it in a 1-in-200 year risk event.

 

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

 

The amount of Solvency II capital required to cover the losses occurring in a
1-in-200 year risk event.

 

Total shareholder return (TSR)

 

TSR is a measure used to compare the performance of different companies'
stocks and shares over time. It combines the share price appreciation and
dividends paid to show the total return to the shareholder.

 

 

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Transitional Measures on Technical Provisions (TMTP)

 

This is an adjustment to Solvency II technical provisions to bring them into
line with the pre-Solvency II equivalent as at 1 January 2016 when the
regulatory basis switched over, to smooth the introduction of the new regime.
This will decrease linearly over the 16 years following Solvency II
implementation but may be recalculated to allow for changes impacting the
relevant business, subject to agreement with the PRA.

 

Yield

 

A measure of the income received from an investment compared to the price paid
for the investment. It is usually expressed as a percentage.

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