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Insurance business (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Insurance Contracts [Abstract]  
Schedule of net insurance premium income and liabilities under insurance contracts
Net insurance premium income
 
Non-linked
insurance

Linked life
insurance

Investment contracts
with DPF1

Total

 
$m

$m

$m

$m

Gross insurance premium income
8,424

351

2,027

10,802

Reinsurers’ share of gross insurance premium income
(1,016
)
(7
)

(1,023
)
Year ended 31 Dec 2017
7,408

344

2,027

9,779

 
 
 
 
 
Gross insurance premium income
8,036

675

1,877

10,588

Reinsurers’ share of gross insurance premium income
(629
)
(8
)

(637
)
Year ended 31 Dec 2016
7,407

667

1,877

9,951

 
 
 
 
 
Gross insurance premium income
7,506

1,409

2,097

11,012

Reinsurers’ share of gross insurance premium income
(648
)
(9
)

(657
)
Year ended 31 Dec 2015
6,858

1,400

2,097

10,355

1
Discretionary participation features.
Net insurance claims and benefits paid and movement in liabilities to policyholders
 
Non-linked
insurance

Linked life
insurance

Investment
contracts
with DPF1

Total

 
$m

$m

$m

$m

Gross claims and benefits paid and movement in liabilities
8,894

1,413

2,901

13,208

– claims, benefits and surrenders paid
2,883

1,044

2,002

5,929

– movement in liabilities
6,011

369

899

7,279

Reinsurers’ share of claims and benefits paid and movement in liabilities
(942
)
65


(877
)
– claims, benefits and surrenders paid
(297
)
(223
)

(520
)
– movement in liabilities
(645
)
288


(357
)
Year ended 31 Dec 2017
7,952

1,478

2,901

12,331

 
 
 
 
 
Gross claims and benefits paid and movement in liabilities
8,778

1,321

2,409

12,508

– claims, benefits and surrenders paid
2,828

749

2,017

5,594

– movement in liabilities
5,950

572

392

6,914

Reinsurers’ share of claims and benefits paid and movement in liabilities
(560
)
(78
)

(638
)
– claims, benefits and surrenders paid
(112
)
(14
)

(126
)
– movement in liabilities
(448
)
(64
)

(512
)
Year ended 31 Dec 2016
8,218

1,243

2,409

11,870

 
 
 
 
 
Gross claims and benefits paid and movement in liabilities
7,746

1,398

2,728

11,872

– claims, benefits and surrenders paid
3,200

1,869

2,101

7,170

– movement in liabilities
4,546

(471
)
627

4,702

Reinsurers’ share of claims and benefits paid and movement in liabilities
(575
)
(5
)

(580
)
– claims, benefits and surrenders paid
(153
)
(64
)

(217
)
– movement in liabilities
(422
)
59


(363
)
Year ended 31 Dec 2015
7,171

1,393

2,728

11,292

1
Discretionary participation features.
Liabilities under insurance contracts
 
 
Non-linked
insurance

Linked life
insurance

Investment
contracts
with DPF1

Total

 
Footnotes
$m

$m

$m

$m

Gross liabilities under insurance contracts at 1 Jan 2017
 
46,043

6,949

22,281

75,273

Claims and benefits paid
 
(2,883
)
(1,044
)
(2,002
)
(5,929
)
Increase in liabilities to policyholders
 
8,894

1,413

2,901

13,208

Exchange differences and other movements
2
58

230

2,827

3,115

Gross liabilities under insurance contracts at 31 Dec 2017
 
52,112

7,548

26,007

85,667

Reinsurers’ share of liabilities under insurance contracts
 
(2,203
)
(268
)

(2,471
)
Net liabilities under insurance contracts at 31 Dec 2017
 
49,909

7,280

26,007

83,196

 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross liabilities under insurance contracts at 1 Jan 2016
 
40,538

6,791

22,609

69,938

Claims and benefits paid
 
(2,828
)
(749
)
(2,017
)
(5,594
)
Increase in liabilities to policyholders
 
8,778

1,321

2,409

12,508

Exchange differences and other movements
2
(445
)
(414
)
(720
)
(1,579
)
Gross liabilities under insurance contracts at 31 Dec 2016
 
46,043

6,949

22,281

75,273

Reinsurers’ share of liabilities under insurance contracts
 
(1,500
)
(320
)

(1,820
)
Net liabilities under insurance contracts at 31 Dec 2016
 
44,543

6,629

22,281

73,453

1
Discretionary participation features.
2
‘Exchange differences and other movements’ includes movements in liabilities arising from net unrealised investment gains recognised in other comprehensive income.