Solvency and Financial Condition Report 2022
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Solvency and Financial
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Solvency and Financial Condition Information
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CONTENTS |
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A. ACTIVITY AND RESULTS |
7 |
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B. GOVERNANCE SYSTEM |
15 |
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C. RISK PROFILE |
35 |
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D. |
VALUATION FOR SOLVENCY PURPOSES |
46 |
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E. |
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT |
60 |
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F. |
APPENDICES |
69 |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Solvency and Financial Condition Report (SFCR) for the year ended
The structure required by these regulations is as follows:
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Activity and results |
Basic information about the Company with a summary of the results of its |
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activity detailed by business lines in the reporting period. |
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Governance system |
Information about the Company's organisational structure, with a description |
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of its committee structure and the responsibilities of each of these committees |
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for risk management. |
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Risk profile |
Information about the Company's risk profile and qualitative and quantitative |
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information about the risks that it faces. |
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Valuation for solvency |
A description of the valuation differences in the solvency balance sheet and |
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the financial statements. The assumptions and methodologies used to obtain |
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purposes |
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the balance sheet for solvency purposes are also reported. |
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Capital management |
Information about the capital required for solvency purposes and a |
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comparison with eligible funds to determine the Company's solvency |
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position. |
The Company publishes its SFCR report on its website.
Activity and results
Developments on the Spanish insurance market
2022 saw clear signs of a slowdown in global economic activity, due to, among other factors, the ongoing war in
The insurance industry has been directly impacted by the aforementioned challenges, but it is still highly robust. In 2022, the Non-Life segment increased its turnover by 5.2% to
The turnover for the Motor segment bounced back, posting growth of 3.3% as of
Meanwhile, the Home segment performed very well over the year, with a 5.5% increase in its premium volume. Activity and prices in the real estate market have continued to increase, but there are signs of a slowdown against a backdrop of rising interest rates, with the resulting increase in the cost of financing and the worsening of the economic outlook.
The Health segment also recorded turnover growth of more than 7.4%, consolidating its status as one of the driving forces for the Non-Life segment as a result.
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The combined ration for the Motor segment was significantly up as a result of higher claim frequency and fierce inflation, which was reflected in the cost of claims.
Trends in the Company's business performance
Despite the difficult economic conditions throughout the year, the Company achieved net earned reinsurance premiums for the year of
The number of policyholders increased by 3.41% compared to 2021, to 3.5 million.
Turnover was
Premium turnover for the home segment amounted to
The technical result showed a profit of
The average rate of retuwas 2.48% for fixed income securities and 11.55% for equities.
The financial result amounted to
Governance system
The Company's risk governance system is configured around three lines of defence. The first of its lines of defence is made up of the operational areas. The second line is made up of the three key functions, i.e. Risk Management and Internal Control, Actuarial Function and Regulatory Compliance The third line of defence that makes up this structure is the Internal Audit function. The board of directors determines and manages the risk control and management policy, supervises its internal information and control systems, and exercises its Company administration and control functions, in accordance with the Spanish Corporate Enterprises Act and through its two advisory committees: the
The governance system implemented within the Company, which is made up of the organisational structure and risk management, internal control and compliance systems, is considered to be effective. It provides optimal support for the Company's strategic objectives, ensuring that the board makes business decisions with comprehensive understanding of their impact on risk exposure, within the limits set by its risk appetite.
Risk profile
The Company has maintained its distinctive personality based on organic growth, commitment to technology and innovation, and use of the direct channel, since it started operations in 1995. Its pursuit of business growth over these years has led to a volume of over
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a profitability target. It has been achieved through rigorous underwriting, prudent investment and containing operating expenses.
The Company was authorised to apply a specific parameter for premium risk in the other motor insurance business line in 2016, which it uses in calculating its solvency capital requirement (SCR). This was as follows as at
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Solvency capital requirement (SCR) |
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(thousand euro) |
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Underwriting risk |
171,657 |
172,651 |
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Market risk |
132,271 |
91,899 |
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Counterparty risk |
13,086 |
7,027 |
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Health insurance underwriting risk |
3,134 |
3,142 |
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Diversification |
(71,482) |
(55,772) |
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Basic solvency capital requirement (BSCR) |
248,666 |
218,947 |
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Operational risk |
27,166 |
27,795 |
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Deferred tax adjustment |
(68,958) |
(61,686) |
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Solvency capital requirement (SCR) |
206,874 |
185,057 |
Valuation for solvency purposes
The following table presents a comparison of the assets, liabilities and funds in the solvency balance sheet and financial statements as at
As at
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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
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Solvency |
Financial |
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statements |
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Total assets |
1,063,114 |
1,165,105 |
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Total liabilities |
714,491 |
897,290 |
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Excess assets over liabilities |
348,623 |
267,815 |
As at
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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
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Solvency |
Financial |
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statements |
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Total assets |
1,240,724 |
1,326,080 |
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Total liabilities |
835,182 |
981,153 |
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Excess assets over liabilities |
405,542 |
344,927 |
The main differences that caused the funds available for solvency purposes to increase by
There are no significant valuation differences for assets, as the investment portfolio, which is the largest category on the asset side of the balance sheet, is valued at market value in both cases. Intangible assets and acquisition expenses are eliminated from the asset side of the solvency balance sheet, while, in the opposite direction, capital gains on property and holdings in subsidiaries, which
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