Financial highlights and key ratios of TrygVesta

DKKm 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008  
Income statement
Gross premiums earned 15,266 15,705 16,021 16,606 17,323
Gross claims incurred -10,425 -11,159 -10,564 -11,175 -11,766
Total insurance operating expenses -2,611 -2,662 -2,697 -2,769 -3,003  
Profit/loss on gross business 2,230 1,884 2,760 2,662 2,554
Profit/loss on ceded business -708 -7 -591 -343 -669  
Technical interest, net of reinsurance 185 170 343 501 499
Technical result 1,707 2,047 2,512 2,820 2,384
Return on investment after technical interest 371 894 1,228 340 -988
Other income and expenses -26 -28 -31 -51 -49
Profit/loss for the year before tax 2,052 2,913 3,709 3,109 1,347  
Tax -556 -788 -624 -842 -501  
Profit/loss for the year, continuing business 1,496 2,125 3,085 2,267 846
Profit/loss on discontinued and divested business after tax -75 -28 126 -1 0  
Profit/loss for the period 1,421 2,097 3,211 2,266 846  
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance -71 283 555 743 793
Relative run-off gains/losses -0.5 1.8 3.0 3.6 4.0
Balance sheet
Total provisions for insurance contracts * 25,212 26,757 25,957 26,916 25,193
Total reinsurers' share of provisions for insurance contracts 3,292 2,630 1,561 1,587 1,036
Total shareholders' equity 6,802 8,215 9,951 10,010 8,244
Total assets 37,824 40,811 42,783 43,830 38,445
Key ratios
Gross claims ratio 68.3 71.1 65.9 67.3 67.9
Business ceded as a percentage of gross premiums 4.6 0.1 3.7 2.1 3.9  
Claims ratio, net of ceded business 72.9 71.2 69.6 69.4 71.8
Gross Expense ratio 17.1 17.0 16.8 16.7 17.3  
Combined ratio 90,0 88.2 86.4 86.1 89.1  
Claims ratio, net 71.2 69.7 68.4 68.1 70.7
Expense ratio, net 17.6 17.6 17.2 17.1 17.8
Combined ratio, net 88.8 87.3 85.6 85.2 88.5
Operating ratio 89.0 87.1 84.6 83.5 86.6
Gross expense ratio with adjustment ** 17.1 17.0 16.8 16.7 16.9
Other data
Return on equity before tax and discontinued and divested business (%) 33 39 41 31 15
Return on equity after tax and discontinued and divested business (%) 23 28 35 23 9
Earnings per share, continuing business (DKK) 22.0 31.3 45.5 33.5 12.8
Net asset value per share (DKK) 100 121 147 148 128
Dividend per share (DKK) 10 21 33 17 6,5
Share price 31.12 (DKK) - 319.2 431.5 388.0 328.0
Quoted price/net asset value - 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.6
Price Earnings - 10.2 9.5 11.6 25.7
Average number of shares (1,000) 68,000 68,000 67,824 67,648 66.184
Number of shares, year end (1,000) 68,000 68,000 67,790 67,638 64.378
Solvency 78 72 58 81 100
Number of full-time employees, end of period
Continuing business 3,728 3,694 3,808 3,814 4,091
Discontinued and divested business 34 24 0 0 0
* The reduction from 2007 to 2008 is primarily due to lower NOK compared to DKK.
** In the calculation of the gross expense ratio with adjustment pursuant to the order issued by the Danish FSA, costs are stated exclusive of depreciation and operating costs on the owner-occupied property but including a calculated cost (rent) concerning the owner-occupied property based on a calculated market rent.
Other key ratios are calculated in accordance with 'Recommendations & Financial Ratios 2005' issued by the Danish Society of Financial Analysts.