Just Annual Report and Accounts 2023

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Financial investments credit ratings The sector analysis of the Group’s financial investments portfolio by credit rating at 31 December 2023 is shown below: Total £m % AAA £m AA £m A £m

BBB £m

% BBB £m

BB or below £m

Basic materials

149

0.6%

5

39

101 700

1%

4 5 –

Communications and technology

1,334

5.6% 125

244

260 115 660

10%

Auto manufacturers

130

0.5%

15

0% 5% 2% 2% 8% 7% 1% 4% 4% 5%

Consumer staples (including healthcare)

1,405

5.9% 125

228

371 135 167 589 477

21

Consumer cyclical

197 378

0.8% 1.6% 6.7% 3.1% 2.4% 2.8%

– –

8

54 30

Energy Banks

114 119 208 133

67

1,606

84

814

– – –

Insurance

735 583 660

50

Financial – other

95 31

266 279 220

89

Real estate including REITs

46

272 259 380

32

Government

1,767

7.4% 317

971

Industrial

543

2.3%

– –

65

79

19 12

Utilities

2,637

11.0%

106 205

833 212 185 991

1,686

23%

Commercial mortgages Long income real estate¹

764 916

3.2% 111 3.8% 164

233 547

3% 8%

3 –

20

Infrastructure

2,473

10.3%

65

173

1,231

17%

13

Other

42

0.2%

42

Corporate/government bond total

16,319

68.1% 1,117

2,645

5,129

7,252

100% 176

Other assets

822

3.4%

Lifetime mortgages

5,681 1,141

23.7%

Liquidity funds

4.8%

Investments portfolio Derivatives and collateral Gilts (interest rate hedging)

23,963 100.0%

3,083 2,549

Total

29,595

1 Includes residential ground rents of £164m rated AAA and £12m rated AA. NEW BUSINESS PROFIT RECONCILIATION

New business profit is deferred on the balance sheet under IFRS 17. It is the equivalent of the previous new business profit KPI under IFRS 4 and is determined in a similar manner, but uses risk parameters updated for IFRS 17. The effect of these changes is detailed in the reconciliation in the Business Review on page 33. In addition IFRS 17 introduces clarification regarding the economic assumptions to be used at the point of recognition of contracts for accounts purposes. Just recognises contracts based on their completion dates for IFRS 17, but bases its assessment of new business profitability for management purposes based on the economic parameters prevailing at the quote date of the business. IFRS 17 also introduces a requirement to include the reinsurance CSM in respect of business to be written after the reporting date up until the end of reinsurance treaty notice periods.

Year ended 31 December 2022 £m (restated)

Year ended 31 December 2023 £m

New business CSM on gross business written

380

320

Reinsurance CSM

(37)

(50)

Net new business CSM

343

270

Impact of using quote date for profitability measurement

12

(4)

New business profit

355

266

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