Annual Report 2021

Group at a glance

Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management to more than 18 million life customers in Asia and Africa.

We have a high quality, diversified portfolio in Asia and Africa, supported by a leading multi-channel distribution platform.

In Asia, we provide savings and protection in markets challenged by low insurance penetration and a pension funding gap. In Africa, we are building businesses in some of the world's most under-penetrated markets.

Our business at a glance

STRATEGIC AND OPERATING REVIEW

Re-positioned the Group into an Asia and Africa-focused business
During 2021, we completed the planned strategic re-positioning of our business, while at the same time delivering a resilient financial performance, despite the challenges posed by the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Delivered a resilient financial performance
2021 saw Prudential grow its continuing business organically across the Group's key measures of financial performance. This performance reflects the benefit of our digitally-enabled multi-channel and geographically diverse platform as well as our focus on writing quality business at attractive margins.

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Our performance

Our year in numbers

$3,233m

IFRS profit before tax

$2,526m

EEV new business profit

$13.2bn

GWS shareholder surplus

17.23¢

total 2021 cash dividend

18.6m

customers

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ESG

Prudential's approach to ESG

During 2021, Prudential strengthened its focus on ESG, building on the new ESG strategic framework that we developed in 2020. This framework is aligned to our business strategy and our purpose of helping people get the most out of life by making healthcare affordable and accessible and by promoting financial inclusion.