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Intangible assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Summary of Intangible Assets

Net book value		Goodwill				VOBA				Future         servicing rights				Software				Other				Total
At December 31, 2019			392				952				84				69				61				1,559
At December 31, 2018			384				1,123				91				64				64				1,727
At January 1, 2018			293				1,153				99				51				36				1,633
Cost
At January 1, 2019			554				6,858				361				327				166				8,265
Additions			-				-				-				35				4				39
Capitalized subsequent expenditure			-				-				-				7				-				7
Disposals			-				-				-				(9	)			-				(9	)
Net exchange differences			13				145				5				11				3				178
At December 31, 2019			567				7,003				366				371				173				8,479
Accumulated amortization, depreciation and impairment losses
At January 1, 2019			169				5,735				270				263				101				6,538
Amortization through income statement			-				112				8				16				7				143
Shadow accounting adjustments			-				72				-				-				-				72
Disposals			-				-				-				(7	)			-				(7	)
Impairment losses			3				11				-				20				-				34
Net exchange differences			3				121				4				9				3				140
At December 31, 2019			175				6,051				282				301				111				6,920
Cost
At January 1, 2018			462				6,565				359				294				128				7,808
Additions			-				-				-				45				2				47
Acquisitions through business combinations			85				-				-				7				33				126
Capitalized subsequent expenditure			-				-				-				5				-				5
Disposals			-				-				-				(19	)			-				(19	)
Net exchange differences			6				293				2				(6	)			2				298
At December 31, 2018			554				6,858				361				327				166				8,265
Accumulated amortization, depreciation and impairment losses
At January 1, 2018			169				5,412				260				243				92				6,176
Amortization through income statement			-				135				8				16				6				165
Shadow accounting adjustments			-				(56	)			-				-				-				(56	)
Disposals			-				-				-				(6	)			-				(6	)
Impairment losses			-				-				-				15				-				15
Net exchange differences			-				244				2				(5	)			3				243
At December 31, 2018			169				5,735				270				263				101				6,538

Summary of Geographically Cash-generating Units to Goodwill

A geographical summary of the cash-generating units to which the goodwill is allocated is as follows:    

Goodwill		2019				2018
Americas			183				182
Southern & Eastern Europe			29				30
Asset Management			34				33
United Kingdom			57				54
The Netherlands			89				85
At December 31			392				384

Summary of Movement in VOBA

The movement in VOBA over 2019 can be summarized and compared to 2018 as follows:    

		2019				2018
At January 1			1,123				1,153
Amortization / depreciation through income statement			(112	)			(135	)
Shadow accounting adjustments			(72	)			56
Impairment losses			(11	)			-
Net exchange differences			24				49
At December 31			952				1,123

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