MILLI REASURANS ANNUAL REPORT 2018

Millî Reasürans Türk Anonim Şirketi NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (Currency: Turkish Lira (TL)) (Convenience Translation of Financial Statements and Related Disclosures and Footnotes Originally Issued in Turkish, See Note 2.1.1) 2.6 Investment property Investment properties are held either to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation or for both. Investment properties are initially recorded at cost and subsequently measured at their fair values. The changes which result of fair value valuation recognised in the income statement. Any gains or losses on the retirement or disposal of an investment property are recognized in profit or loss in the period of retirement or disposal. Investment properties are derecognized when either they have been disposed of or when the investment property is permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected from its disposal. The fair value on the date of change in the usage is considered as cost in the reclassification recognition when investment property that measured with fair value is reclassified as a tangible asset. 2.7 Intangible assets The Group’s intangible assets consist of computer software, goodwill and advances on intangible assets. Intangible assets are recorded at cost in compliance with the “TAS 38 - Accounting for intangible assets”. The cost of the intangible assets purchased before December 31, 2004 are restated from the purchasing dates to December 31, 2004, the date the hyperinflationary period is considered to be ended. The intangible assets purchased after this date are recorded at their historical costs. Acquired computer software licenses are capitalized on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring to use the specific software. Amortization is charged on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives (3-15 years) over the cost of the asset. Costs associated with developing or maintaining computer software programs are recognized as expense when incurred. Costs that are directly associated with the development of identifiable and unique software products that are controlled by the Group and will probably provide more economic benefits than costs in one year are recognized as intangible assets. Costs include software development employee costs and an appropriate portion of relevant overheads. Computer software development costs recognized as assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives (not exceeding three years). Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the Group’s share of the net identifiable assets of the acquired subsidiary/associate at the date of the acquisition. Goodwill on acquisitions of associates is included in ‘investments in associates’ and is tested for impairment as part of the overall balance. Separately recognized goodwill is tested annually for impairment and carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Impairment losses on goodwill are not reversed. Gain or losses on the disposal of an entity includes the carrying amount of goodwill relating to the entity disposed of. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units. The allocations made to those cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the business combination in which the goodwill arises. The Group has acquired the health portfolio of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. as of August 31, 2004 with all of its rights and liabilities. The value at acquisition of the portfolio amounting to TL 16.250.000 is capitalized as goodwill by the Group. 2.8 Financial assets A financial asset is any asset that is cash, an equity instrument of another entity, a contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; or to exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to the entity. Securities are recognized and derecognized at the date of settlement. Financial assets are classified in four categories; as financial assets held for trading, available-for-sale financial assets, held to maturity financial assets, and loans and receivables. Millî Reasürans Annual Report 2018 184 / Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditors’ Report