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BRIEF-QBE Insurance Says FY20 COVID-19 Related Costs Now Expected To Be $655 Mln

Published 18/01/2021, 09:22 am

Jan 18 (Reuters) - QBE Insurance Group Ltd QBE.AX :

* FY20 COVID-19 RELATED COSTS NOW EXPECTED TO BE $655M

* UK SUPREME COURT HANDED DOWN DECISION ON APPEAL AGAINST HIGH COURT'S SEPT 2020 RULING IN UK FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY TEST CASE

* FY20 STATUTORY LOSS AND PCA MULTIPLE NOT EXPECTED TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEC 18

* FY20 RESULT WILL INCLUDE ADDITIONAL $185M RISK MARGIN STRENGTHENING WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS INTERRUPTION CLAIMS

* FOLLOWING RISK MARGIN STRENGTHENING, GROUP'S TOTAL ULTIMATE COVID-19 ALLOWANCE IS NOW $785M

* PROBABILITY OF ADEQUACY OF NET OUTSTANDING CLAIMS NOW EXPECTED TO BE AT OR CLOSE TO TOP END OF 87.5% ˗ 92.5% RANGE FOR FY

* NET COST OF UK INSURANCE BUSINESS INTERRUPTION CLAIMS REMAINS UNCHANGED AT $70 MILLION

* UK SUPREME COURT UPHELD HIGH COURT'S RULING IN FAVOUR OF INSUREDS WITH RESPECT TO ONE OF QBE'S NOTIFIABLE DISEASE POLICY WORDINGS

* UK SUPREME COURT REVERSED RULING IN FAVOUR OF QBE WITH RESPECT TO OTHER TWO OF QBE'S THREE NOTIFIABLE DISEASE POLICY WORDINGS EXAMINED

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