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<strong>Working</strong> <strong><strong>to</strong>gether</strong><br />
<strong>to</strong> <strong>succeed</strong><br />
2007 Corporate Profile
Contents<br />
IFC A message from Jim Westlake<br />
IFC <strong>RBC</strong> overview<br />
1 A message from Neil Skelding<br />
2 2007 highlights<br />
3 Financial highlights<br />
3 Corporate organization<br />
4 Executive committee<br />
6 Life and health<br />
8 Property and casualty<br />
10 Reinsurance<br />
11 Other insurance products<br />
and assistance services<br />
12 <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> locations<br />
IBC Direc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
OUR VISION<br />
“Always earning the right <strong>to</strong> be<br />
our clients’ first choice”<br />
A message from Jim Westlake<br />
Group Head, Canadian Banking, <strong>RBC</strong><br />
The Canadian Banking segment of<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> ® , which includes our Global<br />
<strong>Insurance</strong> business, had a solid year<br />
in 2007, part of a record year for <strong>RBC</strong><br />
as a whole. In 2007, we generated<br />
strong revenue growth, reflecting<br />
our focus on growth initiatives and<br />
our strong national retail presence across all products and<br />
markets. Combining our broad capabilities with investments in<br />
client-facing staff, distribution networks and enhanced product<br />
offerings has positioned us well for future success.<br />
Specifically, within Global <strong>Insurance</strong> we saw very good results<br />
with full year earnings increasing significantly over the previous<br />
year. The insurance client loyalty scores also remain well above<br />
industry levels. We know that loyal clients reward us with more<br />
of their business and refer their family and friends <strong>to</strong> us.<br />
I believe our insurance business, with its strong product suite,<br />
extensive distribution capabilities and industry-leading focus<br />
on client service, is well-positioned <strong>to</strong> deliver significant<br />
progress in achieving its priorities. I recognize that our success<br />
comes from our people and sustained success comes from<br />
how we work <strong><strong>to</strong>gether</strong> <strong>to</strong> deliver performance. I am confident<br />
that <strong><strong>to</strong>gether</strong>, we will continue <strong>to</strong> deliver strong results across<br />
Canadian Banking.<br />
Jim Westlake<br />
Group Head, Canadian Banking, <strong>RBC</strong><br />
<strong>RBC</strong> overview<br />
Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and<br />
NYSE) and its subsidiaries operate under<br />
the master brand name of <strong>RBC</strong> and may<br />
be referred <strong>to</strong> in this text as <strong>RBC</strong>. We<br />
are Canada’s largest bank as measured<br />
by assets and market capitalization<br />
and one of North America’s leading<br />
diversified financial services companies.<br />
We provide personal and commercial<br />
banking, wealth management services,<br />
insurance, corporate and investment<br />
banking and transaction processing<br />
services on a global basis. Our Global<br />
Technology and Operations and Global<br />
Functions teams enable business growth<br />
with expert professional advice and<br />
state-of-the-art processes and technology.<br />
We employ more than 70,000 full- and<br />
part-time employees, who serve more<br />
than 15 million personal, business,<br />
public sec<strong>to</strong>r and institutional clients<br />
through offices in Canada, the U.S. and<br />
36 other countries.
A message from Neil Skelding<br />
President & CEO, <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> ® has grown significantly in<br />
the past year. Our 2007 net income after<br />
tax increased 46% over 2006, which is<br />
nearly triple where we were just three<br />
years ago.<br />
This exceptional performance is a<br />
testament <strong>to</strong> the commitment of our<br />
employees, leadership in our chosen markets and a continued<br />
focus on providing superior client service.<br />
As part of our commitment <strong>to</strong> clients, we surveyed Canadians<br />
<strong>to</strong> better understand how we could help meet their insurance<br />
needs. We know that people often think of insurance as<br />
complicated and difficult <strong>to</strong> understand; however no financial<br />
plan is complete without considering insurance.<br />
The <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong>/Ipsos Reid survey found that only one in four<br />
(23%) of insured Canadians regularly review their insurance<br />
needs without prompting and one-third (33%) of Canadians don’t<br />
know if they even have the right amount or type of insurance.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> is committed <strong>to</strong> providing Canadians with a<br />
superior experience by offering insurance products, services<br />
and advice that help meet their needs.<br />
When our clients <strong>succeed</strong>, we <strong>succeed</strong>. I am pleased <strong>to</strong><br />
say that we had a number of key client successes in 2007.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> was selected as the winner of the 2006<br />
Large Institution Program of the Year Award from the Bank<br />
<strong>Insurance</strong> & Securities Association (BISA). We won this Award<br />
of Excellence for innovation and leadership in providing<br />
13 million Canadian <strong>RBC</strong> clients with insurance advice,<br />
choice and solutions.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> also developed an innovative wireless claims<br />
dispatch system that enhances the client experience by<br />
increasing the speed and efficiency of the claims assessment<br />
process. In 2007, <strong>RBC</strong> won a prestigious award for this new<br />
process and was named one of the banking and financial<br />
services industry’s 25 most innovative people, companies<br />
and technologies in the sixth annual Innova<strong>to</strong>r ranking by<br />
Bank Technology News.<br />
We also broadened our product portfolio <strong>to</strong> include a wider<br />
range of options for clients. This includes a new simplified<br />
critical illness insurance product that provides basic coverage<br />
and a simplified application process. In addition <strong>to</strong> this<br />
change we enhanced our Critical Illness Recovery Plan <br />
policy <strong>to</strong> include an industry-leading long term care insurance<br />
conversion feature.<br />
Expanding our retail insurance branch network remained a<br />
priority over the past year. <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> now has 23 retail<br />
insurance branches located in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia,<br />
New Brunswick and Alberta. These branches offer a convenient<br />
retail option for cus<strong>to</strong>mers wishing <strong>to</strong> meet face <strong>to</strong> face with<br />
an insurance advisor for home, au<strong>to</strong>, travel and simplified<br />
life insurance.<br />
In 2008, we will focus on three strategic priorities.<br />
First, we need <strong>to</strong> drive increased sales through multiple<br />
distribution channels. We will also maintain strength in<br />
our third party distribution channels.<br />
Second, we will strive <strong>to</strong> deepen client relationships.<br />
To do this, we will deliver on key projects that enhance the<br />
client experience and allow us <strong>to</strong> effectively cross sell <strong>to</strong> our<br />
existing insurance clients based on their needs.<br />
Our final strategic priority is <strong>to</strong> simplify the way we do<br />
business for both our clients and employees. This means<br />
streamlining our processes while continuing <strong>to</strong> make it<br />
easier for clients <strong>to</strong> do business with us.<br />
While we are proud of the success we had in 2007, we will<br />
focus on these priorities <strong>to</strong> accelerate our momentum and<br />
deliver on another exceptional year for <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> in 2008.<br />
Neil Skelding<br />
President & CEO, <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
2007 CORPORATE PROFILE 1
In 2007, we focused on three strategic priorities: putting clients first<br />
by delivering best-in-class products and services, continuing <strong>to</strong> lead in<br />
chosen markets by building on our Canadian leadership positions and<br />
improving our client experience.<br />
2007 highlights<br />
Over the past year, we made significant progress against all of<br />
our strategic priorities. From a product perspective, we enhanced<br />
existing options and introduced new products for clients. Our<br />
simplified critical illness insurance product provides consumers<br />
with basic coverage and a simplified application process.<br />
We also enhanced the Critical Illness Recovery Plan policy <strong>to</strong><br />
include a new long term care insurance conversion feature.<br />
In the United States, we launched four new fixed annuities<br />
and an indexed universal life product for U.S. clients.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> also expanded its retail insurance branch network<br />
over the past year, opening 12 new branches in 2007. We now<br />
have a <strong>to</strong>tal of 23 branches in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia,<br />
New Brunswick and Alberta.<br />
We continued <strong>to</strong> lead in chosen markets gaining recognition<br />
for innovation from both the Bank <strong>Insurance</strong> & Securities<br />
Association (BISA) and Bank Technology News. <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
was selected as the winner of the 2006 Large Institution<br />
Program of the Year Award from BISA for innovation and<br />
leadership in providing 13 million Canadian <strong>RBC</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mers<br />
with insurance advice, choice and solutions. <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
also developed an innovative wireless claims dispatch system<br />
that provides home and au<strong>to</strong> claims road adjusters with<br />
on-site access <strong>to</strong> critical claims data. This unique program<br />
enhances cus<strong>to</strong>mer service by improving the speed and<br />
efficiency of the claims assessment process. <strong>RBC</strong> won an<br />
award for this new process when we were selected as one<br />
of the <strong>to</strong>p 25 innova<strong>to</strong>rs of 2007 in the sixth annual Bank<br />
Technology News ranking.<br />
We also improved our risk management and operational<br />
processes and maintained several important financial<br />
strength ratings in 2007.<br />
In order <strong>to</strong> maintain our momentum and position our<br />
business for continued growth and expansion, <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
introduced a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) program last year. This<br />
initiative will help ensure our processes make it easy for<br />
clients <strong>to</strong> do business with us, allow us <strong>to</strong> operate efficiently<br />
and position <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> for continuous improvement.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Life <strong>Insurance</strong> Company, our Canadian life insurance<br />
operating entity, and Liberty Life <strong>Insurance</strong> Company, our<br />
U.S. life insurance operating entity, renewed their “A”<br />
(Excellent) financial strength ratings from A.M. Best. Royal<br />
Bank of Canada <strong>Insurance</strong> Company Ltd., an <strong>RBC</strong> reinsurance<br />
subsidiary located in Barbados, also maintained its “A”<br />
(Excellent) financial strength rating from A.M. Best and its<br />
AA– counterparty credit and financial strength rating from<br />
Standard & Poor’s.<br />
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Financial highlights<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> † net income after taxes (NIAT) for 2007 was $442 million, representing a 46%<br />
increase over 2006. Premiums and deposits were also strong, reflecting new sales growth and<br />
stronger client retention.<br />
†<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> operates through a number of legal entities. Please refer <strong>to</strong> the chart below for a listing.<br />
Global <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Premiums and Deposits<br />
($ millions)<br />
Global <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
NET INCOME AFTER TAXES<br />
($ millions)<br />
Global <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Non Interest Expenses<br />
($ millions)<br />
Global <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
full time equivalent staff<br />
3,288<br />
3,406<br />
3,460<br />
21.6% CAGR ††<br />
155<br />
302<br />
442<br />
501<br />
517<br />
537<br />
1,480<br />
1,569<br />
1,576<br />
2005 2006 2007<br />
2005 2006 2007<br />
2005 2006 2007<br />
2005 2006 2007<br />
††<br />
Compound Annual Growth Rate for NIAT<br />
Corporate organization<br />
At <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong>, we offer a wide range of life, health, travel,<br />
home and au<strong>to</strong> insurance products and credi<strong>to</strong>r insurance<br />
services <strong>to</strong> individual and business clients in Canada and the<br />
United States, as well as reinsurance for clients around the world.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong>, which operates as part of the Canadian Banking<br />
segment of <strong>RBC</strong>, is the largest Canadian bank-owned group<br />
of insurers.<br />
We continue <strong>to</strong> lead in the credi<strong>to</strong>r, travel, life and individual<br />
living benefits insurance markets in Canada. We also have a<br />
fast growing home and au<strong>to</strong> insurance business and a leading<br />
reinsurance operation.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Canadian<br />
operations<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Services Inc.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Life<br />
<strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Company 1<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Company of<br />
Canada<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> General<br />
<strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Company<br />
Assured<br />
Assistance Inc.<br />
U.S.<br />
operations<br />
Liberty Life<br />
<strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Company 1<br />
The Liberty<br />
Marketing<br />
Corporation<br />
International<br />
operations<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Reinsurance<br />
(Ireland) Limited<br />
This chart does not represent the organization’s actual legal or divisional structure.<br />
Royal Bank<br />
of Canada<br />
<strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Company Ltd. 2<br />
1<br />
“A” (Excellent) financial strength rating from A.M. Best.<br />
2<br />
Royal Bank of Canada <strong>Insurance</strong> Company Ltd. has an “A” (Excellent) financial strength rating from A.M. Best and an AA– counterparty credit and financial strength rating from Standard & Poor’s.<br />
2007 CORPORATE PROFILE 3
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Executive Committee<br />
From left <strong>to</strong> right: Stan Seggie, Head, Travel <strong>Insurance</strong> > John Hillis, Head, Business & Client Strategy > Kathy Pryden, Head, Reinsurance &<br />
International Markets > William Onuwa, Head, <strong>Insurance</strong> Risk Management > Tom Dalinda, Head, Investments > Louise Mitchell, Head, Bank<br />
<strong>Insurance</strong> Distribution > François Boulanger, Head, Home and Au<strong>to</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> > Neil Skelding, President & CEO, <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> > John Young,<br />
Head, Life and Health <strong>Insurance</strong> > David Black, Head, U.S. <strong>Insurance</strong> > Diane Churilla, Head, Finance > Rino D’Onofrio, Head, <strong>Insurance</strong> Operations<br />
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<strong>RBC</strong> INSURANCE 9<br />
2007 CORPORATE PROFILE 5
Our life and health insurance business provides a wide range of<br />
individual and group life and health insurance solutions <strong>to</strong> individual<br />
and business clients in Canada and the United States.<br />
Life and health<br />
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<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> offers life and health insurance, as well as<br />
wealth solutions, <strong>to</strong> individual and group clients in Canada<br />
and the United States. This includes term and universal<br />
life, critical illness, disability and long term care insurance,<br />
as well as group benefits and segregated funds in Canada.<br />
We also offer variable life insurance, and fixed and variable<br />
annuities in the United States. In Canada, these products are<br />
distributed through more than 17,000 independent brokers<br />
affiliated with producer groups, financial planning companies<br />
and investment dealers, as well as through direct sales and a<br />
network of more than 300 proprietary insurance advisors.<br />
Distribution in the United States is through regional and<br />
independent broker-dealers, national marketing organizations,<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> banking and investment channels, the Internet, other<br />
direct marketing channels and a field force of approximately<br />
250 sales agents, operating primarily in the southeastern<br />
United States.<br />
In 2007, we focused on enhancing manufacturing and service<br />
capabilities, broadening our distribution channels and<br />
improving technology. We launched a number of initiatives<br />
over the past year which supported these priorities and<br />
enabled us <strong>to</strong> further grow and expand our life and health<br />
insurance business.<br />
From a product perspective, we introduced a new Guaranteed<br />
Standard Issue ® life insurance product. This unique product<br />
— which is a first in the Canadian industry — uses a group<br />
underwriting approach <strong>to</strong> offer individual life insurance<br />
products. It is geared <strong>to</strong>ward employer/employee groups of<br />
10 or more and uses a group-like enrollment process rather<br />
than a traditional individual life insurance application process.<br />
We also launched a simplified critical illness insurance option,<br />
which targets a broader range of consumers. The new product<br />
features a simplified application and underwriting process and<br />
provides a solid solution <strong>to</strong> consumers who are looking for an<br />
affordable alternative for meeting fundamental critical illness<br />
insurance needs. As part of our review of our critical illness<br />
product portfolio, we also enhanced our Critical Illness Recovery<br />
Plan policy <strong>to</strong> offer consumers improved and unique features,<br />
including an increased number of covered conditions and an<br />
industry-leading long term care insurance conversion option.<br />
The <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Guaranteed Investment Funds (GIFs),<br />
which were launched in 2006, had a strong year, including<br />
the introduction of enhancements and two new fund options.<br />
These changes broaden the appeal of the product <strong>to</strong> a wider<br />
audience and allow clients <strong>to</strong> further diversify their holdings.<br />
We also introduced new rates for both our disability and term<br />
life insurance products <strong>to</strong> improve competitiveness in these<br />
key markets. We added a new Term 10 Policy Exchange option<br />
as well, which allows clients <strong>to</strong> exchange their Term 10 policy<br />
for a Term 20 option without providing evidence of insurability.<br />
Enhancing our technology platform remained a key priority<br />
in 2007. The completion of several phases of our major<br />
technology transformation resulted in most new Canadian<br />
living benefits insurance business now being processed<br />
through these new systems.<br />
We also completed the transitioning of our independent<br />
contracted representatives <strong>to</strong> <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> commissioned<br />
employees. As a result of this change and the increased focus<br />
on streamlining this business, our Canadian career sales<br />
insurance advisors saw record <strong>to</strong>tal production in 2007, with<br />
a 125% increase in productivity per advisor in the last year.<br />
In 2007, our term life and simplified critical illness insurance<br />
solutions continued <strong>to</strong> be offered through the <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
retail insurance branch network. These branches provide a<br />
convenient retail option for clients who are looking <strong>to</strong> meet<br />
face <strong>to</strong> face with an insurance advisor for home, au<strong>to</strong>, travel,<br />
term life and simplified critical illness insurance products.<br />
There are now 23 retail <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> branches located in<br />
markets across Canada.<br />
U.S. operations<br />
In the United States, <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> strengthened its position<br />
as a leading provider of directly marketed optional mortgage<br />
life and mortgage accidental death insurance <strong>to</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mers<br />
of U.S. financial institutions, contracting with a new national<br />
mortgage account and expanding marketing opportunities<br />
with a key existing national account. We also implemented a<br />
new marketing pro<strong>to</strong>col based on target package design and<br />
prospect modelling.<br />
We saw continued strong growth in sales of our term insurance<br />
products. The <strong>RBC</strong> ExpressTERM TM policy, our fully au<strong>to</strong>mated<br />
term insurance product, increased 28% over 2006. The<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> LevelTERM ® policy, traditionally underwritten term<br />
insurance with highly competitive rates for <strong>to</strong>bacco users,<br />
was up 23%.<br />
We also introduced four new fixed annuities (three indexed<br />
and one traditional) and an indexed universal life insurance<br />
product working with a new third party administra<strong>to</strong>r for<br />
product development. This significant expansion of our<br />
product development capability provides increased design<br />
flexibility and enables us <strong>to</strong> accelerate new product introductions.<br />
Our U.S. proprietary sales force also saw the highest average<br />
agent productivity in our his<strong>to</strong>ry, nearly doubling in the past<br />
four years. We implemented a new agent activity model<br />
designed <strong>to</strong> significantly improve first year agent retention.<br />
Over the next year, our focus will be on further expanding<br />
our North American life and health insurance operations by<br />
building our distribution capabilities through retail insurance<br />
and online options, strengthening our independent and<br />
proprietary channels and enhancing our product portfolio <strong>to</strong><br />
provide options that appeal <strong>to</strong> a broader range of consumers.<br />
2007 CORPORATE PROFILE 7
Our property and casualty products include home, au<strong>to</strong> and travel<br />
insurance for individual and business clients in Canada. We also have<br />
a growing U.S. travel insurance business.<br />
Property and casualty<br />
Home and au<strong>to</strong> insurance<br />
At <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong>, we offer Canadians a comprehensive range<br />
of personal home and au<strong>to</strong> insurance products, including<br />
coverage for houses, condominium units, apartments,<br />
cottages, au<strong>to</strong>mobiles, mo<strong>to</strong>rcycles, recreational vehicles<br />
and snowmobiles. <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> home and au<strong>to</strong> insurance<br />
products are offered <strong>to</strong> clients through direct sales channels,<br />
including face <strong>to</strong> face in retail insurance branches, as well as over<br />
the phone, on the Internet and through group insurance plans.<br />
Our group insurance program is designed <strong>to</strong> give employers<br />
and affinity groups the opportunity <strong>to</strong> offer employees and<br />
members value-added insurance options without the cost<br />
of maintaining an additional benefit program. Over the past<br />
year, we added 20 new organizations <strong>to</strong> this rapidly growing<br />
program. We now provide group home and au<strong>to</strong> insurance<br />
benefits <strong>to</strong> more than 80 groups across Canada, representing<br />
over 550,000 eligible members and employees.<br />
In 2007, we continued <strong>to</strong> expand our home and au<strong>to</strong> insurance<br />
business. Key highlights include introducing new products,<br />
services and programs <strong>to</strong> enhance client experience and grow<br />
our overall business.<br />
We launched a new <strong>RBC</strong> Deductible Choice TM option for home<br />
and au<strong>to</strong> insurance clients in Ontario. This feature allows<br />
clients <strong>to</strong> select any deductible they would like, from $250<br />
<strong>to</strong> $10,000. This option complements the <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Deductible Rewards program, which was introduced in 2006 and<br />
allows Ontario clients <strong>to</strong> decrease their deductible by $50<br />
for every year they are claim free, up <strong>to</strong> a maximum of $250.<br />
The Deductible Rewards program and the Deductible Choice<br />
option will be introduced in other provincial markets in 2008.<br />
From a claims perspective we piloted the Au<strong>to</strong> Watch program,<br />
which allows clients <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r repairs of their vehicles online.<br />
We are also continuing the expansion of our unique valet<br />
program <strong>to</strong> other areas across Canada. As part of this innovative,<br />
client-friendly program, <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> picks up a client’s<br />
damaged vehicle, takes it <strong>to</strong> a repair facility and delivers<br />
a replacement rental vehicle <strong>to</strong> the client’s home or work<br />
place — whichever is more convenient. When the repairs are<br />
complete, the vehicle is returned and the rental car picked up.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> implemented a full end-<strong>to</strong>-end wireless claims<br />
dispatch system and mobile claims application in 2006, providing<br />
home and au<strong>to</strong> claims road adjusters with on-site access <strong>to</strong><br />
critical claims data. Available in all major Canadian cities, this<br />
unique program enhances the cus<strong>to</strong>mer service by improving<br />
the speed and efficiency of the claims assessment process.<br />
In 2007, <strong>RBC</strong> won a prestigious award for this new process and<br />
was named one of the banking and financial services industry’s<br />
25 most innovative people, companies and technologies in the<br />
sixth annual Innova<strong>to</strong>r ranking by Bank Technology News.<br />
We also introduced a credit-based platform in Quebec that<br />
enables <strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> <strong>to</strong> be more competitive in the marketplace<br />
and provide pricing tailored <strong>to</strong> our clients.<br />
Over the next year, we plan <strong>to</strong> continue <strong>to</strong> grow our business<br />
by enhancing the overall client experience and expanding<br />
our distribution channels, with a particular emphasis on retail<br />
insurance branches and group insurance.<br />
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Travel insurance<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> is the leading provider of travel insurance in<br />
Canada. We were also the recipient of the Baxter Travel Agents’<br />
Choice award for favourite travel insurance provider in Canada,<br />
marking the sixth consecutive year we have received this honour.<br />
Our travel insurance business provides a wide range of products<br />
and services, including trip cancellation, interruption and<br />
emergency assistance services <strong>to</strong> clients in Canada and the<br />
United States. These products are offered through a network of<br />
travel distribu<strong>to</strong>rs, as well as over the Internet. In Canada travel<br />
insurance products and services are also distributed through<br />
approved bank channels, our network of proprietary insurance<br />
advisors, insurance brokers and retail insurance branches.<br />
In 2007, we continued <strong>to</strong> grow our Canadian business by<br />
launching new technology solutions and enhancing the<br />
products we provide <strong>to</strong> distribu<strong>to</strong>rs and their clients.<br />
Over the past year we launched a new electronic application for<br />
Travel HealthProtec<strong>to</strong>r ® insurance for use within bank branches,<br />
replacing the use of paper applications. This has facilitated a<br />
more positive client experience as the new application is faster<br />
<strong>to</strong> use, easier <strong>to</strong> understand and streamlines our administrative<br />
processes. New Travel HealthProtec<strong>to</strong>r product and sales<br />
fulfillment training was also provided <strong>to</strong> the bank sales force<br />
over the past year.<br />
We also launched several process improvements, including<br />
au<strong>to</strong>mated policy fulfillment, which gives us the ability <strong>to</strong><br />
provide cus<strong>to</strong>mized policy language <strong>to</strong> travel insurance clients<br />
— a first in the Canadian travel industry. With this new process,<br />
the travel agent’s primary responsibility will be <strong>to</strong> offer travel<br />
insurance, with the policy fulfillment being carried out by<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong>. Upon a sale, we promptly deliver a client’s<br />
policy directly <strong>to</strong> them by email or mail. We also introduced<br />
an online travel insurance claim form and proactive follow<br />
up on claims information, which improved the efficiency of<br />
claims processing.<br />
We continued <strong>to</strong> build our U.S. travel insurance business by<br />
signing up new accounts and leveraging our strong Canadian<br />
business expertise.<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> plans <strong>to</strong> grow its travel insurance business by<br />
exploring additional distribution channels and enhancing and<br />
simplifying our products, processes and structures.<br />
2007 CORPORATE PROFILE 9
Reinsurance<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> reinsures risks <strong>to</strong> other insurance and reinsurance<br />
companies in order <strong>to</strong> provide greater diversification, limit loss<br />
exposure <strong>to</strong> large risks and provide additional capacity for future<br />
growth. We have focused our reinsurance business on life retrocession<br />
and trade credit reinsurance.<br />
Life retrocession<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> continues its participation in excess reinsurance<br />
pools and quota-share deals of most North American and<br />
European reinsurers by accepting a portion of reinsurance risk<br />
on life and critical illness insurance policies.<br />
We are now participating in the longevity risk associated<br />
with payout annuities. This is done by assuming the expected<br />
payments on blocks of annuities and reimbursing the reinsurers<br />
for the actual payments made <strong>to</strong> the annuitants.<br />
Going forward we will continue researching new product<br />
lines and identifying growth opportunities in other<br />
international markets.<br />
Credit and financial products reinsurance<br />
Our credit and financial products business underwrites<br />
traditional trade credit, surety and financial-based risk,<br />
primarily in the European credit markets. We participate<br />
in quota-share programs and excess-of-loss layers with all<br />
primary trade credit insurers. We also selectively participate<br />
in facultative transactions for specific risks.<br />
We plan <strong>to</strong> continue <strong>to</strong> increase our share of the trade credit<br />
reinsurance market and <strong>to</strong> take on selective business that<br />
fits within our credit limits and return on capital requirements.<br />
We offer our clients responsiveness, capacity and relationship<br />
commitment along with strong counterparty credit ratings.<br />
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<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> is involved in a number of key insurance and related<br />
activities that generate fee income for the organization, including<br />
credi<strong>to</strong>r and travel assistance services.<br />
Other insurance products<br />
and assistance services<br />
Credi<strong>to</strong>r insurance<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> supports the credi<strong>to</strong>r insurance products and<br />
services for individual and business clients of <strong>RBC</strong> Royal Bank ® .<br />
This includes life and disability insurance for mortgages, loans<br />
and Visa* cards.<br />
In 2007, we continued <strong>to</strong> enhance our leadership position in<br />
this market. Over the past year the underwriting threshold for<br />
life and disability insurance on mortgages increased from<br />
$300,000 <strong>to</strong> $500,000 and the longer form application was<br />
replaced with tele-underwriting, making it faster and easier<br />
for clients <strong>to</strong> qualify for insurance. We also integrated the<br />
BalanceProtec<strong>to</strong>r ® product in<strong>to</strong> the online Visa application<br />
process, providing access <strong>to</strong> clients who apply for an<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Royal Bank Visa card online.<br />
Late in the year, we launched a disability credi<strong>to</strong>r insurance<br />
option and tele-underwriting for the Business Loan <strong>Insurance</strong><br />
Plan. <strong>RBC</strong> Royal Bank is the first major Canadian financial<br />
institution <strong>to</strong> launch a credi<strong>to</strong>r disability product for businesses.<br />
Going forward we plan <strong>to</strong> support the enhancement of existing<br />
credi<strong>to</strong>r insurance products by offering additional solutions<br />
<strong>to</strong> business and personal clients <strong>to</strong> make it easier for consumers<br />
<strong>to</strong> understand and access credi<strong>to</strong>r insurance coverage.<br />
Travel assistance services<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong>, through Assured Assistance Inc. (AAI), is one<br />
of North America’s leading providers of emergency travel and<br />
medical assistance services.<br />
AAI provides 24/7 multilingual travel assistance, medical case<br />
management, cost containment and network access <strong>to</strong> more<br />
than three million worldwide travellers annually.<br />
In 2007, we continued <strong>to</strong> expand our medical provider network<br />
through direct relationships with <strong>to</strong>p quality medical providers<br />
in key travel destinations. We also continued <strong>to</strong> contract with<br />
preferred provider networks <strong>to</strong> deliver access <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>p quality medical<br />
providers with superior savings.<br />
AAI develops and implements advanced quality tracking and<br />
measurement <strong>to</strong>ols focusing on delivering superior client<br />
experience, industry-leading claim savings and improved<br />
workflow efficiencies.<br />
Going forward, our continued focus is on delivering a superior<br />
client experience, expanding our worldwide medical provider<br />
relationships, claim savings and operational efficiencies.<br />
2007 CORPORATE PROFILE 11
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> locations<br />
CANADA<br />
Canadian Head Office<br />
6880 Financial Dr., Tower 1, Mississauga, ON L5N 7Y5<br />
T (905) 949-3663 F (905) 813-4853<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Branches<br />
Bonnie Doon insurance branch<br />
82nd Avenue & 83rd Street, Unit 155, Edmon<strong>to</strong>n, AB T6C 4E3<br />
T (780) 944-5832 F (780) 944-4395<br />
Calgary Main insurance branch<br />
195 - 315 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 4K1<br />
T (403) 299-4588 F (403) 299-4586<br />
Dieppe insurance branch<br />
231 Champlain Street, Suite 101, Dieppe, NB E1A 1N9<br />
T (506) 870-3717 F (506) 870-3781<br />
Frederic<strong>to</strong>n insurance branch<br />
1206 Prospect St., Frederic<strong>to</strong>n, NB E3B 3C1<br />
T (506) 450-2344 F (506) 451-6626<br />
Clay<strong>to</strong>n Park insurance branch<br />
287 Lacewood Drive, Unit 110, Halifax, NS B3M 3Y7<br />
T (902) 421-5518 F (902) 421-7937<br />
Dartmouth insurance branch<br />
50 Tacoma Drive, Suite 15, Dartmouth, NS B2W 3E5<br />
T (902) 421-2161 F (902) 421-4234<br />
Centre Mall insurance branch<br />
1227 Bar<strong>to</strong>n Street E, Hamil<strong>to</strong>n, ON L8H 7J3<br />
T (905) 548-5790 F (905) 548-5401<br />
Queen’s Quay insurance branch<br />
207 Queen’s Quay West, Unit 121, Toron<strong>to</strong>, ON M5J 1A7<br />
T (416) 955-2550 F (416) 955-2588<br />
Kings<strong>to</strong>n insurance branch<br />
65 Princess St., Unit 2, Kings<strong>to</strong>n, ON K7L 1A6<br />
T (613) 549-7300 F (613) 549-7655<br />
Mil<strong>to</strong>n Mall insurance branch<br />
65 Ontario St. S., Unit F6, Mil<strong>to</strong>n, ON L9T 2T2<br />
T (905) 875-3144 F (905) 875-0744<br />
Dixie & Burnhamthorpe insurance branch<br />
4141 Dixie Road, Unit 7, Mississauga, ON L4W 1V5<br />
T (905) 625-3034 F (905) 625-3996<br />
Highway 10 & Eglin<strong>to</strong>n insurance branch<br />
4557 Hurontario Street, Unit B3, Mississauga, ON L4Z 3M2<br />
T (905) 712-3236 F (905) 712-8959<br />
Meadowvale insurance branch<br />
6880 Financial Drive, Mississauga, ON L5N 7Y5<br />
T (905) 286-5099 F (905) 286-1187<br />
Oakville insurance branch<br />
361 Cornwall Road, Unit 107, Oakville, ON L6J 7Z5<br />
T (905) 815-8121 F (905) 815-8844<br />
Finch & McCowan insurance branch<br />
Woodside Square, 1571 Sandhurst Circle<br />
Scarborough, ON M1V 1V2<br />
T (416) 292-6466 F (416) 292-6490<br />
Warden & Finch insurance branch<br />
2900 Warden Avenue, Unit 209, Scarborough, ON M1W 2S8<br />
T (416) 497-1226 F (416) 497-1262<br />
Bloor & Yonge insurance branch<br />
2 Bloor Street East, Lower Concourse, Toron<strong>to</strong>, ON M4W 1A8<br />
T (416) 974-2760 F (416) 974-2878<br />
Leslieville insurance branch<br />
1015 Lake Shore Blvd. East, Unit 2A, Toron<strong>to</strong>, ON M4M 1B4<br />
T (416) 461-3970 F (416) 461-3969<br />
Southdale & Wonderland insurance branch<br />
3089 Wonderland Rd. South, Unit A, London, ON N6L 1R4<br />
T (519) 680-6022 F (519) 680-6029<br />
Place Por<strong>to</strong>bello insurance branch<br />
7250 Taschereau Blvd., Unit 16, Brossard, QC J4W 1M9<br />
T (450) 923-5122 F (450) 923-5121<br />
Place Grilli insurance branch<br />
3535 St. Charles Blvd., Kirkland, QC H9H 5B9<br />
T (514) 630-1908 F (514) 630-5001<br />
Place Ville-Marie insurance branch<br />
1 Place Ville-Marie, Galeries Level, Montreal, QC H3B 3Y1<br />
T (514) 874-2282 F (514) 874-2141<br />
Mascouche insurance branch<br />
222 Montée Masson, Mascouche, QC J7K 3B5<br />
T (450) 966-3467 F (450) 966-3484<br />
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Life and Health Offices<br />
10655 Southport Rd. S.W., Suite 600, Calgary, AB T2W 4Y1<br />
T (403) 264-8686 F (403) 263-5591<br />
10117 Jasper Ave., Suite 610, Edmon<strong>to</strong>n, AB T5J 1W8<br />
T (780) 423-0066 F (780) 428-1925<br />
300-2985 Virtual Way, Vancouver, BC V5M 4X7<br />
T (604) 689-1738 F (604) 683-3320<br />
220 Portage Ave., Suite 1206, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0A5<br />
T (204) 985-9497 F (204) 944-8855<br />
5161 George St., 12th Floor, Halifax, NS B3J 1M7<br />
T (902) 492-3444 F (902) 492-2171<br />
1122 International Blvd. Box 5044, Burling<strong>to</strong>n, ON L7R 4C1<br />
T (905) 319-9501 F (905) 319-9490<br />
30 Duke St. W., 8th Floor, Kitchener, ON N2H 3W5<br />
T (519) 579-4770 F (519) 579-4787<br />
380 Welling<strong>to</strong>n St., Suite 205, London, ON N6A 5B5<br />
T (519) 679-9590 F (519) 679-4649<br />
90 Sparks St., 2nd Floor Mezzanine Level, Ottawa, ON K1P 5T6<br />
T (613) 239-3038 F (613) 239-3022<br />
483 Bay Street, Suite 1000, North Tower, Toron<strong>to</strong>, ON M5G 2E7<br />
T (416) 594-3700 F (416) 861-0897<br />
2110 Amy Lynn Park Dr., Windsor, ON N9E 4N1<br />
T (800) 265-1523 F (519) 945-4383<br />
1100, boul. René-Lévesque O., bur 710, Montreal, QC H3B 4N4<br />
T (514) 954-1205 F (514) 954-1206<br />
1000, route de L’Église, bur 470, Ste-Foy, QC G1V 3V9<br />
T (418) 623-7285 F (418) 623-9608<br />
135-21 St. E., Ste 201, Saska<strong>to</strong>on, SK S7K 0B4<br />
T (306) 933-3222 F (306) 665-1106<br />
Career Sales Offices<br />
10216 124th St., Suite 606, Edmon<strong>to</strong>n, AB T5N 4A3<br />
T (780) 944-8774 F (780) 944-8795<br />
10655 Southport Rd. S.W., Suite 600, Calgary, AB T2W 4Y1<br />
T (403) 271-4422 F (403) 278-3774<br />
3960 Quadra St., Suite 507, Vic<strong>to</strong>ria, BC V8X 4A3<br />
T (250) 953-2300 F (250) 881-7497<br />
2985 Virtual Way, Suite 301, Vancouver, BC V5M 4X7<br />
T (604) 718-4300 F (604) 718-4375<br />
20434 64th Ave., Suite 110 Langley, BC V2Y 1N4<br />
T (604) 532-2650 F (604) 532-2656<br />
220 Portage Ave., Suite 1305, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0A5<br />
T (204) 953-0500 F (204) 947-2733<br />
525 Main St., Monc<strong>to</strong>n, NB E1C 1C4<br />
T (506) 857-8025 F (506) 853-7939<br />
6880 Financial Dr., Tower 1, 2nd Floor, Mississauga, ON L5N 7Y5<br />
T (905) 858-8890 F (905) 858-5860<br />
3027 Harvester Rd., Suite 502, Burling<strong>to</strong>n, ON L7N 3G7<br />
T (905) 631-7550 F (905) 631-8705<br />
3300 Highway #7, Suite 320, Concord, ON L4K 4M3<br />
T (905) 760-8060 F (905) 760-7701<br />
2075 Kennedy Rd., Suite 600, Scarborough, ON M1T 3V3<br />
T (416) 289-5661 F (416) 289-4177<br />
383 Richmond St., Suite 801, London, ON N6A 3C4<br />
T (519) 645-6840 F (519) 642-1421<br />
111 Grangeway Ave., Suite 400, Scarborough, ON M1H 3E9<br />
T (416) 289-8779 F (416) 289-7120<br />
238A Brownlow Avenue., Suite 101, Dartmouth, NS B3B 2B4<br />
T (902) 492-4100 F (902) 429-7646<br />
40 Hines Rd., Suite 400, Kanata, ON K2K 2M5<br />
T (613) 592-8007 F (613) 592-8077<br />
9900 Cavendish Blvd., Suite 310, St. Laurent, QC H4M 2V2<br />
T (514) 856-8666 F (514) 856-8699<br />
3100 Le Carrefour Blvd., Suite 115, Laval, QC H7T 2K7<br />
T (450) 686-4299 F (450) 686-4644<br />
1260 Lebourgneuf Blvd., Suite 200, Quebec City, QC G2K 2G2<br />
T (418) 654-1222 F (418) 654-2036<br />
2010 11th Ave., Suite 500, Regina, SK S4P 0J3<br />
T (306) 569-7666 F (306) 569-7733<br />
Home and Au<strong>to</strong> Offices<br />
10303 Jasper Ave., Suite 2050, Edmon<strong>to</strong>n, AB T5J 3N6<br />
T (866) 715-3757 F (866) 804-2228<br />
10655 Southport Rd. S.W., Suite 600, Calgary, AB T2W 4Y1<br />
T (866) 715-3757 F (866) 804-2228<br />
111 Grangeway Ave., Suite 406, Scarborough, ON M1H 3E9<br />
T (888) 269-2515 F (905) 813-4791<br />
1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1300, East Wing, Montreal, QC H3C 2S1<br />
T (800) 769-2526 F (514) 384-5088<br />
Travel Offices<br />
10655 Southport Rd., S.W., Suite 600, Calgary, AB T2W 4Y1<br />
T (403) 271-0504 F (403) 271-8168<br />
2985 Virtual Way, Suite 300, Vancouver, BC V5M 4X7<br />
T (604) 718-6700 F (604) 718-6752<br />
1 Place Ville Marie, 13th Floor, South Wing, Montreal, QC H3C 3A9<br />
T (514) 748-1457 F (514) 748-2588<br />
United States<br />
U.S. Head Office<br />
2000 Wade Hamp<strong>to</strong>n Blvd., P.O. Box 1389, Greenville, SC 29602<br />
T (864) 609-3600 F (864) 609-4100<br />
Life and Health Offices<br />
2 Pershing Square, 2300 Main St., Suite 450, Kansas City, MO<br />
64108<br />
T (816) 218-6500 F (816) 218-6611<br />
Agency Sales Offices<br />
Ba<strong>to</strong>n Rouge<br />
10755 Linkwood Ct., Ba<strong>to</strong>n Rouge, LA 70810<br />
T (225) 766-1116 F (225) 766-1154<br />
Charles<strong>to</strong>n<br />
885 Island Park Dr., Suite 102, Charles<strong>to</strong>n, SC 29492<br />
T (843) 856-2257 F (843) 856-3589<br />
Charlotte<br />
13860 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 175, Charlotte, NC<br />
28277<br />
T (704) 540-2663 F (704) 540-2824<br />
Columbia<br />
4406 — A Forest Dr., Suite 3, Columbia, SC 29206<br />
T (803) 743-0071 F (803) 743-0880<br />
Florence<br />
1810 Second Loop Rd., Suite 12, Florence, SC 29501<br />
T (843) 662-3632 F (843) 665-7633<br />
Greenville<br />
100 Verdae Blvd., Suite 402, Greenville, SC 29607<br />
T (864) 281-0684 F (864) 281-0539<br />
Lake Charles<br />
1415 West Prien Lake Rd., Lake Charles, LA 70601<br />
T (337) 474-0488 F (337) 474-7504<br />
Lexing<strong>to</strong>n<br />
1510 New<strong>to</strong>wn Pike, Suite 152, Lexing<strong>to</strong>n, KY 40511<br />
T (859) 255-7959 F (859) 253-3124<br />
Myrtle Beach<br />
2024 Corporate Centre Dr., Suite 303, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577<br />
T (843) 626-6252 F (843) 626-6274<br />
Raleigh<br />
Highwoods Tower Two, 3201 Beechleaf Ct., Suite 490, Raleigh,<br />
NC 27604<br />
T (919) 878-0440 F (919) 878-0442<br />
SE Florida<br />
801 Brickell Ave., Suite 570, Miami, FL 33131<br />
T (305) 810-1770 F (305) 810-1779<br />
Spartanburg<br />
Oak Forest Shopping Center, 2401 Reidville Rd., Suite 7<br />
Spartanburg, SC 29301<br />
T (864) 587-6570 F (864) 587-6575<br />
Travel Offices<br />
2000 Wade Hamp<strong>to</strong>n Blvd., Greenville, SC 29615<br />
T (864) 609-3030 F (864) 609-3737<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
Reinsurance Offices<br />
Suite A5, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland<br />
T (353) 1-293-7120 F (353) 1-293-7130<br />
Chels<strong>to</strong>n Park, 1st Floor, Building #1, Collymore Rock<br />
P.O. Box 1335, St. Michael, Barbados, West Indies<br />
T (246) 228-7544 F (246) 228-7553
Direc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
PETER R.P. EVELYN > At<strong>to</strong>rney-at-Law<br />
Peter Evelyn & Co., Bridge<strong>to</strong>wn, Barbados<br />
Royal Bank of Canada <strong>Insurance</strong> Company Ltd.<br />
JOHN LARKIN > Partner<br />
William Fry, Solici<strong>to</strong>rs, Dublin, Ireland<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Reinsurance (Ireland) Limited<br />
JAMES MCKENNA > Business Consultant<br />
Dublin, Ireland<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Reinsurance (Ireland) Limited<br />
PETER B. PATTERSON > Business Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Wycliffe College, Toron<strong>to</strong>, Ontario<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Life <strong>Insurance</strong> Company<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Company of Canada<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> General <strong>Insurance</strong> Company<br />
JOHN E. PELLER > President & CEO<br />
Andrew Peller Limited, Grimsby, Ontario<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Life <strong>Insurance</strong> Company<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Company of Canada<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> General <strong>Insurance</strong> Company<br />
WILLIAM M. TOMLIN > President/Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
CGM <strong>Insurance</strong> Brokers, Bridge<strong>to</strong>wn, Barbados<br />
Royal Bank of Canada <strong>Insurance</strong> Company Ltd.<br />
JOHN F. T. WARREN > Partner and National<br />
Business Department Leader<br />
Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP, Toron<strong>to</strong>, Ontario<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Life <strong>Insurance</strong> Company<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Company of Canada<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> General <strong>Insurance</strong> Company<br />
CHARLES D. WHELLY, Q.C. > Barrister and Solici<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Cox & Palmer, Saint John, New Brunswick<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> Life <strong>Insurance</strong> Company<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Company of Canada<br />
<strong>RBC</strong> General <strong>Insurance</strong> Company<br />
This list does not include <strong>RBC</strong> officers who sit on any of our boards of direc<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />
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