SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month of March, 2016


AVIVA PLC


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Part 4 of 5
Page 93
Capital & Assets
 
In this section
Page
Capital and liquidity
 
C1
Capital performance
94
C2
Regulatory capital
97
C3
IFRS sensitivity analysis
100
 
 
 
 
 
Page 94
C1 - Capital performance
(a) Capital required to write life new business, internal rate of return and payback period
The Group generates a significant amount of capital each year which supports both shareholder distribution and reinvestment in new business. The new business written requires up front capital investment, due to set-up costs and capital requirements.
The internal rate of return (IRR) is a measure of the shareholder return expected on this capital investment. It is equivalent to the discount rate at which the present value of the post-tax cash flows expected to be earned over the life time of the business written, including allowance for the time value of options and guarantees, is equal to the total invested capital to support the writing of the business. The capital included in the calculation of the IRR is the initial capital required to pay acquisition costs and set up statutory reserves in excess of premiums received ('initial capital'), plus required capital at the same level as for the calculation of the value of new business.
The payback period shows how quickly shareholders can expect the total capital to be repaid. The payback period has been calculated based on undiscounted cash flows and allows for the initial and required capital.
The projected investment returns in both the IRR and payback period calculations assume that equities, properties and bonds earn a return in excess of risk-free, consistent with the long-term rate of return assumed in operating earnings.
The internal rates of return on new business written during the period are set out below:
 
     
2015
   
2014
 
Internal
rate of
return1
%
New business impact on free
surplus2
£m
Payback period
years1
Internal
rate of
return1
%
New
business impact
on free
surplus2
£m
Payback period
years 1
United Kingdom3
31%
(37)
3
44%
(20)
3
Ireland
6%
19
11
5%
35
13
United Kingdom & Ireland
28%
(18)
4
33%
15
6
France
10%
143
8
12%
144
8
Poland
21%
30
4
23%
30
4
Italy
14%
65
6
13%
52
6
Spain
16%
17
4
16%
30
4
Other Europe
36%
16
3
44%
16
2
Europe
15%
271
7
16%
272
6
Asia4 & Other5
15%
99
14
20%
63
9
Total6
17.8%
352
7
19.9%
350
6
 
1 Gross of non-controlling interests.
2 Net of non-controlling interests.
3 United Kingdom includes Friends UK from 10 April 2015.
4 Asia includes FPI from 10 April 2015.
5 Other includes Aviva Investors and the UK Retail Fund Management business which was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
6 IRRs, impact of new business on free surplus, and payback periods are calculated on a Solvency I basis (including allowances for Economic Capital), but not Solvency II.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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C1 - Capital performance continued
(b) Analysis of return of equity - IFRS basis
 
 
Operating return1
   
2015
Before
tax
£m
After
tax
£m
Weighted average shareholders' funds including non-controlling
interests1
£m
Return on
equity1
%
United Kingdom & Ireland Life
1,432
1,259
9,561
14.2%
United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance and Health2
412
332
4,217
7.9%
Europe
880
590
4,645
12.7%
Canada
214
157
928
16.9%
Asia
238
224
1,249
22.0%
Fund management
106
97
326
30.1%
Corporate and Other Business3
(254)
(303)
2,493
n/a
Return on total capital employed
3,028
2,356
23,419
10.7%
Subordinated debt
(335)
(267)
(6,240)
4.4%
Senior debt
(28)
(22)
(623)
3.5%
Return on total equity
2,665
2,067
16,556
13.3%
Less: Non-controlling interests
 
(152)
(1,248)
12.2%
Direct capital instrument and tier 1 notes
 
(57)
(952)
6.6%
Preference capital
 
(17)
(200)
8.5%
Return on equity shareholders' funds
 
1,841
14,156
14.0%
 
1 Return on equity is based on an annualised net operating return. The operating return is based upon Group adjusted operating profit, which is stated before integration and restructuring costs, impairment of goodwill, amortisation of intangibles and AVIF, other items and investment variances. Following the acquisition of Friends Life, management has changed the calculation of return on equity which is now calculated as net operating return on an IFRS basis expressed as a percentage of weighted average ordinary shareholders' equity (rather than opening ordinary shareholders' equity), with an annualisation factor of 1.33 used to gross up the Friends Life operating return.
2 The operating return for United Kingdom & Ireland general insurance and health is presented net of £18 million of investment return, which is allocated to Corporate and Other Business. The £18 million represents the return on capital supporting Pillar II ICA risks deemed not to be supporting the ongoing general insurance operation.
3 The 'Corporate' and 'Other Business' loss before tax of £254 million comprises corporate costs of £180 million, interest on internal lending arrangements of £92 million, other business operating loss (net of investment return) of £76 million, partly offset by finance income on the main UK pension scheme of £94 million.
 
 
Operating return1
   
2014
Restated2
Before tax
£m
Restated2
After tax
£m
Weighted average shareholders' funds including non-controlling
interests1
£m
Restated1,2
Return
on equity
%
United Kingdom & Ireland Life
1,049
925
5,763
16.1%
United Kingdom & Ireland General Insurance and Health3
468
371
4,124
9.0%
Europe
995
682
5,263
13.0%
Canada
189
139
976
14.2%
Asia
85
71
752
9.4%
Fund management
86
58
250
23.2%
Corporate and Other Business4
(349)
(353)
(503)
n/a
Return on total capital employed
2,523
1,893
16,625
11.4%
Subordinated debt
(289)
(227)
(4,277)
5.3%
Senior debt
(21)
(16)
(748)
2.1%
Return on total equity
2,213
1,650
11,600
14.2%
Less: Non-controlling interests
 
(143)
(1,366)
10.5%
Direct capital instrument and tier 1 notes
 
(69)
(1,260)
5.5%
Preference capital
 
(17)
(200)
8.5%
Return on equity shareholders' funds
 
1,421
8,774
16.2%
 
1 The operating return is based upon Group adjusted operating profit, which is stated before integration and restructuring costs, impairment of goodwill, amortisation of intangibles, other items and investment variances. Following the acquisition of Friends Life, management has changed the calculation of return on equity which is now calculated as net operating return on an IFRS basis expressed as a percentage of weighted average ordinary shareholders' equity (rather than opening ordinary shareholders' equity). Comparatives have been restated accordingly.
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 total equity for any period presented as a result of this restatement. The combined impact of the operating profit restatement and the change to the calculation of return on equity has decreased the FY14 return on equity shareholders funds from 17.4% to 16.2%.
3 The operating return for United Kingdom & Ireland general insurance and health is presented net of £31 million of investment return, which is allocated to Corporate and Other Business. The £31 million represents the return on capital supporting Pillar II ICA risks deemed not to be supporting the ongoing general insurance operation.
4 The 'Corporate' and 'Other Business' loss before tax of £349 million comprises corporate costs of £132 million, interest on internal lending arrangements of £186 million, other business operating loss (net of investment return) of £64 million, partly offset by finance income on the main UK pension scheme of £33 million.
 
 
 
 
 
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C1 - Capital performance continued
(c) Group capital structure
The table below shows how our capital, on both an IFRS and MCEV basis, is deployed by market and how that capital is funded.
 
     
2015
   
2014
 
Capital employed
Capital employed
 
IFRS
basis
£m
Internally generated AVIF
£m
MCEV1
basis
£m
IFRS basis
£m
Internally generated AVIF
£m
MCEV1
basis
£m
Life business
           
United Kingdom & Ireland
11,088
2,076
13,164
5,668
2,681
8,349
France
2,151
1,622
3,773
2,234
1,393
3,627
Poland
305
936
1,241
318
1,059
1,377
Italy
849
388
1,237
929
351
1,280
Spain
506
209
715
557
210
767
Other Europe
72
72
144
82
77
159
Europe
3,883
3,227
7,110
4,120
3,090
7,210
Asia
1,355
338
1,693
791
358
1,149
 
16,326
5,641
21,967
10,579
6,129
16,708
General insurance & health
           
United Kingdom & Ireland
4,089
(118)
3,971
4,145
(115)
4,030
France
506
-
506
556
-
556
Italy
231
-
231
276
-
276
Other Europe
63
-
63
32
-
32
Europe
800
-
800
864
-
864
Canada
957
-
957
969
-
969
Asia
24
-
24
29
-
29
 
5,870
(118)
5,752
6,007
(115)
5,892
Fund Management
411
(37)
374
298
(31)
267
Corporate & Other Business2
2,537
168
2,705
702
137
839
Total capital employed
25,144
5,654
30,798
17,586
6,120
23,706
Financed by
           
Equity shareholders' funds
15,764
5,083
20,847
10,018
5,529
15,547
Non-controlling interests
1,145
571
1,716
1,166
591
1,757
Direct capital instrument & tier 1 notes3
1,123
-
1,123
892
-
892
Preference shares
200
-
200
200
-
200
Subordinated debt4
6,427
-
6,427
4,594
-
4,594
Senior debt
485
-
485
716
-
716
Total capital employed5
25,144
5,654
30,798
17,586
6,120
23,706
 
1 In preparing the MCEV information, the directors have done so in accordance with the European Insurance CFO Forum MCEV Principles. No allowance for the impact of Solvency II has been made as permitted by the additional guidance issued in October 2015 by the European Insurance CFO Forum.
2 'Corporate' and 'Other Business' includes centrally held tangible net assets, the main UK staff pension scheme surplus and also reflects internal lending arrangements. These internal lending arrangements, which net out on consolidation, include the formal loan arrangement between Aviva Group Holdings Limited and Aviva Insurance Limited (AIL). Internal capital management in place allocated a majority of the total capital of AIL to the UK general insurance operations with the remaining capital deemed to be supporting residual (non-operational) Pillar II ICA risks.
3 On 1 October 2015 Friends Life Holdings plc was replaced by Aviva plc as the issuer of the 2003 Step-up Tier one Insurance Capital Securities ('STICS') of £231 million. Following this, these have been included within direct capital instrument & tier 1 notes.
4 Subordinated debt excludes amounts held by Group companies of £42 million.
5 Goodwill, AVIF and other intangibles are maintained within the capital base. Goodwill includes goodwill in subsidiaries of £1,955 million (FY14: £1,302 million), goodwill in joint ventures of £19 million (FY14: £25 million) and goodwill in associates of £26 million (FY14: Nil). As at FY15, AVIF and other intangibles comprise £5,731 million (FY14: £1,028 million) of intangibles in subsidiaries and £71 million (FY14: £62 million) of intangibles in joint ventures, net of deferred tax liabilities of £(814) million (FY14: £(180) million) and the non controlling interest share of intangibles of £(196) million (FY14: £(198) million).
 
Total capital employed is financed by a combination of equity shareholders' funds, preference capital, subordinated debt and other borrowings. At FY15 we had £25.1 billion (FY14: £17.6 billion) of total capital employed in our businesses measured on an IFRS basis and £30.8 billion (FY14: £23.7 billion) of total capital employed on an MCEV basis. The increase in capital employed is driven mainly by the acquisition of Friends Life (see Note B4).
In June 2015 Aviva plc issued €900 million and £400 million of Lower Tier 2 subordinated debt callable in 2025 and 2030 respectively. The proceeds were used in part to repay the following instruments: £268 million STICS at first call date in July 2015; €500 million undated subordinated debt at first call date in September 2015; and £200 million debenture loans in September 2015, ahead of the June 2016 maturity.
At FY15 the market value of our external debt, subordinated debt, preference shares (including both Aviva plc preference shares of £200 million and General Accident plc preference shares, within non-controlling interests, of £250 million), and direct capital instrument and tier 1 notes was £9,094 million (FY14: £7,511 million).
 
 
 
 
 
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C1 - Capital performance continued
(d) Equity sensitivity analysis
The sensitivity of the Group's total equity, on an IFRS basis and MCEV basis at 31 December 2015 to a 10% fall in global equity markets, a rise of 1% in global interest rates or a 0.5% increase in credit spreads is as follows:
 
31 December 2014
£bn
IFRS basis
31 December 2015
£bn
Equities
down 10%
£bn
Interest
rates
up 1%
£bn
0.5% increased credit
spread
£bn
10.6
Long-term savings
16.3
-
(0.2)
(0.2)
7.0
General insurance and other
8.8
-
(0.3)
0.5
(5.3)
Borrowings
(6.9)
-
-
-
12.3
Total equity
18.2
-
(0.5)
0.3

 
31 December 2014
£bn
MCEV basis
31 December 2015
£bn
Equities down 10% £bn
Interest
rates
up 1%
£bn
0.5% increased credit
spread
£bn
16.7
Long-term savings
22.0
(0.6)
(0.2)
(1.4)
7.0
General insurance and other
8.8
-
(0.3)
0.5
(5.3)
Borrowings
(6.9)
-
-
-
18.4
Total equity
23.9
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.9)
 
These sensitivities assume a full tax charge/credit on market value assumptions. The interest rate sensitivity also assumes an equivalent movement in both inflation and discount rate (i.e. no change to real interest rates) and therefore incorporates the offsetting effects of these items on the pension scheme liabilities. A 1% increase in the real interest rate has the effect of reducing the pension scheme liability in the main UK pension scheme by £1.7 billion (before any associated tax impact).
The 0.5% increased credit spread sensitivities for IFRS and MCEV do not make an allowance for any adjustment to risk-free interest rates. MCEV sensitivities assume that the credit spread movement relates to credit risk and not liquidity risk; in practice, credit spread movements may be partially offset due to changes in liquidity risk. Life IFRS sensitivities provide for any impact of credit spread movements on liability valuations. The IFRS and MCEV sensitivities also include the allocation of staff pension scheme sensitivities, which assume inflation rates and government bond yields remain constant. In practice, the sensitivity of the business to changes in credit spreads is subject to a number of complex interactions. The impact of the credit spread movements will be related to individual portfolio composition and may be driven by changes in credit or liquidity risk; hence, the actual impact may differ substantially from applying spread movements implied by various published credit spread indices to these sensitivities.
 
C2 - Regulatory capital
Under the Solvency I regime effective until 31 December 2015, individual regulated subsidiaries measure and report solvency based on applicable local regulations, including in the UK the regulations established by the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA). These measures are also consolidated under the European Insurance Groups Directive (IGD) to calculate regulatory capital adequacy at an aggregate Group level, where Aviva has a regulatory obligation to have a positive position at all times.
This measure represents the excess of the aggregate value of regulatory capital employed in our business over the aggregate minimum solvency requirements imposed by local regulators, excluding the surplus held in the UK and Ireland with-profits life funds. The minimum solvency requirement for our European businesses is based on the Solvency I Directive. In broad terms, for EU operations, this is set at 4% and 1% of non-linked and unit-linked life reserves respectively and for our general insurance portfolio of business is the higher of 18% of gross premiums or 26% of gross claims, in both cases adjusted to reflect the level of reinsurance recoveries. For our business in Canada a risk charge on assets and liabilities approach is used.
Based on individual guidance from the PRA we recognise surpluses of the non-profits funds of our UK life and pensions businesses which are available for transfer to shareholders. These have increased to £0.1 billion as at 31 December 2015 (FY14: £nil).
From 1 January 2016 EU-based insurance groups are no longer required to disclose their solvency position under the European Insurance Groups Directive, as the regulatory framework has been replaced by the new Solvency II regime. As such, after 31 December 2015 Aviva Group will no longer disclose its capital solvency surplus under the IGD rules.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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C2 - Regulatory capital continued
(a) Regulatory capital - Group: European Insurance Groups Directive (IGD)
 
 
UK life
funds
£bn
Other business
£bn
31 December 2015
£bn
31 December 2014
£bn
Insurance Groups Directive (IGD) capital resources
11.8
10.8
22.6
14.4
Less: capital resources requirement
(11.8)
(4.8)
(16.6)
(11.2)
Insurance Group Directive (IGD) excess solvency
-
6.0
6.0
3.2
Cover over EU minimum (calculated excluding UK life funds)
   
2.2 times
1.6 times
 
The IGD regulatory capital solvency surplus has increased by £2.8 billion since FY14 to £6.0 billion. The key drivers of the increase are the acquisition of Friends Life (£1.6 billion), operating profits (£1.6 billion) and the net issue of hybrid debt (£0.4 billion), offset by dividend payments and pension scheme funding (£0.5 billion).
The key movements over the period are set out in the following table:
 
 
£bn
IGD solvency surplus at 31 December 2014
3.2
Acquisition of Friends Life
1.6
Operating profits net of integration and restructuring costs
1.6
Net hybrid debt issue1
0.4
Dividends and appropriations
(0.3)
Pension scheme funding
(0.2)
Outward reinsurance of latent reserves2
0.2
Increase in capital resources requirement
(0.1)
Other regulatory adjustments
(0.4)
Estimated IGD solvency surplus at 31 December 2015
6.0
 
1 Net hybrid debt issue includes £1 billion benefit of two new Tier 2 subordinated debt instruments issued on 4 June 2015; offset by £(0.6) billion derecognition of two instruments redeemed in the second half of 2015.
 
2 Outward quota share reinsurance agreement completed in 2015 in Aviva Insurance Limited (AIL).
 
 
(b) Reconciliation of Group IGD capital resources to FRS 27 capital
The reconciliation below provides analysis of differences between our capital resources and the amounts included in the capital statement made in accordance with FRS 27 and disclosed within our consolidated accounts. The Group Capital Adequacy report is prepared in accordance with the PRA valuation rules and brings in capital in respect of UK life funds valued in accordance with PRA regulatory rules excluding surpluses in with-profits funds. The FRS 27 disclosure brings in the realistic value of UK life capital resources. As the two bases can differ greatly, the reconciliation below is presented by removing the restricted regulatory assets and then replacing them with the unrestricted realistic assets.
 
 
2015
£bn
Total capital and reserves (IFRS basis)
18.2
Plus: Other qualifying capital
6.2
Plus: UK unallocated divisible surplus
2.6
Less: Goodwill, acquired AVIF and intangible assets1
(7.8)
Less: Adjustments onto a regulatory basis
3.4
Group Capital Resources on regulatory basis
22.6
The Group Capital Resources can be analysed as follows:
 
Core Tier 1 Capital
16.0
Innovative Tier 1 Capital
1.1
Total Tier 1 Capital
17.1
Upper Tier 2 Capital
1.6
Lower Tier 2 Capital
5.1
Group Capital Resources Deductions
(1.2)
Group Capital Resources on regulatory basis (Tier 1 & Tier 2 Capital)
22.6
Less: UK life restricted regulatory assets
(12.7)
Add: UK life unrestricted realistic assets
8.1
Add: Overseas UDS2 and Shareholders' share of accrued bonus
6.2
Total FRS 27 capital
24.2
 
1 Includes goodwill and other intangibles of £116 million in joint ventures and associates.
 
2 Unallocated divisible surplus for overseas life operations is included gross of minority interest.
 
 
 
 
 
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C2 - Regulatory capital continued
(c) Regulatory capital - UK life with-profits funds
The available capital of the with-profits funds is represented by the realistic inherited estate. The estate represents the assets of the long-term with-profits funds less the realistic liabilities for non-profits policies within the funds, less asset shares aggregated across the with-profits policies and any additional amounts expected at the valuation date to be paid to in-force policyholders in the future in respect of smoothing costs, guarantees and promises. Realistic balance sheet information is shown below for the four main UK with-profits funds: New With-Profits Sub-Fund (NWPSF), Old With-Profits Sub-Fund (OWPSF), With-Profits Sub-Fund (WPSF) and Friends Provident With-Profits Fund (FP WPF). Realistic balance sheet information for the five Friends Life with-profits funds that are closed to new business have been disclosed as 'Other Friends Life WPFs' including: FPLAL With-Profits Fund (FPLAL WPF), FLC New With-Profits Fund (FLC New WPF), Old With-Profits Fund (FLC Old WPF), FLAS With-Profits Fund (FLAS WPF) and WL With-Profits Fund (WL WPF). These realistic liabilities have been included within the long-term business provision and the liability for insurance and investment contracts on the Group's IFRS balance sheet at 31 December 2015 and 31 December 2014, with comparatives at 31 December 2014 including NWPSF, OWPSF and WPSF only.
 
           
31 December 2015
31 December 2014
 
Estimated realistic assets
£bn
Estimated realistic
liabilities1
£bn
Estimated realistic inherited
estate2
£bn
Capital support
arrangement3
£bn
Estimated risk capital margin
£bn
Estimated excess available capital
£bn
Estimated excess available capital
£bn
NWPSF
14.0
(14.0)
-
2.1
(0.2)
1.9
1.9
OWPSF
2.6
(2.4)
0.2
-
-
0.2
0.2
WPSF4
16.7
(15.2)
1.5
-
(0.3)
1.2
1.3
FP WPF5
7.2
(7.0)
0.2
-
(0.2)
-
-
Other Friends Life WPFs6
10.7
(10.7)
-
-
-
-
-
Aggregate
51.2
(49.3)
1.9
2.1
(0.7)
3.3
3.4
 
1 Realistic liabilities include the shareholders' share of accrued bonuses of £0.8 billion (FY14: £(0.2) billion). Realistic liabilities adjusted to eliminate the shareholders' share of accrued bonuses are £48.5 billion (FY14: £33.0 billion). These realistic liabilities make provision for guarantees, options and promises on a market consistent stochastic basis. The value of the provision included within realistic liabilities is £1.4 billion, £0.3 billion, £3.2 billion, and £0.8 billion for NWPSF, OWPSF, WPSF and FP WPF respectively (FY14: £1.4 billion, £0.3 billion and £3.0 billion for NWPSF, OWPSF and WPSF respectively).
2 Estimated realistic inherited estate at 31 December 2014 was £nil, £0.3 billion and £1.6 billion for NWPSF, OWPSF and WPSF respectively.
3 The support arrangement represents the reattributed estate (RIEESA) of £2.1 billion at 31 December 2015 (FY14: £2.1 billion).
4 The WPSF fund includes the Ireland With-Profits Sub-Fund (IWPSF) and the Provident Mutual (PM) Fund which have realistic assets and liabilities of £2.4 billion in total, and therefore do not contribute to the realistic inherited estate.
5 For FP WPF the realistic inherited estate is restricted to the estimated risk capital margin with excess available capital used to enhance asset shares.
6 Includes FPLAL WPF, FLC New WPF, FLC Old WPF, FLAS WPF and WL WPF. For these funds it is assumed that the entire estimated realistic inherited estate is distributed to policyholders.
 
(d) Investment mix
The aggregate investment mix of the assets in the four main with-profits funds at 31 December 2015 and three main with-profits funds at 31 December 2014 was:
 
 
31 December 2015 %
31 December 2014 %
Equity
30%
24%
Property
10%
10%
Fixed interest
54%
59%
Other
6%
7%
 
The equity backing ratios, including property, supporting with-profits asset shares are 75% in NWPSF and OWPSF, 72% in WPSF and 45% in FP WPF.
 
 
 
 
 
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C3 - IFRS Sensitivity analysis
The Group uses a number of sensitivity test-based risk management tools to understand the volatility of earnings, the volatility of its capital requirements, and to manage its capital more efficiently. Primarily, MCEV, ICA, Solvency II and scenario analysis are used. Sensitivities to economic and operating experience are regularly produced on all of the Group's financial performance measurements to inform the Group's decision making and planning processes, and as part of the framework for identifying and quantifying the risks that each of its business units, and the Group as a whole are exposed to.
For long-term business in particular, sensitivities of MCEV performance indicators and Solvency II surplus to changes in both economic and non-economic experience are continually used to manage the business and to inform the decision making process. More information on MCEV sensitivities can be found in the presentation of results on an MCEV basis in section F (note F10) of this report. In addition, Solvency II surplus sensitivities can be found in note 8.vi.
 
(a) Life insurance and investment contracts
The nature of long-term business is such that a number of assumptions are made in compiling these financial statements. Assumptions are made about investment returns, expenses, mortality rates, and persistency in connection with the in-force policies for each business unit. Assumptions are best estimates based on historic and expected experience of the business. A number of the key assumptions for the Group's central scenario are disclosed elsewhere in these statements for both IFRS reporting and reporting under the MCEV methodology.
 
(b) General insurance and health business
General insurance and health claim liabilities are estimated by using standard actuarial claims projection techniques.
These methods extrapolate the claims development for each accident year based on the observed development of earlier years. In most cases, no explicit assumptions are made as projections are based on assumptions implicit in the historic claims.
 
(c) Sensitivity test results
Illustrative results of sensitivity testing for long-term business, general insurance and health and fund management business and other operations are set out below. For each sensitivity test the impact of a reasonably possible change in a single factor is shown, with other assumptions left unchanged.
 
Sensitivity factor
Description of sensitivity factor applied
Interest rate and investment return
The impact of a change in market interest rates by a 1% increase or decrease. The test allows consistently for similar changes to investment returns and movements in the market value of backing fixed interest securities.
Credit Spreads
The impact of a 0.5% increase in credit spreads over risk-free interest rates on corporate bonds and other non-sovereign credit assets. The test allows for any consequential impact on liability valuations.
Equity/property market values
The impact of a change in equity/property market values by ± 10%.
Expenses
The impact of an increase in maintenance expenses by 10%.
Assurance mortality/morbidity (life insurance only)
The impact of an increase in mortality/morbidity rates for assurance contracts by 5%.
Annuitant mortality (life insurance only)
The impact of a reduction in mortality rates for annuity contracts by 5%.
Gross loss ratios (non-life insurance only)
The impact of an increase in gross loss ratios for general insurance and health business by 5%.
 
(d) Long-term businesses
 
31 December 2015
Impact on profit before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Expenses +10%
Assurance mortality +5%
Annuitant mortality
-5%
Insurance participating
30
(65)
(30)
(135)
130
(25)
(10)
(50)
Insurance non-participating
(75)
80
(495)
25
(25)
(155)
(115)
(725)
Investment participating
5
(5)
-
-
-
(5)
-
-
Investment non-participating
(20)
20
(5)
35
(35)
(20)
-
-
Assets backing life shareholders' funds
(140)
85
(65)
40
(40)
-
-
-
Total
(200)
115
(595)
(35)
30
(205)
(125)
(775)

 
31 December 2015
Impact on shareholders' equity before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Expenses +10%
Assurance mortality +5%
Annuitant mortality
-5%
Insurance participating
30
(65)
(30)
(135)
130
(25)
(10)
(50)
Insurance non-participating
(75)
80
(495)
25
(25)
(155)
(115)
(725)
Investment participating
5
(5)
-
-
-
(5)
-
-
Investment non-participating
(20)
20
(5)
35
(35)
(20)
-
-
Assets backing life shareholders' funds
(175)
120
(70)
40
(40)
-
-
-
Total
(235)
150
(600)
(35)
30
(205)
(125)
(775)
 
 
 
 
 
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C3 - IFRS Sensitivity analysis continued
(d) Long-term businesses continued
 
31 December 2014
Impact on profit before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit
spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Expenses +10%
Assurance mortality
+5%
Annuitant mortality
-5%
Insurance Participating
(10)
(60)
(20)
(175)
70
(25)
(5)
(45)
Insurance non-participating
(155)
130
(425)
40
(40)
(80)
(50)
(590)
Investment participating
(15)
-
(10)
-
-
(5)
-
-
Investment non-participating
(40)
30
(10)
55
(60)
(35)
-
-
Assets backing life shareholders' funds
(75)
45
(60)
20
(20)
-
-
-
Total
(295)
145
(525)
(60)
(50)
(145)
(55)
(635)

 
31 December 2014
Impact on shareholders' equity before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit
spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Expenses +10%
Assurance mortality
+5%
Annuitant mortality
-5%
Insurance Participating
(10)
(60)
(20)
(175)
70
(25)
(5)
(45)
Insurance non-participating
(155)
130
(425)
40
(40)
(80)
(50)
(590)
Investment participating
(15)
-
(10)
-
-
(5)
-
-
Investment non-participating
(40)
30
(10)
55
(60)
(35)
-
-
Assets backing life shareholders' funds
(115)
80
(65)
20
(20)
-
-
-
Total
(335)
180
(530)
(60)
(50)
(145)
(55)
(635)
 
Changes in sensitivities between 2015 and 2014 reflect inclusion of Friends Life at FY15 for the first time and movements in market interest rates, portfolio growth, changes to asset mix and the relative durations of assets and liabilities and asset liability management actions. The sensitivities to economic movements relate mainly to business in the UK. In general, a fall in market interest rates has a beneficial impact on non-participating business, due to the increase in market value of fixed interest securities and relative durations of assets and liabilities; similarly a rise in interest rates has a negative impact. Mortality and expense sensitivities also relate primarily to the UK.
 
(e) General insurance and health businesses
 
31 December 2015
Impact on profit before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Expenses +10%
Gross loss ratios
+5%
Gross of reinsurance
(225)
210
(130)
65
(65)
(100)
(270)
Net of reinsurance
(305)
300
(130)
65
(65)
(100)
(260)

 
31 December 2015
Impact on shareholders' equity before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Expenses +10%
Gross loss ratios
+5%
Gross of reinsurance
(225)
210
(130)
70
(70)
(20)
(270)
Net of reinsurance
(305)
300
(130)
70
(70)
(20)
(260)

 
31 December 2014
Impact on profit before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit
spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Expenses +10%
Gross loss ratios
+5%
Gross of reinsurance
(260)
250
(130)
55
(55)
(105)
(280)
Net of reinsurance
(305)
295
(130)
55
(55)
(105)
(270)

 
31 December 2014
Impact on shareholders' equity before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit
spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Expenses +10%
Gross loss ratios
+5%
Gross of reinsurance
(260)
250
(130)
60
(60)
(20)
(280)
Net of reinsurance
(305)
295
(130)
60
(60)
(20)
(270)
 
For general insurance, the impact of the expense sensitivity on profit also includes the increase in ongoing administration expenses, in addition to the increase in the claims handling expense provision.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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C3 - IFRS Sensitivity analysis continued
(f) Fund management and other operations businesses
 
31 December 2015
Impact on profit before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Total
-
-
10
(30)
45

 
31 December 2015
Impact on shareholders' equity before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Total
-
-
10
(30)
45

 
31 December 2014
Impact on profit before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit
spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Total
-
-
5
(15)
25

 
31 December 2014
Impact on shareholders' equity before tax
£m
Interest
rates
+1%
Interest
rates
-1%
Credit
spreads +0.5%
Equity/ property +10%
Equity/ property
-10%
Total
-
-
5
(15)
25
 
(g) Limitations of sensitivity analysis
The previous tables demonstrate the effect of a change in a key assumption while other assumptions remain unchanged. In reality, there is a correlation between the assumptions and other factors. It should also be noted that these sensitivities are non-linear, and larger or smaller impacts should not be interpolated or extrapolated from these results.
The sensitivity analyses do not take into consideration that the Group's assets and liabilities are actively managed. Additionally, the financial position of the Group may vary at the time that any actual market movement occurs. For example, the Group's financial risk management strategy aims to manage the exposure to market fluctuations.
As investment markets move past various trigger levels, management actions could include selling investments, changing investment portfolio allocation, adjusting bonuses credited to policyholders, and taking other protective action.
A number of the business units use passive assumptions to calculate their long-term business liabilities. Consequently, a change in the underlying assumptions may not have any impact on the liabilities, whereas assets held at market value in the statement of financial position will be affected. In these circumstances, the different measurement bases for liabilities and assets may lead to volatility in shareholders' equity. Similarly, for general insurance liabilities, the interest rate sensitivities only affect profit and equity where explicit assumptions are made regarding interest (discount) rates or future inflation.
Other limitations in the above sensitivity analyses include the use of hypothetical market movements to demonstrate potential risk that only represent the Group's view of possible near-term market changes that cannot be predicted with any certainty, and the assumption that all interest rates move in an identical fashion.
 
 
 
 
 
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Analysis of assets
 
In this section
Page
Analysis of assets
 
D1
Total assets
104
D2
Total assets - Valuation bases/
fair value hierarchy
104
D3
Analysis of asset quality
107
D4
Pension fund assets
123
D5
Available funds
124
D6
Guarantees
124
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D1 - Total assets
As an insurance business, Aviva Group holds a variety of assets to match the characteristics and duration of its insurance liabilities. Appropriate and effective asset liability matching (on an economic basis) is the principal way in which Aviva manages its investments. In addition, to support this, Aviva also uses a variety of hedging and other risk management strategies to diversify away any residual mismatch risk that is outside of the Group's risk appetite.
 
2015
Policyholder
assets
£m
Participating
fund assets
£m
Shareholder
assets
£m
Balance
sheet total
£m
Goodwill and acquired value of in-force business and intangible assets
-
-
7,686
7,686
Interests in joint ventures and associates
141
1,295
483
1,919
Property and equipment
-
214
235
449
Investment property
6,647
4,116
538
11,301
Loans
83
3,386
18,964
22,433
Financial investments
       
Debt securities
24,022
91,006
47,936
162,964
Equity securities
47,394
15,627
537
63,558
Other investments
39,795
5,739
2,161
47,695
Reinsurance assets
14,002
1,628
5,288
20,918
Deferred tax assets
-
-
131
131
Current tax assets
-
-
114
114
Receivables
475
1,512
4,888
6,875
Deferred acquisition costs and other assets
69
639
4,353
5,061
Prepayments and accrued income
259
1,275
1,560
3,094
Cash and cash equivalents
8,705
15,319
9,652
33,676
Total
141,592
141,756
104,526
387,874
Total %
36.5%
36.6%
26.9%
100.0%
FY14
78,081
124,574
83,064
285,719
FY14 %
27.3%
43.6%
29.1%
100.0%
 
As at 31 December 2015, 26.9% of Aviva's total asset base was shareholder assets, 36.6% participating fund assets where Aviva shareholders have partial exposure, and 36.5% policyholder assets where Aviva shareholders have no exposure. Of the total assets, investment property, loans and financial investments comprise £308.0 billion, compared to £236.8 billion at 31 December 2014.
Of the total assets, £106.1 billion relates to the inclusion of assets from Friends Life Group. Of this, £61.1 billion is attributable to policyholders.
 
D2 - Total assets - Valuation bases/fair value hierarchy
 
Total assets - 2015
Fair value £m
Amortised cost
£m
Equity
accounted/
tax assets1
£m
Total
£m
Goodwill and acquired value of in-force business and intangible assets
-
7,686
-
7,686
Interests in joint ventures and associates
-
-
1,919
1,919
Property and equipment
389
60
-
449
Investment property
11,301
-
-
11,301
Loans
19,079
3,354
-
22,433
Financial Investments
       
Debt securities
162,964
-
-
162,964
Equity securities
63,558
-
-
63,558
Other investments
47,695
-
-
47,695
Reinsurance assets
13,967
6,951
-
20,918
Deferred tax assets
-
-
131
131
Current tax assets
-
-
114
114
Receivables and other financial assets
-
6,875
-
6,875
Deferred acquisition costs and other assets
-
5,061
-
5,061
Prepayments and accrued income
-
3,094
-
3,094
Cash and cash equivalents
33,676
-
-
33,676
Total
352,629
33,081
2,164
387,874
Total %
90.9%
8.5%
0.6%
100.0%
FY14
258,421
25,651
1,647
285,719
FY14 %
90.4%
9.0%
0.6%
100.0%
 
1 Within the Group's statement of financial position, assets are recognised for deferred tax and current tax. The valuation basis of these assets does not directly fall within any of the categories outlined above. As such, these assets have been reported together with equity accounted items within the analysis of the Group's assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D2 - Total assets - Valuation bases/fair value hierarchy continued
 
Total assets - Policyholder assets 2015
Fair value £m
Amortised cost
£m
Equity accounted/
tax assets1
£m
Total
£m
Goodwill and acquired value of in-force business and intangible assets
-
-
-
-
Interests in joint ventures and associates
-
-
141
141
Property and equipment
-
-
-
-
Investment property
6,647
-
-
6,647
Loans
-
83
-
83
Financial Investments
       
Debt securities
24,022
-
-
24,022
Equity securities
47,394
-
-
47,394
Other investments
39,795
-
-
39,795
Reinsurance assets
13,962
40
-
14,002
Deferred tax assets
-
-
-
-
Current tax assets
-
-
-
-
Receivables and other financial assets
-
475
-
475
Deferred acquisition costs and other assets
-
69
-
69
Prepayments and accrued income
-
259
-
259
Cash and cash equivalents
8,705
-
-
8,705
Total
140,525
926
141
141,592
Total %
99.2%
0.7%
0.1%
100.0%
FY14
77,196
785
100
78,081
FY14 %
98.9%
1.0%
0.1%
100.0%
 
1 Within the Group's statement of financial position, assets are recognised for deferred tax and current tax. The valuation basis of these assets does not directly fall within any of the categories outlined above. As such, these assets have been reported together with equity accounted items within the analysis of the Group's assets.
 
Total assets - Participating fund assets 2015
Fair value £m
Amortised cost
£m
Equity accounted/
tax assets1
£m
Total
£m
Goodwill and acquired value of in-force business and intangible assets
-
-
-
-
Interests in joint ventures and associates
-
-
1,295
1,295
Property and equipment
205
9
-
214
Investment property
4,116
-
-
4,116
Loans
307
3,079
-
3,386
Financial Investments
       
Debt securities
91,006
-
-
91,006
Equity securities
15,627
-
-
15,627
Other investments
5,739
-
-
5,739
Reinsurance assets
-
1,628
-
1,628
Deferred tax assets
-
-
-
-
Current tax assets
-
-
-
-
Receivables and other financial assets
-
1,512
-
1,512
Deferred acquisition costs and other assets
-
639
-
639
Prepayments and accrued income
-
1,275
-
1,275
Cash and cash equivalents
15,319
-
-
15,319
Total
132,319
8,142
1,295
141,756
Total %
93.4%
5.7%
0.9%
100.0%
FY14
115,320
8,234
1,020
124,574
FY14 %
92.6%
6.6%
0.8%
100.0%
 
1 Within the Group's statement of financial position, assets are recognised for deferred tax and current tax. The valuation basis of these assets does not directly fall within any of the categories outlined above. As such, these assets have been reported together with equity accounted items within the analysis of the Group's assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D2 - Total assets - Valuation bases/fair value hierarchy continued
 
Total assets - Shareholders assets 2015
Fair value £m
Amortised cost
£m
Equity accounted/
tax assets1
£m
Total
£m
Goodwill and acquired value of in-force business and intangible assets
-
7,686
-
7,686
Interests in joint ventures and associates
-
-
483
483
Property and equipment
184
51
-
235
Investment property
538
-
-
538
Loans
18,772
192
-
18,964
Financial Investments
       
Debt securities
47,936
-
-
47,936
Equity securities
537
-
-
537
Other investments
2,161
-
-
2,161
Reinsurance assets
5
5,283
-
5,288
Deferred tax assets
-
-
131
131
Current tax assets
-
-
114
114
Receivables and other financial assets
-
4,888
-
4,888
Deferred acquisition costs and other assets
-
4,353
-
4,353
Prepayments and accrued income
-
1,560
-
1,560
Cash and cash equivalents
9,652
-
-
9,652
Total
79,785
24,013
728
104,526
Total %
76.3%
23.0%
0.7%
100.0%
FY14
65,905
16,632
527
83,064
FY14 %
79.4%
20.0%
0.6%
100.0%
 
1 Within the Group's statement of financial position, assets are recognised for deferred tax and current tax. The valuation basis of these assets does not directly fall within any of the categories outlined above. As such, these assets have been reported together with equity accounted items within the analysis of the Group's assets.
 
Fair value hierarchy
To provide further information on the valuation techniques we use to measure assets carried at fair value, we have categorised the measurement basis for assets carried at fair value into a 'fair value hierarchy' described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation as a whole:
· Inputs to Level 1 fair values are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets.
· Inputs to Level 2 fair values are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly or indirectly. If the asset has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset.
· Inputs to Level 3 fair values are unobservable inputs for the asset. Unobservable inputs may have been used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset at the measurement date (or market information for the inputs to any valuation models). As such unobservable inputs reflect the assumption the business unit considers that market participants would use in pricing the asset. Examples are investment property, certain private equity investment and private placements.
 
 
Fair value hierarchy
     
Investment property and financial assets - Total 2015
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Sub-total fair value
£m
Amortised cost
£m
Balance sheet
total
£m
Investment property
-
-
11,301
11,301
-
11,301
Loans
-
950
18,129
19,079
3,354
22,433
Debt securities
89,158
59,203
14,603
162,964
-
162,964
Equity securities
62,622
-
936
63,558
-
63,558
Other investments (including derivatives)
39,485
4,057
4,153
47,695
-
47,695
Total
191,265
64,210
49,122
304,597
3,354
307,951
Total %
62.1%
20.8%
16.0%
98.9%
1.1%
100.0%
FY14
135,677
56,322
40,459
232,458
4,365
236,823
FY14 %
57.3%
23.8%
17.1%
98.2%
1.8%
100.0%
 
At 31 December 2015, the proportion of total financial assets classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy increased to 62.1% (FY14: 57.3%). The proportion of Level 2 loans and financial assets has decreased to 20.8% (FY14: 23.8%) and investment properties, loans and financial assets classified as Level 3 were 16.0% (FY14: 17.1%). Movements in the proportion of assets held in each fair value hierarchy level are mainly as a result of the acquisition of the Friends Life business, which had a higher overall proportion of Level 1 assets, at 67% relative to their total loans and financial assets.
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality
The analysis of assets that follows provides a breakdown of information about the assets held by the Group.
 
D3.1 - Investment property
 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Investment property - Total
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Lease to third parties under operating leases
-
-
11,149
11,149
-
-
8,828
8,828
Vacant investment property/held for capital appreciation
-
-
152
152
-
-
97
97
Total
-
-
11,301
11,301
-
-
8,925
8,925
Total %
-
-
100.0%
100.0%
-
-
100.0%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Investment property - Policyholder assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Lease to third parties under operating leases
-
-
6,574
6,574
-
-
3,984
3,984
Vacant investment property/held for capital appreciation
-
-
73
73
-
-
35
35
Total
-
-
6,647
6,647
-
-
4,019
4,019
Total %
-
-
100.0%
100.0%
-
-
100.0%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
   
Investment property - Participating fund assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Lease to third parties under operating leases
-
-
4,048
4,048
-
-
4,548
4,548
Vacant investment property/held for capital appreciation
-
-
68
68
-
-
62
62
Total
-
-
4,116
4,116
-
-
4,610
4,610
Total %
-
-
100.0%
100.0%
-
-
100.0%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Investment property - Shareholder assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Lease to third parties under operating leases
-
-
527
527
-
-
296
296
Vacant investment property/held for capital appreciation
-
-
11
11
-
-
-
-
Total
-
-
538
538
-
-
296
296
Total %
-
-
100.0%
100.0%
-
-
100.0%
100.0%
 
95.2% (FY14: 96.7%) of total investment properties by value are held in policyholder or participating fund assets. Shareholder exposure to investment properties is principally through investments in UK and French commercial property.
Investment properties are stated at their market values as assessed by qualified external independent valuers. The investment properties are valued on an income basis that is based on current rental income plus anticipated uplifts at the next rent review, lease expiry, or break option taking in to consideration lease incentives and assuming no further growth in the estimated rental value of the property. This uplift and the discount rate are derived from rates implied by recent market transactions on similar property. These inputs are deemed unobservable.
98.7% (FY14: 98.9%) of total investment properties by value are leased to third parties under operating leases, with the remainder either being vacant or held for capital appreciation.
 
 
 
 
 
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D3.2 - Loans
The Group loan portfolio is principally made up of:
· Policy loans which are generally collateralised by a lien or charge over the underlying policy;
· Loans and advances to banks, which primarily relate to loans of cash collateral received in stock lending transactions. These loans are fully collateralised by other securities;
· Mortgage loans collateralised by property assets;
· Healthcare, Infrastructure & Private Finance Initiative ('PFI') other loans; and
· Other loans, which include loans to brokers and intermediaries.
 
Loans with fixed maturities, including policy loans, mortgage loans (at amortised cost) and loans and advances to banks, are recognised when cash is advanced to borrowers. These loans are carried at their unpaid principal balances and adjusted for amortisation of premium or discount, non-refundable loan fees and related direct costs. These amounts are deferred and amortised over the life of the loan as an adjustment to loan yield using the effective interest rate method.
For certain mortgage loans, the Group has taken advantage of the fair value option under IAS 39 to present the mortgages, associated borrowings, other liabilities and derivative financial instruments at fair value, since they are managed together on a fair value basis. The mortgage loans are not traded in active markets. These investments are classified as level 3 as the assumptions used to derive the credit risk, liquidity premium and property risk are not deemed to be market observable.
 
Loans - Total 2015
United Kingdom & Ireland
£m
Europe
£m
Canada
£m
Asia
£m
Total
£m
Policy loans
17
731
-
31
779
Loans and advances to banks
2,703
20
-
-
2,723
Healthcare, Infrastructure & PFI other loans
1,246
-
-
-
1,246
Mortgage loans
17,259
1
-
-
17,260
Other loans
282
8
135
-
425
Total
21,507
760
135
31
22,433
Total %
95.9%
3.4%
0.6%
0.1%
100.0%
FY14
24,262
846
122
30
25,260
FY14 %
96.0%
3.4%
0.5%
0.1%
100.0%

 
Loans - Policyholders assets 2015
United Kingdom & Ireland
£m
Europe
£m
Canada
£m
Asia
£m
Total
£m
Policy loans
-
-
-
7
7
Loans and advances to banks
76
-
-
-
76
Healthcare, Infrastructure & PFI other loans
-
-
-
-
-
Mortgage loans
-
-
-
-
-
Other loans
-
-
-
-
-
Total
76
-
-
7
83
Total %
91.6%
-
-
8.4%
100.0%
FY14
295
-
-
7
302
FY14 %
97.7%
-
-
2.3%
100.0%

 
Loans - Participating fund assets 2015
United Kingdom & Ireland
£m
Europe
£m
Canada
£m
Asia
£m
Total
£m
Policy loans
13
726
-
21
760
Loans and advances to banks
2,044
-
-
-
2,044
Healthcare, Infrastructure & PFI other loans
-
-
-
-
-
Mortgage loans
305
1
-
-
306
Other loans
276
-
-
-
276
Total
2,638
727
-
21
3,386
Total %
77.9%
21.5%
-
0.6%
100.0%
FY14
3,486
781
-
21
4,288
FY14 %
81.3%
18.2%
-
0.5%
100.0%
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
D3.2 - Loans continued
 
Loans - Shareholder assets 2015
United Kingdom & Ireland
£m
Europe
£m
Canada
£m
Asia
£m
Total
£m
Policy loans
4
5
-
3
12
Loans and advances to banks
583
20
-
-
603
Healthcare, Infrastructure & PFI other loans
1,246
-
-
-
1,246
Mortgage loans
16,954
-
-
-
16,954
Other loans
6
8
135
-
149
Total
18,793
33
135
3
18,964
Total %
99.1%
0.2%
0.7%
0.0%
100.0%
FY14
20,481
65
122
2
20,670
FY14 %
99.1%
0.3%
0.6%
0.0%
100.0%
 
The value of the Group's loan portfolio (including Policyholder, Participating Fund and Shareholder assets), at 31 December 2015 stood at £22.4 billion (FY14: £25.3 billion), a decrease of £2.9 billion.
The total shareholder exposure to loans decreased to £19.0 billion (FY14: £20.7 billion) and represented 85% of the total loan portfolio, with the remaining 15% primarily held in participating funds (£3.4 billion)
Of the Group's total loan portfolio (including Policyholder, Participating Fund and Shareholder assets), 77% (FY14 Restated1: 76%) is invested in mortgage loans.
Primary Healthcare, Infrastructure and PFI other loans included within shareholder assets are £1.2 billion (FY14 Restated1: £1.1 billion) and are secured against the income from healthcare and educational premises.
 
Mortgage loans - Shareholder assets
 
2015
Total
£m
Non-securitised mortgage loans
 
- Residential (Equity release)
4,807
- Commercial
6,434
- Healthcare, Infrastructure & PFI mortgage loans
3,261
 
14,502
Securitised mortgage loans
2,452
Total
16,954
FY141 (Restated)
18,811
 
 
1 Following a review of the classification of loans, £1.1 billion in 2014 has been reclassified from mortgage loans to Healthcare, Infrastructure & PFI other loans. The net impact on Loans is £nil.
 
 
The Group's mortgage loan portfolio is focused in the UK, across various sectors, including residential loans, commercial loans and government supported healthcare loans. Aviva's shareholder exposure to mortgage loans accounts for 89% of total shareholder asset loans. This section focuses on explaining the shareholder risk within these exposures.
 
United Kingdom & Ireland
(Non-securitised mortgage loans)
Residential
The UK non-securitised residential mortgage portfolio has a total current value of £4.8 billion (FY14: £4.1 billion). The movement from the prior year is due to £0.7 billion of net new loans and accrued interest (net of redemptions). These mortgages are all in the form of equity release, whereby homeowners mortgage their property to release cash equity. Due to the structure of equity release mortgages, whereby interest amounts due are not paid in cash but instead rolled into the amount outstanding, they predominantly have a current Loan to Value ('LTV') of below 70%. The average LTV across the portfolio is 26.8% (FY14: 27.2%).
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D3.2 - Loans continued
Commercial
Gross exposure by loan to value and arrears is shown in the table below.
 
Shareholder assets
 
2015
>120%
£m
115-120% £m
110-115% £m
105-110% £m
100-105% £m
95-100% £m
90-95% £m
80-90% £m
70-80%
£m
<70%
£m
Total
£m
Not in arrears
-
-
-
-
-
368
263
410
1,012
4,372
6,425
0 - 3 months
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3 - 6 months
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6 - 12 months
-
-
-
-
-
9
-
-
-
-
9
> 12 months
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
-
-
-
-
-
377
263
410
1,012
4,372
6,434
 
Of the £6.4 billion (FY14: £8.8 billion) of UK non-securitised commercial mortgage loans in the shareholder fund held by our UK Life business, £6.3 billion are used to back annuity liabilities and are stated on a fair value basis. The loan exposures for our UK Life business are calculated on a discounted cash flow basis, and include a risk adjustment through the use of Credit Risk Adjusted Value ('CRAV') methods.
For commercial mortgages loan service collection ratios, a key indicator of mortgage portfolio performance, improved to 1.78x (FY14: 1.31x). Loan Interest Cover ('LIC'), which is defined as the annual net rental income (including rental deposits and less ground rent) divided by the annual loan interest service, also improved to 2.05x (FY14: 1.47x). Average mortgage LTV decreased by 24% compared to FY14 from 85% to 61% (CRAV) primarily driven by UK Life's commercial mortgage loans restructure and recovery programme which completed with the sale of £2.2 billion of commercial mortgage loans to Lone Star. Of the £9 million (FY14: £1,492 million) value of loans in arrears included within our shareholder assets, the interest and capital amount in arrears is £7 million. The decrease in loans in arrears of £1,483 million is primarily driven by the £2.2 billion mortgage restructuring and recovery programme.
Commercial mortgages and Healthcare, Infrastructure & PFI loans are held at fair value on the asset side of the statement of financial position. Insurance liabilities are valued using a discount rate derived from gross yield on assets, with adjustments to allow for risk. £10.6 billion of shareholder loan assets are backing annuity liabilities and comprise of commercial mortgage loans (£6.3 billion), Healthcare, Infrastructure and PFI mortgage loans (£3.2 billion) and Primary Healthcare, Infrastructure and PFI other loans (£1.1 billion). The Group carries a valuation allowance within the liabilities against the risk of default of commercial mortgages, including Healthcare and PFI mortgages, of £0.6 billion which equates to 59bps at 31 December 2015 (FY14: 87bps). The total valuation allowance held by Aviva Annuity UK Limited in respect of corporate bonds and mortgages, including Healthcare and PFI mortgages is £1.5 billion (FY14: £1.9 billion) over the remaining term of the UK Life corporate bond and mortgage portfolio.
The UK portfolio remains well diversified in terms of property type, location and tenants as well as the spread of loans written over time. The risks in commercial mortgages are addressed through several layers of protection with the mortgage risk profile being primarily driven by the ability of the underlying tenant rental income to cover loan interest and amortisation. Should any single tenant default on their rental payment, rental from other tenants backing the same loan often ensures the loan interest cover does not fall below 1.0x. Where there are multiple loans to a single borrower further protection may be achieved through cross-charging (or pooling) such that any single loan is also supported by rents received within other pool loans. Additionally, there may be support provided by the borrower of the loan itself and further loss mitigation from any general floating charge held over assets within the borrower companies.
If the LIC cover falls below 1.0x and the borrower defaults then Aviva still retains the option of selling the security or restructuring the loans and benefiting from the protection of the collateral. A combination of these benefits and the high recovery levels afforded by property collateral (compared to corporate debt or other uncollateralised credit exposures) results in the economic exposure being significantly lower than the gross exposure reported above. We will continue to actively manage this position.
 
Healthcare
Primary Healthcare, Infrastructure and PFI mortgage loans included within shareholder assets of £3.3 billion (FY14 Restated1: £3.5 billion) are secured against primary health care premises (including General Practitioner surgeries), education, social housing and emergency services related premises. For all such loans, government support is provided through either direct funding or reimbursement of rental payments to the tenants to meet income service and provide for the debt to be reduced substantially over the term of the loan. Although the loan principal is not Government guaranteed, the nature of these businesses and premises provides considerable comfort of an ongoing business model and low risk of default.
On a market value basis, we estimate the average LTV of these mortgages to be 75% (FY14 Restated1: 90%), although as explained above, we do not consider this to be a key risk indicator. Income support from the Government bodies and the social need for these premises provide sustained income stability. Aviva therefore considers these loans to be lower risk relative to other mortgage loans.
 
Securitised mortgage loans
Funding for the securitised residential mortgage assets of £2.5 billion (FY14: £2.4 billion) was obtained by issuing loan note securities. Of these loan notes approximately £256 million (FY14 Restated2: £167 million) are held by Group companies. The remainder is held by third parties external to Aviva. As any cash shortfall arising once all mortgages have redeemed is borne by the loan note holders, the majority of the credit risk of these mortgages is borne by third parties. Securitised residential mortgages held are predominantly issued through vehicles in the UK.
On 1 January 2016 a UK subsidiary, Aviva Annuity UK Limited, securitised £4,179 million of equity release mortgages by transferring them to a wholly owned subsidiary, Aviva ERFA 15 UK Limited. In return, Aviva Annuity UK Limited received £4,154 million of loan notes issued by Aviva ERFA 15 UK Limited.
 
1 Following a review of mortgage loans reclassification, £1.1 billion in 2014 has been reclassified from mortgage loans to Healthcare, infrastructure and PFI loans. The net impact on loans is £nil.
2 Loans held by Group companies has been restated to exclude an intra-group transaction in UK Life which eliminates on Group consolidation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D3.3 - Financial investments
 
       
2015
     
2014
Financial Investments - Total
Cost/ amortised cost
£m
Unrealised gains
£m
Impairment and unrealised losses
£m
Fair value £m
Cost/ amortised
cost
£m
Unrealised gains
£m
Impairment and unrealised losses
£m
Fair value
£m
Debt securities
155,247
10,864
(3,147)
162,964
118,245
14,130
(714)
131,661
Equity securities
60,124
7,663
(4,229)
63,558
29,701
7,114
(1,196)
35,619
Other investments
44,263
5,005
(1,573)
47,695
29,845
5,954
(441)
35,358
Total
259,634
23,532
(8,949)
274,217
177,791
27,198
(2,351)
202,638
 
Aviva holds large quantities of debt securities in the form of high quality bonds, primarily to match our liability to make guaranteed payments to policyholders. Some credit risk is taken, partly to increase returns to policyholders and partly to optimise the risk/return profile for shareholders. The risks are consistent with the products we offer and the related investment mandates, and are in line with our risk appetite.
The Group also holds equities, the majority of which are held in participating funds and policyholder funds, where they form an integral part of the investment expectations of policyholders and follow well-defined investment mandates. Some equities are also held in shareholder funds. The vast majority of equity investments are valued at quoted market prices and therefore classified as Level 1. Refer to D3.3.2 for further analysis of equities.
Other investments include investments such as unit trusts, derivative financial instruments and deposits with credit institutions. For further analysis, see D3.3.3.
During the year, total financial investments increased by £71.6 billion to £274.2 billion (FY14: £202.6 billion) mainly due to the acquisition of Friends Life business, partially offset by negative investment market movements.
 
D3.3.1 - Debt securities
 
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Debt securities - Total 2015
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
UK Government
31,336
1,829
132
33,297
Non-UK Government
27,793
12,865
2,006
42,664
Europe
26,160
8,011
2,000
36,171
North America
233
2,743
-
2,976
Asia Pacific & Other
1,400
2,111
6
3,517
Corporate bonds - Public utilities
3,560
6,681
412
10,653
Corporate convertible bonds
158
-
-
158
Other Corporate bonds
21,802
31,068
10,329
63,199
Other
4,509
6,760
1,724
12,993
Total
89,158
59,203
14,603
162,964
Total %
54.7%
36.3%
9.0%
100.0%
FY14
75,078
45,274
11,309
131,661
FY14 %
57.0%
34.4%
8.6%
100.0%

 
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Debt securities - Policyholders assets 2015
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
UK Government
10,371
13
1
10,385
Non-UK Government
1,200
1,427
6
2,633
Europe
943
654
-
1,597
North America
29
343
-
372
Asia Pacific & Other
228
430
6
664
Corporate bonds - Public utilities
36
594
1
631
Corporate convertible bonds
-
-
-
-
Other Corporate bonds
2,236
4,741
613
7,590
Other
1,088
1,685
10
2,783
Total
14,931
8,460
631
24,022
Total %
62.2%
35.2%
2.6%
100.0%
FY14
6,674
6,536
418
13,628
FY14 %
49.0%
47.9%
3.1%
100.0%
 
 
 
 
 
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D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.1 - Debt securities continued
 
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Debt securities - Participating fund assets 2015
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
UK Government
12,715
1,008
-
13,723
Non-UK Government
23,679
5,249
1,537
30,465
Europe
22,340
3,796
1,537
27,673
North America
181
97
-
278
Asia Pacific & Other
1,158
1,356
-
2,514
Corporate bonds - Public utilities
3,341
1,276
1
4,618
Corporate convertible bonds
158
-
-
158
Other Corporate bonds
18,327
10,239
6,045
34,611
Other
3,137
3,012
1,282
7,431
Total
61,357
20,784
8,865
91,006
Total %
67.4%
22.8%
9.8%
100.0%
FY14
58,314
15,873
8,043
82,230
FY14 %
70.9%
19.3%
9.8%
100.0%

 
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Debt securities - Shareholder assets 2015
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
UK Government
8,250
808
131
9,189
Non-UK Government
2,914
6,189
463
9,566
Europe
2,877
3,561
463
6,901
North America
23
2,303
-
2,326
Asia Pacific & Other
14
325
-
339
Corporate bonds - Public utilities
183
4,811
410
5,404
Corporate convertible bonds
-
-
-
-
Other Corporate bonds
1,239
16,088
3,671
20,998
Other
284
2,063
432
2,779
Total
12,870
29,959
5,107
47,936
Total %
26.8%
62.5%
10.7%
100.0%
FY14
10,090
22,865
2,848
35,803
FY14 %
28.2%
63.8%
8.0%
100.0%
 
26.8% (FY14: 28.2%) of shareholder exposure to debt securities is based on quoted prices in an active market and are therefore classified as fair value level 1.
62.5% (FY14: 63.8%) of shareholder exposure to debt securities included within level 2 is based on inputs other than quoted prices and are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
10.7% (FY14: 8.0%) of total shareholder exposure to debt securities is fair valued using models with significant unobservable market parameters (classified as fair value level 3). Where estimates are used, these are based on a combination of independent third party evidence and internally developed models, calibrated to market observable data where possible.
Fair value level 3 has increased due to the inclusion of £1.7 billion debt securities from the Friends Life acquisition, and transfers from Level 2 due to the unavailability of significant observable market data or sufficiently significant differences between the valuation provided by the counterparty and broker quotes, and the validation models. Other changes in the proportion of Level 1 and Level 2 assets are principally driven by the additions relating to the acquisition of the Friends Life business and market movements.
 
 
 
 
 
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D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.1 - Debt securities continued
 
 
External ratings
   
Debt securities - Total 2015
AAA
£m
AA
£m
A
£m
BBB
£m
Less than BBB
£m
Non-rated £m
Total
£m
Government
             
UK Government
-
33,038
51
-
-
190
33,279
UK local authorities
-
1
-
-
-
17
18
Non-UK Government
11,330
17,337
3,812
9,624
472
89
42,664
 
11,330
50,376
3,863
9,624
472
296
75,961
Corporate
             
Public utilities
-
268
4,860
4,968
229
328
10,653
Convertibles and bonds with warrants
-
-
-
150
-
8
158
Other corporate bonds
7,320
8,136
20,173
16,821
4,182
6,567
63,199
 
7,320
8,404
25,033
21,939
4,411
6,903
74,010
Certificates of deposits
-
981
1,026
62
149
10
2,228
Structured
             
RMBS1 non-agency ALT A
1
25
-
3
-
-
29
RMBS1 non-agency prime
210
129
90
25
45
-
499
RMBS1 agency
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
 
212
154
90
28
45
-
529
CMBS2
368
168
110
87
-
2
735
ABS3
124
687
673
218
67
9
1,778
CDO (including CLO)4
432
9
-
-
-
-
441
ABCP5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
924
864
783
305
67
11
2,954
Wrapped credit
-
24
544
97
67
45
777
Other
412
113
858
2,595
1,298
1,229
6,505
Total
20,198
60,916
32,197
34,650
6,509
8,494
162,964
Total %
12.4%
37.4%
19.8%
21.2%
4.0%
5.2%
100.0%
FY14
17,866
46,831
28,118
28,848
2,749
7,249
131,661
FY14 %
13.6%
35.6%
21.3%
21.9%
2.1%
5.5%
100.0%
 
1 RMBS - Residential Mortgage Backed Security
2 CMBS - Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
3 ABS - Asset Backed Security
4 CDO - Collateralised Debt Obligation, CLO - Collateralised Loan Obligation
5 ABCP - Asset Backed Commercial Paper
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.1 - Debt securities continued
 
 
External ratings
   
Debt securities - Policyholders assets 2015
AAA
£m
AA
£m
A
£m
BBB
£m
Less than BBB
£m
Non-rated £m
Total
£m
Government
             
UK Government
-
10,384
1
-
-
-
10,385
UK local authorities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Non-UK Government
666
244
893
718
81
31
2,633
 
666
10,628
894
718
81
31
13,018
Corporate
             
Public utilities
-
13
251
333
32
2
631
Convertibles and bonds with warrants
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other corporate bonds
216
543
1,996
1,883
1,457
1,495
7,590
 
216
556
2,247
2,216
1,489
1,497
8,221
Certificates of deposits
-
615
684
42
81
-
1,422
Structured
             
RMBS1 non-agency ALT A
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
RMBS1 non-agency prime
6
1
2
-
12
-
21
RMBS1 agency
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
6
2
2
-
12
-
22
CMBS2
10
1
3
-
-
-
14
ABS3
-
27
36
23
3
-
89
CDO (including CLO)4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ABCP5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
10
28
39
23
3
-
103
Wrapped credit
-
2
29
2
-
-
33
Other
77
21
150
484
241
230
1,203
Total
975
11,852
4,045
3,485
1,907
1,758
24,022
Total %
4.1%
49.3%
16.8%
14.5%
8.0%
7.3%
100.0%
FY14
675
5,006
3,786
2,456
422
1,283
13,628
FY14 %
5.0%
36.7%
27.8%
18.0%
3.1%
9.4%
100.0%
 
1 RMBS - Residential Mortgage Backed Security
2 CMBS - Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
3 ABS - Asset Backed Security
4 CDO - Collateralised Debt Obligation, CLO - Collateralised Loan Obligation
5 ABCP - Asset Backed Commercial Paper
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.1 - Debt securities continued
 
 
External ratings
   
Debt securities - Participating fund assets 2015
AAA
£m
AA
£m
A
£m
BBB
£m
Less than BBB
£m
Non-rated £m
Total
£m
Government
             
UK Government
-
13,714
-
-
-
8
13,722
UK local authorities
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
Non-UK Government
6,526
13,604
2,069
7,821
389
56
30,465
 
6,526
27,319
2,069
7,821
389
64
44,188
Corporate
             
Public utilities
-
85
1,503
2,743
193
94
4,618
Convertibles and bonds with warrants
-
-
-
150
-
8
158
Other corporate bonds
4,877
4,634
10,068
9,843
2,244
2,945
34,611
 
4,877
4,719
11,571
12,736
2,437
3,047
39,387
Certificates of deposits
-
357
326
12
35
10
740
Structured
             
RMBS1 non-agency ALT A
1
5
-
2
-
-
8
RMBS1 non-agency prime
115
79
38
-
15
-
247
RMBS1 agency
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
116
84
38
2
15
-
255
CMBS2
113
47
56
64
-
1
281
ABS3
85
171
228
141
24
-
649
CDO (including CLO)4
418
-
-
-
-
-
418
ABCP5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
616
218
284
205
24
1
1,348
Wrapped credit
-
9
99
46
16
-
170
Other
318
87
620
1,996
995
902
4,918
Total
12,453
32,793
15,007
22,818
3,911
4,024
91,006
Total %
13.7%
36.0%
16.5%
25.1%
4.3%
4.4%
100.0%
FY14
11,160
30,484
14,540
20,855
2,036
3,155
82,230
FY14 %
13.6%
37.1%
17.7%
25.3%
2.5%
3.8%
100.0%
 
1 RMBS - Residential Mortgage Backed Security
2 CMBS - Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
3 ABS - Asset Backed Security
4 CDO - Collateralised Debt Obligation, CLO - Collateralised Loan Obligation
5 ABCP - Asset Backed Commercial Paper
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.1 - Debt securities continued
 
 
External ratings
   
Debt securities - Shareholder assets 2015
AAA
£m
AA
£m
A
£m
BBB
£m
Less than BBB
£m
Non-rated £m
Total
£m
Government
             
UK Government
-
8,940
50
-
-
182
9,172
UK local authorities
-
-
-
-
-
17
17
Non-UK Government
4,138
3,489
850
1,085
2
2
9,566
 
4,138
12,429
900
1,085
2
201
18,755
Corporate
             
Public utilities
-
170
3,106
1,892
4
232
5,404
Convertibles and bonds with warrants
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other corporate bonds
2,227
2,959
8,109
5,095
481
2,127
20,998
 
2,227
3,129
11,215
6,987
485
2,359
26,402
Certificates of deposits
-
9
16
8
33
-
66
Structured
             
RMBS1 non-agency ALT A
-
19
-
1
-
-
20
RMBS1 non-agency prime
89
49
50
25
18
-
231
RMBS1 agency
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
 
90
68
50
26
18
-
252
CMBS2
245
120
51
23
-
1
440
ABS3
39
489
409
54
40
9
1,040
CDO (including CLO)4
14
9
-
-
-
-
23
ABCP5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
298
618
460
77
40
10
1,503
Wrapped credit
-
13
416
49
51
45
574
Other
17
5
88
115
62
97
384
Total
6,770
16,271
13,145
8,347
691
2,712
47,936
Total %
14.1%
34.0%
27.4%
17.4%
1.4%
5.7%
100.0%
FY14
6,031
11,341
9,792
5,537
291
2,811
35,803
FY14 %
16.8%
31.7%
27.3%
15.5%
0.8%
7.9%
100.0%
 
1 RMBS - Residential Mortgage Backed Security
2 CMBS - Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
3 ABS - Asset Backed Security
4 CDO - Collateralised Debt Obligation, CLO - Collateralised Loan Obligation
5 ABCP - Asset Backed Commercial Paper
 
The overall quality of the book remains strong. 39% of shareholder exposure to debt securities is in government holdings (FY14: 46%). Our corporate debt securities portfolio represents 55% of total shareholder debt securities (FY14: 49%). At 31 December 2015, the proportion of our shareholder debt securities that are investment grade increased to 92.9% (FY14: 91.3%). The remaining 7.1% of shareholder debt securities that do not have an external rating of BBB or higher can be split as follows:
· 1.4% are debt securities that are rated as below investment grade;
· 5.7% are not rated by the major rating agencies.
 
The majority of non-rated corporate bonds are held by our businesses in the UK. Of the securities not rated by an external agency most are allocated an internal rating using a methodology largely consistent with that adopted by an external rating agency, and are considered to be of investment grade credit quality; these include £2.5 billion (FY14: £2.5 billion) of debt securities held in our UK Life business, predominantly made up of private placements and other corporate bonds, which have been internally rated as investment grade.
The Group has limited shareholder exposure to CDOs, CLOs and 'Sub-prime' debt securities.
Out of the total asset backed securities (ABS), £1,023 million (FY14: £611 million) are held by the UK Life business. 95.3% of the Group's shareholder holdings in ABS are investment grade (FY14: 89.6%). ABS that either have a rating below BBB or are not rated represent approximately 0.1% of shareholder exposure to debt securities (FY14: 0.2%).
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.2 - Equity securities
 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Equity securities - Total assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Public utilities
3,364
-
3
3,367
2,929
-
-
2,929
Banks, trusts and insurance companies
13,893
-
133
14,026
7,142
-
133
7,275
Industrial miscellaneous and all other
45,164
-
800
45,964
25,104
-
25
25,129
Non-redeemable preferred shares
201
-
-
201
285
-
1
286
Total
62,622
-
936
63,558
35,460
-
159
35,619
Total %
98.5%
-
1.5%
100.0%
99.6%
-
0.4%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Equity securities - Policyholder assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Public utilities
2,674
-
-
2,674
2,324
-
-
2,324
Banks, trusts and insurance companies
10,603
-
-
10,603
4,821
-
-
4,821
Industrial miscellaneous and all other
34,062
-
25
34,087
19,099
-
2
19,101
Non-redeemable preferred shares
30
-
-
30
77
-
1
78
Total
47,369
-
25
47,394
26,321
-
3
26,324
Total %
99.9%
-
0.1%
100.0%
100.0%
-
0.0%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Equity securities - Participating fund assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Public utilities
685
-
3
688
602
-
-
602
Banks, trusts and insurance companies
3,173
-
97
3,270
2,226
-
95
2,321
Industrial miscellaneous and all other
10,899
-
763
11,662
5,870
-
11
5,881
Non-redeemable preferred shares
7
-
-
7
9
-
-
9
Total
14,764
-
863
15,627
8,707
-
106
8,813
Total %
94.5%
-
5.5%
100.0%
98.8%
-
1.2%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Equity securities - Shareholder assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Public utilities
5
-
-
5
3
-
-
3
Banks, trusts and insurance companies
117
-
36
153
95
-
38
133
Industrial miscellaneous and all other
203
-
12
215
135
-
12
147
Non-redeemable preferred shares
164
-
-
164
199
-
-
199
Total
489
-
48
537
432
-
50
482
Total %
91.1%
-
8.9%
100.0%
89.6%
-
10.4%
100.0%
 
Of the £27.9 billion increase in equity securities since 2014, £27.0 billion is attributable to the acquisition of the Friends Life business.
91.1% of our total shareholder exposure to equity securities is based on quoted prices in an active market and as such is classified as level 1 (FY14: 89.6%).
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
 
D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.3 - Other investments
 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Other investments - Total
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Unit trusts and other investment vehicles
38,411
1,292
2,938
42,641
24,079
3,079
2,482
29,640
Derivative financial instruments
308
2,745
275
3,328
199
3,748
141
4,088
Deposits with credit institutions
460
-
-
460
536
3
-
539
Minority holdings in property management undertakings
-
20
940
960
1
323
430
754
Other
306
-
-
306
324
-
13
337
Total
39,485
4,057
4,153
47,695
25,139
7,153
3,066
35,358
Total %
82.8%
8.5%
8.7%
100.0%
71.1%
20.2%
8.7%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Other investments - Policyholder assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Unit trusts and other investment vehicles
36,037
1,205
1,760
39,002
23,464
2,966
13
26,443
Derivative financial instruments
28
24
-
52
17
29
-
46
Deposits with credit institutions
327
-
-
327
373
-
-
373
Minority holdings in property management undertakings
-
-
114
114
-
-
-
-
Other
300
-
-
300
319
-
-
319
Total
36,692
1,229
1,874
39,795
24,173
2,995
13
27,181
Total %
92.2%
3.1%
4.7%
100.0%
88.9%
11.0%
0.1%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Other investments - Participating fund assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Unit trusts and other investment vehicles
1,633
80
1,139
2,852
321
109
2,268
2,698
Derivative financial instruments
189
1,857
216
2,262
180
2,486
103
2,769
Deposits with credit institutions
28
-
-
28
56
-
-
56
Minority holdings in property management undertakings
-
-
597
597
-
294
315
609
Other
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
13
Total
1,850
1,937
1,952
5,739
557
2,889
2,699
6,145
Total %
32.2%
33.8%
34.0%
100.0%
9.1%
47.0%
43.9%
100.0%

 
       
2015
     
2014
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
Other investments - Shareholders assets
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Level 1
£m
Level 2
£m
Level 3
£m
Total
£m
Unit trusts and other investment vehicles
741
7
39
787
294
4
201
499
Derivative financial instruments
91
864
59
1,014
2
1,233
38
1,273
Deposits with credit institutions
105
-
-
105
107
3
-
110
Minority holdings in property management undertakings
-
20
229
249
1
29
115
145
Other
6
-
-
6
5
-
-
5
Total
943
891
327
2,161
409
1,269
354
2,032
Total %
43.7%
41.2%
15.1%
100.0%
20.1%
62.5%
17.4%
100.0%
 
The unit trusts and other investment vehicles invest in a variety of assets, which can include cash equivalents, debt, equity and property securities. Total shareholder other investments classified as level 2 have decreased during 2015 to 41.2% (FY14: 62.5%), primarily due to reductions in derivative financial instruments.
In total 84.9% (FY14: 82.6%) of total shareholder other investments are classified as level 1 or 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.4 - Available for sale investments - Impairments and duration and amount of unrealised losses
The impairment expense during 2015 relating to AFS debt securities and other investments was £nil (FY14: £nil) and £nil (FY14: £2 million) respectively.
Total unrealised losses on AFS debt securities, equity securities and other investments at 31 December 2015 was £1 million (FY14: £3 million), £nil (FY14: £nil) and £nil (FY14: £nil) respectively.
 
 
0 - 6 months
7 - 12 months
more than 12 months
Total
2015
Fair value1
£m
Gross unrealised
£m
Fair value1
£m
Gross unrealised
£m
Fair value1
£m
Gross unrealised
£m
Fair value1
£m
Gross unrealised
£m
Less than 20% loss position:
               
Debt securities
5
-
8
-
34
(1)
47
(1)
Equity securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
5
-
8
-
34
(1)
47
(1)
20%-50% loss position:
               
Debt securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Equity securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greater than 50% loss position:
               
Debt securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Equity securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
               
Debt securities
5
-
8
-
34
(1)
47
(1)
Equity securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
5
-
8
-
34
(1)
47
(1)
 
1 Only includes AFS securities that are in unrealised loss positions.
 
 
0 - 6 months
7 - 12 months
more than 12 months
Total
2014
Fair value1
£m
Gross unrealised
£m
Fair value1
£m
Gross unrealised
£m
Fair value1
£m
Gross unrealised
£m
Fair value1
£m
Gross unrealised
£m
Less than 20% loss position:
               
Debt securities
9
-
11
-
17
(1)
37
(1)
Equity securities
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
 
9
-
11
-
21
(1)
41
(1)
20%-50% loss position:
               
Debt securities
-
-
-
-
3
(2)
3
(2)
Equity securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
-
-
-
-
3
(2)
3
(2)
Greater than 50% loss position:
               
Debt securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Equity securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
               
Debt securities
9
-
11
-
20
(3)
40
(3)
Equity securities
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
 
9
-
11
-
24
(3)
44
(3)
 
1 Only includes AFS securities that are in unrealised loss positions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.5 - Exposures to peripheral European countries
Included in our debt securities and other financial assets are exposures to peripheral European countries. All of these assets are valued on a mark-to-market basis under IAS 39, and therefore our statement of financial position and income statement already reflect any reduction in value between the date of purchase and the balance sheet date. The significant majority of these holdings are within our participating funds where the risk to our shareholders is governed by the nature and extent of our participation within those funds.
Net of non-controlling interests, our direct shareholder and participating fund asset exposure to the government (and local authorities and agencies) of Italy is £4.7 billion (FY14: £4.9 billion).
 
 
Direct sovereign exposures to Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain (net of non-controlling interests, excluding policyholder assets)
 
 
Participating
Shareholder
Total
 
2015
£bn
2014
£bn
2015
£bn
2014
£bn
2015
£bn
2014
£bn
Greece
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ireland
0.6
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.8
Portugal
0.1
0.2
-
-
0.1
0.2
Italy
4.4
4.8
0.3
0.1
4.7
4.9
Spain
0.8
0.9
0.4
0.4
1.2
1.3
Total Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain
5.9
6.5
0.8
0.7
6.7
7.2
 
Direct sovereign exposures to Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain (gross of non-controlling interests, excluding policyholder assets)
 
 
Participating
Shareholder
Total
 
2015
£bn
2014
£bn
2015
£bn
2014
£bn
2015
£bn
2014
£bn
Greece
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ireland
0.6
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.8
Portugal
0.1
0.2
-
-
0.1
0.2
Italy
6.1
6.7
0.5
0.5
6.6
7.2
Spain
1.1
1.2
0.6
0.6
1.7
1.8
Total Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain
7.9
8.7
1.2
1.3
9.1
10.0
 
D3.3.6 - Non-UK Government debt securities (gross of non-controlling interests)
 
 
Policyholder
Participating
Shareholder
Total
Non-UK Government Debt Securities
2015
£m
2014
£m
2015
£m
2014
£m
2015
£m
2014
£m
2015
£m
2014
£m
Austria
14
11
697
705
140
107
851
823
Belgium
34
28
1,195
1,368
166
165
1,395
1,561
France
139
103
10,673
11,182
1,846
1,950
12,658
13,235
Germany
145
142
1,470
1,590
590
591
2,205
2,323
Greece
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ireland
12
5
595
613
100
155
707
773
Italy
319
330
6,090
6,666
442
485
6,851
7,481
Netherlands
31
43
1,156
1,336
302
414
1,489
1,793
Poland
559
571
689
823
399
443
1,647
1,837
Portugal
7
6
110
173
-
-
117
179
Spain
98
104
1,093
1,263
636
694
1,827
2,061
European Supranational debt
72
61
2,798
2,952
1,760
1,826
4,630
4,839
Other European countries
167
133
1,107
1,040
520
473
1,794
1,646
Europe
1,597
1,537
27,673
29,711
6,901
7,303
36,171
38,551
Canada
49
16
178
164
1,917
2,376
2,144
2,556
United States
323
94
100
48
409
347
832
489
North America
372
110
278
212
2,326
2,723
2,976
3,045
Singapore
16
11
762
598
264
277
1,042
886
Other
648
493
1,752
1,917
75
63
2,475
2,473
Asia Pacific and other
664
504
2,514
2,515
339
340
3,517
3,359
Total
2,633
2,151
30,465
32,438
9,566
10,366
42,664
44,955
 
At 31 December 2015, the Group's total government (non-UK) debt securities stood at £42.7 billion (FY14: £45.0 billion), a decrease of £2.3 billion. The significant majority of these holdings are within our participating funds where the risk to our shareholders is governed by the nature and extent of our participation within those funds.
Our direct shareholder asset exposure to government (non-UK) debt securities amounts to £9.6 billion (FY14: £10.4 billion). The primary exposures, relative to total shareholder (non-UK) government debt exposure, are to Canadian (20%), French (19%), Spanish (7%), German (6%) and Italian (5%) government debt securities.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
D3.3 - Financial investments continued
D3.3.6 - Non-UK Government debt securities (gross of non-controlling interests) continued
The participating funds exposure to (non-UK) government debt amounts to £30.5 billion (FY14: £32.4 billion), a decrease of £1.9 billion. The primary exposures, relative to total (non-UK) government debt exposures included within our participating funds, are to the (non-UK) government debt securities of France (35%), Italy (20%), Germany (5%), Belgium (4%), Netherlands (4%) and Spain (4%).
 
D3.3.7 - Exposure to worldwide bank debt securities
Direct shareholder and participating fund assets exposures to worldwide bank debt securities (net of non-controlling interests, excluding policyholder assets)
 
 
Shareholder assets
Participating fund assets
2015
Total
senior
debt
£bn
Total subordinated debt
£bn
Total
debt
£bn
Total
senior
debt
£bn
Total subordinated debt
£bn
Total
debt
£bn
Australia
0.2
-
0.2
0.9
0.2
1.1
Denmark
-
-
-
1.1
-
1.1
France
0.5
-
0.5
2.8
0.6
3.4
Germany
0.1
-
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.6
Ireland
-
-
-
-
-
-
Italy
0.1
-
0.1
0.2
-
0.2
Netherlands
0.3
0.2
0.5
1.2
0.3
1.5
Spain
0.7
-
0.7
0.7
0.1
0.8
Switzerland
-
-
-
1.2
-
1.2
United Kingdom
1.3
0.5
1.8
1.2
1.0
2.2
United States
1.0
0.2
1.2
1.7
0.1
1.8
Other
0.7
0.1
0.8
1.5
0.3
1.8
Total
4.9
1.0
5.9
12.9
2.8
15.7
FY14
2.9
0.8
3.7
10.4
2.9
13.3
 
Net of non-controlling interests, our direct shareholder assets exposure to worldwide bank debt securities is £5.9 billion (FY14: £3.7 billion). The majority of our holding (83%) is in senior debt. The primary exposures are to UK (31%), US (20%) and Spanish (12%) banks.
Net of non-controlling interests, the participating fund exposures to worldwide bank debt securities, where the risk to our shareholders is governed by the nature and extent of our participation within those funds, is £15.7 billion (FY14: £13.3 billion). The majority of the exposure (82%) is in senior debt. Participating funds are most exposed to French (22%), UK (14%) and US (11%) banks.
 
Direct shareholder and participating fund assets exposures to worldwide bank debt securities (gross of non-controlling interests, excluding policyholder assets)
 
 
Shareholder assets
Participating fund assets
2015
Total
senior
debt
£bn
Total subordinated debt
£bn
Total
debt
£bn
Total
senior
debt
£bn
Total subordinated debt
£bn
Total
debt
£bn
Australia
0.2
-
0.2
0.9
0.3
1.2
Denmark
-
-
-
1.1
-
1.1
France
0.5
-
0.5
3.3
0.6
3.9
Germany
0.1
-
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.7
Ireland
-
-
-
-
-
-
Italy
0.1
-
0.1
0.3
-
0.3
Netherlands
0.3
0.2
0.5
1.2
0.3
1.5
Spain
0.8
-
0.8
0.8
0.1
0.9
Switzerland
-
-
-
1.3
-
1.3
United Kingdom
1.3
0.5
1.8
1.3
1.0
2.3
United States
1.0
0.2
1.2
1.9
0.1
2.0
Other
0.7
0.1
0.8
1.6
0.3
1.9
Total
5.0
1.0
6.0
14.2
2.9
17.1
FY14
3.1
0.8
3.9
11.8
3.1
14.9
 
Gross of non-controlling interests, our direct shareholder assets exposure to worldwide bank debt securities is £6.0 billion (FY14: £3.9 billion). The majority of our holding (83%) is in senior debt. The primary exposures are to UK (30%), US (20%) and Spanish (13%) banks.
Gross of non-controlling interests, the participating fund exposures to worldwide bank debt securities, where the risk to our shareholders is governed by the nature and extent of our participation within those funds, is £17.1 billion (FY14: £14.9 billion). The majority of the exposure (83%) is in senior debt. Participating funds are most exposed to French (23%), UK (13%) and US (12%) banks.
 
 
 
 
 
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D3 - Analysis of asset quality continued
D3.4 - Reinsurance assets
The Group assumes and cedes reinsurance in the normal course of business, with retention limits varying by line of business. Reinsurance assets primarily include balances due from both insurance and reinsurance companies for ceded insurance liabilities. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the outstanding claims provisions or settled claims associated with the reinsured policies and in accordance with the relevant reinsurance contract.
If a reinsurance asset is impaired, the Group reduces the carrying amount accordingly and recognises that impairment loss in the income statement. A reinsurance asset is impaired if there is objective evidence, as a result of an event that occurred after initial recognition of the reinsurance asset, that the Group may not receive all amounts due to it under the terms of the contract, and the event has a reliably measurable impact on the amounts that the Group will receive from the reinsurer.
For the table below, reinsurance asset credit ratings are stated in accordance with information from leading rating agencies.
 
 
Ratings
   
Ratings 2015
AAA
£m
AA
£m
A
£m
BBB
£m
Less than BBB
£m
Not rated £m
Total
£m
Policyholders assets
-
12,822
491
-
-
689
14,002
Participating fund assets
-
1,107
510
-
-
11
1,628
Shareholder assets
28
4,503
674
-
-
83
5,288
Total
28
18,432
1,675
-
-
783
20,918
Total %
0.1%
88.2%
8.0%
-
-
3.7%
100.0%
FY14
27
5,673
1,742
8
-
508
7,958
FY14 %
0.3%
71.3%
21.9%
0.1%
-
6.4%
100.0%
 
D3.5 - Receivables and other financial assets
The credit quality of receivables and other financial assets is managed at the local business unit level. Where assets classed as 'past due and impaired' exceed local credit limits, and are also deemed to be at sufficiently high risk of default, an analysis of the asset is performed and a decision is made whether to seek sufficient collateral from the counterparty or to write down the value of the asset as impaired. At FY15, 99% (FY14: 99%) of the receivables and other financial assets were neither past due nor impaired.
Credit terms vary from subsidiary to subsidiary, and from country to country, and are set locally within overall credit limits prescribed by the Group credit limit framework, and in line with the Group Credit Policy. The carrying value of receivables is reviewed at each reporting period. If the carrying value of a receivable or other financial asset is greater than the recoverable amount, the carrying value is reduced through a charge to the income statement in the period of impairment.
 
D3.6 - Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash at banks and in hand, deposits held at call with banks, treasury bills and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. Such investments are normally those with less than three months maturity from the date of acquisition, and include certificates of deposit with maturities of less than three months at date of issue.
 
 
 
 
 
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D4 - Pension fund assets
In addition to the assets recognised directly on the Group's statement of financial position outlined in the disclosures above, the Group is also exposed to the scheme assets that are shown net of the present value of scheme liabilities within the IAS 19 net pension surplus. Pension surpluses are included within other assets and pension deficits are recognised within provisions in the Group's consolidated statement of financial position. Refer to Note B15 for details on the movements in the main schemes' surpluses and deficits.
Scheme assets are stated at their fair values. Total scheme assets are comprised in the UK, Ireland and Canada as follows:
 
       
2015
     
2014
 
UK
£m
Ireland
£m
Canada
£m
Total
£m
UK
£m
Ireland
£m
Canada
£m
Total
£m
Bonds
               
Fixed interest
5,542
216
133
5,891
5,519
213
130
5,862
Index-linked
5,758
114
-
5,872
5,568
122
-
5,690
Equities
70
-
-
70
98
-
-
98
Property
377
7
-
384
328
9
-
337
Pooled investment vehicles
2,904
143
96
3,143
2,010
137
110
2,257
Derivatives
96
-
-
96
584
1
-
585
Cash and other1
1,244
4
3
1,251
626
1
18
645
Total fair value of scheme assets
15,991
484
232
16,707
14,733
483
258
15,474
Less: consolidation elimination for non-transferable Group insurance policy2
(546)
-
-
(546)
-
-
-
-
Total IAS 19 fair value of scheme assets
15,445
484
232
16,161
14,733
483
258
15,474
 
1 Cash and other assets comprise cash at bank, insurance policies, receivables and payables.
2 The Friends Provident Pension Scheme (FPPS) assets are included in the UK balances. As at 31 December 2015, the FPPS's cash and other balances includes an insurance policy of £546 million issued by a Group company that is not transferable under IAS 19 and is consequently eliminated from the Group's IAS 19 scheme assets.
 
Total scheme assets are analysed by those that have a quoted price in an active market and those that do not as follows:
 
     
2015
   
2014
 
Total
Quoted
£m
Total Unquoted
£m
Total
£m
Total
Quoted
£m
Total Unquoted
£m
Total
£m
Bonds
           
Fixed interest
2,796
3,095
5,891
2,907
2,955
5,862
Index-linked
5,436
436
5,872
5,240
450
5,690
Equities
70
-
70
74
24
98
Property
-
384
384
-
337
337
Pooled investment vehicles
291
2,852
3,143
130
2,127
2,257
Derivatives
6
90
96
(22)
607
585
Cash and other1
532
719
1,251
432
213
645
Total fair value of scheme assets
9,131
7,576
16,707
8,761
6,713
15,474
Less: consolidation elimination for non-transferable Group insurance policy2
-
(546)
(546)
-
-
-
Total IAS 19 fair value of scheme assets
9,131
7,030
16,161
8,761
6,713
15,474
 
1 Cash and other assets comprise cash at bank, insurance policies, receivables and payables.
2 The Friends Provident Pension Scheme (FPPS) assets are included in the UK balances. As at 31 December 2015, the FPPS's cash and other balances includes an insurance policy of £546 million issued by a Group company that is not transferable under IAS 19 and is consequently eliminated from the Group's IAS 19 scheme assets.
 
Risk management and asset allocation strategy
The long-term investment objectives of the trustees and the employers are to limit the risk of the assets failing to meet the liabilities of the schemes over the long-term, and to maximise returns consistent with an acceptable level of risk so as to control the long-term costs of these schemes. To meet these objectives, the schemes' assets are invested in a portfolio consisting primarily (approximately 75%) of debt securities. The investment strategy will continue to evolve over time and is expected to match the liability profile increasingly closely with swap overlays to improve interest rate and inflation matching. The schemes are generally matched to interest rate risk relative to the funding basis.
 
Main UK Scheme
The Company works closely with the trustee, who is required to consult it on the investment strategy.
Interest rate and inflation risk are managed using a combination of liability-matching assets and swaps. Exposure to equity risk has been reducing over time and credit risk is managed within appetite. Currency risk is relatively small and is largely hedged. The other principal risk is longevity risk. In 2014, the Aviva Staff Pension Scheme entered into a longevity swap covering approximately £5 billion of pensioner in payment scheme liabilities.
 
Other schemes
The other schemes are considerably less material but their risks are managed in a similar way to those in the main UK scheme. During the year, the RAC pension scheme entered into a longevity swap covering approximately £600 million of pensioner in payment scheme liabilities.
 
 
 
 
 
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D5 - Available funds
To ensure access to liquidity as and when needed, the Group maintains £1.7 billion of undrawn committed central borrowing facilities with various highly rated banks. These facilities are used to support Aviva plc's commercial paper programmes. The expiry profile of the undrawn committed central borrowing facilities is as follows:
 
 
2015
£m
2014
£m
Expiring within one year
575
350
Expiring beyond one year
1,075
1,200
Total
1,650
1,550
 
D6 - Guarantees
As a normal part of their operating activities, various Group companies have given guarantees and options, including investment return guarantees, in respect of certain long-term insurance and fund management products.
For the UK Life with-profits business, provisions in respect of these guarantees and options are calculated on a market consistent basis, in which stochastic models are used to evaluate the level of risk (and additional cost) under a number of economic scenarios, which allow for the impact of volatility in both interest rates and equity prices. For UK Life non-profit business, provisions do not materially differ from those determined on a market consistent basis.
In all other businesses, provisions for guarantees and options are calculated on a local basis with sensitivity analysis undertaken where appropriate to assess the impact on provisioning levels of a movement in interest rates and equity levels (typically a 1% decrease in interest rates and 10% decline in equity markets).
 
 
 
 
 
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VNB & Sales analysis
 
In this section
Page
E1
Trend analysis of VNB - cumulative
126
E2
Trend analysis of VNB - discrete
126
E3
Trend analysis of PVNBP - cumulative
127
E4
Trend analysis of PVNBP - discrete
127
E5
Trend analysis of PVNBP by product - cumulative
128
E6
Trend analysis of PVNBP by product - discrete
128
E7
Geographical analysis of regular and single premiums
129
E8
Trend analysis of Investment sales - cumulative
129
E9
Trend analysis of Investment sales - discrete
129
E10
Trend analysis of general insurance and health net written premiums - cumulative
130
E11
Trend analysis of general insurance and health net written premiums - discrete
130
 
 
 
 
 
 
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E1 - Trend analysis of VNB - cumulative
 
                 
Growth1 on 4Q14
Gross of tax and non-controlling interests
1Q14 YTD £m
2Q14 YTD £m
3Q14 YTD £m
4Q14 YTD £m
1Q15 YTD £m
2Q15 YTD £m
3Q15 YTD £m
4Q15 YTD £m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
United Kingdom2
89
177
297
473
103
253
404
609
29%
29%
Ireland
3
6
6
9
3
7
11
16
77%
97%
United Kingdom & Ireland
92
183
303
482
106
260
415
625
30%
30%
France
54
110
156
205
56
98
144
198
(4)%
7%
Poland3
21
34
46
64
15
30
46
65
2%
13%
Italy - excluding Eurovita
15
26
41
63
19
39
57
79
26%
40%
Spain - excluding CxG
6
14
19
30
6
13
20
31
5%
17%
Turkey4
6
14
23
30
6
12
17
27
(10)%
4%
Europe
102
198
285
392
102
192
284
400
2%
14%
Asia5 - excluding South Korea
29
61
92
122
36
76
115
151
23%
22%
Aviva Investors6
-
2
5
9
3
6
9
16
79%
79%
Value of new business - excluding Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
223
444
685
1,005
247
534
823
1,192
19%
24%
Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
1
-
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total value of new business
224
444
686
1,009
247
534
823
1,192
18%
23%
 
1 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
2 United Kingdom includes Friends UK from 10 April 2015.
3 Poland includes Lithuania.
4 The shareholding of Aviva's minority interest in our Turkish joint venture reduced from 49.8% to 41.3% on 13 November 2014 through an initial public offering. Aviva's holding was further reduced to 40.0% on 7 August 2015.
5 Asia includes FPI from 10 April 2015.
6 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
 
E2 - Trend analysis of VNB - discrete
 
                 
Growth1 on 4Q14
Gross of tax and non-controlling interests
1Q14 Discrete £m
2Q14 Discrete £m
3Q14 Discrete £m
4Q14 Discrete £m
1Q15 Discrete £m
2Q15 Discrete £m
3Q15 Discrete £m
4Q15 Discrete £m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
United Kingdom2
89
88
120
176
103
150
151
205
16%
16%
Ireland
3
3
-
3
3
4
4
5
56%
71%
United Kingdom & Ireland
92
91
120
179
106
154
155
210
17%
17%
France
54
56
46
49
56
42
46
54
11%
21%
Poland3
21
13
12
18
15
15
16
19
6%
16%
Italy - excluding Eurovita
15
11
15
22
19
20
18
22
(1)%
9%
Spain - excluding CxG
6
8
5
11
6
7
7
11
8%
18%
Turkey4
6
8
9
7
6
6
5
10
40%
63%
Europe
102
96
87
107
102
90
92
116
9%
20%
Asia5 - excluding South Korea
29
32
31
30
36
40
39
36
21%
24%
Aviva Investors6
-
2
3
4
3
3
3
7
90%
90%
Value of new business - excluding Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
223
221
241
320
247
287
289
369
16%
19%
Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
1
(1)
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total value of new business
224
220
242
323
247
287
289
369
15%
19%
 
1 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
2 United Kingdom includes Friends UK from 10 April 2015.
3 Poland includes Lithuania.
4 The shareholding of Aviva's minority interest in our Turkish joint venture reduced from 49.8% to 41.3% on 13 November 2014 through an initial public offering. Aviva's holding was further reduced to 40.0% on 7 August 2015.
5 Asia includes FPI from 10 April 2015.
6 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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E3 - Trend analysis of PVNBP - cumulative
 
                 
Growth2 on 4Q14
Present value of new business premiums1
1Q14 YTD £m
2Q14 YTD £m
3Q14 YTD £m
4Q14 YTD £m
1Q15 YTD £m
2Q15 YTD £m
3Q15 YTD £m
4Q15 YTD £m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
United Kingdom3,4
2,931
6,052
9,098
12,009
2,445
7,071
11,696
16,236
35%
35%
Ireland
105
196
291
435
132
270
406
561
29%
44%
United Kingdom & Ireland
3,036
6,248
9,389
12,444
2,577
7,341
12,102
16,797
35%
35%
France
1,310
2,427
3,538
4,633
1,319
2,553
3,639
4,821
4%
16%
Poland5
234
332
429
573
110
218
319
448
(22)%
(13)%
Italy - excluding Eurovita
698
1,440
2,060
2,473
603
1,116
1,518
2,147
(13)%
(3)%
Spain - excluding CxG
270
536
743
1,054
224
363
455
622
(41)%
(34)%
Turkey6
110
231
348
495
134
251
347
460
(7)%
7%
Europe
2,622
4,966
7,118
9,228
2,390
4,501
6,278
8,498
(8)%
3%
Asia7 - excluding South Korea
421
867
1,357
1,854
623
1,449
2,218
2,823
52%
51%
Aviva Investors8
5
257
562
881
366
761
1,165
1,647
87%
87%
Total - excluding Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
6,084
12,338
18,426
24,407
5,956
14,052
21,763
29,765
22%
27%
Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
136
292
307
321
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
6,220
12,630
18,733
24,728
5,956
14,052
21,763
29,765
20%
25%
 
1 Present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) is the present value of new regular premiums plus 100% of single premiums, calculated using assumptions consistent with those used to determine the value of new business.
2 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
3 United Kingdom includes Friends UK from 10 April 2015.
4 Includes c.£1 billion PVNBP (net of reinsurance) relating to a longevity insurance transaction completed in 3Q15.
5 Poland includes Lithuania.
6 The shareholding of Aviva's minority interest in our Turkish joint venture reduced from 49.8% to 41.3% on 13 November 2014 through an initial public offering. Aviva's holding was further reduced to 40.0% on 7 August 2015.
7 Asia includes FPI from 10 April 2015.
8 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
 
E4 - Trend analysis of PVNBP - discrete
 
                 
Growth2 on 4Q14
Present value of new business premiums1
1Q14 Discrete £m
2Q14 Discrete £m
3Q14 Discrete £m
4Q14 Discrete £m
1Q15 Discrete £m
2Q15 Discrete £m
3Q15 Discrete £m
4Q15 Discrete
£m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
United Kingdom3,4
2,931
3,121
3,046
2,911
2,445
4,626
4,625
4,540
56%
56%
Ireland
105
91
95
144
132
138
136
155
8%
18%
United Kingdom & Ireland
3,036
3,212
3,141
3,055
2,577
4,764
4,761
4,695
54%
54%
France
1,310
1,117
1,111
1,095
1,319
1,234
1,086
1,182
8%
17%
Poland5
234
98
97
144
110
108
101
129
(10)%
(2)%
Italy - excluding Eurovita
698
742
620
413
603
513
402
629
52%
63%
Spain - excluding CxG
270
266
207
311
224
139
92
167
(46)%
(41)%
Turkey6
110
121
117
147
134
117
96
113
(22)%
(10)%
Europe
2,622
2,344
2,152
2,110
2,390
2,111
1,777
2,220
5%
15%
Asia7 - excluding South Korea
421
446
490
497
623
826
769
605
21%
23%
Aviva Investors8
5
252
305
319
366
395
404
482
51%
51%
Total - excluding Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
6,084
6,254
6,088
5,981
5,956
8,096
7,711
8,002
34%
38%
Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
136
156
15
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
6,220
6,410
6,103
5,995
5,956
8,096
7,711
8,002
33%
38%
 
1 Present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) is the present value of new regular premiums plus 100% of single premiums, calculated using assumptions consistent with those used to determine the value of new business.
2 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
3 United Kingdom includes Friends UK from 10 April 2015.
4 Includes c.£1 billion PVNBP (net of reinsurance) relating to a longevity insurance transaction completed in 3Q15.
5 Poland includes Lithuania.
6 The shareholding of Aviva's minority interest in our Turkish joint venture reduced from 49.8% to 41.3% on 13 November 2014 through an initial public offering. Aviva's holding was further reduced to 40.0% on 7 August 2015.
7 Asia includes FPI from 10 April 2015.
8 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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E5 - Trend analysis of PVNBP by product - cumulative
 
                 
Growth2 on 4Q14
Present value of new business premiums1
1Q14 YTD £m
2Q14 YTD £m
3Q14 YTD £m
4Q14 YTD £m
1Q15 YTD £m
2Q15 YTD £m
3Q15 YTD £m
4Q15 YTD £m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
Pensions
1,328
2,794
4,081
5,803
1,319
3,897
6,085
8,950
54%
54%
Annuities3
500
935
1,656
1,948
136
777
2,205
2,945
51%
51%
Bonds
45
87
135
174
39
80
109
139
(20)%
(20)%
Protection
297
568
862
1,103
268
712
1,152
1,586
44%
44%
Equity release
117
257
462
696
206
458
584
699
-
-
Other4
644
1,411
1,902
2,285
477
1,147
1,561
1,917
(16)%
(16)%
United Kingdom5
2,931
6,052
9,098
12,009
2,445
7,071
11,696
16,236
35%
35%
Ireland
105
196
291
435
132
270
406
561
29%
44%
United Kingdom & Ireland
3,036
6,248
9,389
12,444
2,577
7,341
12,102
16,797
35%
35%
Savings
1,232
2,278
3,347
4,368
1,224
2,389
3,423
4,535
4%
16%
Protection
78
149
191
265
95
164
216
286
8%
20%
France
1,310
2,427
3,538
4,633
1,319
2,553
3,639
4,821
4%
16%
Pensions
302
465
631
904
192
356
493
700
(23)%
(12)%
Savings
890
1,819
2,583
3,182
754
1,330
1,767
2,443
(23)%
(15)%
Annuities
2
2
3
5
-
1
1
1
(66)%
(62)%
Protection
118
253
363
504
125
261
378
533
6%
18%
Poland6 , Italy6 , Spain6 and Turkey7
1,312
2,539
3,580
4,595
1,071
1,948
2,639
3,677
(20)%
(11)%
Europe
2,622
4,966
7,118
9,228
2,390
4,501
6,278
8,498
(8)%
3%
Asia6
421
867
1,357
1,854
623
1,449
2,218
2,823
52%
51%
Aviva Investors8
5
257
562
881
366
761
1,165
1,647
87%
87%
Total - excluding Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
6,084
12,338
18,426
24,407
5,956
14,052
21,763
29,765
22%
27%
Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
136
292
307
321
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
6,220
12,630
18,733
24,728
5,956
14,052
21,763
29,765
20%
25%
 
1 Present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) is the present value of new regular premiums plus 100% of single premiums, calculated using assumptions consistent with those used to determine the value of new business.
2 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
3 Includes c.£1 billion PVNBP (net of reinsurance) relating to a longevity insurance transaction completed in 3Q15.
4 Other UK business includes UK Retail Fund Management and UK long-term health business. UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
5 United Kingdom includes Friends UK from 10 April 2015.
6 Poland includes Lithuania, Italy excludes Eurovita, Spain excludes CxG. Asia includes FPI from 10 April 2015 and excludes South Korea.
7 The shareholding of Aviva's minority interest in our Turkish joint venture reduced from 49.8% to 41.3% on 13 November 2014 through an initial public offering. Aviva's holding was further reduced to 40.0% on 7 August 2015.
8 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
 
E6 - Trend analysis of PVNBP by product - discrete
 
                 
Growth2 on 4Q14
Present value of new business premiums1
1Q14 Discrete £m
2Q14 Discrete £m
3Q14 Discrete £m
4Q14 Discrete £m
1Q15 Discrete £m
2Q15 Discrete £m
3Q15 Discrete £m
4Q15 Discrete
£m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
Pensions
1,328
1,466
1,287
1,722
1,319
2,578
2,188
2,865
66%
66%
Annuities3
500
435
721
292
136
641
1,428
740
154%
154%
Bonds
45
42
48
39
39
41
29
30
(23)%
(23)%
Protection
297
271
294
241
268
444
440
434
81%
81%
Equity release
117
140
205
234
206
252
126
115
(51)%
(51)%
Other4
644
767
491
383
477
670
414
356
(28)%
(28)%
United Kingdom5
2,931
3,121
3,046
2,911
2,445
4,626
4,625
4,540
56%
56%
Ireland
105
91
95
144
132
138
136
155
8%
18%
United Kingdom & Ireland
3,036
3,212
3,141
3,055
2,577
4,764
4,761
4,695
54%
54%
Savings
1,232
1,046
1,069
1,021
1,224
1,165
1,034
1,112
9%
18%
Protection
78
71
42
74
95
69
52
70
(6)%
2%
France
1,310
1,117
1,111
1,095
1,319
1,234
1,086
1,182
8%
17%
Pensions
302
163
166
273
192
164
137
207
(24)%
(14)%
Savings
890
929
764
599
754
576
437
676
13%
21%
Annuities
2
-
1
2
-
1
-
-
(98)%
(98)%
Protection
118
135
110
141
125
136
117
155
12%
22%
Poland6 , Italy6 , Spain6 and Turkey7
1,312
1,227
1,041
1,015
1,071
877
691
1,038
3%
12%
Europe
2,622
2,344
2,152
2,110
2,390
2,111
1,777
2,220
5%
15%
Asia6
421
446
490
497
623
826
769
605
21%
23%
Aviva Investors8
5
252
305
319
366
395
404
482
51%
51%
Total - excluding Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
6,084
6,254
6,088
5,981
5,956
8,096
7,711
8,002
34%
38%
Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
136
156
15
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
6,220
6,410
6,103
5,995
5,956
8,096
7,711
8,002
33%
38%
 
1 Present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) is the present value of new regular premiums plus 100% of single premiums, calculated using assumptions consistent with those used to determine the value of new business.
2 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
3 Includes c.£1 billion PVNBP (net of reinsurance) relating to a longevity insurance transaction completed in 3Q15.
4 Other UK business includes UK Retail Fund Management and UK long-term health business. UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
5 United Kingdom includes Friends UK from 10 April 2015.
6 Poland includes Lithuania, Italy excludes Eurovita, Spain excludes CxG. Asia includes FPI from 10 April 2015 and excludes South Korea.
7 The shareholding of Aviva's minority interest in our Turkish joint venture reduced from 49.8% to 41.3% on 13 November 2014 through an initial public offering. Aviva's holding was further reduced to 40.0% on 7 August 2015.
8 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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E7 - Geographical analysis of regular and single premiums
 
 
Regular premiums
Single premiums
 
2015
£m
Constant currency
growth1
WACF
Present value
£m
2014
£m
WACF
Present
value
£m
2015
£m
2014
£m
Constant currency
growth1
United Kingdom2,3
1,450
73%
5.8
8,480
946
5.4
5,108
7,756
6,901
12%
Ireland
24
2%
6.3
152
26
5.7
149
409
286
59%
United Kingdom & Ireland
1,474
71%
5.9
8,632
972
5.4
5,257
8,165
7,187
14%
France
86
9%
8.5
729
87
8.1
709
4,092
3,924
16%
Poland4
41
(8)%
8.0
328
50
8.7
435
120
138
(3)%
Italy - excluding Eurovita
12
(65)%
7.8
93
38
5.7
215
2,054
2,258
1%
Spain - excluding CxG
32
(5)%
6.0
192
37
6.0
221
430
833
(43)%
Turkey5
97
1%
3.8
365
111
3.8
421
95
74
48%
Europe
268
(7)%
6.4
1,707
323
6.2
2,001
6,791
7,227
5%
Asia6 - excluding South Korea
300
33%
6.9
2,060
221
6.7
1,487
763
367
107%
Aviva Investors7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,647
881
87%
Total - excluding Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
2,042
49%
6.1
12,399
1,516
5.8
8,745
17,366
15,662
17%
Eurovita, CxG & South Korea
-
-
-
-
33
4.2
138
-
183
-
Total
2,042
45%
6.1
12,399
1,549
5.7
8,883
17,366
15,845
15%
 
1 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
2 United Kingdom includes Friends UK from 10 April 2015.
3 Includes c.£1 billion PVNBP (net of reinsurance) relating to a longevity insurance transaction completed in 3Q15.
4 Poland includes Lithuania.
5 The shareholding of Aviva's minority interest in our Turkish joint venture reduced from 49.8% to 41.3% on 13 November 2014 through an initial public offering. Aviva's holding was further reduced to 40.0% on 7 August 2015.
6 Asia includes FPI from 10 April 2015.
7 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014.
 
 
E8 - Trend analysis of Investment sales - cumulative
 
                 
Growth2 on 4Q14
Investment sales1
1Q14 YTD £m
2Q14 YTD £m
3Q14 YTD £m
4Q14 YTD £m
1Q15 YTD £m
2Q15 YTD £m
3Q15 YTD £m
4Q15 YTD £m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
United Kingdom & Ireland3
486
1,043
1,405
1,742
271
710
1,041
1,315
(25)%
(25)%
Aviva Investors4
730
1,616
2,195
3,089
1,073
2,102
3,475
4,993
62%
72%
Asia5
36
75
110
146
41
78
103
129
(12)%
(12)%
Total investment sales
1,252
2,734
3,710
4,977
1,385
2,890
4,619
6,437
29%
35%
 
1 Investment sales are calculated as new single premiums plus the annualised value of new regular premiums.
2 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
3 Some of UK & Ireland investment sales are also reported in UK Life PVNBP following the extension of MCEV covered business in 2014. 2014 investment sales are included at the same amount in UK Life 2014 PVNBP. 4Q15 YTD investment sales of £1,315 million are equivalent to £1,352 million on a PVNBP basis.
4 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014. YTD investment sales of £250 million for 2Q14, £549 million for 3Q14, £864 million for 4Q14, £362 million for 1Q15, £755 million for 2Q15, £1,156 million for 3Q15 and £1,635 million for 4Q15 are also included in Aviva Investors' PVNBP at the same level following the extension of MCEV covered business.
5 Asia investment sales are also reported in Asia PVNBP following an extension of MCEV covered business in 2015.
 
E9 - Trend analysis of Investment sales - discrete
 
                 
Growth2 on 4Q14
Investment sales1
1Q14 Discrete £m
2Q14 Discrete £m
3Q14 Discrete £m
4Q14 Discrete £m
1Q15 Discrete £m
2Q15 Discrete £m
3Q15 Discrete £m
4Q15 Discrete £m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
United Kingdom & Ireland3
486
557
362
337
271
439
331
274
(19)%
(19)%
Aviva Investors4
730
886
579
894
1,073
1,029
1,373
1,518
70%
79%
Asia5
36
39
35
36
41
37
25
26
(29)%
(28)%
Total investment sales
1,252
1,482
976
1,267
1,385
1,505
1,729
1,818
43%
49%
 
1 Investment sales are calculated as new single premiums plus the annualised value of new regular premiums.
2 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
3 Some of UK & Ireland investment sales are also reported in UK Life PVNBP following the extension of MCEV covered business in 2014. 2014 investment sales are included at the same amount in UK Life 2014 PVNBP. 1Q15 investment sales of £271 million, 2Q15 investment sales of £439 million, 3Q15 investment sales of £331 million and 4Q15 investment sales of £274 million are equivalent to £295 million, £479 million, £336 million and £242 million respectively on a PVNBP basis.
4 The UK Retail Fund Management business was transferred from UK Life to Aviva Investors on 9 May 2014. Discrete investment sales of £250 million for 2Q14, £299 million for 3Q14, £315 million for 4Q14, £362 million for 1Q15 £393 million for 2Q15, £401 million for 3Q15 and £479 million for 4Q15 are also included in Aviva Investors' PVNBP at the same level following the extension of MCEV covered business.
5 Asia investment sales are also reported in Asia PVNBP following an extension of MCEV covered business in 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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E10 - Trend analysis of general insurance and health net written premiums - cumulative
 
                 
Growth1 on 4Q14
 
1Q14 YTD £m
2Q14 YTD £m
3Q14 YTD £m
4Q14 YTD £m
1Q15 YTD £m
2Q15 YTD £m
3Q15 YTD £m
4Q15 YTD £m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
General insurance
                   
United Kingdom2
845
1,836
2,742
3,663
855
1,851
2,750
3,685
1%
1%
Ireland
65
136
205
272
63
134
210
282
4%
15%
United Kingdom & Ireland
910
1,972
2,947
3,935
918
1,985
2,960
3,967
1%
2%
Europe
440
747
999
1,313
399
674
910
1,200
(8)%
2%
Canada
426
1,026
1,584
2,104
409
1,013
1,519
1,992
(5)%
1%
Asia & Other
7
12
15
20
3
6
8
12
(42)%
(42)%
 
1,783
3,757
5,545
7,372
1,729
3,678
5,397
7,171
(3)%
1%
Health insurance
                   
United Kingdom3
144
302
394
518
158
315
423
529
2%
2%
Ireland
33
47
65
93
28
42
58
85
(10)%
-
United Kingdom & Ireland
177
349
459
611
186
357
481
614
-
2%
Europe
94
138
182
243
89
128
157
210
(13)%
(4)%
Asia4
29
45
61
74
33
55
75
95
28%
29%
 
300
532
702
928
308
540
713
919
(1)%
3%
Total
2,083
4,289
6,247
8,300
2,037
4,218
6,110
8,090
(3)%
2%
 
1 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
2 Excludes the impact from an outward quota share reinsurance agreement completed in 2015 in Aviva Insurance Limited (AIL). See note A10 for further details.
3 These premiums are also reported in UK Life PVNBP following the extension of MCEV covered business in 2014. 1Q14 NWP of £144 million, 2Q14 YTD NWP of £302 million, 3Q14 YTD NWP of £394 million, 4Q14 YTD NWP of £518 million, 1Q15 NWP of £158 million, 2Q15 YTD NWP of £315 million, 3Q15 YTD NWP of £423 million and 4Q15 YTD NWP of £529 million are equivalent to £158 million, £368 million, £497 million, £542 million, £182 million, £373 million, £451 million and £565 million on a PVNBP basis respectively.
4 Singapore long-term health business is also reported in Asia PVNBP following the extension of MCEV covered business in 2014. For Singapore long-term health business, 1Q14 NWP of £5 million, 2Q14 YTD NWP of £9 million, 3Q14 YTD NWP of £15 million, 4Q14 YTD NWP of £22 million, 1Q15 NWP of £10 million and 2Q15 YTD NWP of £23 million, 3Q15 YTD NWP of £36 million and 4Q15 YTD NWP of £51 million are equivalent to £37 million, £87 million, £130 million, £183 million, £48 million, £120 million, £184 million and £214 million on a PVNBP basis respectively.
 
E11 - Trend analysis of general insurance and health net written premiums - discrete
 
                 
Growth1 on 4Q14
 
1Q14 Discrete £m
2Q14 Discrete £m
3Q14 Discrete £m
4Q14 Discrete £m
1Q15 Discrete £m
2Q15 Discrete £m
3Q15 Discrete £m
4Q15 Discrete £m
Sterling
%
Constant currency
%
General insurance
                   
United Kingdom2
845
991
906
921
855
996
899
935
2%
2%
Ireland
65
71
69
67
63
71
76
72
6%
15%
United Kingdom & Ireland
910
1,062
975
988
918
1,067
975
1,007
2%
2%
Europe
440
307
252
314
399
275
236
290
(7)%
1%
Canada
426
600
558
520
409
604
506
473
(9)%
(3)%
Asia & Other
7
5
3
5
3
3
2
4
(27)%
(27)%
 
1,783
1,974
1,788
1,827
1,729
1,949
1,719
1,774
(3)%
1%
Health insurance
                   
United Kingdom3
144
158
92
124
158
157
108
106
(14)%
(14)%
Ireland
33
14
18
28
28
14
16
27
(8)%
1%
United Kingdom & Ireland
177
172
110
152
186
171
124
133
(13)%
(12)%
Europe
94
44
44
61
89
39
29
53
(12)%
(5)%
Asia4
29
16
16
13
33
22
20
20
50%
53%
 
300
232
170
226
308
232
173
206
(9)%
(6)%
Total
2,083
2,206
1,958
2,053
2,037
2,181
1,892
1,980
(4)%
-
 
1 Currency movements are calculated using unrounded numbers so minor rounding differences may exist.
2 Excludes the impact from an outward quota share reinsurance agreement completed in 2015 in Aviva Insurance Limited (AIL). See note A10 for further details.
3 These premiums are also reported in UK Life PVNBP following the extension of MCEV covered business in 2014. 1Q14 NWP of £144 million, 2Q14 NWP of £158 million, 3Q14 NWP of £92 million, 4Q14 NWP of £124 million, 1Q15 NWP of £158 million, 2Q15 NWP of £157 million, 3Q15 NWP of £108 million and 4Q15 NWP of £106 million are equivalent to £158 million, £210 million, £129 million, £45 million, £182 million, £191 million, £78 million and £114 million on a PVNBP basis respectively.
4 Singapore long-term health business is also reported in Asia PVNBP following the extension of MCEV covered business in 2014. For Singapore long-term health business, 1Q14 NWP of £5 million, 2Q14 NWP of £4 million, 3Q14 NWP of £6 million, 4Q14 NWP of £7 million, 1Q15 NWP of £10 million and 2Q15 NWP of £13 million, 3Q15 NWP of £13 million and 4Q15 NWP of £15 million are equivalent to £37 million, £50 million, £43 million, £53 million, £48 million, £72 million, £64 million and £30 million on a PVNBP basis respectively.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
End part 4 of 4




 

 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




 
 
Date 10 March, 2016
 
AVIVA PLC
   
 
By: /s/ K.A. Cooper
   
 
K.A. Cooper
 
Group Company Secretary