v3.25.4
Report of Directors Financial Review Risk Report - Consensus central scenario (Details) - Consensus central scenario
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP growth rate, 5-year average 2.60%  
Forecast period 5 years  
UK    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP growth rate, 5-year average 1.40% 1.50%
Unemployment rate, 5-year average 4.70% 4.50%
House price growth, 5-year average 2.50% 3.20%
Inflation rate, 5-year average 2.20% 2.10%
Central bank policy rate, 5-year average 3.60% 3.90%
UK | Less than 1 year    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.10% 1.20%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.90% 4.90%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 1.20% 1.40%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.50% 2.40%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.50% 4.20%
UK | One to two years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.40% 1.30%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.70% 4.70%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.80% 3.80%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 2.10%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.40% 3.90%
UK | 2–3 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.50% 1.80%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.70% 4.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 3.30% 4.60%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 2.10%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.50% 3.80%
UK | 3–4 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.50% 1.60%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.70% 4.30%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.70% 3.50%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 2.00%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.70% 3.70%
UK | 4–5 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.50% 1.60%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.70% 4.30%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.40% 2.70%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 2.00%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.80% 3.70%
US    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP growth rate, 5-year average 2.00% 1.80%
Unemployment rate, 5-year average 4.20% 4.20%
House price growth, 5-year average 2.40% 3.00%
Inflation rate, 5-year average 2.40% 2.40%
Central bank policy rate, 5-year average 3.30% 3.70%
US | Less than 1 year    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.90% 2.00%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.40% 4.40%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 1.10% 4.40%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.90% 2.40%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.40% 4.10%
US | One to two years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 1.60%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.30% 4.30%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 1.90% 3.20%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.30% 2.80%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.10% 3.70%
US | 2–3 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 1.60%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.10% 4.30%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.70% 2.40%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 2.50%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.20% 3.70%
US | 3–4 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 1.80%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.10% 4.20%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 3.20% 2.50%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 2.20%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.40% 3.60%
US | 4–5 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 2.00%
Unemployment rate (%) 4.10% 4.10%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 3.20% 2.60%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 2.10%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.60% 3.60%
Hong Kong    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP growth rate, 5-year average 2.30% 2.60%
Unemployment rate, 5-year average 3.20% 3.20%
House price growth, 5-year average 1.80% 2.10%
Inflation rate, 5-year average 2.00% 2.00%
Central bank policy rate, 5-year average 3.70% 4.10%
Hong Kong | Less than 1 year    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.30% 1.70%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.60% 3.30%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 0.50% (0.50%)
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.80% 1.40%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.80% 4.50%
Hong Kong | One to two years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.30% 1.80%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.40% 3.70%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 1.50% 2.40%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.90% 1.90%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.50% 4.10%
Hong Kong | 2–3 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.30% 3.50%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.10% 3.30%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.50% 3.00%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 2.20%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.60% 4.00%
Hong Kong | 3–4 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.40% 3.10%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.00% 3.00%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 2.70%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 2.20%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.80% 4.00%
Hong Kong | 4–5 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.40% 2.70%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.00% 2.90%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 2.70%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 2.30%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.90% 4.00%
Mainland China    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP growth rate, 5-year average 4.00% 3.90%
Unemployment rate, 5-year average 5.10% 5.20%
House price growth, 5-year average 1.90% 0.70%
Inflation rate, 5-year average 1.30% 1.20%
Central bank policy rate, 5-year average 3.10% 3.10%
Mainland China | Less than 1 year    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 4.40% 4.00%
Unemployment rate (%) 5.20% 5.20%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) (1.60%) (5.90%)
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 0.70% 0.30%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.00% 2.90%
Mainland China | One to two years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 4.20% 3.70%
Unemployment rate (%) 5.20% 5.40%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% (0.70%)
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.20% 1.00%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.00% 2.90%
Mainland China | 2–3 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 4.00% 4.30%
Unemployment rate (%) 5.10% 5.20%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 3.50% 3.20%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.40% 1.50%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.10% 3.00%
Mainland China | 3–4 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 3.80% 3.90%
Unemployment rate (%) 5.00% 5.00%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 3.40% 4.10%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.50% 1.70%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.10% 3.20%
Mainland China | 4–5 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 3.80% 3.70%
Unemployment rate (%) 5.00% 5.00%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.30% 2.90%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.50% 1.60%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.20% 3.30%
France    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP growth rate, 5-year average 1.20% 1.20%
Unemployment rate, 5-year average 7.50% 7.20%
House price growth, 5-year average 3.70% 3.60%
Inflation rate, 5-year average 1.90% 1.90%
Central bank policy rate, 5-year average 2.20% 2.00%
France | Less than 1 year    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 0.90% 0.90%
Unemployment rate (%) 7.60% 7.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 4.30% 2.10%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.40% 1.20%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 1.90% 2.10%
France | One to two years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.20% 0.90%
Unemployment rate (%) 7.60% 7.30%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 5.00% 4.40%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.70% 1.60%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 2.00% 1.80%
France | 2–3 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.30% 1.40%
Unemployment rate (%) 7.50% 7.20%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 4.10% 4.40%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 2.00%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 2.10% 2.00%
France | 3–4 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.30% 1.50%
Unemployment rate (%) 7.40% 7.00%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 3.10% 3.80%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 2.30%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 2.30% 2.00%
France | 4–5 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.30% 1.40%
Unemployment rate (%) 7.40% 7.00%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 3.10%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.90% 2.20%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 2.50% 2.10%
UAE    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP growth rate, 5-year average 3.90% 3.90%
Unemployment rate, 5-year average 2.40% 2.60%
House price growth, 5-year average 3.10% 4.20%
Inflation rate, 5-year average 1.90% 1.90%
Central bank policy rate, 5-year average 3.40% 3.80%
UAE | Less than 1 year    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 4.70% 4.40%
Unemployment rate (%) 2.50% 2.70%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 5.80% 9.30%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 2.10%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.50% 4.10%
UAE | One to two years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 4.10% 4.20%
Unemployment rate (%) 2.40% 2.60%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 3.20% 5.10%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.90% 1.90%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.10% 3.80%
UAE | 2–3 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 3.80% 3.90%
Unemployment rate (%) 2.40% 2.60%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.30% 3.60%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 1.90% 1.80%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.30% 3.70%
UAE | 3–4 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 3.50% 3.60%
Unemployment rate (%) 2.40% 2.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 1.80%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 1.90%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.40% 3.60%
UAE | 4–5 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 3.50% 3.60%
Unemployment rate (%) 2.40% 2.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 2.10% 1.30%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 1.80%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 3.60% 3.60%
Mexico    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP growth rate, 5-year average 2.00% 1.50%
Unemployment rate, 5-year average 3.20% 3.50%
House price growth, 5-year average 4.40% 4.90%
Inflation rate, 5-year average 3.50% 3.80%
Central bank policy rate, 5-year average 7.50% 8.90%
Mexico | Less than 1 year    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 1.30% 0.90%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.20% 3.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 4.80% 7.60%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 3.70% 5.00%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 7.00% 9.40%
Mexico | One to two years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.00% 1.20%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.20% 3.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 4.50% 4.50%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 3.60% 3.90%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 7.20% 8.80%
Mexico | 2–3 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 1.70%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.20% 3.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 4.40% 4.20%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 3.50% 3.40%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 7.50% 8.80%
Mexico | 3–4 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 1.90%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.10% 3.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 4.30% 4.00%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 3.40% 3.40%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 7.70% 8.90%
Mexico | 4–5 years    
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [abstract]    
GDP (annual average growth rate, %) 2.20% 2.00%
Unemployment rate (%) 3.10% 3.50%
House prices (annual average growth rate, %) 4.20% 4.00%
Inflation (annual average growth rate, %) 3.40% 3.40%
Central bank policy rate (annual average, %) 7.90% 8.90%