Allianz Achieves Record Operating Profit of 17.4 Billion Euros – Excellent Start to New Strategic Cycle
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- Excellent momentum and record operating profit
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Total business volume rises 8.11 percent and reaches
186.9 billion euros with contributions from all segments -
Operating profit increases 8.4 percent to
17.4 billion euros , our highest operating profit ever -
Shareholders’ core net income advances 10.9 percent to
11.1 billion euros -
Core earnings per share (EPS) grow 12.5 percent and reach
28.61 euros - Core return on equity (RoE) reaches an excellent level of 18.1 percent
- Solvency II ratio 2 increases 10 percentage points to 218 percent supported by excellent capital generation
4Q 2025
- Diversified growth and double-digit increase in shareholders’ core net income
- Total business volume rises 6.5 1 percent with contributions from all segments
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Operating profit increases 3.0 percent to
4.3 billion euros , driven by excellent contribution from the Property-Casualty segment -
Shareholders’ core net income advances 12.2 percent and reaches
2.7 billion euros
Outlook & other
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For 2026, Allianz targets an operating profit of
17.4 billion euros , plus or minus1 billion euros 3 -
Management to propose a dividend per share of
17.10 euros , an increase of 11.0 percent from 2024 -
Allianz has announced a new share buy-back program of up to
2.5 billion euros onFebruary 25, 2026
CEO comment
“Allianz’s record results for 2025 demonstrate – again – our ability to deliver reliably, including in rapidly shifting and increasingly divisive environments. The strength of our performance and fundamentals goes well beyond our financial discipline and operational resilience. Our success is also powered by our leading brand strength, record customer loyalty, and highly motivated employees.
Customers expect protection and peace of mind at a price that they can afford, which is why our ability to offer superior value is so vital to the continued growth of our customer base. To mitigate deepening polarization in the world, it remains our strategic priority – as well as our societal responsibility – to ensure that people can access the freedom and security that our products and services provide.”
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Key performance indicator |
4Q 2025 |
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Change vs
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12M 2025 |
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Change vs
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Total business volume (€ bn)4 |
45.7 |
6.5 |
% |
186.9 |
8.1 |
% |
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Operating profit (€ mn) |
4,297 |
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3.0 |
% |
17,374 |
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8.4 |
% |
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Shareholders’ core net income (€ mn) |
2,731 |
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12.2 |
% |
11,113 |
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10.9 |
% |
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Core return on equity (%) |
18.1 |
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1.2%-p |
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Solvency II ratio (%) |
218 |
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10%-p |
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CFO comment
“We had an excellent start into our new strategic cycle. Our performance highlights the strength and resilience of Allianz’s business model.
Allianz’s record results for 2025 are characterized by very good growth across our segments and excellent profitability, while we further enhanced our financial strength. This demonstrates our ability to create sustainable value for our customers and shareholders alike.
As we pursue our 2026 target of an operating profit of
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Allianz’s 12M 2025 results were excellent. Allianz sustained its momentum across all three segments and achieved a record operating profit.
Our total business volume expanded to
Operating profit reached a record level of 17.4
Shareholders’ core net income rose by 10.9 percent to 11.1
Core earnings per share (EPS)5 amounted to 28.61
Allianz has delivered an excellent core return on equity (RoE)5 of 18.1 percent in 12M 2025 (12M 2024: 16.9 percent). Adjusted for the effects of the one-off tax provision and divestment gain, the core return on equity was 17.8 percent.
This performance was achieved while Allianz further strengthened its capitalization. The Solvency II ratio was 218 percent, an increase of 10 percentage points compared to full-year 2024 (209 percent) and 3Q 2025 (209 percent). This development was supported by excellent operating capital generation of 25 percentage points after tax/before dividend.
In 4Q 2025, Allianz delivered a strong performance, characterized by good growth across our three segments and excellent profitability.
Our total business volume amounted to
Operating profit rose 3.0 percent to 4.3
Shareholders’ core net income advanced 12.2 percent to 2.7
Outlook
In 2026, Allianz targets an operating profit of
Other
On
Property-Casualty insurance: Excellent delivery across all dimensions
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Key performance indicator |
4Q 2025 |
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Change vs
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12M 2025 |
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Change vs
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Total business volume (€ bn)4 |
19.9 |
6.7 |
% |
86.7 |
8.2 |
% |
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Operating profit (€ mn) |
2,134 |
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9.6 |
% |
8,992 |
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13.9 |
% |
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Combined ratio (%) |
93.6 |
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-1.1%-p |
92.2 |
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-1.3%-p |
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Loss ratio (%) |
69.8 |
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-0.9%-p |
68.3 |
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-1.0%-p |
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Expense ratio (%) |
23.8 |
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-0.2%-p |
23.9 |
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-0.3%-p |
Core messages Property-Casualty insurance 12M 2025
- Very good internal growth across retail and commercial
- Record operating profit, well exceeding the full-year outlook midpoint
- Excellent combined ratio supported by underwriting actions
In the 12M 2025 period, total business volume rose to
Operating profit was excellent at 9.0
The combined ratio was at an excellent level of 92.2 percent (93.4 percent), with improvements in the loss ratio and the expense ratio. The loss ratio reached 68.3 percent, an improvement of 1.0 percentage point compared to prior year (69.3 percent). Lower natural catastrophe losses and underlying improvements from underwriting actions overcompensated a conservative run-off ratio. The expense ratio improved by 0.3 percentage points to 23.9 percent (24.2 percent), reflecting a successful ongoing productivity focus.
The retail6 business delivered excellent internal growth of 9 percent while our commercial7 business grew by 7 percent.
Profitability in both retail and commercial was strong. The retail combined ratio improved 1.8 percentage points to 92.4 percent (94.1 percent), while in commercial the combined ratio reached an excellent level of 91.7 percent (92.2 percent), an improvement of 0.5 percentage points.
Core messages Property-Casualty insurance 4Q 2025
- Strong internal growth of 6.7 percent
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Excellent operating profit of
2.1 billion euros , up 10 percent - Very good combined ratio, supported by a better loss ratio and expense ratio
In 4Q 2025,total business volume reached
The operating profit grew to 2.1
The combined ratio improved to a very good level of 93.6 percent (94.7 percent). The loss ratio was 69.8 percent (70.7 percent), an improvement of 0.9 percentage points. The expense ratio improved by 0.2 percentage points to 23.8 percent (24.1 percent).
Our retailbusiness delivered excellent internal growth of 9 percent and the combined ratio reached 94.5 percent (94.0 percent).
The commercialbusiness achieved an internal growth of 3 percent, carefully managing the market environment, while the combined ratio improved by 4.0 percentage points to a strong level of 92.6 percent (96.6 percent).
Life/Health insurance: Consistently good results
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Key performance indicator |
4Q 2025 |
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Change vs
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12M 2025 |
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Change vs
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PVNBP (€ mn) |
21,163 |
-0.2 |
% |
84,682 |
3.5 |
% |
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New business margin (%) |
5.8 |
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0.3%-p |
5.7 |
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-0.0%-p |
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Value of new business (€ mn) |
1,217 |
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5.3 |
% |
4,829 |
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2.9 |
% |
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Operating profit (€ mn) |
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1,364 |
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-4.2 |
% |
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5,601 |
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1.7 |
% |
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Contractual Service Margin (€ bn, eop) |
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55.7 |
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1.4%8 |
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55.7 |
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5.2%9 |
Core messages Life/Health insurance 12M 2025
- Good PVNBP growth of 3.5 percent from exceptionally high prior year level
- Very good normalized CSM growth of 5.2 percent
- Operating profit above full-year outlook midpoint
In 12M 2025, PVNBP, the present value of new business premiums, reached
The new business margin remained strong at 5.7 percent (5.7 percent) and the value of new business rose to 4.8
Operating profit grew to 5.6
The Contractual Service Margin (CSM) remained broadly stable at
Core messages Life/Health insurance 4Q 2025
- New business margin strong at 5.8 percent
- Value of new business increases 12 percent adjusted for foreign currency translation effects and scope changes
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Operating profit good at
1.4 billion euros
In 4Q 2025, PVNBP, the present value of new business premiums, amounted to
The new business margin (NBM) of 5.8 percent (5.5 percent) was strong and above our ambition of at least 5 percent. The value of new business (VNB) increased by 5.3 percent to 1.2
Operating profit reached a good level of 1.4
Contractual Service Margin (CSM) increased to
Asset Management: Excellent third-party net inflows
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Key performance indicator |
4Q 2025 |
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Change vs
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12M 2025 |
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Change vs
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Operating revenues (€ bn)12 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
% |
8.5 |
5.9 |
% |
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Operating profit (€ mn) |
928 |
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-1.5 |
% |
3,345 |
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3.3 |
% |
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Cost-income ratio (%) |
60.0 |
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-0.0%-p |
60.7 |
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-0.4%-p |
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Third-party net flows (€ bn) |
45.5 |
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173.2 |
% |
139.3 |
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64.2 |
% |
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Third-party assets under management (€ bn) |
1,990 |
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3.6 |
% |
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Average third-party assets under management (€ bn) |
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1,978 |
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4.8 |
% |
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1,914 |
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5.8 |
% |
Core messages Asset Management 12M 2025
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Operating profit increases 3 percent to
3.3 billion euros - Cost-income ratio improves to 60.7 percent, ahead of full-year ambition of around 61 percent
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Excellent third-party net inflows of
139 billion euros
In 12M 2025, operating revenues increased to
Operating profit rose to 3.3
Third-party assets under managementamounted to 1.990
Core messages Asset Management 4Q 2025
- Assets under management (AuM)-driven revenues grow by 10 percent (F/X adjusted)
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Operating profit at
928 million euros , reaching 28 percent of our full-year outlook midpoint -
Strong third-party net inflows of
45 billion euros
In 4Q 2025, operating revenues reached
Operating profit amounted to 928
Third-party assets under management of
FOOTNOTES
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1 |
Internal growth; total growth 4.0 percent in 12M 2025 and -0.5 percent in 4Q 2025. |
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2 |
Solvency II ratio / Solvency II capitalization ratio: ratio that expresses the capital adequacy of a company by comparing own funds to SCR. This applies to all information related to the Solvency II ratio in this document. |
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3 |
As always, natural catastrophes and adverse developments in the capital markets, as well as factors stated in our cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements may severely affect the operating profit and/or net income of our operations and the results of the |
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4 |
Change refers to internal growth. |
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Core EPS and core RoE calculation based on shareholders‘ core net income. |
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Retail including SME and Fleet. This applies to all information related to retail in this document. |
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Commercial including large Corporate, MidCorp, credit insurance, internal and 3rd party R/I. This applies to all information related to commercial in this document. |
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Normalized CSM growth fourth quarter 2025. |
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Normalized CSM growth 2025, percentage calculated including the scope changes in the base value in the first quarter 2025 and including UniCredit Allianz Vita S.p.A. until the sale in the second quarter 2025. |
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Sale of our stake in UniCredit JV and transfer of our German accident insurance with premium refund (APR) and the Austrian health businesses from the |
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Figure includes gross CSM of |
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Internal growth. |
4Q & 12M 2025 RESULTS TABLE
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4Q 2025 |
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4Q 2024 |
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Delta |
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12M 2025 |
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12M 2024 |
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Delta |
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Total business volume |
€ bn |
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45.7 |
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45.9 |
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-0.5% |
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186.9 |
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179.8 |
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4.0% |
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- Property-Casualty |
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€ bn |
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19.9 |
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19.5 |
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1.7% |
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86.7 |
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82.9 |
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4.7% |
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- Life/Health |
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€ bn |
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23.6 |
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24.3 |
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-2.6% |
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92.3 |
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89.3 |
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3.4% |
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- Asset Management |
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€ bn |
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2.3 |
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2.4 |
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-1.5% |
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8.5 |
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8.3 |
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2.2% |
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- Consolidation |
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€ bn |
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-0.1 |
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-0.3 |
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-42.7% |
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-0.6 |
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-0.7 |
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-16.5% |
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Operating profit / loss |
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€ mn |
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4,297 |
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4,174 |
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3.0% |
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17,374 |
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16,023 |
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8.4% |
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- Property-Casualty |
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€ mn |
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2,134 |
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1,948 |
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9.6% |
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8,992 |
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7,898 |
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13.9% |
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- Life/Health |
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€ mn |
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1,364 |
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1,424 |
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-4.2% |
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5,601 |
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5,505 |
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1.7% |
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- Asset Management |
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€ mn |
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928 |
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941 |
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-1.5% |
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3,345 |
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3,239 |
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3.3% |
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- Corporate and Other |
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€ mn |
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-129 |
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-140 |
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-7.7% |
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-565 |
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-615 |
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-8.2% |
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- Consolidation |
€ mn |
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0 |
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1 |
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-69.6% |
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1 |
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-4 |
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n.m. |
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Net income |
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€ mn |
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2,821 |
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2,636 |
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7.0% |
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11,430 |
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10,540 |
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8.4% |
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- attributable to non-controlling interests |
€ mn |
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157 |
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163 |
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-3.9% |
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655 |
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609 |
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7.7% |
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- attributable to shareholders |
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€ mn |
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2,664 |
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2,472 |
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7.7% |
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10,775 |
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9,931 |
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8.5% |
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Shareholders’ core net income1 |
€ mn |
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2,731 |
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2,434 |
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12.2% |
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11,113 |
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10,017 |
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10.9% |
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Core earnings per share2 |
€ |
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7.17 |
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6.31 |
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13.7% |
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28.61 |
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25.42 |
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12.5% |
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Dividend per share |
€ |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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17.10 |
3 |
15.40 |
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11.0% |
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Additional KPIs |
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- Group |
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Core return on equity4 |
% |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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18.1% |
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16.9% |
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1.2% |
-p |
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- Property-Casualty |
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Combined ratio |
% |
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93.6% |
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94.7% |
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-1.1% |
-p |
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92.2% |
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93.4% |
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-1.3% |
-p |
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- Life/Health |
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New business margin |
% |
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5.8% |
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5.5% |
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0.3% |
-p |
5.7% |
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5.7% |
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-0.0% |
-p |
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- Asset Management |
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Cost-income ratio |
% |
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60.0% |
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60.0% |
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-0.0% |
-p |
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60.7% |
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61.1% |
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-0.4% |
-p |
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Delta |
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Shareholders' equity5 |
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€ bn |
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62.7 |
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60.3 |
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4.0% |
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Contractual service margin (net)6 |
€ bn |
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35.4 |
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34.5 |
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2.4% |
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Solvency II capitalization ratio7 |
% |
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218% |
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209% |
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10% |
-p |
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Third-party assets under management |
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€ bn |
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1,990 |
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1,920 |
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3.6% |
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Please note: The figures are presented in millions of Euros, unless otherwise stated. Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures. |
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Presents the portion of shareholders’ net income before non-operating market movements and before amortization of intangible assets from business combinations (including any related income tax effects). |
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Calculated by dividing the respective period’s shareholders' core net income, adjusted for net financial charges related to undated subordinated bonds classified as shareholders' equity, by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (basic core EPS). |
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Proposal. |
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Represents the ratio of shareholders’ core net income to the average shareholders’ equity at the beginning and at the end of the year. Shareholders’ core net income is adjusted for net financial charges related to undated subordinated bonds classified as shareholders’ equity. From the average shareholders’ equity, undated subordinated bonds classified as shareholders’ equity, unrealized gains and losses from insurance contracts and other unrealized gains and losses are excluded. |
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Excluding non-controlling interests. |
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Includes net CSM of |
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Risk capital figures are group diversified at 99.5% confidence level. |
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RATING
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Ratings1 |
S&P Global |
Moody’s |
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Insurer financial strength rating |
AA | stable outlook |
Aa2 | stable outlook |
A+ | stable outlook |
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Counterparty credit rating |
AA | stable outlook |
Not rated |
aa3 | stable |
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Senior unsecured debt rating |
AA |
Aa2 | stable outlook |
aa | stable |
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Subordinated debt rating |
A+/A |
A1/A34 | stable outlook |
aa- / a+ | stable |
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Commercial paper (short term) rating |
A-1+ |
Prime-1 |
Not rated |
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Includes ratings for securities issued by |
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Issuer credit rating. |
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Final ratings vary on the basis of the terms. |
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