FLLYR: INS: 2010 Full Year Preliminary Results

31 May 2010 2:17 pm

INS 31/05/2010 FLLYR

REL: 1417 HRS Insured Group Limited

FLLYR: INS: 2010 Full Year Preliminary Results

31 May 2010

RESULTS FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET

Full Year Preliminary Announcement

The Directors present the consolidated results of Insured Group Limited's (Insured Group) activities for the year ended 31 March 2010.

REVERSE TAKEOVER OF AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE LIMITED

On 10 March 2010, the Company's shareholders (LOM Shareholders) approved the takeover offer for Australian Consolidated Insurance Limited (ACIL). The takeover offer was accepted by ACIL shareholders, and all regulatory approvals were provided. The takeover offer became unconditional on 12 April 2010.

The takeover offer was for Insured to acquire all of ACIL shares in exchange for the issue of new shares in Insured Group. As a result of the takeover offer ACIL became a subsidiary of Insured Group.

As a result of the completion of the reverse takeover, the Company: - changed its name to Insured Group Limited (from Lombard Group Limited); - migrated its place of incorporation from New Zealand to Australia; - disposed of (as at 12 April 2010) all its current assets and liabilities (except a series of existing liabilities, valued at approximately $0.220 million, that remained in the parent company) to First One Holdings Limited (owned by LOM shareholders); - appointed Wayne Miller, Trevor Jacobs, Mark Shelton and Anne-Marie Syme as directors and saw the resignation of Michael Reeves and David Wallace; - will make a buyback offer in cash to the LOM shareholders for their Insured Group shares held prior to the takeover at NZ$0.01196 per Insured Group share; - is in a position to proceed with the proposed capital raising via a placement of ordinary shares and the issue of redeemable convertible preference shares.

The Board wishes to thank the outgoing directors David Wallace and Michael Reeves, for their hard work and dedication to achieve this result for the shareholders over this past year.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE The consolidated after-tax result for the year ended 31 March 2010 is a loss of $0.295 million. This is compared to a loss of $19.291 million for the year ended 31 March 2009.

The results for the year ended 31 March 2010 are only of the old Lombard Group Limited and its subsidiaries. As the reverse takeover of ACIL occurred after the year end date, the results of ACIL and its subsidiaries will be consolidated into Insured Group's accounts from 12 April 2010.

The Board has resolved that no dividend has been declared.

Wayne Miller MANAGING DIRECTOR

Insured Group Limited Results for announcement to the market Reporting Period Twelve months to 31 March 2010 Previous Reporting Period Twelve months to 31 March 2009 Amount (000s) NZD Percentage change 31/03/2010 31/03/2009 Revenue from ordinary activities $686 $1,753 Decrease 60.87% Operating profit (loss) before goodwill/impairment and after income tax $(255) $(661) Decrease 61.42% Operating profit (loss) after tax and goodwill/impairment but before minority interests ($295) ($19,291) Decrease 98.47% Minority interests $0 ($5) Net profit (loss) attributable to security holders. ($295) ($19,286) Decrease 98.47%

Interim/Final Dividend The Board has resolved that no dividend has been declared.

Record Date Not Applicable Dividend Payment Date Not Applicable

Comments

31/03/10 31/03/09 Net tangible assets per security 0.3 cents per share 1.6 cents per share Earnings per security -1 cent per share -82 cents per share Weighted average of number of shares on issue 23,406,628 23,406,628

COMMENTS BY DIRECTORS (a) Major changes or trends in the business since the end of the current year:

On 10 March 2010, the Company's shareholders (LOM shareholders) approved the takeover offer for Australian Consolidated Insurance Limited (ACIL). The takeover offer was accepted by ACIL shareholders, and all regulatory approvals were provided. The takeover offer became unconditional on 12 April 2010.

The takeover offer was for Insured to acquire all of ACIL shares in exchange for the issue of new shares in Insured Group. As a result of the takeover offer ACIL became a subsidiary of Insured Group.

As a result of the completion of the reverse takeover, the Company:

- changed its name to Insured Group Limited (from Lombard Group Limited); - migrated its place of incorporation from New Zealand to Australia; - disposed of (as at 12 April 2010) all its current assets and liabilities (except a series of existing liabilities, valued at approximately $0.220 million, that remained in the parent company) to First One Holdings Limited (owned by LOM shareholders); - appointed Wayne Miller, Trevor Jacobs, Mark Shelton and Anne-Marie Syme as directors and saw the resignation of Michael Reeves and David Wallace; - will make a buyback offer in cash to the LOM shareholders for their Insured Group shares held prior to the takeover at NZ$0.01196 per Insured Group share; - Is in a position to proceed with the proposed capital raising via a placement of ordinary shares and the issue of redeemable convertible preference shares.

(b) Material changes in accounting policies applied in the preparation of this yearly report.

There have been no material changes in accounting policies during the year ended 31 March 2010. End CA:00195573 For:INS Type:FLLYR Time:2010-05-31:14:17:50

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