TryghedsGruppen har i dag onsdag den 18. marts 2015 afholdt ordinært repræsentantskabsmøde i København med en tætpakket dagsorden og flere markante beslutninger. På mødet deltog de 12 nyvalgte repræsentanter i Region Hovedstaden.
Repræsentanterne fulgte op på det seneste års drøftelser om TryghedsGruppens fremtidige struktur og besluttede med massivt flertal, at TryghedsGruppens medlemmer fremover kan få medlemsbonus, og at TryghedsGruppen opdeles i to enheder: videreførelse af det nuværende selskab TryghedsGruppen smba for medlemmerne fra Tryg og en ny forening fmba for medlemmerne fra Nordea Liv & Pension.
TryghedsGruppen går ind i en ny æra
Bestyrelsesformand Jørgen Huno Rasmussen er på hele TryghedsGruppens vegne stolt over, at det er lykkes at samles om et historisk skridt ind i en ny æra.
”Repræsentantskabet har – efter et års konstruktiv og engageret debat - truffet en historisk beslutning for vores selskab. Et første skridt i en ny æra for TryghedsGruppen. Jeg vil gerne takke alle mine kolleger i repræsentantskabet for deres vilje til solidarisk at finde kompromiser og fælles løsninger. De har alle været med til at løfte TryghedsGruppen ind i fremtiden med tiltrængt afklaring af to afgørende problemstillinger. Vi ser nu frem til myndighedernes godkendelse af de ændringer, repræsentantskabet i dag har truffet beslutning om,” siger han.
For det første kan TryghedsGruppen nu fra 2016 udbetale en årlig bonus til medlemmerne på baggrund af det årlige resultat. Bonus vil være et supplement til TryghedsGruppens nuværende målsætninger om både at være en solid langsigtet ejer af Tryg og stå bag TrygFonden som en markant almennyttig aktør i Danmark.
Repræsentantskabet vil på forårsmøderne beslutte den konkrete udbetaling af bonus til medlemmerne, baseret på det foregående års resultat. Første gang vil kunne være i foråret 2016.
For TrygFonden betyder beslutningen i dag, at de årlige uddelinger forudsættes videreført på det nuværende høje niveau og som noget nyt fremover også sikres i vedtægterne med minimum 1 % af TryghedsGruppens formue i årlige uddelinger.
Balance i medlemsgrupperne
Den anden problemstilling, som repræsentanterne har drøftet, handlede om en ubalance i medlemsgrupperne, hvilket nu løses ved, at medlemmerne fremover får hver deres enhed; én for medlemmerne fra Tryg og én for medlemmerne fra Nordea Liv & Pension. Det gælder for begge enheder, at alle medlemmer får mulighed for bonus.
Repræsentantskabet bakkede således konkret op om, at medlemmerne fra Nordea Liv & Pension får, hvad der ca. svarer til 20 % af TryghedsGruppens formue ultimo 2014, nemlig 8 mia. kr. som kapital overført i en ny forening. Den nye forening vil have mulighed for at udbetale bonus og for at udføre almennyttige aktiviteter.
Beslutningen blev stemt igennem med massiv opbakning med stemmetallene 64 for, 6 blanke og ingen imod. Nu skal myndighederne godkende beslutningen, før den kan effektueres.
Jens Bigum fra Region Nordjylland, nyvalgt formand for TryghedsGruppens repræsentantskab, er glad for disse beslutninger.
”Vi har igennem det seneste år brugt meget tid på at drøfte, hvordan vi kan fremtidssikre TryghedsGruppen. Mine kolleger i repræsentantskabet har hele vejen igennem været konstruktive og åbne – og det har også været kendetegnende for i dag. Jeg er glad for, at vi i dag har været med til at sikre medlemmerne en bonus, TrygFondens uddelinger, og at der nu er kommet helt klare linjer i vores medlemskreds”, siger han.
Jørgen Huno Rasmussen er enig:
”Dagens beslutning muliggør netop, at vi kan fortsætte TrygFondens aktiviteter på samme høje niveau fremover, som bestyrelsen hele tiden har ønsket, og som størstedelen af repræsentanterne – herunder flere af de nyvalgte – også har lagt stor vægt på. På den måde har vi sikret, at vi får det bedste af begge verdner.”
Pressen, eksterne bestyrelsesmedlemmer og ændret opløsningsbestemmelse
Repræsentanterne nåede på dagens møde også at beslutte andre nyskabelser:
Bestyrelsens forslag om yderligere at styrke TryghedsGruppens proces med åbenhed og transparens ved at give pressen adgang til det ordinære repræsentantskabsmøde om foråret blev besluttet. Det betyder, at pressen ved forårsmødet i 2016 har adgang til mødet på de tre punkter, der omhandler bestyrelsens beretning om selskabets virksomhed i det forgangne år, godkendelse af årsrapporten og beslutninger om anvendelse af overskud eller dækning af tab. Det vil også gælde i den nye forening.
Repræsentanterne besluttede også, at de fremover har mulighed for at vælge op til to bestyrelsesmedlemmer, der ikke er medlemmer af repræsentantskabet. Forslaget skal sikre, at det altid vil være muligt at rekruttere alle de nødvendige kompetencer til TryghedsGruppens bestyrelse og bestyrelsen i Tryg. De eksterne bestyrelsesmedlemmer vil deltage i repræsentantskabsmøderne men ikke have stemmeret. Det vil også gælde i den nye forening.
Endelig besluttede repræsentanterne, at ændre vedtægterne i TryghedsGruppen, så en beslutning om opløsning af selskabet skal vedtages med 9/10 og ikke ¾ af samtlige repræsentanter. Det sker på baggrund af drøftelserne om TryghedsGruppens struktur, der i repræsentantskabet har vist stor tilslutning til de definerede målsætninger – og dermed også til ikke at opløse TryghedsGruppen. Det vil også gælde i den nye forening.
Repræsentanterne godkendte årsrapporten for 2014 og tog bestyrelsens beretning om selskabets virksomhed i det forløbne regnskabsår til efterretning.
Nyt bestyrelsesmedlem, formand og næstformand for repræsentantskabet
Repræsentantskabet valgte i dag også en ny formand. Valget faldt på Jens Bigum fra Region Nordjylland. Da han indtil i dag har fungeret som næstformand, blev der også valgt en ny næstformand. Valget faldt her på Peter Lindholm Sørensen fra Region Hovedstaden.
Idet Frans Boch fra Region Hovedstaden udtræder af repræsentantskabet og bestyrelsen, blev på hans plads valgt Claus Wistoft fra Region Midtjylland.
Anders Hjulmand, Jesper Hjulmand, Ida Sofie Jensen og Ulrik Salmonsen var på valg til bestyrelsen og blev alle genvalgt.
Charlotte Antonsen fra Region Hovedstaden blev valgt til valgbestyrelsen.Clear decision on demerger and membership bonus without reduction of TrygFonden
In 2016, members of TryghedsGruppen will be able to receive a bonus. They will also have their own two independent entities. This was the conclusion reached after today’s meeting of the Committee of Representatives which also decided that, in the future, the media will be granted access to parts of the meetings. The Committee of Representatives also elected a new member of the Board of Directors as well as a new chairman and vice-chairman for the Committee of Representatives.
Wednesday 18 March 2015, TryghedsGruppen held its ordinary meeting of the Committee of Representatives in Copenhagen with a full agenda and several significant decisions. The meeting was attended by the 12 newly elected representatives from the Capital Region of Denmark.
The representatives followed up on recent years’ discussions about the future structure of TryghedsGruppen and decided by a massive majority that, in the future, members of TryghedsGruppen will be able to receive a membership bonus and that TryghedsGruppen is to be divided into two entities by continuing the existing company TryghedsGruppen smba for members from Tryg and creating a new association fmba for members from Nordea Liv & Pension.
TryghedsGruppen enters a new era
On behalf of the entire TryghedGruppen, chairman of the Board of Directors, Jørgen Huno Rasmussen, is proud that TryghedsGruppen has been able to agree on taking this historical leap into a new era.
“After one year of constructive and enthusiastic debate, the Committee of Representatives has made a historical decision for our company. A first leap into a new era for TryghedsGruppen. I would like to thank all of my colleagues in the Committee of Representatives for their willingness to find compromises and joint solutions. Everyone contributed to lifting TryghedsGruppen into the future following much-needed clarification of two crucial issues. We now await approval by the authorities on the changes decided by the Committee of Representative today”, he said.
First of all, from 2016, TryghedsGruppen will be able to pay an annual bonus to its members on the basis of the annual results. A bonus will be a supplement to the current objectives of TryghedsGruppen - being a solid long-term owner of Tryg and standing behind TrygFonden as a substantial non-profit-making player in Denmark.
During the Spring meetings, the Committee of Representatives will decide the specific payment of bonus to the members on the basis of the previous year’s results. The first bonus may be paid in Spring 2016.
For TrygFonden, today’s decision means that the annual donations will continue at the current high level, and as a new thing, these will also be laid down in the Articles of Association according to which a minimum of 1% of the assets of TryghedsGruppen will ensure the annual donations through TrygFonden.
Balance in membership groups
The other issue discussed by the representatives was about the imbalance in the membership groups. This is now solved by members being divided into their own entities; one for members from Tryg and one for members from Nordea Liv & Pension. With regard to both entities, all members will be able to receive a bonus.
Specifically, the Committee of Representatives supports that members from Nordea Liv & Pension may receive what corresponds to about 20% of the assets of TryghedsGruppen at the end of 2014, i.e. DKK 8 bn. as capital transferred to a new association. The new association will be able to pay bonuses and carry out non-profit-making activities.
The decision was adopted with massive support, there were 64 votes in favour, 6 abstained votes and no opposing votes. The decision must now be approved by the authorities before it can be implemented.
Jens Bigum from the North Denmark Region, newly elected chairman for the Committee of Representatives of TryghedsGruppen is pleased with the decisions.
“Throughout the previous year we have spent much time discussing how we can secure TryghedsGruppen for the future. At every stage of this process, my colleagues in the Committee of Representatives have been constructive and open minded; a characteristic also shown today. I am pleased that we have been able to secure our members a bonus; donations by TrygFonden, and that we now have clear lines in our group of members”, he said.
Jørgen Huno Rasmussen agreed:
“Today’s decision enables us to maintain the same high level of activities in TrygFonden in the future as always wished for by the Board of Directors, and which the representatives, including several of the newly elected representatives, have also emphasised. This way, we have ensured the best of both worlds”.
The media, external members of the Board of Directors and changed dissolution provision
At today’s meeting, the representatives also made other cutting edge decisions:
The motion by the Board of Directors to further strengthen openness and transparency by allowing the media access to the ordinary meeting of the Committee of Representatives in the Spring was adopted. This means that, at the Spring meeting in 2016, the media will have access to the meeting in relation to the three items involving the Board of Directors’ report on the company’s activities in the previous year, approval of the annual report and decisions regarding appropriation of profits or coverage of losses. This will extend to the new association.
The representatives also decided that, in the future, they will be able to elect up to two members of the Board of Directors who are not members of the Committee of Representatives. The motion aims at ensuring that it will always be possible to recruit all the competences necessary to the Board of Directors of TryghedsGruppen and the Board of Directors of Tryg. The external members of the Board of Directors will participate in the meetings of the Committee of Representatives but will not have voting rights.
This will also extend to the new association.
Finally, the representatives decided to amend the Articles of Association of TryghedsGruppen such that a decision of company dissolution requires nine-tenths of the votes of all representatives and not three-quarters. This decision is based on the debate about the structure of TryghedsGruppen where the Committee of Representatives largely favoured the defined objectives and thus also opposed dissolution of TryghedsGruppen. This will also extend to the new association.
The representatives approved the annual report for 2014 and noted the Board of Directors’ report on the activities of the company in the previous financial year.
New member of the Board of Directors, chairman and vice-chairman for the Committee of Representatives
Today, the Committee of Representatives also elected a new chairman. Jens Bigum from the North Denmark Region was elected. Until today, he had been vice-chairman, therefore a new vice-chairman was also elected. Peter Lindholm Sørensen from the Capital Region of Denmark was elected to this post.
As Frans Boch from the Capital Region of Denmark is resigning from the Committee of Representatives and the Board of Directors, Claus Wistoft from the Central Denmark Region was elected in his place.
Anders Hjulmand, Jesper Hjulmand, Ida Sofie Jensen and Ulrik Salmonsen were up for election to the Board of Directors and were all re-elected.
Charlotte Antonsen from the Capital Region of Denmark was elected to the election committee.
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About TryghedsGruppen
TryghedsGruppen is the majority owner of Tryg insurance company and is behind TrygFonden. We create value and peace of mind through long-term investment and charitable distributions.