1 General

AXA Cooperative Insurance Company (a Joint Stock Company incorporated in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), “the Company”, was formed pursuant to Royal Decree No. M/36 dated 27 Jumada II 1429H. (1 July 2008) (Date of inception). The Company was incorporated vide Ministerial Order number Q/192, dated 10 Jumada II 1430H, (3 June 2009) (date of incorporation). The Company is registered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under commercial registration number 1010271203 issued in Riyadh on Rajab 20, 1430H (13 July 2009). The Company’s registered address is P.O. Box 753, Riyadh 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The purpose of the Company is to transact cooperative insurance operations and all related activities including reinsurance activities. Its principal lines of business include health, motor, marine, property, engineering, accident and liability and protection insurance.

The principal activities of the Company are to engage in cooperative insurance operations and related activities including reinsurance activities in accordance with the Law on Supervision of Cooperative Insurance (the “Law”), the Company’s by-laws and other regulations promulgated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Company obtained licence from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (“SAMA”) to practice general and health insurance and reinsurance business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia vide licence number TMN/25/20101, dated Safar 11, 1431H (corresponding to 26 January 2010). The Company has commenced insurance operations on 4 Rabi’ I 1431H (corresponding to 18 February 2010) after obtaining full product approval for certain products and temporary approval for the remaining products. During 2016, the Company obtained approval for the remaining products.

(a) Basis of presentation

The interim condensed financial information of the Company has been prepared in accordance with ‘International Accounting Standard 34 - Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”), as modified by SAMA for the accounting of zakat and income tax’, which requires, adoption of all International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) except for the application of IAS 12 - ‘Income Taxes’ and IFRIC 21 - ‘Levies’ so far as these relate to zakat and income tax. As per the SAMA Circular number 381000074519 dated 11 April 2017 and subsequent amendments through certain clarifications relating to the accounting for zakat and income tax (“SAMA Circular”), the zakat and income tax are to be accrued on a quarterly basis through equity under retained earnings.

The interim condensed financial information is prepared under the going concern basis and the historical cost convention, except for the measurement of employee benefit obligations and available-for-sale investments. The Company’s interim condensed statement of financial position is not presented using a current/non-current classification. However, the following balances would generally be classified as current: cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits, premiums and reinsurers’ balances receivable - net, prepaid expenses and other assets, accrued income on statutory deposit, accrued and other liabilities, reinsurers’ balances payable, advance premiums, due to a related party, zakat and income tax and accrued income payable to SAMA. The following balances would generally be classified as non-current: long-term deposits, deferred policy acquisition costs, investments, property and equipment, intangible assets, goodwill, statutory deposit, unearned premiums, unearned reinsurance commission, outstanding claims, claims incurred but not reported and other reserves, reinsurers’ share of unearned premiums, reinsurers’ share of outstanding claims, reinsurers’ share of claims incurred but not reported and other reserves, surplus distribution payable and employee benefit obligations.

As required by the Saudi Arabian Insurance Regulations, the Company maintains separate books of accounts for insurance operations and shareholders’ operations and presents the financial information accordingly. Assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses clearly attributable to either activity are recorded in the respective accounts. The basis of allocation of expenses from joint operations is determined and approved by the management and the Board of Directors.

The interim condensed statements of financial position, income, comprehensive income and cash flows of the insurance operations and shareholders operations which are presented on pages 30 to 37 of the financial information have been provided as supplementary financial information and to comply with the requirements of the guidelines issued by SAMA implementing regulations. SAMA implementing regulations requires the clear segregation of the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the insurance operations and the shareholders operations. Accordingly, the interim condensed statements of financial position, income, comprehensive income and cash flows prepared for the insurance operations and shareholders operations as referred to above, reflect only the assets, liabilities, income, expenses and comprehensive gains or losses of the respective operations.

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(a) Basis of presentation (continued)

In preparing the Company’s interim condensed financial information in compliance with IFRS, the balances and transactions of the insurance operations are amalgamated and combined with those of the shareholders’ operations. Interoperation balances, transactions and unrealized gains or losses, if any, are eliminated in full during amalgamation. The accounting policies adopted for the insurance operations and shareholders operations are uniform for like transactions and events in similar circumstances.

The inclusion of separate information of the insurance and shareholders’ operations with the interim condensed financial information of the Company in the interim condensed statements of financial position, income, comprehensive income and cash flows as well as certain relevant notes to the financial information represents additional supplementary information as required by the Implementing Regulations.

The interim condensed financial information does not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements as of and for the year ended 31 December 2018.

This interim condensed financial information is expressed in Saudi Arabian Riyals (“Saudi Riyals”) and are rounded off to the nearest thousands.

The accounting policies, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of these interim condensed financial information are consistent with those used in the preparation of the annual financial information for the year ended 31 December 2018 except as explained below:

- IFRS 16, ‘, ‘Leases’

The Company adopted IFRS 16 from 1 January 2019 using the simplified transition approach. IFRS 16 was issued in January 2016 and it replaces IAS 17 ‘Leases’, IFRIC 4 ‘Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease’, SIC - 15 ‘Operating Leases - Incentives’ and SIC - 27 ‘Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease’. IFRS 16 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to account for all leases under a single on-balance sheet model similar to the accounting for finance leases under IAS 17. The standard includes two recognition exemptions for lessees - leases of ’low-value’ assets (e.g., personal computers) and short-term leases (i.e. leases with a lease term of 12 months or less). At the commencement date of a lease, a lessee will recognize a liability to make lease payments (i.e. the lease liability) and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term (i.e. the right-of-use asset). Lessees will be required to separately recognize the interest expense on the lease liability and the depreciation expense on the right-of-use asset. Lessees will be also required to remeasure the lease liability upon the occurrence of certain events (e.g., a change in the lease term, a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or rate used to determine those payments). The lessee will generally recognize the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset. Lessor accounting under IFRS 16 is substantially unchanged from previous guidance under IAS 17. Lessors will continue to classify all leases using the same classification principle as in IAS 17 and distinguish between two types of leases: operating and finance leases.

The Company elected to apply the standard to contracts that were not previously identified as containing a lease applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4. The Company elected to use the exemptions proposed by the standard on lease contracts for which the lease terms end within 12 months as of the date of initial application. The Company set up a project team that has reviewed various leasing and non-leasing arrangements during 2018 in light of the new lease accounting guidance in IFRS 16. The standard affects primarily the accounting for the Company’s operating leases. Based on the impact assessment performed by the Company, the identified impact from the adoption of IFRS 16 was not material and, hence, no adjustments were recognized by management on the date of transition i.e. 1 January 2019.

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- IFRS 9, ‘Financial Instruments’ (including amendments to IFRS 4, Insurance Contracts)

In July 2014, the IASB published IFRS 9 Financial Instruments which will replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. The standard incorporates new classification and measurements requirements for financial assets, the introduction of an expected credit loss impairment model which will replace the incurred loss model of IAS 39, and new hedge accounting requirements. Under IFRS 9, all financial assets will be measured at either amortised cost or fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). The basis of classification will depend on the business model and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets. The standard retains most of IAS 39’s requirements for financial liabilities except for those designated at FVTPL whereby that part of the fair value changes attributable to own credit is to be recognised in the statement of comprehensive income instead of the statement of income. The hedge accounting requirements are more closely aligned with risk management practices and follow a more principle based approach.

In September 2016, the IASB published amendments to IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts that address the accounting consequences of the application of IFRS 9 to insurers prior to the publication of the forthcoming accounting standard for insurance contracts. The amendments introduce two options for insurers: the deferral approach and the overlay approach. The deferral approach provides an entity, if eligible, with a temporary exemption from applying IFRS 9 until the earlier of the effective date of a new insurance contract standard or 2022.The overlay approach allows an entity to remove from profit or loss the effects of some of the accounting mismatches that may occur before the new insurance contracts standard is applied.

The Company is eligible and have chosen to apply the deferral approach under the amendments to IFRS 4. The impact of the adoption of IFRS 9 on the Company’s financial information will, to a large extent, have to take into account the interaction with the forthcoming insurance contracts standard. As such, it is not possible to fully assess the effect of the adoption of IFRS 9.

- IFRS 17, ‘Insurance Contracts’

Applicable for the period beginning on or after 1 January 2022, and will supersede IFRS 4 “Insurance Contracts”. Earlier adoption is permitted if IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' have also been applied. The Company expects a material impact on measurement and disclosure of insurance and reinsurance that will affect the statements of financial position, income and comprehensive income. The Company has decided not to early adopt this new standard.

The accounting policies, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of these interim condensed financial information are consistent with those used in the preparation of the annual financial information for the year ended 31 December 2018 except as explained below:

- IFRS 16, ‘, ‘Leases’

The Company adopted IFRS 16 from 1 January 2019 using the simplified transition approach. IFRS 16 was issued in January 2016 and it replaces IAS 17 ‘Leases’, IFRIC 4 ‘Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease’, SIC - 15 ‘Operating Leases - Incentives’ and SIC - 27 ‘Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease’. IFRS 16 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to account for all leases under a single on-balance sheet model similar to the accounting for finance leases under IAS 17. The standard includes two recognition exemptions for lessees - leases of ’low-value’ assets (e.g., personal computers) and short-term leases (i.e. leases with a lease term of 12 months or less). At the commencement date of a lease, a lessee will recognize a liability to make lease payments (i.e. the lease liability) and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term (i.e. the right-of-use asset). Lessees will be required to separately recognize the interest expense on the lease liability and the depreciation expense on the right-of-use asset. Lessees will be also required to remeasure the lease liability upon the occurrence of certain events (e.g., a change in the lease term, a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or rate used to determine those payments). The lessee will generally recognize the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset. Lessor accounting under IFRS 16 is substantially unchanged from previous guidance under IAS 17. Lessors will continue to classify all leases using the same classification principle as in IAS 17 and distinguish between two types of leases: operating and finance leases.

The Company elected to apply the standard to contracts that were not previously identified as containing a lease applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4. The Company elected to use the exemptions proposed by the standard on lease contracts for which the lease terms end within 12 months as of the date of initial application. The Company set up a project team that has reviewed various leasing and non-leasing arrangements during 2018 in light of the new lease accounting guidance in IFRS 16. The standard affects primarily the accounting for the Company’s operating leases. Based on the impact assessment performed by the Company, the identified impact from the adoption of IFRS 16 was not material and, hence, no adjustments were recognized by management on the date of transition i.e. 1 January 2019.

3 Significant accounting policies (continued)

- IFRS 9, ‘Financial Instruments’ (including amendments to IFRS 4, Insurance Contracts)

In July 2014, the IASB published IFRS 9 Financial Instruments which will replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. The standard incorporates new classification and measurements requirements for financial assets, the introduction of an expected credit loss impairment model which will replace the incurred loss model of IAS 39, and new hedge accounting requirements. Under IFRS 9, all financial assets will be measured at either amortised cost or fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). The basis of classification will depend on the business model and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets. The standard retains most of IAS 39’s requirements for financial liabilities except for those designated at FVTPL whereby that part of the fair value changes attributable to own credit is to be recognised in the statement of comprehensive income instead of the statement of income. The hedge accounting requirements are more closely aligned with risk management practices and follow a more principle based approach.

In September 2016, the IASB published amendments to IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts that address the accounting consequences of the application of IFRS 9 to insurers prior to the publication of the forthcoming accounting standard for insurance contracts. The amendments introduce two options for insurers: the deferral approach and the overlay approach. The deferral approach provides an entity, if eligible, with a temporary exemption from applying IFRS 9 until the earlier of the effective date of a new insurance contract standard or 2022.The overlay approach allows an entity to remove from profit or loss the effects of some of the accounting mismatches that may occur before the new insurance contracts standard is applied.

The Company is eligible and have chosen to apply the deferral approach under the amendments to IFRS 4. The impact of the adoption of IFRS 9 on the Company’s financial information will, to a large extent, have to take into account the interaction with the forthcoming insurance contracts standard. As such, it is not possible to fully assess the effect of the adoption of IFRS 9.

- IFRS 17, ‘Insurance Contracts’

Applicable for the period beginning on or after 1 January 2022, and will supersede IFRS 4 “Insurance Contracts”. Earlier adoption is permitted if IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' have also been applied. The Company expects a material impact on measurement and disclosure of insurance and reinsurance that will affect the statements of financial position, income and comprehensive income. The Company has decided not to early adopt this new standard.

(b) Critical accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions

The preparation of interim condensed financial information requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

In preparing this condensed financial information, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Company’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty including the risk management policies were the same as those that applied to the annual financial statement as at and for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Following are the accounting judgments and estimates that are critical in preparation of this interim condensed financial information:

(1) Liability arising from claims under insurance contracts

Considerable judgement by management is required in the estimation of amounts due to policyholders arising from claims made under insurance policies. Such estimates are necessarily based on significant assumptions about several factors involving varying, and possible significant, degrees of judgement and uncertainty and actual results may differ from management’s estimates resulting in future changes in estimated liabilities.

In particular, estimates have to be made both for the expected ultimate cost of claims reported at the date of interim condensed statement of financial position and for the expected ultimate cost of claims incurred but not yet reported (“IBNR”) at the reporting date. The primary technique adopted by management in estimating the cost of notified and IBNR claims is that of using past claim settlement trends to predict future claims settlement trends.

Claims requiring court or arbitration decisions, if any, are estimated individually. Independent loss adjusters normally estimate property claims. Management reviews its provisions for claims incurred and claims incurred but not reported, on a quarterly basis.

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(b) Critical accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions (continued)

(2) Impairment of premiums and insurance balances receivable and goodwill

An estimate of the uncollectible amount of premium receivable, if any, is made when collection of the full amount of the receivables as per the original terms of the insurance policy is no longer probable. For individually significant amounts, this estimation is performed on an individual basis. Amounts which are not individually significant, but which are past due, are assessed collectively and an allowance applied according to the length of time past due and Company’s past experience.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is estimated based on the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. In case, recoverable amount is less than carrying value, difference is charged to the interim condensed statement of income as impairment loss.

(3) Impairment of available-for-sale investments

The Company treats available-for-sale investments as impaired when there has been a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value below its cost or where other objective evidence of impairment exists. The determination of what is “significant” or “prolonged” requires considerable judgment. In addition, the Company evaluates other factors, including normal volatility in share price for quoted investments and the future cash flows and the discount factors for unquoted investments.

3Significant accounting policies

10 Segmental information

Operating segments for the purpose of segmental information are identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the Company that are regularly reviewed by the Company’s Board of Directors in their function as chief operating decision maker in order to allocate resources to the segments and to assess its performance.

Transactions between the operating segments are on normal commercial terms and conditions. The revenue from external parties reported to the Board of Directors is measured in a manner consistent with that in the interim condensed statement of income. Segment assets and liabilities comprise operating assets and liabilities.

Segment assets do not include cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits, premiums and reinsurers’ balances receivable - net, investments, prepaid expenses and other assets, long-term deposits, property and equipment, intangible assets, due from shareholders’ / insurance operations, goodwill, statutory deposit and accrued income on statutory deposit. Accordingly, they are included in unallocated assets. Segment liabilities do not include accrued and other liabilities, surplus distribution payable, reinsurers' balances payable, advance premiums, due to a related party, employee benefit obligations, zakat and income tax, due to shareholders’ / insurance operations and accrued income payable to SAMA. Accordingly, they are included in unallocated liabilities.

These unallocated assets and liabilities are not reported to chief operating decision maker under related segments and are monitored on a centralized basis.

For management purposes, the Company is organized into business units based on their products and services and has the following reportable segments:

- Motor;

- Property and casualty;

- Health; and

- Protection.

Segment performance is evaluated based on profit or loss which, in certain respects, is measured differently from profit or loss in the financial statements.

Where intersegment transaction were to occur, transfer prices between operating segments are set on an arm’s length basis in a manner similar to transactions with third parties. Segment income, expense and results will then include those transfers between operating segments which will then be eliminated at the level of financial statements of the Company.

(c) Seasonality of operations

There are no seasonal changes that may affect the insurance operations of the Company.

18 Goodwill on acquisition of insurance portfolio

This represents goodwill recognized on acquisition of insurance portfolio and net assets of AXA Insurance Saudi Arabia B.S.C (c). The Company received approval from SAMA on 15 Dhul-Qadah 1433H (corresponding to 1 October 2012) to transfer the insurance portfolio from AXA Saudi Arabia Holding W.L.L. (formerly AXA Insurance Saudi Arabia B.S.C.c) at a total consideration of Saudi Riyals 106.6 million. During 2015, the Company met payment conditions imposed by SAMA and received approval for payment of Saudi Riyals 50.0 million in respect of initial consideration to AXA Saudi Arabia Holding W.L.L. which was recognized as goodwill being the excess of consideration paid and the net assets acquired. The remaining amount of Saudi Riyals 56.6 million which was recorded as contingent liability was accordingly relinquished.

The principal activities of the Company are to engage in cooperative insurance operations and related activities including reinsurance activities in accordance with the Law on Supervision of Cooperative Insurance (the “Law”), the Company’s by-laws and other regulations promulgated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Company obtained licence from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (“SAMA”) to practice general and health insurance and reinsurance business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia vide licence number TMN/25/20101, dated Safar 11, 1431H (corresponding to 26 January 2010). The Company has commenced insurance operations on 4 Rabi’ I 1431H (corresponding to 18 February 2010) after obtaining full product approval for certain products and temporary approval for the remaining products. During 2016, the Company obtained approval for the remaining products.

6Investments

Investments are comprised of the following:

Available-for-sale investments at 31 March 2019 include 1,923,078 shares (31 December 2018: 1,923,078 shares) in Najm for Insurance Services (“Najm”), and are held by the Company at Nil value.

Movement in available-for-sale investments is as follows:

Movement in held-to-maturity investments is as follows:

Movement in held-to-maturity investments is as follows:

Movement in available-for-sale investments is as follows:

5 Premiums and reinsurers’ balances receivable - net

Movement in provision for doubtful debts is as follows:

4Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents included in the statement of financial position comprise the following:

Cash at banks are placed with counterparties that have investment grade credit ratings. As at 31 March 2019, deposits were placed with local banks with original maturities of less than three months from the date of placement and earned financial income at 2.25% to 4.10% (31 December 2018: 1.45% to 2.75%) per annum.

13 Statutory deposit

In accordance with Article 58 of the Insurance Implementing Regulations of SAMA, the Company is required to maintain a statutory deposit of not less than 10% of its paid-up capital. The statutory deposit is maintained with a Saudi Arabian bank and can be withdrawn only with the consent of SAMA.

12 Zakat and income tax - status of assessments

12 Zakat and income tax - status of assessments

16 Share capital

The authorized, issued and paid up capital of the Company is Saudi Riyals 450 million at 31 March 2019 (31 December 2018: Saudi Riyals 450 million) consisting of 45 million shares (31 December 2018: Saudi Riyals 45 million shares) of Saudi Riyals 10 each.

Shareholding structure of the Company as at 31 March 2019 and 31 December 2018 is as below. The shareholders of the Company are subject to zakat and income tax.

On 28 February 2019 (corresponding to 23 Jumada II 1440H), the Board of Directors recommended to increase the share capital of the Company from Saudi Riyals 450 million to Saudi Riyals 500 million, representing an increase of 11% of the paid-up share capital. The recommended share capital increase will be through the issuance of 5 million additional shares by the distribution of one bonus share for every nine shares held. The increase in share capital is subject to the approvals from regulatory authorities and shareholders at an Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting.

14 Statutory reserve

In accordance with By-laws of the Company and Article 70(2)(g) of the Insurance Implementing Regulations issued by SAMA, the Company is required to transfer not less than 20% of its annual profits, after adjusting accumulated losses, to a statutory reserve until such reserve amounts to 100% of the paid-up share capital of the Company. This reserve is not available for distribution to the shareholders until the liquidation of the Company.

7Technical reserves

7.1 Net outstanding claims and reserves

Net outstanding claims and reserves comprise of the following:

7.2 Movement in net unearned premiums

Movement in net unearned premiums comprise of the following:

11 Related party transactions and balances

Related parties represent major shareholders, directors and key management personnel of the Company, and companies of which they are principal owners and any other entities controlled, jointly controlled or significantly influenced by them. Pricing policies and terms of these transactions are approved by the Company’s management and Board of Directors. The following are the details of the major related party transactions during the three-month period ended 31 March 2019 and 2018, and the related balances:

The compensation of key management personnel during the three-month period is as follows:

Board of Directors fees for the period ended 31 March 2019 was Saudi Riyals 0.3 million (31 March 2018: Saudi Riyals 0.4 million).

The transactions with related parties are carried out at commercial terms and conditions. Compensation to key management personnel is on employment terms and as per the by-laws of the Company.