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RNS Number : 7421Y  Lloyds Of London  08 September 2022

Lloyd's reports strong underwriting result in 2022 Half Year results

 

Lloyd's, the world's leading marketplace for commercial, corporate and
specialty risk solutions, today announced an improved underwriting result
(https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/investor-relations/financial-performance/financial-results/lloyds-half-year-results-2022)
for the first six months of 2022, with an underwriting profit of £1.2bn (HY
2021: £0.96bn) and a combined ratio of 91.4% (HY 2021: 92.2%).
Notwithstanding a challenging year of natural catastrophes, the invasion of
Ukraine, inflation, and other geopolitical factors, this marks a 0.8%
improvement on 2021 and the strongest combined ratio since 2015.

 

As a result of rising interest rates, Lloyd's reported an overall loss of
£1.8bn (HY 2021: £1.4bn profit) driven by a net investment loss of £3.1bn
(HY 2021: £0.6bn income) from unrealised mark-to-market losses. As investment
maturities are short dated, the market will begin to benefit from higher
interest rates in 2023 and therefore improved investment returns.

 

The attritional loss ratio improved to 48.9% (HY 2021: 50.5%), while the
expense ratio showed a 0.4 percentage point improvement at 35.4% (HY 2021:
35.8%). Lloyd's expects expenses to continue falling as it delivers
sustainable performance and invests in digitalisation through its Blueprint
Two programme to drive improved efficiency.

 

Lloyd's also leveraged favourable trading conditions to achieve premium
growth, with Gross Written Premium (GWP) increasing 17.4% to £24bn (HY 2021:
£20.5bn) and Net Earned Premium (NEP) increasing by 14.4% to £14.1bn (HY
2021: £12.4bn). Continuing the trend of five consecutive years of positive
rate movement, prices increased by 7.7%.

 

Lloyd's continued to help global customers make more confident decisions in
the face of unforeseen events. In line with the early and realistic action
taken on COVID-19, the market has reserved £1.1bn net of reinsurance for
customers impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Lloyd's continues to work with
governments and regulators around the world to deliver sanctions against
Russia, while implementing the landmark facility announced by our market in
July to insure ships recovering grain from Ukraine's ports.

 

Lloyd's capital and solvency positions remain strong with net resources at
£36.5bn (FY 2021: (£36.6bn), underlining the exceptional strength and
resilience of Lloyd's balance sheet. The central solvency and market solvency
ratios, of 395% and 179% respectively (FY 2021: 388% and 177%), point to
Lloyd's ability to continue supporting customers through uncertainty and
challenging conditions.

 

John Neal, CEO, Lloyd's, said: "With political and economic uncertainty
looming large over society, it's more important than ever that insurers are
ready to support. Lloyd's results today point to both the sustainable
performance of our market and the resilience of our capital position, enabling
us to continue supporting customers through whatever lies ahead.

 

"Rising interest rates, while prompting an unrealised investment loss on paper
at the half year, will be good news for insurers in the long term as returns
on assets strengthen in 2023 and beyond. Meanwhile, with the conflict in
Ukraine continuing to inflict devastating consequences, we've taken proactive
steps to protect our customers from the fallout while ensuring we can support
them - and continue driving sustainable performance - through the uncertain
times ahead."

 

The key figures reported in Lloyd's 2022 half year results are:

 

·      Gross written premiums of £24bn (HY 2021: £20.5bn)

 

·      Underwriting profit of £1.2bn (HY 2021: £0.96bn)

 

·      Combined ratio of 91.4% (HY 2021: 92.2%)

 

·      Underlying combined ratio of 81.5% (HY 2021: 85.4%)

 

·      Attritional loss ratio of 48.9% (HY 2021: 50.5%)

 

·      Net investment loss of £3.1bn (HY 2021: income of £0.6bn)

 

·      Loss before tax of £1.8bn (HY 2021: profit of £1.4bn)

 

·      Net resources of £36.5bn (FY 2021: £36.6bn)

 

·      Central solvency ratio of 395% (FY 2021: 388%)

 

ENDS

 

Notes to Editors

1.   For further detail on any forward-looking statements please refer to
the 2022 Half Year Results
(https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/investor-relations/financial-performance/financial-results/lloyds-half-year-results-2022)
.

2.   A combined ratio is a measure of an insurer's underwriting
profitability based on the ratio of net incurred claims plus net operating
expenses to net earned premiums. A combined ratio of 100% is break even
(before taking into account investment returns). A ratio less than 100% is an
underwriting profit.

3.   Central assets include the assets of the Central Fund and the other
assets of the Corporation. In aggregate, the value of Lloyd's central assets
amounted to £3.3bn at 30 June 2022 (31 December 2021: £3.1bn). The Society
interim financial statements are drawn up under UK GAAP.

4.   Lloyd's strong financial strength ratings are A+ (Strong) stable
outlook with Standard & Poor's, A (Excellent) stable outlook with A.M.
Best, AA- (Very Strong) with Fitch Ratings and AA- (Very Strong) with Kroll
Bond Rating Agency.

5.   Members' resources operate on a several basis and are only available to
meet each member's share of claims. Central assets are available at the
Council's discretion to meet the liabilities of any member on a mutual
basis.

6.   Foreign exchange rates may materially fluctuate from the rates
prevailing at 30 June 2022 (£1 = US$1.21, £1 = €1.16). Premiums, claims
and investment income are translated at the average exchange rate for the
period to 30 June 2022 (£1 = US$1.30, £1 = €1.19).

7.   July announcement on the market facility supporting the UN-sponsored
agreement
(https://ascotgroup.com/blog/ascot-and-marsh-launch-ukraine-grain-and-food-product-export-facility/)
between Russia and Ukraine to insure the export of grain to countries hardest
hit by the food crisis.

8.   Blueprint Two (https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/future-at-lloyds)
sets out a comprehensive strategy to deliver profound change in the Lloyd's
market through digitalisation, making Lloyd's a cheaper, faster and more
efficient place to do business. Following publication of the Blueprint Two
roadmap in January 2022, which outlined market milestones until Q2 2024,
significant progress has been made on key deliverables in open market
placement, delegated authority placement, claims and digital processing
services.

9.   Lloyd's PCC vehicles complement the traditional approaches to deploying
capital and managing risks at Lloyd's, offering an efficient route for
institutional investors to support the growth and diversity of risks written
in the market. In August 2022 Lloyd's announced London Bridge Risk 2 PCC
(https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/media-centre/press-releases/uk-regulators-approve-a-second-lloyds-protected-cell-company-building-on-the-success-of-london-bridge-risk)
 

10.  Lloyd's ESG strategy
(https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/responsible-business-esg-strategy) and
responsible business approach outlines Lloyd's commitment to insuring the
transition to net zero by providing the vital risk management solutions that
will underpin and enable businesses, governments and economies to take brave
action, drive forward climate innovation and accelerate critical
decarbonisation activities over the years ahead.

11.  Lloyd's, through its future culture strategy,
(https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/future-culture-at-lloyds) is committed to
creating an inclusive culture that attracts the most talented people in the
world, so that we can together deliver on our purpose of sharing risk to
create a braver world.

12.  More news and information available from lloyds.com
(https://www.lloyds.com/)   (https://www.lloyds.com/)

 

 

Enquiries to:

UK:
+44 (0) 20 7327 5111 | pressoffice@lloyds.com (mailto:pressoffice@lloyds.com)
+44 (0) 20 7327 5391 | annie.roberts@lloyds.com
(mailto:annie.roberts@lloyds.com)

Americas:

+44 (0) 20 7327 6125 | nathan.skinner@lloyds.com
(mailto:nathan.skinner@lloyds.com)

EMEA:
+44 (0) 20 7327 5721 | elliot.maule@lloyds.com
(mailto:elliot.maule@lloyds.com)

APAC:
+65 6870 9227 | suganthy.selva@lloyds.com (mailto:suganthy.selva@lloyds.com)
 

About Lloyd's

Lloyd's is the world's leading marketplace for commercial, corporate and
specialty risk solutions. Through the collective intelligence and expertise of
the market's underwriters and brokers, we're sharing risk to create a braver
world.

The Lloyd's market offers the resources, capability and insight to develop new
and innovative products for customers in any industry, on any scale, in more
than 200 territories.

We're made up of more than 50 leading insurance companies, over 380 registered
Lloyd's brokers and a global network of over 4,000 local coverholders. Behind
the Lloyd's market is the Corporation: an independent organisation and
regulator working to maintain the market's successful reputation and
operation.

We're working to build solutions for the most current and prevalent threats.
As Chair of the Insurance Task Force for HRH The Prince of Wales's Sustainable
Markets Initiative, Lloyd's is bringing the industry together to insure the
transition to net zero. Our research community is pooling expertise from
across the industry to provide cutting edge insight on systemic risks from
climate change to cyber security.

And through our digital-led strategy, The Future at Lloyd's
(https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/future-at-lloyds) , we're making it
easier and cheaper to place, price and process cover in the Lloyd's market.

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