Earnings Release • Aug 9, 2023
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Hannover, 9 August 2023

| 1 | Group overview | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Property & Casualty reinsurance | 5 |
| 3 | Life & Health reinsurance | 9 |
| 4 | Investments | 12 |
| 5 | Outlook 2023 | 14 |
| 6 | Appendix | 18 |

All figures in m. EUR unless otherwise stated
1) At unchanged f/x rates
2) Subject to no major distortions in capital markets and/or major losses not exceeding the large loss budget of EUR 1.725 bn. in 2023 and no further significant impact from Covid-19 on L&H result
| 1 Group overview | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |


All figures in m. EUR unless otherwise stated
| 1 | Group overview | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Property & Casualty reinsurance | 5 |
| 3 | Life & Health reinsurance | 9 |
| 4 | Investments | 12 |
| 5 | Outlook 2023 | 14 |
| 6 | Appendix | 18 |
| Property & Casualty R/I | Q2/2022 | Q2/2023 | 1H/2022 1H/2023 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinsurance revenue (gross) | 3,262 | 3,765 | 7,850 | 8,365 | |
| Reinsurance revenue (net) | 2,763 | 3,082 | 7,104 | 7,183 | |
| Reinsurance service result | 208 | 283 | 397 | 598 | |
| Reinsurance finance result | (55) | (155) | (149) | (285) | |
| Investment result | 333 | 327 | 548 | 625 | |
| Other result | (136) | (91) | (148) | (108) | |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 349 | 363 | 648 | 829 | |
| Combined ratio (net) | 92.5% | 90.8% | 94.4% | 91.7% | |
| New business CSM (net) | 183 | 374 | 1,261 | 1,829 | |
| New business LC (net) | (46) | (10) | (235) | (35) |
LC = Loss component All figures in m. EUR unless otherwise stated
0
4000



All figures in m. EUR unless otherwise stated
Natural and man-made catastrophe losses1) in m. EUR

1) Natural catastrophes and other major losses in excess of EUR 10 m. gross
8 Conference Call on Q2/2023 financial results
| 1 | Group overview | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Property & Casualty reinsurance | 5 |
| 3 | Life & Health reinsurance | 9 |
| 4 | Investments | 12 |
| 5 | Outlook 2023 | 14 |
| 6 | Appendix | 18 |
| Life & Health R/I in m. EUR | Q2/2022 | Q2/2023 | 1H/2022 1H/2023 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinsurance revenue (gross) | 1,943 | 1,938 | 3,966 | 3,908 | |
| Reinsurance revenue (net) | 1,805 | 1,775 | 3,697 | 3,544 | |
| Reinsurance service result | 65 | 228 | 297 | 481 | |
| Reinsurance finance result | (28) | (20) | (57) | (58) | |
| Investment result | 99 | 142 | 276 | 225 | |
| Other result | 36 | (78) | (45) | (124) | |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 171 | 271 | 471 | 525 | |
| New business CSM (net) | 110 | 67 | 229 | 151 | |
| New business LC (net) | 1 | 2 | (1) | (4) |
– Increase in ordinary income and higher result from fair value changes
All figures in m. EUR unless otherwise stated


All figures in m. EUR unless otherwise stated
| 1 | Group overview | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Property & Casualty reinsurance | 5 |
| 3 | Life & Health reinsurance | 9 |
| 4 | Investments | 12 |
| 5 | Outlook 2023 | 14 |
| 6 | Appendix | 18 |
| in m. EUR 2016A |
Q2/2022 | Q2/2023 | 1H/2022 | 1H/2023 | RoI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Ordinary investment income 1) |
453 | 490 | 876 | 941 | 3.4% |
| Realised gains/losses | (36) | (31) | (57) | (44) | -0.2% |
| Depreciations Real Assets, Impairments | (12) | (14) | (23) | (27) | -0.1% |
| Change in ECL | 26 | 6 | (20) | 9 | 0.0% |
| FVTPL2)- Valuation | 35 | 61 | 122 | 57 | 0.2% |
| Investment expenses | (34) | (43) | (75) | (86) | -0.3% |
| Investment result | 432 | 470 | 825 | 851 | 3.0% |
| Unrealised gains/losses on investments (OCI) | 31 Dec 22 | 30 Jun 23 |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Income | (4,863) | (4,476) |
| Equities (non-recycling) | (0.1) | (0.1) |
| Real Assets | 546 | 563 |
| Others (Participations etc.) | 275 | 282 |
| Total | (4,042) | (3,632) |
1) Incl. results from associated companies 2) Fair Value Through P/L of financial instruments All figures in m. EUR unless otherwise stated
| 1 | Group overview | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Property & Casualty reinsurance | 5 |
| 3 | Life & Health reinsurance | 9 |
| 4 | Investments | 12 |
| 5 | Outlook 2023 | 14 |
| 6 | Appendix | 18 |

Americas1)
Underwriting year figures at unchanged f/x rates (31 December 2022) 1) Excluding specialty business mentioned separately
| • | Reinsurance revenue1) | ≥ 5% growth |
|---|---|---|
| • | Return on investment 2) | ≥ 2.4% |
| • | Group net income 2) | ≥ EUR 1.7 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 not exceeding the large loss budget of EUR 1.725 bn. in 2023 and no further significant impact from Covid-19 on L&H result

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Outlook 2023 | 6 |
| P&C | L&H | |
|---|---|---|
| Reinsurance service result |
91% - 92% Combined ratio |
EUR 750 - 800 m. |
| Interest accretion | ~ EUR 570 m. | ~ EUR 140 m. |
| EBIT | ≥ EUR 1,600 m. | ≥ EUR 750 m. |
| 1 | Group overview | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Property & Casualty reinsurance | 5 |
| 3 | Life & Health reinsurance | 9 |
| 4 | Investments | 12 |
| 5 | Outlook 2023 | 14 |
| 6 | Appendix | 18 |
| Property & Casualty R/I | Life & Health R/I | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in m. EUR | 1H/2022 | 1H/2023 | ∆-% | 1H/2022 | 1H/2023 | ∆-% | 1H/2022 | 1H/2023 | ∆-% |
| Reinsurance revenue (gross) | 7,850 | 8,365 | 6.6% | 3,966 | 3,908 | -1.5% | 11,816 | 12,273 | 3.9% |
| Reinsurance service expenses | (7,283) | (6,896) | -5.3% | (3,637) | (3,395) | -6.6% | (10,920) | (10,291) | -5.8% |
| Reinsurance service result (gross) | 567 | 1,469 | 159.1% | 329 | 513 | 55.8% | 896 | 1,982 | 121.2% |
| Reinsurance result (ceded) | (171) | (872) | - | (32) | (32) | -1.2% | (203) | (903) | - |
| Reinsurance service result | 397 | 598 | 50.7% | 297 | 481 | 62.0% | 694 | 1,079 | 55.5% |
| Reinsurance finance result | (149) | (285) | 91.6% | (57) | (58) | 1.6% | (205) | (342) | 66.7% |
| Investment income | 548 | 625 | 13.9% | 276 | 225 | -18.5% | 825 | 851 | 3.2% |
| Currency result | (24) | 59 | - | (3) | (25) | - | (27) | 34 | - |
| Other income and expenses | (124) | (168) | 34.9% | (42) | (98) | 136.3% | (168) | (268) | 59.9% |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 648 | 829 | 28.0% | 471 | 525 | 11.3% | 1,118 | 1,353 | 21.0% |
| Net income before taxes | 1,075 | 1,288 | +19.8% | ||||||
| Taxes | (205) | (298) | +45.4% | ||||||
| Net income | 870 | 990 | +13.8% | ||||||
| Non-controlling interest | 55 | 30 | -46.1% | ||||||
| Group net income | 815 | 960 | +17.8% |
| Catastrophe losses1) in m. EUR |
Date | Gross | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floods, New Zealand | 27 Jan - 6 Feb | 89.3 | 45.3 |
| Earthquake, Türkiye | 6 Feb | 262.8 | 257.0 |
| Cyclone "Gabrielle", New Zealand | 10 - 17 Feb | 121.3 | 65.4 |
| Hail / Storm, USA | 01 - 03 Mar | 20.9 | 6.2 |
| Tornadoes, USA | 24 - 27 Mar | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| Tornadoes / Storm, USA | 30 Mar - 02 April | 43.4 | 35.7 |
| Rain / Flood, Italy | 16 - 22 May | 41.5 | 41.5 |
| 7 Natural catastrophes | 590.6 | 462.5 | |
| 5 Property losses | 114.3 | 114.3 | |
| 2 Credit losses | 30.2 | 30.2 | |
| 7 Man-made losses | 144.5 | 144.5 | |
| 14 Major losses | 735.1 | 606.9 |
1) Natural catastrophes and other major losses in excess of EUR 10 m. gross Large loss budget 2023: EUR 1,725 m., thereof EUR 1,475 m. NatCat and EUR 250 m. man-made Large loss budget 1H/2023: EUR 751 m., thereof EUR 626 m. NatCat and EUR 125 m. man-made
| Property & Casualty R/I | Life & Health R/I | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in m. EUR | Q2/2022 | Q2/2023 | ∆-% | Q2/2022 | Q2/2023 | ∆-% | Q2/2022 | Q2/2023 | ∆-% | |
| Reinsurance revenue (gross) | 3,262 | 3,765 | +15.4% | 1,943 | 1,938 | -0.3% | 5,205 | 5,702 | +9.6% | |
| Reinsurance service expenses | (2,806) | (2,978) | +6.2% | (1,852) | (1,705) | -8.0% | (4,658) | (4,683) | +0.5% | |
| Reinsurance service result (gross) | 456 | 786 | +72.6% | 91 | 233 | 156.3% | 547 | 1,019 | +86.5% | |
| Reinsurance result (ceded) | (248) | (504) | +103.0% | (26) | (5) | -79.9% | (275) | (509) | +85.4% | |
| Reinsurance service result | 208 | 283 | +36.2% | 65 | 228 | - | 272 | 510 | +87.6% | |
| Reinsurance finance result | (55) | (155) | +180.0% | (28) | (20) | -27.5% | (83) | (176) | +110.5% | |
| Investment income | 333 | 327 | -1.9% | 99 | 142 | 44.3% | 432 | 470 | +8.8% | |
| Currency result | (58) | 12 | -120.6% | 43 | (21) | -148.1% | (15) | (9) | -43.2% | |
| Other income and expenses | (78) | (103) | +33.0% | (7) | (57) | - | (85) | (164) | +92.3% | |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 349 | 363 | +4.0% | 171 | 271 | 58.7% | 520 | 632 | +21.6% | |
| Net income before taxes | 499 | 600 | +20.3% | |||||||
| Taxes | (87) | (128) | +46.8% | |||||||
| Net income | 411 | 472 | +14.6% | |||||||
| Non-controlling interest | 24 | (4) | -116.7% | |||||||
| Group net income | 387 | 476 | +22.9% |


| Stand alone in m. EUR | Q1/2022 | Q2/2022 | Q3/2022 | Q4/2022 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinsurance revenue (gross) | 6,612 | 5,205 | 6,515 | 5,742 | 24,073 |
| Reinsurance service expenses | (6,262) | (4,658) | (6,232) | (5,202) | (22,354) |
| Reinsurance service result (gross) | 350 | 547 | 283 | 540 | 1,719 |
| Reinsurance result (ceded) | 72 | (275) | 87 | (267) | (383) |
| Reinsurance service result | 421 | 272 | 370 | 273 | 1,336 |
| Reinsurance finance result | (122) | (83) | (113) | (264) | (583) |
| Investment income | 393 | 432 | 368 | (228) | 965 |
| Net currency result | (12) | (15) | 21 | 24 | 18 |
| Other income and expenses | (83) | (85) | (102) | 49 | (221) |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 598 | 520 | 544 | (146) | 1,516 |
| Net income before taxes | 576 | 499 | 523 | (173) | 1,424 |
| Taxes | (118) | (87) | (164) | (157) | (526) |
| Net income | 458 | 411 | 359 | (331) | 898 |
| Non-controlling interest | 31 | 24 | 58 | 5 | 118 |
| Group net income | 428 | 387 | 301 | (335) | 781 |
| Reinsurance revenue (net) | 6,234 | 4,568 | 5,990 | 4,936 | 21,729 |
| Stand alone in m. EUR | Q1/2022 | Q2/2022 | Q3/2022 | Q4/2022 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinsurance revenue (gross) | 4,589 | 3,262 | 4,539 | 3,876 | 16,265 |
| Reinsurance service expenses | (4,478) | (2,806) | (4,411) | (3,420) | (15,113) |
| Reinsurance service result (gross) | 111 | 456 | 128 | 456 | 1,151 |
| Reinsurance result (ceded) | 78 | (248) | 81 | (261) | (350) |
| Reinsurance service result | 189 | 208 | 209 | 196 | 801 |
| Reinsurance finance result | (93) | (55) | (80) | (247) | (475) |
| Investment income | 216 | 333 | 285 | (225) | 608 |
| Currency result | 34 | (58) | 54 | (4) | 26 |
| Other income and expenses | (47) | (78) | (90) | 121 | (93) |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 299 | 349 | 378 | (159) | 867 |
| Combined ratio (net) | 95.6% | 92.5% | 95.0% | 94.0% | 94.5% |
| Reinsurance revenue (net) | 4,342 | 2,763 | 4,154 | 3,239 | 14,497 |
| New business CSM (net) | 1,825 | ||||
| New business LC (net) | (236) |
| Stand alone in m. EUR | Q1/2022 | Q2/2022 | Q3/2022 | Q4/2022 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinsurance revenue (gross) | 2,023 | 1,943 | 1,977 | 1,866 | 7,808 |
| Reinsurance service expenses | (1,785) | (1,852) | (1,822) | (1,782) | (7,241) |
| Reinsurance service result (gross) | 238 | 91 | 155 | 83 | 568 |
| Reinsurance result (ceded) | (6) | (26) | 6 | (6) | (33) |
| Reinsurance service result | 232 | 65 | 161 | 77 | 535 |
| Reinsurance finance result | (29) | (28) | (33) | (18) | (108) |
| Investment income | 177 | 99 | 83 | (1) | 357 |
| Currency result | (46) | 43 | (33) | 28 | (9) |
| Other income and expenses | (34) | (7) | (12) | (72) | (126) |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 300 | 171 | 166 | 13 | 650 |
| Reinsurance revenue (net) New business CSM (net) |
1,892 | 1,805 | 1,836 | 1,698 | 7,231 546 |
| New business LC (net) | (4) |
Overall allocation in cautious manner with focus on decent liquidity to manoeuvre
| Asset class | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Q2/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 87% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 83% | 84% |
| Governments | 44% | 42% | 42% | 40% | 42% | 41% |
| Semi-governments | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% |
| Corporates | 29% | 31% | 30% | 32% | 27% | 28% |
| Investment grade | 25% | 26% | 25% | 28% | 23% | 24% |
| Non-Investment grade | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Covered Bonds | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| ABS/MBS/CDO | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Equities | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Listed | <0.1% | <0.1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Private Equities | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Real Assets (without Infra-Debt) | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 7% |
| Others | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Cash/STI | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| MV AuM in EUR bn. * | 42.7 | 48.2 | 49.8 | 56.2 | 57.4 | 57.0 |
* 2018 – 2022 IAS 39 incl. Cash / >2023 IFRS9 excl. Cash
| 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% | 54% | 0 % |
57% | - | 46% |
| A A |
11% | 23% | 10% | 13% | - | 13% |
| A | 9 % |
8 % |
34% | 13% | - | 17% |
| BBB | 4 % |
2 % |
46% | 15% | - | 18% |
| <BBB | 1 % |
14% | 10% | 2 % |
- | 6 % |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | - | 100% |
| Germany | 15% | 25% | 7 % |
17% | 38% | 15% |
| UK | 7 % |
3 % |
6 % |
5 % |
9 % |
6 % |
| France | 3 % |
1 % |
7 % |
10% | 0 % |
4 % |
| GIIPS | 0 % |
1 % |
5 % |
3 % |
0 % |
2 % |
| Rest of Europe | 3 % |
15% | 13% | 28% | 14% | 10% |
| USA | 54% | 13% | 33% | 18% | 3 % |
37% |
| Australia | 5 % |
10% | 7 % |
9 % |
1 % |
6 % |
| Asia | 10% | 16% | 9 % |
1 % |
28% | 11% |
| Rest of World | 4 % |
17% | 14% | 9 % |
7 % |
10% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total b/s values in m. EUR | 20,187 | 8,177 | 15,188 | 3,580 | 1,309 | 48,440 |
IFRS figures as at 30 June 2023
27 Conference Call on Q2/2023 financial results

| Modified duration | |
|---|---|
| 2023Q2 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 5.7 |

* Economic view based on market values as at 30 June 2023 / 2017-2022 IAS39 / 2023 IFRS9 incl. assets from discontinued operations (e.g. IH)
Higher P/L volatility to be expected due to non-SPPI assets
| Portfolio | Scenario | Change in market value in m. EUR |
Change in market value through P&L in m. EUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| +50 bps | -1,203 | -20 | |
| Fixed-income securities | +100 bps | -2,344 | -40 |
| Equity (listed and private equity) | -10% | -202 | -202 |
As at 30 June 2023

1) 250 year return period acc. to our internal model which is equivalent to an occurrence probability of 0.4%.
2) Average stress level of +50 bps, differing by corporate bond issuer rating. Excl. government bonds and incl. impact of changes in dynamic volatility adjustment.

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