B U P A A N N U A L R E P o R T 2 0 1 2 ANNUAL REPoRT 2012 LONGER, HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES 2012 HIGHLIGHTS GROuP REVENuES (uP 4%) £8.4bn GROuP uNdERLyING PROFIT BEFORE TAx (uP 8%) £604.0m Underlying profit is defined in the Financial review on page 19 REVENuES By MARkET uNIT PROFIT/(LOSS) By MARkET uNIT 43% 43% 48% 48% 30% 30% 19% 19% 14% 14% 19% 19% 3% 3% (2%) (2%) 10% 10% 16% 16% Australia and New Zealand United Kingdom Spain and Latin America Domestic International Development Markets International PMI See the full segmental results on page 69 TOTAL CuSTOMER NuMBERS (uP 9%) 2012 (11.8m) 2011 (10.8m) PROGRESS TOWARdS OuR WELL WORLd GOALS Keeping people well By 2015, we will have enabled 60 million people to make positive changes to be healthier and happier and to help protect the environment. 18 million Supporting a healthy planet By 2015, we will have reduced our absolute carbon footprint by 20%. 4.8% Cover image: Jon Sinclair and family walking in Albert Read more about Bupa’s Well World at bupa.com/wellworld Park, Melbourne, where they took part in the 2012 Memory Walk organised by Bupa in partnership with Alzheimer’s Australia. Jon is a resident of Bupa’s Windsor Care Home in Melbourne. Bupa annual report 2012 1 Strategic report S T r Introduction 1 A T E Bupa at a glance 2 G IC Our business model 3 r E Chairman’s statement 4 Po r Chief Executive Officer’s T statement 7 Longer, healthier, happier lives: Geoff’s story 12 Gita’s story 14 Sue’s story 16 Financial review 18 Market Unit reports: Our purpose – longer, healthier, Australia and New Zealand 22 happier lives – drives everything we United Kingdom 24 do. Our new strategic vision defines Spain and Latin 26 America Domestic how we will bring that purpose to International 28 Development Markets benefit more people around the world. International PMI 30 Our people 32 During 2012, we developed a new vision Our Well World goals – to have enabled Risks and uncertainties 34 for Bupa in 2020 that will enable us to 60m people be healthier and to reduce reach millions more people. our carbon footprint by 20%, both by governance report G 2015 – are integral to our business, which o In it, we have set out our focus on being is why our Well World data is integrated Chairman’s introduction 38 vE a healthcare partner to millions more throughout this report. to Governance rN people around the world, on delivering A The Board of Directors 40 N extraordinary business performance, Our Annual Report and Accounts are C and on being an organisation where also available online, where you can Governance leadership 42 E r people love to work. access even more information on Bupa. Effectiveness 44 EP o Find out more on page 8 Go to annualreport.bupa.com Engagement 45 rT Audit Committee report 46 To deliver our vision and bring us closer Risk Committee report 48 to our customers, we reorganised our business in 2012. Now operating Nomination & Governance 49 as Market Units, we are better Committee report positioned to serve our customers Stuart Fletcher Medical Advisory Panel 50 as their healthcare partner. Chief Executive Officer Remuneration Committee report 52 Find out more on page 9 Remuneration report 54 Report of the Board of Directors 59 Statement of Directors’ 60 responsibilities FinanciaL StateMentS F IN Independent auditors’ report 62 A N C Financial statements 63 IA L Five year financial summary 123 S T A International Financial 124 T E Reporting Standards M relevant to Bupa E N T S View our Annual Report and Accounts online For video and other additional information, go to annualreport.bupa.com 2 Bupa annuaL report 2012 STRATEGIC REPORT BUPA AT A GLANCE INTErNATIoNAL PMI ° Bupa International ° Bupa Latin America Our 11.8 million customers live in over 190 countries. Our services include health insurance and other Total customers: 0.7m funding products, hospitals and primary care centres, Total employees: 1,600 chronic disease management, home healthcare, dental centres, prevention and workplace health, and care services, including residential and nursing homes and retirement villages. Our business is managed in five Market Units. UNITEd KINGdoM INTErNATIoNAL ° Bupa Health and Wellbeing dEvELoPMENT MArKETS ° Bupa Care Services UK ° Bupa Arabia ° Bupa Home Healthcare ° Max Bupa, India ° Bupa Cromwell Hospital ° Bupa Hong Kong ° Bupa China Total customers: 2.8m ° Bupa Thailand ° Health Dialog, USA Total employees: 31,700 ° New Market Development Total customers: 2.2m Total employees: 800 ToTAL CUSToMErS SPAIN ANd LATIN AUSTrALIA ANd NEw ZEALANd 11.8m AMErICA doMESTIC ° Bupa Australia ° Sanitas Seguros ° Bupa Care Services Australia ° Sanitas Hospitales and New Services ° Bupa Care Services New Zealand ToTAL EMPLoyEES ° Sanitas Dental 54,000 ° Sanitas Residencial Total customers: 3.5m ° Latin America Domestic Development Total employees: 10,400 ToTAL CoUNTrIES Total customers: 2.6m 190 Total employees: 8,400 Market Unit customers or employees Total customers or employees Bupa annuaL report 2012 3 STRATEGIC REPORT oUr BUSINESS ModEL ProvIdING hEALThCArE S We deliver healthcare to customers T r in our own hospitals, clinics, dental A T centres and primary care centres, and E G Bupa is a global healthcare company. We fund and in a range of other settings. Our chronic IC provide quality healthcare around the world in a range disease management services help rE P individuals make and sustain lifestyle o of settings, including clinics, dental centres, hospitals r changes to manage their condition and T and care homes. Our services span complex acute improve their health. We also provide treatment to patients at home, which care to preventative wellbeing and we engage millions can improve patient experience while of people in their health, providing them with trusted also reducing costs. information and advice. Bupa is a leader in care services, providing nursing and residential care to over 30,000 residents in the UK, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. our business model is shaped by FUNdING hEALThCArE Our dementia expertise is world-leading. our commitment to serve customers Through insurance, subscriptions We are setting best practice in person- as their healthcare partner. and other funding solutions, we fund centred care, including through our healthcare on behalf of our 11.8m We are focused on creating person- dementia care nursing training. customers across the globe. centred health systems that deliver the ENGAGING PEoPLE ANd right intervention in the right place at the We have a network of 7,500 hospitals SUPPorTING BEhAvIoUr ChANGE right time. We are committed to meeting and clinics and more than 200,000 Our services also include preventative customers’ needs across life stages. medical providers worldwide. healthcare, including identifying high As an expert in funding and in providing We partner with healthcare professionals risk groups and providing support healthcare, we are able to deliver high to help us deliver the right treatment to and advice to improve their health. quality patient care while managing patients and to design patient-centred We reach out beyond our customers to costs, essential to keeping high quality care pathways. provide health information, advice and care accessible. support to people across the world. This includes our online resources which were accessed by 12m people in 2012. In 2012, our Global Challenge helped oUr BUSINESS ModEL 97,000 people to get walking, a simple way to improve health. Under our Well World goals, we will have enabled 60 million people to make positive changes to be healthier and happier by 2015. We will also reduce our carbon footprint by 20% by 2015. We fund Foundations in Australia, ENGAGE Spain and the UK which provide grants for healthcare research. Our total PEOPLE AND SUPPORT charitable donations in 2012, including BEHAVIOUR to our Foundations, was £4.1m. CHANGE AN INTEGrATEd ModEL Longer, healthier, While we adapt our business model to reflect individual markets’ needs happier and opportunities, we believe that an integrated approach – combining lives healthcare funding and provision – offers FUND PROVIDE significant advantages to customers. It brings better oversight of the patient HIGH QUALITY, HIGH QUALITY, journey and this helps us to make AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE better healthcare more accessible and affordable. This has been demonstrated in our work in Valencia, Spain on behalf of the Valencian regional government. Find out more on page 6 4 Bupa annuaL report 2012 STRATEGIC REPORT ChAIrMAN’S I am more convinced than ever that our status – without shareholders and therefore free to reinvest profits into STATEMENT more and better healthcare – is critical to the relationship we have with our customers and business partners. 2012 was a year of considerable change for Having no shareholders, we are held Bupa, and at the same time we also reaffirmed to account by independent Association Members, who receive no financial our enduring purpose. In the year, pressure benefit from Bupa. They are committed on healthcare spending – and on provision to seeing us discharge our purpose models – remained intense. We also saw effectively. trends in health further converge across Our status is of particular value when trust in other organisations has been developed and developing economies. questioned and eroded. People are looking for new models and changed cultures for value creation in society as well as a different kind of accountability. BoArd hIGhLIGhTS FroM 2012 ° Stuart Fletcher and Evelyn Bourke joined the Board as CEO and CFO respectively. New to Bupa, they bring with them rich experience and expertise. They underwent a detailed induction programme, including one-to-one meetings, site visits and detailed briefings on Bupa’s performance and history. As a Board, we welcomed Stuart Fletcher as he took the role of Chief ° To strengthen our governance and Executive officer. Along with his oversight, we split our Audit, Risk Executive Team, he undertook extensive & Compliance Committee in two. work in developing a vision for Bupa’s The Audit Committee now focuses future. we now have a clear definition of on financial statements, and the how we will pursue our purpose – longer, effectiveness of internal controls healthier, happier lives – to benefit many systems and of auditors; the more people across the world. Risk Committee focuses on risk appetite, risk management To position us better to deliver our vision, and compliance. we reorganised the business around Market Units, bringing us closer to our ° Succession planning was a key customers. We also welcomed a new theme for 2012, with three Board Chief Financial Officer, Evelyn Bourke, members nearing the end of their to the Board. term. Retirement dates have been phased to ensure an orderly Lord Leitch On governance, the Board made a series succession. Chairman of changes to strengthen our oversight of the business. Following a review, we ° The Remuneration Committee separated our Audit, Risk & Compliance undertook a review with external Committee in two. We implemented support to benchmark its activities an enhanced Corporate Governance and developed an action plan. Statement, which includes more ° We adopted a new Corporate disclosures. The Remuneration Governance Statement with the Committee also undertook a review aim of increasing the disclosure with support from external advisors. of our governance arrangements Combined, these and other actions and the workings of each of the further strengthen Bupa’s governance Board’s Committees. and transparency, both of which are essential to safeguarding trust in read more in Governance on page 38 our organisation. Bupa annuaL report 2012 5 STRATEGIC REPORT These are areas where I believe Bupa’s Globally, the number of individuals model has a lot to offer. with diabetes is projected to rise to ProjECTEd rISES IN ST r 552m by 2030, or 10% of the world’s NoNCoMMUNICABLE dISEASES A Bupa is at an inflection point in terms of T the healthcare services that people need adult population, 80% of which will be Diabetes2 EG and in Bupa’s development in meeting tinh ed eMviedldolpei nEga scto aunndt rsieusb.-2 SLaahtianr aAnm Aefrriiccaa, 371m IC rE those needs. The Board is excited about 552m P are predicted to see a near tripling of o the impact the new vision – Bupa 2020 – r ischemic heart disease and stroke T will have, and the step change in delivery mortality over the next two decades.3 Dementia7 it signifies. In 2008, cancer accounted for the 35.6m oUr MArKETPLACE deaths of 7.6m people – 13% of all 65.7m Bupa serves customers living in almost deaths worldwide. More than 30% every country around the world. Across of these could be prevented, mainly markets, we are seeing a number by reducing tobacco usage, but also GLoBAL dEAThS CAUSEd of key trends that drive individuals’ through a healthy diet and lifestyle and healthcare needs. They are shaping moderating the consumption of alcohol.4 cancer4 our marketplace today and will see 7.6m Growing global middle class it radically transform over time. As well as this convergence in health 13.1m Converging global health risks risks, we are seeing a growth in middle Health risks are converging across the classes in developing economies and an Heart disease8 world and across economies, underpinned associated trend of urbanisation, which 17.3m by common risk factors, principally an itself can be a driver for behaviours 23.3m unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. which negatively impact health. More Changes to lifestyles and diets as people than ever now live in cities and by Current 2030 societies industrialise have significant 2050, around two thirds of the world’s implications on populations’ health. population is expected to be urban.5 The impact is immense. By 2030, it is Middle class consumers have increased estimated that chronic diseases will expectations of the services they want, cost US$47trn and will represent a including from healthcare, as they developmental as well as health challenge.1 become more aware of their needs and their ability to afford choice. Ageing and ageless societies “C hronic diseases The global population is ageing sharply. The percentage of those aged above 60 represent a years at the turn of the millennium was developmental, around 10% – this is projected to rise to as well as health, 20% by 2050.6 This phenomenon is not confined to developed economies, with challenge.” many developing economies being only a few decades behind as birth rates decrease and life expectancy increases. This demographic shift represents both the success of, and a challenge to, healthcare systems. The critical challenge it presents is the increase in the number of people living with dementia. By 2050, more than 115m UrBANISATIoN ANd hEALTh people across the world are projected The number of people living in cities is to have the condition, raising massive set to rise to 5bn worldwide by 2030. challenges in care, treatment and cost.7 This growth will largely be unplanned. A key trend that we are seeing 1 ‘The Global Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases’, People who move to cities increase World Economic Forum, 2011. associated with the ageing population their chance of developing chronic 2 ‘ Atlas 5th Edition’, International Diabetes is that people are thinking more about Federation, 2012 Update. 2012 data. conditions, such as diabetes, through 3 ‘The Global Burden of Chronic Diseases: the kind of old age they want. In reality, greater exposure to risk factors including Overcoming impediments to prevention they want to be ageless – they want to and control’, Derek Yach, 2011. greater use of motor transport, too 4 ‘Cancer Factsheet’, World Health Organization, keep well and they want to preserve little physical activity and unhealthy 2013. 2008 data. the independence and lifestyle they 5 ‘World Urbanization Prospectus: The 2011 Revision’, diets, as well as increased exposure United Nations, 2011. enjoyed while younger. There is a to greenhouse gas emissions. 6 ‘ World Population Ageing 1950-2050’, United growing need for care solutions that Nations, 2002. 7 ‘ Dementia: A public health priority’, World Health preserve individuals’ independence. Organization, 2012. 2010 data. read more in Bupa’s win-win report on 8 ‘Cardiovascular Conditions Factsheet’, World bupa.com/wellworld Health Organization, 2012. 2008 data. 6 Bupa annuaL report 2012 STRATEGIC REPORT ChAIrMAN’S Changing family structures Implications for Bupa The impact of ageing populations, The challenge to deliver better health STATEMENT combined with increased expectations to more people has never been greater. CoNTINUEd around lifestyle and independence, In each of these areas, we see huge is exacerbated by changes in family potential for our business – to deliver structures. At a time when growing the services that individuals need in a numbers need support, family support way that they want at a price they can is declining. This is not just for the elderly afford, be that directly, through their but also for those with chronic conditions employer or via government. or disabilities. These factors are creating The great risk, which is not confined a need for alternative care solutions. to Bupa but extends across healthcare, Price sensitivity is that a broad spectrum of quality Increasingly, consumers only want to pay care ultimately becomes unaffordable. for services that are relevant to them. This We are addressing this challenge head desire for more personalised services on, as can be seen in the strategic vision is linked to a focus on seeing value for Stuart sets out for the business. I believe money. New technologies contribute to that our potential to make a significant this growing expectation as individuals difference to millions of people’s lives have ever greater power to access the across the world has never been greater information and services they want. and our focus never sharper. Environmentalism and sustainability Board news Finally, consumers want to make I want to take this opportunity to thank sustainable choices. There is a much the Board for the past twelve months – greater understanding that lifestyle particularly for their energy and passion impacts the environment and that this, in a year of huge change. Particular in turn, impacts health and wellbeing thanks go to Baroness Bottomley, whose – from water use to food scarcity to six year tenure on our Board concludes in air pollution. Consumers increasingly April 2013. She has been a great source want to know that the products and of wisdom and her contribution to this services they use are economically business has been invaluable. and environmentally sustainable and ShIFTING ThE vALUE FroM CUrE do not adversely impact on health. Finally, I want to thank our people. There To PrEvENTIoN IN vALENCIA, SPAIN is a shared value of care – for customers, A shift in value for healthcare In Spain, Bupa’s Manises hospital covers their families and each other – and I One consequence of these trends 14 towns and a population of 195,000 regularly see our people going well is a shift from treatment to prevention. people in Valencia, on behalf of the beyond what is expected and required. We are beginning to see health systems region’s government. We also manage This commitment is what makes Bupa assessing healthcare risk and aligning 20 primary health centres and two extraordinary. I’m very proud of what incentives to produce the best outcomes speciality centres. we have achieved together and excited at an affordable price. In Spain, for about what is ahead. As well as providing world class, example, we have seen the effective innovative hospital care, Sanitas operation of an innovative Public-Private works with the local population to Partnership (PPP) in Valencia which keep them well and diagnose and has moved health management from treat conditions early. the public to the private sector. The Valencian government has reformed Lord Leitch This can reduce the likelihood of health the funding and provision of care – and Chairman issues becoming critical and improve Bupa is at the heart of this partnership. health outcomes. For example, we have improved our performance in controlling With the increased prevalence of chronic the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, managing health risk involves conditions, compared to 2011. helping individuals to take steps to reduce their risk indicators – namely to be healthier. While breakthroughs in areas like robotic surgery get headlines, in many countries 70% of healthcare costs are driven by chronic disease and the most important levers to improve outcomes and reduce costs are not necessarily clinically sophisticated.9 They can, however, be challenging to deliver as they require individuals to make and 9 ‘ The almanac of chronic disease’, Partnership to sustain significant lifestyle changes. Fight Chronic Disease, 2009. Bupa annuaL report 2012 7 STRATEGIC REPORT ChIEF EXECUTIvE We also announced our intention to S acquire Innovative Care’s care homes. T r Now completed, the deal added more A oFFICEr’S STATEMENT T than 1,100 beds and made us Australia’s E G largest private care services provider. IC r Organic growth in our development EP We launched a new strategic vision, Bupa o markets continued apace, with Bupa r T 2020, accelerating our pace of growth and Mexico, one of our health insurance operations, driving good growth in delivery. In the year, we delivered strong customer numbers as a result of growth, with revenues up 4% and underlying opening six new sales offices and launching new products. profit up 8%, maintaining our record of year-on-year growth since the start of We also accelerated our plans to make quality healthcare more affordable and the global downturn. accessible, and ensure health insurance delivers tangible value for money. In the UK, we provided detailed evidence to the Competition Commission to call for remedies that deliver greater competition, efficiency and transparency in the private healthcare provision market. There are no easy solutions, but a lack of competition between hospitals and information on quality of care is pushing up the cost of insurance premiums, which continue to rise at unsustainable levels. Also in the UK, we made changes to address excessive claims inflation driven both by private hospital and consultant fees and practices. The changes, while Bupa’s performance in 2012 was not always popular, are necessary to particularly strong given the economic ensure more UK customers are able to conditions in a number of our markets, access affordable, high quality private especially in Europe. healthcare. There is still much to do but We created new, innovative, lower we have created a foundation to turn cost products for corporate customers, this market around. for the self-employed and for individuals. We grew our business in ways that, we Our international private medical believe, allow us to deliver quality health insurance business developed products outcomes. In Spain, our integrated that are more flexible and tailored health funding and provision model to the needs of the individual. continued to provide differentiation in In Australia we supported families and the market, enabling growth. This model, niche groups with specialist services based on quality of health outcomes, is, and advice. we believe, a good model for the future We expanded dental provision in of sustainable quality healthcare. Stuart Fletcher Spain and the UK and are currently We acquired the remaining 40% share Chief Executive Officer in negotiations with the shareholders in our Public-Private Partnership (PPP) of Dental Corporation, Australia and in Valencia and purchased a 50% stake New Zealand’s largest dental business, in Torrejón Hospital in Madrid, our to purchase the business’s 190 clinics. second PPP. The business performed The transaction is subject to the majority very well despite a challenging of shareholders voting in favour of a economic environment. scheme of arrangement. In December 2012, we announced our Also in Australia and New Zealand, intention to acquire LUX MED, Poland’s we extended our retail offering with largest private healthcare company. two new dental centres providing eye Subject to regulatory approval, care, health screenings and nutrition LUX MED will make Bupa the largest and wellbeing advice. New care homes company in Poland’s private healthcare were opened or acquired across the funding and provision markets, adding two countries adding 640 beds. 1m new customers. 8 Bupa annuaL report 2012 STRATEGIC REPORT ChIEF ageing populations, rising levels of chronic disease, and new treatments EXECUTIvE will continue to fuel demand for oFFICEr’S healthcare and drive our growth. STATEMENT Around the world, our combination of healthcare funding and provision CoNTINUEd expertise, our integrated model, and our international operations will continue to differentiate us. A NEw vISIoN For BUPA In 2012, the newly created Bupa Executive Team focused on creating an ambitious vision for what Bupa will look like in 2020. The development of Bupa 2020 was a major area of work. This new strategic vision sets our direction and In health funding, LUX MED is Poland’s As an executive team, in asking ourselves focus for the next decade. market leader in medical subscriptions. how Bupa will better fulfil its purpose, In provision, it has a national network Bupa is a great company with a rich we challenged ourselves to identify of outpatient clinics and diagnostic heritage. As CEO, I see my role as how to accelerate our growth to reach centres, as well as a day hospital and a providing the leadership that will enable us millions more people in more places large nursing and residential care home. to realise Bupa’s full potential; in essence, to more effect. Its model aligns with Bupa’s ambition to fulfil our distinctive and inspiring We also asked how we will make our to see greater integration between purpose – longer, healthier, happier lives. purpose count in the eyes of customers, healthcare funding and provision. An important enabler of our delivery healthcare systems and the communities We are in a good position to grow our of that potential is our status, which within which we operate, and with our business in 2013 through a combination was a great attraction for me when own people, the ingredient which truly of organic growth, acquisition and deciding to join Bupa. It maximises makes Bupa special. partnership. Difficult economic the degree to which we can pursue We believe that the conclusions we conditions will continue in Europe but growth opportunities for the benefit reached are exciting and motivating for increasing consumer expectations, of customers and society more broadly. all our stakeholders around the world. 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