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Five Year Performance
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Insurance Australia Group Five Year Performance 20011
$m
2002
$m
2003
$m
2004
$m
2005
$m
Gross written premium 3,198 3,558 5,150 6,427 6,673
Gross earned premium 3,036 3,448 4,885 6,265 6,561
Reinsurance expense (260) (253) (249) (402) (417)
Net earned premium 2,776 3,195 4,636 5,863 6,144
Net claims expense (2,234) (2,425) (3,363) (3,815) (4,069)
Underwriting expenses (564) (628) (1,074) (1,500) (1,591)
Underwriting profit / (loss) (22) 142 199 548 484
Investment income from technical reserves 232 136 372 244 516
Insurance profit 210 278 571 792 1,000
Investment income from shareholders’ and external funds 204 (291) (76) 508 501
Financial services revenue 182 37 30 70
Other operating revenue 164 173 177 216 178
Life insurance business expenses (72) (11) (52)
Borrowing costs expense (88) (46) (46) (57) (69)
Corporate and administration expenses (317) (242) (267) (268) (247)
Amortisation of goodwill and intangibles (28) (43) (81) (118) (105)
Non-recurring items2 33 61
Profit / (loss) before income tax 255 (101) 297 1,152 1,258
Income tax (expense) / credit (44) 18 (80) (346) (379)
Net profit / (loss) 211 (83) 217 806 879
Net (profit) / loss attributable to outside equity interests (68) 58 (64) (141) (119)
Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders of Insurance Australia Group Limited 143 (25) 153 665 760
Shareholders’ or members’ equity ($ million) 2,523 2,476 3,575 3,538 3,855
Total assets ($ million) 12,586 11,307 16,470 16,291 17,147
Business volume (thousands) 8,619 8,671 13,334 14,052 14,204
Premium growth
– gross written 21.0% 11.3% 44.7% 24.8% 3.8%
– net earned 16.4% 15.1% 45.1% 26.5% 4.8%
Key ratios
Loss ratio 80.5% 75.9% 72.5% 65.1% 66.2%
Expense ratio 20.3% 19.7% 23.2% 25.6% 25.9%
Combined ratio 100.8% 95.6% 95.7% 90.7% 92.1%
Insurance margin3 7.6% 8.7% 12.3% 13.5% 16.3%
After tax return on ordinary equity4 5.3% (1.2%) 5.1% 21.1% 23.1%
Share information
Dividends per ordinary share – fully franked (cents) 10.00 10.50 11.50 22.00 26.50
Basic earnings per ordinary share (cents)5 9.40 (1.78) 8.65 37.87 45.89
Ordinary share price at 30 June ($) (ASX code: IAG) 3.40 3.15 3.40 5.00 6.01
5.80% reset preference share price at 30 June ($) (ASX code: IAGPA) n/a 100.10 107.94 104.70 103.90
4.51% reset preference share price at 30 June ($) (ASX code: IAGPB) n/a n/a 100.10 98.35 99.05
Reset exchangeable securities price at 30 June ($) (ASX code: IANG) n/a n/a n/a n/a 99.00
Issued ordinary share capital (million shares) 1,399 1,301 1,683 1,591 1,594
Issued reset preference share capital (million shares) n/a 4 6 6 6
Market capitalisation (ordinary shares) at 30 June ($ million) 4,761 4,100 5,722 7,954 9,582
Net tangible asset backing per ordinary share ($) 1.33 1.15 0.84 0.96 1.22

1 The 2001 disclosure represents the consolidated result of Insurance Australia Group Limited assuming it acquired Insurance Australia Limited and its controlled entities on 1 July 2000. This will differ to the reported statutory result that is based on the date of acquisition, 22 July 2000.
2 This includes profit on disposal of NRMA Building Society Limited of $45 million and “Share the Future” litigation expenses of $12 million in 2002 and the profit on disposal of ClearView retirement services businesses of $61 million in 2004.
3 Insurance margin is a ratio of insurance profit over net earned premium.
4 Net profit / (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders to average ordinary shareholders’ equity.
5 The 2001 figure reflects a full year operating period assuming the acquisition of Insurance Australia Limited occurred on 1 July 2000. The reported statutory figure is 8.62 cents.