Investments

In the property and casualty business, investments (including cash and cash equivalents) were EUR 8,084.06 million (-6.1%) as of 31 December 2012. In life insurance, investments were EUR 21,081.94 million (+10.7%), and in the area of health insurance Vienna Insurance Group investments rose by 7.4% to EUR 1,069.05 million.

Underwriting provisions

Underwriting provisions rose 4.2% to EUR 4,998.93 million compared to 2011 in the property and casualty area. In life insurance, underwriting provisions were EUR 19,769.43 million as of 31 December 2012, 8.5% above the figure for the previous year. In health insurance, underwriting provisions rose by 6.8%, to EUR 1,047.11 million.

Due to the increase in premiums, underwriting provisions for unit-linked and index-linked life insurance increased by 17.2%, from EUR 5,329.38 million in 2011 to EUR 6,245.42.

The actuarial reserve and the provision for outstanding claims are broken down by lines of business and maturities as follows:

Composition actuarial reserve

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31.12.2012

31.12.2011

in EUR million

 

 

Property/Casualty insurance

0.15

0.14

Life insurance

18,052.64

17,434.23

for guaranteed policy benefits

16,855.19

16,127.48

for allocated and committed profit shares

1,197.44

1,306.75

Health insurance

961.37

905.24

Total

19,014.16

18,339.61

Maturity structure actuarial reserve

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31.12.2012

31.12.2011

in EUR million

 

 

up to one year

2,043.12

1,738.69

more than one year up to five years

5,830.62

6,182.49

more than five years up to ten years

3,143.95

3,260.25

more than ten years

7,996.47

7,158.18

Total

19,014.16

18,339.61

Composition provision for outstanding claims

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31.12.2012

31.12.2011

in EUR million

 

 

Property/Casualty insurance

3,760.57

3,652.37

Life insurance

274.54

239.80

Health insurance

47.32

46.25

Total

4,082.42

3,938.42

Maturity structure provision for outstanding claims

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31.12.2012

31.12.2011

in EUR million

 

 

up to one year

1,585.22

1,602.98

more than one year up to five years

1,082.46

1,177.49

more than five years up to ten years

416.62

345.98

more than ten years

998.13

811.97

Total

4,082.42

3,938.42