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Helping people
in 2009
ANNUAL REPORT
Contents
Group history .................................................................................................................. 01
Editorial ........................................................................................................................... 02
Key figures ...................................................................................................................... 04
Milestones ....................................................................................................................... 05


Lines of business ...............................................................06
Travel ............................................................................................................................... 08
Auto ................................................................................................................................ 10
Health, Life and Home ..................................................................................................... 12


International presence ......................................................14
We cover the world ......................................................................................................... 16
Asia-Pacific ..................................................................................................................... 18
Americas ......................................................................................................................... 20
Europe, the Middle East and Africa ................................................................................. 21


Financial results.................................................................26
Review of Operations for the year 2009 ........................................................................... 28
Financial statements of Mondial Assistance Group .......................................................... 30
Business years 2008 - 2009 ............................................................................................ 35




                              Group structure as of 31, December 2009




                                                                               Groupe
                                         ACIF*                             Allianz France

                                                  50%                      50%


                         * ACIF: Allianz Compagnia Italiana Finanziamenti S.p.A.
Group history
In1950 when traveling became an increasingly popular pastime, a team of forward thinking
Swiss business pioneers created Elvia Travel Insurance. This was a symbolic date for the
small company that was to become, much later, the group that we are today.
Why? Because it marked the beginning of our story about helping people, which is at
the very heart of everything we do.
Our helping others reached a new level twenty-four years later in 1974, when SACNAS-
Mondial Assistance was founded in France. The founding of this new company paralleled
the development of the assistance business, which, in addition to travel insurance, included
roadside, medical and repatriation assistance. In 1979 AGF (formally Allianz France since
2009) became a shareholder of Mondial Assistance.

Elvia and Mondial Assistance remained two separate entities in the 80s and 90s.
During this 20-year period, we accompanied our corporate clients through their own
changes. Where they grew geographically, so did we, developing first in Europe and then
gradually throughout the rest of the world. In 1995, Elvia joined Germany’s Allianz Group.

In 2000 Elvia Travel Insurance and SACNAS Mondial Assistance successfully merged
and created our group as we know it today.
This coming together represented nearly 80 years of combined experience and know-how.
Now joined as one, these two leaders in their respective fields became quite naturally
the leading world player in assistance, travel insurance and customer services.

In April of the same year we acquired World Access, the American leader in Travel
Insurance. And one year later Worldcare in Australia joined our group, further reinforcing our
portfolio of top performing companies. We created our Chinese business unit in April 2003.

2006 was a much-awaited year and represented a long-term strategic step for us. It was the
year we launched a new brand identity and our values worldwide. This multi-layered launch
demonstrated, among other things, our dedication to you and your well-being, and reflected
our rich, multi-cultural diversity.

2007 was quite simply a landmark year for the group. On January 1st, our four French
companies - Mondial Assistance, France Secours, Elvia and SSC - merged to form Mondial
Assistance France, a unique entity and brand. In doing so, we confirmed and strengthened
our position in France. And true to our goal to grow internationally, we opened offices
in Mexico and India.
We also acquired Medvantis, a medical call-centre in Switzerland.
We registered our Russian office in 2007 and began operations there on March 1st, 2008.

Since January 1st, 2008 we have been operating under our unique brand name and speak
with a single voice. Across all 5 continents, we feel right at home in the 28 different
countries where we are present. When we say that wherever you go, we are always close
by, looking out for you, we really mean it! We really are everywhere, making sure you have
our help, anytime, anywhere.

You – our customers, and other stakeholders – were, are and always will be what
our business is all about.
OUR BRAND VALUES




 Worldwide leader in
 assistance services
 and travel insurance




      A PASSION FOR PEOPLE                        A GLOBAL COMMUNITY                           GOING BEYOND EXPECTATIONS
      We are people who care about people.        We are as diverse and widespread as          We’re never satisfied to just wait for
      The first thing on our minds every day       you are. In fact, our strength lies in our   your call. Each of you and your custo-
      is your well-being. And to make sure        diversity – the essence of our global        mers is different. For us, part of helping
      we are getting it right, we listen to you   community. Have you ever wondered            you is anticipating what you need be-
      first to understand what you need. This      why you can reach us and rely on us          fore you call; and offering solutions that
      open dialogue is second nature to us.       anytime, anywhere? It’s simple. Because      exceed your expectations after you call.
      Why? Simply because we really do            we are everywhere at all times. Our vast     Solutions that surprise, innovate, and
      care. An integral part of our job is ac-    human and technological connections          reassure above and beyond the call of
      ting on our passion for people. At the      and resources make this possible. You        duty. When we put our proactivity to
      end of the day, it’s about helping you,     can point to a location on the globe and     work, what we’re really doing is wor-
      making you feel special, and reinforcing    chances are, we’ve helped someone            king to improve the way we serve you,
      our relationship with you.                  there.                                       continuously.
4,000
 people assisted
 every hour




                                                                                         550,000
                                                                                         text messages exchanged




“Helping people,
anytime, anywhere”

                                  42       million
                                  calls handled




EXPERTISE AT YOUR SERVICE                  TO EARN IT EVERYDAY
                                                                                                 15     million
                                                                                                 cases handled
We do not keep our wealth of skills        Trust has to be earned. We know that.
and expertise for ourselves but make       Whether it’s towards a relative, a friend
them available to you, when, where         or a customer, we can win your trust
and how you need them. Whether you         only one way – by showing you that we
or your customers need the full story,     are dedicated, honest and reliable every
or just the answer, our years of profes-   single day. Our goal is to make sure that
sionalism are the foundation of all our    each one of your lives is safer, simpler
business relationships. We have built a    and more secure. To do this, earning
reputation of excellence, and are proud    your trust comes first. Trust truly is at
that you are a part of it.                 the heart of what we do.




                                                                                       ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance   01
EDITORIAL




     Of course 2009 was a very difficult year. Nevertheless,
     when faced with the different financial and market
     challenges, we demonstrated our ability to adapt
     to the situation at hand and took full advantage
     of the many rich resources within our international
     group and within Allianz.



                                                                         Our values in action.
                                                                         During the ensuing crisis of 2009,
                                                                         being Proactive, Connected and
                                                                         Professional helped us meet our
                                                                         objectives for profitable growth.
                                                                         We achieved +4.8% in revenue
       Rémi Grenier         Ulrich Delius          Ida Luka-Lognoné      growth (+5.4% in real terms) and
                                                                         maintained our level of profitability.
                                                                         Throughout the year, Trust, our core
                                                                         value, was the foundation on which
                                                                         we nurtured relations with customers,
                                                                         staff members and other stakeholders.
                                                                         These factors combined enabled
                                                                         us to reconfirm our global leadership
                                                                         position in assistance and travel
                                                                         insurance.
                                                                         In our unfailing commitment to being
       Jonathan Ansell      Didier Lebret          Laurence Maurice
                                                                         Professional, we relied on several
                                                                         of our historic activities to generate
                                                                         growth. Online tourism had another
                                                                         stellar year (+23%), while B2C grew
                                                                         by 10%, driving an overall +4% growth
                                                                         in travel. Health and lifecare had strong
                           Chairman:               Chairman:             double digit growth (+18%) while
      President:           Jean-Philippe Thierry   Christof Mascher      property and other excelled at nearly
      Rémi Grenier         Vice President:         Vice President:       (+30%). Due to the depressed
      Members:             Detlev Bremkamp         Detlev Bremkamp       automotive market, there was
      Jonathan Ansell      Vice President          Vice President        no growth in roadside assistance.
      Ulrich Delius        Delegate:               Delegate:
      Didier Lebret        François Thomazeau      François Thomazeau    Sharing knowledge, expertise
      Ida Luka-Lognoné
                           Members:                Members:              and innovations
      Laurence Maurice
                           Dr Manfred Knof         Dr Manfred Knof       Major growth drivers in our mature
                           Dr Walter Gutberlet     Dr Walter Gutberlet   or saturated markets can be attributed




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“Together with the 10,231 staff members that make up
our group, we are proud to contribute to a universal cause, which
perfectly illustrates how and to what extent we care about others.
Our partnership with MASSIVEGOOD is an extension of our mission,
commitment to and passion for helping people anytime, anywhere.”




to experience sharing, transferring       at +9%, +11% and +12% respectively.           experience sharing, but also to
skills and continuous innovation.         We also successfully entered the Middle       our people strategy that will make
Whether for operations or sales,          East airline market with the signing          the difference. By recognising
we demonstrated our innovative            of new contracts for our e-commerce           and relying on the rich expertise
spirit by proposing services adapted      travel insurance solutions. Reflecting         and talents that comprise our group,
to the new technologies and lifestyle     our “Connected” value, this new stage         we will be able to pursue our growth,
trends of our increasingly mobile         in our geographical expansion not only        realise our 2015 ambition and better
world. These include Smartphone           strengthens our relations with global         serve our customers.
applications for roadside assistance,     customers but also demonstrates a firm
SMS communication of intervention         commitment to partners who wish to
requirements to providers, travel         offer top quality services in every corner
insurance 2.0, or policies tailored       of the world.
to travel customers’ specific profiles,
and a financial offer built on the         Our commitment to Caring
concept of “banking for life”. Herein,    A major highlight marked 2009 –
Proactive is expressed in its fullest     the signing of our global partnership
dimension – sharing innovations           agreement with MASSIVEGOOD,
so that success reproduces across         an innovative humanitarian fundraising
                                                                                                            Christof Mascher
the group, country to country,            initiative, to be their strategic technical
business unit to business unit, but       partner worldwide. We are now                                    Chairman of Mondial
                                                                                                               Assistance SAS
also with Allianz sister companies.       concretely contributing to                                         Supervisory Board
                                          MASSIVEGOOD’s combat to fight                                    COO of Allianz Group
We are truly international                malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis by                           Member of the Board
and growing!                              providing a dedicated, 24/7 multilingual                  of Management of Allianz SE
We reaffirmed our international weight     call platform to MASSIVEGOOD donors.
in 2009 with strong growth in the
Americas (+17% overall with +22%          With an eye to the future
in the US and +7.6% in Brazil), and in    2010 is proving to be another
Asia Pacific (+18% overall with +13%       challenging year due to continued strain
growth in Australia). Revenues remained   and economic difficulties in certain
concentrated in Europe, where, although   regions and market sectors. In this                                     Rémi Grenier
overall growth was +2%, France, Spain     context, it is our commitment to                                  President of Mondial
and Switzerland reported strong growth    continuous innovation, knowledge and                                  Assistance SAS




                                                                                        ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance    03
KEY FIGURES




                                                      2009 figures


                           in million euros                                                     in million euros



                            2009                    1,673                                         2009                56.0
                            2008                   1,597                                          2008                 62.6
                            2007                  1,508                                           2007                57.1



                           in points                                                            number of people



                             2009                        95.9                                     2009                    10,231
                             2008                       94.9                                      2008                   9,817
                             2007                        95.6                                     2007                  9,356



                per zone                                          per lines of business                       by market
               1.8%                                                                                                   7%
               Corporate,
               other & consolidation
                                        20.3%                                                                         Other markets   14%
                                                                                                                                      Auto
                                        Americas
                                                                37%
                                              10.6%
                                                                Auto
                                                                                              47%
                                                                                              Travel
                                              Asia Pacific
                                                                                                                                         40%
                                                                                                            39%                          Tourism

                                                                        16%
                                                                                                            Finance
                      67.3% Europe                                      Health, Life & Home




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MILESTONES




                                     2009 Milestones


                                                                   In Australia, Canstar Cannex awarded 5-Star Ratings to our
                                                                   Worldcare Travel Insurance product brand at the inaugural
                                                                   Australian travel insurance ratings awards.



                                                                   Mondial Assistance China won the Best China Special
                                                                   Service award, considered to be the most respected,
                                                                   high-end customer service offered.



                                                                   Our French business unit won Decision Achat magazine’s
                                                                   Bronze medal for its e-procurement platform, purchasing
                                                                   quality, innovation and supplier relationship management.



                                                                   Our Polish business unit was honoured with the Firma
                                                                   Przyjazna Klientowi award for its customer service quality
   Last September, Mondial Assistance signed a global              and customer friendly approach.
   partnership with the Millennium Foundation for                  It also received the Przejrzysta Firma certificate,
                       , a global health initiative that allows    a recognition of the company’s financial credibility and integrity.
   travellers to make small financial contributions when they
   purchase travel services online. Collected funds combat
   HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries.
                                                                   Mondial Assistance Netherlands won the Dutch Insurance
                                                                   Golden Shield award in the category Best P&C product 2009
                                                                   for its new continuous travel insurance product launched
                                                                   in September.



                                                                   Our UK based subsidiary won the prestigious International
                                                                   Travel Insurance Journal (ITIJ) Insurer/underwriter
                                                                   of the year award.
                                                                   It also received One Star Best Company Accreditation
                                                                   for Best Companies 2009.
   AM best also affirmed Mondial Assistance’s financial strength
   in Q3 2009, honouring it with an “A” rating for Excellent.
                                                                   Our American business unit received the prestigious
                                                                   Silver Magellan Award in the Online Travel Services category
   Following the annual review held in Paris in July 2009,         by US trade publication Travel Weekly. This prize was given
   financial rating agency Standard & Poor’s affirmed the financial   for AgentMax, the travel insurance desktop application
   strength and stability of Mondial Assistance International,     for travel agents.
   giving it a rating of “AA-”.                                    It was also named Top 100 IT company by CIO magazine.
                                                                   This award recognizes organizations around the world that
                                                                   exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic
                                                                   excellence in information technology.




                                                                                  ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance               05
Lines
      of business




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24/7
365 days per year




                                       intervention

                                   1   every
                                       2 seconds




                    250
                    million
                    beneficiaries
LINES OF BUSINESS




     TRAVEL
     2009 world crisis hits the travel industry
     In 2009 the global economy endured the greatest financial crisis
     the world has ever known. The travel industry, among other industries,
     was hit very hard. Then the Swine Flu (H1N1) epidemic spread and
     magnified the financial crisis. According to the World Travel and Tourism
     Council, tourism’s share in global Gross Domestic Product declined
     from 9.6% to 9.3% between 2008 and 2009.



       Today it is common knowledge. Never         players reported a decrease in their          online activity represents more than 50%
       has the tourism industry had to weather     activity, they were not nearly as affected    of our overall travel insurance business!
       such a storm as it did in 2009. According   as the offline players.
       to a Euromonitor survey carried out for     To conclude on a more positive note,          We’re committed to a clear,
       the World Travel Market, the number         the crisis lessened as the year went on,      coherent strategy
       of realised trips dropped by 8%, the        with the travel industry even experiencing    Our strategy for travel insurance is part
       number of consumed hotel rooms              slight growth during the final quarter.        of the overall strategy for Mondial
       by 16% and the number of issued airline                                                   Assistance. It is based on 4 main pillars:
       tickets by 14%.                             Mondial Assistance delivers
                                                   top-notch performance thanks
       Impact on the different geographical        to online leadership
       zones has varied: China, Southeast Asia     In this critical context, Mondial             Want to know what we do best?
       and Latin America, excluding Mexico,        Assistance’s continued growth in the          It’s working with you and helping
       weathered the crisis with either moderate   Travel Insurance sector is all the more       our client partners! Whether they’re
       growth or moderate decline, whereas         remarkable. This is primarily the result      a travel agent, broker, tour operator
       in Europe, North America, Mexico            of our leadership position in online travel   or online travel specialist, our goal
       and Russia, decline in the travel/tourism   insurance sales due to the many               is to provide them with innovative,
       industry has been more pronounced.          partnerships we have established with         customised and always surprising
                                                   leaders in this sector.                       solutions so that customers will come
       As in the past few years, in 2009 we                                                      back time and time again.
       noticed similar trends occurring in sales   Of all the activities impacted by the         These solutions include but are not
       channels. There was a split between the     growth in e-commerce over the past            limited to insurance and protection
       more traditional channels and online.       10 years, Travel has clearly benefited         against lost or stolen luggage,
       While for the first time a few online        the most. The tourism online represented      repatriation due to illness, medical and
                                                   27% in 2008 and 30% in 2009 of total          hospital expense coverage when abroad,
                                                   sales. This figure should continue to          reimbursed fares when your customers
                                                   grow in the years to come in all world        must cancel a trip due to unforeseen
                                                   regions, including the most mature            events, and vehicle repair in case of


      +3.8%
                                                   markets like the United States and            a breakdown.
                                                   Europe.                                       And did you know that you can rely on us
                                                                                                 for these solutions around the clock,
      IN TURNOVER                                  Very early on, Mondial Assistance             around the world, 24/7? Whoever you
                                                   recognised the importance of riding the       are, wherever you’re from and wherever
                                                   Internet wave, to the extent that in 2009     you’re going, our help is at your fingertips.
                                                   and for the second consecutive year, our      So, relax and put your trust in us: you can




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47%
                                                                                                                      OF MONDIAL
                                                                                                                      ASSISTANCE
                                                                                                                      TURNOVER
travel worry-free and receive exactly         abroad. This information includes care
the travel services you expect:               quality, hygiene, equipment, illnesses
• solutions for business travellers;          treated and so on. Each structure
• assistance solutions for holidays           receives an annual evaluation visit, and
   abroad;                                    our medical evaluation team regularly
• leisure and sports solutions for            adds new structures to the database.
   specific activities such as skiing, golf;   In 2009, the database cited 1,451           We have a very pragmatic commercial
• holiday accommodation solutions;            hospitals in 529 cities in 130 countries.   approach to how we manage our
• Schengen zone solutions;                    We also assess the quality of medical       international requests for tenders. We’ve
• Globetrotter solutions.                     structures located in airports as an        set up an international travel sales team
                                              efficient way to assist airline companies    whose primary job is to respond to our
                                              in case of an aircraft diversion.           international partners’ demands for
                                              This program, called “Inflight Medical       online solutions. This team must
Where do we truly excel in our year-by-year   Support”, was launched in 2008.             co-ordinate local business requirements
achievements? We would have to say            Today, there are 215 evaluated airports     in line with our partners’ international
in medical assistance services. For years     in our worldwide database. Only a few       strategies, and sell and implement travel
now, and 2009 was no exception, we            international travel players have such      insurance and assistance in several
have carried out hundreds of thousands        a database at their disposal. So, if you    countries. This is possible because
of medical assistance and repatriation        want that extra service, that extra         of the close, transparent collaboration
interventions for our customers.              quality and that extra peace of mind        that exists between this team and
In 2009, that figure reached 700,000.          when you travel… look no further!           our different business units, our forums
You may very well ask how we                  You’ve come to the right place              for exchanging information and best
do this? Well, it’s thanks to our multi-      at Mondial Assistance.                      practices.
lingual travel and medical assistance
specialists around the world who are on
call 24/7. While you rely on us, we rely
on our comprehensive international
network of top-quality, certified service
providers and 180 international                  In 2009, we actively pursued deployment of Travel Insurance 2.0.
correspondents.                                  This revolutionary solution was developed internally to help generate
Our medical team helps you in more               increased sales in online travel insurance. It is based on a real-time
ways than one. Our internationally               exchange of information that makes it possible to customise a travel
experienced and qualified doctors have            insurance offer according to a customer’s travel profile. After Travel
evaluated hospitals and clinics in               Insurance 2.0’s successful launch and deployment in the US, it is now
countries with tourism where medical             being used by our main partners in Europe, where it was introduced in 2009.
coverage is questionable or inconsistent.        Use of Travel Insurance 2.0 should expand greatly in other regions in 2010.
Their goal? To optimise the healthcare           This technology is deployed over a platform that responds to the market’s
you may need with a database built               most demanding criteria in terms of availability and response time. We’re
from first-hand, professional visits.             committed to staying on the technological edge; so, year after year, we
This database provides our 500 doctors           continue to invest in this IT platform. It’s just one of the ways that we can
and medical staff with critical information      stay ahead so that you can benefit the most from our increasingly wide offer
about the establishments where patients          of innovative, quality products and services.
are likely to be hospitalised while




                                                                                          ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance     09
LINES OF BUSINESS




     AUTO
     Change and its impact on customers.
     At a time when new vehicle sales are still under enormous pressure,
     we have set our sights on the future, focusing how customer
     needs will evolve and how we should respond to them.



       Reshaped industry sets                     now consider their vehicle’s impact         that our industry-leading, operational
       a new world stage                          on the environment. Taxes and running       capabilities are delivered as efficiently
       We witnessed a major trend when            costs will be inextricably linked to CO2    as possible. We also optimised our
       the 2009 global financial crisis            outputs, and consequently OEMs are          internal cost drivers and managed our
       combined with industry over-capacity:      looking at alternative technologies to      supply chains to ensure that we were
       OEMs (Original Equipment                   provide cars with low environmental         in the best position to win new business
       Manufacturers) began to work with rivals   impact, without compromising                in an increasingly competitive, global
       or merged or divested to ensure            ownership experience.                       market. Our relentless efforts paid off.
       longer-term survival. Fiat and Chrysler                                                Today we are the largest supplier of
       came together; Volkswagen acquired         Hard fought success in 2009                 roadside assistance services for PSA
       Porsche, and GM sold Saab to Spyker.       2009 was possibly the busiest year          in Europe! Our partnership with Toyota
                                                  ever for our automotive sales teams.        has grown to include France and Ireland;
       The automotive world order also            As expected, OEMs revisited their           we secured Honda’s business in
       changed. Today Toyota is the n° 1          supplier contracts to reduce their cost     Scandinavia and the Nordic markets;
       global automotive brand, and China         base, but the level of activity surpassed   and we partnered with Volvo in the UK
       has overtaken the US as the world’s        previous years. We continued to invest      and Russia.
       largest car market. Car owners must        time, money and resources to ensure




               37%
               OF MONDIAL
               ASSISTANCE
               TURNOVER




10    Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
7   MILLION
                                                                                              CASES
                                                                                              HANDLED



CRM – Our core business                      A bright, green future
and key competency                           Today we are looking well beyond
All requests for assistance or information   2010. Shoptalk is on hybrid
are also an opportunity to strengthen        and electric vehicles. Although
our bond with customers. Why?                invented back in the 1830s, current
Because every connection counts.             legislative and regulatory actions
                                             worldwide, and strict requirements               Change is one of life’s constants,
What sets us apart? We treat our             for air emissions have renewed                   and we understand that races are
customers – OEMs, leasing companies,         development efforts in this domain.              never won by standing still. Central
fleet providers, banks, insurance             There is not a single car manufacturer           to our ethos is a ferocious desire
companies – with professionalism,            that does not have or is about to                to continually seek ways to im-
respect and as individuals! This is our      have a hybrid or electric vehicle                prove what we do and how
                                                                                              we do it.
modus operandi and abiding philosophy.       on the road.
                                                                                              2009 was a year of lifestyle
                                                                                              changes and the emergence
We cover the following services:             And we’re ahead of the game.                     of new technologies. So we
• Roadside assistance: repair and            We are the first provider of roadside             responded by making big
  towing for broken down/immobilised         assistance for hybrid vehicles in Europe,        investments to adapt our services
  vehicles.                                  supporting Toyota Prius, Lexus hybrid,           to these evolutions.
• Accident Management: towing,               MINI and smart electric vehicles.                Our colleagues in Brazil developed
  replacement vehicle, car repair                                                             a Smartphone application that
• Used car and extended warranty             So indeed, the future looks bright               allows users to request roadside
  programme management                       and green! We understand how this                assistance from their iPhones,
• GAP (guaranteed asset protection)          technology will change our business              and soon Blackberries. Customers
                                                                                              have quick access to our assistan-
• Service program management                 model and how customers’ expectations
                                                                                              ce network and we can pinpoint
• Telematics: GSM localisation,              will evolve. We will continue to push
                                                                                              their precise location. This ensures
  post-theft notification and tracking,       the boundaries and help our clients              that help gets to the right place the
  navigation, remote door unlock,            to deliver the loyalty solutions that will       first time and as fast as possible.
  remote controlled breakdown                sustain their businesses.                        In the UK we have developed
  diagnosis, and concierge services                                                           bespoke branded web portals
  (best routes, weather, traffic, legal                                                        that allow OEM end customers
  assistance…)                                                                                to renew warranty and assistance
• Customer Relationship Management:                                                           coverage online. They can tailor
  telemarketing, customer surveys,                                                            the product to their lifestyle
  loyalty programs, lead generation                                                           and budget, and pay monthly
                                                                                              or all at once.
  and event management




                                                                                          ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance     11
LINES OF BUSINESS




     HEALTH, LIFE AND HOME
     Your Health, Your Life and Your Property - they matter to us.
     Health and Lifecare assistance is our 3rd line of business, launched
     several years ago. It has been growing continuously ever since.
     Healthcare assistance focuses specifically on your health while
     Lifecare is more generally concerned with daily well-being.



       Another dynamic year                      portfolio to include 14 pharma                We have the right care
       for a sector on the rise                  companies for 21 prescription drug            for everyone
       Today the world’s population              programs. Today, with more and more           Healthcare
       is increasingly mobile; people travel     business units playing an active local role   • Dependency. These are short
       more and opt for long-term stays          in disease management, our credibility          or long-term services to help you
       abroad. This requires having specific      among industry players is very solid.           recover if you are temporarily
       knowledge of local healthcare systems.                                                    dependent, or stay at home if you
       In 2009, we reinforced our specialised    Local initiatives drive growth                  are permanently so.
       health insurance for specific mobile       Our 2009 business growth can also             • Personal Response Services.
       groups wishing to spend extended          be attributed to a certain number of            Being able to reach someone
       periods of time overseas: students,       local initiatives:                              immediately when you’re not feeling
       expatriates / impatriates. Our student    Demand management provides medical              well is essential. So we offer state-of-
       insurance solutions are one such          information to patient beneficiaries before      the-art technological devices that
       example. They enjoyed steady growth,      they take medical action. It is designed        monitor your home and facilitate
       particularly in Australia, where we are   to provide accurate, personalised advice        communication, location and
       market leader and have for many years     and information when hospitalisation,           triggering alarms. These services
       engaged in numerous partnering            consultation or self-medication                 cover 24/7 tele-assistance and
       activities with local universities and    is unjustified.                                  tele-medicine.
       schools. Student health insurance has     Alzheimer’s is a two-year French              • Young travellers and
       also been very successful in Germany.     project launched early in 2009 in               expatriates / impatriates.
                                                 partnership with a local government             We provide semi-permanent or long-
       In addition, with people living longer,   authority. The aim is to work with              term medical assistance and travel
       disease management is critical.           200 Alzheimer patients during the first          insurance for students and employees
       So, in 2009 we also strengthened our      year and 200 additional patients the            because we know that the
       partnerships within the pharmaceutical    second. It involves close coordination          unexpected can happen anywhere.
       industry. We increased the number         with healthcare providers, patients           • Disease Management and Patient
       of disease management programs            and their families.                             Support. If you suffer from a chronic
       to 30, and extended our partnership       Orphan disease initiatives were                 disease, impairment, abnormal
                                                 launched with several European pharma           functioning, or belong to a specific risk
                                                 companies. The aim? To make life easier         group (tobacco, memory ageing…),


         16%
         OF MONDIAL
                                                 for patients by setting up healthcare
                                                 and logistics networks for managing
                                                 drug supplies and administration
                                                                                                 then you may fully benefit from these
                                                                                                 assistance services.
                                                                                               • … and Nurse Triage, Employee Health
                                                 around the world so that patients no            Assistance, Medical counselling,
         ASSISTANCE                              longer have to suffer the uncertainty           Third Party Health Administration,
         TURNOVER                                of not being able to get treatment              Rehabilitation Management, Prevention,
                                                 when they leave home.                           Second Medical Opinion, and so on.




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+22.8%
                                                                                                        IN TURNOVER



Lifecare                                    Let’s get personal:                             a leaky tap to a flooded community, we
• Daily life services. We help you get      your property is our business!                  have a flexible, customised solution to
  through everyday so that your life can    A property mishap? A property crisis?           meet your needs. 24/7. We offer tele-
  be a little bit easier (babysitting,      Most of us have been there before.              security for home and office surveillance,
  cleaning, gardening, etc.).               This could be as minor as a faulty but          protection services and warranties
• Employment Assistance. Do you             easily fixable electrical system, or             for your credit cards and mobile phones,
  need help finding a first job, or getting   as major as a flooding water pipe                CRM programs, concierge services
  a new one? Do you plan to retire?         or a fallen tree across your roof. Some         and round-the-clock information call
  What about career assessment advice       of you have experienced natural                 centres for public inquiries. And just
  or just an understanding ear? We’re       catastrophes. Others have lived through         to let you know, we’re redesigning
  here to give you all the support you      week long black outs. Whatever your             our Home Assistance offer to include
  need, when you need it.                   line of work, whoever and wherever your         possible solutions that could be
• Bereavement and Funeral                   customers may be, we’re here to help            distributed via our utility clients, thereby
  Assistance.                               you help them if and when adversity             broadening our offer to reach more
• Retirement Assistance.                    strikes. No matter how big or small.            people everywhere. For us, it’s all about
                                            Property and Home Assistance – three            getting closer to you to take better care
                                            small words for a great big offer. From         of you and your belongings.




   Our partnership with                      Working with an insurer to enhance            Disease Management services
   a French bank enhances health             obesity and nutrition awareness               for 60+
   assistance coverage                       Designed for an insurer’s customers,          Partnering with a large French
   We have built a strategic distribution    ages 18 to 65, the program helps              insurance company, we have
   partnership in France with one of         them adopt and maintain a healthy             developed a 4-year disease management
   the country’s largest banks to enhance    lifestyle. It includes advice on nutrition,   program to reduce the occurrence
   healthcare protection for their young     eating habits and age-appropriate             of diseases that decrease life expec-
   customers when they are travelling        exercise to lose weight and maintain          tancy or lead to severe disabilities.
   abroad. This coverage targets             long-term health and vitality.
                                                                                           Employee Assistance Program
   12–28 year olds, and offers them
                                             Lifecare services for 60+                     We have developed a new Employee
   security, safety and peace of mind
                                             Working closely with a leading German         Assistance Program in collaboration
   when they are far from home.
                                             insurance company, we have develo-            with insurers, banks, pharmas
                                             ped a full range of lifecare services to      and large IT companies. It provides
                                             help people over 60 who are reco-             everything from daily life services and
                                             vering from an accident, and who              health counselling, to administrative
                                             are either temporarily or definitively         and social support, and stress
                                             dependent.                                    prevention programs.




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International
      presence




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Business
                  units in
                  countries   28
  10,231
  Staff members




40
languages
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE




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     WE COVER THE WORLD
     Assisting you with a worldwide network
     designed to help!



      Our international network is built on competence
      and geographic presence
      The promise we make is that we’re here    counsellors to social service workers,
      to help, wherever you or your customers   our network of specialists assists you
                                                                                                •   24-hour availability
      happen to be. This is why we work with    and your customers with every need,
                                                                                                •   Best price/quality ratio
      more than 400,000 highly qualified         anytime, anywhere.
                                                                                                •   Official credentials
      service and assistance providers          We have a dedicated international
                                                                                                •   Cashless access to services
      and 180 correspondents worldwide.         team at group headquarters in Paris
                                                                                                •   Guarantee of appropriate and
      From transport technicians to medical     that selects, manages and controls
                                                                                                    well maintained equipment
      experts, home repairmen to legal          our network of providers.
      advisors, employment and retirement




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               Countries with group offices            Countries with a commercial activity     Our special partner




            How can we help?                 How can we help?             Switzerland               Lebanon                     How can we help?

           Brazil                        Austria                          The Netherlands           Norway                     Australia
           Canada                        Belgium                          Turkey                    Sweden                     China
           Mexico                        Czech Republic                   UK                        Ukraine                    India
           USA                           France                                                     Uzbekistan                 Japan
                                         Germany                            How can we help?        Moldova                    Singapore
            How can we help?             Greece                           Bosnia/Herzegovina        Slovak Republic            Thailand
           Argentina                     Ireland                          Bulgaria                  Hungary
           Chile                         Italy                            Serbia/Montenegro         Romania                     How can we help?

           Colombia                      Poland                           Croatia                                              Malaysia
                                         Portugal                         Slovenia                    How can we help?         New Zealand
                                         Reunion Island                   Baltic Countries          Morocco                    South Korea
                                         Russia                           Denmark                                              Taiwan
                                         Spain                            Finland




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INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE




                                        ASIA-PACIFIC
                                        While Asia Pacific was not spared the world’s
                                        economic downturn or the year-long struggle,
                                        all business units in the region contributed to a
                                        significant growth in profits. These contributions are
                                        the result of strong, clear leadership in challenging
                                        times, an increased focus on our core businesses,
     11%
     OF GROUP
                                        innovative product development and investments
                                        in cutting edge technology.
     TURNOVER




      Despite challenging market conditions,       All lines of business — medical              Mondial Assistance China also added
      Asia-Pacific’s performance in 2009            assistance, travel insurance, automotive,    some prominent financial institutions
      was strong, all business units within        property assistance and overseas student     to its growing list of partners, thereby
      the region contributed to this growth.       health insurance — reported strong           increasing its margins and revenue
                                                   growth, with e-commerce innovation           across this segment.
      The Australian business continued            underpinning our dominant position           A new nationwide travel insurance
      to impress with double digit sales           in travel. In line with group policy         fronting solution allowed the business
      growth in each of the markets in which       to seek growth in strategic new areas,       to further develop and enhance its
      it operates. China, Japan and India          we also reached across the Tasman            comprehensive travel insurance offer.
      showed exceptionally strong growth           to significantly expand our market            Finally, synergistic technology
      levels in market conditions which            presence through a partnership with          innovations sustain the growth delivered
      ranged from mature to subdued.               leading New Zealand travel company,          by our marketing initiatives and improve
      Two loss making entities were                House of Travel.                             our “added-value” performance
      restored to profitability through                                                          in the demanding Chinese market.
      strong commitments by their senior                       success through
      management teams.                            growth and innovation across                            leaps ahead
                                                   all product lines                            in Automotive Assistance
                         climbs the ranks          2009 was an active growth year for           Since we launched our operations
      to reach n°3 in revenue!                     Mondial Assistance China. Our Chinese        in India in November 2007, Mondial
      Who ever said that growth is not             entity launched new custom-designed          Assistance has proudly pioneered
      possible in a crisis year? Certainly not     roadside assistance programs, which led      the assistance field, creating increasing
      Mondial Assistance Australia! Our            to the successful addition of several new    demand for roadside assistance,
      Australian business demonstrated             car manufacturers to the portfolio.          establishing professional roadside
      its exceptional resilience and capacity      The business reported a 60% increase         assistance services throughout
      for growth with a 12.9% (in EUR) /           in assistance cases and a corresponding      the country and expanding into
      19.5% (in LC) increase over 2008             69.6% (in EUR) / 57.4% (in LC) increase in   customer relationship management
      revenue. This moved Australia from           revenues. It earned higher service quality   services for customers. We are
      fourth to third highest in annual turnover   and customer satisfaction scores, while      currently managing CRM programmes
      within our group — impressive for            closely containing operating costs through   within the automotive, insurance
      a country with a population of only          enhanced personnel training and targeted     and financial services markets.
      22 million!                                  operating efficiencies.                       Another leap ahead is the recent




18   Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
partnership we have built with Mahindra     assistance services and other lines such   investment in innovative e-commerce
and Mahindra, one of India’s largest        as inpatient assistance, our maintenance   travel insurance products, and to
suppliers of utility vehicles. This has     pack program, pet insurance and the        the expansion of our distribution
helped to firmly establish us as             extended warranty business contributed     into general insurance as a means
the market leader in roadside assistance.   to 2009 growth.                            to provide roadside assistance
Indeed our leadership is partly reflected    The Millea Mondial team exerted            services.
in the 217.9% (in EUR) / 236.4% (in LC)     continuous focus on keeping operating
growth we have experienced over the         costs down, and made specific efforts                         slow growth but
past twelve months! Mondial Assistance      to reduce operating platforms and          solid returns
India continues to develop its business     telecommunications costs.                  As it was for many other countries,
based on two fundamental principles:        In an effort to further enhance our        2009 was an unsettling and challenging
an unwavering commitment to provide         quality commitment to customers,           year for Thailand. The market was
customers with innovative solutions         we established a second operations         initially affected by the negative impact
along with quality, caring, professional    centre. This initiative has resolved       of the global economic crisis; however,
service.                                    capacity restraints due to the rapid       the year and the market closed on
                                            expansion of the business, and has         a more positive note, with a 21.5%
           enhanced growth and              allowed us to create a disaster            (in EUR) / 19.6% (in LC) growth. Our
profit in a challenging environment          recovery facility.                         Thai business continued its vigilance
2009 was another solid performance                                                     in relation to costs, thereby enabling
year for Millea Mondial. Even within                           increased dynamics      the entity to report strong levels of
a challenging economic environment,         in travel insurance and roadside           profitability for the year!
sales revenues climbed 62.1% (in EUR) /     assistance
38.75% (in LC) and profitability was         Our Singapore entity achieved a 13.1%
further enhanced. We are proud to say       (in EUR) / 9.7% (in LC) growth in sales,
that we have maintained cumulative          an outstanding result given the
profit since our joint venture was first      nature of the operating environment.
established in 2006. Traditional roadside   It can be directly attributed to the       EUR: euros / LC: local currency.




                                                                                            +17.9%
                                                                                            IN TURNOVER




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INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE




                                        AMERICAS
                                        Another record year in a challenging economy.
                                        The Americas zone was the group’s largest growth
                                        driver for revenues and profit thanks to online
                                        specialty insurance. Innovative product development
                                        and strict cost control allowed us to secure
                                        our financial performance against the economic
                                        downturn. But we never compromised on quality
     20%
     OF GROUP
                                        service. Clients and employees expressed strong
     TURNOVER
                                        satisfaction levels in 2009.



                  introduces the ultimate           infrastructure and obtained payment         growing current clients and acquiring
      assistance self-service tool                  card industry level 3 compliance            strategic new businesses. The US
      Brazil reported excellent 2009 results,       certification. Employee engagement           business unit is the second largest in
      once again posting double-digit growth.       was among the highest in the group          revenue, leads all entities in travel
      With a well-deployed, successful              at 87% thanks to greatly improved           insurance sales and is the market leader
      diversification strategy, our Brazilian        internal communications.                    in online travel and ticket insurance,
      business unit consolidated its lead                                                       which experienced dramatic sales gains.
      position in the overall market and                          consolidation                 Our focus on technology, specifically the
      particularly in the travel insurance          of Travel Insurance                         AgentMax desktop software for travel
      segment. It focused on gaining direct         In September, our business unit in          agents and the expanded use of travel
      end-consumers and launching niche             Mexico successfully launched its first       insurance 2.0 among online partners,
      products. Brazil’s star accomplishment        travel insurance program with the           was a significant growth driver.
      in 2009 remains DIRECTASSIST, a free          country’s largest carrier. Our Mexican
      Smartphone application that offers            entity also began operations with major     EUR: euros / LC: local currency.
      end-customers a 24/7 one-touch,               players in the finance industry to provide
      talk-free access to assistance services.      home assistance, funeral assistance,
      This unique application converges             and claims management while
      the Internet, GPS and the mobile phone,       continuing to coordinate all Mexican
      thereby revolutionizing the way we help       assistance files for the group. It is fair
      our customers.                                to say that we have quickly established
                                                    ourselves as a quality reference in the
                   a watershed year                 Mexican market.
      with a strong turnaround
      Continued focus on innovative cost-                     double-digit growth
      containment strategies and corporate          for the fifth consecutive year
      governance resulted in a very strong          Despite a downturn in the American
      year for our Canadian business unit.          travel industry, our US company had
      It exceeded its 2008 results by 231%!         another strong year, with 22.7%
      With an eye to existing and future financial
      services clients, Canada enhanced its IT
                                                    (in EUR) / 15.8% (in LC) revenue growth.
                                                    The keys to success? Retaining and                            +16.1%
                                                                                                                  IN TURNOVER



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EUROPE,
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
Despite extremely challenging conditions,
EMEA experienced growth and overall strong
performances in 2009. Depending on market
specifics and maturity, our business units focused
on diversification, building e-commerce, IT
investments, implementing best cost containment
measures and improving our carbon footprint.                                                                  67%
                                                                                                              OF GROUP
Innovation was at the heart of the region’s success.                                                          TURNOVER




                           SEE hub        And once again we demonstrated                           commercial success
weathers crisis with excellent            commercial creativity and dynamism         and innovations in 2009
performance                               through a sales promotion campaign         Our French business unit posted strong
Despite the unfavourable business         that focused on a key annual product       results in 2009, despite the declining
environment, our Austrian business        and brought together more than             economy. Turnover was up by 9.1%, the
unit achieved a solid 2.7% (in EUR)       200 major clients.                         result of significant commercial initiatives
increase in revenues. With its                                                       and actions across all sectors. Teams
geographical expansion towards                                                       successfully developed portfolios with
SEE (South Eastern Europe),                                 success despite          major accounts across all business lines,
our Austrian entity further established   tough market conditions                    and enjoyed many contract renewals with
itself as a regional hub, serving more    Our business unit in Prague began          top players. Our French entity signed a
than 10 countries. In 2009 travel         its second decade of successful            partnership agreement with a leading
and roadside assistance remained          collaboration with Allianz Prague and      Japanese automotive manufacturer.
the dominant lines of business.           Allianz-Slovenska Poistovna Bratislava.    Our healthcare and energy solutions won
                                          With group support, we significantly        the attention of new clients as well, and
                  diversification          enlarged our customer portfolio in         we were awarded with new agreements
generates strong growth                   assistance services and travel             with sports equipment distributors and
Our Belgian business unit continued its   insurance, and secured several major       several camping networks. Growth
development during 2009 with a record     new contracts in vehicle assistance. We    continued with additions to our portfolio
growth in revenues and improved           also won an international tender for the   of mutual insurance companies.
profitability. We formed a new lifecare    KBC Group for which our Prague entity      Tourism online (excl. B2C) grew
partnership with an HR services           now coordinates KBC presence               by 27.3% in 2009, a trend that should
company, and enjoyed significant overall   throughout Central and Eastern             continue with the launch of France’s new,
growth within the healthcare sector.      Europe. These and other focused            more user-friendly website in 2010.
The business unit has now established     business acquisition efforts helped        Innovation was high on the agenda.
its credibility in the pharmaceutical     mitigate the negative impact of the        We launched “MIRA Mobile”, a mobile
sector and is proud of its portfolio      year’s economic crisis. Our Czech          version of our electronic missioning
of solid references. In addition, a new   entity also completed its TOM (target      system for service providers, as well as
win with a major automotive client        operating model) targets to fully align    a telephone for female victims of violence.
further reinforced positive turnover.     its organisation with the group’s          Our French business unit launched
                                          standards.




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INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE




      several other socially-oriented initiatives   in the health and lifecare and financial                 crisis in travel industry
      as well, for the elderly, assistance givers   sectors. Our German entity enjoyed          shapes market in 2009
      and active young people. To combat            strong growth in its travel activity,       Our Italian entity was severely
      the economic crisis our French entity         the largest share of its business           impacted by the 2009 economic crisis
      undertook an important operation              portfolio, thanks to a healthy increase     in the tourism industry. Business with
      to streamline costs and optimise              in annual policies. A major 2009            the Allianz group, the banking sector,
      processes, and cut down on paper              highlight was the repatriation of a baby,   motor vehicle manufacturers and
      consumption transforming 2 million paper      known as the “Julia Assistance Case”,       companies like Mediaworld generated
      documents into electronic files!               which the group made into a movie!          a big part of turnover. The drop in tour
      Telesecurity is booming with excellent                                                    operator portfolio revenues was
      profit, and in Reunion Island, both private                  innovative actions            fortunately compensated for by new
      and public clients are reinforcing their      help foster growth in trying times          tour operator contracts, individual
      partnerships with our company.                Our Greek entity’s excellent customer       Globy travel policies, a +40% increase
                                                    services and ability to successfully        in direct online revenues, and a strong
                       best practices help          implement innovative change no doubt        expansion of our assistance portfolio,
      achieve top results                           contributed to its success in 2009.         in particular for ‘white and brown
      Despite tough competition, our                Even the new towing legislation             goods’ warranty extension guarantees.
      two German business units achieved            combined with the poor economy              The profound crisis in the travel market
      good combined top-line results and            could not slow us down. Our business        has also caused an enormous liquidity
      further reduced their operating               unit reported a very successful +21,4%      crisis for tourism players. As the market
      expenses. Their approach? Successful          growth, thereby maintaining its lead        leader in the travel insurance field,
      business process re-engineering, the          position in both the automotive             Mondial Assistance Italia has had
      deployment of best practices and tight        assistance and travel insurance markets.    to cope with bankruptcies in
      expense management. Initiatives to            We designed new services, including         the industry and make subsequent
      further capitalize on online channels was     accident management, and have               provisions which has had an effect
      very successful. Furthermore, efforts         begun to develop an agent/broker            on results for 2009.
      to continuously optimize the business         network to promote our assistance
      portfolio structure paid off, producing       services and products through a new
      expected results with solid growth            distribution channel.




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financial stability                              IT investments and                                    persistent
within a difficult context                     reinforced presence in healthcare         development of roadside assistance
Although the global economic crisis           2009 was a year of consolidation for      After the successful launch of operations
negatively impacted business partners         our Portuguese business unit. After       in 2008, our Russian business unit set
in Poland, particularly in the financial       several years of growth, the company      its sights on becoming the country’s
and automotive industries, our Polish         restructured. It also implemented a new   leading roadside assistance provider.
business unit weathered 2009 very well.       IT System that helps improve service      During 2009 it was fully committed
It enjoys financial stability and hopeful      provider capabilities, such as reducing   to building the most extensive provider
prospects for development. A few              time to send tow trucks to end users.     network in the market. These efforts
highlights in 2009 include signing            This new system has also helped to        paid off and it now delivers services
agreements with key automotive brands,        improve in-house management tools.        in more than 100 locations. Our Russian
insurance companies, and banking              Our Portuguese entity strategically       entity also reviewed and optimized
partners. Our Polish entity is currently in   focused on its core businesses            internal business and operational
the process of developing new product         in 2009 and reinforced its presence       processes to be able to meet the heavy
lines around extended warranties              in the healthcare sector by offering      increase in demand. It successfully
and tele-assistance, and expanding            new clients training programs in drug     added 6 new automotive brands
its distribution channels in B2C. With        administration and follow-up.             to its client portfolio and focused
signs of improvement in the market,                                                     on developing key partnerships with
it is looking forward to a recovery in                                                  Russia’s major automotive distributors.
the automotive sector and is optimistic                                                 All of these efforts have led, not
about the future.                                                                       surprisingly, to a considerable growth
                                                                                        in our market share!




                                                                                        ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance     23
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                                                                                                          it just keeps growing


                                                +1.9%
                                                IN TURNOVER
                                                                                            Despite the global crisis, which
                                                                                            negatively affected all sectors in 2009,
                                                                                            our Turkish business unit had stunning
                                                                                            4.2% (in EUR) / 18% (in LC) growth,
                                                                                            bringing its combined ratio to 92.5%.
                                                                                            Through proactive measures, it
                                                                                            minimized costs in network
                                                                      growth                management by altering towing rates,
                                                and resilience in the downturn              and at the same time, developed its
                                                The Swiss market demonstrated               customer portfolio. Growth in both
                                                great resilience during the global          the insurance and banking sectors
                                                economic downturn. With a strong            continued with the recent signing of
                                                12.4% (in EUR) / 6.9% (in LC) growth        a partnership agreement with a major
                                                in revenues, our Swiss business unit        travel player. A highlight in 2009 was
                                                achieved very satisfactory top and          implementing Unity, an effective IT tool that
                                                bottom line results. The health and         helps improve the quality of customer
                                                lifecare and automotive businesses          services. So far, the new system has
                                                (including Medi24) greatly contributed      paved the way for increased productivity
                                                to this performance. Furthermore,           and more efficient cost containment.
                                                consumer specialty insurance initiatives
                                                such as extended warranties for white
                                                and brown goods and mobile phone            innovation to grow
                                                insurance products also positively          Our UK and Irish business units were
                                                contributed to a well-balanced              particularly challenged in 2009 as a
                 new product launches
                                                business portfolio.                         result of the economic recession.
      and an improved carbon footprint
                                                                                            Despite this, our teams made new
      Our Spanish business unit consolidated
                                                                              maintaining   business wins throughout the year with
      2009 results in an environment greatly
                                                stability in a year-long challenge          particular success in B2B2C. This all
      impacted by the severe economic crisis.
                                                Despite the difficult market and             contributed to strong operating results.
      To combat the situation, our Spanish
                                                economy in 2009, our Dutch entity           Innovations were at the centre of this
      team worked throughout 2009 to
                                                maintained a stable turnover and            success with further deployment of
      improve its online customer services.
                                                improved its bottom line results.           online automotive warranty and travel
      The entity also launched a new
                                                How? It acquired several important new      insurance platforms. M-commerce
      assistance product that provides a wide
                                                clients and improved its operational        was high on the agenda resulting in
      range of legal services, such as legal
                                                efficiency. Our Dutch business unit also     a significant business win with a major
      counsel, legal defence and legal
                                                continued to focus on new product           mobile telecoms provider.
      documentation. The crisis also led to a
                                                development, which saw the successful       Our UK business unit continues to be
      steep drop in employee travel. The
                                                launch of several innovations: a new        recognized for its customer service
      upside was a significant drop in
                                                annual travel insurance product and the     excellence and is amongst the region’s
      employee-generated CO2 emissions,
                                                first European digital owners booklet        top three providers of dedicated
      which were down 18% compared
                                                produced together with a car                roadside assistance, travel insurance
      to 2008, and it further improved
                                                manufacturer. Since mid 2009,               administration and automotive warranty.
      its carbon footprint by reducing its
                                                in close collaboration with the Ministry    Investment did not stop with technology;
      paper consumption by 17%!
                                                of Transportation, we have handled all      HR, Internal Communications and CSR
                                                automotive accident cases on main           offered strong support throughout the
                                                roads throughout the country, which         year to boost employee engagement
                                                has allowed us to expand our network        and successfully implement innovative
                                                into the semi-public sector.                change.




24   Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
improved focus for future
                                          development
                                          In 2009, Mondial Assistance heightened
                                          its focus on the Nordic & Baltic
                                          regions, as both the automotive and
                      e-commerce          travel insurance activities are beginning
activities begin!                         to show promise of development there.
Throughout 2009, together with            We strengthened our automotive
the Allianz network in the GCC (Gulf      presence by signing a new pan-regional
Cooperation Council) and specifically      roadside assistance agreement.
selected partners, Mondial Assistance     At the same time, many car manufacturers
in the Middle East seized opportunities   confirmed their demands for renewal
with local leading GCC airlines.          products. We also successfully
To launch its operations in the Middle    developed and launched a CDW
East, Mondial Assistance International    (collision damage waiver) product,
initially outsourced handling of travel   part of our consumer specialty insurance
claims to one of its sister Allianz       solutions. In order to fully develop
companies in Bahrain, while using         business in the region, the group
Mondial Assistance UK’s medical and       has agreed to redesign the Nordic
IT platforms. In the future we hope to    organization and appoint a dedicated
open a small local operations platform    country manager, who will work closely
in the region.                            with our local partners.

                                          EUR: euros / LC: local currency.




                                                                                      ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance   25
Financial
      results


                                               +4.8%
                                               growth




26   Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
56      million €
                     net profit




1,673
million € turnover
FINANCIAL RESULTS




      REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
      FOR THE YEAR 2009
      Report on the activity of the Group and its subsidiaries in 2009
      Economic situation                               The contribution by Mondial Assistance         Asia continues to grow, with a contri-
                                                       France, World Access Inc. in the USA           bution to the Group’s operational result
      2009 was mainly marked by the world eco-
                                                       and Mondial Assistance Australia ac-           reaching 10% against 9% in 2008. Addi-
      nomic crisis. In this unfavourable situation
                                                       counted for 44.3% of total sales in 2009,      tionally, in Germany, a loss-making con-
      the economic position of consumers and
                                                       against 41% in 2008.                           tract with a tour operator is the reason
      businesses deteriorated considerably.
                                                                                                      for the 2009 technical loss. In Portugal
                                                       In France, travel insurance sold online and    the Group continued to turn round loss-
      Except for Asia (powered by China)
                                                       new customers in the automotive sector         making business begun in 2008.
      and Brazil, the car market was greatly
                                                       made up for the erosion in rates seen on
      affected by the crisis. New vehicle sales fell
                                                       traditional markets. In the USA, growth was
      except in France and Germany where gov-                                                         Investments and financial
                                                       driven by online sales and by a new product
      ernment measures were introduced.                                                               result
                                                       covering the cancellation of event tickets.
      The travel industry was also very much af-                                                      At end December 2009, the Group’s port-
      fected by the economic crisis and by the         In Asia, Australia posted strong organic       folio came to 603 million euros which is
      impact of the swine flu epidemic. According       growth in travel and health insurance          39.8% of assets, up 4% on 31 December
      to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the     while the China portfolio reached the          2008. Investment policy continues to favour
      contribution from tourism to GDP fell from       critical size of 16 million euros.             short term placements with a low risk profile
      9.6% in 2008 to 9.3% in 2009, and ac-                                                           (bonds, short term deposits).
      cording to Euromonitor the number of trips       Operational result
      made was down 8%, with the number of air                                                        The operational financial result came to
      tickets dropping by 14%.                         The Group’s operational result came to         27.9 million euros, down 0.7 million euros
                                                       94 million euros, down 14.2% compared          compared to 2008. The result from invest-
      The impact of the crisis was very marked         to 2008 but in line with budget.               ments fell by 11 million euros which was
      in Europe, North America, Mexico and                                                            in line with the decline in financial yields.
      Russia.                                          The change is due to the deterioration in      Book profits from financial management
                                                       the combined ratio resulting from a rise       fell from 4.25% in 2008 to 2.92% in 2009.
                                                       in insurance claims offset in part by strict   The impact of negative exchange rates
      The Group’s activity                             control of internal costs.                     of -8.2 million euros in 2008 was up at
      In spite of the difficult economic situ-                                                         +1.8 million euros end 2009.
      ation, total Group sales which came to           The rise in claims was felt in travel in-
      1.7 billion euros were up 5% compared            surance in particular where the volume
                                                                                                      Net result
      to 2008. Business in Europe was most             of cancellations increased significantly
      affected by the crisis with growth of            in the first part of the year because          After the tax charge (38 million euros)
      around 2% whereas growth areas in                of the reduction in consumer purchasing        and a non operational result of 2.3 mil-
      Asia and the Americas posted two figure           power. In addition, an increase in claims      lion euros mainly from investments, the
      growth rates of 18 and 17% respectively.         was seen in roadside assistance in the         Group’s net result came to 56 million
                                                       second half and was even more marked           euros, down 10.5% compared to the
      With sales of 790 million euros, up 4%           in the last quarter in continental Europe.     2008 financial year.
      nearly on 2008, travel insurance prod-
      ucts accounted for 47% of total sales.           The contribution by Mondial Assistance
                                                                                                      Profitability
      Roadside assistance sales were sta-              France accounts for 32% of the total op-
      ble at 623 million euros. Sales of health        erational result against 38% in 2008 and       On the basis of an average amount of
      products were up by 18% while property           the contribution by the Americas now           equity of 393.9 million euros, the return
      damage products increased by almost              represents 26% of the total operational        on equity for 2009 came to 14.2%.
      30%.                                             result against 14% in the previous year.




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Mondial Assistance Annual Report 2009

  • 2. Contents Group history .................................................................................................................. 01 Editorial ........................................................................................................................... 02 Key figures ...................................................................................................................... 04 Milestones ....................................................................................................................... 05 Lines of business ...............................................................06 Travel ............................................................................................................................... 08 Auto ................................................................................................................................ 10 Health, Life and Home ..................................................................................................... 12 International presence ......................................................14 We cover the world ......................................................................................................... 16 Asia-Pacific ..................................................................................................................... 18 Americas ......................................................................................................................... 20 Europe, the Middle East and Africa ................................................................................. 21 Financial results.................................................................26 Review of Operations for the year 2009 ........................................................................... 28 Financial statements of Mondial Assistance Group .......................................................... 30 Business years 2008 - 2009 ............................................................................................ 35 Group structure as of 31, December 2009 Groupe ACIF* Allianz France 50% 50% * ACIF: Allianz Compagnia Italiana Finanziamenti S.p.A.
  • 3. Group history In1950 when traveling became an increasingly popular pastime, a team of forward thinking Swiss business pioneers created Elvia Travel Insurance. This was a symbolic date for the small company that was to become, much later, the group that we are today. Why? Because it marked the beginning of our story about helping people, which is at the very heart of everything we do. Our helping others reached a new level twenty-four years later in 1974, when SACNAS- Mondial Assistance was founded in France. The founding of this new company paralleled the development of the assistance business, which, in addition to travel insurance, included roadside, medical and repatriation assistance. In 1979 AGF (formally Allianz France since 2009) became a shareholder of Mondial Assistance. Elvia and Mondial Assistance remained two separate entities in the 80s and 90s. During this 20-year period, we accompanied our corporate clients through their own changes. Where they grew geographically, so did we, developing first in Europe and then gradually throughout the rest of the world. In 1995, Elvia joined Germany’s Allianz Group. In 2000 Elvia Travel Insurance and SACNAS Mondial Assistance successfully merged and created our group as we know it today. This coming together represented nearly 80 years of combined experience and know-how. Now joined as one, these two leaders in their respective fields became quite naturally the leading world player in assistance, travel insurance and customer services. In April of the same year we acquired World Access, the American leader in Travel Insurance. And one year later Worldcare in Australia joined our group, further reinforcing our portfolio of top performing companies. We created our Chinese business unit in April 2003. 2006 was a much-awaited year and represented a long-term strategic step for us. It was the year we launched a new brand identity and our values worldwide. This multi-layered launch demonstrated, among other things, our dedication to you and your well-being, and reflected our rich, multi-cultural diversity. 2007 was quite simply a landmark year for the group. On January 1st, our four French companies - Mondial Assistance, France Secours, Elvia and SSC - merged to form Mondial Assistance France, a unique entity and brand. In doing so, we confirmed and strengthened our position in France. And true to our goal to grow internationally, we opened offices in Mexico and India. We also acquired Medvantis, a medical call-centre in Switzerland. We registered our Russian office in 2007 and began operations there on March 1st, 2008. Since January 1st, 2008 we have been operating under our unique brand name and speak with a single voice. Across all 5 continents, we feel right at home in the 28 different countries where we are present. When we say that wherever you go, we are always close by, looking out for you, we really mean it! We really are everywhere, making sure you have our help, anytime, anywhere. You – our customers, and other stakeholders – were, are and always will be what our business is all about.
  • 4. OUR BRAND VALUES Worldwide leader in assistance services and travel insurance A PASSION FOR PEOPLE A GLOBAL COMMUNITY GOING BEYOND EXPECTATIONS We are people who care about people. We are as diverse and widespread as We’re never satisfied to just wait for The first thing on our minds every day you are. In fact, our strength lies in our your call. Each of you and your custo- is your well-being. And to make sure diversity – the essence of our global mers is different. For us, part of helping we are getting it right, we listen to you community. Have you ever wondered you is anticipating what you need be- first to understand what you need. This why you can reach us and rely on us fore you call; and offering solutions that open dialogue is second nature to us. anytime, anywhere? It’s simple. Because exceed your expectations after you call. Why? Simply because we really do we are everywhere at all times. Our vast Solutions that surprise, innovate, and care. An integral part of our job is ac- human and technological connections reassure above and beyond the call of ting on our passion for people. At the and resources make this possible. You duty. When we put our proactivity to end of the day, it’s about helping you, can point to a location on the globe and work, what we’re really doing is wor- making you feel special, and reinforcing chances are, we’ve helped someone king to improve the way we serve you, our relationship with you. there. continuously.
  • 5. 4,000 people assisted every hour 550,000 text messages exchanged “Helping people, anytime, anywhere” 42 million calls handled EXPERTISE AT YOUR SERVICE TO EARN IT EVERYDAY 15 million cases handled We do not keep our wealth of skills Trust has to be earned. We know that. and expertise for ourselves but make Whether it’s towards a relative, a friend them available to you, when, where or a customer, we can win your trust and how you need them. Whether you only one way – by showing you that we or your customers need the full story, are dedicated, honest and reliable every or just the answer, our years of profes- single day. Our goal is to make sure that sionalism are the foundation of all our each one of your lives is safer, simpler business relationships. We have built a and more secure. To do this, earning reputation of excellence, and are proud your trust comes first. Trust truly is at that you are a part of it. the heart of what we do. ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 01
  • 6. EDITORIAL Of course 2009 was a very difficult year. Nevertheless, when faced with the different financial and market challenges, we demonstrated our ability to adapt to the situation at hand and took full advantage of the many rich resources within our international group and within Allianz. Our values in action. During the ensuing crisis of 2009, being Proactive, Connected and Professional helped us meet our objectives for profitable growth. We achieved +4.8% in revenue Rémi Grenier Ulrich Delius Ida Luka-Lognoné growth (+5.4% in real terms) and maintained our level of profitability. Throughout the year, Trust, our core value, was the foundation on which we nurtured relations with customers, staff members and other stakeholders. These factors combined enabled us to reconfirm our global leadership position in assistance and travel insurance. In our unfailing commitment to being Jonathan Ansell Didier Lebret Laurence Maurice Professional, we relied on several of our historic activities to generate growth. Online tourism had another stellar year (+23%), while B2C grew by 10%, driving an overall +4% growth in travel. Health and lifecare had strong Chairman: Chairman: double digit growth (+18%) while President: Jean-Philippe Thierry Christof Mascher property and other excelled at nearly Rémi Grenier Vice President: Vice President: (+30%). Due to the depressed Members: Detlev Bremkamp Detlev Bremkamp automotive market, there was Jonathan Ansell Vice President Vice President no growth in roadside assistance. Ulrich Delius Delegate: Delegate: Didier Lebret François Thomazeau François Thomazeau Sharing knowledge, expertise Ida Luka-Lognoné Members: Members: and innovations Laurence Maurice Dr Manfred Knof Dr Manfred Knof Major growth drivers in our mature Dr Walter Gutberlet Dr Walter Gutberlet or saturated markets can be attributed 02 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 7. “Together with the 10,231 staff members that make up our group, we are proud to contribute to a universal cause, which perfectly illustrates how and to what extent we care about others. Our partnership with MASSIVEGOOD is an extension of our mission, commitment to and passion for helping people anytime, anywhere.” to experience sharing, transferring at +9%, +11% and +12% respectively. experience sharing, but also to skills and continuous innovation. We also successfully entered the Middle our people strategy that will make Whether for operations or sales, East airline market with the signing the difference. By recognising we demonstrated our innovative of new contracts for our e-commerce and relying on the rich expertise spirit by proposing services adapted travel insurance solutions. Reflecting and talents that comprise our group, to the new technologies and lifestyle our “Connected” value, this new stage we will be able to pursue our growth, trends of our increasingly mobile in our geographical expansion not only realise our 2015 ambition and better world. These include Smartphone strengthens our relations with global serve our customers. applications for roadside assistance, customers but also demonstrates a firm SMS communication of intervention commitment to partners who wish to requirements to providers, travel offer top quality services in every corner insurance 2.0, or policies tailored of the world. to travel customers’ specific profiles, and a financial offer built on the Our commitment to Caring concept of “banking for life”. Herein, A major highlight marked 2009 – Proactive is expressed in its fullest the signing of our global partnership dimension – sharing innovations agreement with MASSIVEGOOD, so that success reproduces across an innovative humanitarian fundraising Christof Mascher the group, country to country, initiative, to be their strategic technical business unit to business unit, but partner worldwide. We are now Chairman of Mondial Assistance SAS also with Allianz sister companies. concretely contributing to Supervisory Board MASSIVEGOOD’s combat to fight COO of Allianz Group We are truly international malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis by Member of the Board and growing! providing a dedicated, 24/7 multilingual of Management of Allianz SE We reaffirmed our international weight call platform to MASSIVEGOOD donors. in 2009 with strong growth in the Americas (+17% overall with +22% With an eye to the future in the US and +7.6% in Brazil), and in 2010 is proving to be another Asia Pacific (+18% overall with +13% challenging year due to continued strain growth in Australia). Revenues remained and economic difficulties in certain concentrated in Europe, where, although regions and market sectors. In this Rémi Grenier overall growth was +2%, France, Spain context, it is our commitment to President of Mondial and Switzerland reported strong growth continuous innovation, knowledge and Assistance SAS ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 03
  • 8. KEY FIGURES 2009 figures in million euros in million euros 2009 1,673 2009 56.0 2008 1,597 2008 62.6 2007 1,508 2007 57.1 in points number of people 2009 95.9 2009 10,231 2008 94.9 2008 9,817 2007 95.6 2007 9,356 per zone per lines of business by market 1.8% 7% Corporate, other & consolidation 20.3% Other markets 14% Auto Americas 37% 10.6% Auto 47% Travel Asia Pacific 40% 39% Tourism 16% Finance 67.3% Europe Health, Life & Home 04 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 9. MILESTONES 2009 Milestones In Australia, Canstar Cannex awarded 5-Star Ratings to our Worldcare Travel Insurance product brand at the inaugural Australian travel insurance ratings awards. Mondial Assistance China won the Best China Special Service award, considered to be the most respected, high-end customer service offered. Our French business unit won Decision Achat magazine’s Bronze medal for its e-procurement platform, purchasing quality, innovation and supplier relationship management. Our Polish business unit was honoured with the Firma Przyjazna Klientowi award for its customer service quality Last September, Mondial Assistance signed a global and customer friendly approach. partnership with the Millennium Foundation for It also received the Przejrzysta Firma certificate, , a global health initiative that allows a recognition of the company’s financial credibility and integrity. travellers to make small financial contributions when they purchase travel services online. Collected funds combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries. Mondial Assistance Netherlands won the Dutch Insurance Golden Shield award in the category Best P&C product 2009 for its new continuous travel insurance product launched in September. Our UK based subsidiary won the prestigious International Travel Insurance Journal (ITIJ) Insurer/underwriter of the year award. It also received One Star Best Company Accreditation for Best Companies 2009. AM best also affirmed Mondial Assistance’s financial strength in Q3 2009, honouring it with an “A” rating for Excellent. Our American business unit received the prestigious Silver Magellan Award in the Online Travel Services category Following the annual review held in Paris in July 2009, by US trade publication Travel Weekly. This prize was given financial rating agency Standard & Poor’s affirmed the financial for AgentMax, the travel insurance desktop application strength and stability of Mondial Assistance International, for travel agents. giving it a rating of “AA-”. It was also named Top 100 IT company by CIO magazine. This award recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology. ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 05
  • 10. Lines of business 06 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 11. 24/7 365 days per year intervention 1 every 2 seconds 250 million beneficiaries
  • 12. LINES OF BUSINESS TRAVEL 2009 world crisis hits the travel industry In 2009 the global economy endured the greatest financial crisis the world has ever known. The travel industry, among other industries, was hit very hard. Then the Swine Flu (H1N1) epidemic spread and magnified the financial crisis. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, tourism’s share in global Gross Domestic Product declined from 9.6% to 9.3% between 2008 and 2009. Today it is common knowledge. Never players reported a decrease in their online activity represents more than 50% has the tourism industry had to weather activity, they were not nearly as affected of our overall travel insurance business! such a storm as it did in 2009. According as the offline players. to a Euromonitor survey carried out for To conclude on a more positive note, We’re committed to a clear, the World Travel Market, the number the crisis lessened as the year went on, coherent strategy of realised trips dropped by 8%, the with the travel industry even experiencing Our strategy for travel insurance is part number of consumed hotel rooms slight growth during the final quarter. of the overall strategy for Mondial by 16% and the number of issued airline Assistance. It is based on 4 main pillars: tickets by 14%. Mondial Assistance delivers top-notch performance thanks Impact on the different geographical to online leadership zones has varied: China, Southeast Asia In this critical context, Mondial Want to know what we do best? and Latin America, excluding Mexico, Assistance’s continued growth in the It’s working with you and helping weathered the crisis with either moderate Travel Insurance sector is all the more our client partners! Whether they’re growth or moderate decline, whereas remarkable. This is primarily the result a travel agent, broker, tour operator in Europe, North America, Mexico of our leadership position in online travel or online travel specialist, our goal and Russia, decline in the travel/tourism insurance sales due to the many is to provide them with innovative, industry has been more pronounced. partnerships we have established with customised and always surprising leaders in this sector. solutions so that customers will come As in the past few years, in 2009 we back time and time again. noticed similar trends occurring in sales Of all the activities impacted by the These solutions include but are not channels. There was a split between the growth in e-commerce over the past limited to insurance and protection more traditional channels and online. 10 years, Travel has clearly benefited against lost or stolen luggage, While for the first time a few online the most. The tourism online represented repatriation due to illness, medical and 27% in 2008 and 30% in 2009 of total hospital expense coverage when abroad, sales. This figure should continue to reimbursed fares when your customers grow in the years to come in all world must cancel a trip due to unforeseen regions, including the most mature events, and vehicle repair in case of +3.8% markets like the United States and a breakdown. Europe. And did you know that you can rely on us for these solutions around the clock, IN TURNOVER Very early on, Mondial Assistance around the world, 24/7? Whoever you recognised the importance of riding the are, wherever you’re from and wherever Internet wave, to the extent that in 2009 you’re going, our help is at your fingertips. and for the second consecutive year, our So, relax and put your trust in us: you can 08 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 13. 47% OF MONDIAL ASSISTANCE TURNOVER travel worry-free and receive exactly abroad. This information includes care the travel services you expect: quality, hygiene, equipment, illnesses • solutions for business travellers; treated and so on. Each structure • assistance solutions for holidays receives an annual evaluation visit, and abroad; our medical evaluation team regularly • leisure and sports solutions for adds new structures to the database. specific activities such as skiing, golf; In 2009, the database cited 1,451 We have a very pragmatic commercial • holiday accommodation solutions; hospitals in 529 cities in 130 countries. approach to how we manage our • Schengen zone solutions; We also assess the quality of medical international requests for tenders. We’ve • Globetrotter solutions. structures located in airports as an set up an international travel sales team efficient way to assist airline companies whose primary job is to respond to our in case of an aircraft diversion. international partners’ demands for This program, called “Inflight Medical online solutions. This team must Where do we truly excel in our year-by-year Support”, was launched in 2008. co-ordinate local business requirements achievements? We would have to say Today, there are 215 evaluated airports in line with our partners’ international in medical assistance services. For years in our worldwide database. Only a few strategies, and sell and implement travel now, and 2009 was no exception, we international travel players have such insurance and assistance in several have carried out hundreds of thousands a database at their disposal. So, if you countries. This is possible because of medical assistance and repatriation want that extra service, that extra of the close, transparent collaboration interventions for our customers. quality and that extra peace of mind that exists between this team and In 2009, that figure reached 700,000. when you travel… look no further! our different business units, our forums You may very well ask how we You’ve come to the right place for exchanging information and best do this? Well, it’s thanks to our multi- at Mondial Assistance. practices. lingual travel and medical assistance specialists around the world who are on call 24/7. While you rely on us, we rely on our comprehensive international network of top-quality, certified service providers and 180 international In 2009, we actively pursued deployment of Travel Insurance 2.0. correspondents. This revolutionary solution was developed internally to help generate Our medical team helps you in more increased sales in online travel insurance. It is based on a real-time ways than one. Our internationally exchange of information that makes it possible to customise a travel experienced and qualified doctors have insurance offer according to a customer’s travel profile. After Travel evaluated hospitals and clinics in Insurance 2.0’s successful launch and deployment in the US, it is now countries with tourism where medical being used by our main partners in Europe, where it was introduced in 2009. coverage is questionable or inconsistent. Use of Travel Insurance 2.0 should expand greatly in other regions in 2010. Their goal? To optimise the healthcare This technology is deployed over a platform that responds to the market’s you may need with a database built most demanding criteria in terms of availability and response time. We’re from first-hand, professional visits. committed to staying on the technological edge; so, year after year, we This database provides our 500 doctors continue to invest in this IT platform. It’s just one of the ways that we can and medical staff with critical information stay ahead so that you can benefit the most from our increasingly wide offer about the establishments where patients of innovative, quality products and services. are likely to be hospitalised while ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 09
  • 14. LINES OF BUSINESS AUTO Change and its impact on customers. At a time when new vehicle sales are still under enormous pressure, we have set our sights on the future, focusing how customer needs will evolve and how we should respond to them. Reshaped industry sets now consider their vehicle’s impact that our industry-leading, operational a new world stage on the environment. Taxes and running capabilities are delivered as efficiently We witnessed a major trend when costs will be inextricably linked to CO2 as possible. We also optimised our the 2009 global financial crisis outputs, and consequently OEMs are internal cost drivers and managed our combined with industry over-capacity: looking at alternative technologies to supply chains to ensure that we were OEMs (Original Equipment provide cars with low environmental in the best position to win new business Manufacturers) began to work with rivals impact, without compromising in an increasingly competitive, global or merged or divested to ensure ownership experience. market. Our relentless efforts paid off. longer-term survival. Fiat and Chrysler Today we are the largest supplier of came together; Volkswagen acquired Hard fought success in 2009 roadside assistance services for PSA Porsche, and GM sold Saab to Spyker. 2009 was possibly the busiest year in Europe! Our partnership with Toyota ever for our automotive sales teams. has grown to include France and Ireland; The automotive world order also As expected, OEMs revisited their we secured Honda’s business in changed. Today Toyota is the n° 1 supplier contracts to reduce their cost Scandinavia and the Nordic markets; global automotive brand, and China base, but the level of activity surpassed and we partnered with Volvo in the UK has overtaken the US as the world’s previous years. We continued to invest and Russia. largest car market. Car owners must time, money and resources to ensure 37% OF MONDIAL ASSISTANCE TURNOVER 10 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 15. 7 MILLION CASES HANDLED CRM – Our core business A bright, green future and key competency Today we are looking well beyond All requests for assistance or information 2010. Shoptalk is on hybrid are also an opportunity to strengthen and electric vehicles. Although our bond with customers. Why? invented back in the 1830s, current Because every connection counts. legislative and regulatory actions worldwide, and strict requirements Change is one of life’s constants, What sets us apart? We treat our for air emissions have renewed and we understand that races are customers – OEMs, leasing companies, development efforts in this domain. never won by standing still. Central fleet providers, banks, insurance There is not a single car manufacturer to our ethos is a ferocious desire companies – with professionalism, that does not have or is about to to continually seek ways to im- respect and as individuals! This is our have a hybrid or electric vehicle prove what we do and how we do it. modus operandi and abiding philosophy. on the road. 2009 was a year of lifestyle changes and the emergence We cover the following services: And we’re ahead of the game. of new technologies. So we • Roadside assistance: repair and We are the first provider of roadside responded by making big towing for broken down/immobilised assistance for hybrid vehicles in Europe, investments to adapt our services vehicles. supporting Toyota Prius, Lexus hybrid, to these evolutions. • Accident Management: towing, MINI and smart electric vehicles. Our colleagues in Brazil developed replacement vehicle, car repair a Smartphone application that • Used car and extended warranty So indeed, the future looks bright allows users to request roadside programme management and green! We understand how this assistance from their iPhones, • GAP (guaranteed asset protection) technology will change our business and soon Blackberries. Customers have quick access to our assistan- • Service program management model and how customers’ expectations ce network and we can pinpoint • Telematics: GSM localisation, will evolve. We will continue to push their precise location. This ensures post-theft notification and tracking, the boundaries and help our clients that help gets to the right place the navigation, remote door unlock, to deliver the loyalty solutions that will first time and as fast as possible. remote controlled breakdown sustain their businesses. In the UK we have developed diagnosis, and concierge services bespoke branded web portals (best routes, weather, traffic, legal that allow OEM end customers assistance…) to renew warranty and assistance • Customer Relationship Management: coverage online. They can tailor telemarketing, customer surveys, the product to their lifestyle loyalty programs, lead generation and budget, and pay monthly or all at once. and event management ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 11
  • 16. LINES OF BUSINESS HEALTH, LIFE AND HOME Your Health, Your Life and Your Property - they matter to us. Health and Lifecare assistance is our 3rd line of business, launched several years ago. It has been growing continuously ever since. Healthcare assistance focuses specifically on your health while Lifecare is more generally concerned with daily well-being. Another dynamic year portfolio to include 14 pharma We have the right care for a sector on the rise companies for 21 prescription drug for everyone Today the world’s population programs. Today, with more and more Healthcare is increasingly mobile; people travel business units playing an active local role • Dependency. These are short more and opt for long-term stays in disease management, our credibility or long-term services to help you abroad. This requires having specific among industry players is very solid. recover if you are temporarily knowledge of local healthcare systems. dependent, or stay at home if you In 2009, we reinforced our specialised Local initiatives drive growth are permanently so. health insurance for specific mobile Our 2009 business growth can also • Personal Response Services. groups wishing to spend extended be attributed to a certain number of Being able to reach someone periods of time overseas: students, local initiatives: immediately when you’re not feeling expatriates / impatriates. Our student Demand management provides medical well is essential. So we offer state-of- insurance solutions are one such information to patient beneficiaries before the-art technological devices that example. They enjoyed steady growth, they take medical action. It is designed monitor your home and facilitate particularly in Australia, where we are to provide accurate, personalised advice communication, location and market leader and have for many years and information when hospitalisation, triggering alarms. These services engaged in numerous partnering consultation or self-medication cover 24/7 tele-assistance and activities with local universities and is unjustified. tele-medicine. schools. Student health insurance has Alzheimer’s is a two-year French • Young travellers and also been very successful in Germany. project launched early in 2009 in expatriates / impatriates. partnership with a local government We provide semi-permanent or long- In addition, with people living longer, authority. The aim is to work with term medical assistance and travel disease management is critical. 200 Alzheimer patients during the first insurance for students and employees So, in 2009 we also strengthened our year and 200 additional patients the because we know that the partnerships within the pharmaceutical second. It involves close coordination unexpected can happen anywhere. industry. We increased the number with healthcare providers, patients • Disease Management and Patient of disease management programs and their families. Support. If you suffer from a chronic to 30, and extended our partnership Orphan disease initiatives were disease, impairment, abnormal launched with several European pharma functioning, or belong to a specific risk companies. The aim? To make life easier group (tobacco, memory ageing…), 16% OF MONDIAL for patients by setting up healthcare and logistics networks for managing drug supplies and administration then you may fully benefit from these assistance services. • … and Nurse Triage, Employee Health around the world so that patients no Assistance, Medical counselling, ASSISTANCE longer have to suffer the uncertainty Third Party Health Administration, TURNOVER of not being able to get treatment Rehabilitation Management, Prevention, when they leave home. Second Medical Opinion, and so on. 12 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 17. +22.8% IN TURNOVER Lifecare Let’s get personal: a leaky tap to a flooded community, we • Daily life services. We help you get your property is our business! have a flexible, customised solution to through everyday so that your life can A property mishap? A property crisis? meet your needs. 24/7. We offer tele- be a little bit easier (babysitting, Most of us have been there before. security for home and office surveillance, cleaning, gardening, etc.). This could be as minor as a faulty but protection services and warranties • Employment Assistance. Do you easily fixable electrical system, or for your credit cards and mobile phones, need help finding a first job, or getting as major as a flooding water pipe CRM programs, concierge services a new one? Do you plan to retire? or a fallen tree across your roof. Some and round-the-clock information call What about career assessment advice of you have experienced natural centres for public inquiries. And just or just an understanding ear? We’re catastrophes. Others have lived through to let you know, we’re redesigning here to give you all the support you week long black outs. Whatever your our Home Assistance offer to include need, when you need it. line of work, whoever and wherever your possible solutions that could be • Bereavement and Funeral customers may be, we’re here to help distributed via our utility clients, thereby Assistance. you help them if and when adversity broadening our offer to reach more • Retirement Assistance. strikes. No matter how big or small. people everywhere. For us, it’s all about Property and Home Assistance – three getting closer to you to take better care small words for a great big offer. From of you and your belongings. Our partnership with Working with an insurer to enhance Disease Management services a French bank enhances health obesity and nutrition awareness for 60+ assistance coverage Designed for an insurer’s customers, Partnering with a large French We have built a strategic distribution ages 18 to 65, the program helps insurance company, we have partnership in France with one of them adopt and maintain a healthy developed a 4-year disease management the country’s largest banks to enhance lifestyle. It includes advice on nutrition, program to reduce the occurrence healthcare protection for their young eating habits and age-appropriate of diseases that decrease life expec- customers when they are travelling exercise to lose weight and maintain tancy or lead to severe disabilities. abroad. This coverage targets long-term health and vitality. Employee Assistance Program 12–28 year olds, and offers them Lifecare services for 60+ We have developed a new Employee security, safety and peace of mind Working closely with a leading German Assistance Program in collaboration when they are far from home. insurance company, we have develo- with insurers, banks, pharmas ped a full range of lifecare services to and large IT companies. It provides help people over 60 who are reco- everything from daily life services and vering from an accident, and who health counselling, to administrative are either temporarily or definitively and social support, and stress dependent. prevention programs. ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 13
  • 18. International presence 14 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 19. Business units in countries 28 10,231 Staff members 40 languages
  • 20. INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE How can we help? How can we help? How can we help? How can we help? How can we help? How can we help? How can we h How can we help? How can we help? Ho Ho How can we help? How can we help? How can we help? WE COVER THE WORLD Assisting you with a worldwide network designed to help! Our international network is built on competence and geographic presence The promise we make is that we’re here counsellors to social service workers, to help, wherever you or your customers our network of specialists assists you • 24-hour availability happen to be. This is why we work with and your customers with every need, • Best price/quality ratio more than 400,000 highly qualified anytime, anywhere. • Official credentials service and assistance providers We have a dedicated international • Cashless access to services and 180 correspondents worldwide. team at group headquarters in Paris • Guarantee of appropriate and From transport technicians to medical that selects, manages and controls well maintained equipment experts, home repairmen to legal our network of providers. advisors, employment and retirement 16 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 21. How can we help? ca we help? How can elp? How can we help? How can we help? How can we help? w How can we help? How can we help? How can we help? Countries with group offices Countries with a commercial activity Our special partner How can we help? How can we help? Switzerland Lebanon How can we help? Brazil Austria The Netherlands Norway Australia Canada Belgium Turkey Sweden China Mexico Czech Republic UK Ukraine India USA France Uzbekistan Japan Germany How can we help? Moldova Singapore How can we help? Greece Bosnia/Herzegovina Slovak Republic Thailand Argentina Ireland Bulgaria Hungary Chile Italy Serbia/Montenegro Romania How can we help? Colombia Poland Croatia Malaysia Portugal Slovenia How can we help? New Zealand Reunion Island Baltic Countries Morocco South Korea Russia Denmark Taiwan Spain Finland ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 17
  • 22. INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE ASIA-PACIFIC While Asia Pacific was not spared the world’s economic downturn or the year-long struggle, all business units in the region contributed to a significant growth in profits. These contributions are the result of strong, clear leadership in challenging times, an increased focus on our core businesses, 11% OF GROUP innovative product development and investments in cutting edge technology. TURNOVER Despite challenging market conditions, All lines of business — medical Mondial Assistance China also added Asia-Pacific’s performance in 2009 assistance, travel insurance, automotive, some prominent financial institutions was strong, all business units within property assistance and overseas student to its growing list of partners, thereby the region contributed to this growth. health insurance — reported strong increasing its margins and revenue growth, with e-commerce innovation across this segment. The Australian business continued underpinning our dominant position A new nationwide travel insurance to impress with double digit sales in travel. In line with group policy fronting solution allowed the business growth in each of the markets in which to seek growth in strategic new areas, to further develop and enhance its it operates. China, Japan and India we also reached across the Tasman comprehensive travel insurance offer. showed exceptionally strong growth to significantly expand our market Finally, synergistic technology levels in market conditions which presence through a partnership with innovations sustain the growth delivered ranged from mature to subdued. leading New Zealand travel company, by our marketing initiatives and improve Two loss making entities were House of Travel. our “added-value” performance restored to profitability through in the demanding Chinese market. strong commitments by their senior success through management teams. growth and innovation across leaps ahead all product lines in Automotive Assistance climbs the ranks 2009 was an active growth year for Since we launched our operations to reach n°3 in revenue! Mondial Assistance China. Our Chinese in India in November 2007, Mondial Who ever said that growth is not entity launched new custom-designed Assistance has proudly pioneered possible in a crisis year? Certainly not roadside assistance programs, which led the assistance field, creating increasing Mondial Assistance Australia! Our to the successful addition of several new demand for roadside assistance, Australian business demonstrated car manufacturers to the portfolio. establishing professional roadside its exceptional resilience and capacity The business reported a 60% increase assistance services throughout for growth with a 12.9% (in EUR) / in assistance cases and a corresponding the country and expanding into 19.5% (in LC) increase over 2008 69.6% (in EUR) / 57.4% (in LC) increase in customer relationship management revenue. This moved Australia from revenues. It earned higher service quality services for customers. We are fourth to third highest in annual turnover and customer satisfaction scores, while currently managing CRM programmes within our group — impressive for closely containing operating costs through within the automotive, insurance a country with a population of only enhanced personnel training and targeted and financial services markets. 22 million! operating efficiencies. Another leap ahead is the recent 18 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 23. partnership we have built with Mahindra assistance services and other lines such investment in innovative e-commerce and Mahindra, one of India’s largest as inpatient assistance, our maintenance travel insurance products, and to suppliers of utility vehicles. This has pack program, pet insurance and the the expansion of our distribution helped to firmly establish us as extended warranty business contributed into general insurance as a means the market leader in roadside assistance. to 2009 growth. to provide roadside assistance Indeed our leadership is partly reflected The Millea Mondial team exerted services. in the 217.9% (in EUR) / 236.4% (in LC) continuous focus on keeping operating growth we have experienced over the costs down, and made specific efforts slow growth but past twelve months! Mondial Assistance to reduce operating platforms and solid returns India continues to develop its business telecommunications costs. As it was for many other countries, based on two fundamental principles: In an effort to further enhance our 2009 was an unsettling and challenging an unwavering commitment to provide quality commitment to customers, year for Thailand. The market was customers with innovative solutions we established a second operations initially affected by the negative impact along with quality, caring, professional centre. This initiative has resolved of the global economic crisis; however, service. capacity restraints due to the rapid the year and the market closed on expansion of the business, and has a more positive note, with a 21.5% enhanced growth and allowed us to create a disaster (in EUR) / 19.6% (in LC) growth. Our profit in a challenging environment recovery facility. Thai business continued its vigilance 2009 was another solid performance in relation to costs, thereby enabling year for Millea Mondial. Even within increased dynamics the entity to report strong levels of a challenging economic environment, in travel insurance and roadside profitability for the year! sales revenues climbed 62.1% (in EUR) / assistance 38.75% (in LC) and profitability was Our Singapore entity achieved a 13.1% further enhanced. We are proud to say (in EUR) / 9.7% (in LC) growth in sales, that we have maintained cumulative an outstanding result given the profit since our joint venture was first nature of the operating environment. established in 2006. Traditional roadside It can be directly attributed to the EUR: euros / LC: local currency. +17.9% IN TURNOVER ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 19
  • 24. INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AMERICAS Another record year in a challenging economy. The Americas zone was the group’s largest growth driver for revenues and profit thanks to online specialty insurance. Innovative product development and strict cost control allowed us to secure our financial performance against the economic downturn. But we never compromised on quality 20% OF GROUP service. Clients and employees expressed strong TURNOVER satisfaction levels in 2009. introduces the ultimate infrastructure and obtained payment growing current clients and acquiring assistance self-service tool card industry level 3 compliance strategic new businesses. The US Brazil reported excellent 2009 results, certification. Employee engagement business unit is the second largest in once again posting double-digit growth. was among the highest in the group revenue, leads all entities in travel With a well-deployed, successful at 87% thanks to greatly improved insurance sales and is the market leader diversification strategy, our Brazilian internal communications. in online travel and ticket insurance, business unit consolidated its lead which experienced dramatic sales gains. position in the overall market and consolidation Our focus on technology, specifically the particularly in the travel insurance of Travel Insurance AgentMax desktop software for travel segment. It focused on gaining direct In September, our business unit in agents and the expanded use of travel end-consumers and launching niche Mexico successfully launched its first insurance 2.0 among online partners, products. Brazil’s star accomplishment travel insurance program with the was a significant growth driver. in 2009 remains DIRECTASSIST, a free country’s largest carrier. Our Mexican Smartphone application that offers entity also began operations with major EUR: euros / LC: local currency. end-customers a 24/7 one-touch, players in the finance industry to provide talk-free access to assistance services. home assistance, funeral assistance, This unique application converges and claims management while the Internet, GPS and the mobile phone, continuing to coordinate all Mexican thereby revolutionizing the way we help assistance files for the group. It is fair our customers. to say that we have quickly established ourselves as a quality reference in the a watershed year Mexican market. with a strong turnaround Continued focus on innovative cost- double-digit growth containment strategies and corporate for the fifth consecutive year governance resulted in a very strong Despite a downturn in the American year for our Canadian business unit. travel industry, our US company had It exceeded its 2008 results by 231%! another strong year, with 22.7% With an eye to existing and future financial services clients, Canada enhanced its IT (in EUR) / 15.8% (in LC) revenue growth. The keys to success? Retaining and +16.1% IN TURNOVER 20 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 25. EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Despite extremely challenging conditions, EMEA experienced growth and overall strong performances in 2009. Depending on market specifics and maturity, our business units focused on diversification, building e-commerce, IT investments, implementing best cost containment measures and improving our carbon footprint. 67% OF GROUP Innovation was at the heart of the region’s success. TURNOVER SEE hub And once again we demonstrated commercial success weathers crisis with excellent commercial creativity and dynamism and innovations in 2009 performance through a sales promotion campaign Our French business unit posted strong Despite the unfavourable business that focused on a key annual product results in 2009, despite the declining environment, our Austrian business and brought together more than economy. Turnover was up by 9.1%, the unit achieved a solid 2.7% (in EUR) 200 major clients. result of significant commercial initiatives increase in revenues. With its and actions across all sectors. Teams geographical expansion towards successfully developed portfolios with SEE (South Eastern Europe), success despite major accounts across all business lines, our Austrian entity further established tough market conditions and enjoyed many contract renewals with itself as a regional hub, serving more Our business unit in Prague began top players. Our French entity signed a than 10 countries. In 2009 travel its second decade of successful partnership agreement with a leading and roadside assistance remained collaboration with Allianz Prague and Japanese automotive manufacturer. the dominant lines of business. Allianz-Slovenska Poistovna Bratislava. Our healthcare and energy solutions won With group support, we significantly the attention of new clients as well, and diversification enlarged our customer portfolio in we were awarded with new agreements generates strong growth assistance services and travel with sports equipment distributors and Our Belgian business unit continued its insurance, and secured several major several camping networks. Growth development during 2009 with a record new contracts in vehicle assistance. We continued with additions to our portfolio growth in revenues and improved also won an international tender for the of mutual insurance companies. profitability. We formed a new lifecare KBC Group for which our Prague entity Tourism online (excl. B2C) grew partnership with an HR services now coordinates KBC presence by 27.3% in 2009, a trend that should company, and enjoyed significant overall throughout Central and Eastern continue with the launch of France’s new, growth within the healthcare sector. Europe. These and other focused more user-friendly website in 2010. The business unit has now established business acquisition efforts helped Innovation was high on the agenda. its credibility in the pharmaceutical mitigate the negative impact of the We launched “MIRA Mobile”, a mobile sector and is proud of its portfolio year’s economic crisis. Our Czech version of our electronic missioning of solid references. In addition, a new entity also completed its TOM (target system for service providers, as well as win with a major automotive client operating model) targets to fully align a telephone for female victims of violence. further reinforced positive turnover. its organisation with the group’s Our French business unit launched standards. ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 21
  • 26. INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE several other socially-oriented initiatives in the health and lifecare and financial crisis in travel industry as well, for the elderly, assistance givers sectors. Our German entity enjoyed shapes market in 2009 and active young people. To combat strong growth in its travel activity, Our Italian entity was severely the economic crisis our French entity the largest share of its business impacted by the 2009 economic crisis undertook an important operation portfolio, thanks to a healthy increase in the tourism industry. Business with to streamline costs and optimise in annual policies. A major 2009 the Allianz group, the banking sector, processes, and cut down on paper highlight was the repatriation of a baby, motor vehicle manufacturers and consumption transforming 2 million paper known as the “Julia Assistance Case”, companies like Mediaworld generated documents into electronic files! which the group made into a movie! a big part of turnover. The drop in tour Telesecurity is booming with excellent operator portfolio revenues was profit, and in Reunion Island, both private innovative actions fortunately compensated for by new and public clients are reinforcing their help foster growth in trying times tour operator contracts, individual partnerships with our company. Our Greek entity’s excellent customer Globy travel policies, a +40% increase services and ability to successfully in direct online revenues, and a strong best practices help implement innovative change no doubt expansion of our assistance portfolio, achieve top results contributed to its success in 2009. in particular for ‘white and brown Despite tough competition, our Even the new towing legislation goods’ warranty extension guarantees. two German business units achieved combined with the poor economy The profound crisis in the travel market good combined top-line results and could not slow us down. Our business has also caused an enormous liquidity further reduced their operating unit reported a very successful +21,4% crisis for tourism players. As the market expenses. Their approach? Successful growth, thereby maintaining its lead leader in the travel insurance field, business process re-engineering, the position in both the automotive Mondial Assistance Italia has had deployment of best practices and tight assistance and travel insurance markets. to cope with bankruptcies in expense management. Initiatives to We designed new services, including the industry and make subsequent further capitalize on online channels was accident management, and have provisions which has had an effect very successful. Furthermore, efforts begun to develop an agent/broker on results for 2009. to continuously optimize the business network to promote our assistance portfolio structure paid off, producing services and products through a new expected results with solid growth distribution channel. 22 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 27. financial stability IT investments and persistent within a difficult context reinforced presence in healthcare development of roadside assistance Although the global economic crisis 2009 was a year of consolidation for After the successful launch of operations negatively impacted business partners our Portuguese business unit. After in 2008, our Russian business unit set in Poland, particularly in the financial several years of growth, the company its sights on becoming the country’s and automotive industries, our Polish restructured. It also implemented a new leading roadside assistance provider. business unit weathered 2009 very well. IT System that helps improve service During 2009 it was fully committed It enjoys financial stability and hopeful provider capabilities, such as reducing to building the most extensive provider prospects for development. A few time to send tow trucks to end users. network in the market. These efforts highlights in 2009 include signing This new system has also helped to paid off and it now delivers services agreements with key automotive brands, improve in-house management tools. in more than 100 locations. Our Russian insurance companies, and banking Our Portuguese entity strategically entity also reviewed and optimized partners. Our Polish entity is currently in focused on its core businesses internal business and operational the process of developing new product in 2009 and reinforced its presence processes to be able to meet the heavy lines around extended warranties in the healthcare sector by offering increase in demand. It successfully and tele-assistance, and expanding new clients training programs in drug added 6 new automotive brands its distribution channels in B2C. With administration and follow-up. to its client portfolio and focused signs of improvement in the market, on developing key partnerships with it is looking forward to a recovery in Russia’s major automotive distributors. the automotive sector and is optimistic All of these efforts have led, not about the future. surprisingly, to a considerable growth in our market share! ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 23
  • 28. INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE it just keeps growing +1.9% IN TURNOVER Despite the global crisis, which negatively affected all sectors in 2009, our Turkish business unit had stunning 4.2% (in EUR) / 18% (in LC) growth, bringing its combined ratio to 92.5%. Through proactive measures, it minimized costs in network growth management by altering towing rates, and resilience in the downturn and at the same time, developed its The Swiss market demonstrated customer portfolio. Growth in both great resilience during the global the insurance and banking sectors economic downturn. With a strong continued with the recent signing of 12.4% (in EUR) / 6.9% (in LC) growth a partnership agreement with a major in revenues, our Swiss business unit travel player. A highlight in 2009 was achieved very satisfactory top and implementing Unity, an effective IT tool that bottom line results. The health and helps improve the quality of customer lifecare and automotive businesses services. So far, the new system has (including Medi24) greatly contributed paved the way for increased productivity to this performance. Furthermore, and more efficient cost containment. consumer specialty insurance initiatives such as extended warranties for white and brown goods and mobile phone innovation to grow insurance products also positively Our UK and Irish business units were contributed to a well-balanced particularly challenged in 2009 as a new product launches business portfolio. result of the economic recession. and an improved carbon footprint Despite this, our teams made new Our Spanish business unit consolidated maintaining business wins throughout the year with 2009 results in an environment greatly stability in a year-long challenge particular success in B2B2C. This all impacted by the severe economic crisis. Despite the difficult market and contributed to strong operating results. To combat the situation, our Spanish economy in 2009, our Dutch entity Innovations were at the centre of this team worked throughout 2009 to maintained a stable turnover and success with further deployment of improve its online customer services. improved its bottom line results. online automotive warranty and travel The entity also launched a new How? It acquired several important new insurance platforms. M-commerce assistance product that provides a wide clients and improved its operational was high on the agenda resulting in range of legal services, such as legal efficiency. Our Dutch business unit also a significant business win with a major counsel, legal defence and legal continued to focus on new product mobile telecoms provider. documentation. The crisis also led to a development, which saw the successful Our UK business unit continues to be steep drop in employee travel. The launch of several innovations: a new recognized for its customer service upside was a significant drop in annual travel insurance product and the excellence and is amongst the region’s employee-generated CO2 emissions, first European digital owners booklet top three providers of dedicated which were down 18% compared produced together with a car roadside assistance, travel insurance to 2008, and it further improved manufacturer. Since mid 2009, administration and automotive warranty. its carbon footprint by reducing its in close collaboration with the Ministry Investment did not stop with technology; paper consumption by 17%! of Transportation, we have handled all HR, Internal Communications and CSR automotive accident cases on main offered strong support throughout the roads throughout the country, which year to boost employee engagement has allowed us to expand our network and successfully implement innovative into the semi-public sector. change. 24 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 29. improved focus for future development In 2009, Mondial Assistance heightened its focus on the Nordic & Baltic regions, as both the automotive and e-commerce travel insurance activities are beginning activities begin! to show promise of development there. Throughout 2009, together with We strengthened our automotive the Allianz network in the GCC (Gulf presence by signing a new pan-regional Cooperation Council) and specifically roadside assistance agreement. selected partners, Mondial Assistance At the same time, many car manufacturers in the Middle East seized opportunities confirmed their demands for renewal with local leading GCC airlines. products. We also successfully To launch its operations in the Middle developed and launched a CDW East, Mondial Assistance International (collision damage waiver) product, initially outsourced handling of travel part of our consumer specialty insurance claims to one of its sister Allianz solutions. In order to fully develop companies in Bahrain, while using business in the region, the group Mondial Assistance UK’s medical and has agreed to redesign the Nordic IT platforms. In the future we hope to organization and appoint a dedicated open a small local operations platform country manager, who will work closely in the region. with our local partners. EUR: euros / LC: local currency. ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / Mondial Assistance 25
  • 30. Financial results +4.8% growth 26 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009
  • 31. 56 million € net profit 1,673 million € turnover
  • 32. FINANCIAL RESULTS REVIEW OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2009 Report on the activity of the Group and its subsidiaries in 2009 Economic situation The contribution by Mondial Assistance Asia continues to grow, with a contri- France, World Access Inc. in the USA bution to the Group’s operational result 2009 was mainly marked by the world eco- and Mondial Assistance Australia ac- reaching 10% against 9% in 2008. Addi- nomic crisis. In this unfavourable situation counted for 44.3% of total sales in 2009, tionally, in Germany, a loss-making con- the economic position of consumers and against 41% in 2008. tract with a tour operator is the reason businesses deteriorated considerably. for the 2009 technical loss. In Portugal In France, travel insurance sold online and the Group continued to turn round loss- Except for Asia (powered by China) new customers in the automotive sector making business begun in 2008. and Brazil, the car market was greatly made up for the erosion in rates seen on affected by the crisis. New vehicle sales fell traditional markets. In the USA, growth was except in France and Germany where gov- Investments and financial driven by online sales and by a new product ernment measures were introduced. result covering the cancellation of event tickets. The travel industry was also very much af- At end December 2009, the Group’s port- fected by the economic crisis and by the In Asia, Australia posted strong organic folio came to 603 million euros which is impact of the swine flu epidemic. According growth in travel and health insurance 39.8% of assets, up 4% on 31 December to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the while the China portfolio reached the 2008. Investment policy continues to favour contribution from tourism to GDP fell from critical size of 16 million euros. short term placements with a low risk profile 9.6% in 2008 to 9.3% in 2009, and ac- (bonds, short term deposits). cording to Euromonitor the number of trips Operational result made was down 8%, with the number of air The operational financial result came to tickets dropping by 14%. The Group’s operational result came to 27.9 million euros, down 0.7 million euros 94 million euros, down 14.2% compared compared to 2008. The result from invest- The impact of the crisis was very marked to 2008 but in line with budget. ments fell by 11 million euros which was in Europe, North America, Mexico and in line with the decline in financial yields. Russia. The change is due to the deterioration in Book profits from financial management the combined ratio resulting from a rise fell from 4.25% in 2008 to 2.92% in 2009. in insurance claims offset in part by strict The impact of negative exchange rates The Group’s activity control of internal costs. of -8.2 million euros in 2008 was up at In spite of the difficult economic situ- +1.8 million euros end 2009. ation, total Group sales which came to The rise in claims was felt in travel in- 1.7 billion euros were up 5% compared surance in particular where the volume Net result to 2008. Business in Europe was most of cancellations increased significantly affected by the crisis with growth of in the first part of the year because After the tax charge (38 million euros) around 2% whereas growth areas in of the reduction in consumer purchasing and a non operational result of 2.3 mil- Asia and the Americas posted two figure power. In addition, an increase in claims lion euros mainly from investments, the growth rates of 18 and 17% respectively. was seen in roadside assistance in the Group’s net result came to 56 million second half and was even more marked euros, down 10.5% compared to the With sales of 790 million euros, up 4% in the last quarter in continental Europe. 2008 financial year. nearly on 2008, travel insurance prod- ucts accounted for 47% of total sales. The contribution by Mondial Assistance Profitability Roadside assistance sales were sta- France accounts for 32% of the total op- ble at 623 million euros. Sales of health erational result against 38% in 2008 and On the basis of an average amount of products were up by 18% while property the contribution by the Americas now equity of 393.9 million euros, the return damage products increased by almost represents 26% of the total operational on equity for 2009 came to 14.2%. 30%. result against 14% in the previous year. 28 Mondial Assistance / ANNUAL REPORT 2009