Premium income (€m)	IFRS		French GAAP
	2010 (9 months)	% change	2010 (9 months)	% change
Savings	18,198.4	- 0.1	18,953.3	+ 2.7
Pensions	2,259.2	+ 11.7	2,472.2	+ 7.3
Personal Risk	1,316.1	+ 13.1	1,316.1	+ 13.1
Loan Insurance	2,217.8	+ 13.2	2,217.8	+ 13.2
Health Insurance	386.9	+ 6.4	386.9	+ 6.4
Property & Casualty	244.9	- 17.9	244.9	- 17.9
TOTAL	24,623.4	+ 2.5	25,591.2	+ 4.2

 

Business in France grew by a slight 0.3%, primarily due to higher savings revenue in recent months.

 

Outside France, premium income climbed 32.1% in Brazil (6.8% in local currency) and surged 91.3% in Spain following the consolidation of BVP. In Italy, premiums were maintained at a high €2.3 billion after an excellent performance the previous year, when premium income shot up 154.6% over the nine months, led by the success of the UniGarantito traditional savings product.

 

Premium income (€m)	IFRS		French GAAP
	2010 (9 months)	% change	2010 (9 months)	% change
France	19,851.4	+ 0.3	20,068.7	- 0.1
Italy (1)	2,286.9	- 0.2	2,523.0	+ 8.2
Brazil (2)	1,794.2	+ 32.1	2,068.7	+ 33.0
Spain (3)	438.1	+ 91.3	438.1	+ 91.3
Portugal (4)	57.0	- 67.5	296.9	+ 69.0
Cyprus/ Greece	147.7	+ 5.2	147.8	+ 5.3
Ireland	11.2	-	11.2	-
Other (5)	36.9	-	36.9	-
TOTAL	24,623.4	+ 2.5	25,591.2	+ 4.2

 

(1) Italian branches, Cofidis Italy, CNP UniCredit Vita and, since 1 January 2010, BVP Italy.

(2) Based on an average euro exchange rate of BRL2.350 at 30 September 2010.

(3) Spanish branches, Cofidis Spain, CNP Vida and, since 1 September 2009, BVP Spain.

(4) Cofidis Portugal, and, since 1 September 2009,  BVP Portugal.

(5) Argentina and Cofidis Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania.

 

FRANCE

In France, premium income climbed 0.3% year-on-year to €19.9 billion. The first nine months of 2009 represented a high basis of comparison, due to various promotional campaigns that drove growth of nearly 14% over the period.

Business momentum increased in the third quarter of 2010, when premium income rose 4.2%.

Net new money in France remained structurally positive, at €6.4 billion. Healthy growth in technical reserves drove an improvement in the ratio of outflows to reserves.

 

                          La Banque Postale

La Banque Postale generated premium income of €7.8 billion in the first nine months, down a slight 2.4%.

The third quarter saw a strong 14.6% increase in premiums compared with the same period of 2009, along with a shift in mix towards unit-linked sales. In September 2010, the Banque Postale offer was enhanced with the launch of a new high-end life insurance policy, Toscane Vie, aimed at the Bank’s private banking customers.

The pensions business continued to grow 25.2%, with 61,000 new contracts sold in the first nine months of 2010. Personal risk premiums saw strong growth as well.

 

                          Savings Banks

The Savings Banks generated premium income of €8.3 billion, up 3.7%. This growth was achieved despite the high basis of comparison resulting from the 2009 launch of the Livret Assurance Vie.

Unit-linked sales accounted for 15.0% of revenue.

Personal risk premiums rose by a sharp 30.6%, led by sales of the Garantie Urgence and Garantie Famille contracts, as well as by the launch of the Ecureuil Solutions Obsèques funeral insurance product.

 

                          CNP Trésor

Premium income generated by the CNP Trésor salesforce rose 9.7% to €546 million over the first nine months of 2010. This satisfactory performance was largely attributable to special promotional rates offered during the period on unit-linked investments, which accounted for 4.5% of new money.

A variety of marketing initiatives planned for the rest of the year should help to sustain the business.

 

                          Companies & Local Authorities

Premium income fell 10.3% to €1.3 billion, mainly due to lower pensions revenue.

Death/disability premiums were virtually stable, down 1.6%. Strong sales momentum in the corporate segment should have a positive impact on premium income in the fourth quarter.

Premium income from pensions products dropped 46.2%, reflecting a fall-off in the market following the wave of transfers from supplementary pensions institutions (Institutions de Retraites Supplémentaires or IRS) in 2008 and 2009.

 

                          Financial Institutions

Premium income from financial institutions rose by 3.7% to €1.1 billion, as the networks capitalized on very favourable conditions in the property market. The full impact of this positive development should be visible in the coming months given the time lag in recognizing revenue. New partnerships launched in 2010 with Procilia, Barclays Bank France and Crédit Municipal de Marseille will further strengthen the business dynamic.

 

                          Mutual Insurers

The mutual insurer partnership centre generated premium income of €647 million, up 8.1%. CNP Assurances entered into a new partnership with MFPrévoyance in August with the aim of developing personal risk solutions for mutual insurers and strengthening the Group’s positioning in this segment.

 

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

 

Premium income from operations outside France rose 12.9% to €4.8 billion under IFRS, and by 23.7% to €5.5 billion under French GAAP [2]. Growth in international markets was fuelled by robust sales in Brazil, a 24.7% positive currency effect due to the real’s appreciation against the euro, and the launch of the CNP-BVP partnership with Barclays in the second half of 2009.

Excluding changes in scope of consolidation and exchange rates, premium income was up 1.0% like-for-like under IFRS and 5.9% under French GAAP.

 

[2] Differences in premium income between French GAAP and IFRS are due to the fact that for investment contracts without DPF, only the loading is recognized in revenue in the IFRS accounts, in accordance with IAS 39. The countries most impacted by the application of IAS 39 are Italy and Portugal.

 

 

                          CNP UniCredit Vita (Italy)

CNP UniCredit Vita’s premium income eased back 3.8% year-on-year to €2.2 billion. Sales continued to be dominated by traditional savings products, even though demand for unit-linked products began to pick up gradually. The UniGarantito traditional savings product remained the most popular, representing 68% of sales, while UniOpportunita, a traditional savings product with a 20% unit-linked weighting, represented 11% of  the total and UniValore, a pure unit-linked contract, accounted for 8%.

 

                          CNP Barclays Vida y Pensiones (Southern Europe)

Operational in Spain and Portugal since September 2009 and in Italy since January 2010, CNP-BVP generated €294.7 million in the three countries combined over the nine months ended 30 September 2010. Pensions and savings products with a substantial unit-linked weighting accounted for 78% of the total.

 

                          CNP Marfin Insurance Holding (Cyprus/Greece)

Consolidated premium income for CNP Marfin Insurance Holding totalled €147.7 million in the first nine-months of 2010, of which 92% was generated in Cyprus. This amount was 5.2% higher than in the year-earlier period, despite the impact of the financial crisis on the region.

 

                          Caixa Seguros (Brazil)

Caixa Seguros’s contribution to premium income rose 32.1% to €1.8 billion, lifted by the favourable effect of the Brazilian real’s appreciation against the euro. In local currency, growth came to 6.8%.

The savings, personal risk and loan insurance businesses all experienced double-digit growth. Pensions revenue was up just 1.5% in reals, reflecting the end of a major promotional campaign and stiff competition in the home loan market.

 

2.       PROFIT INDICATORS – FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2010 [3]

 

[3] This is the first time that CNP Assurances is publishing quarterly indicators, with the result that comparative indicators for the first nine months of 2009 are not provided.

 

	2010 (9 months) €m
Premium income	24,623
Average technical reserves (excluding deferred participation)	271,554
Net insurance revenue	2,044
Gross operating profit (EBIT)	1,398
Net recurring profit before capital gains	717
Attributable profit	795

 

Consolidated premium income increased by 2.5% in the first nine months of 2010.

Insurance and financial liabilities totalled €277.9 billion at 30 September 2010, an estimated increase of 7.6% compared with 30 September 2009. Average technical reserves excluding deferred participation rose faster, by an estimated 8.7%.

Firm operating performance lifted net insurance revenue to €2,044 million and EBIT to €1,398 million.

 

Consolidated profit attributable to equity holders of the parent amounted to €795 million for the nine-month period.

 

 

3.       SOLVENCY CAPITAL

 

The solvency capital requirement under Solvency I was covered 1.16 times by equity and quasi-equity alone. This figure takes into account the €750 million subordinated debt issue carried out by the Group on 10 September. Including unrealised capital gains on the various asset classes, the capital requirement was covered 2.43 times.

 

Disclaimer : Some of the statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements referring to projections, future events, trends or objectives that, by their very nature, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements by reason of factors such as changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets, legal or regulatory decisions or changes, changes in the frequency and amount of insured claims, particularly as a result of changes in mortality and morbidity rates, changes in surrender rates, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, the competitive environment, the policies of foreign central banks or governments, legal proceedings, the effects of acquisitions and the integration of newly-acquired businesses, and general factors affecting competition. Further information regarding factors which may cause results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements is included in CNP Assurances’ filings with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. CNP Assurances does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements presented herein to take into account any new information, future event or other factors.

 

 

See also

 

Premium income for the first nine months of 2010

 

• Consolidated premium income by partnership centre
• Premium income by business segment
• Unit-linked sales
• Premium income by insurance category
• Premium income by country and by business segment
• Cnp unicredit vita premium income
• Caixa seguros premium income

 

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