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Annual Report 2018

6 Deferred acquisition costs (DAC) and acquired present value of future profits (PVFP)

As of 31 December, the DAC were as follows:

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2017
USD millions

Property & Casualty Reinsurance

Life & Health Reinsurance

Corporate Solutions

Life Capital

Total

Opening balance as of 1 January

2 280

3 465

444

11

6 200

Deferred

4 068

1 294

553

71

5 986

Effect of acquisitions/disposals and retrocessions

 

–5

2

5

2

Amortisation

–4 255

–508

–549

–67

–5 379

Effect of foreign currency translation and other changes

53

–12

4

17

62

Closing balance

2 146

4 234

454

37

6 871

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2018
USD millions

Property & Casualty Reinsurance

Life & Health Reinsurance

Corporate Solutions

Life Capital

Total

Opening balance as of 1 January

2 146

4 234

454

37

6 871

Deferred

4 048

1 235

634

978

6 895

Amortisation

–4 012

–496

–595

–187

–5 290

Effect of foreign currency translation and other changes

–26

–189

–5

–39

–259

Closing balance

2 156

4 784

488

789

8 217

Retroceded DAC may arise on retrocession of reinsurance portfolios, including reinsurance undertaken as part of a securitisation. The associated potential retrocession recoveries are determined by the nature of the retrocession agreements and by the terms of the securitisation.

As of 31 December, the PVFP was as follows:

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Life & Health Reinsurance

 

Life Capital

 

Total

2017
USD millions

 

 

Positive PVFP

Negative PVFP

Total

 

 

Opening balance as of 1 January

966

 

1 558

–521

1 037

 

2 003

Amortisation

–135

 

–143

45

–98

 

–233

Interest accrued on unamortised PVFP

52

 

102

–17

85

 

137

Effect of change in unrealised gains/losses

 

 

–1

 

–1

 

–1

Effect of foreign currency translation

38

 

96

–51

45

 

83

Closing balance

921

 

1 612

–544

1 068

 

1 989

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Life & Health Reinsurance

 

Life Capital

 

Total

2018
USD millions

 

 

Positive PVFP

Negative PVFP

Total

 

 

Opening balance as of 1 January

921

 

1 612

–544

1 068

 

1 989

Amortisation

–140

 

–170

40

–130

 

–270

Interest accrued on unamortised PVFP

45

 

107

–17

90

 

135

Effect of change in unrealised gains/losses

 

 

18

 

18

 

18

Effect of foreign currency translation

–22

 

–62

30

–32

 

–54

Closing balance

804

 

1 505

–491

1 014

 

1 818

Retroceded PVFP may arise on retrocession of reinsurance portfolios, including reinsurance undertaken as part of a securitisation. The associated potential retrocession recoveries are determined by the nature of the retrocession agreements and by the terms of the securitisation.

The percentage of PVFP which is expected to be amortised in each of the next five years is 14%, 13%, 12%, 11% and 10%.