Notes
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Note 1. Premium income
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Premium income, gross | 397,946 | 770,024 |
| Premium refunds | -214,021 | -75,455 |
| Premium repayments | -244 | -9,639 |
| Other premium-related costs | -93 | -67 |
| Premium income, net | 183,588 | 684,863 |
| Changes to claims relating to premiums in arrears, nominal | 226,923 | 1,489,461 |
| Changes to claims relating to premiums in arrears, adjusted for present value | -16,003 | -415,720 |
| Changes to claims relating to premiums in arrears, risk adjustment | 11,861 | -167,156 |
| Changes to claims relating to premiums in arrears, net | 222,781 | 906,585 |
| Total premium income | 406,369 | 1,591,448 |
Note 2. Technical reserves for estimated risk in exposure
Provisions for actuarially calculated risk of the exposure: gross (before re-insurance)
| Provision for expected losses | Provision for unexpected losses | Total provision | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OB 2006 | -3,782,000 | -5,055,000 | -8,837,000 |
| Change during the year | -338,000 | -430,000 | -768,000 |
| CB 2006 / OB 2007 | -4,120,000 | -5,485,000 | -9,605,000 |
| Change during the year | 255,000 | 73,000 | 328,000 |
| CB 2007 | -3,865,000 | -5,412,000 | -9,277,000 |
Reinsurer’s share of provisions for actuarially calculated risk in the exposure:
| Provision for expected losses | Provision for unexpected losses | Total provision | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OB 2006 | 52,000 | 42,000 | 94,000 |
| Change during the year | 435,000 | 645,000 | 1,080,000 |
| CB 2006 / OB 2007 | 487,000 | 687,000 | 1,174,000 |
| Change during the year | 31,000 | 99,000 | 130,000 |
| CB 2007 | 518,000 | 786,000 | 1,304,000 |
Provisions for actuarially calculated risk in the exposure: net (after re-insurance):
| Provision for expected losses | Provision for unexpected losses | Total provision | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OB 2006 | -3,730,000 | -5,013,000 | -8,743,000 |
| Change during the year | 97,000 | 215,000 | 312,000 |
| CB 2006 / OB 2007 | -3,633,000 | -4,798,000 | -8,431,000 |
| Change during the year | 286,000 | 172,000 | 458,000 |
| CB 2007 | -3,347,000 | -4,626,000 | -7,973,000 |
Note 3. Recoveries
Recoveries with agreed due dates up to and including the closing date are stated as income for the year. As of the closing date, recovered claims of SEK 60,780 thousand had been received, and were still to be allocated. Of this total, some 80%, or SEK 48,624 thousand was stated as income without specific allocation. The remaining 20% has been stated as a liability to guarantee-holders. In the previous year, a sum of SEK 310,781 thousand was stated without specific allocation. The net difference between the amounts without specific allocation in 2007 and 2006 (SEK -262,157 thousand) is included in the result for the year.
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Principal, own insurance | 720,110 | 1,284,105 |
| Principal, from re-insurers | 7,535 | 6,991 |
| Principal, re-insurers’ share | -3,051 | -5,784 |
| Total principal | 724,594 | 1,285,312 |
| Capitalised interest, own insurance | 248,283 | 143,339 |
| Capitalised interest, from re-insurers | 306 | 263 |
| Capitalised interest, re-insurers’ share | -131 | 0 |
| Total capitalised interest | 248,458 | 143,602 |
| Interest, own insurance | 216,416 | 149,937 |
| Interest, from re-insurers | 2,797 | 2,302 |
| Interest, re-insurers’ share | -5,200 | -6,748 |
| Total interest | 214,013 | 145,491 |
| Recovered claims without specific allocation | -262,157 | 141,061 |
| Total recovered claims | 924,908 | 1,715,466 |
Note 4. Actuarially calculated net value of claims
| Gross value | Provision for expected losses | Provision for unexpected losses | Net value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OB 2006 | 10,573,000 | -7,319,000 | -140,000 | 3,114,000 |
| Change during the year | -2,309,000 | 1,105,000 | 3,000 | -1,201,000 |
| CB 2006 / OB 2007 | 8,264,000 | -6,214,000 | -137,000 | 1,913,000 |
| Change during the year | -1,397,000 | 864,000 | 13,000 | -520,000 |
| CB 2007 | 6,867,000 | -5,350,000 | -124,000 | 1,393,000 |
Note 5. Other operating costs
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | -6,104 | -6,054 |
| Premiums PA91 and PA03 | -7,502 | -6,060 |
| Change in pension provision | 1,398 | 6 |
Note 6. Operating costs
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel costs | -78,708 | -69,191 |
| Cost of premises | -11,079 | -14,664 |
| Other operating costs | -26,887 | -22,764 |
| Depreciation | -1,270 | -1,334 |
| Administrative compensation | 182 | 1,915 |
| Total operating costs | -117,762 | -106,038 |
A sum of SEK 135,000 in taxable remuneration was paid to the chairman. SEK 107,500 was paid to the first deputy chairman and SEK 83,250 to the second deputy chairman. SEK 75,000 each was paid to Kristina Alsér and Wilhelm Alstermark. Anna-Karin Jatko received SEK 71,666. Yvonne Gustafsson received SEK 55,000, Christian de Filippi received 27,500 up to 30 June, and Andreas Skinnars and Teppo Tauriainen were each paid SEK 27,500.
Karin Apelman, Director General, was paid remuneration of SEK 981,012, and the retiring Director General, Olof Rydh, was paid SEK 246,574. No remuneration was paid to Karin Apelman or Olof Rydh in their capacity as board members.
No other benefits or future commitments have been agreed in favour of any members of the EKN board or its Director General.
Members of EKN’s Board held the following positions as members of the boards of other state authorities or companies.
Lennart Nilsson, chairman of AP Real Estate, member of The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Göran Johnsson, chairman of Unionkonsult, member of Swedbank, Elanders, The Swedish Television, IQ-Initiativet, The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research and Umeå University Karin Apelman, member of SEK. Kristina Alsér, member of Swentec, Globalisation Council and Kalmar University. Yvonne Gustafsson, chairman of The National Government Employee Pension Board, chairman of The Swedish Nuclear Waste Fund, member of BAE Systems AB, The Swedish National Defence College and ESO. Wilhelm Alstermark, Ulla Holm, Andreas Skinnars, Teppo Tauriainen and Anna-Karin Jatko had no other board positions.
Note 7. Currency fluctuations
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Realised currency gains/losses on assets | 10,775 | -127,763 |
| Realised currency gains/losses on liabilities | 0 | -1 |
| Unrealised currency gains/losses on assets | -51,064 | -485,382 |
| Unrealised currency gains/losses on liabilities | 37,573 | 61,713 |
| Total | -2,716 | -551,433 |
Not 8. Computers and other equipment
| 2007 | 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition value | Accumulated depreciation | Acquisition value | Accumulated depreciation | |
| Net value stated in balance sheet | 2,011 | 1,908 | ||
| Opening balance | 21,939 | -20,031 | 21,050 | -18,697 |
| Acquisitions during the year | 1,373 | 0 | 889 | 0 |
| Depreciation for the year | 0 | -1,270 | 0 | -1,334 |
| Closing balance | 23,312 | -21,301 | 21,939 | -20,031 |
Note 9. Pension funds and provisions for pension liabilities
Pension funds amounting to SEK 21,904 thousand have been funded with the Swedish National Debt Office for future pension payments and corresponded to pension provisions. Pension provisions refer to previous employees who as of 31 Dec 2003 received a retirement pension.
Note 10. Other long-term holdings of securities
The breakdown of EKN’s other long-term holdings of securities was as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Amount in currency thousand |
Equivalent value in SEK 000s |
Amount in currency thousand |
Equivalent value in SEK 000s |
| Total | 10,217,045 | 9,833,508 | ||
| SEK | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 |
| USD | 240,882 | 1,551,278 | 260,090 | 1,779,015 |
| EUR | 123,361 | 1,165,767 | 61,406 | 554,493 |
As at 31 Dec 2007, EKN’s other long-term holdings of securities consisted of fixed interest investments in SEK with the Swedish National Debt Office [RGK], for a fixed duration of up to five years to an amount of SEK 7,500,000 thousand; foreign exchange deposits in USD at Swedish commercial banks with a duration of up to two years to an amount equivalent to SEK 257,600 thousand; bonds in USD issued by Swedish and European banks as well as Swedish State-owned companies with a duration of up to four years to an amount equivalent to SEK 1,293,678 thousand; foreign exchange deposits in EUR at Swedish commercial banks with a duration of up to three years to an amount equivalent to SEK 274,050 thousand; plus bonds in EUR issued by Swedish and European commercial banks and Swedish State-owned companies, with a duration of up to four years to an amount equivalent to SEK 891,717 thousand.
Note 11. Receivables from guarantee holders
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total receivables from guarantee-holders | 1,606,935 | 1,218,020 |
| Debited premiums owing | 12,729 | 112,258 |
| Premiums relating to binding offers | 369,577 | 187,391 |
| Investment guarantee premiums | 0 | 2,709 |
| Counter-guarantee premiums | 1,336 | 9,077 |
| Total receivables from guarantee holders, advance payments | 383,642 | 311,435 |
| Premiums in arrears, nominal | 1,716,384 | 1,489,461 |
| Premiums in arrears, change in capitalized value | -337,796 | -415,720 |
| Premiums in arrears, adjusted for risk | -155,295 | -167,156 |
| Total receivables from guarantee-holders, payments in arrears | 1,223,293 | 906,585 |
Note 12. Accruals and deferrals
Prepaid costs and accrued income consisted of the following:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accrued interest income on investments at fixed rates of interest | 147,838 | 149,788 |
| Prepaid rent for first quarter of coming year | 2,457 | 2,319 |
| Other | 84 | 10 |
| Total | 150,379 | 152,117 |
| Accrued costs and deferred income consisted of the following: | ||
| Interest compensation to guarantee holders for recoveries without specific allocation | 1,592 | 1,541 |
| Accrued vacation and overtime pay | 3,554 | 3,607 |
| Other | 235 | 165 |
| Total | 5,381 | 5,313 |
Note 13. Short-term investments, plus cash and bank balances
The breakdown of the EKN’s liquid funds and securities by currency was as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Amount in currency thousand |
Equivalent value in SEK 000s |
Amount in currency thousand |
Equivalent value in SEK 000s |
| Total | 4,368,660 | 3,475,121 | ||
| SEK | 3,113,702 | 3,113,702 | 2,157,618 | 2,157,618 |
| USD | 171,865 | 1,106,814 | 56,073 | 383,538 |
| EUR | 6,379 | 60,280 | 93,938 | 848,257 |
| CHF | 2,838 | 16,121 | 2,590 | 14,553 |
| JPY | 1,195,716 | 71,743 | 1,185,914 | 71,155 |
As at 31 Dec 2007, EKN’s liquid funds consisted of bank deposits in SEK of SEK 3,113,702 thousand, of which SEK 3,084,881 thousand were placed in interest-bearing accounts at the Swedish National Debt Office (RGK), and SEK 28,821 thousand was invested in the Swedish commercial banks. Foreign currency bank deposits amounted to the equivalent of SEK 67,806 thousand. Investments at fixed rates of interest in foreign currencies consisted of currency deposits at Swedish commercial banks, plus bonds issued by Swedish banks with a duration of up to one year at a value equivalent to SEK 1,187,152 thousand.
Note 14. Loans for fixed assets, Swedish National Debt Office RGK
EKN’s loan limit for fixed assets equalled SEK 6,500 thousand at 31 Dec 2007
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Closing liability | 2,108 | 2,781 |
| Opening liability | 2,781 | 2,341 |
| Amount of loan | 600 | 500 |
| Amortisation payments | -1,273 | -60 |