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Source of Earnings for UL and ILP Products

OPBT Rollforward Analysis Summary   Fee Based Income Insurance Operating Income Beginning – Last Year One-off – Claims Experience Actual claim profits – Expected claim profits, from basic and UDR products Actual claim profits – Expected claim profits, from PPR products Expense Experience Actual expense profits – Expected expense profits Lapse and Persistency Experience Anything else that are difficult to explain Profit Growth from In-force Expected profit from in-forced policies (separated by previous cohorts) Profit from New Business Expected profit from new policies (separated by current cohort) Current Year One-off (Technical Initiatives) – Current Year One-off (Others) – Ending – Par and Spread Beginning – Last Year One-off – Business Growth – Change in LTIRA – Change in Fixed Income Yield – Change in Asset Mix – Change in Interest Required on Liability Expected interest required Current Year One-off (Technical Initiatives) – Current Year One-off (Others) – Ending – Return on Surplus Assets Beginning –  Last Year One-off – Normalized Surplus Growth – Market Fluctuation – Change in LTIRA – Change in Fixed Income Yield – Change in Asset Mix – Current Year One-off (Technical Initiatives) – Current Year One-off (Others) – Ending – Claims Experience Claim Profit Fee Based …

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IFRS 4 – Insurance Contracts – Appendix A

Defined Terms cedant The policyholder under a reinsurance contract. deposit component A contractual component that is not accounted for as a derivative under IAS 39 and would be within the scope of IAS 39 if it were a separate instrument. direct insurance contract An insurance contract that is not a reinsurance contract. discretionary participation feature A contractual right to receive, as a supplement to guaranteed benefits, additional benefits: that are likely to be a significant portion of the total contractual benefits; whose amount or timing is contractually at the discretion of the issuer; and that are contractually based on: the performance of a specified pool of contracts or a specified type of contract; realised and/or unrealised investment returns on a specified pool of assets held by the issuer; or the profit or loss of the company, fund or other entity that issues the contract. fair value The amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s length transaction. financial risk The risk of a possible future change in one or more of a specified interest rate, financial instrument price, commodity price, foreign exchange rate, index of prices or rates, credit …

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IFRS 4 – Insurance Contract

Product Classification Definition of Insurance Contract An insurance contract is a contract under which the insurer accepts significant insurance risk from the policyholder by agreeing to compensate the policyholder if a specified uncertain future event (the insured event) adversely affects the policyholder. Definition of Insurance Risk Insurance risk is risk, other than financial risk, transferred from the policyholder to the issuer. A contract that exposes the issuer to financial risk without significant insurance risk is not an insurance contract. Definition of Financial Risk Financial risk is the risk of possible future changes in one or more of a specified interest rate, financial instrument price, commodity price, foreign exchange rate, index of prices or rates, credit rating or credit index or other variables. In the case of a non-financial variable, financial risk is the variable not specific to a party to the contract. Decision Rule of Determining Product Classification Does the contract transfer significant insurance risk? If yes go to 2) Product Classification If significant insurance risk => Insurance Contract If less than significant insurance risk => Investment Contract Significance of Insurance Risk is determined at the inception of issuing contracts using the Ratio of Additional Benefits (RAB) as follows: RAB …

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IFRS 4 – Basic Concepts

Product Classification Why need product classification? Not all products manufactured by insurance companies are insurance contracts Insurance contracts are those that contain significant insurance risk How products are classified? For valuation purposes, insurance contracts can be further classified into: Ordinary Life – Participating Ordinary Life – Non-Participating Personal Accident Unit-linked (Contracts with an explicit account balance) Universal life (Contracts with an explicit account balance) Group business (e.g. Group medical, Group life) Etc. Valuation Methodology (Insurance Contracts – OL regular-pay) Insurance Contract Liability/ Intangible Asset Benefit reserve (insurance contract liability) Maintenance expense reserve (insurance contract liability) Unearned profit premium (insurance contract liability) Deferred acquisition cost (intangible asset) Valuation methodology Net Level Premium valuation Selection of assumptions Best estimate PLUS Provisions for Adverse Deviation (PAD) on claims or interest rate, depending on the product types Cohort assumption Assumptions are locked-in by cohort Profit carrier Earned Premium Unearned Profit Premium Unearned Profit Premium is setup to reflect the services provided throughout the coverage period (usually assumed to be uniform throughout the year) Profit premium would then be deferred and recognized in proportion to earned premium Valuation Methodology (Insurance Contracts – OL Limited-Pay) Valuation methodology Net Level Premium valuation Selection of assumptions Best estimate …

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IFRS 9

Introduction IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts establishes principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of insurance contracts issued. It also requires similar principles to be applied to reinsurance contracts held and investment contracts with discretionary participation features issued. The objective is to ensure that entities provide relevant information in a way that faithfully represents those contracts. This information gives a basis for users of financial statements to assess the effect that contracts within the scope of IFRS 17 have on the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of an entity. IFRS 17 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021. Earlier application is permitted. IFRS 17 supersedes IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts.