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  June 11
$m
June 10
$m
 

General Insurance

     
Gross written premium 7,280 7,027  

Gross written premium increased 3.6%.

Net earned premium 6,277 6,310  
Net incurred claims (4,750) (4,637)  

Claims increased due to the natural hazard events.

Operating expenses (1,623) (1,670)  
Investment income – insurance funds 508 602  
Insurance trading result 412 605  

The insurance trading result (ITR) is a measure of profitability in insurance companies. While the ITR decreased, on an underlying basis the ITR ratio improved to 10.8% (2010: 9.0%).

Managed schemes net income 18 4  
Joint venture and other income 16 53  
Investment income – shareholder funds 206 194  
Profit before tax and capital funding 652 856  
Capital funding (89) (82)  
Profit before tax 563 774  
Income tax (171) (217)  
General Insurance profit after tax 392 557  
       

Banking

     
Core Bank profit after tax 259 268  

Core Bank profit was down slightly, in part due to investment in the brand and opening of new branches.

Non-core Bank profit (loss) after tax (175) (224)  
Total Banking profit after tax 84 44  
       

Life

     
Underlying profit after tax 147 188  

Higher incidences of disability claims have impacted the Life result.

Market adjustments after tax 2 34  
Life profit after tax 149 222  
       
Profit after tax from business lines 625 823  
       

Other

     
Contribution from LJ Hooker 4  
Sale of subsidiaries and investment in joint ventures (109) 215  

Relates to the sale of Tyndall Asset Management and New Zealand Guardian Trust and includes write-off of goodwill associated with these businesses.

Investment income on capital held at the Group level 18  
Consolidation adjustments 11 9  
Amortisation of acquisition intangible assets (149) (210)  
Integration costs (59)  
(Loss) profit before tax (229) (41)  
Income tax benefit 61 7  
(Loss) profit on other items (168) (34)  
       
Profit after tax before non-controlling interests 457 789  
Non-controlling interests (4) (9)  
Net profit after tax 453 780