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On 18 July 2011, SCOR finalised the sale of its subsidary Investors Insurance Corporation (IIC) to Athene Holding Ltd., as<br />

initially announced on 16 February 2011. This sale of SCOR’s US fixed annuity business, for USD 55 million, is in line with<br />

the Group’s strategy to develop its Life reinsurance activities around biometric <strong>risk</strong>s, as set out in the Group’s strategic plan<br />

for the period 2010-2013, “Strong Momentum”. The transaction is also freeing up significant regulatory and rating capital.<br />

Further to the acquisition, on 9 August 2011, of the mortality reinsurance business of Transamerica Reinsurance, SCOR<br />

Global Life reorganised its activities in the U.S. Thus, on 20 September 2011, the merger of SCOR Global Life Reinsurance<br />

Company of America with and into SCOR Global Life U.S. has been approved by the State of Delaware. Moreover, the<br />

State of Delaware also approved, effective 27 September 2011, the change of name of “SCOR Global Life U.S. Re<br />

Insurance Company” into “SCOR Global Life Americas Reinsurance Company” (SGL Americas).<br />

7.1.1.5 The "Hubs" structure<br />

Since 2008, SCOR restructured its operations around six regional management platforms, or Hubs: Paris, Zurich, London,<br />

Cologne, Singapore and the Hub Americas.<br />

Each of the Hubs has local, regional (1) and Group responsibilities, with the heads of each Hub reporting to the Group Chief<br />

Operating Officer. Each Hub typically includes the following functions: a <strong>Legal</strong> and Compliance Officer, a Head of<br />

Information Systems, a Head of Finance, a Head of Human Resources and a Risk Manager. This organization enables:<br />

• SCOR’s operational structures and support functions to be optimized by creating service entities in charge of<br />

managing pooled resources, including information systems, human resources, legal and others in the Group’s<br />

main locations; and<br />

• several Group functions to be carried out in a geographical location other than Paris in order to benefit fully from<br />

the competencies within different locations;<br />

• the Group to develop a global culture while keeping local specificities.<br />

The Hubs are not responsible for underwriting or claims management. The local underwriting and claims management<br />

teams have direct reporting lines within the respective Non-Life and Life divisions. Hub shared service costs are allocated to<br />

the divisions based on a headcount allocation key.<br />

Management reviews the operating results of the Non-Life and Life divisions individually for the purpose of assessing the<br />

operational performance of the business and to allocate resources. For more information on SCOR’s divisions, see “Section<br />

20.1.6. Financial Statements - Notes to the consolidated financial statements, Note 2 - Segment Information.”<br />

SCOR’s decision to implement the Hub structure stemmed from the desire to realign its organizational structure following<br />

the successful consolidation of Revios and Converium. The Hub structure was designed to facilitate access to local markets<br />

through a network of local subsidiaries, branches and sales offices, provide better identification of profit centers in each<br />

major reinsurance market, obtain a deeper understanding of the specific features of local <strong>risk</strong>s and develop local<br />

management and underwriting expertise, in order to provide better customer service and maintain relationships with ceding<br />

companies. The Hub structure was implemented in Cologne on 5 May 2008, in London on 20 May 2008, in New York on 18<br />

June 2008, in Singapore on 16 June 2008, in Zurich on 27 January 2009 and in Paris on 24 February 2009. Following the<br />

acquisition of the mortality reinsurance business, including the operational assets and personnel, of Transamerica Re,<br />

Charlotte, North Carolina, has become a key location for the Life division. As part of the integration of the Transamerica Re<br />

business, Charlotte will join New York as a key competence center of the Americas Hub.<br />

(1)<br />

Paris Hub : South Africa, Russia and the whole Europe except Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and UK ; Zurich Hub : Switzerland and one subsidiary in<br />

Guernsey ; Koln Hub : Germany, Austria and Israël ; London Hub: UK, Ireland and Sweden; Singapour Hub: the whole Asia, Australia ; Américas Hub: North<br />

America and South America<br />

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