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Annual report 2022

As the world changes,  
we make it easier to be tryg

Tryg A/S · Klausdalsbrovej 601, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark · CVR no. 26460212 

Contents

Management’s review

03
Highlights 
05
Tryg at a glance 
06
Business areas 
07 
Income overview 
Introduction by Chairman and Group CEO  09
11
Events in 2022 
13
Financial outlook 
15
Targets and strategy 
Strategic initiatives                                                   17
18
Business initiatives  
20
Tryg’s results 
25
Private  
27
Commercial  
29
Corporate 
31
Investment activities 
33
Capital and risk management 
37
ESG & Sustainability 
43
Investor information 
45
Corporate governance 
49
Supervisory Board 
53
Executive Board 

Financial statements

Financial statements 
Group chart 
Glossary 
Product overview 

54
128
129
131

Management’s review - Contents

05

Tryg at  
a glance

Tryg aims to pay a nominal, stable  
and increasing ordinary  dividend, while  
maintaining stable  results and a high  
 level of  return on capital employed  

Shareholder remuneration
(DKK per share)

1.65

6.6

6.8

7.0

6.29

4.28

5,000

1.786

3.214

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2018

2019

2020 2021* 2022

Ordinary dividend

Extraordinary 
dividend

in millions 
(DKK)
Buyback

* Calculated on the new 654m number of shares    
   following the DKK 37bn rights issue to fund the 
   RSA Scandinavia acquisition 

43

Investor information

09

Introduction by 
Chairman and 
Group CEO

13

Financial  
outlook

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Highlights 2022

Management’s review - Contents

Financial 2022

Financial Q4 2022*

5.9%

Premium growth  
in local currencies, 
based on to pro-forma 
figures

14.1

Expense ratio

82.2

 Combined ratio 

6.7%

Premium growth  
in local currencies

0.8

Group underly-
ing claims ratio 
 improvements 
 percentage points

14.3

Expense ratio

2021: 14.1

2021: 84.5

Q4 2021: 0.8

Q4 2021: 14.6

6,177m 

Technical result 
(DKK)

-1,193m

Total investment  
return (DKK)

3,051m

Profit before tax  
(DKK)

82.1

Combined ratio

1,689m

Technical result
(DKK)

317m

Total investment  
return (DKK)

2021: 3,709m

2021: 870m

2021: 3,956m

Q4 2021: 84.1

Q4 2021: 1,380m

Q4 2021: 803m

6.29

Dividend per share
(DKK)

201

Solvency ratio

1,377m

Profit before tax  
(DKK)

1.60

Dividend per share 
(DKK)

201

Solvency ratio

2021: 4.28

2021: 188

Q4 2021: 1,458m

Q4 2021: 1.07

Q4 2021: 188

* The comparison figures for Q4 2021 related to technical result are pro-forma disclosed in June. 

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Highlights 2022 (continued)

New reporting structure

In Q2 2022, Tryg started to fully consolidate 
Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa. These 
businesses have been merged into the overall 
Private and Commercial organisations and 
reporting structure. Tryg is reporting its results 
through three divisions: Private, Commer-
cial and Corporate, this is unchanged from 
previous practice. The old Sweden segment 
where Moderna Private was reported has been 
merged into the Private segment. Tryg has 

been producing pro-forma* numbers for the 
enlarged Group from Q2 2021 to Q1 2022 to 
help comparability, these have been published 
on tryg.com. Tryg will also continue to publish 
the results by geographies in the notes of each 
quarterly report, with Denmark, Norway and 
Sweden primarily shown here. Codan Norway 
and Trygg-Hansa will also flow into the respec-
tive geographical results.

Private

Q4 2022 Q4 pro-forma 2021

Q4 reported 2021

Gross premium income
Technical result
Claims ratio
Expense ratio
Combined ratio

5,847
1,073
69.2
13.1
82.4

5,622
997
69.3
12.9
82.2

3,840
681
70.1
12.1
82.2

Commercial 

Q4 2022 Q4 pro-forma 2021

Q4 reported 2021

Gross premium income
Technical result
Claims ratio
Expense ratio
Combined ratio

2,292
452
64.4
16.7
81.1

2,264
347
65.2
19.4
84.6

1,352
109
72.2
19.7
91.9

Corporate

Q4 2022 Q4 pro-forma 2021

Q4 reported 2021

Gross premium income
Technical result
Claims ratio
Expense ratio
Combined ratio

903
164
67.1
15.5
82.7

850
36
82.0
13.7
95.7

850
36
82.0
13.7
95.7

*  Pro-forma figures from Q2 2021 to Q1 2022 have been published on tryg.com to improve comparability.  

Pro-forma figures are shown including full consolidation of Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa

Management’s review - Contents

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  Tryg at a glance

As the world changes, we 
make it easier to be tryg*

Strong market position

5.3 million customers

Tryg is the largest non-life insurer in Scandina-
via. We are the largest player in Denmark and 
the third largest in Sweden. In Norway, we are 
the fourth-largest company in the market. 

Our 7,000 employees provide peace of mind  
for 5.3 million customers and handle approxi-
mately 1.5 million claims on a yearly basis. 

Low risk  
portfolio

Attractive  
dividend policy

Tryg aims to distribute a 
stable, nominal increase 
in dividends and to pay 
out 60-90% of operating 
earnings. 

Private
Commercial
Corporate

Retail

Trygheds-
Gruppen

TryghedsGruppen owns 
46.5%** of Tryg and 
contribu tes to projects that 
create peace of mind via 
TrygFonden. In 2022, Tryg-
Fonden has contributed up 
to DKK 650m and paid a 
member bonus of 1.2bn to 
Danish customers in Tryg.

Read more about our history at tryg.com

*   ‘Tryg’ means feeling protected and cared for.
** Calculated excluding Tryg's own shares

Management’s review - Contents

Sweden

Norway

Denmark

4

1

3

Market position

Market position

Market position

14.7%

Market share

22.4%

Market share

17.3%

Market share

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Management’s review - Contents

Private

Commercial

Corporate

Private provides insurance products  to private 
customers in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. 
Private offers a range of insurance products 
including motor, content, house, accident, travel, 
 motorcycles, pet and health.

Commercial provides insurance products includ-
ing motor, property, liability, workers’ compensa-
tion, travel and health to small and medium-sized 
business in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. 

65%

of premiums

25%

of premiums

Distribution channels*

Distribution channels

Own sales agents  •  Call centres  •  
Real estate agents  •  Online  •  Bancassurance  • 
Car dealers  •  Franchises  •  Partner

Call centres  •  Online  •  Bancassurance  •   
Own sales agents  •  Franchises•   
Partner

Corporate provides insurance products includ-
ing property, liability, workers’ compensation, 
transport, group life etc. to corporate customers 
under the brand Tryg in Denmark and Norway, 
and Trygg-Hansa in Sweden. Tryg has a cooper-
ative agreement with the global RSA network for 
international customers. 

10%

of premiums

Distribution channels

Own sales agents  • 
Insurance brokers

Brands

Brands

Brands

* Not exhaustive

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DKKm

Gross premium income
Gross claims
Total insurance operating costs
Profit/loss on gross business
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest, net of reinsurance
Technical result
Income from RSA Scandinavia a)
Currency hedge related to RSA Scandinavia
Tryg stand-alone Investment return
Investment return after insurance technical interest
Other income and costs
Profit/loss before tax
Tax
Profit/loss on continuing business
Profit/loss onsiscontinued and divested business after tax
Profit/loss
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Key figures
Total equity
Return on equity after tax (%) b)
Return on own funds (%) 
Return on tangible equity (%) 
Number of shares 31 December (1,000)
Earnings per share (DKK)
Operating earnings per share (DKK) c)
Net asset value per share (DKK
Ordinary dividend per share (DKK) 
Extraordinary dividend per share (DKK)

Premium growth in local currencies

Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio

Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Large claims, net of reinsurance (%)
Weather claims, net of reinsurance (%)
Discounting  (%)
COVID-19 claims, net of reinsurance (%)

Combined ratio on business areas
Private
Commercial
Corporate

Q4 2022

Q4 pro-forma 
2021

Q4 reported 
2021

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

9,042
-5,975
-1,292
1,775
-155
69
1,689
-19
0
336
317
-629
1,377
-296
1,081
0
1,081
362

42,504
9.5
27.0
30.8
633,710
1.69
2.00

1.60

6.7d)

66.1
1.7
67.8
14.3
82.1

-4.0
3.2
2.3
3.0
0.0

82.4
81.1
82.7

8,735
-5,837
-1,280
1,619
-233
-5
1,380

66.8
2.7
69.5
14.6
84.1

-2.5
2.2
1.0
0.9
-0.3

82.2
84.6
95.7

6,041
-4,229
-847
966
-135
-5
826
568
0
235
803
-171
1,458
-85
1,373
-3
1,370
232

49,008
18.0
40.0
37.5
653,447
2.10
2.14

1.07

2.6

70.0
2.2
72.2
14.0
86.2

-3.8
2.7
2.0
0.7
0.0

82.2
91.9
95.7

33,938
-22,407
-4,783
6,748
-723
152
6,177
34
0
-1,227
-1,193
-1,933
3,051
-804
2,247
0
2,247
1,380

42,504
4.9
13.0
7.8
633,710
3.47
4.43
67.07
6.29
0.00

5.9d)

66.0
2.1
68.2
14.1
82.2

-4.1
3.4
1.7
2.2
0.0

83.0
80.5
81.4

24,137
-16,275
-3,394
4,468
-731
-29
3,709
1,206
-1,035
699
870
-624
3,956
-795
3,161
-3
3,158
963

49,008
7.8
23.0
16.1
653,447
5.51
5.70
75.00
4.28
0.00

4.9

67.4
3.0
70.5
14.1
84.5

-4.0
1.8
1.9
0.5
-0.5

83.7
83.8
89.4

22,653
-15,437
-3,202
4,014
-499
-20
3,495
0
0
311
311
-265
3,541
-768
2,773
0
2,773
1,145

12,264
22.5
32.6
55.4
301,750
9.19
9.54
40.64
7.00
0.00

7.0

68.1
2.2
70.3
14.1
84.5

-5.1
2.2
1.6
0.2
-0.8

83.8
83.7
89.4

21,741
-14,857
-3,081
3,803
-566
1
3,237
0
0
579
579
-188
3,628
-783
2,845
-2
2,843
1,194

12,085
24.6
35.1
62.5
301,750
9.42
9.82
40.05
6.80
1.65

17.1

68.3
2.6
70.9
14.2
85.1

-5.5
2.1
1.9
0.7
0.0

83.9
83.8
87.6

18,740
-12,636
-2,704
3,400
-624
-10
2,766
0
0
-332
-332
-172
2,262
-529
1,733
-2
1,731
1,221

11,334
14.9
16.3
21.2
301,743
5.73
5.84
37.56
6.60
0.00

6.3

67.4
3.3
70.7
14.4
85.1

-6.5
2.6
2.0
1.0
0.0

82.2
78.2
95.6

a)   Tryg's acquisition of RSA Scandinavia includes also the net effect from demerger and sale of Codan Denmark and impacts the Financial Statements from 1 June 2021 
b) ROE is calculated as Profit for the year after tax divided by the weighted average equity (as prescribed by the Danish FSA). From 1 April 2022 this included Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway
c) Adjusted for depreciation on intangible assets related to Brands and Customer relations after tax
d) Based on pro-forma figures

Management’s review - Contents

How to read this annual report 
Tryg started to fully consolidate Codan Nor-
way and Trygg-Hansa from Q2 2022, there-
fore the FY technical result only includes 
nine months of the acquired businesses. 

In June 2022, Tryg published pro-forma 
figures for the period Q2 2021 to Q1 2022 
with the new businesses fully consolidated, 
the Q4 2021 pro-forma column is shown to 
provide comparability. 

The third column shows the reported 
Q4 2021 results. At that time, the new 
businesses were equity accounted, which 
means the net profit for the quarter for the 
new businesses was included in the overall 
investment result.

Throughout the annual report, Q4 com-
parison figures related to the insurance 
business are pro-forma. Additionally, FY 
comparison figures for premiums growth 
are also pro-forma.

Tryg reported a FY 2022 technical result of 
DKK 6,177m, which includes the new busi-
nesses for nine months (Q2 to Q4 2022).

The overall investment result of DKK 
-1,193m was primarily driven by a very 
difficult year for capital markets with 
extremely volatile equity markets as well as 
increasing interest rates.

Tryg is paying a FY DPS of 6.29, a 46% 
increase compared to 2021, driven by the 
full inclusion of the new businesses for nine 
months and an initial delivery of synergies. 
The solvency ratio was 201 at the end of 
the year, a robust level for the start of a new 
journey.

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  RSA Scandinavia’s impact on 
Tryg’s income statement

Management’s review - Contents

2021

Q3

Q2

2022

Q4

Q1 Q2

Q3

Q4

RSA Scandinavia  
equity account

Fully consolidated figures

Full year report 2022

Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa were equity accounted and therefore the net profit for the quarter was included in the 
overall investment result. The group technical result rom 1 June 2021 to Q1 2022 includes only Tryg stand-alone

Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa were fully consolidated thus included in the group’s technical result. The 
figures were consolidated for 9 months (Q2 to Q4 2022). In June 2022, Tryg published pro-forma figures for 
the quarters in 2021.

Tryg reported a FY 2022 technical result of DKK 6,177m. The result includes Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa 
from Q2 to Q4 2022 whilst Q1 2022 was Tryg stand-alone. FY 2022 is therefore not comparable to FY 2021

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Strong results in 
our first year as 
the largest fully
integrated non-
life insurer in 
Scandinavia 

Introduction by  
Chairman & Group CEO

Annual report 2022  |  Tryg A/S  |  

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Management’s review - Contents

A resilient business despite the most difficult 
macroeconomic conditions in recent memory  
Geopolitical and macroeconomic tensions 
have been at their highest level for many years 
in 2022, following the COVID-19 pandemic in 
the winter and Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 
February. 2022 will also be remembered as the 
year marking the return of inflation to levels not 
seen in the last 40 years. The Russian invasion 
of Ukraine exacerbated an already complicated 
situation with the global economy reeling from 
COVID-19 lockdowns and related supply chain 
issues. Inflation increased sharply through-
out the year, ending at close to 10% in many 
advanced economies. Yet, Tryg managed to 
produce a robust financial performance against 
this highly challenging backdrop, proving the 
resilience of its business model.

Acquired Swedish and Norwegian businesses of 
RSA Scandinavia fully integrated
After obtaining all regulatory approvals and 
following the demerger on 1 April, Tryg started 
to consolidate Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa 
from Q2 2022 and fully integrate these busi-
nesses into the Private, Commercial and Corpo-
rate operating segments.

In connection with the RSA Scandinavia trans-
action, we welcomed the swift sale of Codan 
Denmark to Alm. Brand, which was approved 
in late April 2022, thereby finalising the entire 
RSA Scandinavia transaction. Tryg has subse-
quently initiated a share buyback programme 
of DKK 5bn, which is expected to last until 
summer 2023. As per year-end 2022, some 
19.8m shares had been bought for a total value 
of DKK 3.2bn. Overall, we can look back on a 
very successful process that created the largest 
non-life insurance group in Scandinavia, thereby 
creating value for our shareholders, customers 
and employees.

Strong results for the new group
Tryg reported a technical result of DKK 6,177m 
with full consolidation of Codan Norway and 
Trygg-Hansa from Q2; in other word, only con-
solidated for nine months when looking at the 
full-year technical result. Tryg is very satisfied 
with the result in a year of extremely challenging 
geopolitical circumstances and the highest level 
of inflation for many decades. The result was 
positively impacted by solid growth in the Pri-
vate and Commercial businesses and improved 
underlying profitability for the group. Profitabil-
ity initiatives related primarily to the Corporate 

”

Tryg has a strong focus on shareholders and expe-
cts to pay a total of DKK 17-19bn to its owners 
between 2022 and 2024, with the amount split 
between DKK 12-14bn in ordinary dividends and a 
DKK 5bn extraordinary buyback share programme.

and Commercial segments (large Commercial 
customers). The result was also supported by 
RSA Scandinavia related synergies of DKK 406m 
against a total target of DKK 350m in 2022 and 
DKK 900m for 2024.

ongoing share buyback programme of DKK 5bn. 
The high shareholder return is supported by the 
targeted technical result of between DKK 7.0 bn 
and 7.4 bn, driven by a combined ratio target of 
at or below 82 in 2024.

Tryg’s most profitable segment, the Private 
segment (accounting for 65% of total premi-
ums), continued to deliver strong growth and 
high profitability in all countries. In the Com-
mercial segment, Tryg saw an inflow of small 
commercial customers in line with the strategy 
of targeting an increased presence in this part 
of the market. We are very satisfied with the 
level of growth in the acquired Swedish busi-
ness, which developed positively compared to 
previous years. The Corporate segment reported 
a slight drop in the business volume in line with 
expectations, as Tryg is strongly focused on 
improving profitability. Hence, Tryg is decreas-
ing the number of the high-end international 
property and US liability segments to rebalance 
the portfolio and improve profitability.

Strong and profitable growth supported by high 
customer satisfaction
In both Private and Commercial, we are very sat-
isfied with the level of profitable growth. Tryg has 
a very strong focus on customers and realised a 
customer satisfaction score of 85. Tryg generally 
saw a strong retention rate in both the Private 
and Commercial business areas, although Q4 
2022 was impacted by slightly higher churn, es-
pecially in the single product customer segment 
in Private (in partner agreements).

Sustainability and ESG
Tryg believes that working systematically to ad-
vance sustainability and ESG aspects unleashes 
better business results and customer relation-
ships while also fostering greater innovative 
power and a more attractive workplace. In 2022, 
Tryg continued to focus on delivering sustain-
able solutions to its customers. Through close 
collaboration with suppliers, Tryg was able to 
reduce CO2 emissions from claims handling by 
15,449  tons, putting Tryg well on track to reach 
its target of cutting CO2 emissions by 20,000-
25,000 tons CO2 by 2024.

Thanks to all employees
2022 was a challenging year for all Tryg employ-
ees impacted by the acquisition of RSA’s Scan-
dinavian activities. We are very proud that we 
managed to strongly develop the existing busi-
ness and significantly improve Tryg’s strategic 
position by closing a very important acquisition. 
The Supervisory Board and the Executive Board 
would like to thank all employees for their great 
efforts in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

JUKKA PERTOLA 
Chairman

Focus on shareholder remuneration
Tryg expects to return a total DKK 17-19bn to its 
owners between 2022 and 2024, split between 
DKK 12-14bn in ordinary dividends and the 

MORTEN HÜBBE
Group CEO

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Events in 2022

Management’s review - Contents

Group

Tryg is united
On 1 April, the demerger of Trygg-Hansa and Codan 

Norway from Codan Denmark became a reality. From 

Sale of Codan Denmark and launch of share 
buyback programme
In April, Tryg announced that the Supervisory Board had 

international standards for environmental management 

systems. This will be an important element in Tryg’s 

continued work to integrate sustainability initiatives 

that day, Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway were legally 

decided to initiate a share buyback programme of DKK 

across the organisation.

part of the Tryg group – which also means that the Tryg 

5.0bn following approval by the Danish Competition 

group has become Scandinavia’s largest non-life insurer. 

and Consumer Authority for the sale of Codan Denmark 

Following the demerger, the group has full access to 

to Alm. Brand. The launch of the share buyback pro-

data and customers, and the integration of the new 

gramme was an important milestone in the acquisition 

Swedish and Norwegian businesses is still progressing. 

of RSA Scandinavia.

New maternity/paternity leave rules in Tryg Den-
mark ensure equal rights for all parents
Tryg aims to be an inclusive workplace with equal op-

portunities for all employees. From autumn 2022, Tryg 

Denmark has introduced equal rights maternity/paterni-

The group continues to focus on collaboration, knowl-

edge sharing and creating a new, united culture – with 

all these endeavours made possible thanks to the great 

ESG certifications
Many important steps were taken in 2022 with regards 

ty leave for all parents. Mothers, fathers and co-parents 

have equal status and the right to leave with full pay for 

Denmark

commitment of employees across the Tryg group.

to continuously promoting strong ESG practices across 

up to 25 weeks, regardless gender or family constella-

the organisation. Tryg received both an ISO 14001 certi-

tion. Thanks to legislation, equal parental conditions 

fication and an EU Eco Management and Audit Scheme 

already exist in Tryg’s Norwegian and Swedish branches, 

(EMAS) - the first insurance company in the Nordics 

so the focus has been on introducing the same condi-

to do so. The certificates are the two most recognised 

tions in Tryg Denmark. 

Launch of pregnancy insurance 
In December, Tryg Denmark launched its new preg-

Hence, pregnancy insurance is also one of many good 

examples of how the acquisition strengthens Tryg's 

nancy insurance, which covers from week 21 of the 

overall business.

pregnancy up to six months after birth. The insurance 

provides help, guidance and compensation in a number 

of different and difficult situations as well as additional 

Fire in Vanløse
On 25 March, a devastating fire started in an apartment 

comfort during the pregnancy. The insurance offers 

building in Vanløse, one of 10 districts in Copenhagen. 

access to online consultations with midwifes in collab-

It was described as the largest fire in recent times and 

oration with gravid.dk, an online forum for pregnant 
women, and psychological crisis counselling if needed.

Tryg’s pregnancy insurance is the first of its kind in Den-
mark, whereas in Sweden more than 85% of all parents 
have already chosen to have pregnancy insurance - 
Trygg-Hansa is the market leader with a similar product. 

around 90 families lost their homes. Approximately, half 
of the 90 families were insured at Tryg. Immediately 
after Tryg received the news that multiple customers 
were affected by the fire, several employees went to 
the location and assisted with help and guidance about 
emergency housing, etc. 

TryghedsGruppen’s member bonus 
For the seventh consecutive year, TryghedsGruppen, 

Tryg’s largest shareholder, paid out a member bonus 

in 2022 - of DKK 1.2bn, equivalent to 8% of premiums 

paid for 2021. The bonus was paid to Tryg customers in 

Denmark, amounting to every fourth Dane.

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Management’s review - Contents

Norway

Anniversary of the lifebuoy
This year, the lifebuoy had its 70th anniversary in Nor-

Integrating the acquired Norwegian business 
At the end of 2022, Codan's Norwegian organisation 

Increased use of used car parts
Tryg has become the largest operator in used car parts 

way. The red and white buoy is inextricably linked to 

was fully integrated into Tryg Norway and the merged 

within a short space of time, with more than one in ten 

Tryg and has become a symbolic representation of the 

organisation now has almost 1,600 employees. The fo-

car repairs now made with reused parts. Tryg has en-

company's social responsibility since 1952. In Norway, 

cus of the integration has been on creating a new organ-

tered framework agreements with the industry's leading 

more than a thousand human lives have been saved 

isation and migrating Codan's customers and products 

car dismantling companies to ensure consistent and 

with the help of the buoy over the years.

over to Tryg's systems.

extensive access to parts.

Customer centre award
Tryg Norway's Contact Centre won the Customer 

Centre Award for 2022 - the result of systematic and 

focused work. Tryg believes the key to this award is tar-

geted and dedicated effort with respect to the  customer 

experience.

Sweden

A historical merger
In Sweden, the year has been marked by the merger of 

market. Online sales are growing very comfortably, 

focus continues, as employees are gathered together in 

thanks to the leading position in online marketing and 

Malmö as well as at other locations where Trygg-Hansa 

Trygg-Hansa and Moderna Försäkringar. The process 

data driven sales. In addition, Trygg-Hansa continues 

has a presence in offices in Sweden. 

of merging the two branches under the brand Trygg-

to invest in digital solutions to support interactions 

Hansa kicked off on 1 April. Since then, the intense 

with customers, underpinning the ambition to reduce 

work has focused on creating a new organisation and 

ordinary mail correspondence and thus the ambition 

Strong new partnerships in the motor segment
In the beginning of 2022, Trygg-Hansa launched a new 

migrating products, IT systems and customers. In 

to reduce the total carbon footprint of the group. 

partnership with BMW. Despite being in a declining 

September, an important milestone was reached by 

launching pet insurance under the Trygg-Hansa brand 

for the first time - a direct result of the merger. 

Growing business thanks to digitalisation 
The intense work with merging the branches has 
already produced concrete results, and Trygg-Hansa 
continues to gain market share. By the end of Q3, 
Trygg-Hansa was the fastest growing insurance com-

Looking ahead to 2023
During the first quarter of 2023, one of the main high-
lights of the year will occur when Trygg-Hansa receives 
the keys to the new office in Hyllie, just outside Malmö. 
1,200 employees will be moving into the brand-new 
office in spring 2023. Being able to gather all employ-
ees in Malmö under one roof is of the highest priority 
in the endeavour to be an attractive employer. The 

market due to the global supply issues, Trygg-Hansa 

saw some solid trends in the motor segment and new 

partner BMW contributed significantly to growth. Trygg-
Hansa also saw strong sales from the existing partner-
ship with Tesla cars, which were up more than 70% 
in 2022 compared to 2021. Trygg-Hansa has a strong 
focus on this area and expects to enter more partner 
agreements with car dealers going forward to support 
the the position in the market for electric cars.

pany in Sweden, maintaining its strong position in the 

work to create an inclusive culture with employees in 

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  Financial outlook

Global geopolitical tensions have been very high in 2022 due the 
Russian invasion of Ukraine and ongoing uncertainty in various parts 
of the world. The macroeconomic picture has deteriorated rapidly, 
with inflationary pressures at all-time high in the last 40 years and 
rapidly rising interest rates increasing the likelihood of a difficult 
2023. The Scandinavian economies continue to do relatively well 
against this highly challenging backdrop.

Global geopolitical tensions have been at their 
highest levels for many years in 2022 following 
a number of events: the COVID-19 pandemic 
during the winter, Russia's invasion of Ukraine 
in February, US/China tensions on the future 
of Taiwan and various other pockets of crisis 
in many parts of the world. 2022 will also be 
remembered as the year marking the return of 
inflation to levels not seen in the last forty years. 
The Russian invasion of Ukraine exacerbated an 
already complicated situation where the global 
economy was reeling from COVID-19 lockdowns 
and related supply chain issues. Inflation levels 
started moving upwards already in the first part 
of 2022 and ended the year at close to 10% 
in many developed countries. The financial 
markets have followed the developments closely 
and experienced a degree of turmoil and volatil-
ity. Most asset classes developed negatively (es-
pecially equities and corporate bonds) as infla-
tionary pressures began to materialise in various 
parts of the economy. Equity markets dropped 
substantially in the first nine months of the year, 
only to partly recover in the last three months 

of 2022. Equity valuations were primarily hit by 
higher risk-free rates, with cyclical stocks and 
business models that discounted a long period 
before profitability, being the worst hit.

The Scandinavian countries continue to perform 
relatively well compared to most European 
countries. A high level of trust in public author-
ities, solid overall public finances and relatively 
low unemployment rates are strong competitive 
advantages, especially in troubled times. 

Government indebtedness across Scandinavia 
remain low compared to larger European coun-
tries, and this has allowed for various schemes 
to support consumers and businesses against 
the sudden spike in inflation.

Scandinavian non-life insurance markets remain 
relatively stable. The region is characterised by 
relatively high product penetration, and ratios of 
non-life insurance premiums as a percentage of 
GDP are some of the highest in the world. Prod-
uct offerings are broader and also significantly 

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more diverse compared to larger European 
countries. Motor and property insurance make 
up around two thirds of total premium income, 
but accident and health and other products are 
also very well developed. Households usually 
cover their insurance needs comparatively well 
and there is generally a high level of trust in in-
surance companies and high brand recognition. 

Retention levels are very high in Scandinavia 
compared to nearly everywhere else in the 
world. This is a key profitability driver, as it helps 
insurers keep their overall expenses low. Reten-
tion rates hover around 90% in the Private and 
Commercial (SMEs) segments, which together 
represent close to 90% of Tryg’s total business. 
A direct distribution model also contributes 
significantly to the very efficient setup. 

At the end of 2022, Tryg reported an expense 
ratio of 14.1 (same as in 2021). 

Tryg’s reserves position remains strong. Run-off 
gains are expected to be between 3% and 5% in 
2024.

Tryg’s systematic claims reserving approach still 
includes a margin of approximately 3% at best 
estimate.

In 2023, weather claims net of reinsurance and 
large claims are expected to total DKK 800m 
and DKK 800m, respectively, for the enlarged 
group including Codan Norway and Trygg-
Hansa, i.e. unchanged from 2022.

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The investment portfolio is divided into a match 
portfolio, which corresponds to the technical 
provisions, and a free portfolio. The objective 
is for the return on the match portfolio to 
be approximately zero, as capital gains and 
losses on the asset side should be mirrored by 
corresponding developments on the liability 
side. The free portfolio consists of a diversified 
asset allocation with a view to obtaining the 
best risk-adjusted return. The return on bonds 
in the free portfolio (approximately 55% of the 
free portfolio) will vary, and be higher for the 
corporate bonds' portfolio versus the covered 
bonds portfolio considering the different dura-
tions and credit risk. For equities, the estimated 
return is around 6%, with the MSCI World Index 
as a benchmark, while the normalised expected 
return on properties is expected to be around 
5%. Investment return in the P&L also includes 

the cost of managing investments, the cost of 
currency hedges, interest expenses on subordi-
nated loans and other minor items.

Tryg hosted a Capital Markets Day in London in 
November 2021 to launch the 2024 strategy and 
updated financial targets for the new combined 
group that includes Codan Norway and Trygg-
Hansa. Tryg is targeting a technical result in 2024 
of between DKK 7.0 and 7.4bn driven by a com-
bined ratio at or below 82 and an expense ratio 
of around 14. The overall technical result target 
is underpinned by DKK 900m in synergies from 
the Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa acquisition. 
Tryg also introduced a new profitability measure, 
return on own funds (ROOF), which is targeted at 
or above 25%, also in 2024.

 Financial targets 2024

 7.0-7.4bn

Technical result 
(DKK)

≤82%

Combined 
ratio

14%

Expense ratio
(reaffirmed)

≥25%

Return on 
own funds

Customer targets

≥40%

Digitalisation 
(% growth in value -creating 
 actions upon login)

88

Customer  
satisfaction

20-25,000

Sustainability & ESG
(tonnes CO2e reduction)

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IFRS 17 comment
In April 2022, Tryg published a newsletter on the 
introduction of IFRS 17, a new accounting stand-
ard for the insurance sector that will go live from 
1 January 2023 with the first interim report to be 
released shortly after the end of Q1 2023. The 
goals of IFRS 17 are to ensure accounting con-
sistency across all insurance contracts, increase 
comparability between insurance companies 
and drive more detailed disclosure. Due to Tryg’s 
business being relatively short-tailed along with 
the current accounting policy practices already in 
force in Denmark (e.g. mark-to-market account-
ing for all assets and liabilities). The introduc-
tion of IFRS 17 will primarily mean a change in 
terminology and only have a minor impact on 
financial statements overall. Key items such as 
the net profit and shareholder equity will remain 
virtually unchanged, while the technical result 
will see only a modest positive impact. Tryg aims 
to publish 12 quarters (Q1 2020 to Q4 2022) of 
re-stated numbers under IFRS 17 towards the 
end of March 2023 to ensure comparability. It is 
very important to remember that the acquisition 
of RSA Scandinavia has impacted Tryg's accounts 
heavily from Q2 2021, therefore comparability 
will be affected. The IFRS 17 newsletter is public-
ly available on Tryg.com and can be found here.

Tryg has targeted synergies from the acquisition 
of Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa of DKK 350m 
in 2022 growing to DKK 650m in 2023 and DKK 
900m in 2024.

Interest rates are approximately 200 basis points 
higher compared to the CMD date, this has a 
clear positive effect on Tryg earnings, at the same 
time currencies (SEK and NOK) have moved 
unfavorably and reinsurance prices have also 
increased. Tryg is maintaining all financial targets 
for 2024 including the technical result target 
between DKK 7.0-7.4bn and the combined ratio 
target at or below 82.

During 2023 Tryg continues to expect a positive 
top line growth primarily driven by the Private 
and Commercial segment, although some neg-
ative impact is expected from the conversion of 
customers from Codan Norway to Tryg Norway 
and to a less extent from Moderna to Trygg-
Hansa, this will have no financial impact.

At the time of writing this annual report it is 
expected that the remaining DKK 300m (approxi-
mately) of integration costs related to the Codan 
Norway and Trygg-Hansa acquisition will be 
booked in H1 2023 against the other income and 
costs line (as in 2022).

The overall tax rate for the FY is expected to be 
approximately 23%, as the full consolidation of 
Trygg-Hansa's Swedish earnings will reduce the 
tax rate considering the lower corporate tax rate 
in Sweden, whereas a new financial tax (so called 
“Arne skat”) in Denmark will tend to increase the 
corporate tax rate.

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Targets and 
strategy 2024

Tryg hosted a Capital Markets Day on 16 November 2021 
unveiling 2024 financial and strategic targets.

Financial targets
Tryg hosted a Capital Markets Day in Novem-
ber 2021 where the 2024 financial targets 
were published. Tryg targets a technical result 
of between DKK 7.0 and 7.4bn driven by a 
combined ratio at or below 82. The expense 
ratio is expected to remain stable at around 14 
as in the previous strategy period. In addition to 
the three financial targets, Tryg also introduced 
a new profitability target, return on own funds 
(ROOF), which is set at or above 25% by 2024. 
All financial targets are underpinned by the DKK 
900m in synergies related to the acquisition of 
Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa.

Customer targets
Tryg believes that high customer satisfaction and 
retention rates lead to lower distribution costs. 
Customer satisfaction targets are therefore 
of high importance for realising the financial 
targets. Tryg has disclosed two ambitious targets 
relating to the customer experience.

The first target builds on the customer journey, 
from onboarding the customer to the claims 
handling and relation processes. In 2022, Tryg 
reported a customer journey satisfaction score 
of 85 (on a scale from 0-100) and the target is to 
reach 88 by 2024.

* Calculated excluding Tryg's own shares

Processes
Combination of in- 
house and sourcing

                                        Employe e s

* ’Tryg’ means feeling protected and cared for

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Our purpose

As the world changes,  
we make it easier to be tryg*

Grasping opportunities  to 
develop rather than just 
defending our business
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• New products
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preferences and needs
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against risk, efficient claims 
handling, and advice and 
services to prevent  claims 
from arising in the first place. 
By making it easier for our 
customers to feel protected 
and cared for, we all benefit 
of Tryg’s stakeholders. Via 
TryghedsGruppen’s 46.5%* 
ownership of Tryg, part of the 
company’s profit is returned 
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Secondly, Tryg has set a target to grow ‘val-
ue-creating actions’ upon logging in online. To 
illustrate this, if a customer logs in to Tryg.dk to 
report a claim, buy insurance, self-service or 
similar, the customer creates value in a very low-
cost frictionless manner. Tryg aims to increase 
these low-cost value-creating actions by 40% 
by 2024 (vs ~DKK 14m in 2020). In 2022, Tryg 
increased the level of value creating actions by 
35% by, for example, using “My page” for all 
communication instead of emails and also due 
to customers preferring to use self-service to a 
greater degree. 

Tryg is also introducing a new target related 
to sustainability. By 2024, Tryg aims to reduce 
carbon emissions by 20,000-25,000 tonnes in 
claims handling, equivalent to approximately 
1,000 annual household emissions. Sustain-
able claims handling with initiatives within 
motor, property and content claims, etc. are 
expected to be the main driver for reaching the 
sustainability target. In 2022, Tryg reduced its 
carbon emissions by 15,449 tonnes through the 
above-mentioned initiatives. Read more about 
Tryg’s latest sustainability initiatives on page 37.

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Tryg 2024

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Full speed ahead in 
a successful core

Change the
 way to win in B2B

Shape
 the future

DKK ~1,050m 
increase in TR

DKK ~600m 
increase in TR

DKK ~1.5bn premi-
ums in 2024+ across 
 product types

Trygg-Hansa 
and Codan NO 
synergies

DKK ~900m in 
synergies

Advanced approach 
to claims

Grow among smaller 
SMEs in Commercial

Expand the market 
of today

Leverage scale to  
 realise cost synergies

Sales and customer
excellence

Improve profitability 
in Corporate

Build the market of 
tomorrow

Share best practices 
to realise commercial 
synergies

Customer experience

Sustainability & ESG

Key enablers

Data and analytics

IT capabilities

HR - people,  organisation 
and culture

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  Strategic initiatives

Tryg has defined four key strategic pillars to 
support both its financial and customer targets 
for 2024.

Full speed ahead in a successful core
This strategic pillar aims to increase the techni-
cal result by DKK 1,050m by 2024 through the 
continued improvement of Tryg’s core business. 
DKK 650m will relate to a more advanced 
approach to claims, such as the claims handling 
process, procurement savings and a focus on 
reducing the level of fraud. In 2022, this initiative 
had a very large impact on mitigating the high 
level of claims inflation. DKK 400m will be 
reached through sales and customer excellence, 
including partnerships as lead generators, cross 
and upselling as well as pricing and analytics. 
An example of this was in 2022, where Private 
Denmark introducing new car packages that 
meet customers’ individual needs better and 
Tryg’s claims departments increasing their focus 
on car repair to reduce plastic waste, for exam-
ple by repairing headlights instead of replacing 
them. These initiatives and others helped sup-
port the strong growth in Tryg's Private business. 

Change the way to win in B2B* 
This strategic pillar aims to increase the techni-
cal result by DKK ~600m in 2024. Small custom-
ers make up the most profitable segment, and a 
segment where Tryg can offer good advice. Tryg  
therefore aims to grow its Commercial business 
while making Corporate more profitable. This 
involves a 30% portfolio increase in the SME 

segment (0-9 employees) and aiming for a ~90% 
combined ratio with run-off levels around 5-7% 
in the Corporate segment. An increased focus 
on more accurate underwriting, better segmen-
tation to reduce risk exposure, improved sales 
and distribution, and new products and services 
will support the target of reaching DKK ~600m 
by 2024. These initiatives strongly supported 
continued growth in the groups underlying 
claims ratio both via profitability in the Corpo-
rate business and a higher share of customers in 
the SME segment.

In 2022, a new partnership with Valified was 
announced. Valified helps Tryg’s commercial 
customers meet increasing demands for sus-
tainability and provides them with insights into 
their performance across selected ESG areas. 
In Norway, a new partnership between Tryg and 
ABAX (a large tracking and telematics company) 
was launched, allowing Tryg to create data-driv-
en insurance solutions based on the customers’ 
driving behaviour. 

Shape the future 
This strategic pillar aims to grow premiums by 
DKK 1,500m via new products and services by 
2024+. This initiative builds on Tryg’s continued 
focus on launching new and profitable products. 
Expanding the market of today and building the 
market of tomorrow will support realising the 
target. Both the Private and Commercial busi-
nesses have developed strongly in this area. Tryg 
generally has seen strong development in the 

*  Commercial customers are defined as enterprises with less than 100 FTEs and/or DKK 100m in turnover. 
Corporate customers are defined as enterprises with more than 100 FTEs and/or DKK 100m in turnover

health area for both Private and Commercial. 
In 2022, Tryg launched a new cyber insurance 
product that includes cyber prevention tools 
which the customer can install on their devices 
to reduce risks, while in Norway a new innova-
tive partnership with DyreID provides access to 
600,000 customers.

Tryg does not see any value in defining a specific 
growth target, as profitability remains the key 
focus. 

Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway synergies 
This strategic pillar aims to strengthen the 
technical result by DKK 900m through synergies 
from the acquisition of Trygg-Hansa and Codan 
Norway. In 2022, DKK 406m was reached 
against a target of DKK 350m, driven by accel-
erated synergies delivery in the initial phase. 
Synergies have mainly been achieved through 
a reduced marketing spend and administration 
initiatives, though lower claims costs through 
capitalising on Tryg’s strong procurement power 
as well as reduced RSA group charges have 
helped. Synergies of DKK 250m relating to ad-
ministration and distribution were achieved for 
2022, driven primarily by FTE reductions. DKK 
61m was linked to commercial initiatives, DKK 
55m from procurement and, finally, DKK 40m 
was related to claims costs.

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  Business initiatives

2022 marked the beginning of Tryg’s new 
strategy period, which included the acquisition 
of Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway. Tryg has set 
new and ambitious targets for 2024 under the 
headline “Growing a successful core while shap-
ing the future”. Tryg will continue growing its 
successful Private and SME segment by building 
on the foundations for customer and sales ex-
cellence while initiating structural changes in the 
Corporate segment. Specifically, in 2022, Tryg 
had an enhanced focus on the B2B segment, 
and initiatives were implemented to continue 
growth in the SME segment while increasing 
profitability in the Corporate business.

Private
In Private, Tryg continues to build on its strong 
foundation of innovative capabilities to deliver 
excellent customer experiences and new propo-
sitions to meet customer expectations as well as 
support profitability. 

In Denmark, Private established a new part-
ner-ship agreement with Velliv, the third largest 
pension company in Denmark. The partnership 
entails Velliv continuing to distribute Tryg’s 
pension product, Tryg Pension. Private Den-
mark also launched a new car insurance to 
further meet customer needs and trends. The 
product aims to be even more intuitive, easier 
to understand and tailored to the individual 
customer and the demands deriving from new 
technologies within mobility. Subsequently, 
Private Denmark added a new pregnancy prod-
uct, aiming to assist the women throughout the 
pregnancy period. The product was inspired by 
Trygg-Hansa, leveraging knowledge sharing and 
synergy. Additionally, as part of the ESG agenda, 

Tryg will plant a tree for every new electric car 
insured, thus helping give back to the environ-
ment.

In Norway, Private established a new partner-
ship with DyreID (‘Pet ID’). More than 90% of 
all cats and dogs in the country are earmarked 
via DyreID, but less than a 25% of the pets are 
insured. With the new partnership, Tryg will start 
offering insurance to pets earmarked via DyreID. 
Additionally, Private Norway renewed its part-
nership with OBOS, one of the largest housing 
construction companies in Scandinavia. The 
renewed partnership is focused on providing 
insurance to OBOS as well as adding on the new 
dimension regarding improved safety along the 
Norwegian coastline, which is a great addition to 
Tryg’s 70-year history of providing lifebuoys.

In Sweden, Trygg-Hansa added a new product, 
pet insurance. The product is similar to ones 
already offered by Tryg, thus a good example of 
leveraging knowledge sharing and synergy. Also, 
early this year Trygg-Hansa added a new service 
to its already existing product Family Help. The 
new service is “Familjehjäljpen Gravid”, which is 
offered to pregnant women, their partners and 
new parents. Additionally, Trygg-Hansa renewed 
several of its partnerships, including Akader-
mikerförsäkring, an organisation for lawyers 
and economists; Finansförbundet, the largest 
organisation for employees in the insurance 
and banking industries; and its partnership with 
BMW.

Business-to-business (B2B)
At Tryg, a key priority has been to grow the 
attractive and profitable SME segment while 

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  finding the right balance between risk and price 
among large Corporate customers. One way of 
supporting growth in the small business seg-
ment is through tailoring products to accurately 
cover the needs of the smaller companies in 
the Commercial segment. An example of this 
is the new packaged product tailored towards 
craftsmen called ‘Håndværkerpakken’. This 
was launched in Denmark during the autumn 
of 2022 and seeks to reduce complexity by 
bundling the most relevant insurance products 
for the business. The product is an important 
initiative to increase the portfolio of SMEs (0-9 
FTEs) by 30% in 2024. So far, the product has 
been very well received.

In Trygg-Hansa, a service called ‘Din Företags-
jurist’ ('Your Commercial Lawyer') was launched 
in collaboration with HELP Försäkring. It is a 
legal advice service tailored to SMEs with a 
turnover below SEK 50m.

In Corporate, the focus has been on profitability. 
To strengthen the work around profitability, the 
tools and capabilities used when matching price 
with risk have been enhanced. In practice, this 
means that more data are included and utilised 
in the decision process.

An example of this is a new initiative in Commer-
cial Norway where Tryg's partner ABAX instals a 
device in customers’ vehicles and can therefore 
generate data based on their actual driving be-
haviour and thus estimate risks more accurately 
than would be possible based on of their claims 
history. The upside for the customer is attractive 
pricing if their driving behaviour is considered 
safe or sustainable, as this leads to lower fuel 
consumption, fewer claims and fewer repairs.

Claims
In the Danish and Norwegian claims organisa-
tions, the implementation of a new and more 
effective claims handling system (Guidewire) 
continued in 2022. The new claims handling 
system boosts the quality of the claims handling 
process by ensuring that all the correct informa-
tion is collected and that the claim is handled as 
soon as possible, either physically or by ways of 
payment to the customer. Simple claims types, 
such as travel claims, are handled as “Straight 
Through Processing”, which is a fully automated 
claim handling. Other, more complex claims 
types are automated to the extent that is pos-
sible. By the end of 2022, approximately 52% 
of all claims in Denmark were being handled in 
the new claim system, with Tryg incorporating 
major products such as health, content leisure 
house and pets during the year. In Norway, 68% 
of all claims are handled through Guidewire with 
the following products included in 2022; health, 
liability, content, road assistance and boat 
insurance.

Sustainability & ESG
In 2021, Tryg launched its Corporate Respon-
sibility strategy: “Driving sustainable impact” 
and the work on the strategy continued in 2022. 
In addition to strengthening the anchoring of 
strong ESG practices across the organisation, 
the strategy also aims to support customers 
in the green transition by increasingly offering 
sustainable insurance products and sustainable 
claims handling. Tryg has included the activities 
of Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway in its sus-
tainability targets, and hence increased its level 
of ambition with regard to sustainable claims 
handling. Tryg has raised its target for increasing 
the claims spend classified as sustainable by 

80% in 2024 compared to 2020. The target is 
an important lever for achieving its target of a 
total reduction in CO2 emissions of 20,000- 
25,000 tonnes through more sustainable claims 
handling in 2024. 

Tryg wants to offer products and services that 
can help move society in a more climate-friendly 
and socially responsible direction. During this 
process, Tryg wants to ensure that solutions are 
aligned with the business model and strategy, 
resonate with the customers, and are aligned 
with the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities.   

One example of a sustainable service that 
Tryg has started to offer its Danish customers 
is Valified. This can provide Tryg’s business 
partners with insights into their performance 
across selected ESG (Environmental, Social and 
Governance) areas. Such insights are becoming 
key for SMEs because their customers demand 
ESG transparency. For smaller enterprises, ESG 
reporting can be a resource-intensive and com-
plex task. With Valified, Tryg is able to support 
its customers in their ambitions and help them 
better understand and work with their carbon 
footprint. 

In 2022, Tryg launched a ‘smart repair’ initiative 
whereby Tryg cooperates with car repair shops 
to reduce plastic waste by repairing headlights 
instead of replacing them. Every year, Tryg and 
Alka pay for having approximately 10,000 head-
lights replaced. An increased focus on repairing 
headlights when they are damaged instead of 
replacing them results in both savings as well as 
reduced waste and CO2 emissions. To ensure 
the repair is attractive to suppliers, Tryg offers 
an incentive payment to suppliers for repairs 
instead of replacement and also helps train 

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personnel. Tryg’s target is to repair at least 2,000 
headlights a year by 2024.

Employee satisfaction 
In its annual employee survey, Tryg once again 
saw that the employee satisfaction was much 
higher than among peer groups. There was a 
slight drop in employee satisfaction at Tryg to 
79 for 2022 compared to 80 in 2021. This was 
expected in a year with structural changes relat-
ed to the integration of Trygg-Hansa and Codan 
Norway in Sweden and Norway.

Employee satisfaction
(Index)

80

79

73

73

75

75

Tryg

Nordic

Nordic financial 
market

2021

2022

Tryg has an employee satisfaction level above the average of 
the Nordic sector. 
Source: Global Employee and Leadership Index

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  Tryg’s results

Tryg reported a technical result of DKK 6,177m (DKK 3,709m) in 2022 (Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa 
fully consolidated for nine months starting in Q2) impacted by a solid premium growth of 5.9%, the 
inclusion of RSA Scandinavia and related synergies and significantly higher interest rates. The combined 
ratio was 82.2 (84.5), driven by a generally improved underlying performance and tight cost controls. 
Investment result of DKK -1,193m (DKK 870m) primarily impacted by very challenging capital markets 
conditions with equities producing negative returns and increasing interest rates hitting also fixed-
income returns. The overall pre-tax profit was DKK 3,051m (DKK 3,956m), with the fall entirely driven 
by the negative investment result and planned integration costs related to the Codan Norway and Trygg-
Hansa acquisition. Tryg is paying a dividend for the full year of 6.29 per share, a 46% increase compared 
to 2021, driven by the consolidation of the new businesses and an initial delivery of the synergies. The 
solvency ratio was 201 at year-end, hence showing resilience in challenging times and supportive of the 
dividend outlook. 

Results 2022
Tryg reported a pro-forma group premium 
growth of 5.9% when measured on a comparable 
basis that includes Codan Norway and Trygg-
Hansa in 2021. The top-line development was 
predominantly driven by a good growth in the 
Private and Commercial segments. The Private 
segment reported a robust growth of 6.3% (4.9% 
excluding bonuses and premium rebates), whilst 
the Commercial segment also reported positive 
top-line growth of 5.1%. Corporate reported a 
growth of 5.4%, positively impacted by a transfer 
from the Commercial business area (adjusted 
for this, growth was approximately -1%). Tryg 
reported a technical result of DKK 6,177m (DKK 
3,709m) that was predominantly impacted by 

the consolidation (for nine months) of Codan 
Norway and Trygg-Hansa, but also positively 
impacted by the underlying claims development, 
the ongoing delivery of RSA Scandinavia synergies 
and the increasing interest rates used to discount 
liabilities, hence leading to a lower level of claims 
paid, all else being equal. The high technical result 
was achieved despite a significant drop in the 
Swedish and Norwegian currencies. Tryg reported 
a combined ratio of 82.2 (84.5), driven by a claims 
ratio of 68.2 (70.5) and an expense ratio of 14.1 
(14.1). The reported technical result improved 
significantly for Private and Commercial predomi-
nantly due to the acquisition of RSA Scandinavia. 
The improvement in the technical result was also 
supported by organic growth in both Private and 

Commercial, whilst Corporate improved primarily 
driven by pricing initiatives and Tryg’s rebalanc-
ing strategy with lower levels of international 
high-risk exposure. The group’s underlying claims 
ratio (adjusted from the reported claims ratio for 
all volatile items such as weather claims, large 
claims, run-offs, discount rate and COVID-19 
claims) continued to improve, primarily driven by 
profitability initiatives in Corporate and Commer-
cial offsetting a small deterioration in the Private 
segment against pro-forma figures.

Synergies from the RSA Scandinavia transaction 
amounted to DKK 406m in 2022 and therefore 
 exceeded the targeted DKK 350m. The DKK 
406m of synergies can be split into DKK 250m 

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Financial highlights 2022

6,177m

Technical result (DKK)
2021: 3,709m

3,051m

Profit before tax 
2021: 3,956m

68.2

Claims ratio, net 
of reinsurance 
2021: 70.5

14.1

Gross expense ratio 
2021: 14.1

82.2

Combined ratio 
2021: 84.5

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Split by business (DKKm)

+15%

627

6,804

2,182

5,891

6,177

3,709

Technical Result 
2021

RSA Scandinavia 
2021

Pro-forma 2021

Technical Result 
2022

RSA Scandinavia 
2022

Pro-forma 2022

Pro-forma 
figures

New business (cid:22)
9 months

Equity 
accounting

+83%

from administration and distribution, DKK 61m 
from Commercial synergies, DKK 55m from 
procurement synergies and DKK 40m from 
claims synergies.

The investment result was DKK -1,193m (DKK 
870m) including income from RSA Scandinavia 
of DKK 34m (primarily driven by the equity 
accounting for Q1 2022 and net effect from 
demerger and sale of Codan DK in Q2 2022). 
Financial markets developed negatively in 2022 
driven primarily by falling equity markets during 
the first nine months of the year and higher 
interest rates during the same period following 
sharply increased inflation levels. Some of these 
trends reversed partly in the last quarter of 2022.

Tryg continues to pursue a relatively low-risk 
investment strategy with limited equity expo-
sure and a conservative fixed-income profile 
(more than 90% of fixed-income securities are 
Nordic covered bonds). Furthermore, it is worth 
remembering that Tryg marks to market both 
assets and liabilities (in accordance with Danish 
Financial Supervisory Authority rules), resulting 
in P&L volatility in turbulent times, while other 
Nordic and European insurers hold large parts 
of their fixed-income portfolios to maturity, or 
book most of their asset moves to shareholders’ 
equity. Tryg’s asset allocation remained broadly 
unchanged during the period.

Other income and costs totalled DKK -1,933m 
(DKK -624m), with the large increase driven by 
the booking of integration costs related to the 
RSA Scandinavia acquisition totalling DKK 949m 
as well as intangibles amortisation related to 
the acquistion totalling DKK 651m for the nine 
months between Q2 and Q4. Other income and 
costs also include the annual depreciation of 
customer relations and brands related to the 

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Alka acquisition of DKK 127m, holding company 
costs and number of smaller items.

The pre-tax result was DKK 3,051m (DKK 
3,956m), while the net profit was DKK 2,247m 
(DKK 3,161m). The fall in the pre-tax result is en-
tirely attributable to the poorer investment result 
in 2022 and the planned booking of integration 
costs related to the RSA Scandinavia acquisition.

In 2022, Tryg customers in Denmark received 
their seventh member bonus from Trygheds-
Gruppen (Tryg’s largest shareholder). The 8% 
bonus is appreciated by customers and seen as an 
important competitive advantage, boosting cus-
tomer loyalty and supporting customer targets.

Premiums
Tryg reported a premium income of DKK 
33,938m, equivalent to pro-forma 5.9% growth 
in local currencies. Premium growth was 5.3% 
after adjusting for bonuses and premium re-
bates. The Private segment reported pro-forma 
growth of 6.3% (4.9% when adjusted for bo-
nuses and premium rebates). Private Denmark 
maintains a high level of organic growth and was 
positively impacted by a lower level of bonuses 
and premium rebates compared to 2021. Addi-
tionally, the development was positively impact-
ed by strong growth driven by partner agree-
ments, cross-selling to existing customers and 
price adjustments to mitigate inflation. Private 
Norway reported an increased growth due to 
strong sales to partner agreements and further 
price adjusting initiatives to mitigate inflation. 
Private Sweden experienced improved growth 
compared to recent years, driven by higher sales 
across all channels and improvements in partner 
agreements. Growth was more pronounced in 
the motor segment even in a year when sales 
of new cars were challenged. Retention in all 

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markets remains high but deteriorated slightly 
towards year-end due to a modestly higher 
churn for single product customers in some 
partner agreements.

The Commercial segment reported a growth 
of 5.1%. Commercial Denmark had a high level 
of growth and was impacted by both organic 
growth and price adjustments to mitigate infla-
tion and improve profitability. Growth was also 
supported by a net inflow of customers. Reten-
tion in all markets remains high but deteriorated 
slightly at year-end as a result of customers re-
acting to price adjustments. Commercial Norway 
reported a decrease of 13.1% and was affected 
by a transfer of business from Codan Norway 
to Corporate Norway. Adjusted for the transfer, 
Commercial Norway grew by approximately 3%. 
The growth was predominantly affected by price 
adjustment to improve profitability and mitigate 
inflation. Trygg-Hansa’s Commercial segment 
delivered a strong growth compared to previous 
years, supported by a net inflow of customers, 
strong retention and pricing adjustments to miti-
gate inflation and improve profitability.

The Corporate segment, reported a growth 
of 5.4% including the transfer of the Codan 
Norway portfolio to the Corporate segment. Ad-
justed for the transfer, the segment experienced 
negative top-line development of approximately 
1%, which is in line with Tryg’s key priority to 
improve profitability in the Corporate segment. 
The Corporate segment continues to work on 
sustainable profitability initiatives, and rebalancing 
the portfolio by, for example, lowering the level of 
international high-risk exposure.

Claims 
The claims ratio, net of ceded business, was 
68.2. In general, the group underlying profitability 

improved, supported by profitability initiatives in 
Commercial and Corporate. At the same time, 
travel insurance claims in the Private segment 
increased throughout the year as travel activity 
picked up and many households displayed a 
changed travel pattern, with fewer but more 
expensive trips as opposed to more activity during 
the year.

In 2022, inflation headlines were all over, this 
was particularly evident in building materials and 
motor spare parts. Tryg is relatively shielded by 
robust procurement agreements and continuous-
ly monitors inflation and adjusts prices accord-
ingly to mitigate increased claims costs. The 
development in inflation was primarily evident in 
the Private segment and affected the underlying 
profitability. Price adjustments in all segments 
and claims containment measures will offset 
the current pressure on the Private segment and 
continue to help improve the underlying claims 
ratio for the group.

For FY 2022, large claims totalled DKK 1,142m 
(3.4%), weather claims totalled DKK 591m (1.7%) 
while the run-off result was DKK 1,380m (-4.1%). 
Tryg had a high level of large claims in both the 
Commercial and Corporate businesses. Tryg was 
also impacted by weather claims, especially in 
Private, particularly in Denmark and Norway. Nor-
way experienced very bad weather in December 
which resulted in a high number of claims. The 
higher level of interest rates had a positive impact 
on the result, as Tryg discounted its liabilities 
(claims reserves) with a higher interest rate there-
fore reducing claims costs (all else being equal).

Expenses 
The expense ratio was 14.1 (14.1). At the latest 
CMD in November 2021, Tryg reiterated an 
expense ratio target of around 14, also in 2024. 

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Tryg has been working to generally reduce dis-
tribution costs whilst some of the savings from 
these initiatives are being invested in new digital 
solutions. The expense ratio is also positively 
impacted by the strong growth, especially in 
the Private segment in recent years. The strong 
top-line development helps the expense ratio 
as there are significant economies of scale 
considering that the backend staff and shared 
service units are not particularly significantly 
impacted by the higher revenue level therefore 
supporting the low expense ratio level. The RSA 
Scandinavia related synergies also support the 
expense focus. As communicated, Tryg invests 
cost synergies to develop the business across 
the group.

Investment activities
The investment return for the full year totalled 
DKK -1,193m (DKK 870m). The investment 
return includes the income from RSA Scandina-
via of DKK 34m (primarily driven by the equity 
accounting for Q1 2022 and the net effect of the 
demerger and sale of Codan DK in Q2 2022). 
Tryg's investment return was DKK -1,227m 
following a highly challenging year for financial 
markets. Leading equity indexes experienced a 
steep falls as valuations adjusted to the higher 
level of interest rates. Fixed-income returns were 
also very poor, with higher interest rates hitting 
bond portfolios. Tryg’s property portfolio pro-
duced good returns in the first part of the year 
while being under pressure in the second half. In 
general, high geopolitical tensions, the return of 

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  virtually double digit inflation in most advanced 
economies and a challenging macroeconomic 
outlook were the backdrop to very difficult 
market conditions.

Other income and costs
Other income and costs totalled DKK -1,933m 
(DKK -624m). This line includes the integration 
costs related to RSA of DKK 949m for the full-
year. Additionally, depreciation of customer rela-
tions and brands related to the RSA Scandinavia 
and Alka acquisitions of DKK 778m is included 
together with holding company costs and other 
minor items.

Profit before and after tax
Profit before tax was DKK 3,051m (DKK 3,956m), 
while profit after tax and discontinued activi-
ties was DKK 2,247m (DKK 3,158m). The drop 
in earnings (both pre and after tax) is entirely 
attributable to highly challenging capital markets 
developments and planned integration costs 
related to the acquisition of RSA Scandinavia. The 
total tax bill was DKK 804m (DKK 795m), equat-
ing to a tax rate of approximately 26,5%, driven 
primarily by losses on the equity portfolio, higher 
interest expenses on the subordinated loans and 
the booking of a deferred tax of DKK 40m in Q3 
due to a new financial tax being introduced in 
Denmark (so called “Arne skat”).

Dividend and solvency
Tryg will pay a Q4 dividend of 1.60 per share 
bringing the full-year dividend per share to 6.29, a 
46% increase compared to the previous year and 
driven primarily by the nine months' consolida-
tion of Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa earnings 
and the synergies related to the acquisition. 
Following the sale of Codan Denmark, Tryg has 
initiated a DKK 5bn buyback programme (the 
amount has already been fully deducted from 

own funds). As per year-end 2022, approximately 
DKK 3.2bn has been bought back.

The solvency ratio (based on Tryg’s partial inter-
nal model) was 201 at year-end 2022 compared 
to 188 at year-end 2021. Own funds were DKK 
16,012m and the solvency capital require-
ment was DKK 7,966m. Tryg’s own funds are 
predominantly made up of shareholders' equity, 
subordinated loans and future profits, while 
all intangibles are duly deducted from the own 
funds calculation.

Tryg calculates its individual solvency capital 
requirement based on a partial internal model in 
accordance with the Danish FSA’s Executive
Order on Solvency and Operating Plans for In-
surance Companies. The model is based on the 
structure of the standard model. Tryg uses an 
internal model to evaluate insurance risks, while 
other risks are calculated using standard model 
components. The solvency capital requirement, 
calculated using the partial internal model, was 
DKK 7,966m (DKK 9,866m at year-end 2021). 
The fall in the solvency capital requirement as 
previously explained was impacted by the sale 
of Codan Denmark and additionally by the steep 
fall in equity markets, which reduces the market 
risk capital charge.

Tryg’s solvency ratio displays low sensitivity to 
capital market movements. The area with the 
highest level of sensitivity is spread risk, where a 
widening/tightening of 100 basis points would 
impact the solvency ratio by approximately 15 
percentage points. Sensitivity to the falling equi-
ty markets and interest rate movements is low.

Tryg refined its dividend policy at its Capital 
Markets Day. The company continues to target 
a stable, nominal increase in dividend payments 

on a full-year basis, and the targeted payout 
ratio remains between 60% and 90% based on 
operating earnings (and not reported earnings). 
This is driven by the fact that reported earnings 
will be burdened by the close to DKK 700m 
(after tax) annual amortisation of intangible 
assets deriving from the Codan Norway and 
Trygg-Hansa acquisition. The targeted payout 
ratio is secondary to the aim of increasing the 
annual dividend. Tryg aims to pay DKK 12-14bn 
in ordinary dividends between 2022 and 2024 
and, as previously mentioned, launched a DKK 
5bn share buyback programme in May following 
the closing of the sale of Codan Denmark to 
Alm. Brand.

Results Q4 2022
Tryg reported a premium growth of 6.7% (4.0% 
excluding the bonuses and premium rebates). 
The company reported a technical result of 
DKK 1,689m (DKK 1,380m for Q4 2021 based 
on pro-forma figures) driven by a good growth, 
improved underlying profitability (including 
RSA Scandinavia related synergies) and a higher 
discount rate of the liabilities. Weather claims 
were higher than Q4 2021, which reported an 
unusually low amount for weather claims, while 
Q4 2022 was closer to a normal end of the year 
and also characterised by some harsh weather 
in Scandinavia. The combined ratio was 82.1 
(84.1), driven by a claims ratio of 67.8 (69.5) and 
an expense ratio of 14.3 (14.6). The group's un-
derlying claims ratio improved by 0.8 percentage 
points, driven by profitability initiatives in Com-
mercial and Corporate, which more than offset 
a modest deterioration in the Private segment 
driven by adverse developments in the travel 
insurance segment. The investment result was 
DKK 317m in Q4 2022, driven by a positive eq-
uity market and falling interest rates significantly 
reversing the trend of the first nine months of 

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Q4 Financial highlights 2022

1,689m

Technical result (DKK)
Q4 2021: 1,380m

1,377m

Profit before tax 
Q4 2021: 1,458m

67.8

Claims ratio, net 
of reinsurance 
Q4 2021: 69.5

14.3

Gross expense ratio 
Q4 2021: 14.6

82.1

Combined ratio 
Q4 2021: 84.1

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  the year. It is important to note that the DKK 
803m investment result in Q4 2021 included 
income of DKK 568m from RSA Scandinavia, as 
the new businesses were equity accounted at 
the time and therefore the net profit was includ-
ed in Tryg’s overall investment result. The overall 
pre-tax result was DKK 1,377m (DKK 1,458m), 
while the result after tax was DKK 1,081m 
(DKK 1,370m). The fall is primarily driven by the 
difference in the reported investment result and 
also the planned booking of integration costs 
related to the RSA Scandinavia acquisition. The 
technical result developed positively.

Premiums
Tryg reported a premium growth of 6.7% in Q4 
2022 (4.0% excluding bonuses and premium 
rebates). Growth in the Private segment was 
7.4% (3.4% excluding bonuses and premium 
rebates) and was predominantly driven by Pri-
vate Denmark. Commercial reported a premium 
growth of 4.1%, whilst Corporate reported a 
premium growth of 9.2%. Due to the transfer 
of the portfolio between Commercial Norway 
and Corporate Norway, the adjusted growth was 
7.4% for Commercial and flat for the Corporate 
business.

Claims
The claims ratio, net of reinsurance was 67.8 
(69.5). Weather claims were significantly higher 
than the corresponding period and characterised 
by a very low winter experience. At the same time, 
the run-off result was somewhat higher than the 
corresponding period. The underlying claims 
ratio improved by 0.8 percentage points for the 
group, driven by profitability initiatives in the 
Commercial and Corporate segments offsetting 
a modestly negative development (0.3%) in the 
Private segment driven primarily by higher travel 
insurance claims.

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Expenses
The reported expense ratio was 14.3 (14.6). 
Various initiatives aimed at lowering distribution 
costs are being implemented, and some of the 
savings from these initiatives are being invested 
in new digital solutions and partnerships. RSA 
Scandinavia related synergies have had an addi-
tional positive impact and this is being used for 
investments especially in the Swedish business. 
At the Capital Markets Day in November 2021, 
Tryg reiterated its expense ratio target of around 
14%, also for 2024.

Investment activities
The investment return totalled DKK 317m 
reversing the trend experienced in the first nine 
months of the year. Equities posted good returns 
in the last three months of 2022 and interest 
rates dropped, helping fixed-income returns. 
Properties reported a negative return, primarily 
driven by the higher level of interest rates in the 
first part of the year. Both the match and the free 
portfolio produced good returns in Q4.

Other income and costs
Other income and costs totalled DKK -629m 
(DKK -171m) including integration costs of 
Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway of DKK 331m. 
The amortisation of customer relations from 
RSA Scandinavia of DKK 210m and Alka of DKK 
32m is booked against this line together with 
other minor items.

Taxes 
The total tax expense was DKK 296m (DKK 
85m), resulting in a tax rate of 21.5%. The 
slightly lower than normal tax rate is primarily 
attributable to positive developments in the 
equity market during the quarter.

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Results 2022
Private reported a technical result of DKK 
3,813m (DKK 2,496m in 2021) and a com-
bined ratio of 83.0 (83.7). The higher result was 
pre-dominantly impacted by the inclusion of the 
RSA Scandinavia businesses for nine months, 
but was also supported by high premium 
growth, particularly in Denmark. The result was 
characterised by a modest deterioration in the 
underlying claims ratio primarily driven by high-
er claims costs in the travel insurance segment.

Premiums 
Gross premium income was 6.3% (4.9% ex-
cluding bonuses and premium rebates) based 
on pro-forma figures for 2021. Private is the 
most profitable area and has the lowest capital 
requirement. Strong growth in this area is a 
structurally positive development for the group. 
In Denmark, Private maintained a high level of 
premium growth and was positively impacted by 
a lower level of bonuses and premium rebates. 
Additionally, the development was positively 
impacted by further growth driven by partner 
agreements, cross-selling to existing customers 
and price adjustments to mitigate inflation. In 
Norway, Private reported an increased premium 
growth due to strong sales via partner agree-
ments and further price adjusting initiatives to 
mitigate inflation and despite a higher churn 
for transferred Codan Norway customers. In 
Sweden, Trygg-Hansa saw improved premium 
growth compared to recent years, driven by 
higher sales across all channels and an improve-
ment in partner agreements. The lower level 
of new cars sales continued to have a negative 
impact on premium growth, particularly in 

Denmark and Norway, while Sweden reported 
positive developments as a result of new partner 
agreements. The retention rate for Denmark 
was 90.3 (90.5), slightly deteriorated at the end 
of the year impacted primarily by single product 
customers (in partner agreements) reaction to 
price adjustments. Retention rate for Norway 
was 88.7 (88.5) and thus positive in a period 
with significant price adjustments to mitigate 
inflation. Retention rate in Sweden was 87.6.

Claims
The claims ratio, net of ceded business, was 
69.5 (70.1). Financial performance was broadly 
stable but characterised by higher large claims, 
unchanged weather claims and a slightly lower 
run-off result. Large claims of 0.7% were booked 
in the Danish business driven by a significant fire 
in a Copenhagen suburb. Large claims are rather 
unusual in the Private segment. The underlying 
claims ratio deteriorated slightly due to increased 
claims costs in travel insurance and further robust 
top-line growth, which initially dampens profitabil-
ity. Travel insurance claims increased throughout 
the year as travel activity picked up significantly 
following two years of COVID-19. Many house-
holds displayed a changed travel pattern with 
fewer but more expensive trips as opposed to 
more activity during the year. Inflation continued 
to increase throughout the year and Tryg is con-
tinuously monitoring developments and adjusting 
prices accordingly. It is important to emphasise 
that the full impact of the price adjustments will 
only be visible in the P&L after 12-24 months. In 
the long term, the price adjustments will match 
claims inflation, but there may be some slightly 
more volatile developments in the short-term.

Key figures – Private

DKKm

Gross premium income
Gross claims
Gross expenses
Profit/loss on gross business
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest, net of 
reinsurance
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of 
reinsurance

Key ratios
Premium growth in local currencies (%)

Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Combined ratio exclusive of run-off
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Large claims, net of reinsurance (%)
Weather claims, net of reinsurance (%)

a) Based on pro-forma figures.

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Q4 2022

Q4 pro-
forma 2021

Q4 reported 
2021

5,847
-3,937
-768
1,142
-111

42
1,073

58

7.4a)

67.3
1.9
69.2
13.1
82.4
83.4
-1.0
0.3
2.1

5,622
-3,829
-724
1,069
-69

3,840
-2,628
-464
748
-64

-4
997

0

68.1
1.2
69.3
12.9
82.2
82.2
0.0
0.0
1.3

-4
681

95

9.0

68.4
1.7
70.1
12.1
82.2
84.6
-2.5
0.0
2.5

2022

2021

21,960
-14,915
-2,961
4,084
-358

15,386
-10,518
-2,087
2,781
-267

86
3,813

-18
2,496

338

372

6.3a)

67.9
1.6
69.5
13.5
83.0
84.6
-1.5
0.7
1.9

9.0

68.4
1.7
70.1
13.6
83.7
86.1
-2.4
0.1
2.2

65%

The business area accounts for 65% of  
the group’s total premium income.

 Financial highlights 2022

6.3%  3,813m 13.5

Technical result 
(DKK)

Expense ratio

Premium growth 
(local currencies)

Based on  
pro-forma figures

83.0

Combined ratio

2021: 2,496m

2021: 13.6

2021: 83.7

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Claims 
The claims ratio, net of reinsurance was 69.2 
(69.3). It was positively impacted by a higher 
level of run-off gains by 1.0 (0.0) due to a 
strong reserving position in the Swedish motor 
business, offset by higher weather claims 2.1 
(1.3) due to severe rain and snowfall in both 
Denmark and Norway. The underlying claims 
ratio slightly deteriorated by 0.3, driven by 
increased claims costs for travel insurance. In 
addition, a robust top-line development also 
weighed negatively, as new business displays 
lower profitability compared to the back book. 
Inflation levels continued to increase during 
the quarter, and claims costs in private proper-
ty and motor, in particular, have increased due 
to higher building costs and higher prices on 
spare parts for cars.

Expenses
The expense ratio was 13.1 (12.9) deteriorated 
slightly but the comparison figures for 2021 
included a lower expenses ratio from Trygg-
Hansa due to the lack of a periodisation effect.

Expenses
The expense ratio was more or less unchanged 
with 13.5 (13.6), reflecting tight cost control 
relative to a rather high premium growth but 
also re-investments in commercial develop-
ment, particularly in Sweden.

Results Q4 2022
In Q4, Private reported a technical result of 
DKK 1,073m (DKK 997m) with a combined 
ratio of 82.4 (82.2). The higher premium level 
had a positive impact on the result together 
with the higher level of interest rates. The 
underlying claims ratio deteriorated slightly 
due to continued growth, while a spike in travel 
insurance claims was reported for the quarter. 
Additionally, the quarter also witnessed harsh-
er weather conditions, primarily in Denmark 
and Norway, compared to an unusually low 
level in Q4 2021.

Premiums
Gross premium income increased by 7.4% 
(3.4% excluding bonuses and premium 
rebates). In Q4, Tryg reported continuing high 
levels of premium growth with drivers being 
similar to the ones described for the full-year 
development.

Q4 Financial highlights 2022

7.4% 1,073m 13.1

Technical result 
(DKK)

Expense ratio

Premium growth
(local currencies)

Based on 
 pro-forma figures

82.4

Combined ratio

Q4 2021: 997m

Q4 2021: 12.9

Q4 2021: 82.2

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Results 2022
Commercial posted a technical result of DKK 
1,670m (DKK 850m in 2021) and a combined 
ratio of 80.5 (83.8). The higher technical result 
was mainly driven by the inclusion of Codan 
Norway and Trygg-Hansa creating a larger Com-
mercial business segment. The result was also 
supported by a growth in the Commercial area, 
particularly in Denmark and Sweden, for the new 
enlarged group and a strong improvement in the 
underlying claims ratio.

Premiums 
Gross premium income totalled DKK 8,350m 
(DKK 5,294m), representing a 5.1% increase 
when measured in local currencies and compa-
rable figures. Commercial Denmark reported 
growth of 9.1%, driven by both organic growth 
and price adjustments to mitigate inflation. In 
Sweden, Trygg–Hansa reported a growth of 
more than 13%, driven by strong sales and price 
adjustments. In Norway, premiums decreased 
by 8.1% due to transfer of business from the 
Codan Norway portfolio to Corporate Norway. 
Adjusted for this transfer, Tryg saw a growth 
in Commercial Norway of 3.1%, driven by 
price hikes for larger commercial customers. 
In general, Tryg reported strong development 
in Denmark, with a net inflow of customers 
supported by many initiatives, such as high level 
of sales of tailored packages. In Norway, growth 
was primarily based on high acceptance of price 
adjustments and sale of packages. The retention 
rate for Denmark was 88.0 (88.6) and relatively 
stable during the year, but slightly impacted 

from customer reaction to price adjustments to 
mitigate inflation. In Norway, the retention rate 
was relatively stable at 89.0 (89.4), which was 
positive in a period with significant initiative to 
improve profitability and mitigate inflation. In 
Sweden retention remained stable at 88.5 (89.0).

Claims
The claims ratio, net of ceded business, was
64.3 (66.6). Tryg registered a higher level of 
large and weather claims overall compared to 
2021 and what is expected in an average year. 
The run-off level was somewhat higher at 6.7% 
(5.8%), reflecting a strong reserving position. 
The underlying claims level improved and was 
particularly helped by price initiatives in Norway 
targeting Commercial customers and also a gen-
eral focus in all countries on smaller commercial 
customers. Inflation increased significantly 
during 2022 to levels not experienced in more 
than four decades, but this has been mitigated 
through procurement agreements and price 
adjustments. The claims ratio was also impacted 
by much higher discounting that was driven by 
the significantly higher level of interest rates in 
2022.

Expenses
The expense ratio was 16.3 (17.2). The lower 
expense ratio level was impacted by the strong 
growth in recent years supporting economies 
of scale. Tryg’s initiative is aimed at improving 
expense levels in Commercial Denmark through 
the independent sales agents and high sales 
of product packages positively affecting the 

Key figures – Commercial 

DKKm

Gross premium income
Gross claims
Gross expenses
Profit/loss on gross business
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest, net of 
reinsurance
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of 
reinsurance

Key ratios
Premium growth in local currencies (%)

Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Combined ratio exclusive of run-off
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Large claims, net of reinsurance (%)
Weather claims, net of reinsurance (%)

a) Based on pro-forma figures.

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Q4 2022

Q4 pro-
forma 2021

Q4 reported 
2021

2022

2021

2,292
-1,506
-384
402
30

2,264
-1,317
-440
507
-159

20
452

203

4.1a)

65.7
-1.3
64.4
16.7
81.1
90.0
-8.9
8.8
2.6

-1
347

161

58.2
7.0
65.2
19.4
84.6
91.7
-7.1
4.6
0.2

1,352
-910
-267
175
-66

-1
109

77

5.1

67.3
4.9
72.2
19.7
91.9
97.6
-5.7
5.6
1.1

8,350
-5,239
-1,360
1,752
-126

44
1,670

560

5.1a)

62.7
1.5
64.3
16.3
80.5
87.2
-6.7
7.2
1.7

5,294
-3,334
-913
1,048
-191

-7
850

309

6.1

63.0
3.6
66.6
17.2
83.8
89.6
-5.8
3.4
1.5

25%

The business area accounts for 25% of  
the group’s total premium income.

 Financial highlights 2022

5.1% 1,670m 16.3

Technical result
(DKK)

Expense ratio

Premium growth
(local currencies)

Based on 
pro-forma figures

80.5

Combined ratio

2021: 850m

2021: 17.2 

2021: 83.8

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expense ratio level. In Sweden, there was a 
strong focus on investing in digital solutions 
to support customer interactions. In Norway, 
as mentioned, pricing initiatives for large 
Commercial customers were widely accept-
ed, which also had a positive impact on the 
expense ratio level. The integration of Codan 
Norway into the Norwegian business had 
an additional positive impact on the level of 
expenses.

Results Q4 2022
The technical result was DKK 452m (DKK 
347m) with a combined ratio of 81.1 (84.6). 
The result was positively impacted by an 
underlying improvement, especially in Norway, 
and negatively impacted by a higher level 
of weather claims at 2.6% (0.2%) and an 
increased level of run-offs at 8.9% (7.1%). Pre-
miums increased by 4.1% but were impacted 
by the transfer of business from Commercial 
Norway to Corporate Norway. Adjusting for 
this transfer the growth rate was at 7.4%

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Premiums
Gross premiums increased by 4.1% in local 
currencies, primarily due to increased cus-
tomer numbers in Denmark, organic growth in 
Norway and price adjustments in Norway. As 
mentioned, growth was negatively impacted 
by the transfer of Customers from Commercial 
Norway to Corporate Norway. Excluding this, 
growth in Commercial Norway was 7.4%.

Claims
The gross claims ratio was 65.7 (58.2) with 
a claims ratio, net of ceded business, of 64.4 
(65.2). The claims ratio was impacted by a 
higher level of weather claims and a more or 
less unchanged level of run-offs compared to 
the prior-year period. 

Expenses
The expense ratio was 16.7 and hence much 
lower than the comparison figure of 19.4. It 
was positively impacted by economies of scale 
and synergy initiatives connected to the RSA 
Scandinavia transaction particularly those 
related to the integration of Codan Norway. 

 Q4 Financial highlights 2022

4.1% 452m 16.7

Technical result 
(DKK)

Expense ratio

Premium growth
(local currencies)

Based on 
 pro-forma figures

81.1

Combined ratio

Q4 2021: 347m

Q4 2021: 19.4

Q4 2021: 84.6

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Results 2022
The technical result amounted to DKK 694m 
(DKK 361m in 2021) with a combined ratio of 
81.4 (89.4). The much higher technical result 
is primarily due to positive developments in 
the underlying claims ratio, primarily due to 
significant profitability initiatives in all countries 
combined with a rebalancing of the portfolio 
with lower level of international high-risk expo-
sure. Furthermore the result was impacted by 
a much higher level of run-off at 13.3% (8.2%) 
partly offsetting a higher level of large claims 
at 10.8% (6.6%). Premium growth was 5.4% 
(0.3%), impacted by the transfer from Commer-
cial Norway to Corporate Norway. Excluding 
this transfer, premium growth was negative at 
approximately 1%.

Premiums 
Gross premium income totalled DKK 3,628m 
(DKK 3,457m), representing an increase of 5.4% 
when measured in local currencies. Adjusted for 
the transfer from Commercial Norway, growth 
was negative at approximately 1%, as men-

tioned. Tryg has a strong focus on rebalancing 
its portfolio to reduce large claim exposure by 
reducing international exposure to property and 
liability.

Claims
The claims ratio, net of ceded business, was  
68.7 (78.0). The level of large claims was 10.8% 
(6.6%), weather claims were 1.0% (1.1%) and 
the run-off level was higher at 13.3% (8.2%). 
Tryg continued to see an improved underlying 
claims level driven by profitability initiatives in 
current and previous years in all countries. In 
2022, there has been a strong focus on reducing 
volatility by reducing international exposure to 
international property and US liability. Going for-
ward, these initiatives will going forward improve 
profitability and reduce the capital requirement. 

Expenses
The expense ratio of 12.7 (11.4) was slightly 
higher than the prior-year period, but still at a 
satisfactory level. 

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Key figures – Corporate

DKKm

Gross premium income
Gross claims
Gross expenses
Profit/loss on gross business
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest, net of 
reinsurance
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of 
reinsurance

Key ratios
Premium growth in local currencies (%)

Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Combined ratio exclusive of run-off
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Large claims, net of reinsurance (%)
Weather claims, net of reinsurance (%)

Q4 2022

Q4 pro-
forma 2021

Q4 reported 
2021

2022

2021

903
-531
-140
231
-75

8
164

96

9.2

58.8
8.3
67.1
15.5
82.7
93.3
-10.6
7.4
2.8

850
-691
-116
42
-5

-1
36

60

81.4
0.6
82.0
13.7
95.7
102.8
-7.1
10.3
1.3

850
-691
-116
42
-5

-1
36

60

-2.5

81.4
0.6
82.0
13.7
95.7
102.8
-7.1
10.3
1.3

3,628
-2,253
-462
912
-239

21
694

482

5.4

62.1
6.6
68.7
12.7
81.4
94.7
-13.3
10.8
1.0

3,457
-2,423
-396
638
-273

-4
361

282

0.3

70.1
7.9
78.0
11.4
89.4
97.6
-8.2
6.6
1.1

10%

The business area accounts for 10% of  
the group’s total premium income.

 Financial highlights 2022

5.4%  694m 12.7

Technical result 
(DKK)

Expense ratio

Premium growth
(local currencies)

Based on 
 pro-forma figures

81.4

Combined ratio

2021: 361m

2021: 11.4

2021: 89.4

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Management’s review - Contents

Results Q4 2022
The technical result was DKK 164m (DKK 
36m) with a combined ratio of 82.7 (95.7). 
The results were positively impacted by an im-
proved underlying claims ratio and a reduced 
level of large claims as well as a higher run-off 
level. Premium growth, adjusted for the trans-
fer in Norway, was negative and impacted by 
the mentioned de-risking initiatives and price 
increases to improve profitability and mitigate 
inflation.

Premiums
Gross premiums were flat after adjusting for 
the transfer of business from Commercial Nor-
way that was related to former Codan Norway 
customers. This was due to a continued focus 
on reducing exposure to property and liability 
related to international customers as well as 
price initiatives in all countries to improve 
profitability and mitigate inflation. Corporate 

Denmark saw a growth but only due to a 
adjustment in premiums for Q4 2021 resulting 
in lower comparable figures. Adjusting for this, 
the growth for the Corporate segment would 
be flat.

Claims 
The gross claims ratio was 58.8 (81.4) and the 
claims ratio, net of ceded business, was 67.1 
(82.0). The lower claims ratio was impacted by 
profitability initiatives, reduced international 
exposure, the lower level of large claims and 
a much higher level of run-off. The underlying 
claims ratio improved as a result of the above 
initiatives in Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

Expenses
The expense ratio was 15.5 (13.7) and some-
what higher than in Q4 2021, which did not, 
however, represent a trend, but rather some 
volatility in expenses for this quarter.

 Q4 Financial highlights 2022

9.2% 164m 15.5

Technical result
(DKK)

Expense ratio

Premium growth
(local currencies)

Based on 
 pro-forma figures

82.7

Combined ratio

Q4 2021: 36m

Q4 2021: 13.7

Q4 2021: 95.7

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Capital markets experienced highly challenging 
developments in 2022. Geopolitical tensions 
were and remain very high following Russia's in-
vasion of Ukraine. The year also saw the return of 
inflation to levels not seen for forty years, while 
central banks have been rapidly increasing inter-
est rates trying to tame this development. This all 
points to a difficult start for 2023, with a majority 
of analysts expect some form of economic con-
traction in the most advanced economies.

The total market value of Tryg’s investment 
portfolio was DKK 63bn at year-end 2022. The 
investment portfolio consists of a match portfolio 
(which matches the insurance liabilities and is 
constructed to minimise capital consumption) 
of DKK 45bn and a free portfolio (the net asset 
value of the company) of DKK 18bn.

The full-year figures for investment return are 
partly blurred by RSA Scandinavia operations 
not being consolidated in Q1 and the net result 
for the quarter therefore being included in the 
investment result (equity accounting). In addition, 

some one-offs related to the net effect of the 
demerger and sale of Codan Denmark impacted 
the investment figures in the second quarter. 
These two items almost offset each other, with a 
total positive impact of DKK 34m.

The investment return for the full year was DKK 
-1,193m (DKK 870m), which represents the 
sum of the company’s investment return of DKK 
-1,227m and the aforementioned income from 
RSA Scandinavia of DKK 34m. The free portfolio 
showed a result of DKK -945m (DKK 869m) after 
a year of high volatility and challenging capital 
markets conditions across nearly all asset classes 
while the match portfolio reported a result of 
DKK 58m (DKK 134m), primarily driven by nar-
rowing Nordic covered bond credit spreads and a 
decreasing DK-EU yield spread. H1 was primarily 
characterised by widening credit spreads and 
an increasing DK-EU yield spread, while H2 and 
especially Q4 were characterised by more posi-
tive markets and narrowing credit spreads, with 
the DK-EU yield spread contributing to a positive 
Match portfolio result for the full-year. 

Other financial income and expenses totalled 
DKK -340m (DKK -304m), the higher level 
(compared to full year 2021) primarily driven 
by somewhat higher interest expenses on 
subordinated loans and the Q3 negative value 
adjustment on the Trygg-Hansa inflation swap. 

Free portfolio 
Financial markets have experienced a highly 
challenging year. Geopolitical tensions were 
at the highest level in recent memory, with 
Russia'a invasion of Ukraine bringing war back 
to the doorstep of Europe following two years 
characterised by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Supply chain issues prompted by the pandemic 
led to bottlenecks in the most advanced econo-
mies, while energy costs increased sharply fol-
lowing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. All this 
contributed to a huge spike in inflation to levels 
not seen in the last forty years. Central banks 
have rapidly and repeatedly increased interest 
rates to try to tame the inflation development. 
Against this challenging backdrop, equity valu-
ations have fallen, interest rates have increased 

Key figures - investments

Return - match portfolio

Management’s review - Contents

Financial highlights 2022

-945m

Free portfolio 
(DKK)

58m

Match portfolio 
(DKK) 

-1,193m

Total investment return  
(DKK)

DKKm

Q4 2022

Q4 2021

Free portfolio, gross return
Match portfolio, regulatory deviation and  
performance
Other financial income and expenses
Income from RSA Scandinavia
Currency hedge related to RSA Scandinavia
Total investment return

205

168
-37
-19
0
317

275

30
-70
568
0
803

2022

-945

58
-340
34
0
-1,193

2021

DKKm

Q4 2022

Q4 2021

2022

2021

869

134
-304
1,206
-1,035
870

Return, match portfolio
Value adjustments, changed discount rate
Transferred to insurance technical interest
Match, regulatory deviation and performance
Hereof:
Match, regulatory deviation
Match, performance

438
90
-360
168

77
91

-47
104
-27
30

16
14

-2,433
3,419
-928
58

218
-160

-332
528
-62
134

78
56

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and property markets have started to weaken. 
Tryg’s free portfolio produced a total result of 
DKK -945m (DKK 869m), all main asset classes 
but properties produced negative returns. Tryg’s 
equity portfolio reported a return of -15.7% 
(18.9%), corporate bonds (a small asset class 
for Tryg) reported a –15.4% (0.3%) return, while 
properties reported a 10.4% (12.5%) return. The 
free portfolio totalled DKK 18bn at the end of 
2022.

Match portfolio 
The match portfolio of DKK 45bn is primarily 
made up primarily by Nordic covered bonds for 
the purpose of matching insurance liabilities 
while keeping capital consumption low. The result 
of the match portfolio is the difference between 
the match portfolio and the amount transferred 
to the technical result. The result can be split 
into a “regulatory deviation” and a “performance 
result”. The “regulatory deviation” reported a 
positive contribution of DKK 218m (DKK 78m) 
due to a smaller difference between Danish and 
European yields. For example, the 10-year swap 
yield spread between DK and EU has decreased 
from 22 basis points to 11 basis points. The 

Return - free portfolio

DKKm

Bonds

Corporate and Emerging Market Bonds
Investment grade credit
Emerging market bonds
High-yield bonds

Diversifying Alternatives a)
Equity
Real Estate
Total

a) Diversifying Alternatives consist of CAT Bonds and hedging instruments.

“performance” result was DKK -160m (DKK 56m) 
despite a positive contribution in Q4. This was be-
cause of widening Nordic covered bond spread, 
earlier in the year, which hit the performance 
negatively.

Other financial income and expenses 
Other financial income and expenses mainly 
include interest expenses related to outstanding 
subordinated debt, the cost of currency hedges 
to protect shareholders’ equity, the cost of run-
ning the investment operations and other general 
costs. Other financial income and expenses 
totalled DKK -340m (DKK -304m). The higher 
level compared to 2021 is primarily driven by 
the value adjustment on the Swedish inflation 
swap booked in Q3 and a generally higher level of 
interest rates that increase the interest expenses 
on the subordinated loans (DKK 151m vs DKK 
107m).

Investment result in Q4 2022
The final quarter of the year was characterised 
by positive developments in the financial mar-
kets, equity markets performed well and interest 
rates dropped after a steep increase in the first 
nine months of the year.

The free portfolio posted a total income of DKK 
205m (DKK 275m), primarily driven by equities 
and fixed income securities while properties pro-
duced a negative return. Tryg’s equity portfolio 
returned 6.6% (5.9%) for the quarter, helped by 
a more stable picture of inflation developments 
and a more dovish message from central banks 
when it comes to interest rates development 
in 2023. Interest rates fell in Q4 2022, driving a 
positive performance by covered and corporate 
bonds. Properties posted a negative return after 
a long period of contributing positively. 

The match portfolio returned a positive DKK 
168m (DKK 30m) with contributions from both 
the regulatory deviation and the performance 
result. Danish provisions are discounted by euro 
swap rates but hedged by a combination of euro 
and Danish assets. A decreasing yield spread 
means a positive contribution to the regula-
tory deviation. Nordic covered bond spreads 
narrowed in the final quarter of the year, thus 
producing a positive performance.

Other financial income and expenses were DKK 
-37m (DKK -70m), broadly in line with expecta-
tions. 

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Q4 Financial highlights 2022

205m

Free portfolio
(DKK)

168m

Match portfolio
(DKK) 

317m

Total investment return  
(DKK)

Q4 2022

Q4 2022 (%)

Q4 2021

Q4 2021 (%)

2022

2022 (%)

2021

2021 (%)

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

Investment assets

82

96
34
34
28

-64
216
-125
205

1.4

3.3
3.1
3.5
3.4

-5.2
6.6
-2.8
1.2

-7

-11
-7
-5
1

-16
157
152
275

-0.2

-0.5
-0.9
-0.7
0.1

-1.6
5.9
5.0
2.2

-427

-420
-155
-120
-144

-40
-525
467
-945

-7.5

-15.4
-15.4
-15.2
-15.4

-3.3
-15.7
10.4
-5.8

-35

5
2
-1
4

-10
506
403
869

-0.9

0.3
0.3
0.0
0.7

-1.0
18.9
12.5
7.0

6,034

3,896

2,979
1,199
1,039
742

1,239
3,182
4,222
17,656

2,154
784
709
661

1,021
2,710
3,233
13,014

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Capital and risk management

Management’s review - Contents

Risk management is a key function at Tryg. The 
assessment and management of Tryg’s aggre- 
gated risk and associated capital requirement 
constitute a core element in the management of 
the company.

Tryg’s risk management is based on the targets 
and strategy and the risk exposure limits decided 
by the Supervisory Board.

Tryg’s Supervisory Board defines the framework 
for the company’s target risk appetite and there- 
by the capital which must be available to cover 
any losses. The company’s risk management 
is based on four risk categories: Strategic and 
business risk, Insurance risk, Investment risk and 
Operational risk. A detailed description of these 
can be found in the tables below.

Strategic and business risk

Definition

Strategy

Risk Management

Objectives and methods

Financial losses or lost opportu-
nities due to a lack of ability to 
carry out business plans and 
strategies. 

This includes the risk of not 
being able to adjust to changing 
market conditions in a timely 
fashion.

Tryg is one of the most successful non-life insurance com-
panies in Scandinavia. 

The risk management policy adopted by the Supervisory 
Board sets out guidelines for risk management.

The current strategy (as presented at the Capital Markets 
Day in November 2021) is to a large degree to continue 
down this path. 

The strategy process sets out overall strategic objectives. 
This is done as a bottom-up process where the individual 
business units contribute with concrete business plans.

Risk management carries out ongoing risk identification 
and assessment to ensure that all existing and emerging 
strategic and business risks are reported to the Supervisory 
Board on a semi-annual basis.

Close monitoring of each business unit with regard to their 
performance towards the overall strategic objectives.

Tryg has chosen to implement a highly decentralised orga-
nisation with a large degree of autonomy for each business 
unit. This ensures a timely reaction to changing market 
conditions in the separate business units.

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Definition

Strategy

Risk Management

Objectives and methods

Management’s review - Contents

The risk that insurance premi-
ums are insufficient to cover the 
compensation and other costs 
associated with the insurance 
business.

The risk of the insurance provisi-
ons being inadequate.

Taking on insurance risk is the cornerstone of Tryg's busi-
ness model. It is therefore naturally the area where Tryg 
has the largest risk appetite. 

Tryg's main focus is to write primarily non-life insurance 
business in Scandinavia. The Private and Commercial busi-
nesses (SMEs) are considered the most attractive seg-
ments.  

The insurance portfolio should be well-diversified and pro-
fitable with an overweight on the retail segment. Increased 
focus on the retail segment in the coming years will help to 
mitigate insurance risk, as this segment is typically less 
complex and also drives value creation.

Tryg has a conservative approach to claims provisioning.

The insurance risk policy adopted by the Supervisory Bo-
ard sets out general guidelines for permitted insurance risk. 
This includes guidelines for provisioning, general underwri-
ting principles, new products, profitability measuring, 
reinsurance, etc.  

Capital Markets Day targets for ROOF and UW results set 
the overall ambition for profitability versus capital con-
sumption (measure of unexpected risk).

Day-to-day monitoring of developments in the insurance 
business (premium growth, underlying profitability, capital 
consumption, etc.) is key to ensuring development in line 
with desired risk appetite.  

Reinsurance is used to reduce the underwriting risk in situ-
ations where this cannot be achieved to a sufficient degree 
via ordinary diversification. The retention limit specifies the 
maximum loss that Tryg is willing to take on a specific 
event. The capacity of the reinsurance programme is set so 
that it is very unlikely that a breach will occur. Both the re-
tention limit and the capacity are approved by the Supervi-
sory Board. 

The internal model used to calculate the solvency capital 
requirements in Solvency II are used to allocate capital 
consumption to the business and thereby ensure sufficient 
profitability in the insurance business.

The actuary function calculates the technical provision ba-
sed on the guidelines set out in the insurance risk policy. 
These are regularly presented to the Supervisory Board.

Investment risk

Definition

Strategy

Risk Management

Objectives and methods

Financial losses due to changes 
in the value of financial assets or 
liabilities.

Tryg has decided to divide its investment assets into the 
free portfolio and the match portfolio.

The strategy for the match portfolio is to mitigate interest 
rate risk from provisions. 

The strategy for the free portfolio is to achieve the optimal 
market return on a medium-term basis taking risk, liquidity, 
etc. into account.

The investment risk policy adopted by the Supervisory Bo-
ard sets out general guidelines for permitted investment 
risk. This includes specific maximum limits for 
•  asset classes
•  interest rate risk
•  currency risk
•  credit risk
•  counterparty exposure
•  SCR market risk

Daily reporting on investment return on all asset classes.

Independent daily control ensures compliance with per-
mitted risk-taking.

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Operational risk

Definition

Strategy

Risk Management

Objectives and methods

Risk here relates to errors or 
failures in internal procedures, 
fraud, breakdown of infrastruc-
ture, IT security and similar fac-
tors.

The Supervisory Board sets out the overall strategy regar-
ding operational risk.

The operational risk policy adopted by the Supervisory Bo-
ard sets out general guidelines for operational risk. This in-
cludes general guidelines for IT security, physical security, 
compliance, fraud, money laundering, contingency plan-
ning, and model risk.

Ongoing identification, assessment and reporting on risks 
and any incident that has imposed a loss or a near loss on 
Tryg.

Management’s review - Contents

Capital management
Capital management and capital modelling are 
central and key functions of the Finance team at 
Tryg. Capital management broadly covers the 
company’s current and future capital require-
ments, capital allocation to the different lines 
of business and required returns. In addition, 
capital management analyses the dividend 
outlook and the ability of the company to meet 
its return on own funds target (previously return 
on equity). Tryg’s solvency ratio is a function of 
developments in own funds and the solvency 
capital requirement (based on the approved 
partial internal model). As mentioned previously, 
Tryg has modelled the insurance risk internal-
ly, while all other modules are based on the 
standard formula. The capital model is based on 
Tryg’s risk profile and takes into consideration 
the composition of Tryg’s insurance portfolio, 
geographical diversification, its claims reserves 
profile, reinsurance programme, investment mix 
and overall level of profitability. The solvency 
ratio was 201 at year-end 2022 compared to 
188 at year-end 2021.

profit, while all intangibles are deducted in the 
calculation. Own funds totalled DKK 16,012m at 
the end of 2022 vs DKK 18,559m at the end of 
2021. The downward movement was primarily 
driven by the difference between net result for 
the year minus dividends paid and additionally 
from the sale of Codan Denmark (as 50% of 
Codan Denmark’s own funds were included in 
Tryg’s own funds). The net result for the year has 
been burdened by challenging capital markets 
conditions and also by the planned booking of 
integration costs.

The solvency capital requirement (SCR) is 
calculated in such a way that Tryg should be 
able to honour its obligations in 199 out of 200 
years and is regularly stress-tested. At the end of 
2022, Tryg’s SCR was DKK 7,966m, down from 
DKK 9,866m at the end of 2021. The lower level 
is explained by the sale of Codan DK (whose 
50% capital requirement corresponding to the 
ownership was included in Tryg's SCR) and by 
a sharp correction in equity markets during 
the year, which resulted in a lower market risk 
capital charge.

The key components of Tryg’s own funds are 
shareholders’ equity, qualifying debt instru-
ments (both Tier 1 and Tier 2 debt) and future 

Tryg’s solvency ratio continues to display low 
sensitivity towards movements in the capital 

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  markets. Fixed-income securities represent 
some 90% of Tryg’s invested assets, so the 
highest solvency sensitivity is therefore towards 
spread risk, where a widening/tightening of 100 
basis points would impact the solvency ratio 
by approximately 20 percentage points. Lower 
sensitivity is displayed towards equity market 
losses and interest rate fluctuations.

Shareholders’ remuneration
The Supervisory Board regularly assesses 
the capital structure in light of future internal 
earnings forecasts and balance sheet needs. 
The projections include initiatives set out in the 
company’s strategy for the coming years
and are also based on the most significant risks 
identified by the company. Capital adequacy is 
measured in relation to Tryg’s strategic targets, 

including the new return on own funds target 
(ROOF) and the dividend policy. Tryg will pay a 
Q4 dividend per share of 1.60 on 31 January 
2023 after having paid a dividend for the first 
nine months of 4.69 per share bringing the total  
for the full year to 6.29 per share. The quarterly 
dividend in 2022 has been tailored to cater for 
the ongoing reduction in the number of shares 
due to the DKK 5bn buyback programme 
started at the beginning of May. As per end of 
2022 approximately DKK 3.2bn out of the total 
DKK 5bn has been bought back. The buyback 
was announced following the sale of Codan 
Denmark to Alm.Brand and related proceeds. 
TryghedsGruppen, Tryg’s largest shareholder, 
is not participating in the buyback in order to 
facilitate an overall increased ownership of 
Tryg following the acquisition of RSA Scandi-

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navia. TryghedsGruppen owns 46.5%* of the 
shares with the on-going buyback facilitating an 
increased ownership level towards the stated 
50% plus target. At the Capital Markets Day 
in London in November 2021, Tryg refined its 
dividend policy going forward. Tryg continues 
to aim to offer a nominally stable and increas-
ing ordinary dividend on an annual basis. The 
targeted payout ratio of 60- 90% (based on 
operating earnings) is secondary to the aim of 
increasing the annual dividend.

leverage. Moody’s also assigned an “A3” rating 
to Tryg’s subordinated debt and a “Baa3” rating 
to Tryg’s Tier 1 debt. The ratings were reaffirmed 
following the completion of the acquisition by 
Tryg and Intact Financial Corporation (Intact) to 
acquire RSA Insurance Group Pls (RSA), whereby 
Tryg would acquire RSA’s Swedish and Norwe-
gian operations. Moody’s expects the acquisition 
to further increase and broaden Tryg’s earnings 
base in the long term. Furthermore, Tryg’s lever- 
age will reduce materially in the short term. 

Moody’s rating
Tryg has an “A1” (stable outlook) insurance fi-
nancial strength (IFSR) rating from Moody’s. The 
rating agency highlights Tryg’s strong position in 
the Nordic P&C market, robust profitability, very 
good asset quality and relatively low financial 

Own funds
(DKKm)

Solvency Capital Requirement
(DKKm)

Shareholder remuneration
(DKK per share)

Solvency ratio development
(%)

18,559

9,866

16,012

7,966

1.65

Q4 2021

Q4 2022

Q4 2021

Q4 2022

2018

2019

2020 2021* 2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

Ordinary dividend

Extraordinary 
dividend

6.6

6.8

7.0

6.29

4.28

5,000

1.786

3.214

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   following the DKK 37bn rights issue to fund the 
   RSA Scandinavia acquisition 

188

184

195

198

201

Q4 
2021

Q1 
2022

Q2 
2022

Q3 
2022

Q4
2022

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Sustainability

This section introduces Tryg’s approach 
and work with sustainability & ESG. The 
statutory independent and comprehensive 
sustainability report is available at tryg.com

Tryg’s Sustainability report composes Tryg’s 
Communication on Progress (COP) report and 
includes an ESG data overview of Tryg’s key 
performance indicators, Tryg’s climate reporting 
in line with Insurance & Pension Denmark’s 
industry recommendations, Tryg’s reporting on 
EU Taxonomy-eligible and non-eligible econom-
ic activities as well as Tryg’s climate-related 
disclosure in line with the TCFD (Task Force on 
Climate-related Financial Disclosures) recom-
mendations.

     Download Sustainability report at www.
tryg.com/en/sustainability/reporting

Strategy, materiality and governance
Tryg’s 2024 Sustainability strategy, ‘Driving sus-
tainable impact’, guides its priorities and targets. 
Under three focus areas – Sustainable insurance, 
Responsible company, and Green workplace 
– the purpose of the strategy is to ensure that 
sustainability is integrated across all of Tryg. The 
sustainability and KPIs are an integrated part of 
Tryg’s corporate strategy. Due to a strong market 

position and the nature of the value chain, Tryg 
can enable and support its customers and part-
ners on their respective sustainability journeys. 
The upstream/downstream value chain is where 
most of the impact is, and where Tryg can make 
the biggest positive difference by working togeth-
er with the customers and suppliers. Tryg can 
have a significant impact in reducing its indi-
rect climate impact by preventing claims from 
happening in the first place, and when claims 
do happen, together with the suppliers, Tryg is 
able to handle them in the most climate-friendly 
manner.

     Download Sustainability policy at www.

tryg.com/en/dokumenter/trygcom/corpo-
rate-reponsibility-policy

Tryg’s Sustainability & ESG Board drives Tryg’s 
strategic direction in the Sustainability and ESG 
area. The Board is chaired by the Group CFO 
and is composed of Vice Presidents from key 
functions to ensure that Sustainability and ESG 
are effectively anchored across the organisation.

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Sustainability & ESG
Tryg has changed the name of its Corporate Responsibil-
ity de partment to Sustainability & ESG. This is in line with 
the focus on creating a sustainable business that delivers 
on financial as well as environmental, social and govern-
ance parameters, and is intended to signal more clearly 
to stakeholders that this is an integrated part of how we 
operate and conduct the business.

     Download Terms of reference for Sustain-
ability & ESG Board at www.tryg.com/en/
CR/cr-governance

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The table illustrates targets and performance of Tryg's Sustainability & ESG 
strategy and efforts. For specific data, please see extensive ESG data on 
pages 42-46 in the Sustainability report.

Management’s review - Contents

The table outlines Tryg's Sustainability targets and 2022 performance. 

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Responsible company

Green workplace

Sustainable claims handling
page 12 

Responsible procurement
page 18 

Responsible investment
page 19 

Diverse workplace
page 26 

page 31 

2024 targets

2022 2024 targets

2022

2024 targets

2022 2024 targets 

• 

 80% increase in sustai-
nable spend1 

59% 

Sustainability screening of 
suppliers 

•  20,000 – 25,000 tonnes 
CO2e reduction from 
more sustainable claims 
handling

15,449

•  Up to 90% of contract 

43% 

suppliers 

50% 

N/A3

•  Up to 100% of contract 
suppliers within claims 

High supplier performance for 
screened suppliers

•  Up to 50% of contract 

suppliers 

•  70% of contract suppliers 

within claims

2030 targets

•  50% CO2 intensity reduc-
tion from equity portfolio

•  Exclusion of fossil fuel 
production companies 
with no strategy for green 
transition

2022

-16.9% 

N/A

1  Compared to 2020   

2  Market-based 

3   Tryg is in the process of developing the critera for supplier performance screening

2022

58%2

86%2

•  41% women in management 

40.5%

•  35% CO2 reduction 

positions 

•  33% women at top management 

25% 

level 

•  58% CO2 reduction from 
energy consumption 

•  41% women at director level

31%

waste 

•  12% CO2 reduction from 

31% 

•  23% CO2 reduction from 

34% 

air travel

•  23% CO2 reduction from 

-2%

car fleet

2030

•  55% CO2 reduction

2022

58% 2

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SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2024

Climate and environment – a step change from 
within
In 2022, Tryg took an important step towards 
making sure that sustainability, climate and the 
environment are integrated across the organ-
isation and in all decision-makings, as Tryg in 
Denmark was certified according to the ISO 

14001 standard and the Eco-Management and 
Audit Scheme (EMAS). The certification implies 
a highly systematic approach to working with 
climate and environment, and will support Tryg 
in delivering on the strategy and realising its 
ambitions. 

Sustainable insurance
Tryg aims to be a proactive peace-of-mind 
creator by integrating sustainability elements 
into its products and services and enable its cus-
tomers to make more sustainable choices and 
push for change. Within sustainable insurance, 
Tryg's focus is to further integrate and advance 
sustainability in its claims handling process 
and ensure that sustainability and prevention 
aspects are integrated aspect of its products and 
services.

Sustainable products and services
Tryg wants to offer products and services that 
can help move society in a climate-friendly and 
socially responsible direction.  

In Denmark, Tryg has started to introduce 
Valified to its Danish commercial customers. 
Valified is a platform that, based on usage data, 
can provide customers with insights into their 
performance across selected ESG (Environ-
mental, Social and Governance) areas. Valified 
enables Tryg to support customers in better 
understanding and working with their footprint, 
and live up to the transparency requirements of 
their customers. 

In 2022, Trygg-Hansa launched an improved car 
insurance product for electrical and hybrid cars 
to help customers make sustainable choices 
when buying a car. The insurance offers better 
machine damage coverage, a deductible dis-
count as well as roadside assistance if their car 
runs out of battery. 

Another element in building a more sustainable 
product portfolio is to further integrate sustain-
ability measures into the underwriting strategy. 
During 2022, Tryg has started to assess the 
implications of this for specific sectors, while 
continuing its focus on impact pricing, preven-

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tion, proactive counselling and risk selection. 
Further work is required, especially in light of the 
EU Taxonomy standards, which will be intensi-
fied during 2023.

Claims prevention
Integrating claims prevention measures into 
products and services may prevent claims from 
arising in the first place or minimise any damage 
or loss that might occur. In addition to the 
comfort this provides to customers, it also has 
an environmental upside. Claims handling pro-
cesses are often associated with the use of con-
siderable resources and energy. Tryg is working 
strategically to prevent claims from arising and 
has set a target that a quarter of Tryg’s top-line 
growth from new products and services should 
be attributed to claims prevention measures by 
2024.

     Read more on page 16 in Tryg’s 

Sustainability report 

Sustainable claims handling
With more than 1.5 million claims annually, 
integrating sustainability into Tryg’s claims 
handling processes is an essential part of the 
positive change and contribution to a more 
climate-friendly business that Tryg wants to 
contribute to. It is also the area where Tryg can 
have a significant impact both on customers and 
suppliers. Tryg seeks to repair or reuse to the 
greatest possible extent in the claims handling 
processes. It is not a simple task; it involves 
a change of mindset not only in the way Tryg 
handles claims, but also in the way suppliers 
operate and when it comes to what customers 
perceive as valuable. Tryg focus on repairs and 
on reducing material usage, while researching 
possible ways of reusing or repurposing materi-
als that are reaching the end of their life cycle. 

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  Carbon emission reductions from claims 
 handling
Tryg’s claims handling activities are the most 
carbon-intensive processes across the business. 
Replacing broken windshields or car bumpers 
might not seem like a carbon-intensive process, 
yet, with approximately 97,000 motor-related 
claims a year, a significant impact can be made 
by thinking in terms of reusing resources. In 
2022, Tryg was able to reduce CO2 emissions by 
repairing instead of replacing within motor, by 
more than 14,700 tons CO2.

In 2022, Tryg assessed the CO2 emission re-
duction effect of new initiatives such as phone 
screen repairs and SWAP options instead of 
replacing with new phones, as well as an initia-
tive related to the conservation of foundations 
in connection with major building claims instead 
of demolition and rebuilding. Across all initia-
tives, Tryg has helped reduce 15,449 tons CO2 
emissions during 2022 by establishing more 
sustainable claims handling processes.

Tryg continues to expand the list of initiatives to 
be able to offer a more sustainable solution to a 
claim, while maintaining focus on existing initia-
tives. Already identified initiatives include using 
spare parts for cars, repairing windshields and 
plastic car bumpers instead of replacing them, 
phone fix, online support for road assistance, 
digital medical or veterinary consultations as 
well as remote reviewing of building claims.

Tryg will continue to investigate and implement 
more climate-friendly initiatives to support the 
target to reduce CO2e from claims handling 
by 20,000–25,000 tonnes in 2024. Critical to 
achieving this is collaboration with suppliers to 
identify new sustainable initiatives, and to de-

velop new and more climate-friendly solutions 
enabling us to expand sustainable business 
practices across supply chain.

proposals, engaging with external fund man-
agers, and screening for potential violations of 
international conventions. 

Classifying claims spend as sustainable
Tryg's supplier spend totals more than DKK 
22bn a year. Through specific sustainability 
measures, Tryg monitors the supplier-related 
spend. For Tryg, it is important to understand 
how the spend is used, in order to be able to 
act on it and direct it towards more sustainable 
practices. Tryg’s ambition is to increase claims 
spend classified as sustainable by 80% in 2024 
compared to 2020.

By monitoring the suppliers, introducing new 
and advancing the existing sustainable initia-
tives, more claims spend will be used towards 
sustainable practices. In 2022, Tryg increased its 
share of sustainable spend by 59% compared to 
base year 2020.

Tryg consistently seeks dialogue and collabora-
tion with the industry to further align reporting 
methodologies related to more sustainable 
claims handling.

     Read more on page 15 in Tryg’s  

Sustainability report 

Responsible investment
Following the integration of Trygg-Hansa, Tryg’s 
investment portfolio is now approximately DKK 
63bn, up from approximately DKK 43bn. Tryg 
aims to ensure that the portfolio is invested in 
a responsible manner and in accordance with 
Tryg’s values and ambitions. 

Tryg works with responsible investment through 
active ownership by voting on shareholder 

     Download Responsible Investment  

Policy at www.tryg.com/en/dokumenter/
trygcom/responsible-investment-policy

Active ownership
Most of Tryg’s investment assets are man-
aged externally and typically held through 
commingled fund structures. A key aspect in 
ensuring responsible conduct, is therefore via 
Tryg’s selection of external funds managers. In 
addition to the evaluation performed on external 
managers, Tryg emphasize active ownership 
as a means to promote shareholder value and 
sustainable development whenever possible. 
External funds managers are expected to par-
ticipate in and vote at annual general meetings, 
and enter into dialogue around ESG topics. Tryg 
considers this as key in moving forward on the 
agenda. Divestment and exclusion of companies 
from the investment portfolio is therefore con-
sidered as a last resort since this will not result in 
any positive change.

Tryg’s target is for the external fund managers 
to attend and vote at least 90% of the possible 
shareholder meetings for the actively managed 
equity holdings. In 2022, they actively partici-
pated in 98% of the shareholder meetings. Tryg 
continues to monitor and engage in dialogue 
with relevant external asset managers on how to 
ensure effective practices.

     Download Active Ownership Policy at 

www.tryg.com/en/dokumenter/trygcom/
active-ownership-policy

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Ethical screening process 
When investing, Tryg always complies with all 
applicable national and international legislation, 
international standards and tax code. The com-
pany also seeks to minimise reputational risk, 
while maintaining a competitive risk-adjusted 
return. 

Tryg conducts ethical screenings each year 
based on controversial behaviour and controver-
sial weapons. Additionally, an external screening 
agency performs regular screenings to make 
sure that none of investments have ultimate 
parents that are considered unacceptable. If a 
violation is identified, there is a formal escalation 
process to guide any further steps.

In 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine led Tryg 
to exclude Russian assets from its investment 
universe. The investment managers (equites and 
bonds) have divested in line with the Sanction 
Regulation. 

     Download Process for Ethical  

Screening at www.tryg.com/en/ 
dokumenter/trygcom/process- ethical-
screening

The transition to a low-carbon economy
Tryg wants to contribute to the transition to a 
low-carbon economy by directing parts of the 
portfolio towards investment managers that 
focus on reducing carbon emissions by investing 
in companies that provide climate change 
solutions or that have high potential and clear 
commitment to reduce their emissions. The 
long-term ambition is to achieve a low-carbon 
and fossil-free world by allocating capital where 
it makes the biggest impact on current and 
future CO2 emissions. Hence, the strategy is not 

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in the portfolio, but rather to focus on current 
and future reduction-potential over time. Tryg 
perceives the combination of active ownership 
and capital allocation as the most efficient way 
to support ambition.

Tryg's target is to reduce the carbon intensity of 
the equity portfolio by at least 50% in 2030 com-
pared to prime 2020. While active ownership is 
preferred option, Tryg will begin to divest man-
agers with investments in fossil fuel production 
companies that have not presented a strategy 
for a green transition. This process will begin in 
2023 and conclude no later than 2030. 

     Read more on pages 19 in Tryg’s 
 Corporate Responsibility report 

Climate-related risk and opportunities
The impact of climate change is significant and 
a cause of concern for Tryg’s customers and the 
society. It is anticipated that physical and tran-
sitional climate-related risks and opportunities 
may impact Tryg as a business in both the medi-
um and long terms. Inherent to Tryg’s business 
is a strong focus on managing and preventing 
claims related to natural events such as flooding 
and storms, and there is a continuous focus on 
data, methods and practices for managing this.

Extreme weather events such as flooding, cloud-
bursts, storms, rising sea levels and heatwaves 
represent physical risks, not only for Tryg, but 
also for Private, Commercial and Corporate 
customers, and the number of weather-related 
claims is increasing within all Tryg’s business 

Employee satisfaction
(Index)

Employee mix
%

80

79

73

73

75

75

54%

52%

46%

31%

17%

Tryg

Nordic

Nordic financial 
market

2021

2022

Men

Women

Age 
<30 
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Age 
30-49 
years

Age 
>50 
years

areas. Tryg monitors data available on adverse 
climate-related risks and seeks to mitigate such 
risks to the greatest possible extent.

Read Tryg’s climate-related disclosure in line 
with TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Finan-
cial Disclosures) reccomendations on page 22 in 
Tryg’s Sustainability report 

Diverse and inclusive workplace
Tryg is committed to increase the level of diversi-
ty, equality and inclusion across the organisation 
and industry. The ambition is to have a diverse 
pool of employees and managers with different 
backgrounds, skills, age and experience. This is 
not only to reflect the society that Tryg is part 
of, but also to better understand and match the 
changing needs of the diverse customers and 
society in general. 

Ensuring gender balance in leadership  
Tryg has had a strong focus on diversity for sev-
eral years with the aim of increasing the share 
of women in management positions to 41%. 
The target includes all management levels i.e., 
from team manager to top management4. The 
share of women in management positions has 
increased slightly from 40.1% in 2021 to 40.5% 
in 2022, leaving Tryg very close to the target of 
41%. Progress has been driven by a continuous
focus in the recruitment and HR processes, and 
in 2022, Tryg has achieved gender balance in 
internal and external managerial recruitments, 
with 51% female and 49% male.

The financial sector is generally characterised 
by low female representation in management 
positions, which is a challenge when it comes to 
gender diversity. One of the levers to increase
this is through internal talent development and 
promotions from the leadership pipeline where 

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the share of women is higher. Breaking through 
the glass ceiling is an important focus area for
Tryg, who is dedicated to creating a better gen-
der balance at the top levels of the organisa tion.

     Download Policy for competency and 

diversity at www.tryg.com/en/dokument-
er/trygcom/competency-and-diversi-
ty-policy

Engaging employees 
Providing a healthy, safe and engaging working 
environment and securing the well-being of 
employees is critical to creating an attractive 
workplace where everyone thrives and can 
perform to their full potential. 

With the acquisition of Trygg-Hansa in Sweden 
and Codan in Norway, the number of employees 
in Tryg increased to approximately 7,500. In-
formed, engaged and enabled employees is the 
guiding principle for Tryg. To ensure a smooth 
transition to new teams, tools and processes, 
thorough onboarding processes were put in 
place for the new colleagues, and all leaders 
were trained in how to support their employees 
in the process. Throughout all of these initia-
tives, commitment and engagement from imme-
diate managers have been crucial in keeping 
employees engaged and continuously informed 
about progress.

In 2022, the overall employee satisfaction score 
decreased one point to 79, which is still well 
above the average of 75 points for the Nordic 
financial sector. In light of the integration, Tryg 
is proud to have maintained a high level of satis-
faction across the three countries. 

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bility report

Green workplace
Tryg’s direct carbon footprint is relatively limited. 
However, there is an ambition to actively do 
what it takes to reduce the climate impact 
stemming from offices, waste, company cars 
and business travels. To direct efforts, clear 
CO2e reduction targets for all areas have been 
defined across the relevant parts of the organi-
sation. Governance and responsibility have been 
established to ensure progress on initiatives. 
Tryg has furthermore focused on creating aware-
ness across employees, to ensure that everyone 
understands how they can contribute. The ISO 
14001 and EMAS certifications in Denmark 
and the Eco-Lighthouse certification in Nor-
way ensure that Tryg works systematically and 
thoroughly with environmental matters across 
the organisation. 

     Download Climate and environmental 

policy at www.tryg.com/en/dokumenter/
trygcom/climate-and-environmental- 
policy

Carbon footprint 
The CO2 emissions from the direct activities 
stem from offices and transportation, i.e. 
Tryg is therefor focusing on making its offices 
more environmentally friendly through energy 
efficiency, waste reduction and segregation, and 
on changing transportation habits. Tryg has set 
reduction targets of 35% and 55% in 2024 and 
2030, respectively, compared to the 2019 base 
year. To achieve carbon neutrality in 2023, Tryg 
will compensate for the rest of its emissions – 
with a clear focus to reduce more and compen-
sate less over time. In 2022, Tryg's total carbon 
emissions were reduced by 58%*. Needless to 

* market-based

say that the previous two years' performance 
on the CO2 target have been highly impacted 
by COVID-19. In the first quarter of 2022, there 
is still an impact of  COVID-19 as employees 
worked from home and were not able to travel. 
However, Tryg's long-time focus on improving 
energy efficiency through shifts to LED lighten-
ing and better management of lightning, heating, 
cooling and ventilation across our buildings, is 
reflected in the performance across the year.

     Read more on pages 31-32 in Tryg’s 

 Sustainability report

Ethics and compliance 
It is fundamental that Tryg maintains and 
ensures a high level of business and data ethics, 
security and good corporate governance at all 
times. This is the foundation of the business 
and a precondition for succeeding with the 
strategy. Tryg promotes responsible business 
conduct throughout the value chain and expect 
its employees, suppliers, business partners and 
external investment managers to comply with 
these principles. This is an ongoing process that 
involves continuously building knowledge and 
capacity throughout the value chain and inter-
nally across the employee base. 

Tryg’s Code of Conduct defines the rules that 
all employees are required to adhere to. It is 
mandatory for employees to complete a recur-
ring e-learning programme on Tryg’s Code of 
Conduct. 

     Download Code of Conduct at www.

tryg.com/en/dokumenter/trygcom/code- 
conduct-uk

The use of data is essential for the business 
model, as the primary resource in the develop-
ment of products that meet customer needs. 

Data privacy 
Ensuring that the customers’ personal data are 
stored and handled in a lawful, secure and com-
pliant manner is a high priority for Tryg. Through 
the Privacy and Cookies Notice, available at tryg.
com, Tryg seeks to be transparent about how 
personal data is collected, processed and used. 
The notice describes which data is collected, 
from which sources, about whom and how it is 
shared and for how long it is stored. 

     Download Privacy and cookie notice at 
www.tryg.com/en/trygs- privacy-and-
cookie-notice

Data ethics and security
The data ethical principles are based on industry 
standards stemming from the Danish trade 
association Insurance & Pension Denmark’s 
Data Ethical Codex, relevant legal requirements 
as well as internationally agreed standards, and 
outline three main principles: transparency, free 
choice, and data security. Tryg's data ethical 
principles are anchored within and approved by 
Tryg’s GDPR and IT Security Board.

Tryg’s employees must be well-informed 
about data ethics, data security as well as the 
proper and confidential handling of personal 
data. All employees must sign a confidentiality 
undertaking. Tryg creates awareness and teach 
employees about privacy through e-learning and 
training programmes, which all employees must 
complete.

Data
Tryg deals with personal data daily, including 
sensitive data about customers and employees. 

     Read more on page 33 in Tryg’s Sustaina-

bility report

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  Investor information

Investor Relations (IR) is responsible for Tryg’s 
communication with the capital markets. It is 
important that investors, analysts and other 
stakeholders can form a true and fair view of 
company developments, including Tryg’s finan-
cial results. For this reason, Tryg’s IR team strives 
to be as open and transparent as possible to 
ensure that stakeholders’ information require-
ments are met at the highest possible level. IR is 
in charge of communication with equity inves-
tors, fixed income investors and rating agencies.

After the publication of quarterly and annual 
reports, Tryg’s management and IR team ordi-
narily travel extensively to meet with sharehold-
ers and potential investors. Quarterly analyst 
presentations are typically held in Copenhagen 
and London. Tryg also attends investor meetings 
and various financial conferences at a local and 
global level. Because of COVID-19, many analyst 
and investor meetings were held virtually at the 
beginning of 2022 (as in 2021 and 2020). From 
Q2 onwards, the majority of analyst and investor 
meetings and conferences were held in-person 
across Europe, the USA and Canada.

The Tryg share is currently covered by 19 an-
alysts, who continuously update their recom-
mendations and earnings forecasts. Tryg hosts 
an annual Analyst Day focusing on selected 
aspects of the business, while a more in-depth 
Capital Markets Day, where new financial targets 
is hosted every three years. At the latest Capital 
Markets Day in November 2021, the 2024 finan-
cial targets were disclosed for the new enlarged 

*Calculated excluding Tryg's own shares

group. Hence, Tryg targets a technical result of 
between DKK 7.0 and DKK 7.4bn, a combined 
ratio at or below 82, an expense ratio around 14 
and a return on own funds at or above 25% in 
2024.

The Tryg share 
The Tryg share is listed on the NASDAQ Copen-
hagen exchange. Company announcements 
and trading announcements are published in 
English - and in Danish on an optional basis. 
Interim reports and annual reports are published 
in English only. 

The Tryg share started the year at a price of 
DKK 161.8 and ended 2022 at DKK 161.5. Total 
return (price and dividends) on the share was a 
positive 6%. The Tryg share performed relatively 
well in 2022 against a very challenging macroe-
conomic backdrop. Russia's invasion of Ukraine 
increased geopolitical tensions dramatically. In 
addition, inflation has accelerated rapidly and 
is currently at levels not seen in the past forty 
years. Central banks have been increasing inter-
est rates at a swift pace to try and tame this de-
velopment, and the economic outlook for 2023 
looks challenging. Tryg is a relatively defensive 
stock, as the company’s top-line performance 
is not particularly sensitive to macroeconomic 
developments, while investment operations are 
relatively low risk and the business is considered 
stable and produces a strong cash flow. Tryg’s 
total shareholder return was 6% compared to 
the European Insurers' sector at 3% and the 
OMX C 25 in Denmark at -11%. Equity markets 
generally performed very poorly during the first 

nine months of the year before partly recovering 
in the last three months. More cyclical sectors 
have been sold off while defensive stocks have 
performed better. 

Share capital and ownership 
Tryg’s share capital totalled DKK 3,273,269,900 
on 31 December 2022. There is one share class 
(654,653,980 shares with a nominal value of 
DKK 5), and all shares rank pari passu. The larg-
est shareholder, TryghedsGruppen smba, owns 
46.5%* of the shares and is the only shareholder 
holding more than 5% of the share capital. 
TryghedsGruppen supports peace of mind and 
healthcare activities in the Nordic region.

Quarterly dividends 
Tryg started paying quarterly dividends in 2017. 
The Tryg share has a distinct income profile 
due to the business generally growing in line 
with GDP, thus producing high margins that are 
mostly returned to shareholders. Due to the 
prolonged period of very low interest rates in the 
wake of the financial crisis, investors attach even 
greater importance to dividends than in a more 
normal environment, all else being equal.

This is particularly true for insurance investors, 
as insurance is one of the sectors offering the 
highest dividend yield. From an investment per-
spective, a quarterly dividend is a clear reminder 
of the high profitability of Tryg’s business and 
the company’s focus on returning capital to 
shareholders. Tryg’s dividend policy is based on 
the following premises:

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TryghedsGruppen 

In 2022, and for the seventh 
year running, Tryg’s largest 
shareholder, TryghedsGruppen, 
paid out DKK 1.2bn in member 
bonuses to Tryg in Denmark, 
corresponding to 8% of the 
annual premiums paid in 2021. 
TryghedsGruppen owns 46.5%* 
of the shares in Tryg.

TrygFonden 

TrygFonden is the leading and 
best-known peace-of-mind 
promoter in Denmark, sup-
porting around 800 activities 
that contribute to creating 
peace of mind, such as coastal 
lifeguards, cuddle bears for 
children in hospital and defibril-
lators. TrygFonden contributes 
around DKK 650m annually to 
projects that create peace of 
mind in all parts of Denmark.

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  Annual general meeting 
Tryg’s annual general meeting will be held on 
30 March 2023 at 15:00 CET. The notice will be 
advertised in the daily press in February 2023 
and will be sent to shareholders upon request.

•   An aspiration to distribute a steadily increasing 
dividend in nominal terms on a full-year basis. 
•   A general objective of creating long-term value 

for the company’s shareholders. 

•   A competitive dividend policy in comparison 

with the policies of Tryg's Nordic competitors. 

•   Annual distribution of 60-90% of operating 

earnings. 

•   The capital level must at all times reflect Tryg's 
targets for return on own funds and statutory 
capital requirements. 

•   The capital level may be adjusted via extraor-

dinary dividends.

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Financial calendar 2023*

27 Jan. 2023   Tryg shares are traded ex-dividend

31 Jan. 2023   Payment of Q4 dividend

30 Mar. 2023   Annual general meeting

20 Apr. 2023   Interim report Q1

21 Apr. 2023   Tryg shares are traded ex-dividend

25 Apr. 2023   Payment of Q1 dividend

11 July 2023   Interim report Q2 and H1 

12 July 2023   Tryg shares are traded ex-dividend

14 July 2023   Payment of Q2 dividend

13 Oct. 2023   Interim report Q1-Q3

16 Oct. 2023   Tryg shares are traded ex-dividend

18 Oct. 2023   Payment of Q3 dividend

Shareholders 
at 31 December 2022

Free float - geographical distribution 
at 31 December 2022

* Depending of the approval of the Supervisory Board

5%

33,5%

46,5%

TryghedsGruppen

Large Danish
shareholders*

Large international
shareholders*

Small shareholders

21%

18%

36%

Denmark

UK

USA

Others

15%

18%

*Shareholders holding more than 10.000 shares.
Source: CMi2i

Free float is exclusive of TryghedsGruppen.
Source: CMi2i

Shareholder distribution

DKKm

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Dividend
Dividend per share (DKK)
Payout ratio
Extraordinary share buy back
Extraordinary dividend
Extraordinary dividend per share (DKK)

4,118
6.29
183%
5,000

2,802
4.28
89%

2,115
7.0
76%

2,056
6.8
72%

500
1.65

1,994
6.6
115%

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Tryg focuses on managing the company in 
accordance with the principles of good corpo-
rate governance and generally complies with 
the Danish recommendations prepared by the 
Committee on Corporate Governance. The 
Recommendations on Corporate Governance 
are available at corporategovernance.dk. At tryg.
com, Tryg has published its statutory corporate 
governance report based on the ‘comply-or-ex-
plain’ principle for each individual recommenda-
tion. This section on corporate governance is an 
excerpt of the corporate governance report. 

     Download Tryg’s Statutory Corporate 

Govern ance Report at www.tryg.com/en/
downloads-2022 

Dialogue between Tryg, its shareholders and 
other stakeholders
Tryg’s Investor Relations (IR) department main- 
tains regular contact with analysts and investors.

Together with the Executive Board, the Investor 
Relations team organises investor meetings, 
conference calls and participates in conferences 
in Denmark and abroad. 

The Supervisory Board is regularly informed 
about the dialogue with investors and other 
stakeholders. Tryg has an IR policy which states 
that all company announcements may be 
published in English only. Tryg publishes quar-
terly interim reports in English. Furthermore, 
Tryg publishes an annual profile in Danish and 
Norwegian. The profile is addressed to Tryg’s 

* Calculated excluding Tryg's own shares

private shareholders, customers, employees and 
other stakeholders and will be published on 26 
January 2023.

Tryg also prepares quarterly investor presenta-
tions which are used in the dialogue with inves-
tors and analysts. Additionally, Tryg also regularly 
publishes IR newsletters on relevant topics. All 
announcements, financial reports, presenta-
tions and newsletters are available at tryg.com. 
This material provides all stakeholders with a 
comprehensive picture of Tryg’s position and 
performance. Finally, IR also communicates with 
stakeholders on social media via Twitter@TrygIR.

The consolidated financial statements are 
presented in accordance with IFRS. At tryg.com, 
stakeholders are invited to subscribe to press 
releases, company announcements as well
as insider trading announcements. A number 
of internal guidelines ensure that the disclo-
sure of price-sensitive information complies 
with legislation and stock exchange codes of 
conduct. Tryg has adopted a number of policies 
describing the relationship between different 
stakeholders.

    See the IR Policy at www.tryg.com/en/

governance/policies 

Annual General Meeting
Tryg holds an Annual General Meeting (AGM) 
every year. As required by the Danish Compa- 
nies Act and Tryg’s Articles of Association, the 

AGM is convened via a company announcement 
and at tryg.com subject to at least three weeks’ 
notice. Shareholders may also opt to receive 
the notice by post or email. The notice contains 
in- formation about the time and venue, or tech-
nical requirements for attending the meeting 
virtually, as well as an agenda for the meeting.

All shareholders are encouraged to attend the 
general meeting. The AGM is held by physical 
attendance as the Supervisory Board values 
personal contact with the Group’s sharehold-
ers. Tryg has decided to livestream the general 
meeting and encouraged all shareholders to 
participate in the general meeting by physical 
attendance or via livestream.

shareholder, TryghedsGruppen smba, owns 
46.5%* of the shares and is the only shareholder 
owning more than 5% of the company’s shares. 
The Supervisory Board ensures that Tryg’s capital 
structure is aligned with the needs of the Group 
and the interests of its shareholders and that it 
complies with the requirements applicable to Tryg 
as a financial undertaking. Tryg has adopted a 
capital plan and a contingency capital plan, which 
are reviewed annually by the Supervisory Board.

Depending on the financial results, each year the 
Supervisory Board proposes the distribution of 
quarterly dividends, and possibly an extraordinary 
annual dividend if a further adjustment of the 
capital structure is required.

Shareholders may propose items to be included 
on the agenda for the AGM and may ask ques-
tions before and at the meeting. Shareholders 
may vote at the AGM, by post, or appoint the 
Supervisory Board or a third party as their proxy. 
Shareholders may consider each item on the 
agenda. The proxy form and form for voting by 
post are available at tryg.com before the AGM.

Duties, responsibilities and composition of the 
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is responsible for the 
central strategic management and financial con-
trol of Tryg and for ensuring that Tryg’s business 
setup is robust. This is achieved by monitoring 
targets and frameworks based on regular and 
systematic reviews of strategy and risks.

Furthermore, prior to the general meeting, Tryg 
invites shareholders to submit written questions 
to be considered at the general meeting. Infor-
mation on how to exercise shareholders’ rights 
at the general meeting is clearly communicated 
to shareholders and published at tryg.com.

Share and capital structure
Tryg’s share capital comprises a single share 
class, and all shares rank pari passu. The largest 

The Executive Board reports to the Supervisory 
Board on strategies and action plans, market 
developments and Group performance, funding 
issues, capital resources and special risks.
The Supervisory Board holds one annual 
strategy seminar to decide on and/or adjust the 
Group’s strategy to sustain value creation in the 
company. The Executive Board works with the 
Supervisory Board to ensure that the Group’s 
strategy is developed and monitored. The Super-

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  visory Board ensures that the necessary skills 
and financial resources are available for Tryg to 
achieve its strategic targets. The Supervisory 
Board specifies its activities in a set of rules of 
procedure and an annual cycle for its work.

The current nine external members of the Su-
pervisory Board were elected by the annual gen-
eral meeting for a term of one year. Of the nine 
members elected at the annual general meeting, 
six, and thus the majority, are independent 
persons, thus complying with recommendation 
3.2.1. in the Recommendations on Corporate 
Governance. The other three members are 
dependent persons as they are appointed by 
Tryg’s largest shareholder, TryghedsGruppen. 
See pages 45-48 for information on when the in-
dividual members joined the Supervisory Board, 
were re-elected, and when their current election 
period ends. To ensure the integration of new 
talent onto the Supervisory Board, members 
elected by the annual general meeting may hold 
office for a maximum of twelve years.

The Supervisory Board has 14 members in total, 
with an equal gender representation, as the 
board currently comprises seven women and
seven men (including one male and four female 
employee representatives). This complies with 
legislation as well as Tryg’s policy. The Super-
visory Board has members from Denmark, 
Sweden and Norway.

     See details about the independent  

board mem bers in the section 
 Supervisory Board on pages 49-52  
and at www.tryg.com/en/governance/
management/supervisory-board

The Supervisory Board performs an annual 
evaluation of its work and skills to ensure that it 
possesses the expertise required to perform its 
duties in the best possible way. In addition to the 
annual self-evaluation, an assessment is
facilitated with external assistance at least every 
three years to ensure objectivity in the evalua-
tion process. The Supervisory Board focuses pri-
marily on the following qualifications and skills: 
business judgement, problem solving, network-
ing, risk management, succession management, 
general management, CFO/audit, people and 
organisation, business development, financial 
services, risk and regulatory compliance, insur-
ance – commercial and product insurance – 
technical/financial modelling, IT & digitalisation, 
value chain optimisation and customer journey.

As part of the evaluation, the Supervisory Board 
also focuses on other executive positions and 
board memberships held by the members of 
the Supervisory Board, including the level of 
commitment and workload associated with 
each position to prevent potential overboarding. 
The evaluation is based on the individual board 
member’s ability to devote the necessary time 
for preparation, their performance, attendance 
and participation at committee and board meet-
ings in Tryg. In 2022, the Chair, Jukka Pertola, 
held four board seats in publicly listed compa-
nies. As a professional board member with more 
than 25 years of relevant international experi-
ence combined with a unique set of competen-
cies, the Chair, with his role as an independent 
chair at Tryg, is a very valuable presence at board 
and committee meetings. He has had a 100% 
attendance record at all board and committee 
meetings since he was elected as Chair of the 
Supervisory Board in 2018. In line with good 
corporate governance, the Chair has reduced his 
obligations in listed and non-listed companies in 

2022 and is continuously assessing his capabili-
ty to allocate the required time and energy to his 
current Board positions.

In early 2022, an externally assisted evalua-
tion was conducted of all board members and 
members of the executive management based 
on a questionnaire focusing on board compe-
tencies and performance. The overall conclusion 
was that Tryg has a very good, value-adding 
and professional Supervisory Board that works 
efficiently and in accordance with sound 
governance principles. The evaluation resulted 
in a continued strong focus on Trygg-Hansa 
integration, long-term strategy, digitalisation, 
ESG and succession. Further, the Supervisory 
Board decided to arrange a board training day on 
relevant matters.

     See CVs and descriptions of skills in the 
section Supervisory Board on pages 49-
52 and at www.tryg.com/en/governance/
management/supervisory-board

Duties and composition of the Executive Board 
Each year, the Supervisory Board reviews and 
adopts the rules of procedure of the Superviso-
ry Board and the Executive Board, comprising 
relevant policies, guidelines and instructions 
describing reporting requirements and require-
ments for communication with the Executive 
Board. Financial legislation also requires the 
Executive Board to disclose all relevant infor-
mation to the Supervisory Board and report on 
compliance with limits defined by the Superviso-
ry Board and in legislation.

The Supervisory Board considers the composi-
tion, development, risk and succession plans of 
the Executive Board in connection with the an-
nual evaluation of the Executive Board, and reg-

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ularly in connection with board meetings. Each 
year, the Supervisory Board discusses Tryg’s 
activities to guarantee diversity at management 
levels. Tryg attaches great importance to diver-
sity at all management levels. Tryg has prepared 
an action plan that sets out specific targets to 
ensure diversity and equal opportunities and 
access to management positions for qualified 
men and women. For several years, Tryg has had 
a strong focus on diversity and has been aiming 
to increase the number of women in manage-
ment positions to 41%. The number of women 
in management positions increased from 38% 
in 2020 to 40% in 2021, just short of the target. 
Progress has been driven through continuous 
focus in the recruitment and HR processes.

     See the General action plan for diversity 
including women in management at 
www.tryg.com/en/governance/policies

Board committees
Tryg has an Audit Committee, a Risk Commit- 
tee, a Nomination Committee, a Remuneration 
Committee and an IT-Data Committee. The 
frameworks for the committees’ work are de-
fined in their terms of reference.

     The board committees’ terms of refer-

ence can be found at www.tryg.com/en/
governance/management/ supervisory-
board/board-committees including 
descriptions of members, meeting 
frequency, responsibilities and activities 
during the year.

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |       See the tasks of the Board Committees 
in 2022 at www.tryg.com/en/govern-
ance/management/supervisory-board/
board-committees

All members of the Audit Committee and three 
out of four members of the Risk Committee, 
including the committee chair, are independent 
persons. Three out of the five members of the 
Remuneration Committee are independent 
persons, including the committee chair. Two out 
of three members of the Nomination Committee 
are independent, including the committee chair. 
Three out of five members of the IT-Data Com-
mittee are independent persons, including the 
committee chair. Board committee members are 
elected primarily on the basis of their specialist 
skills considered important by the Supervisory 
Board. The involvement of the employee repre-
sentatives in the committees is also considered 
important. The committees exclusively prepare 
matters for decision by the entire Supervisory 
Board.

     The specialist skills of all members are 
also described at www.tryg.com/en/
governance/management/superviso-
ry-board/about-board

Remuneration of management
Tryg has adopted a remuneration policy for 
Tryg in general that includes specific schemes 
for the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board 
and other employees in Tryg whose activities 
have a material impact on the risk profile of the 
company - risk-takers. The remuneration policy 

for 2022 was adopted by the Supervisory Board 
in January 2022 and approved by the annual 
general meeting on 31 March 2022.

The Chair of the Supervisory Board reports on 
Tryg’s remuneration policy each year in connec-
tion with the review of the annual report at the 
annual general meeting. The Board’s proposal 
for the remuneration of Supervisory Board for 
the current financial year is also submitted for 
approval by the shareholders at the annual 
general meeting.

Remuneration of the Supervisory Board 
Members of Tryg’s Supervisory Board receive 
a fixed fee and are not covered by any form of 
incentive or severance programme or pension 
scheme. Their remuneration is based on trends 
in peer companies and benchmarked against 
C25, taking into account the required skills and 
efforts and the scope of the Supervisory Board’s 
work, including the number of meetings held. 
The remuneration received by the Chair of the 
Supervisory Board is three times that received 
by ordinary members, while the Deputy Chair’s 
remuneration is twice that received by ordinary 
members of the Supervisory Board.

Remuneration of the Executive Board
Members of the Executive Board are employed 
on a contractual basis, and all terms of their 
remuneration are established by the Supervisory 
Board within the framework of the approved 
remuneration policy.

Tryg wants to strike an appropriate balance 
between management remuneration, predict-
able risk and value creation for the company’s 
shareholders in the short and long term.

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The Executive Board’s remuneration consists 
of a fixed basic salary, a pension contribution of 
25% of the base salary and other benefits. The 
base salary must be competitive and appro-
priate for the market and provide sufficient 
motivation for all members of the Executive 
Board to do their best to realise the company’s 
defined targets.

end of the deferral period, the participant will 
receive free shares in Tryg A/S corresponding 
to the numbers of conditional shares allotted. 
The granting of free shares is conditional upon 
the fulfilment of additional conditions such as 
continued employment and back-testing (testing 
prior to granting to ensure that the criteria on 
which the variable salary is based are still met at 
the time of the granting of free shares).

The Supervisory Board can decide that the basic 
salary should be supplemented with a variable 
pay element of up to 50% of the fixed salary 
including pension.

     Read more about remuneration at Tryg 
in the Remuneration policy and in the 
Remunera tion Report at www.tryg.com/
en/governance/remuneration 

The variable pay is set out in an incentive pro-
gramme for the Executive Board. The allocation 
of the variable salary components under the 
incentive programme is based on a result and 
performance assessment for the performance 
year (financial year) in accordance with specific 
weighted financial and non-financial targets de-
cided at the beginning of the performance year.

The principal purpose of the incentive pro-
gramme is to ensure the congruence of the finan-
cial interest of the participants and the company’s 
shareholders and to create a correlation between 
remuneration and performance results. Secondly, 
the programme should contribute to retaining the 
participants in the programme at Tryg.

For the performance year 2022, the variable 
pay element was in January 2023 allotted as a 
combination of cash and conditional shares. 

The allotted conditional shares are deferred for 
four years from the time of allotment. After the 

Independent and internal audit
The Supervisory Board ensures monitoring 
by competent and independent auditors. The 
group’s internal auditor attends all board meet-
ings as well as meetings in the audit committee 
and risk committee. The independent auditor 
attends the annual board meeting where the 
annual report is presented as well as meetings in 
the audit committee and risk committee. 

The annual general meeting appoints an inde-
pendent auditor recommended by the Super- 
visory Board. At least once a year, the auditors 
meet with the Audit Committee without the 
presence of the Executive Board.
The Audit Committee chair deals with any mat- 
ters that need to be reported to the Supervisory 
Board.

     The deviations are explained in Tryg’s 

Statutory Corporate Governance report, 
which is available at www.tryg.com/en/
downloads-2022 

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Tryg’s internal audit department regularly re-
views the quality of the Group’s internal control 
systems and business procedures. It is respon-
sible for planning, performing and reporting on 
the audit work to the Supervisory Board.

Deviations and explanations
Tryg complies with the Recommendations on 
Corporate Governance except with regards to 
the number of independent members of board 
committees, with which Tryg complies partially; 
see recommendation 3.4.2. of the Recommen-
dations on Corporate Governance.

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Management’s review - Contents

Jukka Pertolaa)
Born in 1960. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2017. 
Finnish citizen.

Torben Nielsena)
Born in 1947. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2011.
Danish citizen.

Mari Thjømøea)
Born in 1962. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2012. 
 Norwegian citizen.

Carl-Viggo Östlunda)
Born in 1955. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2015. 
Swedish citizen.

Career Professional board member. Former CEO of Sie-
mens Denmark
Education MSc in Electrical Engineering
Board seats, Chair Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S, 
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S, Asetek A/S and 
COWI Holding A/S
Board seats, Deputy Chair Gomspace Group AB incl. 
Gomspace A/S, GN Store Nord A/S incl. GN Audio A/S and 
GN Hearing A/S 
Committee memberships Remuneration Committee 
(Chair), Nomination Committee (Chair) and IT-Data Com-
mittee in Tryg A/S, Nomination Committee in COWI Hold-
ing A/S (Chair), Remuneration Committee (Chair) Asetek 
A/S, Nomination Committee Asetek A/S, Remuneration 
Committee, Nomination Committee and Strategy in GN 
Store Nord A/S
Experience More than 25 years of top management ex-
perience in the IT and telecommunication industry and 
electrical engineering. The latest position being CEO of 
Siemens Denmark from 2002 to 2017. Broad international 
experience with global and regional business responsibili-
ties in both BtC and BtB
Competencies Solid technological background in tel-
ecommunication, IT, digitalisation, business models, 
strategy and business development. Understanding of risk 
management, M&A, business know-how and judgement 
as well as insurance
Number of shares held 13,000
Change in portfolio since 2021 0

Career Professional board member, former Adjunct Pro-
fessor at Copenhagen Business School. Former Governor 
of Danmark’s Nationalbank (Danish Central Bank)
Education Savings bank training, Graduate Diplomas in 
Organisation, Work Sociology, Credit and Financing
Board seats, Chair Ny Holmegaard Værk Fund, Invester-
ingsforeningen Sparinvest, Vordingborg Borg Fund, Muse-
um of Southeast Denmark, Borgring Fonden, Tryg Invest 
A/S and KTIF (Kapitalforeningen Tryg Invest Funds)
Board seats, Deputy Chair Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring 
A/S
Board member Sampension KP Livsforsikring A/S and a 
member of the Executive Management of Bombebøssen
Committee memberships Audit Committee (Chair) and 
Risk Committee (Chair), Nomination Committee and 
Remuneration Committee in Tryg A/S, Audit Committee 
(Chair) and Risk  Committee (Chair) in Sampension KP 
Livsforsikring
Experience General experience at executive level in bank-
ing. Micro and macro knowledge from membership of the 
board of governors in the Danish Central Bank. Knowledge 
of chairmanship from non-executive boards
Competencies General top management experience from 
the financial sector as well as experience of risk manage-
ment and regulatory requirements, business know-how 
and judgement
Number of shares 53,000
Change in portfolio since 2021 1,000

Career Professional board member and independent ad-
visor. Former CFO of KLP
Education MSc in Economics and Business Administra-
tion, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), the Senior Execu-
tive Programme from London Business School and Effec-
tive Board Management from Harvard Business School
Board seats, Chair Seilsport Maritimt Forlag A/S and 
ThjømøeKranen A/S
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S, TF Bank 
AB, FCG Fonder AB, Hafslund ASA, Deezer SA, Norconsult 
A/S and Norconsult Holding, Varme og Bad AS
Committee memberships Audit Committee and Risk 
Committee in Tryg A/S, Audit Committee (Chair) in 
Norconsult A/S, Audit Committee (Chair) in Deezer SA, 
Risk Committee in TF Bank AB and Audit Committee in 
Hafslund AS
Experience Senior management experience from large-
cap companies, insurance and real estate. Extensive 
experience from board of directors within finance, energy 
and renewables and is engaged in developing sustainable 
businesses and good governance. Headed the Norwegian 
IR associations for a number of years and received the 
Women’s Board Award for Norway
Competencies Business know-how from experience with 
the financial sector and energy as well as risk manage-
ment, strategy, restructuring, business development, M&A, 
IR and financial communication and working with regula-
tory authorities
Number of shares 16,817
Change in portfolio since 2021 2,500

Career Former CEO of Swedish banks SBAB and Nordnet 
and the insurance company SalusAnsvar. At present entre-
preneur, professional board member and investor
Education BSc in International Business and Finance & 
Accounting, Stockholm School of Economics
Board seats, Chair Fondo Solutions AB, Gladsheim Fas-
tigheter AB, Hemdel AB, Juvinum Food&Beverage AB, 
Picsmart AB, Ponture AB, Ywonn Media Group Sweden AB 
and Nedvi Fastigheter AB
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S, Allert 
Östlund AB, Delimport Ltd, Goobit Group AB, Havsgaard 
AB
Committee memberships IT-Data Committee (Chair) and 
Remuneration Committee in Tryg A/S
Experience More than 30 years as CEO and Managing 
Director in local and international environments in both 
listed and privately held companies as well as banks. 
Experience from the following industries: manufacturing, 
logistics, insurance, finance and banking
Competencies Solid background from the insurance 
industry, non-life as well as life. Business know-how and 
judgement, banking and finance know-how, understand-
ing of digitalisation and risk management
Number of shares 7,788
Change in portfolio since 2021 0

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Thomas Hofman-Banga)
Born in 1964. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2022. 
Danish citizen.

Mengmeng Dua)
Born in 1980. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2022. 
Swedish citizen. 

Ida Sofie Jensenb)
Born in 1958. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2013. 
Danish citizen.

Claus Wistoftb)
Born in 1959. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2019. 
Danish citizen.

Career CEO of the Danish Industry Foundation
Education Certified Public Accountant
Board seats, Chair CBS Academic Housing, K Alternativ 
Private Equity 2019 K/S, K Alternativ Private Equity 2020 
K/S, K Alternativ Private Equity 2021 K/S, K Alternativ Pri-
vate Equity 2022 K/S, K Alternativ Private Equity 2023 K/S 
and Half Double Institute fmba
Board seats, Deputy Chair Bikubenfonden
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S and 
Tranes Fond
Experience Extensive global experience in the B2B envi-
ronment and within the professional services industry in 
various roles as CEO, CFO, COB, non-executive director 
and advisor for world class and market leading compa-
nies, including positions as CEO KPMG Denmark (5 years), 
President and Group CEO NKT (8 years) and Group CFO 
NKT (6 years)
Competencies Key competencies include leadership, de-
velopment and execution of ambitious growth strategies 
focused on value creation, performance culture, trans-
parency, integrity, strong team performance and great 
communication skills
Number of shares 4,830

Career Independent advisor to tech startups and profes-
sional board member. Former leading positions at Spotify 
and Acast
Education  MSc in Economics and Business Administra-
tion from Stockholm School of Economics, MSc in Com-
puter Science from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S, Dometic 
Group AB, Swappie Oy and Clas Ohlson AB 
Committee memberships People and Renumeration 
Committee in Swappie Oy
Experience 10+ years of top management experience and 
as board member. Thorough knowledge of the Tech start-
up space as well as international experience from leading 
positions within Marketing and Operations at Spotify and 
COO at Acast. Extensive board experience from Retail, Life 
Insurance and Aviation. Member of Sweden’s National 
Innovation Council
Competencies BGeneral top management experience 
from the Tech industry. Extensive experience in the areas 
of IT & digitalisation, transformation, marketing, organisa-
tion, strategy and business development
Number of shares 0

Career CEO of Lif (Medicine and Healthcare Industry), 
CEO of the subsidiary DLI A/S (Danish Medicine Informa-
tion) and the subsidiary ENLI ApS (Ethical Board for the 
Pharmaceutical Industry)
Education MSc in Political Science (cand.scient.pol.), Eu-
ropean Health Leadership Programme INSEAD, Executive 
Management Programme INSEAD, Executive Program 
Columbia Business School, Executive Program Singularity 
University
Board seats, Chair TryghedsGruppen smba, Dansk 
Medicin Verifikation Organisation Aps
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S
Committee memberships Remuneration Committee, 
Nomination Committee and IT-Data Committee in Tryg A/S 
Experience General top management experience as CEO 
of Lif since 2004 and former CEO of Herlev University 
Hospital. Representative in TryghedsGruppen since 2010. 
Deputy Chair 2014-2019 and Chair since 2019
Competencies Solid business know-how and judgement, 
analytical approach to problem-solving and strategy, net-
working, ability and skills to evaluate succession scenarios 
as well as understanding of digitalisation
Number of shares 5,616
Change in portfolio since 2021 0

Career 1st Deputy Mayor, Municipality of Syddjurs and 
member of the finance committee. Agriculturalist, wind 
energy production, tenanted properties and project devel-
opment of building sites. CEO in Demex Holding A/S and 
C.W. Holding A/S
Education Agricultural education at Bygholm Agricultural 
College and various business courses
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S, 
 TryghedsGruppen smba, Seidelmann Holding ApS, 
 Houmarken A/S, Lyngfeldt A/S, Lyngfeldt Finansiering A/S, 
 Lyngfeldt Maskinudlejning ApS, K/S Prinz Carl Anlage and 
 Ejendomsfonden - Maltfabrikken
Experience Top management experience from operating 
his own business for 35 years
Competencies Analytical approach to problem-solving, 
solid business know-how and business development, 
 understanding of risk management and succession
Number of shares 8,716
Change in portfolio since 2021 0

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Jørn Rise Andersenb)
Born in 1956. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2022. 
Danish citizen.

Charlotte Dietzerb)
Born in 1974. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2020. 
Danish citizen.

Tina Snejbjergb)
Born in 1962. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2010. 
Danish citizen.

Elias Bakkb)
Born in 1975. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2017.
Swedish citizen.

Career Union Chairman of Dansk Told og Skatteforbund 
(the Danish Customs and Tax Union)
Education 3-year education in the Danish Customs Au-
thorities. Various accounting courses (business diploma 
level), such as internal and external accountancy, organi-
sation and tax law
Board seats, Chair Tjenestemændenes Laaneforening, 
Dansk Told- og Skatteforbunds Fælleslegat and TJM Bolig 
A/S
Board seats, Deputy Chair TryghedsGruppen SMBA 
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S, TJM 
Forsikring, Interesseforeningen, Lån og Spar Bank A/S, 
Fondet af 1844, Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation (the 
Trade Union Central Organisation), CO10 (The Central 
Organisation of 2010), Administrationsaktieselskabet 
Forenede Gruppeliv and Stats- og Kommunalansattes 
Forhandlingsfællesskab
Committee memberships Risk Committee in Trygheds-
Gruppen (Chair), Audit Committee in Lån og Spar Bank 
A/S (Chair), Risk Committee and Remuneration Commit-
tee in Lån og Spar Bank A/S
Experience Many years of experience from top manage-
ment positions in Danish trade unions as well as board 
seats in financial companies
Competencies Understanding of the financial sector, 
finance and risk management, member loyalty and care, 
investments and capital management, political flair
Number of shares 0

Employed since 1998
Career Manager advisor in Claims Denmark, Tryg A/S
Education Insurance education at Forsikringsakademiet 
(level 5) as well as various management and communica-
tion courses. Supervisory Board education at Forsikring-
sakademiet
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S
Experience Division partner in Tryg A/S and examiner at 
Forsikringsakademiet
Competencies Solid knowledge and experience of the 
insurance industry. Excellent interpersonal and verbal 
communication skills
Number of shares 706
Change in portfolio since 2021 156

Employed since 1987
Career Officer of Tryg’s Personnel Department
Education Insurance training
Board member The Central Board of Forsikringsforbundet, 
Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S
Committee memberships Risk and Remuneration Com-
mittees in Tryg A/S
Experience From 1987 to 2001, Tina Snejbjerg worked 
with insurance sales to both private and commercial 
customers as well as providing insurance advice to cus-
tomers. From 2001-2009, Tina Snejbjerg was the deputy 
chair of the local branch of Forsikringsforbundet and since 
2009 she has been the chair, working with operations, 
strategy, negotiating agreements and engaged in recruit-
ing and retaining members
Competencies Many years of experience mean Tina 
Snejbjerg has acquired solid business know-how and 
judgement, problem-solving abilities, and has worked with 
management and HR-related issues in the financial sector, 
specifically the insurance industry
Number of shares 2,657
Change in portfolio since 2021 156

Employed since 2006
Career Product & Strategic Engagement Manager in Tryg 
A/S
Education Norra Real Gymnasium, financial services & 
insurance at Företagsekonomiska Institut Stockholm. Pro-
gramme at Forsikringsakademiet for new board members 
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S
Committee memberships IT-Data Committee in Tryg A/S
Experience Team Manager in Moderna Affinity for 12 
years, Business development in Moderna and Affinity for 
4.5 years
Competencies Solid insurance knowledge from his years 
in the industry, business know-how and judgement, expe-
rience with organisation development, business develop-
ment, customer handling and interaction
Number of shares 3,000
Change in portfolio since 2021 250

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Commitee meeting 
overview 2022

Supervisory 
Board

Audit  
Committee

Risk  
Committee

Nomination 
Committee

Remuneration 
Committee

IT-Data  
Committee

6/6
6/6
6/6

8/8

8/8

7/8
6/8

7/8
5/8

8/8

7/7
7/7
7/7
7/7

7/7

4/4

4/4
4/4

4/4

4/4

11/11
11/11
11/11
11/11
11/11
11/11
7/11
6/11
6/11
10/11
11/11
11/11
4/11
4/11

Name

Jukka Pertola
Torben Nielsen
Ida Sofie Jensen
Carl-Viggo Östlund
Claus Wistoft
Mari Thjømøe
Thomas Hofman-Banga)
Mengmeng Dua)
Jørn Rise Andersena)
Tina Snejbjerg
Charlotte Dietzer
Elias Bakk
Lena Darinb)
Mette Osvoldb)

a) Joined the Board in March 2022
b) Joined the Board in July 2022

Supervisory Board

Mette Osvoldb)
Born in 1978. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2022. 
 Norwegian citizen. 

Lena Darinb)
Born in 1961. Joined the Supervisory Board in 2022.  
Swedish citizen. 

Employed since 2003
Career Chair in Finansforbundet in Tryg
Education BA in Business and Finance for Managers from 
Oxford Brookes University, Executive programme from 
Norwegian School of Economics, Executive management 
programme from Norwegian Business School, Executive 
programme from Høyskolen Kristiania
Board seats, Chair Finansforbundet in Tryg
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S
Experience Since 2003, Mette Osvold has held various 
positions in Tryg, including as process and business devel-
oper, project manager, competence manager and most 
recently as Chair of Finansforbundet in Tryg
Competencies Solid knowledge and experience of the 
insurance industry
Number of shares 853

Employed since 1989
Career Claims handler
Education Cand.jur/LLM
Board seats, Chair Chair of Akademikerföreningen of 
Trygg-Hansa since 2012
Board member Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring
Experience Since 1989, Lena Darin has worked as a 
claims handler in the insurance industry. Former Board 
Employee representative at Trygg-Hansa (2012-2015)
Competencies Solid knowledge and experience of the 
insurance industry
Number of shares 0

Members of the Supervisory Board are elected for a term of one year. Employee representatives are, however,  
 elected for a term of four years.
a) Independent member of the Supervisory Board, as per the definition in Recommendations on Corporate Governance
b) Dependent member of the Supervisory Board.

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Morten Hübbe Group CEO*
Born in 1972. Joined Tryg in 2002.  
Joined the Executive Board in 2003.

Barbara Plucnar Jensen Group CFO
Born in 1971. Joined Tryg in 2019.  
Joined the Executive Board in 2019. 

Lars Bonde Group COO
Born in 1965. Joined Tryg in 1998.  
Joined the Executive Board in 2006.

Johan Kirstein Brammer Group CCO
Born in 1976. Joined Tryg in 2016.   
Joined the Executive Board in 2018.

Education: BSc in International Business and Modern Lan-
guages and MSc in Finance and Accounting, Copenhagen 
Business School as well as management programme, The 
Wharton School
Board seats, Chair: Siteimprove (including two holding 
companies) and Conscia A/S (including four holding com-
panies) 
Board seats, Deputy Chair: Simcorp A/S
Experience: Morten Hübbe is an experienced senior exec-
utive with a holistic and approach to strategic leadership. 
Morten has 25+ years of insurance experience, of which 
nearly 20 years have been at top executive level - 8 years 
as Group CFO and 10 years as Group CEO. In addition, 
Morten has Supervisory Board experience in banking, 
software and real estate development
Competencies: Morten Hübbe has specific strengths 
within strategy, finance, communication and leadership. 
He also has solid know-how within the fields of investor 
relations, M&A and financial regulation
Number of shares held: 321,061
Number of shares held at the start of 2022: 289,921
Change in portfolio: +31,140

* Other Directorships in the following non-financial holding companies 

CGH Invest ApS, Gusta Invest ApS and Moccau Holding ApS (including 

one subsidiary). The investment companies are established for the bene-

fit of Morten Hübbe and his related family.

Education: MSc in Economics, University of Copenhagen
Board seats, Deputy Chair: KTIF (Kapitalforeningen 
Tryg Invest Funds)
Board member: Nordsøenheden and Scandi JV Co 2 A/S
Experience: Barbara Plucnar Jensen has extensive senior 
management experience in the financial and service sec-
tor. Before joining Tryg, she held the position of CFO with-
in ISS' largest market, the UK & Ireland, and several senior 
positions within group treasury and risk management with 
ISS. Furthermore, she has comprehensive experience of 
the banking industry, as she has held several senior posi-
tions within the largest financial institution in Denmark, 
Danske Bank
Competencies: Barbara Plucnar Jensen is an execu-
tion-oriented executive with an international and strategic 
mindset focused on making an impact. She has a passion 
for understanding the day-to-day business and the ability 
to grasp complex issues quickly and generate results 
through strong leadership capabilities. She has a strong 
financial profile and extensive experience within finance 
and investments, risk management and governance, 
financial regulation & compliance, group treasury, M&A, 
IT & outsourcing, use of technology and data as well as 
sustainability
Number of shares held: 29,319
Number of shares held at the start of 2022: 29,319
Change in portfolio: 0

Education: Insurance training, LL.M., University of 
Copenhagen
Board seats, Chair: P/F Betri Trygging, Tryg Livsforsikring 
A/S and Forsikringsakademiet A/S
Board member: Danish Employers’ Association for the 
Financial Sector and Scandi JV Co 2 A/S
Experience: With more than 35 years' experience in the 
insurance industry, of which more than 15 years have 
been as a top executive, Lars Bonde has extensive industry 
knowledge. Throughout his tenure, he has held consec-
utive positions as leader and business-responsible for 
claims and all Tryg's business units, some of which were 
alongside his role as a member of the Executive Board. 
Lars Bonde has over 10 years of international experience 
from board positions.
Competencies: Comprehensive experience from the 
insurance industry. Experienced in strategy, business 
development, digitalisation, innovation, legal and M&A. 
Management and leadership experience, including inter-
national experience. Extensive board experience across 
several countries
Number of shares held: 122,692
Number of shares held at the start of 2022: 105,885
Change in portfolio: +16,807

Education: LL.M., University of Copenhagen, MBA  Aus-
tralian Graduate School of Management, and Graduate 
Diploma (HD-Finance) Copenhagen Business School
Board member: Insurance & Pension Denmark (IPD)
Experience: Johan Kirstein Brammer has extensive top 
management experience from a range of industries. Prior 
to joining Tryg’s Executive Board, Johan headed Tryg’s 
Private Lines business in Denmark. Before joining Tryg, Jo-
han held numerous executive roles with TDC before join-
ing the company’s Board as Head of Consumer and Group 
Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to this, Johan was with 
McKinsey & Co as a strategy consultant based in Australia 
and the UK. Before joining McKinsey & Co, Johan was an 
attorney with Kromann Reumert in Denmark. This range 
of experience has provided Johan with a broad, diverse 
toolbox, having held strategic and P&L responsibilities 
across multiple industries in an international setting
Competencies: Johan Kirstein Brammer has an interna-
tional and strategic mindset developed from his time as a 
management consultant as well as a number of strategic 
roles across several industries. He couples this with a 
strong commercial sense and a desire to grow the busi-
ness and improve the customer experience through inno-
vation and digitalisation. Johan has extensive experience 
within transformative M&A across borders and sectors
Number of shares held: 55,287
Number of shares held at the start of 2022: 49,663
Change in portfolio: +5,624

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Tryg’s Group consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS

Financial statements - Contents
Financial statements - Contents

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Tryg Group
Note 

Statement by the Supervisory Board 
and the Executive Board 
Independent Auditor’s Reports 
Financial highlights 
Income statement 
Statement of comprehensive income 
Statement of financial position 
Statement of changes in equity 

  Cash flow statement 

  1   Risk and capital management  
  2  Operating segments 
  2  Geographical segments 
  3 
  4 

Premium income, net of reinsurance 
Insurance technical interest, net of  
reinsurance 

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  5  Claims, net of reinsurance 
Insurance operating costs, net of reinsurance  84
  6 
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Share-based payment - Matching shares 
  6 
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Share-based payment - Conditional shares 
  6 
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Interest and dividends 
  7 
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  8 
Value adjustments 
88
  9  Other income and costs 
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 10 

Tax 

Intangible assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Investment property 
Equity investments in associates 
Financial assets 
Reinsurer’s share  

Note 
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Equity 
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Premium provisions 
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 21  Deferred tax 
 22  Other provisions 
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 23  Other debt and debt to group undertakings  103
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 25  Contractual obligations, collateral 

Pensions and similar obligations 

Earnings per share 

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and contingent liabilities 
Equity investments in associates 
Related parties 
Financial highlights 
Accounting policies 
 Transition to IFRS 9 & IFRS 17  
at 1 January 2023 

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Tryg A/S (parent company) 
Income statement for Tryg A/S 
Statement of financial position for Tryg A/S  
Statement of changes in equity 
Notes  

Reporting for Q4
Q4 2022 Quarterly outline 
Q4 2022 Geographical segments 

Information
Other key figures 
Group chart 
Glossary, key ratios and  
alternative performance measures 
Product overview 
Disclaimer 

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Statement by the Supervisory 
Board and the Executive Board

Financial statements - Contents

The Supervisory Board and the Executive Board 
have today considered and adopted the annual 
report for 2022 of Tryg A/S and the Tryg Group.

The consolidated financial statements are 
prepared in accordance with the International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted 
by the EU and the additional Danish disclosure 
requirements of  the Danish Financial Business 
Act on annual reports prepared by listed financial 
services companies and the requirements of 
NASDAQ Copenhagen for the presentation of the 

financial statements of listed companies. The an-
nual report of the parent company is prepared in 
accordance with the executive order on financial 
reports presented by insurance companies and 
lateral pension funds issued by the Danish FSA.

In our opinion, the accounting policies applied 
are appropriate, and the annual report gives a 
true and fair view of the Group’s and the parent 
company’s assets, liabilities and financial posi-
tion at  31 December 2022 and of the results of 
the Group’s and the parent company’s opera-

tions  and the cash flows of the Group for the 
financial year 1 January 2022 - 31 December 
2022.

Furthermore, in our opinion the management’s 
review gives a true and fair view of developments 
in the activities and financial position of the 
Group and the parent company, the results for 
the year and of the Group’s and the parent com-
pany’s financial position in general and describes 
significant risk and uncertainty factors that may 
affect the Group and the parent company.

In our opinion, the annual report of Tryg A/S for 
the financial year 1 January to 31 December 
2022 with the file name TRYG-2022-12-31-en.
zip is prepared, in all material respects, in com-
pliance with the ESEF Regulation.

We recommend that the annual report be adopt-
ed by the shareholders at the annual general 
meeting.

Ballerup, 26 January 2023

Executive Board 

Morten Hübbe 
Group CEO  

Barbara Plucnar Jensen 
Group CFO 

Lars Bonde 
Group COO 

Johan Kirstein Brammer
Group CCO

Supervisory Board

Jukka Pertola 
Chairman 

Torben Nielsen 
Deputy Chairman 

 Mari Thjømøe 

Thomas Hofman-Bang 

Carl-Viggo Östlund 

Mengmeng Du 

Claus Wistoft

Ida Sofie Jensen 

Jørn Rise Andersen 

Tina Snejbjerg 

Charlotte Dietzer 

Elias Bakk 

Mette Osvold 

Lena Darin

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Independent 
Auditor’s Reports

To the shareholders of Tryg A/S

Report on the audit of the  
Financial Statements

Our opinion
In our opinion, the Consolidated Financial 
Statements give a true and fair view of the 
Group’s financial position at 31 December 2022 
and of the results of the Group’s operations and 
cash flows for the financial year 1 January to 31 
December 2022 in accordance with Internation-
al Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by 
the EU and further requirements in the Danish 
Financial Business Act.

Moreover, in our opinion, the parent company 
Financial Statements give a true and fair view of 
the parent company’s financial position at 31 
December 2022 and of the results of the parent 
company’s operations for the financial year 1 
January to 31 December 2022 in accordance 
with the Danish Financial Business Act.

Our opinion is consistent with our Auditor’s 
Long-form Report to the Audit Committee and 
the Board of Directors.

What we have audited
The Consolidated Financial Statements of 
Tryg A/S for the financial year 1 January to 31 
December 2022 comprise the consolidated 
income statement and statement of other com-
prehensive income, the consolidated balance 
sheet, the consolidated statement of changes 
in equity, the consolidated cash flow statement 
and notes, including summary of significant 
accounting policies.

The parent company Financial Statements of 
Tryg A/S for the financial year 1 January to 31 
December 2022 comprise the income state-
ment and statement of other comprehensive 
income, the balance sheet, the statement of 
changes in equity and notes, including summary 
of significant accounting policies. 

Collectively referred to as the “Financial State-
ments”. 

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with In-
ternational Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and the 
additional requirements applicable in Denmark. 
Our responsibilities under those standards and 
requirements are further described in the Audi-
tor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial 
Statements section of our report.  

Financial statements - Contents

Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of 
the Financial Statements for 2022. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Financial State-
ments as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Measurement of provisions for insurance 
contracts
The Group’s provisions for insurance contracts total 
DKK 48,770m, which constitutes 43% of the balance 
sheet total. Provisions for insurance contracts primarily 
comprise premium and claims provisions.

Premium provisions are calculated as the net present 
value of a best estimate of expected future cash-flows 
relating to insurance events after the balance sheet date 
on insurance contracts entered into on this date, includ-
ing direct and indirect costs relating to these contracts.

Claims provisions are calculated as the present value 
of a best estimate of expected payments relating to 
insurance events incurred at the balance sheet date in 
addition to payments already made in connection with 
these events. The estimate includes direct and indirect 
costs relating to the settlement of claims.

Accounting estimates in respect of provisions for 
insurance contracts is an experience-based estimate 
involving use of historic claims data and complex 
actuarial methods and models, which involve significant 
assumptions on the frequency and extent of insurance 
events relating to the insurance contracts.

We focused on the measurement of provisions for insur-
ance contracts, as the accounting estimate is by nature 
complex and influenced by subjectivity and thus to a 
large extent associated with estimation uncertainty.

Reference is made to the description in the Financial 
Statements of “Risk and capital management” in Note 1 
and in “Accounting policies” in Note 29.

We performed risk assessment procedures with the 
purpose of achieving an understanding of it-systems, 
procedures and relevant controls relating to claims 
processing and insurance provisioning. In respect of 
controls, we assessed whether these were designed 
and implemented effectively to address the risk of 
material misstatement. For selected controls, on which 
we planned to rely on, we tested whether these controls 
had been performed on a consistent basis.

We used our own actuaries in the evaluation of the 
actuarial methods and models applied by the Group as 
well as assumptions applied, and calculations made. 
For a sample of provisions for insurance contracts, we 
tested the calculation and the data used to underlying 
documentation.

We assessed and challenged the methods and models 
and significant assumptions applied based on our ex-
perience and industry knowledge with a view to ensure 
that these are in line with regulatory and accounting 
requirements. This comprised an assessment of the 
continuity in the basis for the calculation of provisions 
for insurance contracts.

We tested the calculation of provisions for insurance 
contracts on a sample basis.

We assessed whether the disclosures on provisions for 
insurance contracts were adequate.

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How our audit addressed the key audit matter

We assessed whether the acquisitions met the 
criteria of a business combination.

We audited the opening balance sheet and the PPA 
adjustments and assessed the completeness of 
assets and liabilities.

Further, we involved our internal valuation spe-
cialists in assessing the valuation methodologies 
used by Management and the fair valuation of the 
acquired assets and liabilities.

We challenged key judgements and the significant 
assumptions used to determine the fair value of 
the acquired assets and liabilities in the business 
combination, including the fair value of the acquired 
customer relations, brands and provisions for 
insurance contracts.

Finally, we assessed the adequacy of disclosures 
relating to the business combination.

Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway Purchase 
Price Allocation
RSA Scandinavia was acquired with accounting 
effect as at 1 June 2021 comprising RSA’s Swedish 
(Trygg-Hansa) and Norwegian (Codan Norway) 
businesses and a co-share of RSA’s Danish business. 
Collectively referred to as RSA Scandinavia.

According to the shareholders’ agreement, Tryg A/S 
did not have control of RSA Scandinavia but did have 
significant influence. Tryg A/S’ access to informa-
tion was restricted to ensure compliance with the 
competition law. Accordingly, the investment was 
classified as an investment in associates until 31 
March 2022.

On 1 April 2022, the demerger separating Codan 
Denmark from Trygg-Hansa in Sweden and Codan in 
Norway was completed. Tryg A/S obtained control 
over the Swedish and Norwegian businesses and 
started full consolidation in the Group’s Financial 
Statements on a line-by-line basis.

Management prepared a purchase price allocation 
(’PPA’) for the acquisition of Trygg-Hansa and Codan 
Norway, resulting in assets and liabilities being 
separately recognised and valued at fair value in the 
opening balance sheet.

When performing the PPA, Management used 
the Group’s valuation methodologies. In order to 
determine the fair value of the separately identified 
assets and liabilities in a business combination, the 
valuation methodologies require input based on 
assumptions about the applied cash flow forecasts 
- based on, amongst others, customer churn rates 
and claims ratios - and determination of the WACC. 

The significant judgements and estimates involved 
in the PPA and opening balance mainly relate 
to assessing the fair value of acquired customer 
relationships, brands and other acquired assets 
and liabilities including provisions for insurance 
contracts at the opening balance sheet date.

We focused on this area because the PPA, which 
includes identification of the acquired assets and 
liabilities and their respective fair values, requires 
complex judgements and significant estimates by 
Management.

Reference is made to the Financial Statements  
“Intangible assets” and “Equity investments in 
associates” in Note 11, 14 and 26 and “Accounting 
policies” section “Business Combinations” and 
“Measurement of Goodwill, Trademarks and Cus-
tomer relations” in note 29. 

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We believe that the audit evidence we have 
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide 
a basis for our opinion.

Independence
We are independent of the Group in accordance 
with the International Ethics Standards Board 
for Accountants’ International Code of Ethics 
for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) and 
the additional ethical requirements applicable 
in Denmark. We have also fulfilled our other 
ethical responsibilities in accordance with these 
requirements and the IESBA Code.  

To the best of our knowledge and belief, pro-
hibited non-audit services referred to in Article 
5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 were not 
provided. 

Appointment
We were first appointed auditors of Tryg A/S on 
26 March 2021 for the financial year ending 31 
December 2021. We have been reappointed 
annually by shareholder resolution for a total pe-
riod of uninterrupted engagement of two years 
including the financial year 2022.

Statement on Management’s Review
Management is responsible for Management’s 
Review.

Our opinion on the Financial Statements does 
not cover Management’s Review, and we do 
not express any form of assurance conclusion 
thereon.

In connection with our audit of the Financial 
Statements, our responsibility is to read Man-
agement’s Review and, in doing so, consider 
whether Management’s Review is materially in-
consistent with the Financial Statements or our 
knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise 
appears to be materially misstated. 

Moreover, we considered whether Manage-
ment’s Review includes the disclosures required 
by the Danish Financial Business Act. 

Based on the work we have performed, in our 
view, Management’s Review is in accordance 
with the Consolidated Financial Statements 
and the parent company Financial Statements 
and has been prepared in accordance with the 
requirements of the Danish Financial Business 
Act. We did not identify any material misstate-
ment in Management’s Review.

Management’s responsibilities for the Financial 
Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation 
of consolidated financial statements that give 
a true and fair view in accordance with Interna-
tional Financial Reporting Standards as adopted 
by the EU and further requirements in the Dan-
ish Financial Business Act, and for the prepa-
ration of parent company financial statements 
that give a true and fair view in  accordance with 
the Danish Financial Business Act, and for such 
internal control as Management determines is 
necessary to enable the preparation of financial 
statements that are free from material misstate-
ment, whether due to fraud or error.

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ment is responsible for assessing the Group’s 
and the parent company’s ability to continue 
as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, 
matters related to going concern and using the 
going concern basis of accounting unless Man-
agement either intends to liquidate the Group or 
the parent company or to cease operations, or 
has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the 
Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assur-
ance about whether the Financial Statements 
as a whole are free from material misstatement, 
whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 
auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Rea-
sonable assurance is a high level of assurance 
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted 
in accordance with ISAs and the additional 
requirements applicable in Denmark will always 
detect a material misstatement when it exists. 
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and 
are considered material if, individually or in the 
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to 
influence the economic decisions of users taken 
on the basis of these Financial Statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs and 
the additional requirements applicable in Den-
mark, we exercise professional judgement and 
maintain professional scepticism throughout the 
audit. We also: 

• 

 Identify and assess the risks of material 
misstatement of the Financial Statements, 
whether due to fraud or error, design and 
perform audit procedures responsive to 
those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is 
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 

for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a 
material misstatement resulting from fraud 
is higher than for one resulting from error, as 
fraud may involve collusion, forgery, inten-
tional omissions, misrepresentations, or the 
override of internal control.
 Obtain an understanding of internal con-
trol relevant to the audit in order to design 
audit procedures that are appropriate in the 
circumstances, but not for the purpose of 
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness 
of the Group’s and the parent company’s 
internal control.
 Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting 
policies used and the reasonableness of 
accounting estimates and related disclosures 
made by Management.
 Conclude on the appropriateness of Man-
agement’s use of the going concern basis of 
accounting and based on the audit evidence 
obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists 
related to events or conditions that may cast 
significant doubt on the Group’s and the parent 
company’s ability to continue as a going con-
cern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty 
exists, we are required to draw attention in our 
auditor’s report to the related disclosures in 
the Financial Statements or, if such disclosures 
are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our 
conclusions are based on the audit evidence 
obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. 
However, future events or conditions may 
cause the Group or the parent company to 
cease to continue as a going concern.
 Evaluate the overall presentation, structure 
and content of the Financial Statements, 
including the disclosures, and whether the 
Financial Statements represent the underly-
ing transactions and events in a manner that 
gives a true and fair view.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence 
regarding the financial information of the en-
tities or business activities within the Group 
to express an opinion on the Consolidated 
Financial Statements. We are responsible for 
the direction, supervision and performance 
of the group audit. We remain solely respon-
sible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with 
governance regarding, among other matters, the 
planned scope and timing of the audit and sig-
nificant audit findings, including any significant 
deficiencies in internal control that we identify 
during our audit.

We also provide those charged with govern-
ance with a statement that we have complied 
with relevant ethical requirements regarding 
independence, and to communicate with them 
all relationships and other matters that may 
reasonably be thought to bear on our independ-
ence and, where applicable, actions taken to 
eliminate threats or safeguards applied.

From the matters communicated with those 
charged with governance, we determine those 
matters that were of most significance in the 
audit of the Financial Statements of the current 
period and are therefore the key audit matters. 
We describe these matters in our auditor’s 
report unless law or regulation precludes public 
disclosure about the matter. 

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Report on compliance with the 
ESEF Regulation

As part of our audit of the Financial Statements, 
we performed procedures to express an opinion 
on whether the annual report of Tryg A/S for the 
financial year 1 January to 31 December 2022 
with the filename TRYG-2022-12-31-en.zip is 
prepared, in all material respects, in compliance 
with the Commission Delegated Regulation 
(EU) 2019/815 on the European Single Elec-
tronic Format (ESEF Regulation) which includes 
requirements related to the preparation of the 
annual report in XHTML format and iXBRL tag-
ging of the Consolidated Financial Statements 
including notes.

Management is responsible for preparing an 
annual report that complies with the ESEF Regu-
lation. This responsibility includes:

•  The preparing of the annual report in XHTML  

• 

format;
 The selection and application of appropri-
ate iXBRL tags, including extensions to the 
ESEF taxonomy and the anchoring thereof 
to elements in the taxonomy, for all financial 
information required to be tagged using 
judgement where necessary;

•  Ensuring consistency between iXBRL tagged  
data and the Consolidated Financial State- 
  ments presented in human-readable format;  

• 

and
 For such internal control as Management de-
termines necessary to enable the preparation 
of an annual report that is compliant with the 
ESEF Regulation.

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Annual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |   
 
 
 
Hellerup, 26 January 2023

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab
CVR No 3377 1231

Christian Fredensborg Jakobsen
State Authorised Public Accountant
mne16539

Per Rolf Larssen
State Authorised Public Accountant
mne24822

Our responsibility is to obtain reasonable assur-
ance on whether the annual report is prepared, 
in all material respects, in compliance with the 
ESEF Regulation based on the evidence we have 
obtained, and to issue a report that includes 
our opinion. The nature, timing and extent of 
procedures selected depend on the auditor’s 
judgement, including the assessment of the risks 
of material departures from the requirements 
set out in the ESEF Regulation, whether due to 
fraud or error. The procedures include:

•  Testing whether the annual report is pre- 
  pared in XHTML format;
•  Obtaining an understanding of the compa- 
  ny’s iXBRL tagging process and of internal  

control over the tagging process;

•  Evaluating the completeness of the iXBRL  

tagging of the Consolidated Financial State- 

  ments including notes;
•  Evaluating the appropriateness of the com- 
  pany’s use of iXBRL elements selected from  
the ESEF taxonomy and the creation of exten- 
sion elements where no suitable element in  
the ESEF taxonomy has been identified;

•  Evaluating the use of anchoring of extension  
elements to elements in the ESEF taxonomy;  
and 

•  Reconciling the iXBRL tagged data with the  
audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

In our opinion, the annual report of Tryg A/S for 
the financial year 1 January to 31 December 
2022 with the file name TRYG-2022-12-31-en.
zip is prepared, in all material respects, in com-
pliance with the ESEF Regulation.

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Financial highlights

Financial statements - Contents

DKKm

NOK/DKK, average rate for the period
SEK/DKK, average rate for the period

Gross premium income
Gross claims
Total insurance operating costs
Profit/loss on gross business
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest, net of reinsurance
Technical result
Investment return after insurance technical interest a)
Other income and costs
Profit/loss before tax
Tax
Profit/loss on continuing business
Profit/loss on discontinued and divested business after tax
Profit/loss for the period
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance
Run-off gains/losses, Gross

Statement of financial position
Total provisions for insurance contracts
Total reinsurers' share of provisions for insurance contracts
Total equity
Total assets

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio

Operating ratio
Relative run-off gains/losses
Return on equity after tax (%)

2022

73.95
70.33

33,938
-22,407
-4,783
6,748
-723
152
6,177
-1,193
-1,933
3,051
-804
2,247
0
2,247
1,380
1,449

48,770
1,851
42,504
114,113

66.0
2.1
68.2
14.1
82.2

81.9
5.7
4.9

2021

72.92
73.39

24,137
-16,275
-3,394
4,468
-731
-29
3,709
870
-624
3,956
-795
3,161
-3
3,158
963
949

33,588
1,494
49,008
100,392

67.4
3.0
70.5
14.1
84.5

84.6
4.0
7.8

2020

69.63
70.95

22,653
-15,437
-3,202
4,014
-499
-20
3,495
311
-265
3,541
-768
2,773
0
2,773
1,145
1,130

32,488
1,377
12,264
60,916

68.1
2.2
70.3
14.1
84.5

84.6
4.9
22.5

2019

75.80
70.62

21,741
-14,857
-3,081
3,803
-566
1
3,237
579
-188
3,628
-783
2,845
-2
2,843
1,194
1,173

32,224
1,501
12,085
59,059

68.3
2.6
70.9
14.2
85.1

85.1
5.1
24.6

Note: Tryg’s acquisition of the activicies in Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway were fully consolidated in the Financial Statements from the 1 April 2022. 
 a) Tryg’s acquisition of RSA Scandinavia affects the Financial Statement from closing the 1 June 2021.  
      The investment return includes income from RSA Scandinavia of DKK 34m (2021: DKK 1,206m) and includes net effect from demerger and  
       sale of Codan DK in 2022. Following demerger 1 April, Tryg has started fully consolidation of Codan Norway and Trygg-Hansa.  
       Please see the income overview in Management’s review for further details.

2018

77.53
72.67

18,740
-12,636
-2,704
3,400
-624
-10
2,766
-332
-172
2,262
-529
1,733
-2
1,731
1,221
1,236

31,948
1,415
11,334
56,545

67.4
3.3
70.7
14.4
85.1

85.2
5.4
14.9

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Financial statements - Contents

DKKm

2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

Note General insurance

Gross premiums written
Ceded insurance premiums
Change in premium provisions
Change in reinsurers' share of premium provisions
Premium income, net of reinsurance

34,658
-1,673
157
-3
33,139

25,413
-1,564
-44
-37
23,768

Note
14 

7 
8 
7 

Investment activities
Profit/Loss from associates
Income from investment property
Interest income and dividends
Value adjustments
Interest expenses
Administration expenses in connection with investment activities

Insurance technical interest, net of reinsurance

152

-29

Claims paid
Reinsurance cover received
Change in claims provisions
Change in the reinsurers' share of claims provisions
Claims, net of reinsurance

Bonus and premium discounts

Acquisition costs
Administration expenses
Acquisition costs and administration expenses
Reinsurance commissions and profit participation from reinsu-
rers
Insurance operating costs, net of reinsurance

Technical result

-22,046
398
-361
325
-21,683

-877

-3,695
-1,088
-4,783

229
-4,554

6,177

-15,497
471
-778
141
-15,663

-1,232

-2,655
-739
-3,394

257
-3,137

3,709

Total investment return

Return on insurance provisions

Total investment return after insurance technical interest

Other income
Other costs

Profit/loss before tax
Tax

9 

10 

Profit/loss on continuing business

Profit/loss on discontinued and divested business

Profit/loss for the year

24 

Earnings per share

3 

4 

5 

6 

2 

-19
48
918
-913
-154
-145

-265

-928

-1,193

150
-2,083

3,051
-804

2,247

0

2,247

3.47

1,161
41
538
-472
-182
-153

932

-62

870

139
-763

3,955
-795

3,161

-3

3,158

5.51

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Statement of comprehensive income

Financial statements - Contents

DKKm

Note

Profit/loss for the year

Other comprehensive income

Other comprehensive income which cannot subsequently be 
reclassified as profit or loss

Actuarial gains/losses on defined-benefit pension plans

Tax on actuarial gains/losses on defined-benefit pension plans

Other comprehensive income which can subsequently  
be reclassified as profit or loss

Deferred tax related to receivable balance

Exchange rate adjustments of foreign entities

Exchange rate adjustments of foreign material associates

Hedging of currency risk in foreign entities

Tax on hedging of currency risk in foreign entities

Total other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

2022

2,247

-2

1

-2

-50

-2,217

52

496

-109

-1,828

-1,830

417

2021

3,158

0

0

0

0

93

-52

-99

22

-36

-36

3,122

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Financial statements - Contents

2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

DKKm

Note
11 

Assets
Intangible assets

Operating equipment
Owner-occupied property
Total property, plant and equipment

Investment property

Equity investments in associates
Total investments in associates

12 

13 

14 

Equity investments
Unit trust units
Bonds
Other lending
Derivative financial instruments
Reverse repurchase lending
Total other financial investment assets

15 

Total investment assets

Reinsurers' share of premium provisions
Reinsurers' share of claims provisions
Total reinsurers' share of provisions for insurance contracts

19 
16 

15 

17 

Receivables from policyholders
Total receivables in connection with direct insurance contracts
Receivables from insurance enterprises
Other receivables
Total receivables

Current tax assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Other
Total other assets

Interest and rent receivable
Other prepayments and accrued income
Total prepayments and accrued income

32,716

178
693
871

1,017

222
222

4,647
8,330
55,800
75
1,340
194
70,387

71,626

264
1,587
1,851

1,621
1,621
498
414
2,534

854
2,662
1
3,516

231
769
1,000

Note
18 

Equity and liabilities
Equity

1 

Subordinated loan capital

19 
19 

20 
21 
22 

15 
17 
23 

1 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30

Premium provisions
Claims provisions
Provisions for bonuses and premium discounts
Total provisions for insurance contracts

Pensions and similar obligations
Deferred tax liability
Other provisions
Total provisions

Debt relating to direct insurance
Debt relating to reinsurance
Amounts owed to credit institutions
Debt relating to repos
Derivative financial instruments
Current tax liabilities
Other debt
Total debt

Accruals and deferred income

Total equity and liabilities

Risk and capital management
Contractual obligations, collateral and contingent liabilities
Acquisition of activities
Related parties
Financial highlights
Accounting policies
Transition to IFRS 9 & IFRS 17 at 1 January 2023

7,025

158
604
762

1,040

37,067
37,067

3,487
8,231
35,611
75
913
460
48,778

86,885

262
1,232
1,494

1,678
1,678
407
485
2,570

265
802
1
1,068

134
453
588

Total assets

114,113

100,392

42,504

4,154

7,700
39,227
1,843
48,770

85
3,542
94
3,721

895
123
1,305
4,287
2,398
83
5,820
14,911

52

49,008

4,442

6,183
25,587
1,818
33,588

108
806
40
954

819
77
835
2,417
879
218
7,084
12,329

71

114,113

100,392

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DKKm

Share 
capital

Reserve for 
exchange rate 
adjustment

Other 
reserves

Retained 
earnings

Proposed 
dividend

Non-
controlling 
interest

Equity at 31 December 2021

3,273

-11

1,735

43,309

700

2022
Profit/loss for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
Dividend paid
Dividend own shares
Purchase and sale of own shares
Share based payments
Total changes in equity in 2022
Equity at 31 December 2022

Equity at 31 December 2020

2021
Profit/loss for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
Dividend paid
Dividend own shares
Purchase and sale of own shares
Issue of new shares a)
Share based payments
Total changes in equity in 2021
Equity at 31 December 2021

0

-1,778
-1,778

0
3,273

1,511

0

1,763

1,763
3,273

-1,778
-1,789

25

-36
-36

-36
-11

2,989

2,989

2,989
4,724

1,706

29

29

29
1,735

-4,860
-52
-4,912

38
-3,253
65
-8,062
35,247

8,492

327
0
327

3
-137
34,557
66
34,817
43,309

4,118

4,118
-3,771

347
1,047

529

2,802

2,802
-2,630

172
700

1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

1

0

0
1

Total

49,008

2,247
-1,830
417
-3,771
38
-3,253
65
-6,504
42,504

12,264

3,158
-36
3,122
-2,630
3
-137
36,320
66
36,744
49,008

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Proposed dividend per share is calculated as the total 
dividend proposed by the Supervisory Board after the 
end of the financial year divided by the total number of 
shares at the end of the year (654,653,980 shares).

The possible payment of dividend from Tryg Forsikring 
A/S to Tryg A/S is influenced by contingency fund 
provisions of DKK 4,724m (DKK 1,735m in 2021). 
The contingency fund provisions can be used to cover 
losses in connection with the settlement of insurance 
provisions or otherwise for the benefit of the insured.

a)   352,505,989 new shares of nominal DKK 5 at a 

price of 105 per share were issued. Costs related to 
the issue of new shares are deducted in proceeds 
recognised in retained earnings with DKK 694m.

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Cash flow statement

DKKm

Note

Cash flow from operating activities
Premiums
Claims
Ceded business
Costs
Change in other debt and other amounts receivable
Cash flow from insurance activities
Interest income
Interest expenses
Dividend received
Taxes
Other income and costs
Total cash flow from operating activities 

Cash flow from investment activities
Sale of property
Purchase/sale of equity investments and unit trust units (net)
Purchase/sale of bonds (net)
Purchase/sale of operating equipment (net)
Acquisition/sale of associate
Hedging of currency risk
Total cash flow from investment activities

Cash flow from financing activities
Issue of new shares
Purchase and sale of own shares (net)
Subordinated loan capital
Dividend paid
Change in lease liabilities
Change in amounts owed to credit institutions
Total cash flow from financing activities

2022

2021

DKKm

32,590
-26,366
-1,126
-3,415
177
1,859
567
-149
152
-1,039
-1,147
243

0
-222
1,810
-50
6,340
496
8,374

0
-3,253
0
-3,771
-194
471
-6,747

24,605
-14,597
-906
-3,296
-686
5,120
311
-182
112
-1,200
-490
3,670

160
-891
-2,501
-22
-36,357
-36
-39,647

36,320
-137
2,297
-2,630
-137
-356
35,357

Change in cash and cash equivalents, net
Exchange rate adjustment of cash and cash
equivalents, 1 January
Change in cash and cash equivalents, gross
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 january
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

Liabilities arising from financing activities

2022
Carrying amount at 1 January

Exchange rate adjustments

Amortisation
Cash flow

Carrying amount at 31 December

2021

Carrying amount at 1 January

Exchange rate adjustments
Amortisation

Cash flow
Carrying amount at 31 December

2022

1,870

-11
1,860
802
2,662

Subordinated 
loans
4,442

Amounts owed 
to credit 
institutions
835

-290

2
0

4,154

2,801

-658
2

2,297
4,442

0

0
471

1,305

1,191

0
0

-356
835

2021

-620

32
-588
1,390
802

Total
5,277

-290

2
471

5,459

3,992

-658
2

1,941
5,277

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1 Risk and capital management 

Risk management in Tryg 
The Supervisory Board defines the basis for the risk 
appetite through the business model and the current 
strategy. The Supervisory Board has regulated the 
management of risk activities through policies and 
guidelines to the business supported by underlying 
business processes and a power of attorney structure. 
The company’s risk management forms the basis for 
the risk profile being in line with the specified risk 
appetite at all times. Tryg’s risk profile is continuously 
measured, quantified and reported to the manage-
ment and the Supervisory Board. 

In Tryg, we have adopted a three lines of defence 
governance model across the organisation. This is to 
ensure robust governance and effective communica-
tion between the business areas, key functions and 
internal audit as well as reporting to the Supervisory 
Board and the Supervisory Board’s Risk Committee.

1st line of defence is the Business Management 

2nd line of defence is Compliance-, Actuarial- and Risk 
Management function

3rd line of defence is Internal Audit and Internal Audit 
function 

The 1st line consists of the Business Management: 
The business areas are responsible for the daily risk 
management and for carrying out every day work 
based on Tryg’s policies and instructions regarding the 
management of risks and are responsible for being 
compliant with both internal and external require-
ments. This means that there must be procedures and 
guidelines in place for vital areas, and that internal 
controls are carried out in such a way that risks are 
identified in a timely manner and necessary risk miti-
gation activities are implemented. 

The 2nd line consists of the Compliance, Actuarial 
and Risk Management function: The compliance 
function has the overall responsibility for overseeing 

and monitoring compliance with applicable laws and 
legislation as well as internal policies and guidelines. 
The key responsibility of the actuarial function is to 
ensure and assess the adequacy of the provisions. The 
risk management function is responsible for the facil-
itation, monitoring and implementation of effective 
risk management practices and reporting of adequate 
risk-related information throughout the organisation. 
The risk management function ensures a consistent 
approach to risk identification across the organisation, 
risk assessment of the most significant risks at Group 
level and reporting to the Supervisory Board. 

Lines of defence

Executive Board

Supervisory Board

Supervisory Board’s
Risk Committee

Supervisory Board’s
Audit Committee

Reporting

Right to be heard, 
cf. draft for 
Executive order 
on Management

What risk profile does Tryg want?
- Business model
- Strategy
- Policies

How is this supported?
Tactically
- Policies
- Capital plan
- Contingency plan

Operationally
- Frameworks
- Limitations
- Instructions
- Allocated capital
- Contingency plans

How is the actual risk profile meas-
ured?
Tactically
- Risk reports
- Internal controls
- Capital model
- Stress tests

1st line of defence

2nd line of defence

3rd line of defence

External audit

•  Business Management 

•  Compliance function
•  Actuarial function
•  Risk management 
     function

•  Internal audit
•  Internal audit function

Tryg’s risk management environment

Supervisory 
Board

• Risk appetite
• Capital
• Strategy
• Crisis 
   management

Supervisory Board’s
Risk Committee

Risk management environment

Business areas

Policies

Executive Board

Policies
and guidelines

Risk Committee

Risk reporting 
recommen-
dations

Insurance
risk 

Model 
risk 

Compliance 
risk 

Market
risk 

Operational 
risk 

Systematic risk 
assessment 
reporting

• Contingency
• Control
• Risk 
    identification
• Risk 
   management

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Furthermore, the function prepares specific rec-
ommendations in relation to capital management, 
reinsurance, investment risk management and more. 
Tryg’s risk management function is also responsi-
ble for determining the company’s solvency capital 
requirement. 

The functions in the second line of defence must have 
an overview of business processes and risks across the 
organisation.

The 3rd line consists of internal audit: The third line 
must ensure an independent and objective audit of 
the organization’s internal controls, risk management 
and governance processes. Internal audit reports 
independently to the Supervisory Board and to its 
Audit Committee. 

The Supervisory Board has organised their own Risk 
Committee consisting of 4 members of the Supervi-
sory Board. In addition to these 4 members, the Chief 
Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer and the General 
Counsel (in Capacity as overseeing the Compliance 
function) are part of the Committee. The Supervisory 
Board’s Risk Committee was established to ensure 
that all risk and capital related topics are discussed 
thoroughly before discussed in the Supervisory Board. 
The Supervisory Board meets minimum 4 times 
annually. 

Capital management 
Tryg’s capital management is based on the key busi-
ness objectives: 
•    A solid capital base, supporting both the statutory 
requirements and a single ‘A’ rating from Moody’s. 
•    Support of a steadily increasing nominal dividend 

per share, with a payout ratio in the interval 60-90% 
(of operating earnings)

Tryg’s capital base currently consist of Tier 1 and 2 
capital, such as shareholders’ equity and subordinated 
loans.

The capital base is continuously measured against 
the capital requirement calculated on the basis of 
Tryg’s partial internal model, where insurance risks are 

modelled using an internal model, while other risks are 
described using the standard formula. 

The model calculates Tryg’s capital requirement with 
99.5% solvency level with a 1-year horizon, which 
means that Tryg will be able to fulfil its obligations in 
199 out of 200 years. The partial internal model has 
been used for a number of years, and was approved 
by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA) 
in December 2015. A major model change was last 
approved by DFSA in April 2020. 

Monitoring of the capital base also involves capital 
projections based on expected business plans within 
the strategic planning period and selected stress 
scenarios. 

Company’s Own Risk and  
Solvency Assessment (ORSA) 
ORSA is the company’s own risk assessment based 
on the Solvency II principles, which implies that Tryg 
must assess all material risks that the company is or 
may be exposed to. The ORSA report also contains an 
assessment of whether the calculation of solvency 
capital requirement is reasonable and is reflecting 
Tryg’s actual risk profile. 

Tryg’s risk activities are implemented via continuous 
risk management processes, where the main results 
are reported to the Supervisory Board and its Risk 
Committee during the year. Therefore, the ORSA 
report is an annual summary document assessing all 
these processes. 

Insurance risk 
Insurance risk comprises two main types of risks: 
Underwriting risk and reserving risk.

Underwriting risk 
Underwriting risk is the risk that insurance premiums 
will not be sufficient to cover the compensations and 
other costs associated with the insurance business. 
Underwriting risk is managed primarily through the 
company’s insurance policy defined by the Super-
visory Board, and administered through business 

procedures, underwriting guidelines etc. Underwriting 
risk is assessed in Tryg’s capital model, determining 
the capital impact from insurance products. 

Reinsurance is used to reduce the underwriting risk 
in situations where this cannot be achieved to a 
sufficient degree via ordinary diversification. The main 
components of the reinsurance programme as of 
January 1, 2023 are:

•    In case of major events involving damage to build-
ings and contents, Tryg’s reinsurance programme 
provides sufficient protection to cover a loss 
defined by the Solvency II Standard Scenario which 
corresponds to a 1 in 200 year event. 
Retention for such events is DKK 300m. 

•    In addition Tryg has bought a specific cover for 

aggregation of natural disasters with a retention of 
DKK 500m.

•    Tryg has also taken out reinsurance on a per risk ba-
sis for large claims occurring in business lines with 
very high sums insured. Retention for large claims is 
DKK 150m, gradually dropping to DKK 50m.
•    Tryg has a reinsurance cover of other lines with 

retention of DKK 100m for the first claim  and DKK 
25m for subsequent claims. For the individual sec-
tors, individual cover has subsequently been taken 
out as needed. 

The use of reinsurance creates a natural counterparty 
risk. This risk is handled by applying a wide range of 
reinsurers with a suitable rating and adequate capital 
level as defined by the Supervisory Board. 

Reserving risk 
Reserving risk relates to the risk of Tryg’s insurance 
provisions being inadequate. The Supervisory Board 
lays down the overall framework for the handling of 
reserving risk in the insurance policy, while the overall 
risk is measured in the capital model. The uncertainty 
associated with the calculation of claims reserves 
affects Tryg’s results through the run-off on reserves. 

Long-tailed reserves in particular are subject to inter-

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est rate and inflation risk. Interest rate risk is hedged 
by means of Tryg’s match portfolio which corresponds 
to the discounted claims reserves. In order to manage 
the inflation risk of claims reserves, Tryg has bought 
zero coupon inflation swaps. After Trygs acquisition 
of Trygg-Hansa, Tryg’s portfolio of long tailed Swedish 
motor third party liability and personal accident has 
increased significantly. Tryg determines the claims 
reserves via statistical methods as well as individual 
assessments. 

At the end of 2022, Tryg’s claims reserves net of 
reinsurance totalled DKK 37,639m with an average 
discounted duration of approximately 5.2 years (aver-
age duration undiscounted 7.2 years). 

Investment risk 
The overall framework for managing investment risk is 
defined by the Supervisory Board in Tryg’s investment 
policy. In overall terms, Tryg’s investment portfolio is 
divided into a match portfolio and a free portfolio. The 
match portfolio corresponds to the value of the dis-
counted claims reserves and is designed to hedge the 
interest rate sensitivity of these as closely as possible. 
Tryg carries out daily monitoring, follow-up and risk 
management of the Group’s interest rate risk. 

The free portfolio is subject to the framework defined 
by the Supervisory Board through the investment pol-
icy. The purpose of the free portfolio is to achieve the 
highest possible return relative to risk. Tryg’s property 
portfolio constitutes the company’s largest invest-
ment risk. The Property portfolio comprises primarily 
well-diversified and liquid property investment funds, 
but also a small proportion of directly held investment 
properties, the value of which is adjusted based on the 
conditions on the property market through internal 
valuations backed by external valuations. At the end 
of 2022, investment properties accounted for 6.7% 
(including property funds) and Tryg’s equity portfolio 
accounted for 5.1% of the total investment assets. 

Tryg does not want to speculate in foreign currency, 
but since Tryg invests and operates its insurance busi-
ness in other currencies than Danish kroner, Tryg is 

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fluctuations in the other Scandinavian currencies due 
to its ongoing insurance activities. Premiums earned 
and claims paid in other currencies create a natural 
currency hedge, for which reason other risk mitigation 
measures are not required in this area. However, the 
part of equity held in other currencies than Danish kro-
ner will be exposed to currency risk. This risk is hedged 
on an ongoing basis using currency swaps.

In addition to the above-mentioned risks, Tryg is ex-
posed to credit, counterparty and concentration risk. 
These risks primarily relate to exposures in high-yield 
bonds, emerging market debt exposures as well as 
Tryg’s investments in AAA-rated Nordic and European 
government and mortgage bonds. These risks are 
also managed through the investment policy and the 
framework for reinsurance defined in the insurance 
policy. 

For a non-life insurance company like Tryg, liquidity 
risk is practically non-existent, as premium payments 
fall due before claims payments. The only significant 
assets on Tryg’s balance sheet, which by nature is 
somewhat illiquid, are the property portfolio. 

Operational risk 
Operational risk relates to errors or failures in internal 
procedures, fraud, breakdown of infrastructure, IT secu-
rity and similar factors. As operational risks are mainly 
internal, Tryg focuses on an adequate control environ-
ment for its operations. In practice, this work is organ-
ised by means of procedures, controls and guidelines 
covering the various aspects of the Group’s operations. 
The Supervisory Board defines the overall framework 
for managing operational risk in Tryg’s Operational risk 
policy and in the Information Security Policy. 

A special crisis management structure is set up to deal 
with the eventuality that Tryg is hit by major crises. 
This comprises a Crisis Management Team at Group 
level, national contingency teams at country level 
and finally business continuity teams in the individual 

areas. Tryg has prepared contingency plans to address 
the most important areas among these ensuring 
servicing of customers. In addition, comprehensive IT 
contingency plans have been established, primarily 
focusing on the business critical systems. 

Other risks 

Strategic risk 
The strategic risk is the risk of loss as a result of Tryg’s 
chosen strategic position. The strategic position 
covers both business transactions, IT strategy, choice 
of business partners and changed market conditions. 
Tryg’s strategic position is determined by Tryg’s Super-
visory Board in close collaboration with the Executive 
Board. Before determining the strategic position, the 
strategic decisions are subject to a risk assessment, 
explaining the risk of the chosen strategy to Tryg’s 
Supervisory Board and Executive Board. 

Compliance risk 
Compliance risk means the risk of Tryg being subject 
to legal sanctions , authority sanctions, suffering 
financial losses or deterioration of reputation due to 
non compliance with legislation, market standards or 
internal regulations. The Compliance function must 
control assess and report whether Tryg’s methods and 
procedures for complying with the legislation are relia-
ble and function effectively. The compliance functions 
conducts a risk assessment annually and identifies the 
areas to be reviewed in the coming year. Compliance 
continuously deals with the identified compliance risks 
until they are mitigated and monitors and assesses 
whether any new risks are being handled. In addition, 
the Compliance Function also provides ongoing  
training in compliance matters, e.g. Code of conduct 
and GDPR training as part of our mandatory  
compliance training courses. In 2022, 99% of our 
employee completed and passed the training on time.

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2022

2021

+/-339

-150
-200

+/-241

-150
-200

+/- 1.240

+/- 400

+/- 2.780

+/- 1,745

-252
173
-79

-936
1,164
228

-723
596
-128

-505
32

-694

-3,177
2,904
-273

-183
178
-5

-152
192
40

-813
734
-78

-516
18

-508

-1,237
1,226
-11

Sensitivity analysis
DKKm

Insurance risk
Effect of 1% change in:
Combined ratio (1 percentage point)

Large single loss
Catastrophe event

Reserving risk
1% change in inflation on person-related lines of business a)
10% error in the assessment of long-tailed lines of business
(workers' compensation, motor liability, liability, accident)

Investment risk
Interest rate market
Effect of 1 % increase in interest curve:
NOK:
Impact of interest-bearing securities
Higher discounting of claims provisions
Net effect of interest rate rise
SEK:
Impact of interest-bearing securities
Higher discounting of claims provisions
Net effect of interest rate rise
DKK, EUR and Other:
Impact of interest-bearing securities
Higher discounting of claims provisions
Net effect of interest rate rise

Equity market
15 % decline in equity market
Impact of derivatives and related thereto

Real estate market
15 % decline in real estate markets

Currency market
Equity:
15 % decline in exposed currency (exclusive of EUR) relative to DKK
Impact of derivatives
Net impact of exchange rate decline

Technical result per year:
Impact of 15% change in NOK and SEK exchange rates relative to DKK

+/- 524

+/- 183

a) Including the effect of the zero coupon inflation swap

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Emerging risk 
Emerging risk covers both new risks and already 
known risks, with changing characteristics. The man-
agement of this type of risk is handled in a strategic 
level by the Supervisory Board and Executive Board, 
and also at an operational level by the individual 
business areas, which monitor the market and adapt 

the products as the conditions change. In the event of 
a change in insurance terms, it is ensured that Tryg’s 
reinsurance cover is consistent with the new condi-
tions. Emerging risk is also a part of the systematically 
implemented risk identification process in Tryg.

Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk of loss as a result of not 
being able to meet payments when they fall due. In 
insurance companies the liquidity risk is very limited 
as premiums are paid prior to the beginning of the risk 
period. The majority of Tryg’s investment portfolio are 
placed in AAA or AA rated bonds which can be either 
sold or repoed in a short time span.

Provisions for claims

Gross (DKKm)

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Estimated accumulated claims
End of year
1 year later

2 year later
3 year later
4 year later
5 year later
6 year later
7 year later
8 year later
9 year later
10 year later

Cumulative payments to date
Provisions before discounting, 
end of year
Discounting
Reserves from 2011 and prior years
Gross provisions for claims, end of year

Estimated accumulated claims regarding
Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway

12,953
12,946

12,976
12,796
12,545
12,461
13,653
13,586
13,478
13,422
15,191
15,191
-12,780

2,411
-853

13,359
13,632

13,294
13,131
13,113
14,413
14,204
14,070
14,034
14,176

12,206
12,522

12,350
12,266
13,577
13,420
13,164
13,097
13,373

14,176
-13,312

13,373
-12,468

864
-178

905
-196

14,192
14,130

14,089
15,459
15,397
15,380
15,344
15,734

15,734
-14,595

1,139
-230

12,400
12,252

13,720
13,688
13,663
13,632
14,076

12,256
13,920

13,831
13,745
13,738
14,407

15,007
14,994

14,972
14,982
15,783

15,699
15,730

15,693
16,613

16,497
16,311

17,217

16,953
20,577

25,475

14,076
-12,777

1,299
-252

14,407
-12,812

1,595
-304

15,783
-13,687

2,097
-389

16,613
-13,727

2,886
-475

17,217
-13,372

3,844
-586

20,577
-13,445

7,132
-869

25,475
-13,108

12,367
-902

182,622
-146,083

36,539
-5,235
7,923
39,227

1,879

306

449

526

572

732

862

1,032

1,557

3,011

6,605

17,530

The amounts in foreign currency in the table are translated to Danish kroner using the exchange rate at 31 December 2022 to prevent the impact of exchange rate fluctuations.

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Provisions for claims (continued)

Ceded business (DKKm)

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Estimated accumulated claims
End of year
1 year later
2 year later
3 year later
4 year later
5 year later
6 year later
7 year later
8 year later
9 year later
10 year later

Cumulative payments to date
Provisions before discounting, 
end of year
Discounting
Reserves from 2011 and prior years
Provisions for claims, end of year

210
238
274
268
256
246
259
258
325
325
332
332
-256

76
-3

535
1,464
1,247
1,241
1,257
1,285
1,334
1,294
1,292
1,285

1,285
-1,244

41
-1

260
293
288
284
305
302
304
304
306

306
-293

14
0

2,053
1,859
1,891
1,868
1,898
1,911
1,903
1,899

1,899
-1,883

16
-1

Estimated accumulated claims regarding
Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway

0

0

3

0

195
244
237
236
232
232
230

230
-227

3
0

0

275
376
371
382
353
383

383
-342

41
-2

594
638
665
675
683

683
-631

51
-2

351
431
452
448

448
-334

114
-6

717
778
705

705
-516

189
-8

524
557

754

557
-231

326
-12

754
-94

661
-25

7,581
-6,051

1,530
-61
118
1,587

11

1

0

2

8

39

63

The amounts in foreign currency in the table are translated to Danish kroner using the exchange rate at 31 December 2022 to prevent the impact of exchange rate fluctuations.

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Provisions for claims (continued)

Net of reinsurance (DKKm)

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Estimated accumulated claims
End of year
1 year later
2 year later
3 year later
4 year later
5 year later
6 year later
7 year later
8 year later
9 year later
10 year later

Cumulative payments to date
Provisions before discounting, 
end of year
Discounting
Reserves from 2011 and prior years
Provisions for claims, net of reinsurance, end of the year

2,335
-850

12,744
12,708
12,702
12,529
12,290
12,215
13,394
13,328
13,153
13,097
14,859
14,859
-12,524

12,824
12,168
12,047
11,891
11,856
13,128
12,871
12,776
12,742
12,891

11,946
12,229
12,062
11,981
13,271
13,117
12,860
12,793
13,067

12,891
-12,068

13,067
-12,175

823
-177

891
-196

12,139
12,271
12,198
13,591
13,500
13,468
13,441
13,835

13,835
-12,712

1,123
-229

12,205
12,008
13,483
13,452
13,431
13,400
13,846

11,981
13,544
13,460
13,363
13,385
14,024

14,413
14,357
14,307
14,307
15,101

15,348
15,299
15,241
16,165

15,780
15,534
16,511

16,429
20,020

24,721

13,846
-12,550

1,296
-252

14,024
-12,470

1,554
-302

15,101
-13,056

2,045
-387

16,165
-13,393

2,772
-469

16,511
-12,856

3,655
-578

20,020
-13,214

6,806
-857

24,721
-13,015

11,707
-877

175,040
-140,032

35,009
-5,174
7,805
37,640

Estimated accumulated claims regarding
Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway

1,879

306

446

526

572

721

861

1,031

1,555

3,003

6,566

17,467

The amounts in foreign currency in the table are translated to Danish kroner using the exchange rate at 31 December 2022 to prevent the impact of exchange rate fluctuations.

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2022

Claims provisions, gross
Claims provisions, ceded

2021
Claims provisions, gross
Claims provisions, ceded

Expected cash flow, not discounted

0-1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Total

13,458
-980
12,478

8,950
-700
8,251

6,287
-345
5,942

4,227
-272
3,955

4,057
-155
3,903

2,645
-130
2,516

23,527
-180
23,348

10,714
-137
10,578

47,329
-1,659
45,670

26,537
-1,239
25,299

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2022
DKKm

53,343
2,502
725
1,016
606
1,098
59,291

1,548
167
1,715

%

 90.0 
 4.2 
 1.2 
 1.7 
 1.0 
 1.9 
 100.0 

90.3
9.7
100.0

2021
DKKm

33,323
764
1,036
736
424
1,121
37,403

1,207
183
1,390

DKKm

2022

2021

DKKm

Investment risk
The notes below are based on Tryg's investment portfolio without the external customers share
Bond portfolio including interest derivatives
Duration 1 year or less
Duration 1 - 5 years
Duration 5 - 10 years
Duration more than 10 years
Total
Duration

20,494
20,459
10,350
4,513
55,816
3.8

Credit risk
Bond portfolio by ratings

17,152
11,364
5,352
3,698
37,566
3.1

AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B or lower
Total

The option adjusted duration is used to measure duration. The option adjustment relates primarily to Danish 
mortgage bonds and reflects the expected duration-shortening effect of the borrower's option to cause the 
bond to be redeemed through the mortgage institution at any point in time.

Shares
Nordic countries
Europe ex. Nordic contries
North America
Others
Total

193
240
1,752
1,642
3,827

73
442
1,684
1,108
3,307

Tryg’s share exposure includes exposure from share derivatives of DKK -214m (DKK -117m in 2021) and exclud-
ing shares related to propertiy exposure. Unlisted equity investments are based on an estimated market price. 

Exposure to exchange rate risk

Assets 
and debt

7,271
2,257
292
5,033
4,941
1,113

2022

Hedge

-7,106
-973
-274
-5,066
-4,862
-854

Exposure

Assets 
and debt

166
1,284
18
33
80
259
1,840

5,114
2,105
308
2,711
-495
637

2021

Hedge

-5,041
-709
-300
-2,703
484
-616

Exposure

74
1,396
8
7
11
21
1,516

USD
EUR a)
GBP
NOK
SEK
Other
Total

a) Due to correlation between DKK and EUR the exposure limit is higher than all other currencies.

Reinsurance balances

AAA to A
Not rated
Total

Liquidity risk
Maturity of the Group’s financial  obligations including interest

2022

0-1 year

1-5 years

> 5 years

Subordinated loan capital
Amounts owed to credit institutions
Debt relating to unsettled funds transactions and 
repos
Other debt
Total

152
1,305

4,287
7,021
12,765

607
0

0
0
607

5,250
0

0
0
5,250

2021

0-1 year

1-5 years

> 5 years

Subordinate loan capital
Amounts owed to credit institutions
Debt relating to unsettled funds transactions and 
repos
Other debt
Total

110
835

2,417
8,248
11,609

439
0

0
0
439

5,172
0

0
0
5,172

Interest on loans for a perpetual term has been recognised for the first fifteen years.

%

89.1 
2.0 
2.8 
2.0 
1.1 
3.0 
100.0 

86.8
13.2
100.0

Total

6,009
1,305

4,287
7,021
18,622

Total

5,720
835

2,417
8,248
17,220

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DKKm

Amortised cost value of the loan recognised in
statement of financial position
The fair value of the loan at the statement of finan-
cial position date
The fair value of the loan at the statement of finan-
cial position date is based on a price of
Total capital losses and costs at the statement of 
the financial position date
Interest expenses for the year
Effective interest rate

Loan terms:
Lender
Principal
Issue price
Issue date
Maturity year
Loan may be called by lender as from

Repayment profile

Interest structure

a) Cancelled in 2021

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Bond loan 
SEK 1,000m

2022

2021a)

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   
 -   
 -   

          -   

          -   

          -   

          -   
           8 
6.9%

Listed bonds
SEK 1,000m
100
May 2016
2046
2021

The share of subordinated loan capital included in 
Own Funds totals DKK 4,163m (DKK 4,453m in 2021). 

The loans are initially recognised at fair value on the 
date on which a loan is entered and subsequently 
measured at amortised cost. 

The loans are taken by Tryg Forsikring A/S. The credi-
tors have no option to call the loans before maturity or 
otherwise terminate the loan agreements. The loans 
are automatically accelerated upon the liquidation or 
bankruptcy of Tryg Forsikring A/S. 

Prices used for determination of fair value in respect 
of the loans are based on actual traded prices from 
Bloomberg.

b) Interest on the Notes is due and payable only at the 
sole and absolute discretion of Tryg. Accordingly, Tryg 
may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion 
elect to cancel any interest payment (or any part the-
reof) which would otherwise be payable on any inte-
rest payment date. Will become payable only in the 
event of Tryg Forsikring A/S’s bankruptcy.  

Bond loan 
NOK 800mb)

Bond loan 
NOK 1,400m

2022

2021

2022

989

990

100

1
46
4.7%

566

567

100

0
32
5.7%

596 

616 

103 

  1 
25 
4.1%

Listed bonds
NOK 800m
100
March 2013
Perpetual
2023

2021

1,042 

1,103 

 106 

     2 
   33 
3.2%

Listed bonds
NOK 1,400m
100
November 2015
2045
2025

Interest-only

Interest-only

Interest-only

3.75 % above NIBOR 3M (until 2023)
4.75 % above NIBOR 3M (from 2023)

2.75 % above NIBOR 3M (until 2025) 2.75 % above STIBOR 3M (until 2026)
3.75 % above NIBOR 3M (from 2025) 3.75 % above STIBOR 3M (from 2026)

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DKKm

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Bond loan 
NOK 850m

Bond loan 
SEK 1,300m

Bond loan 
SEK 700mb)

Amortised cost value of the loan recognised in
statement of financial position
The fair value of the loan at the statement of finan-
cial position date
The fair value of the loan at the statement of finan-
cial position date is based on a price of
Total capital losses and costs at the statement of 
the financial position date
Interest expenses for the year
Effective interest rate

600

563

94

1
19
3.1%

Loan terms:
Lender
Principal
Issue price
Issue date
Maturity year
Loan may be called by lender as from

Repayment profile
Interest structure

633

631

100

1
7
1.7%

Listed bonds
NOK 850m
100
May 2021
May 2051
2027

867

830

95

2
18
2.0%

942

944

100

2
7
1.1%

Listed bonds
SEK 1,300m
100
May 2021
May 2051
2026

466

463

99

2
16
3.4%

506

515

101

2
13
2.5%

Listed bonds
SEK 700m
100
April 2018
Perpetual
2023

Interest-only
1.25 % above NIBOR 3M (until 2031) 1.15 % above STIBOR 3M (until 2031)
2.25 % above NIBOR 3M (from 2031) 2.15% above STIBOR 3M (from 2031)

Interest-only

Interest-only
2.5 % above STIBOR 3M

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b) Interest on the Notes is due and payable only at the 
sole and absolute discretion of Tryg. Accordingly, Tryg 
may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion 
elect to cancel any interest payment (or any part the-
reof) which would otherwise be payable on any inte-
rest payment date. Will become payable only in the 
event of Tryg Forsikring A/S’s bankruptcy. 

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DKKm

Amortised cost value of the loan recognised in statement of financial position
statement of financial position
The fair value of the loan at the statement of financial position date
The fair value of the loan at the statement of financial position date is based on a price of
Total capital losses and costs at the statement of the financial position date
Interest expenses for the year
Effective interest rate

Loan terms:
Lender
Principal
Issue price
Issue date
Maturity year
Loan may be called by lender as from

Repayment profile
Interest structure

Amortised cost value of the loan recognised in statement of financial position

Bond loan NOK 800m
Bond loan NOK 1,400m
Bond loan NOK 850m
Bond loan SEK 1,300m
Bond loan SEK 700m
Bond loan SEK 1,000m
Total amortised cost value of the loan recognised in statement of financial position

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b) Interest on the Notes is due and payable only at the 
sole and absolute discretion of Tryg. Accordingly, Tryg 
may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion 
elect to cancel any interest payment (or any part the-
reof) which would otherwise be payable on any inte-
rest payment date. Will become payable only in the 
event of Tryg Forsikring A/S’s bankruptcy. 

76

Bond loan 
SEK 1,000mb)

2022

666
638
95
3
21
3.2%

2021

723
740
102
3
15
2.4%

Listed bonds
SEK 1,000m
100
February 2021
Perpetual
2026

Interest-only
2.4 % above STIBOR 3M 

2022

2021

 566 
 989 
 600 
 867 
 466 
 666 
4,154 

 596 
 1.042 
 633 
 942 
 506 
 723 
4,442 

NotesAnnual report 2022 | Tryg A/S |  The main part of Tryg’s investment assets are 
classified as level 1 and 2 and are valuated based 
on listed prices. This involves the bond portfolio, 
the main part of shares and unit trust units as 
well  as the statement of financial instruments. 
Assets, which can be classified as level 3, can be 
attributed to unlisted assets, specific unlisted 
unit trusts and investment property. 
As these investment assets are not valued based 
on observable input, there will be a 
discretionary element in this hierarchy.  

On 31 December 2022, the value amounts to 
DKK 1,145m (DKK 1,114m on 31 December 
2021).

Situation in Ukraine

International tensions have increased since the 
beginning of 2022 and escalated dramatically
after mid-February following Russia’s invasion 
of Ukraine. These events have created some 
turmoil and heigtened volatility in capital 
markets. Tryg has a very modest (i.e. negligible) 
exposure to the region both in terms of assets 
and liabilities. 

The exposure to Russia/Ukraine equities or 
bonds is extremely low while also the business 
exposure is insignificant. Financial impact on 
Trygs result is expected to be isolated to the 
effect on investment results following from the
general turmoil in financial markets.  

Valuation of investments assets 
The valuation of the investment assets can be 
distributed in the fair value hierarchy model, 
which is determined in accordance with IFRS 13. 
The model distributes the total investments as-
sets based on the price at which the investment 
assets are set. Reference is made to note 15, for 
further description of the fair value hierarchy.

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2

Operating segments

Privatea)

Commercial

Corporate

Other 

Group

2022
Gross premium income
Gross claims
Gross operating expenses
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest, net of reinsurance
Technical result
Investment return and Other income and costs
Profit/loss before tax
Tax and  other items
Profit/loss
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Intangible assets
Equity investments in associates
Reinsurers' share of premium provisions
Reinsurers' share of claims provisions
Other assets
Total assets
Premium provisions
Claims provisions
Provisions for bonuses and premium discounts
Other liabilities
Total liabilities

21,960
-14,915
-2,961
-358
86
3,813

338

28,793
0
55
13

4,764
22,094
1,723

8,350
-5,239
-1,360
-126
44
1,670

560

2,809
0
61
630

2,072
9,992
120

3,628
-2,253
-462
-239
21
694

482

0
0
147
944

863
7,141
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0

1,114
222
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

33,938
-22,407
-4,783
-723
152
6,177
-3,127
3,051
-804
2,247
1,380

32,716
222
264
1,587
79,324
114,113
7,700
39,227
1,843
22,839
71,609

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Description of segments
Please refer to the accounting policies for a descrip-
tion of operating segments.

a)   From H1 2022 Tryg’s Operating segments are 

reduced from four to three operating segments, 
with the segment previous reported as “Sweden” is 
moved to the Segment “Private” and comparative 
figures are restated accordingly.

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Privatea)

Commercial

Corporate

Other 

Group

2

Operating segments (continued)

2021
Gross premium income
Gross claims
Gross operating expenses
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest, net of reinsurance
Technical result
Investment return and Other income and costs
Profit/loss before tax
Tax and  other items
Profit/loss
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Intangible assets
Equity investments in associates
Reinsurers' share of premium provisions
Reinsurers' share of claims provisions
Other assets
Total assets
Premium provisions
Claims provisions
Provisions for bonuses and premium discounts
Other liabilities
Total liabilities

Non-current assets by country

Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Other
Total

15,386
-10,518
-2,087
-267
-18
2,496

372

6,070

55
48

3,743
9,766
1,712

5,294
-3,334
-913
-191
-7
850

309

60

33
377

1,451
7,573
102

3,457
-2,423
-396
-273
-4
361

282

0

174
806

990
8,249
4

0
1
1
0
0
2

1

895
37,067
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

2022

6,817
25,075
1,685
10
33,587

24,137
-16,275
-3,394
-731
-29
3,709
247
3,956
-798
3,158
963

7,025
37,067
262
1,232
54,805
100,392
6,183
25,587
1,818
17,796
51,384

2021

6,785
462
539
1
7,787

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Description of segments
Please refer to the accounting policies for a descrip-
tion of operating segments.

a)   From H1 2022 Tryg’s Operating segments are 

reduced from four to three operating segments, 
with the segment previous reported as “Sweden” is 
moved to the Segment “Private” and comparative 
figures are restated accordingly.

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2

Geographical segments

2022

2021

2020

2019 

2018 

Danish general insurance
Gross premium income
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Number of full-time employees, end of period

Norwegian general insurance
NOK/DKK, average rate for the period
Gross premium income
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Number of full-time employees, end of period

15,612
2,685
752

14,326
2,448
644

13,902
2,694
639

13,126
2,595
717

10,375
1,986
714

67.2
1.7
68.8
14.2
83.1
-4.8
3,345

73.95
8,386
1,267
319

66.9
4.9
71.8
13.6
85.5
-3.8
1,344

66.2
2.0
68.2
14.4
82.7
-4.5
3,062

72.92
7,263
938
215

69.1
5.0
74.1
13.1
87.2
-3.0
1,139

65.5
1.1
66.6
13.9
80.4
-4.6
2,826

69.63
6,411
473
247

75.3
3.4
78.7
14.1
92.7
-3.9
1,099

64.9
1.5
66.4
13.6
80.0
-5.5
2,622

75.80
6,472
469
283

73.7
5.1
78.8
14.4
93.1
-4.4
1,083

61.4
5.4
66.8
13.9
80.7
-6.9
2,501

77.53
6,302
791
520

72.6
1.2
73.8
13.9
87.7
-8.3
1,105

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2

Geographical segments

2022

2021

2020

2019 

2018 

a)  Comprises credit & surety insurance (Tryg Garanti) 
in Finland, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, 
Germany and amounts relating to one-off items.

Swedish general insurance
SEK/DKK, average rate for the period
Gross premium income
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Number of full-time employees, end of period

Other a)
Gross premium income
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance
Number of full-time employees, end of period

Tryg (total)
Gross premium income
Technical result
Investment return
Other income and costs
Profit/loss before tax
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Number of full-time employees, end of period

70.33
9,730
2,227
289

63.1
0.5
63.6
14.1
77.7
-3.0
1,781

211
-2
20
49

33,938
6,177
-1,193
-1,933
3,051
1,380

66.0
2.1
68.2
14.1
82.2
-4.1
6,518

73.39
2,390
279
113

71.4
2.2
73.6
14.6
88.3
-4.7
431

159
43
-8
42

24,137
3,709
1,008
-624
4,093
963

67.4
3.0
70.5
14.1
84.5
-4.0
4,674

70.95
2,234
331
274

65.8
4.0
69.9
15.3
85.1
-12.3
441

105
-3
-15
33

22,653
3,495
311
-265
3,541
1,145

68.1
2.2
70.3
14.1
84.5
-5.1
4,400

70.62
2,120
169
205

74.0
2.0
75.9
16.1
92.0
-9.7
419

24
4
-12
28

21,741
3,237
579
-188
3,628
1,194

68.3
2.6
70.9
14.2
85.1
-5.5
4,151

72.67
2,073
94
-9

82.3
-1.7
80.6
14.6
95.2
0.4
402

-10
-105
-4
19

18,740
2,766
-332
-172
2,262
1,221

67.4
3.3
70.7
14.4
85.1
-6.5
4,027

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2  Technical result, net of reinsurance, by line of business

DKKm

Accident and health 

Health care

Worker's 
compensation

Motor TPL

Motor comprehensive
 insurance

Marine, aviation and 
cargo insurance

Gross premiums written
Gross premium income
Gross claims
Gross operating expenses
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest,  
net of reinsurance
Technical result
Gross claims ratio
Combined ratio
Claims frequency a)
Average claims DKK b)
Total claims

DKKm

Gross premiums written
Gross premium income
Gross claims
Gross operating expenses
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest,  
net of reinsurance
Technical result
Gross claims ratio
Combined ratio
Claims frequency a)
Average claims DKK b)
Total claims

2022
 5,454
 5,122
- 3,042
- 681
- 10

 24
 1,413
59.4 
72.9 
6.9%
 11,990 
 274,306 

2021
 2,989
 2,751
- 1,844
- 409
- 11

- 3
 484
67.0 
82.3 
4.4%
 21,155 
 89,800 

2022
 773
 753
- 583
- 111
 0

 2
 61
77.4 
92.2 
33.0%
 5,786 
 109,839 

2021
 633
 637
- 506
- 75
 0

- 1
 55
79.4 
91.2 
63.2%
 5,332 
 103,853 

2022
 1,065
 1,045
- 241
- 123
- 4

 5
 682
23.1 
35.2 
15.9%
 77,362 
 11,618 

Fire and contents 
(Private)

Fire and contents
 (Commercial)

Change of 
ownership

2022
 7,901
 7,805
- 5,457
- 1,214
- 247

 28
 915
69.9 
88.6 
10.4%
 9,690 
 568,677 

2021
 6,150
 5,875
- 4,195
- 759
- 238

- 21
 662
71.4 
88.4 
9.9%
 9,697 
 445,872 

2022
 3,578
 3,865
- 2,704
- 594
- 271

 26
 322
70.0 
92.3 
8.0%
 64,195 
 41,024 

2021
 2,903
 2,874
- 1,930
- 465
- 256

- 5
 218
67.2 
92.2 
16.9%
 49,458 
 35,556 

2022
 0
 12
- 2
- 4
 0

 0
 6
16.7 
50.0 
2.9%
 24,374 
 310 

2021
 954
 933
- 681
- 116
- 14

 8
 130
73.0 
86.9 
16.3%
 96,143 
 10,238 

2021
 0
 21
 2
- 6
 0

 0
 17
-9.5 
19.0 
3.7%
 29,369 
 521 

2022
 2,911
 2,953
- 1,348
- 445
- 41

 13
 1,132
45.6 
62.1 
6.7%
 10,313 
 158,615 

2021
 2,033
 2,010
- 1,251
- 291
- 29

 2
 441
62.2 
78.2 
5.7%
 19,677 
 87,435 

2022
 8,375
 7,954
- 5,714
- 975
- 93

 31
 1,203
71.8 
85.3 
27.4%
 7,968 
 709,220 

2021
 5,748
 5,458
- 3,616
- 747
- 88

- 6
 1,001
66.3 
81.6 
23.4%
 8,634 
 423,792 

2022
 281
 275
- 136
- 48
- 31

 1
 61
49.5 
78.2 
27.0%
 21,721 
 6,259 

2021
 234
 228
- 94
- 34
- 33

 0
 67
41.2 
70.6 
16.6%
 50,844 
 2,147 

Liability 
insurance

Credit and surety 
insurance

Tourist assistance 
insurance

2022
 1,677
 1,711
- 926
- 285
- 26

 12
 486
54.1 
72.3 
6.4%
 65,281 
 15,790 

2021
 1,356
 1,298
- 1,006
- 212
- 6

- 1
 73
77.5 
94.3 
10.9%
 83,708 
 11,533 

2022
 739
 738
- 559
- 114
 61

2021
 651
 647
- 308
- 96
- 60

 1
 127
75.7 
82.9 
0.3%
 1,024,542 
 709 

- 1
 182
47.6 
71.7 
0.0%
 4,923,206 
 63 

2022
 1,067
 1,041
- 1,041
- 116
- 59

 4
- 171
100.0 
116.8 
22.5%
 6,412 
 163,672 

a)   The claims frequency is calculated as the number of claims incurred in the year in proportion to the average number of insurance contracts in the year.
b)   Average claims are total claims before run-off in the year relative to the number of claims in the year.

2021
 1,006
 844
- 360
- 120
 3

- 2
 365
42.7 
56.5 
9.4%
 6,901 
 63,963 

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DKKm

Gross premiums written
Gross premium income
Gross claims
Gross operating expenses
Profit/loss on ceded business
Insurance technical interest, net of reinsurance
Technical result
Gross claims ratio
Combined ratio

Total exclusive of  
Group Life

 Group Life, 
one-year policies a)

Total

a)   Group Life, one-year policies related to Norwegian 

Group Life and Alka Group Life. 

2022
 33,821
 33,274
- 21,753
- 4,710
- 721
 147
 6,237
65.4 
81.7 

2021
 24,657
 23,576
- 15,789
- 3,330
- 732
- 30
 3,695
67.0 
84.2 

2022
 837
 664
- 654
- 73
- 2
 4
- 61
98.5 
109.8 

2021
 756
 561
- 486
- 64
 1
 1
 13
86.6 
97.9 

2022
 34,658
 33,938
- 22,407
- 4,783
- 723
 152
 6,177
66.0 
82.2 

2021
 25,413
 24,137
- 16,275
- 3,394
- 731
- 29
 3,709
67.4 
84.5 

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2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

DKKm

3 

Premium income, net of reinsurance
Direct insurance
Indirect insurance

Unexpired risk provision

Ceded direct insurance

34,744
72
34,816
-1
34,815
-1,676
33,139

25,304
65
25,369
0
25,369
-1,601
23,768

Ceded
-762
-281
-558
-1,601

Direct insurance, by location of risk

2022

2021

Denmark
Other EU countries b)
Other countries a)

a) Primarily Norway
b) Primarily Sweden

Gross
16,381
9,913
8,449
34,743

Ceded
-757
-384
-535
-1,676

Gross
15,404
2,572
7,328
25,304

4 

5 

Insurance technical interest, net of reinsurance
Return on insurance provisions
Discounting transferred from claims provisions

Claims, net of reinsurance
Claims
Run-off previous years, gross

Reinsurance cover received
Run-off previous years, reinsurers' share

2022

2021

928
-776
152

-23,855
1,449
-22,407
792
-68
-21,683

62
-91
-29

-17,224
949
-16,275
598
14
-15,663

6 

Insurance operating costs, net of reinsurance
Commissions regarding direct insurance contracts
Other acquisition costs
Total acquisition costs
Administration expenses
Insurance operating costs, gross
Commission from reinsurers

Fees to the auditors appointed by the annual general meeting:
PwC, included in administrative expenses 

The fee is divided into:
Statutory audit
Other audit assignments
Other services

Expenses for the Group´s Internal Audit Department.

-420
-3,275
-3,695
-1,088
-4,783
229
-4,554

-8
-8

-6
0
-2
-8

-14

-223
-2,432
-2,655
-739
-3,394
257
-3,137

-7
-7

-4
-1
-2
-7

-9

Fees for non-audit services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers to the Group amount to DKK 2m
(DKK 3m in 2021) and consist of general tax and accounting advice and consulting services.

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2021

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Insurance operating costs, gross, classified by type (continued)

Commissions

Staff expenses

Other staff expenses

Office expenses, fees and headquarter expenses

IT operating and maintenance costs, software expenses

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses and write-downs

Other income

Please refer to note 12 and 23 for leases recognised according to IFRS 16.

Total staff expenses recognized in income statement:

Salaries and wages

Commision

Allocated conditional and matching shares

Pension plans 

Other social security costs

Payroll tax

-421

-2,677

-199

-1,357

-318

-118

305

-4,783

-223

-2,212

-126

-798

-247

-107

318

-3,395

-3,866

-3,167

-5

-64

-530

-8

-828

-7

-55

-427

-7

-623

-5,301

-4,286

Please refer to note 27 for specification of Remuneration for the Supervisory Board and 
Executive Board.

Average number of full-time employees during the year  
(continuing business) 

5,944

4,544

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Share-based payment
Matching shares

2022

Matching shares allocated in 
2022

Allocated in 2011-2021
Category changes and addition
Cancelled
Exercised
Total 31.12.22

2021

Matching shares allocated in 
2021

Allocated in 2011-2020
Category changes and addition
Cancelled
Exercised
Total 31.12.21

Total Numbers

Fair Value

Executive 
Board 

Risk-takers

Other

Total

Average value 
per matching 
share at grant 
date DKK

Total value at 
time of alloca-
tion DKKm

Value per 
matching 
share at 31 
December 
DKK

Total fair 
value at 31 
December 
DKKm

0

6,695

62,494

69,189

295,068
0
-14,328
-196,558
84,182

93,636
7,788
-7,476
-72,467
21,481

287,096
-7,788
-47,272
-173,163
58,874

675,800
0
-69,076
-442,188
164,536

172

134
134
134
134
134

 12 

91
0
-9
-59
22

165

165
165
165
165
165

11

112
0
-11
-73
27

Executive 
Board 

Risk-takers

Other

Total

Average value 
per matching 
share at grant 
date DKK

Total value at 
time of alloca-
tion DKKm

Value per 
matching 
share at 31 
December 
DKK

Total fair 
value at 31 
December 
DKKm

0

2,680

74,216

76,896

295,068
0
-14,328
-112,806
167,934

89,859
1,097
-7,476
-45,487
37,993

206,880
6,000
-40,572
-139,235
33,073

591,807
7,097
-62,376
-297,528
239,000

149

133
133
133
133
133

11 

78
1
-8
-39
32

162

162
162
162
162
162

12

96
1
-10
-48
39

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Matching shares
In accordance with the Group’s remuneration policy 
Tryg has on agreed terms allocated matching shares 
for some employees.   

Executive Board, Risk-takers and Other employees are 
allocated one share in Tryg A/S for each share they 
acquire in Tryg A/S at market rate for liquid cash at a 
contractually agreed sum over deferral period of up to 
4 years.

In 2022, the recognised fair value of matching shares 
for the Group amounted to DKK 18m (DKK 15m 
in 2021). At 31 December 2022, total fair value for 
matching shares amounted to DKK 38m. The fair val-
ue is adjusted for dividend paid, no expected dividend 
is included.

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Share-based payment
Conditional shares

2022

Conditional shares allocated 
in 2022

Allocated in 2018-2021
Category changes and addition
Cancelled
Exercised
Total 31.12.22

2021

Conditional shares allocated 
in 2021

Allocated in 2018-2020
Category changes and addition
Cancelled
Exercised
Total 31.12.21

Total Numbers

Fair Value

Executive 
Board 

Risk-takers

Other

Total

Average value 
per condi-
tional share at 
grant date 
DKK

Total value at 
time of alloca-
tion DKKm

Value per con-
ditional share 
at 31 Decem-
ber DKK

Total fair 
value at 31 
December 
DKKm

70,169

30,973

4,314

105,456

135,949
0
0
-10,077
125,872

405,078
54,674
0
-106,742
353,010

212,088
10,594
-8,231
-139,496
74,955

753,115
65,268
-8,231
-256,315
553,837

162

172
172
172
172
172

 17 

130
11
-1
-44
95

165

165
165
165
165
165

17

125
11
-1
-42
92

Executive 
Board 

Risk-takers

Other

Total

Average value 
per condi-
tional share at 
grant date 
DKK

Total value at 
time of alloca-
tion DKKm

Value per con-
ditional share 
at 31 Decem-
ber DKK

Total fair 
value at 31 
December 
DKKm

98,776

158,233

89,662

346,671

37,173
0
0
-5,613
31,560

242,856
3,989
0
-33,230
213,615

91,775
30,651
-8,231
-56,105
58,090

371,804
34,640
-8,231
-94,948
303,265

167

176
176
176
176
176

58 

66
6
-1
-17
53

162

162
162
162
162
162

56

60
6
-1
-15
49

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Conditional shares
In accordance with the Group’s remuneration policy 
Tryg has on agreed terms allocated conditional shares 
for some employees.

Executive Board, Risk-takers and Other employees are 
allocated shares in Tryg A/S if certain conditions are 
fulfilled over a period of up to 4 years.

In 2022, the recognised fair value of conditional shares 
for the Group amounted to DKK 46m (DKK 40m in 
2021). At 31 December 2022, total fair value of condi-
tional shares amounted to DKK 109m.

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2021

DKKm

2022

2021

DKKm

7 

Interest and dividends
Interest income and dividends
Dividends
Interest income, bonds
Interest income, other 

Interest expenses
Interest expenses subordinated loan capital, credit institutions 
and cash at bank
Interest expenses, other a)

152
763
2
918

-152
-3
-154
763

a)  Hereof DKK 33m in 2021 related to the RSA acquisition, please refer to note 26  
for specification of the acquisition.

8 

Value adjustments
Value adjustments concerning financial assets or liabilities at 
fair value with value adjustment in the income statement:
Equity investments
Unit trust units
Bonds
Derivatives (Equity and Interest) a)

Value adjustments concerning assets or liabilities that cannot 
be attributed to IAS 39:
Investment property
Discounting
Other statement of financial position items

704
-1,481
-2,117
-1,343
-4,236

9
3,418
-103
3,324
-913

Exchange rate adjustments concerning financial assets or liabilities which cannot be stated at fair value 
total DKK 247m (DKK -336m in 2021)

a)   Hereof value adjustment of currency hedge in 2021 DKK 1,035m related to RSA acquisition, which 

consists of the premium paid and exchange rate adjustments which cannot be attributed to hedge ac-
counting. 

112
422
4
538

-107
-75
-182
356

269
1,095
-312
-1,750
-698

64
527
-365
226
-472

9 

Other income and costs
Include income and costs which cannot be directly ascribed to 
the insurance portfolio or investment assets.

Other income
Income related to the sale of pension products and car care
Other income

Other costs
Costs related to the sale of pension products and car care
Depreciations of customer relations and trademarks
Integration and restructuring costs related to RSA acquisition a)
Other costs

126
24
150

-100
-786
-949
-248
-2,083
-1,933

a)   Integration and restructuring costs primarily relates to it integration, fees to advisors  

10 

and staff expenses.

Tax
Tax on accounting profit/loss
Difference between Danish and foreign tax rates
Tax adjustment, previous years
Adjustment of non-taxable income and costs
Change in valuation of tax assets
Change in tax rate
Other taxes

Effective tax rate
Tax on accounting profit/loss
Difference between Danish and foreign tax rates
Tax adjustment, previous years
Adjustment of non-taxable income and costs
Change in valuation of tax assets
Change in tax rate
Other taxes

-671
-21
-11
-90
19
-30
0
-804
%
22.0
1.0
0.5
3.0
-1.0
1.0
0.0
26.5

108
31
139

-102
-136
-349
-176
-763
-624

-763
-156
105
35
-1
0
-15
-795
%
22.0
3.5
-2.5
-1.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
22.5

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Intangible assets

DKKm

11 

Intangible assets (continued)

Trademarks 
and          
customer 
relations

Goodwill

Assets 
under con-
struction a)

Software a)

4,880
-34

1,863
-16

15,827

10,441

20,673

12,287

-104
0
0

0
0

-510
12
-756

0
0

2,267
-29

215
77

74
-7
2,597

-1,637
19
-233

-7
7

-104

-1,254

-1,851

267
-4

-215
281

40

369

0
0
0

0
0

0

Total

9,276
-84

0
358

26,382
-7
35,926

-2,251
31
-988

-7
7

-3,209

2022
Cost
Cost at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Transferred from assets  
under construction
Additions for the year
Additions, demerger of  
Trygg-Hansa, Codan Norway
Disposals for the year
Cost at 31 December

Amortisation and write-downs
Amortisation and write-downs 
at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Amortisation for the year
Impairment losses and  
write-downs for the year
Reversed amortisation
Amortisation and write-downs 
at 31 December

Trademarks 
and          
customer 
relations

Goodwill

Assets 
under con-
struction a)

Software a)

4,885
-5

1,865
-2

0
0

0
0

0
4,880

0
1,863

-104
0
0

0
0

-375
1
-136

0
0

2,154
22

208
72

-190
2,267

-1,523
-12
-212

-79
188

-104

-510

-1,637

222
4

-208
249

0
267

0
0
0

0
0

0

Total

9,127
18

0
321

-190
9,276

-2,002
-11
-348

-79
188

-2,251

2021
Cost
Cost at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Transferred from asset under 
construction
Additions for the year
Additions, demerger of  
Trygg-Hansa, Codan Norway
Disposals for the year
Cost at 31 December

Amortisation and write-downs
Amortisation and write-downs 
at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Amortisation for the year
Impairment losses and 
 write-downs for the year
Reversed amortisation
Amortisation and write-downs 
at 31 December

Carrying amount at 31 December

20,569

11,033

746

369

32,716

Carrying amount at 31 December

4,776

1,353

630

267

7,025

Material intangible assets  
Trygg-Hansa Brand DKK 2,557m not depreciated   
Trygg-Hansa Customer relations Private customers DKK 6,425m depreciated over 10 years   
Trygg-Hansa Customer relations Commercial customers DKK 815m depreciated over 7 years 

a)   Hereof proprietary software and assets under construction DKK 445m (DKK 377m at 31 December 

2021). 

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11 

Impairment test 
Goodwill
 The Value-in-use method is used when testing the Goodwill for impairment. 

Primary assumptions for impairment test:
 When assessing the cash flow management has based its estimates of premiums earned on the insurance 
portfolio adjusted to reflect the expected effect of business decisions and market development from past 
experiences. The portfolio is indexed with the wage and salary index. Claims incurred are based on expect-
ed claims ratios, which corresponds to normalised large- and weather claims. Reinsurance is taken into 
account when looking at the overall technical result together with the expected expense ratio. Required 
returns are based on management’s requirements for returns of the individual cash generation units and 
are not expected to change significantly in the near future. 

Alka
 In 2018, Tryg acquired Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet Alka. The insurance activities were incorporated into the 
Tryg Group’s business structure from 8 November 2018.

 Comprises the sale of insurance products to customers under the ‘Alka’ brand.  

 At 31 December 2022, management performed an impairment test of the carrying amount of goodwill 
based on the allocation of the cost of goodwill to the cash-generating unit.

 The cash flows appearing from the latest prognosis approved by management for the next 6 quarters are 
used when calculating the value in use of Private DK. The cash flows in the latest prognosis period have 
been extrapolated for financial years after the prognosis periods (terminal period) and adjusted for expect-
ed growth rates determined on the basis of expectations for the general economic growth. The required 
return is based on an assessment of the risk profile of the tested business activities compared with the 
market’s expectations for the Group.

 The impairment test shows a calculated value in use of approximately DKK 26.9bn (DKK 36.5bn) relative 
to the value of the CGU of DKK 13.7.bn (DKK 12.7bn) and does not indicate any impairment in 2022. 
Goodwill amounts to DKK 4.2bn (DKK 4.2bn).  

According to the sensitivity information below a change in the required return rate will have the highest ef-
fect on the equity. An increase in the required return of approx. 3.3% will result in a write down of goodwill.

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2022

2021

3%
2%
9%
82%

1.1bn
-1.1bn
-4.1bn
5.9bn
-1.4bn
1.4bn

4%
2%
6%
81%

1.7bn
-1.6bn
-7.1bn
11.6bn
-1.8bn
1.8bn

Intangible assets (continued)
 - Earned premium assumed CAGR 0 - 10 years
 - Earned premium assumed CAGR > 10 years (terminal period)
 - Required return before tax
 - Expected level of combined ratio

Sensitivity information
Impact on the calculated present value from the following 
changes:
CAGR +1.0 percentage point (0 - 10 years)
CAGR -1.0 percentage point (0 - 10 years)
Required return +1.0 percentage point
Required return -1.0 percentage point
Combined ratio +1.0 percentage point
Combined ratio -1.0 percentage point

The above changes have no impact on equity.

Norway
In 2022, Tryg acquired the Norwigian branch Codan Norway. See note 26. The insurance activities were 
incorporated into the Tryg Group’s business structure from 1 April 2022 and distributed under the Tryg 
Brand.

In 2017, Tryg acquired Obos’ insurance portfolio. The insurance activities were incorporated into the 
Tryg Group’s business structure from 1 June 2017.

At 31  December 2022, management performed an impairment test of the carrying amount of goodwill 
based on the allocation of the cost of goodwill to the cash-generating unit.

The cash flows appearing from the latest prognosis approved by management for the next 6 quarters 
are used when calculating the value in use of private Norway. The cash flows in the prognosis period 
have been extrapolated for financial years after the prognosis periods (terminal period) and adjusted for 
expected growth rates determined on the basis of expectations for the general economic growth. The 
required return is based on an assessment of the risk profile of the tested business activities compared 
with the market’s expectations for the Group.

The impairment test shows a calculated value in use of approximately DKK 9.6bn (DKK 0.5bn) relative 
to the value of the CGU of DKK 3,3.bn (DKK 159m) and does not indicate any impairment in 2022 
Goodwill amounts to DKK 1.2bn (DKK 48m). 

According to the sensitivity information below a change in the required return rate will have the highest ef-
fect on the equity. An increase in the required return of approx. 4.4% will result in a write down of goodwill.

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11 

2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

Intangible assets (continued)
 - Earned premium assumed CAGR 0 - 10 years
 - Earned premium assumed CAGR > 10 years (terminal period)
 - Required return before tax
 - Expected level of combined ratio

Sensitivity information
Impact on the calculated present value from the following 
changes:
CAGR +1.0 percentage point (0 - 10 years)
CAGR -1.0 percentage point (0 - 10 years)
Required return +1.0 percentage point
Required return -1.0 percentage point
Combined ratio +1.0 percentage point
Combined ratio -1.0 percentage point

The above changes have no impact on equity.

3%
2%
9%
88%

0.3bn
-0.3bn
-1.4bn
2.0bn
-1.0bn
1.0bn

4%
2%
10%
87%

25
-23
-88
123
-50
50

11 

Intangible assets (continued)
 - Earned premium assumed CAGR 0 - 10 years
 - Earned premium assumed CAGR > 10 years (terminal period)
 - Required return before tax
 - Expected level of combined ratio

Sensitivity information
Impact on the calculated present value from the following 
changes:
CAGR +1.0 percentage point (0 - 10 years)
CAGR -1.0 percentage point (0 - 10 years)
Required return +1.0 percentage point
Required return -1.0 percentage point
Combined ratio +1.0 percentage point
Combined ratio -1.0 percentage point

The above changes have no impact on equity.

2%
2%
10%
78%

1.5bn
-1.4bn
-5.0bn
7.1bn
-1.5bn
1.5bn

2%
2%
10%
88%

92
-87
-354
498
-199
199

Sweden
In 2022, Tryg acquired the Swedish branch Trygg-Hansa. See note 26. The insurance activities were incorporat-
ed into the Tryg Group’s business structure from 1 April 2022 and distributed under the Trygg-Hansa Brand.

In 2016, Tryg acquired Skandia’s child and adult accident insurance portfolio. The insurance activities 
were incorporated into the Tryg Group’s business structure from 1 September 2016.

At 31  December 2022, management performed an impairment test of the carrying amount of goodwill 
based on the allocation of the cost of goodwill to the cash-generating unit. Trygg-Hansa portfolio consists 
from 1 April 2022 of Trygg-Hansa, Moderna, Securator and Skandia, considered a cash-generating unit. 
The reason behind the the single cash-generating unit, is that they are all managed together as part of the 
Swedish private business and reported as part of the operating segment “Private”

Comprises the sale of insurance products to private customers under the ‘Trygg-Hansa’ and ‘Moderna’ 
brand. Moreover, insurance is sold under the brands Atlantica, Bilsport & MC and Moderna Djurförsäkrin-
gar. Sales take place through its own sales force, call centres and online.

The cash flows appearing from the latest prognosis approved by management for the next 6 quarters 
are used when calculating the value in use of “Sweden”. The cash flows in the latest prognosis period 
have been extrapolated for financial years after the prognosis periods (terminal period) and adjusted for 
expected growth rates determined on the basis of expectations for the general economic growth. The 
required return is based on an assessment of the risk profile of the tested business activities compared 
with the market’s expectations for the Group.

The impairment test shows a calculated value in use of approximately DKK 30.5bn (DKK 2.5bn) relative 
to the value of the CGU of DKK 26.3bn (DKK 0.7bn) and does not indicate any impairment in 2022. Good-
will amount to DKK 15.1bn (0.5bn).

According to the sensitivity information below a change in the required return rate will have the highest 
effect on the equity. An increase in the required return of approx. 0.9% will result in a write down of goodwill.

Trademarks and customer relations
As at 31  December 2022 management performed an assessment of the carrying amounts of customer 
relations as an integral part of the Sweden, Norway and Alka portfolio goodwill test.

Software and assets under construction
As at 31 December 2022 management performed a test of the carrying amounts of software and assets 
under construction. 

The impairment test compares the carrying amount with the estimated present value of furture cash 
flows. The test did indicate an impairment of DKK 7m (DKK 79m) of it systems, due to higher related 
costs and some lower expected systems benefits, a write-down has been recognized. The cost is recog-
nised as write-downs under depreciations in the income statement. 

Assets under construction are not depreciated but tested once a year for impairment or when there is 
any indication of a decrease in value.

Amortised software is assessed for impairment at the balance sheet date or when there are indications 
that the future cash flow cannot justify the carrying amount. 

If the recoverable amount is lower than the carrying amount, the difference is recognised in the income 
statement. 

The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less sales costs and value in use.

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Property, plant and equipment

DKKm

2022
Cost
Cost at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Additions for the year
Additions, demerger of Trygg-Hansa, Codan Norway
Disposals for the year
Cost at 31 December

Accumulated depreciation and value adjustments
Accumulated depreciation and value adjustments at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Depreciation for the year
Reversed depreciation and value adjustments
Accumulated depreciation and value adjustments at 31 December
Carrying amount at 31 December

2021

Cost
Cost at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Additions for the year
Disposals for the year
Cost at 31 December

Accumulated depreciation and value adjustments
Accumulated depreciation and value adjustments at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Depreciation for the year
Reversed depreciation and value adjustments
Accumulated depreciation and value adjustments at 31 December
Carrying amount at 31 December

Operating 
equipment

Leases ROU 
equipment a) 

Leases ROU 
Group-occupied 
property b)

251
-3
28
20
-1
295

-121
2
-15
1
-133
162

246
2
23
-19
251

-126
-1
-11
17
-121
130

103
0
0
2
0
105

-75
0
-14
0
-89
16

88
0
17
-1
103

-62
0
-14
0
-75
28

983
-19
95
144
0
1,203

-379
10
-141
0
-510
693

904
11
87
-19
983

-274
-4
-101
0
-379
604

Total

1,337
-22
123
166
-1
1,603

-575
12
-170
1
-732
871

1,239
13
126
-40
1,337

-462
-5
-125
17
-575
762

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a)   Lease assets (Right of use-assets (ROU)) equipment 

only consists of leases of vehicles with a lease 
term of three to four years. The monthly amounts 
are fixed and there is no option for purchase or 
extension. Short term leases are not recognised as 
Right of use-assets.

b)   Lease assets (Right of use-assets), Group occupied 
property consists of leases of offices buildings. 
Contract terms are from 1 to 14 years and with 
yearly rent adjustments. Tryg has no lease contracts 
with variable lease payments based on sale or 
similar.

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Investment property
Fair value at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Additions for the year
Disposals for the year
Value adjustments for the year
Reversed on sale
Fair value at 31 December
Total rental income amounts to DKK 57m (DKK 64m in 2021).

Total expenses amounts to DKK 12m (DKK 20m in 2021). External experts were involved in valuing the 
majority of the investment properties.

Return percentages, weighted average
Business property
Office property
Residential property
Total

2022
5.1
5.5
4.0
5.4

2021
4.6
5.1
4.2
5.0

Sensitivity
Tryg’s property valuations are based on the market-based rental income and operating expenses of the 
individual property relative to the required rate of return. The most important factors impacting the va-
luations are the applied rates of return, annual net rental income and occupancy rates. The average ra-
tes of return applied are stated above. 

Impacts on the fair value of properties
Increase in applied rate of return of 0.25% 
Decrease in applied rate of return of 0.25%
Decrease in net rental income of 3%
Decrease in occupancy rate of 3%

2022
-34
36
-30
-7

2021
-39
42
-31
-6

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2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

1,040
-26
1
-6
7
0
1,017

1,117
25
3
-166
66
-4
1,040

14 

Equity investments in associates
Cost
Cost at 1 January
Additions for the year
Additions, demerger of Trygg-Hansa, Codan Norway
Disposals for the year*
Cost at 31 December

Revaluations at net asset value
Revaluations at 1 January
Reversed on sale
Value adjustments for the year
Revaluations at 31 December

36,035
56
19
-35,713
396

1,032
-1,188
-19
-175

96
35,939
0
0
36,035

-81
0
1,112
1,032

Carrying amount at 31 December

222

37,067

Tryg no longer has any associates material to the Group.

In relation to the full year figures for 2021, Tryg had the following associates that were material to the Group:

Scandi JV Co A/S

Scandi JV Co A/S

Nature of relationship with the Group
Principal place of business / Country of incorporation
Ownership interest / Voting rights held

Financial Holding company which sole 
 purpose is to own Codan A/S
Denmark
89.3% / 50%

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Equity investments in associates (continued)

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15 

The following is summarised financial information based on the interim report for Q3 2021 prepared in 
accordance with the Danish Financial Business Act, including the Danish Financial Supervisory Authori-
ty's Executive Order on Financial Reports for Insurance Companies and Multi-Employer Occupational 
Pension Funds.

The disclosed  figures show the entire Scandi JV Co Group. The full-year figures for 2021 were not avai-
lable when this report was published. The company had no activities in 2020.

The holdings in Codan A/S are classified as held for sale according to IFRS 5. Consequently the holdings 
are measured at the lower of its carrying amount and fair value less cost to distribute. Consequently, no 
amortization on intangible assets is performed.

Total comprehensive income reported is attributable to discontinued operations.

Please refer to note 26 regarding Acquisitions of activities. 

DKKm 

30 Sep 2021

Assets
Other investment assets
Assets classified as held for sale
Other assets
Total assets

Equity and liabilities
Equity
Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale
Other liabilities
Total equity and liabilities

Income statement
Investment return
Income from discontinued operations 
Other expenses
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the period
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income

Tryg’s interest in net assets of investee at 30 Sep 2021
Value adjustments in Q4 2021

Carrying amount of interest in investee at 31 Dec 2021

570 
77,058
140 
77,768

41,665 
36,099
4 
77,768 

01 Jun 2021 - 30 Sep 2021

                      -2
905 
                      -4
                   899 
                     12 
                   911 
                      -7
                   904 

37,207 
-155

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2022

2021

20,643
49,472

78
6,244
76,437

2,394

3
16,668
19,065

19,231
29,054

32
4,098
52,415

879

0
15,892
16,771

Financial assets
Financial assets held for trading
Financial assets designated at fair value
Derivative financial instruments at fair value used for hedge ac-
counting with value adjustment in other comprehensive in-
come
Loans and receivables measured at amortised cost
Total financial assets
Financial assets at amortised cost only deviate to a minor 
extent from fair value,

Financial liabilities
Derivative financial instruments at fair value with value adjust-
ments in the income statement
Derivative financial instruments at fair value with value adjust-
ments in other comprehensive income
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
Total financial liabilities

Please refer to note 1 for valuation of subordinate loan capital at fair value. Other financial liabilities 
measured at amortised cost only deviate to a minor extent from fair value.

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Financial assets (continued)

The Fair value hierarchy
"Quoted market prices and consolidated reference prices" (level 1) consists of financial instruments 
that are quoted and traded in a principal and active market (markets generally accessible and with 
substantial volume and trade frequency).

Valuation based on observable input (level 2) consists of financial instruments that are valued sub-
stantially on the basis of observable input other than quoted price or consolidated reference price 
for the instrument itself. If a financial instrument is quoted in a market that is not active, Tryg bases 
its measurement on the most recent transaction price.

Adjustment is made for subsequent changes to market conditions, for instance, by including transa-
ctions in similar financial instruments that are assumed to be motivated by normal business consi-
derations. For a number of financial assets and liabilities, no market exists.

In such cases, Tryg uses recent transactions in similar instruments and discounted cash flows or 
other generally accepted estimation and valuation techniques based on market conditions at the 
balance sheet date to calculate an estimated value. This category covers instruments such as deri-
vatives valued on the basis of observable yield curves and exchange rates and illiquid mortgage 
bonds valued by reference to the value of similar liquid bonds. Equity investments includes private 
equity with underlying real estate.

Valuation based on significant non-observable input (level 3) consists of certain financial instru-
ments based substantially on non-observable input. Such instruments primarily includes unlisted 
shares and some unlisted bonds. The fair value of Investment property is also based on non-obser-
vable input. Please refer to note 13 and accounting policies section Investment property.

If, at the balance sheet date, a financial instrument’s classification differs from its classification at 
the beginning of the year, the classification of the instrument changes. Changes are considered to 
have taken place at the balance sheet date. Developments in the financial markets can result in re-
classifications between the categories. Some bonds have become illiquid and have therefore been 
moved from ”Quoted prices or consolidated reference prices” to the ”Observable input” category, 
while other bonds have become liquid and have been moved from ”Observable input” to the ”Quo-
ted prices or consolidated reference prices” category.

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Financial assets (continued)
Fair value hierarchy for financial instruments and investment property  
measured at fair value in the statement of financial position

Quoted market prices
or consolidated
reference pricesa)

Observable 
input

Non-             
observable 
input

2022
Investment property
Equity investments
Unit trust units
Bonds
Derivative financial instruments, assets
Derivative financial instruments, debt

0
0
6,917
55,372
15
0
62,304

0
4,554
1,377
428
1,325
-2,398
5,287

a) Consolidated reference prices mean Nasdaq consolidated reference prices

2021
Investment property
Equity investments
Unit trust units
Bonds
Derivative financial instruments, assets
Derivative financial instruments, debt

0
308
7,259
35,326
9
0
42,903

0
3,142
935
285
904
-879
4,387

1,017
92
36
0
0
0
1,145

1,040
38
36
0
0
0
1,114

Total

1,017
4,647
8,330
55,800
1,340
-2,398
68,737

1,040
3,487
8,231
35,611
913
-879
48,403

Bonds measured on the basis of observable inputs consist of Norwegian and Swedish bonds issued by 
banks and to some extent Danish semi-liquid bonds, where no quoted prices or consolidated reference 
prices based on actual trades are available.

Financial instruments transferred from "Quoted market prices or con-
solidated reference prices" to "Observable input"
Financial instruments transferred from "Non-observable input" to "Ob-
servable input"

2022

2021

0

0

138

1,142

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2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

Financial assets (continued)
Financial instruments measured at fair value in the statement of finan-
cial position on the basis of non-observable input:
Carrying amount at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Additions, demerger of Trygg-Hansa, Codan Norway
Gains/losses in the income statement
Purchases
Sales
Transfers to/from the group 'non-observable input'
Carrying amount at 31 December
Gains/losses in the income statement for assets held at the statement 
of financial position date recognised in value adjustments

1,114
-25
50
6
9
-8
0
1,145

1,186
24
0
66
14
-170
-5
1,114

-1

-1

15 

Financial assets (continued)
Reconciliation of Tryg's Investment portfolio

Investment assets according to balance sheet

71,626

86,885

Investment assets according to investment activities
 Other, hereof financial instrument in liabilities a)
 External customers b)
Tryg's investment portfolio b)
 Match portfolio
RSA Scandinavia
Free portfolio

-6,964
-1,972
62,689
-45,032
0
17,656

-2,634
-4,052
80,200
-29,674
-37,052
13,475

a)   Primarily debt relating to repos and derivatives.
b)   The setup of Tryg invest is impacting Tryg’s balance sheet as external customers investments are 
booked under “Total other financial investments” with opposing liabilities entries as “other debt”.

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Financial assets (continued)

Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives with value adjustments in the income statement at fair value:

DKKm

15

DKKm

Interest derivatives
Share derivatives

Exchange rate derivatives*
Inflation derivatives
Total derivative financial instru-
ments

Due after less than 1 year
Due within 1 to 5 years
Due after more than 5 years

2022

2021

Fair value in 
statement of 
financial  
position

-1,548
44

270
591

Nominal

58,339
221

19,359
4,588

Nominal

36,333
150

9,094
4,140

82,507

-643

49,717

27,304
22,404
32,799

103
-894
148

32,350
6,682
10,686

Fair value in 
statement of 
financial  
position

224
19

-209
-181

-147

-6,292
111
6,034

Derivatives are used continuously as part of the cash and risk management carried out by Tryg and its 
portfolio managers. 
*hereof used for hedging of foreign entities nom. SEK 6.1bn (2021: SEK 0.6bn) and NOK 3.6bn (2021: 
NOK 2.5bn)

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Financial assets (continued)
Derivative financial instruments used in connection with hedging of foreign entities for  
accounting purposes 
Gains and losses on hedges charged to other comprehensive income:

Gains and losses at 1 January
Value adjustments for the year
Gains and losses at  
31 December

Gains

3,986
889

2022
Losses

-3,767
-393

Net

219
496

Gains

3,753
233

2021
Losses

-3,435
-333

4,876

-4,160

715

3,986

-3,767

Net

318
-99

219

Value adjustments
Value adjustments of foreign entities recognised in other comprehensive income in the amount of:

Value adjustments at 1 January
Value adjustment for the year
Exchange rate adjustment for the year recognized in profit/loss
Value adjustments at 31 December

Receivables

2022

2021

-183
-2,217
52
-2,348

-225
42
0
-183

Total receivables in connection with direct insurance contracts

1,621

1,678

Receivables from insurance enterprises

Unsettled transactions

Other receivables

Specification of write-downs on receivables from insurance contracts:

Write-downs at 1 January

Exchange rate adjustments

Write-downs and reversed write-downs for the year

Additions, demerger of Trygg-Hansa, Codan Norway

Write-downs at 31 December

498

136

278

407

0

485

2,534

2,570

112

118

-3

15

29

3

-9

0

153

112

Receivables are written down in full when submitted for debt collection. The write-down is reversed if 
payment is subsequently received from debt collection and amounts to DKK 34m (DKK 32m in 2021). 

Other receivables do not contain overdue receivables.

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Reinsurer's share 
Impairment test 
As at 31 December 2022, management performed a test of the carrying amount of total reinsurers’ 
share of provisions for insurance contracts and receivables. The impairment test resulted in impairment 
write-down totalling DKK 4m (DKK 3m in 2021). 

The use of reinsurance creates a natural counterparty risk. The Risk will be handled by applying a wide 
range of reinsurers with at least an ’A’ rating.

17 

Current tax
Tryg recognizes the role that taxes play in society and we acknowledge that business must have a re-
sponsible approach to handling tax matters in order to ensure sustainable societies. Our tax policy is 
inspired by the GRI Sustainability Reporting standard #207 regarding tax.

Tax matters are handled on a daily basis by the tax team in Tryg but is overseen by the Group CFO. 
The Tryg Tax Policy is ultimately the responsibility of Tryg’s Executive Board and is approved and re-
viewed annually by the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Tryg.

Tryg has established a Corporate Responsibility Board with management representatives from key 
departments within Tryg with Tryg’s Group CFO as chair. The adherence to the tax policy is secured 
as part of the ongoing work and the existing practices of the Tryg tax team. 

The Tryg Tax Policy applies to all entities within the Tryg Group and, to the extent possible, also to in-
vestments made by Tryg. For further information on the Tryg Tax Policy reference is made to our  
webpage www.Tryg.com.

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17

Current tax (continued)
Current tax
Net current tax at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Current tax for the year
Current tax on equity entries
Adjustment of current tax in respect of previous years
Additions, demerger of Trygg-Hansa, Codan Norway
Tax paid for the year 
Net current tax at 31 December

Current tax is recognised in the statement of financial position as follows: 
Under assets, current tax 

Under liabilities, current tax 
Net current tax

2022

2021

47
12
-385
-109
8
159
1,039
770

854

-83
770

-306
-15
-874
20
22
0
1,200
47

265

-218
47

Due to IFRIC 23, uncertain tax positions should be valuated and recognized in the tax balance.

Tryg Forsikring A/S has asked the Danish tax authorities for a repayment of tax for unused tax loss in the 
closed Finnish branch in 2012. 80% of the expected tax repayment has been included in the balance of 
current tax.

The figures below show result before tax compared to actual tax payments. 

2022
(DKKm)

1,187

1,252

1,422

925

943

617

476

195

216

2021
(DKKm)

2,363

1,287 1,287

1,130

910

75

-4 11

224

262

172

59

43

7

66

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

Other

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

Other

Result before tax

Corporate tax paid

Other taxes

Result before tax

Corporate tax paid

Other taxes

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Current tax (continued)

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18 

Equity

The figures below show result before tax compared to actual tax payments for other countries.

Number of shares (1,000)

Other Countries: 2022

Other Countries: 2021

58

18

11

6

6

0

9

0

0

1

0 0

0 0

-1

-10

-11

-6

59  

38

7

19

5

0

0

1

0

1

0 0

0

0 0

-5

-1

-8

Finland

Germany Netherlands

Austria Schwitzerland Belgium

Finland

Germany Netherlands

Austria Schwitzerland Belgium

Result before tax

Corporate tax paid

Other taxes

Due to local tax regulations, there may be variations in the timing of tax payment between the coun-
tries. Corporate tax payment for the year is  the actual payments during the year made to the respective 
countries. This can be payment for current year as well as payments for previous years.

Therefore, there may be a difference in the periodization of the result before tax for the year and the 
actual tax paid. Beside corporate tax, Tryg Group also pays other taxes consisting of employer/social taxes, 
insurance premium taxes and consumption taxes, such as VAT. These are specified in the figures below.

18

DKKm

2022

2021

Employer
Tax

411
257
177

5
850

Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Other 
countries
Total

Insur-
ance 
duties

716
1,126
211

28
2,081

Employer
Tax

380
141
69

5
595

Total

1,252
1,422
476

75
3,225

VAT

125
39
89

42
295

Insur-
ance 
duties

734
958
79

23
1,794

VAT

173
32
24

38
267

Total

1,287
1,130
172

66
2,656

          Shares outstanding

           Own shares

Number of shares of DKK 5

2022

2021

2022

Number of shares at 1 January

Bought during the year

Rights issue

Exercise of incentive programme

Number of shares at 31 December
Number of shares as a percentage of 
issued shares at 31 December
Nominal value at 31 December (DKKm)

653,447

-20,669

0

932

301,750

-1,399

352,506

590

1,207

20,669

0

-932

633,710

653,447

20,944

96.80
3,169

99.82
3,267

3.20
105

2021

398

1,399

0

-590

1,207

0.18
6

Pursuant to the authorisation granted by the shareholders, Tryg may acquire up to a total face value DKK 
327m of the share capital in the period up until 31 December 2023. 
Own shares are acquired for writing down the share capital and for use in the Group’s incentive  programme.

2022

2021

Equity (continued)
Solvency II - Own funds
Equity according to annual report
Proposed dividend
Share buyback
Intangible assets
Not eligible shares in associate
Eligible Own funds from shares in associate
Profit margin, solvency purpose
Taxes
Subordinated loan capital
Solvency II - Own funds

42,504
-1,047
-1,786
-32,717
0
0
3,000
1,896
4,162
16,012

49,008
-700
0
-7,025
-37,052
8,283
1,408
185
4,453
18,559

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Premium provisions
Premium provision at 1 January
Additions, demerger of Trygg-Hansa, Codan 
Norway
Exchange rate adjustments
Paid in the financial year
Change in premiums in the financial year
Exchange rate adjustments
Premium provisions at 31 December

19 

Claims provisions

2022

Claims provisions  at 1 January
Additions, demerger of Trygg-Hansa, Codan 
Norway
Exchange rate adjustments

Paid in the financial year in respect of the current year
Paid in the financial year in respect of prior years

Change in claims in the financial year  
in respect of the current year
Change in claims in the financial year  
in respect of prior years

Discounting and exchange rate adjustments
Claims provisions at 31 December

2022

2021

DKKm

6,183

6,036

19

Claims provisions (continued)

1,980
-157
33,805
-34,118
6
7,700

0
48
25,705
-25,614
8
6,183

2021

Claims provisions  at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments

Paid in the financial year in respect of the current year
Paid in the financial year in respect of prior years

Change in claims in the financial year  
in respect of the current year
Change in claims in the financial year  
in respect of prior years

Discounting and exchange rate adjustment
Claims provisions at 31 December

Gross

Ceded

Net of 
reinsurance

25,587

-1,232

24,355

16,539
-626
41,500

-13,313
-8,435
-21,748

23,454

-1,381
22,073

-2,598
39,227

-86
36
-1,281

299
297
597

-925

11
-915

12
-1,587

16,453
-589
40,219

-13,014
-8,137
-21,151

22,528

-1,370
21,158

-2,586
37,639

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Gross

24,957
320
25,278

-8,935
-6,592
-15,527

17,184

-883
16,301

-465
25,587

Ceded

-1,087
-22
-1,108

91
386
478

-535

-78
-613

12
-1,232

Net of 
reinsurance

23,871
299
24,170

-8,844
-6,205
-15,049

16,649

-961
15,688

-453
24,355

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Pensions and similar obligations
Jubilees
Compensation liability
Recognised liability

Defined-benefit pension plans:
Present value of pension obligations funded through operations

Specification of change in recognised pension obligations:
Recognised pension obligation at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Capital cost of previously earned pensions
Actuarial gains/losses
Paid during the period
Recognised pension obligation at 31 December

Total pensions and similar obligations at 31 December
Total recognised obligation at 31 December

Specification of pension cost for the year:
Present value of pensions earned during the year
Total year's cost of defined-benefit plans

2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

37
24
61

24

29
-1
1
2
-7
24

24
85

1
1

41
38
79

29

34
2
0
-1
-7
29

29
108

0
0

20 

Pensions and similar obligations (continued)
The premium for the following financial years is estimated at
Number of pensioners

Assumptions used
Discount rate
Salary adjustments
Pension adjustments
G adjustments
Turnover
Employer contributions
Mortality table

1
110

%
2.7
3.8
1.7
3.5
7.0
19.1
K2013

0
116

%
1.1
2.5
0
2.3
7.0
19.1
K2013

Description of the Swedish plan
Trygg-Hansa, a branch of Tryg Forsikring A/S, complies with the Swedish industry pension agreement, 
the FTP plan, which is insured with Försäkringsbranschens Pensionskassa - FPK. 

Under the terms of the agreement, the Group’s Swedish branch has undertaken, along with the other 
businesses in the collaboration, to pay the pensions of the individual employees in accordance with the 
applicable rules. 

The FTP plan is primarily a defined-benefit plan in terms of the future pension benefits. FPK is unable to 
provide sufficient information for the Group to use defined-benefit accounting. For this reason, the 
Group has accounted for the plan as if it were a defined-contribution plan in accordance with IAS 19.30.

This year premium paid to FPK amounted to DKK 21m (DKK 5m in 2021), which is about 4.2 % of the 
annual premium in FPK (2021).  FPK writes in its annual report for 2021 that it had a solvency ratio of 
139 at 31 December 2021 (Solvency ratio of 141 at 31 December 2020). 

The Solvency Ratio is defined as the own funds relative to the solvency capital requirement.

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Deferred tax
Tax asset
Operating equipment
Bonds
Capitalised tax loss

Tax liability
Intangible rights
Land and buildings
Debt and provisions
Contingency funds

Deferred tax

Development in deferred tax
Deferred tax at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Change in deferred tax relating to change in tax rate
Change in deferred tax previous years
Additions, demerger of Trygg-Hansa, Codan Norway
Change in capitalised tax loss
Change in deferred tax recognised in income statement
Change in deferred tax taken to equity
Deferred tax at 31 December

2022

2021

DKKm

21
17
137
175

2,368
80
97
1,173
3,718
3,542

806
-32
30
19
2,367
24
347
-17
3,542

10
73
0
83

319
-43
130
483
889
806

851
24
0
-86
0
0
17
0
806

Tax value of non-capitalised tax loss
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Germany
England
Schwitzerland
The Netherlands
Austria
Belgium
Total

2022

Loss

2022

Tax value

2021

Loss

2021

Tax value

 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 1 
 19 
 26 
 6 
 6 
 58 

 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 0 
 3 
 5 
 2 
 2 
 12 

 72 
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 8 
 17 
 4 
 1 
 102 

 16 
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 1 
 3 
 1 
 0 
 22 

Loss determined according to Finnish, German, Belgian and Austrian rules can be carried forward inde-
finitely.
In Netherlands tax losses can be carried forward 6 years
In Switzerland tax losses can be carried forward 7 years.

The losses are not recognised as tax assets until it has been substantiated that the company can gene-
rate sufficient future taxable income to offset the tax loss.
The total current and deferred tax relating to items recognised in equity is recognised in the statement 
of financial position in the amount of DKK -109m (DKK 27m at 31 December 2021).

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Other provisions
Other provisions at 1 January
Exchange rate adjustments
Change in provisions
Other provisions 31 December

Other provisions relate to provisions for the Group’s own insurance claims, restructuring costs and in 
2022 DKK 50m related to bankruptcy of Gefion. Additions to the provision for restructuring costs and 
own insurance claims  during the year amounts to DKK 81m (DKK 18m at December 2021) and use of 
existing restructuring provisions amounts to DKK 28m (DKK 36m at December 2021)

The balance  as at 31 December 2022 excluding own insurances amounts to DKK 88m (DKK 35m at 31 
December 2021).

23 

Other debt and debt to group undertakings
Other debt amounts to DKK 5,820m (DKK 7,084m at 31 December 2021) and mainly consists of debt 
related to external customers’ investments in Tryg Invest, leasing and accrued costs.   Debt related to 
external customers invesments in Tryg Invest investments funds amounts to DKK 1,972m. (DKK 
4,052m at 31 December 2021).

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2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

40
-1
55
94

57
1
-18
40

23

Other debt
Maturity of undiscounted lease liabilities
Due 1 year or less
Due 2 - 5 years
Due  more than 5  years
Total Lease liabilities 31 December

181
399
359
939

44

194

-38

138
331
402
871

11

137

-32

Lease liabilities included in the statement of financial position
Hereof future cashflow options

Amounts recognised in statement of cash flow
Total cash out-flow for leases

Amounts recognised in income statement
Interest on lease liabilities

There are no short team-leases recognised in the financial statement. Debt related to Leasing are inclu-
ded in Other debt.  Please refer to note 12 for specification of ROU assets.

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2022

2021

DKKm

25

Contractual obligations, collateral and contingent liabilities (continued)

DKKm

24 

Earnings per share
Profit/loss from continuing business
Profit/loss on discontinued and divested business
Profit/loss for the year
Depreciation on intangible assets related to Brands and Custo-
mer relations after tax
Operating Profit/loss for the year

Average number of shares (1,000)
Diluted number of shares (1,000)
Earnings per share, continuing business
Diluted earnings per share, continuing business
Earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Operating earings per share a)

a) Calculated as operating profit/loss for the year divided by average num     
ber of shares in the period.

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Contractual obligations, collateral and contingent liabilities

2,247
0
2,247

622
2,870

646,977
646,977
3.47
3.47
3.47
3.47
4.43 

3,161
-3
3,158

106
3,263

572,688
572,688
5.52
5.52
5.51
5.51
5.70 

2022
Tryg has signed the following contracts above DKK 50m:
Tryg is committed to invest in some investment funds. The commitment amounts to DKK 1.196m. DKK 
363m are expected called during 2023 and additionally DKK 833m within 5 years.
Tryg has signed IT infrastructure agreements with commitments amounting to DKK 416m within 5 
years. 

2021
Tryg is comitted to invest in some investment funds. The commitment amounts to DKK 910m. 
DKK 450m are expected called during 2022 and additionally DKK 450m within 5 years. Tryg has signed 
IT infrastructure agreements with commitments amounting to DKK 361m within 5 years.

The Danish companies in the Tryg Group are jointly taxed with TryghedsGruppen smba. The companies 
and the other jointly taxed companies are liable for any obligations to withhold taxes at source on inte-
rest, royalties, dividends and income taxes etc. in respect of the jointly taxed companies.

2022

2021

Tryg Livsforsikring A/S, Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet Alka Liv II and Holmia 
Livförsäkring AB have registered the following assets as having been held as secu-
rity for the insurance provisions:

Contractual obligations
2022

Other contractual obligations a)

<1 year

748
748

Obligations due by period
3-5 years

1-3 years

> 5 years

755
755

424
424

11
11

Total

1,938
1,938

Equity investments
Bonds
Interest and rent receivable
Total

313
748
2
1,063

175
1,029
5
1,209

2021

<1 year

1-3 years

3-5 years

> 5 years

Total

Other contractual obligations a)

695
695

587
587

181
181

14
14

1,478
1,478

a)   Other contractual obligations mainly consists of investment commitments,  IT and outsourcing agre-

ements. Please refer to note 12 for lease agreements recognised as ROU.

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25

Contractual obligations, collateral and contingent liabilities (continued)
Offsetting and collateral in relation to financial assets and obligations

Collateral which is not offset in                                         

the statement of financial position

Gross  
amount  
before             
offsetting

According to 
the statement 
of financial 
position

Further 
offsetting, 
master netting 
agreements

Offsetting

Collateral

Net amount

2022
Assets
Reverse repos
Derivative financial instruments a)

Liabilities

Repo debt
Derivative financial instruments a)

194
2,114
2,308

4,287
2,748
7,035

a) Of which inflation derivatives, recognised in claims provisions:
Assets
Liabilities

423
0

2021
Assets
Reverse repos
Derivative financial instruments a)

Liabilities
Repo debt
Derivative financial instruments a)

460
1,072
1,532

2,417
1,220
3,637

a) Of which inflation derivatives, recognised in claims provisions:
Assets
Liabilities

151
332

0
-350
-350

0
-350
-350

0
0

0
-8
-8

0
-8
-8

0
0

194
1,763
1,958

4,287
2,398
6,684

423
0

460
1,064
1,524

2,417
1,211
3,628

151
332

0
-1,255
-1,255

0
-1,255
-1,255

0
-800
-800

0
-800
-800

-194
-456
-651

-4,287
-1,052
-5,339

460
-239
221

-2,417
-336
-2,753

0
52
52

0
91
91

0
24
24

0
75
75

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Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported 
when the Group and the counterparty have a legally enforceable right 
of set-off and have agreed to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset 
and settle the liability.

Positive and negative fair values of derivative financial instruments 
with the same counterparty are offset if it has been agreed to settle 
contractual payments on a net basis when cash payments are made 
or collateral is provided on a daily basis in case of fair value changes. 
The Group’s netting of positive and negative fair values of derivative 
financial instruments may be cleared through LCH (CCP clearing). 

Furthermore, netting is carried out in accordance with enforceable 
master netting agreements. Master netting agreements and similar 
agreements entitle parties to offset in the event of default, which 
further reduces the exposure to a defaulting counterparty but does not 
meet the conditions for accounting offsetting in the balance sheet.

Contingent liabilities
Price adjustments  2016-2020
At the end of October (2020) Tryg received the Forbrugerombuds-
mand’s (FO or Consumer Ombudsman) assessment of the case. In 
FO’s opinion Tryg was not complying with regulations on price adjust-
ments for residential customers when increasing prices above index-
ation between March 2016 and February 2020. The case is related to 
a part of the private portfolio in Denmark. Based on this assessment 
the FO is concluding that certain customers may have a recovery claim 
against Tryg.  Tryg does not agree with the FO’s assessment as the 
company believes it has followed the guidelines stated by the Danish 
FSA in terms of price increases. The FO has now decided that the case 
should be decided in court. Management has decided not to disclose 
an estimated amount but this is deemed immaterial.

Other
Companies in the Tryg Group are party to a number of other disputes 
in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which management believes will 
not affect the Group’s financial position significantly beyond the 
obligations recognized in the statement of financial position at 31 
December 2022.

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Equity investments in associates

26 

Equity investments in associates (continued)

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RSA Scandinavia (Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway)

1 June 2021 Investment in associate
On 1 June 2021, all regulatory and legal approvals regarding the acquisition of RSA Insurance Group 
plc were obtained. Tryg acquired RSA’s Swedish and Norwegian businesses (Trygg-Hansa and Codan 
Norway), and a 50%-stake in RSA’s Danish business (Codan Denmark). Hence the insurance portfolio 
in Sweden and Norway was by way of agreement managed by Tryg in coorporation with Codan. The 
transaction was conducted together with Intact Financial Corporation. 

Tryg did not have control of any of the businesses until the separation became effective on 1 April 
2022, but the company had significant influence over the entire Scandinavian business. Accordingly, 
the investment was classified as an investment in associates and accounted for by applying the equity 
method, whereby Trygs shares of the current profit/loss was recognised in the investment activities as 
profit/loss from associates from 1 June 2021 until 1 April 2022.

Tryg’s purchase price amounted to £4.2 billion and did not include any contingent elements. The 
Group has incurred transaction and advisory costs of DKK 780m in connection with the investment.

1 April 2022 Demerger
Upon separation of the businesses, which came effective through a demerger on 1 April 2022, Tryg 
obtained control of the Swedish and Norwegian businesses and started full consolidation in the 
Group’s financial statements on a line-byline basis from 1 April 2022.

A preliminary estimate of the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the acquired activities in Sweden 
and Norway is outlined below.

Tryg is currently working on the system integration of the acquired activities. The system integration 
has not yet been concluded. IFRS 3 furthermore stipulates that the pre-acquisition balance sheet in 
some instances may be adjusted for a period of up to 12 months after the date of acquisition. At the 
date of presentation of the Annual Report, no areas have been identified that may significantly affect 
the balance sheet.

Net assets acquired (DKKbn)
Assets 
Intangible assets 
Tangible assets 
Financial assets 
Total reinsurance of provisions 
Receivables 
Other assets and accrued income 
Liabilities
Total provisions for insurance contracts 
Debt and accruals and deferred income 
Total identifiable net assets acquired 
Purchase price (Shares in Tryg Forsikring A/S) 
Goodwill 

                                    31 December 2022
11,3
0,2
23,9
0,1
3,7
0,9

19,8
7,4
12,9
29,9
17,0

The measurement at fair value of identifiable acquired assets and liabilities at the acquisition date, in-
cluding intangible assets (customer relations and brands) and provisions for insurance contracts, re-
sults in a goodwill of DKK 17.0bn. This goodwill relates to expected synergies between the acquired 
activities and the Group’s existing activities. The goodwill acquired is not tax deductible.

The fair value measurements have been based on the actual purchase price paid to the shareholders 
of RSA on 1 June 2021. The purchase price have been adjusted for the income from RSA Scandinavia 
from 1 June 2021 until demerger 1 April 2022 and the sale of Codan DK to Alm. Brand. The fair value 
of the shares as at 1 April 2022 is considered to eqaul thier carrying amount based on the asessment 
that the business case and the required rate of return are largely unchanged. The fair value measure-
ment is considered a level 2 measurement. The fair value of assets and liabilities acquired is for the Fi-
nancial assets and liabilities primarily level 1 and some level 3. All other assets and liabilities are based 
on current value or amortisized costs as a proxy for fair value and will as such be level 3.

As the acquisition date was April 1, 2022, the acquired businesses have not impacted the Group’s pre-
mium income or net income for the first quarter of 2022 as the profit/loss was recognised in the in-
vestment result. Due to the ongoing system integration of the acquired activities including migration 
of the policy administration systems it is not possible to publish the full year premium income and net 
income for the acquired business separately. If the acquisition date was January 1, 2022 the premium 
income of the Group would have been DKK 36.5bn and net income of the Group would have been 
DKK 2.2bn. The determination of these pro forma amounts for premium income and net income for 
the period to the acquisition is based on the following significant assumptions:

•  Premiums and claims have been calculated on the basis of the fair values determined in the acquisi-
tion balance sheets for premium and claims provisions, rather than the original carrying amounts.
•  Other costs, including amortisation of intangible assets, have been calculated on the basis of the fair 

values determined in the acquisition balance sheets, rather than the original carrying amounts.

On June 11 2021, it was announced that Codan DK was acquired by Alm. Brand for a total cash consi-
deration of DKK 12.6bn. Tryg receives 50% of the sales proceeds amounting to approximately DKK 
6.3bn. The sale was completed on 2 May 2022. Following the demerger of Trygg-Hansa and Codan 
Norway and the sale of Codan DK to Alm. Brand Tryg has recorded a net profit of 0.2bn.

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Related parties
The group has no related parties with a controlling influence 
other than the parent company, TryghedsGruppen smba and 
the subsidiaries of TryghedsGruppen smba (other related par-
ties). Related parties include the Supervisory Board, the 
Executive Board (which is considered Key Management) and 
their members’ family.

Premium income
- Parent company (TryghedsGruppen smba)
- Key management
- Other related parties

Claims payments
- Parent company (TryghedsGruppen smba)
- Key management
- Other related parties

Specification of remuneration

0.6
0.6
2.3

0.1
0.2
0.3

0.5
0.5
2.1

0.0
0.1
0.3

2022

Supervisory Board
Executive Board
Risk-takers investment functions
Risk-takers staff functions
Risk-takers independent  
control functions
Risk-takers other functions

Number 
of         
persons

Base  
salary  
incl, car 
allowance

Share-
based  
variable 
salary a)

Cash 
variable
 salary

Pension

Total

18
4
11
23

4
31
91

11
31
15
39

8
68
172

0
16
1
7

0
15
40

0
0
2
6

0
11
19

0
8
2
7

1
12
29

11
55
20
59

10
107
261

a)   Total expenses recognised in 2022 for matching shares and conditional shares allocated in 2022 and 

previous year.

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2022

2021

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27

Related parties (continued)

Of which retired

Supervisory Board
Executive Board
Risk-takers

Number of
 persons

Severance 
pay

4
0
2
6

0
0
0
0

2021

Supervisory Board
Executive Board
Risk-takers investment functions
Risk-takers staff functions
Risk-takers independent  
control functions
Risk-takers other functions

Number 
 of 
persons

Base  
salary  
incl, car 
allowance

Share-
based 
variable 
salary b)

Cash 
variable 
salary

Pension

Total

13
4
12
19

5
18
71

10
30
16
38

9
44
147

0
12
2
7

0
11
32

0
0
2
7

0
7
16

0
7
2
6

1
7
25

10
50
22
59

11
69
220

b)  Total expenses in 2021 for matching shares and conditional shares allocated in 2021 and previous 

year.

Of which retired

Supervisory Board
Executive Board
Risk-takers

Number of 
persons

Severance 
pay

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

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Related parties (continued)

Base salary are charges incurred during the financial year. Variable salary includes the charges for 
matching shares and conditional shares, which are recognised over a deferral period up to 4 years. 
The Executive Board and risk-takers are included in incentive programmes. Please refer to note 6 for 
more informations.

The members of the Supervisory Board in Tryg A/S are paid with a fixed remuneration and are not cove-
red by the incentive schemes. 

The members of the Executive Board are paid a fixed remuneration, car allowance, pension etc. 
The variable salary is awarded in the form of share-based remuneration and cash. 

Each member of the Executive Board is entitled to 12 months’ notice and severance pay equal to 12 
months’ salary plus pension contribution except Group CEO who is entitled to severance pay equal to 
18 months’ salary. If a change of control clause is actioned Group CEO and Group COO are entitled to 
severance pay equal to 36 months´salary.

27

Related parties (continued)
2022
In 2022 Tryg A/S paid TryghedsGruppen smba dividends of DKK 1,697m.                                              

The transactions between TryghedsGruppen smba and Tryg A/S is conducted on an arm’s length basis.

Intra-group transactions with TryghedsGruppen smba from Tryg Forsikring A/S consists of administra-
tive services, IT and data deliveries. 

The transactions amounts to DKK 4.2m.  Investment management delivered from Tryg Invest A/S 
amounts to DKK 0.5m. 

All transactions are conducted on an arm´s length basis.

2021
In 2021 Tryg A/S paid TryghedsGruppen smba dividends of DKK 1,224m.                                              

Risk-takers are defined as employees whose activities have a significant influence on the company’s 
risk profile. The Supervisory Board decides which employees should be considered to be risk-takers.

TryghedsGruppen smba has exercised pre-empitive rights and subscribed for new shares in Tryg A/S to-
talling DKK 14.0bn during the subscribtion period in Q1 2021.

Parent company
TryghedsGruppen smba
TryghedsGruppen smba controls 45% (2021: 45%) of the total shares in Tryg A/S. This amounts to Tryg-
hedsGruppen smba controlling 46.5% of the shares outstanding in Tryg A/S as at 31 December 2022.

The transactions between TryghedsGruppen smba and Tryg A/S is conducted on an arm’s length basis.

Intra-group transactions with TryghedsGruppen smba from Tryg Forsikring A/S consists of call center 
and customer support, marketing services, IT and data deliveries. The transactions amounts to DKK 
4.5m. Investment management delivered from Tryg Invest A/S amounts to DKK 0.5m. All transactions 
are conducted on an arm´s length basis.

The companies in the Tryg Group have entered into reinsurance contracts on market terms.

Transactions with Group undertakings have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements in 
accordance with the accounting policies.

28 

Financial highlights

Please refer to page 60.

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29  Accounting policies

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in 
accordance with the International Financial Reporting 
Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU on 31 Decem-
ber 2022 and the additional Danish disclosure require-
ments of the Danish Financial Business Act on annual 
reports prepared by listed financial services compa-
nies. The annual report of the parent company is pre-
pared in accordance with the executive order on finan-
cial reports presented by insurance companies and 
lateral pension funds issued by the Danish FSA. The 
deviations from the recognition and measurement re-
quirements of IFRS are:

The Danish FSA’s executive order does not allow provi-
sions for deferred tax of contingency reserves alloca-
ted from untaxed funds. Deferred tax and the other 
comprehensive income of the parent company have 
been adjusted accordingly on the transition to IFRS.

Change in accounting policies
Tryg has not implemented any new significant accoun-
ting policies or IFRS standards in 2022.

The accounting policies have been applied consi-
stently with last year.

Classification error
A classification error has been found in the annual re-
port 2021. The classification error does not affect pro-
fit for the year or Equity. It affects the line item “Tax” 
which should have been less negative with DKK 138m 
and the line item “Value adjustment” which is part of 
“Total investment return” should have been lower with 
the same amount. The comparative figures for 2021 
have been restated accordingly.

Accounting regulation
Implementation of changes to accounting standards 
and interpretation in 2022 
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) 
has issued several changes to the international ac-
counting standards, and the International Financial Re-
porting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) has also is-

sued a number of interpretations. No standards have 
been implemented for the first time for the accounting 
year that began on 1 January 2022 that will have a sig-
nificant impact on the group. See below regarding IFRS 
9 ‘Financial instruments’.

There has not been implemented any new or amended 
standards and interpretations that have affected the 
group significantly.

Future orders, standards and interpretations that the 
group has not implemented, and which have still not en-
tered into force but could affect the group significantly:

• 
• 

IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’1
IFRS 17 ‘Insurance Contracts’2

1  Enters into force for the accounting year commencing  
1  January 2018 - Insurance companies are allowed to 
postpone the implementation to 1 January 2023 if certain 
criteria are met.

2  Expected to enter into force for the accounting year com-

mencing 1 January 2023.

The implementation of IFRS 9 ‘financial instruments’ is 
not expected to significantly change the group’s finan-
cial position. 

Regarding IFRS 9, the assessment of no significant im-
pact on the statement of financial position or profit and 
loss is based on the assumption that Tryg already carry 
all financial instruments at fair value through profit and 
loss. The implementation of IFRS 9 will not affect Tryg’s 
recognition and measurement. Tryg has postponed the 
implementation of IFRS 9 to 1 January 2023, when 
IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts will be applicable. Tryg 
can postpone IFRS 9 due to the fact that our activities 
are predominantly connected with insurance and that 
our liabilities connected with insurance is relatively 
greater than 80 per cent of the total liabilities. The 
impact of IFRS 17 (Insurance Contracts) is currently 
being assessed in a structured and formal manner and 
is expected to be concluded in due course ahead of the 

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rial scenarios and other short and long-term risks not 
reflected in standard actuarial models. The projections 
are based on Tryg’s knowledge of historical develop-
ments, payment patterns, reporting delays, duration of 
the claims settlement process and other factors that 
might influence future developments in the liabilities.

The Group makes claims provisions, in addition to pro-
visions for known claims, which cover estimated com-
pensation for losses that have been incurred but are 
not yet reported to the Group (known as IBNR reser-
ves) and future developments in claims which are 
known to the Group but are not finally settled. Claims 
provisions also include direct and indirect claims sett-
lement costs or loss adjustment expenses that arise 
from events that have occurred up to the statement of 
financial position date, even if they have not yet been 
reported to Tryg.

The calculation of the claims provisions is therefore in-
herently uncertain and, by necessity, relies upon the 
making of certain assumptions about factors such as 
court decisions, amendments to legislation, social in-
flation and other economic trends, including inflation. 
The Group’s actual liability for losses may be subject 
to material positive or negative deviations relative to 
the initially estimated claims provisions.

Claims provisions are discounted. As a result, initial 
changes in discount rates or changes in the duration of 
the claims provisions could have positive or negative 
effects on earnings. Discounting affects the motor 
third-party liability, general third-party liability, wor-
kers’ compensation classes, including sickness and 
personal accidents, in particular.

implementation date. Whilst the Tryg Group anticipates 
minor changes in certain of its key figures, such as pre-
miums growth and claims ratio as a result of changes 
to the definitions of premiums and costs under IFRS 
17 (Insurance Contracts), Tryg Group currently expects 
that the implementation of IFRS (Insurance Contracts) 
will not significantly change the Tryg Group’s financial 
position, including in relation to its technical result or 
profit/loss after tax. The standars and their impact as 
at 1 January 2023 are described in note 30, which is a 
supplement to the accounting policies.

The changes will be implemented going forward from 
the effective date.

Significant accounting estimates and assess-
ments
The preparation of financial statements under IFRS 
 requires the use of certain critical accounting estima-
tes and requires management to exercise its judge-
ment in the process of applying the Group’s accoun-
ting policies. The areas involving more judgement or 
complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates 
are significant to the consolidated financial statements 
are:

Liabilities under insurance contracts
Fair value of financial assets and liabilities

• 
• 
•  Valuation of property 
•  Business Combinations
• 

 Measurement of Goodwill, Trademarks and 
 Customer relations
•  Control of subsidiaries 

Liabilities under insurance contracts
Estimates of provisions for insurance contracts repre-
sent the Group’s most critical accounting estimates, as 
these provisions involve several uncertainty factors.

The Financial Supervisory Authority’s discount curve, 
which is based on EIOPA’s yield curves, is used to 
discount Danish, Norwegian and Swedish claims pro-
visions in relation to the relevant functional currencies.

Claims provisions are management’s best estimate 
based on actuarial and statistical projections of claims 
and administration of claims, including a margin incor-
porating the uncertainty related to the range of actua-

Several assumptions and estimates underlying the 
calculation of the claims provisions are mutually de-
pendent. This has the greatest impact on assumptions 
regarding interest rates and inflation.

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Measurements of financial assets and liabilities for 
which prices are quoted in an active market or which 
are based on generally accepted models with obser-
vable market data are not subject to material estima-
tes. For securities that are not listed on a stock ex-
change, or for which no stock exchange price is 
quoted that reflects the fair value of the instrument, 
the fair value is determined using a current OTC price 
of a similar financial instrument or using a model 
calculation. The valuation models include the discoun-
ting of the instrument cash flow using an appropriate 
market interest rate with due consideration for credit 
and liquidity premiums. The fair value of deal contin-
gent derivatives (DCF) that Tryg has entered into in con-
nection with a recommended cash offer together with 
Intact (a leading Canadian Insurer), to acquire RSA 
 Insurance Group plc is further explained in note 26.

Valuation of property
The fair value is calculated based on a market-deter-
mined rental income, as well as operating expenses in 
proportion to the property’s required rate of return in 
per cent. Investment property is recognised at fair va-
lue. The calculation of fair value is based on market 
prices, considering the type of property, location and 
maintenance standard, and based on a market-deter-
mined rental income and operating expenses in pro-
portion to the property’s required rate of return.  
Cf. note 12, 13 and 15.

Business Combinations
In Business Combinations, significant assessments are 
made when considering the fair value of the assets re-
quired and liabilities assumed and when identifying 
intangible assets, such as Trademarks, Customer rela-
tions and goodwill as part of the transactions.

Measurement of Goodwill, Trademarks and Customer 
relations
Goodwill, Trademarks and Customer relations was 
acquired in connection with the acquisition of busines-
ses. Goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units 
under which management manages the investment. 
The carrying amount is tested for impairment at least 

annually. Impairment testing involves estimates of fu-
ture cash flows and is affected by several factors, in-
cluding discount rates and other circumstances de-
pendent on economic trends, such as customer 
behaviour and competition. Cf. note 11.

Control of subsidiaries
Control of subsidiaries is assessed yearly. Hence, 
whether a subsidiary should still be part of the consoli-
dation on line by line basis or as a single line item in 
the balance sheet.   

Description of accounting policies
Recognition and measurement
The annual report has been prepared under the histo-
rical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of 
owner-occupied property, where increases are recog-
nised in other comprehensive income, and revaluation 
of investment property, financial assets held for tra-
ding and financial assets and financial liabilities (inclu-
ding derivative instruments) at fair value are recogni-
sed in the income statement.

Assets are recognised in the statement of financial po-
sition when it is probable that future economic bene-
fits will flow to the Group, and the value of such assets 
can be measured reliably. Liabilities are recognised in 
the statement of financial position when the Group 
has a legal or constructive obligation as a result of a 
prior event, and it is probable that future economic be-
nefits will flow out of the Group, and the value of such 
liabilities can be measured reliably.

On initial recognition, assets and liabilities are mea-
sured at cost, with the exception of financial assets, 
which are recognised at fair value. Measurement after 
initial recognition is affected as described below for 
each item. Anticipated risks and losses that arise be-
fore the time of presentation of the annual report and 
that confirm or invalidate affairs and conditions 
existing at the statement of financial position date are 
considered at recognition and measurement.

Income is recognised in the income statement as ear-
ned, whereas costs are recognised by the amounts at-

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the date of acquisition and the date of formation, respe-
ctively. The date of acquisition is the date on which con-
trol of the acquired enterprise actually passes to Tryg. 
Divested or discontinued enterprises are recognised in 
the consolidated statement of comprehensive income 
up to the date of disposal or the settlement date. The 
date of disposal is the date on which control of the dive-
sted enterprise actually passes to a third party.

The purchase method is applied for new acquisitions if 
the Group gains control of the acquired enterprise. 
Subsequently, identifiable assets, liabilities and contin-
gent liabilities in the acquired enterprises are mea-
sured at fair value at the date of acquisition. Non-cur-
rent assets which are acquired with the intention of 
selling them are, however, measured at fair value less 
expected selling costs. Restructuring costs are recog-
nised in the pre-acquisition balance sheet only if they 
constitute an obligation for the acquired enterprise. 
The tax effect of revaluations is taken into account. 
The acquisition price of an enterprise consists of the 
fair value of the price paid for the acquired enterprise. 
If the final determination of the price is conditional 
upon one or more future events, such events are re-
cognised at their fair values at the date of acquisition. 
Costs relating to the acquisition are recognised in the 
income statement as incurred.

Any positive balances (goodwill) between the acquisi-
tion price of the acquired enterprise, the value of mino-
rity interests in the acquired enterprise and the fair va-
lue of previously acquired equity investments, on the 
one hand, and the fair value of the acquired assets, lia-
bilities and contingent liabilities, on the other hand, is 
recognised as an asset under intangible assets, and are 
tested for impairment at least once a year. If the carry-
ing amount of the asset exceeds its recoverable 
amount, it is impaired to the lower recoverable amount.

tributable to this financial year. Value adjustments of 
financial assets and liabilities are recognised in the in-
come statement unless otherwise described below.

All amounts in the notes are shown in millions of DKK 
unless otherwise stated.

Consolidation
Consolidated financial statements
The consolidated financial statements comprise the fi-
nancial statements of Tryg A/S (the parent company) 
and the enterprises (subsidiaries) controlled by the pa-
rent company. The parent company is regarded as 
controlling an enterprise when it 
i) 

 exercises a controlling influence over the relevant 
activities in the enterprise in question, 
 is exposed to or has the right to a variable return 
on its investment, and 
 can exercise its controlling influence to affect the 
variable return.

ii)  

iii)  

Enterprises in which the Group directly or indirectly 
holds between 20% and 50% of the voting rights and 
exercises significant influence but no controlling influ-
ence are classified as associates.

Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements are prepared ba-
sed on the financial statements of Tryg A/S and its subsi-
diaries. The consolidated financial statements are prepa-
red by combining items of a uniform nature. The financial 
statements used for the consolidation are prepared in 
accordance with the Group’s accounting policies.

On consolidation, intra-group income and costs, in-
tra-group accounts and dividends, and gains and los-
ses arising on transactions between the consolidated 
enterprises are eliminated.

Items of subsidiaries are fully recognised in the conso-
lidated financial statements.

Business combinations
Newly acquired or newly established enterprises are re-
cognised in the consolidated financial statements from 

If at the date of acquisition, there is uncertainty as to 
the identification or measurement of acquired assets, 
liabilities or contingent liabilities or the determination 
of the acquisition price, initial recognition is based on a 
preliminary determination of values. The preliminarily 
determined values may be adjusted, or additional as-

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sets or liabilities may be recognised up to 12 months 
after the acquisition, provided that new information 
has come to light regarding matters existing at the date 
of acquisition which would have affected the determi-
nation of the values at the date of acquisition, had 
such information been known.

Generally, subsequent changes in estimates of conditi-
onal acquisition prices are recognised directly in the 
income statement.

Currency translation
A functional currency is determined for each of the re-
porting entities in the Group. The functional currency 
is the currency used in the primary economic environ-
ment in which the reporting entity operates. Transacti-
ons in currencies other than the functional currency 
are transactions in foreign currencies.

On initial recognition, transactions in foreign curren-
cies are translated into the functional currency using 
the exchange rate applicable at the transaction date. 
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign curren-
cies are translated using the exchange rates applicable 
at the statement of financial position date. Translation 
differences are recognised in the income statement 
under price adjustments.

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of the 
Group’s foreign operations are translated using the ex-
change rates applicable at the statement of financial 
position date. Income and expense items are transla-
ted using the average exchange rates for the period. 
Exchange rate differences arising on translation are 
classified as other comprehensive income and trans-
ferred to the Group’s translation reserve. Such transla-
tion differences are recognised as income or as expen-
ses in the period in which the activities are divested. All 
other foreign currency translation gains and losses are 
recognised in the income statement.

The presentation currency in the annual report is DKK.

Segment reporting
Segment information is based on the Group’s manage-
ment and internal financial reporting system and sup-
ports the management decisions on allocation of re-
sources and assessment of the Group’s results divided 
into segments. Execute Board is considered Key ope-
rating dicision makers.

The operational business segments in the Tryg are Pri-
vate, Commercial and Corporate.. Private encompas-
ses the sale of insurances to private individuals in Den-
mark, Sweden and Norway. Commercial encompasses 
the sale of insurances to small and medium sized busi-
nesses, in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Corporate 
sells insurances to industrial clients primarily in Den-
mark, Norway and Sweden. In addition, Corporate 
handles all business involving brokers. 

Geographical information is presented based on the 
economic environment in which the Tryg Group opera-
tes. The geographical areas are Denmark, Norway and 
Sweden.

Segment income and segment costs as well as seg-
ment assets and liabilities comprise those items that 
can be directly attributed to each individual segment 
and those items that can be allocated to the individual 
segments on a reliable basis. Unallocated items prima-
rily comprise assets and liabilities concerning invest-
ment activity managed at Group level. 

Key ratios
Earnings per share (EPS) are calculated according to 
IAS 33. This and other key ratios are calculated in ac-
cordance with Recommendations and Ratios issued by 
the The Danish Finance Society and the Executive Or-
der on Financial Reports for Insurance Companies and 
Multi-Employer Occupational Pension Funds issued by 
the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority.

Income statement
Premiums
Premium income represents gross premiums written 
during the year, net of reinsurance premiums and ad-
justed for changes in premium provisions, correspon-

ding to an accrual of premiums to the risk period of the 
policies, and in the reinsurers’ share of the premium 
provisions.

Premiums are calculated as premium income in accor-
dance with the risk exposure over the cover period, 
calculated separately for each individual insurance 
contract. The calculation is generally based on the pro 
rata method, although this is adjusted for an unevenly 
divided risk between lines of business with strong sea-
sonal variations or for policies lasting many years.

The portion of premiums received on contracts that 
relate to unexpired risks at the statement of financial 
position date is reported under premium provisions.

The portion of premiums paid to reinsurers that relate 
to unexpired risks at the statement of financial posi-
tion date is reported as the reinsurers’ share of pre-
mium provisions.

Technical interest
Technical interest is presented as a calculated return 
on the year’s average insurance liability provisions, net 
of reinsurance. The calculated interest return for grou-
ped classes of risks is calculated as the monthly 
average provision plus an actual interest from the pre-
sent yield curve for each individual group of risks. The 
interest is applied according to the expected run-off 
pattern of the provisions. 

Insurance technical interest is reduced by the portion 
of the increase in net provisions that relates to unwin-
ding.

Claims
Claims are claims paid during the year adjusted for 
changes in claims provisions less the reinsurers’ share. 
In addition, the item includes run-off gains/losses in 
respect of previous years. The portion of the increase 
in provisions which can be ascribed to unwinding is 
transferred to insurance technical interest.

Claims are shown inclusive of direct and indirect 
claims handling costs, including costs of inspecting 

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and assessing claims, costs to prevent, combat and 
mitigate damage and other direct and indirect costs 
associated with the handling of claims incurred. 
Claims prevention expenses are defined in accordance 
with Executive Order no. 1592 of 9/11 2020 § 37 para. 
1 of the Executive Order.

Changes in claims provisions due to changes in yield 
curve and exchange rates are recognised as a price ad-
justment.

Tryg hedges the risk of changes in future pay and price 
figures for provisions for workers’ compensation. Tryg 
uses zero coupon inflation swaps acquired with a view 
to hedging the inflation risk. Value adjustments of 
these swaps are included in claims, thereby reducing 
the effect of changes to inflation expectations under 
claims. 

Bonus and premium discounts
Bonuses and premium discounts represent anticipa-
ted and refunded premiums to policyholders, where 
the amount refunded depends on the claims record, 
and for which the criteria for payment have been defi-
ned prior to the financial year or when the insurance 
was taken out.

Insurance operating costs
Insurance operating costs represent acquisition costs 
and administration expenses less reinsurance com-
missions received. Expenses relating to acquiring and 
renewing the insurance portfolio are recognised at the 
time of writing the business. Underwriting commission 
is recognised when a legal obligation occurs. Admini-
stration expenses are all other expenses attributable to 
the administration of the insurance portfolio. Admini-
stration expenses are accrued to match the financial 
year.

Share-based payment
The Tryg Group’s incentive programmes comprise an 
employee bonus scheme and incentive programmes 
for Executive Board, risk takers and other employees.

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Employee bonus scheme
According to the remuneration policy, the Group’s 
employees can be granted a bonus in the form of free 
shares. When the bonus is granted, employees can 
choose between receiving shares or cash. The expec-
ted value of the shares will be expensed over the per-
formance period. The scheme will be treated as a 
 financial instrument, consisting of the right to cash 
settlement and the right to request delivery of shares. 
The difference between the value of shares and the 
cash payment is recognised in equity and is not reme-
asured. The remainder is treated as a liability and is re-
measured until the time of exercise, such that the total 
recognition is based on the actual number of shares or 
the actual cash amount.  

Conditional shares
Conditional shares have been allocated to some 
employees in accordance with the incentive pro-
gramme.

Equity-settled conditional shares are measured at the 
fair value at the allotment date and recognised under 
staff costs over the period from the allotment date un-
til the end of the deferral period (the transfer date), 
where the holder receive free shares.

The shares are recognised at market value and are ac-
crued from up to four years.

Matching shares
Matching shares have been allocated to some emplo-
yees in accordance with the incentive programme.
As part of the matching shares-program, employees 
have bought investment shares in Tryg A/S at market 
price, using taxed funds, for up to the amount decided.

The purchase of investment shares entitles the holder 
to a number of matching shares, corresponding to the 
number of investment shares which the holder has 
bought. The shares (matching shares) are provided free 
of charge, four or three years after the time of purchase 
of the investment shares. The holder may not sell the 
shares until six months after the matching date.

The shares are recognised at market value and are ac-
crued over the four and tree year maturation period, 
based on the market price at the time of acquisition. 
Recognition is from the end of the month of acquisi-
tion under staff expenses with a balancing entry direc-
tly in equity. If the holder retires during the maturation 
period but remains entitled to shares, the remaining 
expense is recognised in the current accounting year. 

Investment activities
Income from associates includes the Group’s share of 
the associates’ net profit. 

Income from investment properties before fair value 
adjustment represents the profit from property opera-
tions less property management expenses. 

Interest and dividends represent interest earned and 
dividends received during the financial year. Realised 
and unrealised investment gains and losses, including 
gains and losses on derivative financial instruments, 
value adjustment of investment property, foreign cur-
rency translation adjustments and the effect of move-
ments in the yield curve used for discounting, are re-
cognised as value adjustments.

Investment management charges represent expenses 
relating to the management of investments including 
salary and management fees on the investment area. 
The external investors share of the result in Kapitalfor-
eningen Tryg Invest Funds and Tryg Invest Real Estate 
are either deducted (in case of a profit) from or added 
(in case of a loss) to the investment result.

Other income and costs
Other income and costs include income and expenses 
which cannot be ascribed to the Group´s insurance 
portfolio or investment assets, including the sale of 
products for Velliv, Pension & Livsforsikring A/S, Dan-
ske Bank and depreciations of intangibles assets iden-
tified in Business combinations.

divested business includes gross premiums, gross 
claims, gross costs, profit/loss on ceded business, in-
surance technical interest net of reinsurance, invest-
ment return after insurance technical interest, other 
income and costs and tax in respect of the disconti-
nued business. Any reversal of earlier impairment is 
recognised under other income and costs.

certainty that future earnings will exceed the costs in 
more than one year, are reported as intangible assets. 
Direct costs include personnel costs for software de-
velopment and directly attributable relevant fixed 
costs. All other costs connected with the development 
or maintenance of software are continuously charged 
as expenses.

The statement of financial position items concerning 
discontinued activities are reported unchanged under 
the respective entries whereas assets and liabilities 
concerning divested activities are consolidated under 
one item as assets held for sale and liabilities held for 
sale.

Statement of financial position
Intangible assets
Goodwill
Goodwill is acquired in connection with acquisition of 
business. Goodwill is calculated as the difference bet-
ween the cost of the undertaking and the fair value of 
acquired identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent 
liabilities at the time of acquisition. Goodwill is alloca-
ted to the cash-generating units under which manage-
ment manages the investment and is recognised under 
intangible assets. Goodwill is not amortised but is te-
sted for impairment at least once per year.

Trademarks and customer relations
Trademarks and customer relations have been identi-
fied as intangible assets on acquisition. The intangible 
assets are recognised at fair value at the time of acqui-
sition and amortised on a straight-line basis over the 
expected economic lifetime of 5–15 years.

Software
Acquired computer software licences are capitalised 
on the basis of the costs incidental to acquiring and 
bringing to use the specific software. The costs are 
amortised based on an estimated economic lifetime of 
up to 8 years. 

After completion of the development work, the asset is 
amortised according to the straight-line method over 
the assessed economic lifetime, though over a maxi-
mum of 8 years. The amortisation basis is reduced by 
any impairment and write-downs.

Assets under construction
Group-developed intangibles are recorded under the 
entry “Assets under construction” until they are put 
into use, whereupon they are reclassified as software 
and are amortized in accordance with the amortization 
periods stated above.

Fixed assets
Operating equipment
Fixtures and operating equipment are measured at 
cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumu-
lated impairment losses. Cost encompasses the pur-
chase price and costs directly attributable to the acqu-
isition of the relevant assets until the time when such 
assets are ready to be brought into use.

Depreciation of operating equipment is calculated 
using the straight-line method over its estimated eco-
nomic lifetime as follows:

• 
IT, 4 years
•  Vehicles, 5 years
• 

Furniture, fittings and equipment, 5-10 years

Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the 
expected economic lifetime, however maximally the 
term of the lease.

Discontinued and divested business
Discontinued and divested business is consolidated in 
one item in the income statement. Discontinued and 

Costs for group developed software that are directly 
connected with the production of identifiable and 
unique software products, where there is sufficient 

Gains and losses on disposals and retired assets are 
determined by comparing proceeds with carrying 
amounts. Gains and losses are recognised in the in-

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amounts included in the revaluation reserves are 
transferred to retained earnings.

Leasing
Right-of-use assets
At inception of a contract, Tryg assesses whether a 
contract is, or contains, a lease. It has the following 
prerequisites:

• 
• 

• 

 The underlying asset is identifiable
 The group has the right to obtain substantially all 
the economic benefits from use of the asset th-
roughout the period of use
 The group has the right to direct the use of the asset

Tryg recognises a right-of-use asset and a correspon-
ding lease liability with respect to all lease agreements 
in which it is the lessee, excluding short-term leases 
(defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or 
less) and leases of low value assets.

At inception or on reassessment of a contract that 
contains lease components, Tryg allocates the consi-
deration in the contract to each lease component ba-
sed on their relative stand-alone prices.

Right-of-use asset (ROU asset) and lease liability are re-
cognised at the lease commencement date. The ROU 
asset is initially measured the cost, which comprises 
the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for 

• 

• 
• 

• 

 lease payments made at or before the commence-
ment date 
 any initial direct cost incurred
 estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the un-
derlying asset or to restore the underlying asset
 lease incentives received

ROU assets are tested for impairment. 

Lease liability
The lease liability is initially measured at the present va-
lue of the lease payments that are not paid at the com-
mencement date, discounted by using the rate implicit 
in the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, 
Tryg uses its incremental borrowing rate. Subsequently, 
the lease liability is measured at amortised cost using 
the effective interest method and is presented as part of 
other debt. It is remeasured when there is a change in 
future lease payments. A corresponding adjustment is 
made to the carrying amount of the ROU asset.

Land and buildings
Land and buildings are divided into owner-occupied 
property and investment property. The Group sold the 
owner-occupied property in Høje Taastrup and have 
no longer any owner-occupied properties. All remai-
ning properties are classified as investment property.

Investment property
Properties held for renting yields that are not occupied 
by the Group are classified as investment properties.

Investment property is recognised at fair value. Fair va-
lue is based on transaction prices for similar proper-
ties, adjusted for any differences in the nature, location 
or maintenance condition of specific assets. If this in-
formation is not available, the Group uses alternative 
valuation methods such as discounted cash flow pro-
jections and recent prices in the market.

The fair value is calculated on the basis of market-speci-
fic rental income per property and typical operating 
expenses for the coming year. The resulting operating 
income is divided by the required return on the property 
in per cent, which is adjusted to reflect market interest 
rates and property characteristics, corresponding to the 
present value of a perpetual annuity. The value is subse-
quently adjusted with the capitalised value of the return 
on prepayments and deposits and adjustments for spe-
cific property issues such as vacant premises or special 
tenant terms and conditions. Cf. note 15.

Changes in fair values are recorded in the income sta-
tement.

Impairment test for intangible assets, property and 
operating equipment
Operating equipment and intangible assets are asses-
sed at least once per year to ensure that the deprecia-
tion method and the depreciation period that is used 
are connected to the expected economic lifetime. This 
also applies to the salvage value. Write-down is perfor-
med if impairment has been demonstrated. 

Goodwill is tested annually for impairment, or more of-
ten if there are indications of impairment, and impair-
ment testing is performed for each cash-generating 
unit to which the asset belongs. The present value is 
normally established using budgeted cash flows based 
on business plans. The business plans are based on 
past experience and expected market developments.

Equity investments in Group undertakings
The parent company’s equity investments in subsidia-
ries are recognised and measured using the equity 
method. The parent company’s share of the enterpri-
ses’ profits or losses after elimination of unrealised in-
tra-group profits and losses is recognised in the in-
come statement. In the statement of financial position, 
equity investments are measured at the pro rata share 
of the enterprises’ equity.

Subsidiaries with a negative net asset value are recog-
nised at zero value. Any receivables from these enter-
prises are written down by the parent company’s share 
of such negative net asset value where the receivables 
are deemed irrecoverable. If the negative net asset va-
lue exceeds the amount receivable, the remaining 
amount is recognised under provisions if the parent 
company has a legal or constructive obligation to 
cover the liabilities of the relevant enterprise.

Net revaluation of equity investments in subsidiaries is 
taken to reserve for net revaluation under equity if the 
carrying amount exceeds cost.

The results of foreign subsidiaries are based on trans-
lation of the items in the income statement using 
average exchange rates for the period unless they devi-
ate significantly from the transaction day exchange ra-

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tes. Income and costs in domestic enterprises denomi-
nated in foreign currencies are translated using the 
exchange rates applicable on the transaction date.

Statement of financial position items of foreign subsi-
diaries are translated using the exchange rates appli-
cable at the statement of financial position date.

When it is assessed that the parent company no longer 
has control over the subsidiary, it will be transferred to 
either assets held for sale or unquoted shares and 
when sold, it will be derecognised. 

Equity investments in associates
Associates are enterprises in which the Group has sig-
nificant influence but not control, generally in the form 
of an ownership interest of between 20% and 50% of 
the voting rights. Equity investments in associates are 
measured using the equity method and the carrying 
amount of the investment represents the Group’s pro-
portionate share of the enterprises’ net assets. Signifi-
cant transaction costs are recognised as part of the 
acquisition price. 

Profit after tax from equity investments in associates is 
included as a separate line in the income statement. 
Income is made up after elimination of unrealised in-
tra-group profits and losses.

Associates with a negative net asset value are mea-
sured at zero value. If the Group has a legal or con-
structive obligation to cover the associate’s negative 
balance, such obligation is recognised under liabilities.

Investments
Investments include financial assets at fair value which 
are recognised in the income statement. The classifi-
cation depends on the purpose for which the invest-
ments were acquired. Management determines the 
classification of its investments on initial recognition 
and re-evaluates this at every reporting date.

Financial assets measured at fair value with recogni-
tion of value adjustments in the income statement 
comprise assets that form part of a trading portfolio 

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and financial assets designated at fair value with value 
adjustment via the income statement.

transactions, reference to other similar instruments or 
discounted cash flow analysis.

The investment portfolio is divided into a match port-
folio corresponding to the technical provisions, and a 
free portfolio. The objective for the return on the 
match portfolio is to approximately offset the capital 
gains and losses on the assets with the corresponding 
developments on the insurance provisions. The free 
portfolio is invested in different asset classes with a 
view to obtaining the best risk-adjusted return.

To avoid an accounting mismatch fixed income finan-
cial assets in the match portfolio are designated as 
measured at fair value through profit or loss.

Financial assets at fair value recognised in income 
statement
Financial assets are recognised at fair value on initial 
recognition if they are entered in a portfolio that is ma-
naged in accordance with fair value. Derivative finan-
cial instruments are similarly classified as financial as-
sets held for sale, unless they are classified as hedging 
instruments. 

Realised and unrealised profits and losses that may 
arise because of changes in the fair value for the cate-
gory financial assets at fair value are recognised in the 
income statement in the period in which they arise.

Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to 
receive cash flows from the financial assets have expi-
red, or if they have been transferred, and the Group 
has also transferred substantially all risks and rewards 
of ownership. Financial assets are recognised and 
derecognised on a trade date basis, the date on which 
the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset.

The fair values of quoted securities are based on stock 
exchange prices at the statement of financial position 
date. For securities that are not listed on a stock ex-
change, or for which no stock exchange price is quo-
ted that reflects the fair value of the instrument, the 
fair value is determined using valuation techniques. 
These include the use of similar recent arm’s length 

Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting
The Group’s activities expose it to financial risks, inclu-
ding changes in share prices, foreign exchange rates, 
interest rates and inflation. Forward exchange contra-
cts and currency swaps are used for currency hedging 
of portfolios of shares, bonds, hedging of foreign enti-
ties and insurance statement of financial position 
items. Interest rate derivatives in the form of futures, 
forward contracts, swaps and FRAs are used to ma-
nage cash flows and interest rate risks related to the 
portfolio of bonds and insurance provisions. Share 
derivatives in the form of futures and options are used 
from time to time to adjust share exposures.

Derivative financial instruments are reported from the 
trading date and are measured in the statement of fi-
nancial position at fair value. Positive fair values of 
derivatives are recognised as derivative financial in-
struments under assets. Negative fair values of deriva-
tives are recognised under derivative financial instru-
ments under liabilities. Positive and negative values 
are only offset when the company is entitled or in-
tends to make net settlement of more financial instru-
ments.

Discounting based on market interest rates is applied 
in the case of derivative financial instruments involving 
an expected future cash flow.

Recognition of the resulting gain or loss depends on 
whether the derivative is designated as a hedging in-
strument and, if so, the nature of the item being 
hedged. The Group designates certain derivatives as 
hedges of investments in foreign entities. Changes in 
the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qu-
alify as net investment hedges in foreign entities and 
which provide effective currency hedging of the net in-
vestment are recognised in other comprehensive in-
come. The net asset value of the foreign entities esti-
mated at the beginning of the financial year is hedged 
90-100% by entering into short-term forward ex-

change contracts according to the requirements of 
hedge accounting. Changes in the fair value relating to 
the ineffective portion are recognised in the income 
statement. Gains and losses accumulated in equity are 
included in the income statement on disposal of the 
foreign entity.

Reinsurers’ share of provisions for insurance contracts
Contracts entered into by the Group with reinsurers 
under which the Group is compensated for losses on 
one or more contracts issued by the Group and that 
meet the classification requirements for insurance 
contracts are classified as reinsurers’ share of provisi-
ons for insurance contracts. Contracts that do not 
meet these classification requirements are classified 
as financial assets.

The benefits to which the Group is entitled under its 
reinsurance contracts held are recognised as assets 
and reported as reinsurers’ share of provisions for in-
surance contracts.

Amounts receivable from reinsurers are measured 
consistently with the amounts associated with the 
reinsured insurance contracts and in accordance with 
the terms of each reinsurance contract.

Changes due to unwinding are recognised in insurance 
technical interest. Changes due to changes in the yield 
curve or foreign exchange rates are recognised as 
price adjustments.

The Group continuously assesses its reinsurance as-
sets for impairment. If there is objective evidence that 
the reinsurance asset is impaired, the Group reduces 
the carrying amount of the reinsurance asset to its re-
coverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised 
in the income statement.

Receivables
Total receivables comprise accounts receivable from 
policyholders and insurance companies as well as other 
accounts receivable. Other receivables primarily contain 
accounts receivable in connection with property.

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Receivables that arise because of insurance contracts 
are classified in this category and are reviewed for im-
pairment as a part of the impairment test of accounts 
receivable.

Receivables are recognised initially at fair value and 
are subsequently assessed at amortised cost. The in-
come statement includes an estimated reservation for 
expected unobtainable sums when an objective evi-
dence of the asset impairment is observed. The reser-
vation entered is assessed as the difference between 
the carrying amount of an asset and the present value 
of expected future cash flows.

Other assets
Other assets include current tax assets and cash at 
bank and in hand. Current tax assets are receivables 
concerning tax for the year adjusted for on-account 
payments and any prior-year adjustments. Cash at 
bank and in hand is recognised at nominal value at the 
statement of financial position date. Reverse repur-
chase lending to credit institutions are recognised and 
measured at amortised cost, and the return is recogni-
sed as interest income in the income statement.

Prepayments and accrued income
Prepayments include expenses paid in respect of sub-
sequent financial years and interest receivable. Ac-
crued underwriting commission relating to the sale of 
insurance products is also included. 

Equity
Share capital
Shares are classified as equity when there is no obliga-
tion to transfer cash or other assets. Costs directly at-
tributable to the issue of equity instruments are shown 
in equity as a deduction from the proceeds, net of tax.

Revaluation reserves
Revaluation of owner-occupied property is recognised 
in other comprehensive income unless the revaluation 
offsets a previous impairment loss.

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Assets and liabilities of foreign entities are recognised 
using the exchange rate applicable at the statement of 
financial position date. Income and expense items are 
recognised using the average monthly exchange rates 
for the period. Any resulting differences are recognised 
in Other comprehensive income. When an entity is 
wound up or sold, the balance is transferred to the in-
come statement. The hedging of the currency risk in 
respect of foreign entities is also offset in other com-
prehensive income in respect of the part that concerns 
the hedge.

Contingency fund reserves
Contingency fund reserves are recognised as part of 
retained earnings under equity. The reserves may only 
be used when so permitted by the Danish Financial 
Supervisory Authority and when it is for the benefit of 
the policyholders. The Norwegian contingency fund 
reserves include provisions for the Norwegian Natural 
Perils Pool and security reserve. The Danish and Swe-
dish provisions comprise contingency fund provisions. 
Deferred tax on the Norwegian and Swedish contin-
gency fund reserves is allocated.

Dividends
Proposed dividend is recognised as a liability at the 
time of adoption by the shareholders at the annual ge-
neral meeting (date of declaration). 

Own shares
The purchase and sale sums of own shares and divi-
dends thereon are taken directly to retained earnings 
under equity. Own shares include shares acquired for 
incentive programmes and share buyback pro-
gramme.

Proceeds from the sale of own shares in connection 
with the or matching shares are taken directly to 
equity.

Subordinate loan capital
Subordinate loan capital is recognised initially at fair 
value, net of transaction costs incurred. Subordinate 
loan capital is subsequently stated at amortised cost; 

any difference between the proceeds (net of transac-
tion costs) and the redemption value is recognised in 
the income statement over the borrowing period using 
the effective interest method.

Interest on the Notes is due and payable only at the 
sole and absolute discretion of Tryg. Accordingly, Tryg 
may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion 
elect to cancel any interest payment (or any part the-
reof) which would otherwise be payable on any inte-
rest payment date.

In case interest payments are cancelled Tryg shall, in 
general, solicit interest from new investors for the pur-
chase and subscription of replacement securities and 
redeem the original notes at a price equal to their 
outstanding principal amount together with any ac-
crued interest and accrued and unpaid interest. Accor-
dingly, perpetual additional capital with discretionary 
payment of interest and principal is recognised as 
debt.

Provisions for insurance contracts
Premiums written are recognised in the income state-
ment (premium income) proportionally over the pe-
riod of coverage and, where necessary, adjusted to re-
flect any time variation of the risk. The portion of 
premiums written on in-force contracts that relates to 
unexpired risks at the statement of financial position 
date is reported as premium provisions. Premium pro-
visions are generally calculated according to a best 
estimate of expected payments throughout the agreed 
risk period; however, as a minimum as the part of the 
premium calculated using the pro rata temporis prin-
ciple until the next payment date. Adjustments are 
made to reflect any risk variations. This applies to 
gross as well as ceded business.

Claims and claims handling costs are expensed in the 
income statement as incurred based on the estimated 
liability for compensation owed to policyholders or 
third parties sustaining losses at the hands of the poli-
cyholders. They include direct and indirect claims 
handling costs that arise from events that have occur-
red up to the statement of financial position date even 

if they have not yet been reported to the Group. Claims 
provisions are estimated using the input of assess-
ments for individual cases reported to the Group and 
statistical analyses for the claims incurred but not re-
ported and the expected ultimate cost of more com-
plex claims that may be affected by external factors 
(such as court decisions). The provisions include 
claims handling costs.

Claims provisions are discounted. Discounting is ba-
sed on a yield curve reflecting duration applied to the 
expected future payments from the provision. 
Discounting affects the motor liability, professional lia-
bility, workers’ compensation and personal accident 
and health insurance classes, in particular.

Provisions for bonuses and premium discounts etc. re-
present amounts expected to be paid to policyholders 
in view of the claims experience during the financial 
year.

Claims provisions are determined for each line of busi-
ness based on actuarial methods. Where such busi-
ness lines encompass more than one business area, 
short-tailed claims provisions are distributed based on 
number of claims reported while long-tailed claims 
provisions are distributed based on premiums earned. 
The models currently used are Chain-Ladder, Bornhu-
etter-Ferguson, the Loss Ratio method. Chain-Ladder 
techniques are used for lines of business with a stable 
run-off pattern. The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method, 
and sometimes the Loss Ratio method, are used for 
claims years in which the previous run-off provides in-
sufficient information about the future run-off perfor-
mance.

The provision for annuities under workers’ compensa-
tion insurance is calculated on the basis of a mortality 
corresponding to the G82 calculation basis (official 
mortality table).

In some instances, the historic data used in the actua-
rial models is not necessarily predictive of the expec-
ted future development of claims. For example, this is 
the case with legislative changes where an a priori 

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estimate is used for premium increases related to the 
expected increase in claims. In connection with legi-
slative changes, the same estimate is used for deter-
mining the change in the level of claims. Subsequently, 
this estimate is maintained until new loss history ma-
terialises which can be used for re-estimation.

Several assumptions and estimates underlying the 
calculation of the claims provisions are mutually de-
pendent. Most importantly, this can be expected to be 
the case for assumptions relating to interest rates and 
inflation.

Workers’ compensation is an area in which explicit in-
flation assumptions are used, with annuities for the in-
sured being indexed based on the workers’ compensa-
tion index. An inflation curve that reflects the market’s 
inflation expectations plus a real wage spread is used 
as an approximation to the workers’ compensation in-
dex.

For other lines of business, the inflation assumptions, 
because present only implicitly in the actuarial mo-
dels, will cause a certain lag in predicting the level of 
future losses when a change in inflation occurs. On the 
other hand, the effect of discounting will show imme-
diately as a consequence of inflation changes to the 
extent that such changes affect the interest rate.

Other correlations are not deemed to be significant.

Liability adequacy test
Tests are continuously performed to ensure the ade-
quacy of the insurance provisions. In performing these 
tests, current best estimates of future cash flows of 
claims, gains and direct and indirect claims handling 
costs are used. Any deficiency results in an increase in 
the relevant provision, and the adjustment is recogni-
sed in the income statement.

Employee benefits
Pension obligations
The Group operates various pension schemes. The 
schemes are funded through contributions to in-
surance companies or trustee-administered funds. In 

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Norway, the Group operated a defined-benefit plan 
which was closed at 01 January 20. In Denmark, the 
Group operates a defined-contribution plan. A defi-
ned-contribution plan is a pension plan under which 
the Group pays fixed contributions into a separate en-
tity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obli-
gation to pay further contributions. In Sweden, the 
Group complies with the industry pension agreement, 
FTP-Planen. FTP-Planen is primarily a defined-benefit 
plan as regards the future pension benefits. Försäk-
ringsbranschens Pensionskassa (FPK) is unable to pro-
vide sufficient information for the Group to use defi-
ned-benefit accounting. The plan is on that basis 
accounted for as a defined-contribution plan. As part 
of the termination of the defined-benefit plan in 
Norway, an agreement of compensation to the emplo-
yees covered by the plan was agreed. A liability has 
been established to cover the expected compensation 
to be paid to the employees upon retirement from the 
company. If the employee leaves before retirement 
only a part of the compensation is paid. There is no fu-
ture actuarial assumptions related to the liability, only 
uncertainty is whether the employees stays to retire-
ment or not.    

Other employee benefits
Employees of the Group are entitled to a fixed pay-
ment when they reach retirement and when they have 
been employed with the Group for 25 and for 40 years. 
The Group recognises this liability at the time of sig-
ning the contract of employment.

In special instances, the employee can enter into a 
contract with the Group to receive compensation for 
loss of pension benefits caused by reduced working 
hours. The Group recognises this liability based on sta-
tistical models.

Income tax and deferred tax
The Group expenses current tax according to the tax 
laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. Current 
tax liabilities and current tax receivables are recogni-
sed in the statement of financial position as estimated 
tax on the taxable income for the year, adjusted for 
change in tax on prior years’ taxable income and for 
tax paid under the on-account tax scheme.

Deferred tax is measured according to the statement 
of financial position liability method on all timing diffe-
rences between the tax and accounting value of assets 
and liabilities. Deferred income tax is measured using 
the tax rules and tax rates that apply in the relevant 
countries on the statement of financial position date 
when the deferred tax asset is realised, or the deferred 
income tax liability is settled.

Deferred income tax assets, including the tax value of 
tax losses carried forward, are recognised to the extent 
that it is probable that future taxable profit will be rea-
lised against which the temporary differences can be 
offset.

Deferred income tax is provided on temporary diffe-
rences concerning investments, except where Tryg 
controls when the temporary difference will be reali-
sed, and it is probable that the temporary difference 
will not be realised in the foreseeable future.

Other provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Group has a legal 
or constructive obligation because of an event prior to 
or at the statement of financial position date, and it is 
probable that future economic benefits will flow out of 
the Group. Provisions are measured at the best esti-
mate by management of the expenditure required to 
settle the present obligation. 

Provisions for restructurings are recognised as obliga-
tions when a detailed formal restructuring plan has 
been announced prior to or at the statement of finan-
cial position date at the latest to the persons affected 
by the plan.  

Own insurance is included under other provisions. The 
provisions apply to the Group’s own insurance claims 
and are reported when the damage occurs according 
to the same principle as the Group’s other claims pro-
visions. 

Debt
Debt comprises debt in connection with direct in-
surance and reinsurance, amounts owed to credit in-
stitutions, current tax obligations, debt to group under-
takings and other debt. Other liabilities are assessed at 
amortised cost based on the effective interest method.

Debt related to leasing and the external investors 
share of Kapitalforeningen Tryg Invest Funds and Kapi-
talforeningen Tryg Invest are included in other debt. 
The external investors share of Kapitalforeningen Tryg 
Invest relates to shares, bonds and investment proper-
ties.

Repo deposits from credit institutions are recognised 
and measured at amortised cost, and the return is re-
cognised as interest expenses in the income state-
ment.  

Cash flow statement
The consolidated cash flow statement is presented 
using the direct method and shows cash flows from 
operating, investing and financing activities as well as 
the Group’s cash and cash equivalents at the begin-
ning and end of the financial year. No separate cash 
flow statement has been prepared for the parent com-
pany because it is included in the consolidated cash 
flow statement.

Cash flows from operating activities are calculated 
whereby major classes of gross cash receipts and 
gross cash payments are disclosed.

Cash flows from investing activities comprise pay-
ments in connection with the purchase and sale of int-
angible assets, property, plant and equipment as well 
as financial assets and deposits with credit institutions.

Cash flows from financing activities comprise changes 
in the size or composition of Tryg’s share capital and re-
lated costs as well as the raising of loans, repayments 
of interest-bearing debt and the payment of dividends.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and de-
mand deposits.

Other 
The amounts in the report are disclosed in whole num-
bers of DKKm, unless otherwise stated. The amounts 
have been rounded and consequently the sum of the 
rounded amounts and totals may differ slightly.

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30  Transition to IFRS 9 & IFRS 17 at 1 January 2023

The description below is a supplement to note 29, 
 accounting policies.

Accounting regulation applicable 1 January 
2023 
IFRS 9 / IFRS 17
In July 2014, the IASB issued the final IFRS 9 “Financial 
Instruments”.
The standard includes new provisions governing “clas-
sification and measurement of financial assets”, im-
pairment of financial assets and “hedge accounting”.

IFRS 9 entered into force for the accounting year com-
mencing 1 January 2018

• 

 Insurance companies are allowed to postpone the 
implementation to 1 January 2023.

The implementation of IFRS 9 “financial instruments” 
is not expected to significantly change the Tryg 
Group’s financial position.

Regarding IFRS 9 the assessment of no significant im-
pact on the statement of financial position or profit 
and loss is based on the assumption that Tryg already 
carry substantially all financial instruments at fair va-
lue through profit and loss. The implementation of 
IFRS 9, will not affect Tryg’s recognition and measure-
ment. Tryg has postponed the implementation of IFRS 
9 to 1 January 2023 when IFRS 17 Insurance Contra-
cts will be applicable.

Tryg can postpone IFRS 9 due to the fact that our acti-
vities are predominantly connected with insurance 
and that our liabilities connected with insurance is re-
latively greater than 80 per cent of the total liabilities.

Classification and measurement
The general principles for measurement of financial as-
sets and liabilities will generally change following im-
plementation of IFRS 9. But for the Tryg Group the im-
plementation has not given rise to significant changes.

After initial recognition, financial assets must still be 
measured at amortised cost, fair value through other 
comprehensive income or fair value through profit or 
loss. Going forward, classification of financial instru-
ments will be based on the following business models:

The asset is held to collect cash flows from payments 
of principal and interest (Hold to Collect model). 
 Measured at amortised cost.

The asset is held to collect cash flows from payments 
of principal and interest and selling the asset (Hold to 
Collect and Sell business model). Measured at fair va-
lue with changes recognised through other compre-
hensive income with reclassification to the income 
statement on realisation of the assets.

Other financial assets value adjusted through profit or 
loss (fair value)
Relative to the first two categories, the business model 
should be based on collection of cash flows from pay-
ment of interest and principal combined with limited 
sales activity.

If the business model is not founded on these assump-
tions, the financial assets will be placed in a category, 
which is subject to value adjustment through profit or 
loss. Financial assets, which, if measured at amortised 
cost or at fair value through other comprehensive in-
come would result in measuring inconsistencies, are 
also recognised in this category.

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Having reviewed the Group’s business models in rela-
tion to assessing the significance of collecting cash 
flows, current classification and measurement are lar-
gely unchanged compared with current practice. In 
particular, it should be noted that Tryg does not have a 
business model that implies recognising fair value ad-
justments in other comprehensive income.

Thus, bank loans and deposits are essentially still mea-
sured at amortised cost.

IFRS 17 replaces IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts for repor-
ting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023.

The adoption of IFRS 17 will not change the classifica-
tion of the Company’s insurance contracts.

The impact of IFRS 17 (Insurance Contracts) is cur-
rently being assessed in a structured and formal man-
ner and is expected to be concluded in due course 
ahead of the implementation date.

Tryg Group currently expects that the implementation 
of IFRS 17 (Insurance Contracts) will not significantly 
change the Tryg Group’s financial position.

Under IFRS 17 the Group’s insurance contracts issued 
and re-insurance contracts held are eligible to be mea-
sured using the simplification, Premium Allocation 
 Approach (PAA).

As the current accounting principles apply PAA, the 
major changes will predominantly be presentational. 
The only consequential changes that will have an im-
pact on the technical result will be the reclassification 
of education and development costs to “Other income 
and costs” and the reclassification of the effects of the 
inflation swap which will be included in “Investment 
activities”.  

IFRS 17 will introduce a new vocabulary that will affect 
the look of the statement of profit or loss: 

•  ”Insurance revenue” will replace ”Gross pre- 
  mium income” as the topline figure
•  ”Insurance service expense” will be a single line  
  comprising both claims and expenses including  

“Bonus and premium discounts”

•  The result of reinsurance contracts will be repor- 

ted in a single line, ”Net expenses from  
reinsurance contracts”
 “Insurance service result” will replace “Technical 
result”

• 

These presentational changes will not affect the tech-
nical result or the profit/loss for the year.

The changes will be implemented from the effective 
date.

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DKKm

Note
1 

10
2
10

Investment activities
Income from Group undertakings
Income from associates
Interest income
Value adjustments
Interest expenses
Administration expenses in connection with investment activities

Total investment return

3 

Other expenses

Profit/loss before tax

4 

Tax

Profit/loss for the year

Proposed distribution for the year:
Dividend
Transferred to reserve for net revaluation according to the 
equity method
Transferred to retained earnings

2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

Statement of comprehensive income
Profit/loss for the year

Other comprehensive income

Other comprehensive income which cannot subsequently be 
reclassified as profit or loss
Actuarial gains/losses on defined-benefit pension plans
Tax on actuarial gains/losses on defined-benefit pension plans

Other comprehensive income which can subsequently be re-
classified as profit or loss
Deferred tax related to receivable balance
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign entities
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign material associates
Hedging of currency risk in foreign entities
Tax on hedging of currency risk in foreign entities

Total other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income

2,570
34
5
-18
-365
-5

2,222

-96

2,126

121

2,247

4,118

163
-2,033
2,247

3,120
1,206
1
-1,015
-34
-5

3,272

-82

3,190

-33

3,158

2,802

1,696
-1,340
3,158

2,247

3,158

-2
1
-2

-50
-2,217
52
496
-109
-1,828
-1,830
417

0
0
0

0
93
-52
-99
22
-36
-36
3,122

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(parent company)

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DKKm

Note
5
6

Assets
Equity investments in Group undertakings
Equity investments in associates
Total investments in associates and Group undertakings

Total investment assets

Receivables from subsidiaries
Total other assets

7

Current tax assets
Other
Total other assets

Total prepayments and accrued income

2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

72,524
185
72,709

13,029
37,052
50,081

72,709

50,081

65
65

106
1
107

34

0
0

0
1
1

55

Note

Equity and liabilities
Equity

Debt to Group undertakings
Tax liabilities
Other debt

Total debt

42,504

49,008

30,331
0
81

30,412

1,092
33
4

1,129

Total equity and liabilities

72,915

50,137

8
9
10
11
12

Deferred tax assets
Contractual obligations, contingent liabilities and collateral
Related parties
Reconciliation of profit/loss and equity
Accounting policies

Total assets

72,915

50,137

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Proposed dividend per share is calculated as the total 
dividend proposed by the Supervisory Board after the 
end of the financial year divided by the total number 
of shares at the end of the year (654,653,980 shares).

a)   352,505,989 new shares of nominal DKK 5 at a 

price of 105 per share were issued. Cost related to 
the issue of new shares are deducted in proceeds 
recognised in retained earnings with DKK 694m.

Total changes in equity in DKKm

Equity at 31 December 2021

2022
Profit/loss for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
Dividend paid
Dividend own shares
Purchase and sale of own shares
Share-based payments
Total changes in equity in 2022
Equity at 31 December 2022

Equity at 31 December 2020

2021
Profit/loss for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
Dividend paid
Dividend own shares
Purchase and sale of own shares
Issue of new shares a)
Share-based payments
Total changes in equity in 2021
Equity at 31 December 2021

Share
capital

3,273

Revaluation
reserves

5,119

Retained
earnings

39,915

163
-1,830
-1,667

-1,667
3,451

3,458

1,696
-36
1,660

1,660
5,119

-2,033

-2,033

38
-3,253
65
-5,183
34,731

6,765

-1,340

-1,340

3
-137
34,557
66
33,150
39,915

0

0
3,273

1,511

0

1,763

1,763
3,273

Proposed
dividend

Non-controlling
 interest

700

4,118

4,118
-3,771

347
1,047

529

2,802

2,802
-2,630

172
700

1

0

0
1

1

0

0

0
1

Total

49,008

2,247
-1,830
417
-3,771
38
-3,253
65
-6,504
42,504

12,264

3,158
-36
3,122
-2,630
3
-137
36,320
66
36,744
49,008

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DKKm

2022

2021

DKKm

2022

2021

1 

Income from Group undertakings

Tryg Invest A/S

Alka Fordele A/S

Scandi JV Co A/S

Tryg Forsikring A/S

2

Value adjustments

20

-23

285

2,287

2,570

8

-25

0

3,137

3,120

In 2022 consists only of currency adjustments. In 2021 primarily value adjustment of currency hedge 
DKK -1,035m related to RSA acquisition which consists of the premium paid and exchange rate adjust-
ments which cannot be attributed to hedge accounting. 

5

Equity investments in Group undertakings
Cost
Cost at 1 January
Additions for the year
Cost at 31 December

Revaluation and impairment to net asset value
Revaluation and impairment at 1 January
Revaluations for the year
Dividend paid
Revaluation and impairment at 31 December

9,053
60,008
69,061

3,976
686
-1,200
3,463

9,005
48
9,053

3,470
3,137
-2,630
3,976

3 

Other expenses

Administration expenses

Carrying amount at 31 December

72,524

13,029

-96

-96

-82

-82

Name, registered office and activity

Ownership 
share in %

Profit/loss

Equity

Remuneration for the Executive Board is paid partly by Tryg A/S and partly by Tryg Forsikring A/S and is 
charged to Tryg A/S via the cost allocation. Refer to Note 6 in the Tryg Group for a specification of the 
audit fee.

Average number of full-time employees for the year

9

8

4 

Tax

Reconciliation of tax costs

Tax on  profit/loss for the year

Tax adjustments, previous years

Adjustment of non-taxable income and costs

2022
Tryg Invest A/S, Ballerup
Alka Fordele A/S, Ballerup
Scandi JV Co A/S (Under voluntary liquida-
tion)
Tryg Forsikring A/S, Ballerup

106

16

0

121

-16

0

-18

-33

2021
Tryg Invest A/S, Ballerup 
Alka Fordele A/S, Ballerup
Tryg Forsikring A/S, Ballerup

Tax on profit/loss for the year in the parent company is calculated exclusive of profit/loss and tax in 
Group undertakings.

Effective tax rate

Tax on  profit/loss for the year

Tax adjustment, previous years

Adjustment of non-taxable income and costs

22

3

0

25.0

%

22

0

24.5

46.5

6 

Equity investments in associates
Please refer to note 14 Equity investments 
in associates in Tryg Group.

100
100

100
100

100
100
100

20
-23

285
2,287

8
-25
3,137

60
28

30,255
42,182

39
28
12,962

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DKKm

2022

2021

DKKm

7

8

9

Current tax assets
Tax receivable at 1 January
Adjustment to previous years
Current tax for the year
Tax paid for the year
Tax receivable at 31 December

Deferred tax assets
Capitalised tax losses
Tryg A/S

Tax value of non-capitalised tax losses
Tryg A/S

-33
16
106
17
106

0

0

20
0
-33
-20
-33

72

16

Contractual obligations, contingent liabilities and collateral
The Danish companies in the Tryg Group are jointly taxed with TryghedsGruppen smba. The companies 
and the other jointly taxed companies are liable for any obligations to withhold taxes at source on inte-
rest, royalties, dividends and income taxes etc. in respect of the jointly taxed companies.

Companies in the Tryg Group are party to a number of disputes in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Management believes that the outcome of these disputes will not affect the Group’s financial position 
over and above the receivables and liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position at 31 De-
cember 2022.

10

Related parties
Tryg A/S has no related parties with a controlling influence other than the parent company, Trygheds-
Gruppen smba. Related parties with a significant influence include the Supervisory Board, the Executive 
Board (which is considered Key Management)  and their members’ related family.

Specification of remuneration

2022

Supervisory Board
Executive Board

Risk-takers b) 

Number of
 persons

Base salary 
incl. car al-
lowance

Share-based 
variable 
 salary a)

Cash 
variable 
salary 

18
4

1
23

11
31

0
42

0
16

0
16

0
0

0
0

Pension

Total

0
8

0
8

11
55

0
66

a)   Total expenses recognised in 2022 for matching shares and conditional shares allocated in 2022 and 

previous years. 

b)   Risk-takers in Tryg A/S includes only one employee, wherefore salary and pension is not presented. 

The amounts are included in note 27 for Tryg Group.

Of which retired
Supervisory Board
Executive Board
Risk-takers

Number of
 persons
4
0
0
4

Severance 
pay
0
0
0
0

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DKKm

10

Related parties (continued)

DKKm

10

2021

Supervisory Board
Executive Board
Risk-takers b) 

Number of 

persons Base salary

Share-based 
 variable 
salarya)

Cash 
variable 
salary

Pension

Total

13
4
1
18

10
30
0
40

0
12
0
12

0
0
0
0

0
7
0
7

10
50
0
60

a)   Total expenses recognised in 2021 for matching shares and conditional shares allocated in 2021 and 

previous year. 

b)   Risk-takers in Tryg A/S includes only one employee, wherefore salary and pension is not presented. 

The amounts are included in note 27 for Tryg Group.

Of which retired
Supervisory Board
Executive Board
Risk-takers

Number of
 persons
0
0
0
0

Severance 
pay
0
0
0
0

Base salary are charges incurred during the financial year. Variable salary includes the charges for 
matching shares and conditional shares, which are recognised over 4 years.
The Executive Board and risk-takers are included in incentive programmes. Please refer to note 6 for 
more information. 

The members of the Supervisory Board in Tryg A/S are paid with a fixed remuneration and are not cove-
red by the incentive schemes.

11

The members of the Executive Board are paid a fixed remuneration, car allowance, pension etc.
The variable salary is awarded in the form of share-based remuneration and cash. see ’Corporate gover-
nance’.

Related parties (continued)
Each member of the Executive Board is entitled to 12 months’ notice and severance pay equal to 12 
months’ salary plus pension contribution (Group CEO is entitled to severance pay equal to 18 months’ 
salary). If a change of control clause is actioned CEO and COO are instead entitled to Severance pay 
equal to 36 months’ salary.

Risk-takers are defined as employees whose activities have a significant influence on the company’s risk 
profile. The Supervisory Board decides which employees should be considered to be risk-takers.

Parent company
TryghedsGruppen smba
TryghedsGruppen smba controls 45% (45%) of the total shares in Tryg A/S.  This amounts to Trygheds-
Gruppen smba controlling 46.5% of the shares outstanding in Tryg A/S as at 31 December 2022.

Transactions with Group undertakings and associates
Tryg A/S exercises full control over Tryg Forsikring A/S, Scandi JV Co A/S, Scandi Co 3 A/S, Alka Fordele 
A/S and Tryg Invest A/S.

In 2022 Tryg Forsikring A/S paid Tryg A/S DKK 1,200m and Tryg A/S paid TryghedsGruppen smba DKK 
1,697m in dividends.

Intra-group trading involved
- Providing and receiving services
- Intra-group accounts
- Interest

2022
1
-30,265
-359

2021
11
1,092
0

The intra-group trading is primarily against Tryg Forsikring A/S.
Administration fee, etc. is settled on a cost-recovery basis.
Intra-group accounts are offset and carry interest on market terms.

Reconciliation of profit/loss and equity
The executive order on application of International Financial Reporting Standards for companies subject
to the Danish Financial Business Act issued by the Danish FSA requires disclosure of differences
between the format of the annual report under International Financial Reporting Standards and the
rules issued by the Danish FSA. 

There is no difference in profit/loss or equity recognised after Danish FSA and IFRS.

12 

Accounting policies
Please refer to Tryg Group's accounting policies.

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Q4 2022 Quarterly outline

DKKm

Private
Gross premium income
Technical result

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of reinsurance
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Combined ratio exclusive of run-off

Commercial
Gross premium income
Technical result

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of reinsurance
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Combined ratio exclusive of run-off

Corporate
Gross premium income
Technical result

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of reinsurance
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Combined ratio exclusive of run-off

Q4
2022

5,847
1,073

67.3
1.9
69.2
13.1
82.4
83.4

Q3
2022

6,107
1,203

65.8
1.4
67.1
13.7
80.9
82.9

Q2
2022

6,020
1,200

65.5
1.4
66.9
13.4
80.3
81.9

Q1
2022

3,985
336

75.7
2.0
77.7
13.8
91.5
93.0

Q4
2021

3,840
681

68.4
1.7
70.1
12.1
82.2
84.6

Q3
2021

3,927
607

68.5
1.8
70.3
14.1
84.4
86.6

Q2
2021

3,877
729

65.1
1.9
67.0
14.1
81.1
83.3

Q1
2021

3,743
479

71.5
1.5
73.1
14.0
87.1
90.0

Q4
2020

3,638
633

67.3
2.2
69.6
12.9
82.5
85.1

Q3
2020

3,610
657

66.9
0.4
67.3
14.4
81.7
84.1

2,292
452

2,339
501

2,305
435

1,415
281

1,352
109

1,338
278

1,316
241

1,288
222

1,261
179

1,248
253

65.7
-1.3
64.4
16.7
81.1
90.0

903
164

58.8
8.3
67.1
15.5
82.7
93.3

60.3
3.6
63.8
15.5
79.3
84.7

917
127

66.6
7.8
74.4
12.7
87.1
99.7

66.7
-1.6
65.1
16.4
81.4
86.6

932
266

53.1
7.4
60.5
11.4
71.9
85.3

55.5
7.9
63.4
16.7
80.1
87.8

876
136

70.4
2.6
73.0
11.4
84.4
101.1

67.3
4.9
72.2
19.7
91.9
97.6

850
36

81.4
0.6
82.0
13.7
95.7
102.8

56.4
7.0
63.4
15.7
79.1
86.7

869
103

68.5
8.1
76.6
11.5
88.0
93.5

65.7
-0.8
64.9
16.6
81.5
87.3

864
174

55.1
14.1
69.2
10.5
79.7
89.0

62.4
3.2
65.6
16.9
82.5
86.6

875
47

75.6
8.5
84.2
10.2
94.4
105.1

61.9
5.4
67.3
18.4
85.7
96.6

844
-32

86.7
4.5
91.2
12.5
103.7
113.1

55.5
7.9
63.4
16.1
79.6
85.3

860
70

59.8
21.9
81.7
10.0
91.7
104.7

Financial statements - Contents

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DKKm

Othera)
Gross premium income
Technical result

Tryg total
Gross premium income
Technical result
Investment return
Other income and costs
Profit/loss before tax
Profit/loss

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of reinsurance
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Combined ratio exclusive of run-off

Q4
2022

Q3
2022

Q2
2022

Q1
2022

Q4
2021

Q3
2021

Q2
2021

Q1
2021

Q4
2020

Q3
2020

0
0

9,042
1,689
317
-629
1,377
1,081

66.1
1.7
67.8
14.3
82.1
86.1

0
0

9,363
1,832
-348
-521
964
628

64.5
2.5
67.0
14.1
81.1
85.0

0
0

9,257
1,902
-878
-517
508
430

64.5
1.3
65.8
13.9
79.7
83.4

0
0

6,276
754
-284
-266
204
109

70.4
3.4
73.8
14.1
87.9
93.0

0
0

6,041
826
941
-171
1,596
1,370

70.0
2.2
72.2
14.0
86.2
90.1

0
0

6,133
988
481
-267
1,201
1,037

65.8
3.9
69.7
14.1
83.8
87.6

0
0

6,057
1,144
-757
-113
274
-63

63.8
3.1
66.9
14.1
81.0
85.0

0
2

5,906
751
343
-72
1,022
814

70.1
2.9
73.1
14.1
87.1
91.5

0
0

5,744
780
513
-70
1,223
1,038

69.0
3.3
72.3
14.0
86.3
91.8

0
0

5,719
980
237
-67
1,150
930

63.4
5.2
68.6
14.1
82.7
87.4

Financial statements - Contents

a) Amounts relating to eliminations 
and one-off items are included under 
'Other'. 

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Financial statements - Contents

DKKm

Q4 2022

Q4 2021

2022

2021

DKKm

Q4 2022

Q4 2021

2022

2021

Danish general insurance
Gross premium income
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Number of full-time employees, end of period

Norwegian general insurance
NOK/DKK, average rate for the period
Gross premium income
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Number of full-time employees, end of period

3,950
745
217

66.7
1.7
68.4
13.6
81.9
-5.5

71.66
2,115
273
95

66.5
6.0
72.5
15.2
87.7
-4.5

3,522
500
133

67.9
3.1
71.0
14.5
85.6
-3.8

73.94
1,889
179
29

75.4
2.6
78.0
12.7
90.7
-1.6

15,612
2,685
752

14,326
2,448
644

Swedish general insurance
SEK/DKK, average rate for the period
Gross premium income
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

67.2
1.7
68.8
14.2
83.1
-4.8
3,345

73.95
8,386
1,267
319

66.9
4.9
71.8
13.6
85.5
-3.8
1,344

66.2
2.0
68.2
14.4
82.7
-4.5
3,062

72.92
7,263
938
215

69.1
5.0
74.1
13.1
87.2
-3.0
1,139

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Number of full-time employees, end of period

Other a)
Gross premium income
Technical result
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance
Number of full-time employees, end of period

Tryg (total)
Gross premium income
Technical result
Investment return
Other income and costs
Profit/loss before tax
Run-off gains/losses, net of reinsurance

Key ratios
Gross claims ratio
Net reinsurance ratio
Claims ratio, net of ceded business
Gross expense ratio
Combined ratio
Run-off, net of reinsurance (%)
Number of full-time employees, end of period

68.18
2,920
682
55

62.4
0.5
62.9
14.6
77.5
-1.9

57
-11
-4

9,042
1,689
317
-629
1,377
362

66.1
1.7
67.8
14.3
82.1
-4.0

73.45
584
110
72

67.6
-1.2
66.4
14.7
81.1
-12.2

46
36
-2

6,041
826
941
-171
1,596
232

70.0
2.2
72.2
14.0
86.2
-3.8

70.33
9,730
2,227
289

63.1
0.5
63.6
14.1
77.7
-3.0
1,781

211
-2
20
49

33,938
6,177
-1,193
-1,933
3,051
1,380

66.0
2.1
68.2
14.1
82.2
-4.1
6,518

73.39
2,390
279
113

71.4
2.2
73.6
14.6
88.3
-4.7
431

159
43
-8
42

24,137
3,709
870
-624
3,956
963

67.4
3.0
70.5
14.1
84.5
-4.0
4,674

a)   Comprises credit & surety insurance (Tryg Garanti) in Finland, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, 

Germany and amounts relating to one-off items.

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Financial statements - Contents

2022

2021

2020 

2019 

2018 

Key ratios are calculated in accordance with ’’Recom-
mendations & Financial Ratios’’ issued by the Danish 
Society of Financial Analysts. 

Share performance
Earnings per share (DKK)
Diluted earnings per share (DKK)
Earnings per share of continuing business (DKK)
Operating earnings per share (DKK)
Number of shares (1,000)
Average number of shares (1,000)
Diluted average number of shares (1,000)
Share price (DKK)
Net asset value per share (DKK)
Market price/net asset value
Ordinary dividend per share (DKK)
Extraordinary dividend per share (DKK)
Price/Earnings

3.47
3.47
3.47
4.43
633,710
646,977
646,977
165.35
67.07
2.5
6.29
0.00
47.6

5.51
5.51
5.52
5.70
653,447
572,688
572,688
161.50
75.00
2.2
4.28
0.00
29.3

9.19
9.19
9.19
9.54
301,750
301,678
301,678
192.10
40.64
4.7
7.00
0.00
20.9

9.42
9.42
9.42
9.82
301,700
301,954
301,954
197.50
40.05
4.9
6.80
1.65
21.0

5.73
5.73
5.74
5.84
301,743
302,043
302,043
163.90
37.56
4.4
6.60
0.00
28.6

Number of full-time employess, continued business, at 31 December

6,518

4,674

4,400

4,151

4,027

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Financial statements - Contents

TryghedsGruppen smba
(45%)

Other shareholders
(55%)

Alka Fordele A/S

Tryg
Invest A/S

Tryg A/S

Tryg Forsikring A/S

Scandi JV Co A/S
Under voluntary 
liquidation

Scandi JV Co 2 A/S
(50%)

Scandi Co 3 A/S
Under voluntary 
liquidation

Tryg Forsikring 
(Branch Germany)

Tryg Forsikring 
(Branch Finland)

Trygg-Hansa
Försäkring
(Branch Sweden)

Tryg Forsikring
incl. Enter
(Branch Norway)

Tryg
Livsforsikring A/S

Holmia
Livsförsäkring AB
(Sweden)

Tryg
 Ejendomme A/S

Respons
 Inkasso AS
(Norway)

Tryg Forsikring 
(Branch Austria)

Tryg Forsikring 
(Branch  
The Netherlands)

Tryg Forsikring 
(Branch Belgium)

Tryg Forsikring 
(Branch Switzerland)

Forsikrings- 
Aktieselskabet  
Alka Liv II

Kapitalforeningen 
Tryg Invest Funds
(82%)

Group chart at  1 January 2023. Companies and branches are wholly owned  
 by Danish owners and domiciled in Denmark, unless otherwise stated. 

Company

Branch

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alternative performance measures

The financial highlights and key ratios of Tryg have been prepared in accordance with the executive order issued by the 
Danish Financial Supervisory Authority on the financial reports for insurance companies and multi-employer occupa-
tional pension funds, and also comply with ‘Recommendations & Ratios’ issued by the CFA Society Denmark.

Financial statements - Contents

Claims ratio, net of ceded business 
Gross claims ratio + net reinsurance ratio. 

Dividend per share

Market price/net asset value

Proposed dividend
Number of shares at year-end

Share price                 

Net asset value per share

Combined ratio 
The sum of the gross claims ratio, the net reinsurance 
ratio and the gross expense ratio. 

Danish general insurance 
Comprises the legal entities Tryg Forsikring A/S, Tryg 
Livsforsikring A/S, Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet Liv II and 
excluding the Norwegian and Swedish branches. 

Earnings per share

Net asset value per share

Profit or loss for the year 
Average number of shares

Equity at year-end
Number of shares at year-end

Earnings per share of continuing business
Diluted earnings from continuing business after tax 
Diluted average number of shares

Net reinsurance ratio

Profit or loss from reinsurance x 100 
Gross premium income

Diluted average number of shares 
Average number of shares adjusted for number of 
share options which may potentially dilute. 

Gross claims ratio

Gross claims x 100 
Gross premium income

Discounting 
Expresses recognition in the financial statements of 
expected future payments at a value below the nomi-
nal amount, as the recognised amount carries interest 
until payment. The size of the discount depends on the 
market-based discount rate applied and the expected 
time to payment. 

Gross expense ratio without adjustment

Gross insurance operating costs x 100 
Gross premium income

Gross premium income
Calculated as gross premium income adjusted for 
change in gross premium provisions, less bonus and 
premium discounts.

Norwegian general insurance
Comprises Tryg Forsikring A/S, Norwegian branch.

Operating ratio
Calculated as the combined ratio plus insurance tech-
nical interest in the denominator. 

Claims + insurance operating costs +  
profit or loss from reinsurance x 100
Gross premium income + insurance technical interest

Other insurance 
Comprises Finnish, Dutch, Austrian, Swiss, Belgium 
and German credit & surety insurance and amounts 
relating to one-off items. 

Own funds
Equity plus share of qualifying solvency debt and profit 
margin (solvency purpose), less intangible  
assets, tax asset and proposed dividend.

Price/Earnings

Share price 
Earnings per share

Relative run-off result
Run-off gains/losses net of reinsurance divided by 
claims provisions net of reinsurance beginning of year. 

Return on equity after tax (%)

Profit or loss for the year after tax 
Weighted average equity

Run-off gains/losses
The difference between the claims provisions at the 
beginning of the financial year (adjusted for foreign 
currency translation adjustments and discounting 
effects) and the sum of the claims paid during the 
financial year and the part of the claims provisions at 
the end of the financial year pertaining to injuries and 
damage occurring in earlier financial years. 

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Solvency requirements for insurance companies 
issued by the EU Commission.

Weather claims, net of reinsurance
Weather claims, net of reinsurance, as calculated by 
the Tryg Group, represents:

Tangible Equity
Tangible Equity is defined as weighted average equity 
excluding intangible assets and deferred tax related to 
intangible assets

Financial statements - Contents

Solvency ratio 
Ratio between own funds and capital requirement. 

Weather claims, net of reinsurance, is defined as 
claims related to storm, cloudbursts, natural perils and 
winter, adjusted for reinsurance.

Swedish general insurance 
Comprises Tryg Forsikring A/S, Swedish branch. 

Weather claims, net of reinsurance
Gross Premium income. 

Total reserve ratio 
Reserve ratio, claims provisions + premium provisions 
divided by premium income. 

Run-off, net of reinsurance
Run-off, net of reinsurance, as calculated by the Tryg 
Group, represents 

Unwinding 
Unwinding of discounting takes place with the passage 
of time as the expected time to payment is reduced. 
The closer the time of payment, the smaller the 
discount. This gradual increase of the provision is not 
recognised under claims, but under technical interest 
in the income statement.

Alternative performance measures
The following financial measures included in this 
annual report are not measures of financial perfor-
mance or liquidity under IFRS, as adopted by the EU or 
in accordance with the executive order issued by the 
Danish Financial Supervisory Authority on the financial 
reports for insurance companies and multi-employer 
occupational pension funds but are defined by man-
agement as follows:

Large claims, net of reinsurance
Large claims, net of reinsurance, as calculated by the 
Tryg Group, represents 

Large claims, net of reinsurance is defined as single 
claims or claims events gross above 10m in local 
currencies adjusted for reinsurance.

Large claims, net of reinsurance 
Gross Premium income 

Run-off, net of reinsurance 
Gross Premium income. 

Premium proforma growth in local currencies
Premium proforma growth in local currencies is 
based on proforma figures that includes Trygg-Hansa 
and Codan Norway. As calculated by the Tryg Group, 
represents:

(Premium income including Trygg-Hansa and Codan 
Norway pro-forma in year X - Premium income 
including Trygg-Hansa and Codan Norway pro-forma 
in year X-1)
Premium income including Trygg-Hansa and Codan 
Norway pro-forma in year X-1

Return On Own Funds (ROOF)

Profit for the year after tax x 100 
(Own Funds Primo + Own Funds Ultimo)/2

Return On Tangible Equity (ROTE)

Profit for the year after tax x 100 
(Tangible Equity primo + Tangible Equity Ultimo)/2

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Financial statements - Contents

Being the largest insurance company in 
Scandinavia, Tryg offers a broad range of 
insurance products to both private individuals 
and businesses. Tryg continuously develops 
new products and adapts existing peace of 
mind solutions to customer requirements and 
developments in society. Also, Tryg focuses 
strongly at all times on striking a better balance 
between price and risk.

Tryg sells its products primarily via its own sales 
channels such as call centres, the Internet, tied 
agents, franchisees (Norway), interest organisa-
tions, car dealers, real estate agents, insurance 
brokers and Nordea branches. Moreover, Tryg 
engages in international cooperation with the 
AXA Group. It is an important element of Tryg’s 
distribution strategy to be available in places 
where customers want it and that most 
distribution takes place via the company’s own 
sales channels.

Motor insurance
Motor insurance accounts for 32% of total premium income and comprises 
mandatory third-party liability insurance providing cover for injuries to a third 
party or damage to a third party’s property, and a voluntary comprehensive 
insurance policy that provides cover for damage to the customer’s own vehicle 
from collision, fire or theft. 

Fire and contents – Commercial 
Commercial fire and contents insurance, which includes building insurance, 
represents 11% of total premium income and covers the loss of or damage to  
the buildings, stock or equipment of commercial customers. Moreover, Tryg 
provides cover for operating losses in connection with covered claims. 

Workers’ compensation insurance 
Workers’ compensation insurance accounts for 3% of total premium income  
and covers employees against bodily injury sustained at work (in Norway, also  
occupational diseases). Workers’ compensation insurance is mandatory and  
covers a company’s employees (except for public sector employees and  
persons working for sole proprietors). 

General third-party liability insurance 
General third-party liability insurance represents 5% of total premium income 
and covers various types of liability, including claims incurred by a company  
arising from the conduct of its business or in connection with its products,  
and third-party liability for professionals. 

Health insurance 
Health insurance represents 2% of total premium income. The insurance cov-
ers the costs of examinations, treatment, medicine, surgery and rehabilitation 
at a private health facility. 

In Denmark, motor insurance taken out by concept customers includes  
Tryg’s roadside assistance, such as towing and battery jump-start. 

Fire and contents – Private 
Fire and contents insurance for private customers represents 23% of total  
premium income and includes, for example, house and contents insurance. 

House insurance covers damage to properties caused by, for example, fire, 
storm or water, legal assistance and the customer’s liability as owner of the 
property. 

The contents insurance covers loss of or damage to private household con-
tents and covers in and outside of the home. Moreover, the insurance includes 
liability and legal assistance, to which can be added a number of supplemen-
tary covers, for example cover of sudden damage and damage to electronic 
equipment. 

Personal accident insurance 
Personal accident insurance accounts for 15% of total premium income and  
covers accidental bodily injury and death resulting from accidents. 

Compensation takes the form of a lump sum intended to help the customer 
cope with the financial consequences of an accident, thereby making their 
daily lives easier. The insurance can include a number of supplementary 
covers, including treatment by a physiotherapist or chiropractor.

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Disclaimer

Certain statements in this annual report are 
based on the beliefs of our management as 
well as assumptions made by and information 
currently available to management. Statements 
regarding Tryg’s future operating results, finan-
cial position, cash flows, business strategy, plans 
and future objectives other than statements 
of historical fact can generally be identified by 
the use of words such as ‘targets’, ‘believes’, 
‘expects’, ‘aims’, ‘intends’, ‘plans’, ‘seeks’, ‘will’, 
‘may’, ‘anticipates’, ‘would’, ‘could’, ‘continues’ or 
similar expressions. 

A number of different factors may cause the 
actual performance to deviate significantly 
from the forward-looking statements in this 
annual report, including but not limited to 
general economic developments, changes in the 
competitive environment, developments in the 
financial markets, extraordinary events such as 
natural disasters or terrorist attacks, changes in 
legislation or case law and reinsurance. 

Should one or more of these risks or uncer-
tainties materialise, or should any underlying 
assumptions prove to be incorrect, Tryg’s actual 
financial condition or results of operations could 
materially differ from that described herein as 
anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. 
Tryg is not under any duty to update any of the 
forward-looking statements or to conform such 
statements to actual results, except as may be 
required by law.

Read more in the chapter Capital and risk man-
agement and in Note 1 Risk and capital man-
agement for a description of some of the factors 
which may affect the Group’s performance or 
the insurance industry.