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Annual report 2010 - Dexia.com

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements11.7. Technical margin of insurance activitiesManagement <strong>report</strong>Consolidatedfinancial statementsAdditional information <strong>Annual</strong> financial statementspremiums and Technical in<strong>com</strong>e from insurance activities31/12/09 31/12/10Premiums and contributions received (1) (2) 2,252 2,918Claims incurred – part of reinsurers (2) 51 62Changes in technical reserves – part of reinsurers (2) (5) 2Other technical in<strong>com</strong>e 414 500In<strong>com</strong>e 2,710 3,482Technical expense from insurance activities31/12/09 31/12/10Premiums transferred to reinsurers (1) (2) (125) (147)Commissions and contributions paid (148) (168)Claims incurred (2) (1,575) (1,135)Change in technical reserves (2) (1,129) (2,389)Other technical expenses (82) (5)Expenses (3,059) (3,844)(1) As at 31 December 2009, amounts from FSA were disclosed for EUR 29 million in premiums received and for EUR -4 million in premiums transferred toreinsurers.(2) See also note 9.3. Insurance contracts.Insurance activities are <strong>report</strong>ed in the <strong>Dexia</strong> banking scheme.Financial in<strong>com</strong>e is presented under the various headings of the profit and loss account whilst technical in<strong>com</strong>e is to be foundin the technical margin on insurance activities.Technical in<strong>com</strong>e is negative in Life insurance.Insurance activities consist of receiving premiums which are invested in financial assets generating revenues to cover:(1) obligations to Life insurance clients: a certain return on investments in Life or to hedge mortality or inactivity risk(2) obligations to Non-life insurance clients in case of claim(3) the <strong>com</strong>pany's operating costs.In Life, technical accounts are negative in view of the reservation mechanism: the premium is placed in a reserve and the reserveis capitalised to cover the guaranteed rate (and the profit sharing obligation) due to the client. Financial in<strong>com</strong>e generated onLife assets offsets the negative technical accounts. The result of the activity should be assessed taking into account that financialin<strong>com</strong>e.198 <strong>Dexia</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>

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