Storebrand Provides Security Today and a Future to Look Forward To
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Ved å sette kunden først og investere bærekraftig skal Storebrand være best på sparing til pensjon Storebrand provides Wenche Martinussen jobber kontinuerlig securityfor å gjøre pensjon enkelt today for våre kunder and a future to look forward to AnnualÅrsrapport Report 2015 2016 Årsrapport 2014 Storebrand ASA 1 1 History of Storebrand ”Den almindelige Storebrand’s ownders Brand-Forsikrings- estaablish Norway’s frst Anstalt” is established in privately owned insurance Copenhagen. company “Idun” 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1767–1919: ROOTS 1925 1990–1999: CRISIS AND CHANGE Storebrand changes its name from ”Chris- 1767 tiania Almindelige Forsikrings-Aksjeselskap” 1990 ”Den almindelige Brand-Forsikrings- (renamed in 1915) to ”Christiania Almindelige Storebrand and UNI Forsikring agree to Anstalt” is established in Copenhagen. Forsikrings-Aksjeselskap Storebrand”. This merge, and the merger receives ofcial name is kept until 1971. permission in January 1991. 1814 Following the split from Denmark, 1936 1992 management of the fre insurance scheme Storebrand acquires Europeiske, the leading UNI Storebrand’s negotiations with Skandia is transferred to Christiania, as the capital travel insurance company in Norway. concerning establishing a major Nordic of Norway was called at that time. In 1913 company fail to reach agreement. the scheme is converted into a public sector 1962 company called Norges Brannkasse. Storebrand initiates a new wave of acqui- 1996 sitions and mergers by acquiring Norrøna, The company changes its name to 1847 which was experiencing fnancial problems. Storebrand ASA and establishes On 4 May 1847, the P&C insurance company Storebrand Bank ASA. ”Christiania Almindelige Brand- 1963 forsikrings-Selskab for Varer og Efecter” Storebrand acquires Norske Fortuna. Brage 1999 is incorporated by private subscription. and Fram merge to become the country’s Storebrand, Skandia and Pohjola consolidate The company is referred to as Storebrand. largest life insurance company. Storebrand their P&C insurance activities in the new and Idun move into their own new premises Nordic, Swedish registered company, 1861 in the restored Vest-Vika area of Oslo. Brage- If Skadeförsäkring AB. Storebrand sells its Storebrand’s owners establish Idun, the Fram and Norske Folk follow their lead. stake fve years later. frst privately owned life insurance company in Norway. 1970–1989: GROUP FORMATION 2000-2011: NEW CHALLENGES 1867 1978 2000 The P&C insurance company Norden is Storebrand changes its logo and introduces Norwegian and international stock markets established as a competitor to Storebrand. “the link” as an easily recognisable trademark. fall sharply from September 2000 to The formal name of the holding company is February 2003. 1917 changed to A/S Storebrand-gruppen. The life insurance company Norske Folk is 2005 established. 1983 The Storting, the Norwegian parliament, The Norden Group and Storebrand merge. rules that all companies must have an 1920–1969: GROWTH AND occupational pension scheme in place by 2007. CONSOLIDATION 1984 Storebrand responds to the challenge with its Norske Folk and Norges Brannkasse new product, Storebrand Folkepensjon. 1923 market themselves as a single entity under Storebrand acquires nearly all of the shares the name UNI Forsikring. 2006 in Idun. The rest, with a couple of exceptions, Storebrand decides to return to P&C- are acquired during the 1970s. insurance. 2 Storebrand acquires Europeiske, Norways leading provider of travel Storebrand insurance. Aquires SPP 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2007 Odd Arild Grefstad is appointed as the new partnership agreement with the American IT Storebrand acquires SPP, the Swedish life CEO. Comprehensive change work associated company Cognizant, who at the same time insurance and pensions provider, from with capital efectiveness, cost reductions, purchase 66 per cent of Storebrand Baltic. Handelsbanken and forms the leading life customer orientation and commercialization The partnership will form the basis for an insurance and pensions provider in the is initiated. The measures will ensure that the even more customer-oriented development Nordic region. Group generates value for customers, of the Group’s IT solutions. Storebrand is employees and shareholders. chosen by Akademikerne (Federation of 2008 Norwegian Professional Associations) as their new partner for insurance. The fnancial crisis in the USA spreads to 2013 the global fnancial markets and during A new group organisation is presented in 2016 2008 the New York Stock Exchange (Dow June. Nordic units and distinguishing The Confederation of Unions for Jones DJIA) falls by 34 per cent and the between business in growth and business Professionals (Unio) and Storebrand enter Oslo Stock Exchange by 54 per cent. with guarantees are key elements. into an agreement that ofers Unio's members home loans at one the best 2010 2014 borrowing rates in the market. The objective Storebrand’s new energy efcient head New regulatory framework for private is that this shall contribute to increased ofce gains a lot of attention. The building is occupational pensions in Norway is intro- growth for the bank. We launch Pluss-fond awarded the acclaimed 2010 City Prize by the duced on 1 January. New maximum rates in Sweden, which are fossil fuel free, near- real estate industry. The head ofce receives for defned contribution pensions are index linked funds with a high sustainability eco-lighthouse certifcation. signifcantly higher. rating - and the funds sell extremely well. Storebrand launches "Our driving force". Our 2011 Storebrand Asset Management surpasses NOK driving force is what Storebrand stands for. A new group organisation lays the ground- 500 billion in assets under management for the We provide security today and a future you work to make it easier to be a customer in frst time. can look forward to. Storebrand. The debt crisis and uncertainty in the eurozone are causing considerable The Act on paid-up policies with investment 2017 anxiety and turbulence in the fnancial choice entered into force on 1 September. Storebrand celebrates its 250 year markets. Storebrand’s results for the year Storebrand is the only provider of paid up anniversary! have been afected by these disturbances. policies. 2012: OUR CUSTOMERS RECOMMEND US 2015 Storebrand launches a new vision: “Our Storebrand enters into new agreements for customers recommend us”, six customer providing defned contribution pensions to promises, a new position and adjusted core major players such as NHO, NRK and Statoil. values. In November, Storebrand signs a strategic 3 Storebrand in brief Storebrand’s ambition is to be the best provider of pension savings. The Group ofers products within life insurance, property and casualty insurance, asset management and banking to companies, public sector entities and private individuals. The Group is divided into the segments Savings, Insurance, Guaranteed Pension and Other. HISTORY EMPLOYEES CUSTOMERS STOREBRAND’S STRATEGY Storebrand’s history can be traced At the end of 2016, there were 40,000 corporate customers and Storebrand shall be best at back to 1767. The company has 1,745 employees in the Group, 1.9 million individuals have a saving for pensions. Our most supplied occupational pension compared with 1,887 at the customer relationship with important customers are to Norwegian employees since start of the year. 48 per cent of Storebrand. Our vision is to companies, employees and 1917, the same year that Store- these are women. The average serve them so well that we are former employees of companies brand’s fully-owned subsidiary age of our employees is 43. “Recommended by our with pensions from Storebrand. SPP was established in Sweden. The average term of service customers”. We will supply sustainable Storebrand Bank ASA was is 10 years. All employees of solutions adapted to the established in 1996. In 2006, Storebrand are treated equally, customers’ individual situation P&C insurance was relaunched regardless of age, gender, through market and customer as an ofering to the retail market disability, religious beliefs, concepts, so that each person customers and selected parts of cultural background or sexual receives a better pension. the corporate market. orientation. KEY FIGURES (NOK million) 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Group result before amortisation and tax 2,913 1,722 3,423 2,938 1,960 Return on equity (%) 9.5% 7.2% 11.2% 12.1% 8% Solvency margin (%) 157% 168% -%* -%* -%* Total equity and liabilities 576,704 521,329 492,287 463,367 426,205 Equity 27,637 26,946 24,741 22,755 20,175 Earnings per ordinary share 4.73 2.63 4.61 4.41 2.25 Dividend per ordinary share 1.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 *) Solvency II not calculated 4 Rating Score 78 of 100 Score 81 of 100 Ranket 8 of 152 - Outperformer Ranked 11 world wide within insurance Disclosure Score B Ranked A Ranked 2nd of 100 most sustainable companies in the world We support and have signed 5 2016 highlights 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter The collaboration with MORTGAGES FOR YOUNG SALES OF INSURANCE STOREBRAND’S FIRST ROBOTS Akademikerne (Federation PEOPLE THROUGH THIRD PARTIES of Norwegian Professional Storebrand Bank uses robots Associations) is expanded to In the frst half of the year, sales Storebrand has the ambition of for parts of the lending process also include pension. We signed a of loans increased by 24 per cent growth within P&C insurance by through so-called Robotic framework agreement for hybrid compared with the frst half of ofering basic, customer-friendly process automation to perform pensions for all secretariats 2015. The increase in the age solutions. Sales through third standardised and repetitive work under the Akademiker umbrella. limit for mortgages for young party providers are one of tasks with high volumes. During people is a major reason for this. several possibilities that autumn we tested several THE CUSTOMERS CHOOSE The age group of between 34 represent the potential for robots on processes that were SUSTAINABLE SAVING and 41 now represents about increased growth.