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RNS Number : 8242D  Pension Insurance Corporation PLC  12 September 2024

 

PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION GROUP RECORDS STRONG FIRST HALF TO 2024

 

London, 12 September 2024 - Pension Insurance Corporation Group Limited(1),
ultimate parent company of Pension Insurance Corporation plc ('PIC'), the
specialist insurer of UK defined benefit pension schemes, today presents its
results for the six months to 30 June 2024.

 

Tracy Blackwell, Chief Executive Officer of PIC, said: "PIC had a strong first
half as we focussed on developing our offering for trustees seeking to de-risk
their members' pensions, including launching our streamlined service for small
schemes, Mosaic. We worked to improve our already excellent levels of customer
service for our policyholders and were pleased to win multiple awards based on
our customer service offering.

 

"During the half we completed £3 billion of new business, including a
transaction with the TotalEnergies UK Pension Plan, covering £1.2 billion of
liabilities. This transaction was won in part due to the strong relationship
we forged with the Trustees in the decade since we first insured the Plan's
liabilities. We also continued to invest in UK infrastructure and housing
based on our partnership approach, and intend to invest significantly more in
these areas over the coming years."

 

Highlights as at 30 June 2024

 

Policyholder payments and customer satisfaction

-     Record number of pensions insured, at 348,600 (FY2023: 339,900)

-     Record policyholder pension payments of £1.1 billion during the
six-month period.

o PIC has now made £14.9 billion in policyholder pension payments

-     Customer service satisfaction levels of 99.3%

-     Re-awarded ServiceMark with Distinction by The Institute of Customer
Service for "consistently high customer service levels"

-     Launch of "PIC on demand" our online policyholder service with
downloadable content

-     Six industry awards including the Pensions Age "Risk Management
Provider of the Year", UK Pensions Awards "Risk Reduction Provider of the
Year", and the Institute of Customer Service "Trusted Quality Provider"

 

New business, operating profit

-     £3 billion of new business completed in the half across nine
schemes (HY2023: £6.5 billion), with clients including Next, De Beers, and
TotalEnergies

o Further £1.6 billion of new business either in exclusivity, or signed, by
the end of August

o New business pipeline of up to £45 billion

-     Launch of Mosaic, a streamlined service for small pension schemes
looking to complete a buyout

-     Became founding signatories to the Accounting for Sustainability
"Sustainability Principles Charter" for new pension insurance transactions

-     New business CSM of £103 million (HY2023: £297 million), largely a
result of lower new business volumes compared to the same period in 2023, in
which PIC completed the record £6.2 billion RSA transaction

-     Adjusted operating profit before tax ("AOPBT") of £272 million
(HY2023: £506 million), also a result of lower new business volumes compared
to the same period in 2023

 

Robust balance sheet and low-risk portfolio

-     Solvency capital ratio of 234% (FY2023: 211%), considerably above
long-term average, with surplus of £4.8 billion (FY2023: £4.3 billion)

-     £47.7 billion in financial investments (FY2023: £46.8 billion),
with insurance liabilities of £42.1 billion (FY2023: £41.2 billion)

o No defaults in the portfolio

o No exposure to residential ground rents

-     £1.1 billion invested in privately-sourced debt investments during
the period

o 45% of these were with existing counterparties

-     PIC's first build-to-rent development, New Vic in Manchester, has
now been fully let, within a year of completion and ahead of schedule

o Large number of lets secured through recommendations

-     First two buildings completed in our £130 million Wirral
development - the cornerstone investment in the UK's largest urban
redevelopment project - with tenants expected to move in soon

-     Given our very strong solvency levels, the Board approved a special
dividend of £107 million, as well as an interim dividend of £147 million as
part of the annual dividend cycle. This equates to a total dividend of 19.0
pence per ordinary share to be paid to PICG shareholders in September 2024

-     PIC's pro forma solvency ratio at 30 June 2024 was 227% allowing for
the payment of the interim and special dividends.

 

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Notes to Editors:

 

1)   The Pension Insurance Corporation Group (the "Group") includes PICG,
the group holding company; PIC, the group regulated insurer; and Pension
Services Corporation Ltd, the group service company

 

For further information please contact:

 

PIC
            Jeremy Apfel               +44 207 105
2140

 
apfel@pensioncorporation.com

 

About PIC

The purpose of PIC is to pay the pensions of its current and future
policyholders. PIC provides secure retirement incomes through comprehensive
risk management and excellence in asset and liability management, as well as
exceptional customer service. At half year 2024, PIC had insured 348,600
pension scheme members and had £47.7 billion in financial investments,
accumulated through the provision of tailored pension insurance buyouts and
buy-ins to the trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefit pension schemes. At
30 June 2024, PIC had made total pension payments of £14.9 billion to its
policyholders and had invested more than £13 billion in the UK economy,
creating considerable social value. Clients include FTSE 100 companies,
multinationals and the public sector. PIC is authorised by the Prudential
Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and
Prudential Regulation Authority (FRN 454345). For further information please
visit www.pensioncorporation.com (http://www.pensioncorporation.com)

 

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