Over the last five years the Hiscox Group has:
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grown gross written premiums by 36% to $4.03 billion
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achieved compound dividend growth of 5%
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returned over $600 million capital to shareholders
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delivered an average combined ratio of 93.9%
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posted an average return on equity of 9.3%
| 2019 $m |
2018 $m |
2017 $m |
2016 $m |
2015 $m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | |||||
| Gross premiums written | 4,030.7 | 3,778.3 | 3,286.0 | 3,257.9 | 2,972.7 |
| Net premiums written | 2,678.8 | 2,581.5 | 2,403.0 | 2,424.5 | 2,403.3 |
| Net premiums earned | 2,635.6 | 2,573.6 | 2,416.2 | 2,271.3 | 2,194.1 |
| Profit before tax | 53.1 | 135.6 | 37.8 | 480.0 | 329.3 |
| Profit for the year after tax | 48.9 | 117.9 | 22.7 | 447.2 | 312.5 |
| 2019 $m |
2018 $m |
2017 $m |
2016 $m |
2015 $m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets employed | |||||
| Intangible assets | 278.0 | 204.6 | 186.0 | 153.4 | 185.5 |
| Financial assets carried at fair value | 5,539.0 | 5,029.7 | 5,139.6 | 4,702.1 | 4,294.7 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,115.9 | 1,288.8 | 867.8 | 824.4 | 1,070.0 |
| Insurance liabilities and reinsurance assets | (4,707.6) | (4,244.9) | (4,174.4) | (3,778.7) | (3,689.0) |
| Other net assets | (35.6) | (19.2) | 298.2 | 316.2 | 354.8 |
| Net assets | 2,189.7 | 2,259.0 | 2,317.2 | 2,217.4 | 2,216.0 |
| Net asset value per share (¢) | 768.2 | 798.6 | 817.1 | 792.5 | 790.0 |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key statistics | |||||
| Basic earnings per share (¢) | 17.2 | 41.6 | 8.1 | 159.0 | 108.5 |
| Basic earnings per share (p) | 13.5 | 31.2 | 9.3 | 119.8 | 72.8 |
| Diluted earnings per share (¢) | 16.9 | 40.8 | 11.6 | 157.3 | 107.8 |
| Diluted earnings per share (p) | 13.3 | 30.6 | 9.0 | 116.0 | 70.5 |
| Combined ratio (%) | 105.7 | 94.9 | 99.9 | 84.2 | 85.0 |
| Return on equity (%) | 2.2 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 22.5 | 15.6 |
| Dividends per share (¢) | 43.4 | 41.9 | 39.8 | 35.0 | 36.1 |
| Dividends per share (p) | 33.5 | 32.8 | 29.0 | 27.5 | 24.0 |
| Share price – high (p) | 1,777.0 | 1,711.0 | 1,470.0 | 1,097.0 | 1,059.9 |
| Share price – low (p) | 1,213.0 | 1,332.0 | 997.5 | 900.5 | 707.5 |
Our financial performance over the last five years.
