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Hannover Rueck SE

Investor Presentation Aug 4, 2022

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Conference Call on Half-year Report 2022

Hannover, 4 August 2022

1 Group overview 2
2 Property & Casualty reinsurance 6
3 Life & Health reinsurance 11
4 Investments 14
5 Target Matrix 17
6 Outlook 2022 19
Appendix 22

Strong premium growth of ~20%; 12.4% return on equity clearly above target Consistently high capital adequacy ratio

Strong operating cash flow driven by profitable premium growth AuM stable despite negative valuation effect due to rising interest rates

Figures in m. EUR

Shareholders' equity impacted by interest rate effects in OCI Stable capitalisation under Solvency II due to economic view

1 Group overview 2
2 Property & Casualty reinsurance 6
3 Life & Health reinsurance 11
4 Investments 14
5 Target Matrix 17
6 Outlook 2022 19
Appendix 22

Strong growth in a continued improving pricing environment Underwriting result affected mainly by war in Ukraine, underlying around target

Property & Casualty R/I in m. EUR Q2/2021 Q2/2022 1H/2021 1H/2022
Gross written premium 4,574 5,773 10,267 12,922
Net premium earned 3,984 5,037 7,847 9,819
Net underwriting result
incl. funds withheld
169 69 317 96
Combined ratio
incl. interest on funds withheld
95.7% 98.6% 96.0% 99.0%
Net investment income from assets
under own management
305 352 570 653
Other income and expenses (8) (119) (109) (162)
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 466 302 778 586
Tax ratio 24.7% 18.6% 19.6% 24.8%
Group net income 331 222 592 399

YTD

  • GWP f/x-adjusted +18.2%, diversified growth from traditional and Structured Reinsurance business
  • NPE f/x-adjusted +17.8%
  • Net large losses excl. Russia/Ukraine of EUR 534 m. (5.4 % of NPE) within budget of EUR 611 m. for 1H/2022; additional precautionary reserving for potential losses related to war in Ukraine of EUR 316 m.; PYD negatively affected by nat-cat losses (incl. EUR 130 m. for drought in Brazil); Covid-19 reserve release for Credit reinsurance of EUR 88 m.
  • Increase in net investment income principally due to strong ordinary investment income
  • Other income and expenses mainly driven by negative currency effects

Major nat-cat and man-made losses within budget; additional 3.2% of NPE in precautionary IBNR for war in Ukraine

Natural and man-made catastrophe losses1) in m. EUR

8 Conference Call on Half-year Report 2022

Major losses excluding Russia/Ukraine IBNR at EUR 534 m.

1
2 Property & Casualty
reinsurance
3
4
5
6
Major losses excluding Russia/Ukraine IBNR at EUR 534 m.
Catastrophe losses1
)
in m. EUR
Date Gross Net
Storm "Ylenia/Zeynep", Europe 16 - 19 Feb 144.1 126.1
Rain and flood, Australia 21 Feb - 7 Mar 245.5 186.1
Earthquake, Japan 16 Mar 10.5 10.5
Floods, South Africa 8 - 15 Apr 83.0 82.1
Storm and hail, USA 10 - 15 Apr 10.1 3.8
Storm and tornadoes, USA 9 - 12 May 28.6 19.8
Derecho, Canada 21 May 13.8 13.8
Storm and hail, France 3 - 6 June 90.0 65.0
8 Natural catastrophes 625.6 507.2
1 Marine loss 16.7 14.6
1 Property loss 12.4 12.4
2 Man-made losses 29.1 27.0
10 Major losses 654.8 534.2
War Russia/Ukraine 316.2 316.2
Total 971.0 850.4

1) Natural catastrophes and other major losses in excess of EUR 10 m. gross Large loss budget 2022: EUR 1,400 m., thereof EUR 250 m. man-made and EUR 1,150 m. nat-cat

Combined ratios mainly impacted by Russia/Ukraine IBNR and large nat-cat events

Q2/2022: Combined ratio vs. target combined ratios

1) All lines of Property & Casualty reinsurance except those stated separately; EMEA incl. CIS

1 Group overview 2
2 Property & Casualty reinsurance 6
3 Life & Health reinsurance 11
4 Investments 14
5 Target Matrix 17
6 Outlook 2022 19
Appendix 22

Very strong underlying profitability

Strong earnings in Financial Solutions and Longevity - Covid-19 claims decreasing

Life & Health R/I in m. EUR Q2/2021 Q2/2022 1H/2021 1H/2022
Gross written premium 2,082 2,236 4,198 4,420
Net premium earned 1,839 2,020 3,669 3,947
Net underwriting result
incl. funds withheld
(71) (7) (193) (135)
Net investment income from
assets under own management
78 7
2
123 200
Other income and expenses 80 155 249 269
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 87 221 179 334
EBIT margin 4.7% 10.9% 4.9% 8.5%
Tax ratio 44.3% 18.4% 40.7% 15.4%
Group net income 48 179 105 280

YTD

  • GWP f/x-adjusted +0.3%, growth in Mortality and Longevity
  • NPE f/x-adjusted growth +2.3%
  • Technical result: Covid-19-related losses of EUR 194 m., thereof US: EUR 109 m. (1H/2021: EUR 263 m.)
  • Ordinary investment income increased primarily due to higher contribution from fixed income
  • Fair value of financial instruments includes positive valuation effect of EUR 88 m. from extreme mortality cover and negative impact from valuation of reinsurance-related derivatives (EUR -92 m.)
  • Other income and expenses mainly driven by strong contribution from deposit accounted treaties of EUR 219 m. (Q2/2021: EUR 184 m.) and one-off recapturing fee income of EUR 40 m.

Positive second quarter and good outlook for the remainder of the year Q2/2022 new and pipeline business1)

1 Group overview 2
2 Property & Casualty reinsurance 6
3 Life & Health reinsurance 11
4 Investments 14
5 Target Matrix 17
6 Outlook 2022 19
Appendix 22

Stable and solid return on investment of 3.0% Strong and increased ordinary investment return

in m. EUR Q2/2021 Q2/2022 1H/2021 1H/2022 RoI
Ordinary investment income1) 375 480 698 903 3.2%
Realised gains/losses 52 11 142 52 0.2%
Impairments/appreciations & depreciations (17) (37) (38) (52) -0.2%
Change in fair value of financial instruments
(through P&L)
7 6 (43) 28 0.1%
Investment expenses (33) (35) (65) (78) -0.3%
NII from assets under own management 383 424 694 853 3.0%
NII from funds withheld 42 72 172 127
Total net investment income 425 496 866 980
Unrealised gains/losses on investments 31 Dec 21
30 Jun 22
On-balance sheet 2,310 (2,756)
thereof Fixed income AFS 1,299 (3,806)
Off-balance sheet 629 524
thereof Fixed income HTM, L&R 148 (886)
Total 2,939 (2,233)

1) Incl. results from associated companies

YTD

  • Increasing ordinary income from inflation-linked bonds, higher reinvestment yield, higher return from real estate investments as well as higher asset volume
  • Realised gains primarily from liquidation of portfolio of listed equity partially offset by reallocations due to strategic and regular portfolio adjustments
  • Stable depreciation on direct real estate investments; rise in impairments mainly due to Russian and Ukrainian fixed income securities
  • Change in fair value of financial instruments through P&L impacted by valuation of reinsurance-related derivatives (UK and extreme mortality cover), positive contribution from f/x hedges
  • Decrease in valuation reserves due to higher government yield curves and credit spreads on corporates

Ordinary income with increased return from government bonds Stable asset allocation, defensive credit-risk taking since beginning of year

1)

Investment category 2018 2019 2020 2021 1H/2022
Fixed-income securities 87% 87% 85% 86% 84%
- Governments 35% 35% 34% 34% 36%
- Semi-governments 16% 15% 15% 14% 13%
- Corporates 29% 31% 30% 32% 29%
Investment grade 25% 26% 25% 28% 25%
Non-investment grade 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%
- Pfandbriefe, Covered bonds, ABS 7% 7% 6% 6% 2)
7%
Equities 2% 3% 3% 4% 4%
- Listed equity >0% >0% 1% 1% >0%
- Private equity 2% 2% 3% 3% 4%
Real Assets 6% 5% 5% 5% 6%
Others 1% 2% 3% 2% 2%
Short-term investments & cash 4% 3% 3% 3% 4%
Total market values in bn. EUR 42.7 48.2 49.8 56.2 56.6

Asset allocation Ordinary income split

1) Economic view based on market values without outstanding commitments for Private Equity and Alternative Real Estate as well as fixed-income investments of EUR 1,597.0 m. (EUR 1,588.2 m.) as at 30 June 2022

2) Of which Pfandbriefe and Covered Bonds = 61.0%

3) Before real estate-specific costs. Economic view based on market values as at 30 June 2022

1 Group overview 2
2 Property & Casualty reinsurance 6
3 Life & Health reinsurance 11
4 Investments 14
5 Target Matrix 17
6 Outlook 2022 19
Appendix 22

Target Matrix: 1H/2022

Business group Key figures Strategic targets 1H/2022
Group Return on equity1
)
900 bps above risk-free 12.4%
Solvency ratio2
)
≥ 200% 235%
Property & Casualty reinsurance Gross premium growth3
)
≥ 5% +18.2%
EBIT growth4
)
≥ 5% -24.7%
Combined ratio ≤ 96% 99.0%
xRoCA5
)
≥ 2% n.a. yet
Life & Health reinsurance Gross premium growth3
)
≥ 3% +0.3%
EBIT growth4
)
≥ 5% +86.4%
Value of New Business (VNB)6
)
≥ EUR 250 m. n.a. yet
xRoCA5
)
≥ 2% n.a. yet

1) After tax; risk-free: 5-year average return of 10-year German government bonds 2) According to our internal capital model and Solvency II requirements

3) Average annual growth at constant f/x rates 4) Average annual growth

5) Excess return (one-year economic profit in excess of the cost of capital) on allocated economic capital 6) Based on Solvency II principles; pre-tax reporting

1 Group overview 2
2 Property & Casualty reinsurance 6
3 Life & Health reinsurance 11
4 Investments 14
5 Target Matrix 17
6 Outlook 2022 19
Appendix 22

Continued high demand for Hannover Re security Risk-adjusted price increase of 4%; thereof non-proportional 5.5%

2,595 250 274 3,119 Inforce book up for renewal New/ cancelled/ restructured Price & volume changes on renewed Inforce book after renewals +20.2% 2 Apr - 1 Jul 2022 P&C renewals in m. EUR Change in shares: -0.7% Change in price: +4.0% Change in volume: +7.2%

Americas1)

  • Primary pricing trends continue to improve taking inflation into account
  • Property remains attractive due to underlying price increases and improved terms for lossaffected programs, resulting in higher margin expectations
  • Standard Casualty and Regional business remained stable with further rate improvements, plus some additional shares at attractive reinsurance terms and conditions
  • Overall, significant premium growth on the back of a hardening market Australia1)
  • Considerable hardening of property market with rates increasing and capacity withdrawing
  • Casualty rates up 5-6% despite good results, riding off the back of the property renewals
  • Substantial premium increase due to new business and price hardening

Asia1)

  • Property growth observed in most emerging markets impacted by inflation of insured values Credit & Surety
  • Stable reinsurance limits and wordings
  • Inflation, appreciation of the USD vs EUR and some organic growth pushing premium up

Underwriting year figures at unchanged f/x rates (31 December 2021) 1) Excluding specialty business

Group net income guidance for 2022 confirmed

Hannover Re Group

Gross written premium1) > 7.5%
2)
Return on investment
>
2.5%
Group net income 2) EUR 1.4 -
1.5 bn.
Ordinary dividend ≥ prior year

• Special dividend if capitalisation exceeds capital requirements for future growth and profit targets are achieved

1) At unchanged f/x rates

2) Subject to no major distortions in capital markets and/or major losses in 2022 not exceeding the large loss budget of EUR 1.4 bn. and no unexpected material Covid-19 impact in L&H

1 Group overview 2
2 Property & Casualty reinsurance 6
3 Life & Health reinsurance 11
4 Investments 14
5 Target Matrix 17
6 Outlook 2022 19
Appendix 22

Our business groups at a glance 1H/2022 vs. 1H/2021

Property & Casualty R/I Life & Health R/I Total
in m. EUR 1H/2021 1H/2022 1H/2021 1H/2022 1H/2021 1H/2022
Gross written premium 10,267 12,922 4,198 4,420 14,465 17,342
Change in GWP +25.9% +5.3% +19.9%
Net premium earned 7,847 9,819 3,669 3,947 11,515 13,767
Net underwriting result 302 55 (350) (221) (48) (166)
Net underwriting result incl. funds withheld 317 96 (193) (135) 124 (40)
Net investment income 584 694 281 286 866 980
From assets under own management 570 653 123 200 694 853
From funds withheld 15 41 157 86 172 127
Other income and expenses (109) (162) 249 269 138 106
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 778 586 179 334 956 919
Financing costs (1) (1) (1) (1) (40) (42)
Net income before taxes 777 585 178 333 916 877
Taxes (153) (145) (73) (51) (212) (184)
Net income 624 440 106 282 704 692
Non-controlling interest 32 42 1 2 33 44
Group net income 592 399 105 280 671 649
Retention 91.3% 91.7% 88.2% 88.8% 90.4% 90.9%
Combined ratio (incl. interest on funds withheld) 96.0% 99.0% - - - -
EBIT margin (EBIT / Net premium earned) 9.9% 6.0% 4.9% 8.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Tax ratio 19.6% 24.8% 40.7% 15.4% 23.2% 21.0%
Earnings per share (in EUR) 4.91 3.30 0.87 2.32 5.56 5.38

Our business groups at a glance Q2/2022 vs. Q2/2021

Property & Casualty R/I Life & Health R/I Total
in m. EUR Q2/2021 Q2/2022 Q2/2021 Q2/2022 Q2/2021 Q2/2022
Gross written premium 4,574 5,773 2,082 2,236 6,655 8,009
Change in GWP +26.2% +7.4% +20.3%
Net premium earned 3,984 5,037 1,839 2,020 5,823 7,057
Net underwriting result 158 33 (102) (43) 57 -10
Net underwriting result incl. funds withheld 169 69 (71) (7) 99 62
Net investment income 316 388 109 108 425 496
From assets under own management 305 352 78 72 383 424
From funds withheld 11 36 30 36 42 72
Other income and expenses (8) (119) 80 155 70 36
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 466 302 87 221 552 523
Financing costs (1) (1) (0) (0) (21) (21)
Net income before taxes 465 302 87 220 531 501
Taxes (115) (56) (38) (41) (146) (92)
Net income 351 246 48 180 385 410
Non-controlling interest 20 24 0 1 20 25
Group net income 331 222 48 179 365 385
Retention 89.8% 89.9% 87.8% 89.0% 89.2% 89.7%
Combined ratio (incl. interest on funds withheld) 95.7% 98.6% - - - -
EBIT margin (EBIT / Net premium earned) 11.7% 6.0% 4.7% 10.9% 9.5% 7.4%
Tax ratio 24.7% 18.6% 44.3% 18.4% 27.6% 18.3%
Earnings per share (in EUR) 2.74 1.84 0.40 1.48 3.02 3.19

Stress tests on assets under own management

After listed equity liquidation, main focus on credit exposures

Portfolio Scenario Change in market
value
in m. EUR
Change in OCI before
tax
in m. EUR
-10% -211 -211
Equity (listed and private equity) -20% -423 -423
+50 bps -1,280 -1,245
Fixed-income securities +100 bps -2,496 -2,427
Credit spreads +50% -1,047 -1,042

High-quality fixed-income book well balanced

High-quality fixed-income book well balanced
Geographical allocation mainly in accordance with our broad business diversification
Governments Semi
governments
Corporates Pfandbriefe,
Covered bonds,
ABS
Short-term
investments,
cash
Total
AAA 75% 53% 1
%
61% - 45%
A
A
10% 23% 10% 13% - 13%
A 10% 8
%
35% 12% - 18%
BBB 4
%
1
%
44% 11% - 17%
<BBB 2
%
14% 11% 2
%
- 7
%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% - 100%
Germany 14% 27% 3
%
19% 26% 13%
UK 7
%
2
%
6
%
6
%
6
%
6
%
France 3
%
1
%
7
%
8
%
0
%
4
%
GIIPS 0
%
1
%
4
%
3
%
0
%
2
%
Rest of Europe 3
%
17% 14% 25% 5
%
10%
USA 52% 13% 33% 19% 15% 36%
Australia 6
%
6
%
6
%
9
%
12% 6
%
Asia 12% 16% 12% 1
%
21% 12%
Rest of World 4
%
18% 15% 10% 15% 10%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Total b/s values in m. EUR 20,091 7,609 15,609 3,700 2,045 49,053

IFRS figures as at 30 June 2022

Currency allocation matches balance sheet liability profile as much as possible Duration-neutral strategy continued

Currency split of investments

  • Modified duration of fixed-income mainly congruent with liability- and capital-driven targets
  • GBP's higher modified duration predominantly due to life business
Modified duration
1H/2022 5.2
2021 5.8
2020 5.8
2019 5.7
2018 4.8

Individual events with limited impact on Solvency ratio Solvency ratio robust under stressed conditions

Sensitivities and stress tests

As at 31 December 2021

1) A return period of 250 years is equivalent to an occurrence probability of 0.4%; based on the aggregate annual loss.

2) Distributed denial-of-service-attack on main DNS provider

3) Average stress level of +50 bps. Stress level differs by corporate bond issuer rating Excl. government bonds and incl. impact of changes in dynamic volatility adjustment.

IR calendar

Disclaimer

This presentation does not address the investment objectives or financial situation of any particular person or legal entity. Investors should seek independent professional advice and perform their own analysis regarding the appropriateness of investing in any of our securities.

While Hannover Re has endeavoured to include in this presentation information it believes to be reliable, complete and up-todate, the company does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or updated status of such information.

Some of the statements in this presentation may be forward-looking statements or statements of future expectations based on currently available information. Such statements naturally are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors such as the development of general economic conditions, future market conditions, unusual catastrophic loss events, changes in the capital markets and other circumstances may cause the actual events or results to be materially different from those anticipated by such statements.

This presentation serves information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to acquire, subscribe to or dispose of, any of the securities of Hannover Re.

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