FY2017 Results Conference Call Summary ブック メーカー 違法 Q&A

Described below is the summary ブック メーカー 違法 Q&A session with institutional investors and securities analysts at the FY2017 results conference call held on May 18, 2018.

Q1Please tell me why the rate increase ブック メーカー 違法 net premiums written ブック メーカー 違法 North America (excluding FX effects) ended in 5%, exceeding the original projection ブック メーカー 違法 3%.
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It exceeded the projection due to the progress ブック メーカー 違法 growth in each subsidiary. NPW ブック メーカー 違法 Philadelphia exceeded the projection both in new business book and renewal book, NPW ブック メーカー 違法 Delphi grew due to an increase in new business book ブック メーカー 違法 workers’ compensation reinsurance and large deductible workers’ compensation, and NPW ブック メーカー 違法 TMHCC grew due to bolt-on acquisition ブック メーカー 違法 medical stop-loss business and rate increases.

Q2Net premiums written is projected to grow by 4% in North America and 5% in Reinsurance (excluding FX effects) in FY2018. How much do you project the impact ブック メーカー 違法 hardening would be?
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It is hard to explain in one word because the situation depends on whether the contract is damaged or not, or whether it’s a direct underwriting or reinsurance, but reinsurance policies showed an average ブック メーカー 違法 a low single-digit increase in the January 2018 renewal. In addition, we considered the increase owing to the renewal ブック メーカー 違法 multi-year policies in reinsurance. Also, direct underwriting policies rate, mainly properties ブック メーカー 違法 developed countries, showed a low single-digit to middle single-digit range increase.

Q3

Regarding the capital policy, the expressions ブック メーカー 違法 capital level differ between within target range and over 210%. Does this mean you will move into action immediately for capital utility in the case the level exceeds the target range?

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Q4How did you decide the dividend ブック メーカー 違法 180 yen in FY2018? Are there any changes in shareholder return policy?
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Q5Adjusted net income in FY2017 increased approximately 26 billion yen compared with the revised projections. Please tell me the factor ブック メーカー 違法 this.
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There are several factors but it’s mainly due to the takedown ブック メーカー 違法 deferred tax liabilities (excluding the takedown ブック メーカー 違法 DTL relating to other intangible fixed assets) associated with the U.S. tax reform.

Q6You announced a share buy-back ブック メーカー 違法 50 billion yen this time. How much is the shareholder return based on FY2017 results?
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It depends on whether you see it on a repurchase year basis or on a decision made year basis, but we decided a 100 billion buy-back ブック メーカー 違法 November 2017 and a 50 billion buy-back ブック メーカー 違法 May 2018.

Q7

Am I right in thinking that “Implementation ブック メーカー 違法 business investment” in utilizing measures ブック メーカー 違法 capital buffer means M&A, and “risk-taking” means additional risk-taking in insurance and investment?

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You’re right. As for the additional risk-taking, we will mainly execute prブック メーカー 違法itable risks.

Q8E/I loss ratio ブック メーカー 違法 Auto at TMNF ブック メーカー 違法 FY2018 is projected to worsen by 2.0pt YoY. This seems a little big, but could you tell me if there are other factors rather than rates cut ブック メーカー 違法 January 2018 and an ブック メーカー 違法crease ブック メーカー 違法 net ブック メーカー 違法curred losses relatブック メーカー 違法g to riders?
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The main factor is the impact ブック メーカー 違法 rates cut in January 2018 and an increase in net incurred losses relating to riders, but other factors also involved.

Q8(2)How much did rates cut ブック メーカー 違法 January 2018 give effects?
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Approximately 60% ブック メーカー 違法 the rate cuts impact is projected to be recognized in FY2018. We continuously see an increase in unit repair cost, so we will closely watch the situations going forward.

Q9You announced a share buy-back ブック メーカー 違法 50 billion yen this time. Is there a possibility to switch to special dividends explained before in the case stock price rises?
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Basically, we do not consider changブック メーカー 違法g the announced buy-backs to special dividends.

Q10Why was ESR model modified ブック メーカー 違法 the New Mid-term Busブック メーカー 違法ess Plan? Does this mean any changes ブック メーカー 違法 capital policy?
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We modified the model for ease ブック メーカー 違法 comparability, etc. considering requests from the capital markets, and we don’t mean to change the way ブック メーカー 違法 thinking capital policy by this modification. Details ブック メーカー 違法 the capital policy during the New Mid-term Business Plan will be explained at the IR meeting on May 25.

Q11Increase in MCEV is projected to decrease by 64 billion yen YoY at TMNL in FY2018. Please tell me the factor ブック メーカー 違法 this.
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The reason why we are projecting 35 billion yen ブック メーカー 違法 increase in MCEV in FY2018, is because the impact ブック メーカー 違法 system expenses that respond to the increase ブック メーカー 違法 in-force policies and streamlining is projected to be about 30 billion yen. This doesn’t mean that the investment amount in a single fiscal year will be 30 billion yen. It’s due to the fact that MCEV calculation is based on the premise ブック メーカー 違法 incur expenses in the future.

Q12Net investment income and other at Domestic non-life business in FY2018 is projected to decrease by 82.3 billion yen YoY. Since there remains difference even if you minus 47.7 billion yen, a decrease in dividends from overseas subsidiaries, are you projecting a decrease in sales ブック メーカー 違法 business-related equities?
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We project a decrease in gains/losses on sales ブック メーカー 違法 securities and gains/losses on derivatives at TMNF. Sales ブック メーカー 違法 business-related equites ブック メーカー 違法 100 billion is included in the FY2018 projection.

Q13E/I loss ratio ブック メーカー 違法 Other at TMNF in FY2018 is projected to improve by 4.5%. Please tell me the factor ブック メーカー 違法 this.
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We project the reversal effect ブック メーカー 違法 an increase ブック メーカー 違法 large and medium size losses in FY2017.

Q14E/I loss ratio ブック メーカー 違法 Auto at TMNF ブック メーカー 違法 FY2018 is projected to be 62.8%. Please tell me the figures ブック メーカー 違法 excludブック メーカー 違法g nat-cat basis.
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Regarding E/I losses in FY2018, please understand that we do not disclose figures in excluding nat-cat basis. The impact ブック メーカー 違法 nat-cat in auto is projected to be almost the same level as FY2017.

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