Announcement
Aviva Newsroom - 6 August 2015
Half Year Report 2015
Mark Wilson, Group Chief Executive Officer, said:
“After three years of turnaround we are now moving to a different phase of delivery. We have improved the balance sheet, simplified the Group and we are now transforming our business. The progress is evident in these results.
“The Friends Life integration is ahead of schedule and we have delivered £63 million of run-rate synergies after three months. This is encouraging but nowhere near complete. Amidst the integration, our UK Life business continued to grow, with value of new business up 31% excluding Friends Life.
“In general insurance, premiums1 and operating profits were higher. The combined ratio was 93.1%, the best in eight years, and underwriting profits increased 45%.
“The 15% increase in the dividend is a further step towards achieving our target payout ratio and underlines our confidence in our cash flow and the business.“
HY15 numbers include Friends Life from 10 April 2015, the acquisition completion date. HY14 is Aviva standalone.
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1 | On a constant currency basis. |
2 | Operating profit has been restated to exclude amortisation and impairment of acquired value of in-force business, which is now shown as a non-operating item. See note B2 for further details. There is no impact on the result or the total equity for any period presented as a result of this restatement. |
3 | Cash remittances now include interest remitted on internal loans and the 2014 figures have been adjusted accordingly. |
4 | Holding company liquidity consists of cash, liquid assets and c£200 million of syndicated loans held in Aviva and Friends Life holding companies. This excludes amounts set aside to meet debt redemptions in Q3 2015. |
5 | The economic capital surplus represents an estimated position. The economic capital requirement is based on Aviva’s own internal assessment and capital management policies. The term ‘economic capital’ does not imply capital as required by regulators or other third parties. |
6 | HY15 S&P leverage ratio is on a pro-forma basis, taking account of planned redemptions, calls and other reductions of debt in Q3 2015. |
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http://www.aviva.com/media/news/item/aviva-plc-2015-interim-results-announcement-17516/