from the previous year to ¥52 billion, mainly due to an increase in
impairment losses on securities of ¥18.7 billion.
As a result, ordinary profit decreased by ¥43 billion from the previous
fiscal year to ¥141.2 billion. Net income decreased by ¥37.8 billion from the
previous year to ¥107.8 billion.
2) Domestic Non-Life Insurance Business (ADI)
Net premiums written increased by ¥44.2 billion to ¥1,335.5 billion,
mainly due to increased sales of fire insurance and voluntary automobile
insurance. On the other hand, net loss paid increased by ¥115.1 billion from
the previous fiscal year to ¥809.3 billion, mainly due to increases in voluntary
automobile insurance and fire insurance. As a result, the net loss ratio was
66.6%, up 6.8 percentage points from the previous year. The net expense
ratio decreased by 0.4 percentage point from the previous year to 34.6%
due to an increase in net premiums written and other factors.
Insurance underwriting profits reflecting deposit premiums from
policyholders, maturity refunds to policyholders, provision for outstanding
claims, and reversal of policy reserve, among other factors, decreased by
¥29.8 billion from the previous fiscal year to ¥0.6 billion, mainly due to an
increase in incurred loss from automobile accidents and natural disasters in
Japan (sum of net loss paid and provisions to reserves for outstanding
claims).
A summary of asset management is as follows.
Investment income as a residual amount after deducting investment
gains used for maturity refunds to savings-type insurance policyholders and
other usage increased by ¥29 billion from the previous fiscal year to ¥100.4
billion. This was mainly because interest and dividend income increased by
¥6.8 billion from the previous year to ¥63.6 billion, and gains on sales of
securities grew by ¥26.2 billion from the previous year to ¥50 billion. On the
other hand, asset management expenses increased by ¥14.5 billion from
the previous year to ¥27.1 billion, mainly due to an increase in derivative
transaction expenses.
As a result, ordinary profit decreased by ¥14.2 billion from the previous
fiscal year to ¥66.7 billion. Net income decreased by ¥10.7 billion from the
previous year to ¥43.1 billion.
3) Domestic Non-Life Insurance Business (Mitsui Direct General)
Mitsui Direct General Insurance Co., Ltd., has launched a new product that
embodies the brand concept of “strong and gentle”: “Strong and Gentle
Automobile Insurance,” which is both “strong” for compensation and claims
handling and “gentle” for satisfaction thanks to customers choosing
products by themselves at reasonable premiums.
The business performance of Mitsui Direct General Insurance Co., Ltd.,
was as follows.
Net premiums written fell ¥0.8 billion from the previous fiscal year to
¥34.5 billion. On the other hand, net loss paid increased by ¥0.5 billion from
the previous year to ¥20.5 billion. The net loss ratio was 67.5%, up 3.1
percentage points from the previous year.
Commission and collection expenses, as well as the general and
administrative expenses related to insurance underwriting, increased by
¥1.4 billion from the previous fiscal year to ¥13 billion. The net expense ratio
was 37.9%, up 4.9 percentage points from the previous year.
Insurance underwriting gains and losses fell ¥1.1 billion from the
previous fiscal year to ¥0.3 billion. Net income reflecting extraordinary profit/
(loss), corporate taxes, resident taxes, and other taxation, amounted to ¥0.8
billion.
As a result, net income (segment income) after considering equity
ownership increased ¥0.1 billion from the previous year to ¥0.8 billion.
Note: Net loss ratio = (net claims paid + loss adjustment expenses) ÷ net premiums written
Net expense ratio = (commissions and collection expenses + operating expenses and
general and administrative expenses for underwriting) ÷ net premiums written
4) Domestic Life Insurance Business (MSI Aioi Life)
At Mitsui Sumitomo Aioi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., we have created a new
type of medical insurance for hospital admissions and surgeries that
provides coverage for receiving a lump sum payment at the time of hospital
admission (including one-day hospitalization). We have also added a special
policy clause for cancer insurance that eliminates the need to pay premiums
when cancer is definitely diagnosed to improve the attractiveness of our
products. In addition to providing coverage through insurance products, we
have released a new healthcare service brand, MSA Care, which aims to
provide total support for the health of customers by responding to
“Prevention and early detection and prevention of worsening and
recurrence” and providing insurance products and healthcare services in a
unified manner.
The business performance of Mitsui Sumitomo Aioi Life Insurance Co.,
Ltd., was as follows.
Premiums and other income fell ¥14.4 billion from the previous fiscal
year to ¥489 billion, mainly due to a decrease in individual insurance
premiums.
Ordinary profit decreased by ¥11.1 billion from the previous fiscal year
to ¥27.8 billion, mainly due to an increase in claims for benefits due to
COVID-19. Net income decreased by ¥8.3 billion from the previous year to
¥12.7 billion.
5) Domestic Life Insurance Business (MSI Primary Life)
To improve the attractiveness of products that help clients build assets and
extend the life of their assets, Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance
Company, Limited, has increased the number of options available through
the new guarantee-focused course and the investment-focused course in
“Minori 10 Years,” an index-linked pension plan designed to provide a sense
of pleasure while protecting pension resources. In addition, we completely
revised the “Primary Life My Page” Web service for customers and provided
highly convenient services through a new screen design and enhanced
service content.
The business performance of Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance
Co., Ltd., was as follows.
Premiums and other income increased by ¥424.2 billion to ¥1,349.8
billion from the previous fiscal year due to the improvement of the market
environment, the revision of core products, and active non-face-to-face
sales and training activities.
Ordinary profit decreased by ¥56.7 billion to ¥31 billion compared with
the previous fiscal year due to a reaction to the decrease in the burden of
provision of policy reserve in the previous fiscal year due to rising interest
rates and the burden of provision of policy reserve for foreign currency–
denominated insurance newly subject to the standard policy reserve system.
Net income decreased by ¥33.2 billion from the previous year to ¥19.7
billion.
6) International Business (Overseas Insurance Subsidiaries)
In our Group, while curbing insurance underwriting for overseas natural
catastrophe risks, we promoted initiatives to expand and stabilize the
Group’s profits through the growth of our international businesses. While
making business investments for further business expansion, we also
worked to strengthen the governance of overseas entities and the
management of overseas natural catastrophe risks and other risks.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd., acquired Transverse Insurance
Group, LLC, to expand its presence in the U.S. insurance market to capture
the growing MGA market in the United States. In addition, the MS Amlin
business continued to improve underwriting results by controlling natural
catastrophe risks, carefully selecting underwriting, and raising rates. As a
result, despite the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the damage
caused by Hurricane Ian, and other natural catastrophe, the MS Amlin
business became profitable, and its profitability was strengthened. In the
Asian region, we continued to develop the retail market by utilizing digital
technologies, collaborating with platformers, and developing the corporate
market by strengthening regional cooperation taking advantage of the
strengths of our respective bases such as MS First Capital Insurance
Limited, thereby continuing to achieve stable profits.
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd., promoted the telematics and
mobility service business centered on five regions: Japan, the United States,
Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. In Europe, we used an AI model jointly
developed with Mind Foundry to improve underwriting results by setting
rates, streamlining insurance payment operations, and implementing other
measures. In addition, in Thailand, the cumulative number of sales of
voluntary automobile insurance reflecting driving behavior exceeded
200,000. As an advanced example of data utilization, the company was
awarded the Insurtech Initiative of the Year—Thailand at the Insurance Asia
Awards 2022. Its innovation initiatives using telematics technology were
highly praised and contributed to the improvement of its presence in the
Asian region.
Net premiums written increased by ¥231.1 billion from the previous
fiscal year to ¥934.1 billion, mainly due to increases in sales in Asia, Europe,
and the Americas, as well as the impact of foreign exchange rates.
Ordinary profit decreased by ¥30.5 billion from the previous fiscal year
to ¥9 billion, mainly due to the recording of estimated claims related to
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a decrease in investment profit/loss due to
fluctuations in financial markets, and a decrease in equity in net income of
associates of overseas life insurance affiliates.
Net income (segment income) after considering equity ownership
decreased ¥8.8 billion from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥15.7
billion.
4. CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
With regard to cash flows in the fiscal year under review, net cash flows
provided by operating activities increased by ¥560.6 billion over the previous
fiscal year to ¥236.7 billion, due in part to a rebound from an increase in
foreign currency insurance contracts returns of Mitsui Sumitomo Primary
Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in the previous fiscal year. Net cash flows from
investing activities decreased by ¥115.9 billion over the previous fiscal year
to ¥(71.9) billion, due in part to a decrease in proceeds from sales and
redemption of securities, despite a decrease in expenditure on the purchase
of securities. In addition, net cash flows provided by financial activities
decreased by ¥20.7 billion over the previous fiscal year to ¥58.5 billion, due
in part to an increase in expenditure on redemption of corporate bonds,
despite an increase in proceeds from the issuance of corporate bonds. As a
result, cash and cash equivalents at the end of the fiscal year under review
have increased by ¥261.7 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to
¥2,256.2 billion.
5. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND ISSUES TO BE
ADDRESSED FROM THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
PERSPECTIVES
The global economy, including Japan’s, is expected to sustain a moderate
pickup in economic conditions, while there are concerns about the impact
of global monetary tightening, downside risks from price increases, and
other areas of uncertainty.
The insurance industry is required to play a role as a social
infrastructure that responds to various challenges and enhances the
resilience of society, even in an uncertain environment such as the frequent
occurrence of large-scale natural disasters, the transition to a society with
COVID-19, and the rise of geopolitical risks.
Under such circumstances, FY2023 is the second year of the Medium-
Term Management Plan and our Group continues to pursue the theme of
“Growing Together with Society as a Platform Provider of Risk Solutions,”
and to realize a corporate group that supports a resilient and sustainable
society, works on our business based on the basic strategies of “Value
(value creation),” “Transformation (business reforms),” and “Synergy
(demonstration of Group synergy)” and the foundations of “Sustainability,”
“Quality,” “Human assets,” and “ERM” that support the basic strategies.
Our policies by main business area are as follows.
In the domestic non-life insurance business, we will expand our top line
and generate stable profits by taking advantage of our strengths such as
“three distinctive non-life insurance companies,” “Japan’s largest sales
network,” and “our close relationships with Japan’s leading corporate
groups.” We will continue to work to improve the profitability of fire insurance
and improve profitability overall by promoting the “One Platform Strategy”
and other initiatives to reduce business expenses.
In the domestic life insurance business, we will enhance customer
approaches and expand earnings by leveraging the strengths of Mitsui
Sumitomo Aioi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., and Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life
Insurance Company, Limited, in their channels (non-life insurance agents
and sales through financial institutions) and increase profits and develop
asset building markets through their cooperation to achieve sustainable
growth.
In the international business, we will steadily promote initiatives to
strengthen profitability, such as the expansion of underwriting of high-
profitability policies in the MS Amlin business, for which profitability is
recovering; penetration in the U.S. MGA market using Transverse; and the
strengthening of the retail business in Asia. In addition, we will make
business investments in the United States and Asia, strengthen global
synergies, and take other measures. Moreover, to improve capital efficiency,
we will monitor profitability and growth and work to improve international
business management.
In the risk-related services business, with InterRisk Research &
Consulting at the core of the Group, we will strengthen our risk management
services, such as services and consulting before and after compensation
and protection using digital data to create new business opportunities.
Our Group will continue to enhance capital efficiency by improving
profitability in each of these business areas and strive to improve
management and corporate value with a focus on capital costs and stock
prices.
In addition, based on the three priority sustainability issues of “co-
existence with the global environment,” “safe and secure society,” and
“happiness of diverse people,” we will contribute to the sustainability of
society and work toward the long-term growth of our Group.
6. SOLVENCY MARGIN RATIO
The solvency margin ratios of our company and its domestic insurance
subsidiaries are as follows.
Insurance companies build reserves to cover payments of insurance
claims.
Moreover, they must secure adequate ability to cover payments even
in the event of a crisis beyond the scale of what is ordinarily forecast, such
as a major disaster or a significant decline in asset prices. An insurance
company’s payment capability, including capital and reserves, is known as
the solvency margin total amount, “(A)” in the tables below, and its risk
amount, “(B)” in the tables below, reflects such a risk exceeding ordinary
forecasts. The ratio of (A) to (B) is an index called the solvency margin ratio,
“(C)” in the tables below, which is calculated based on the Insurance
Business Act.
The solvency margin ratio is an objective decision-making index used
by government agencies for monitoring insurance companies and insurance
holding companies. A solvency margin ratio of 200% or higher is taken to
indicate that an insurance company has sufficient capability to pay insurance
claims and other obligations.
Data Section
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INTEGRATED REPORT 2023