Declaration by the Managing Board

We declare to the best of our knowledge that the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards give a true and fair view of the Group’s net assets, financial position and results of operations, the Group management report presents the business development, performance and position of the Group so as to give a true and fair view of its net assets, financial position and results of operations, and the Group management report provides a description of the principal risks and uncertainties to which the Group is exposed.

The declaration for the annual financial statements of VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe is issued in the annual report of this company.

Vienna, March 2013

The Managing Board:

Peter Hagen
General Manager,
Chairman of the Managing Board

Managing Board areas of responsibility:

Peter Hagen: Group management, strategic planning, public relations, marketing, sponsoring, legal matters, people management, performance management motor vehicle insurance, asset risk management; Country responsibilities: Austria (incl. coordination of s Versicherungsgruppe), Czech Republic, Ukraine

Franz Kosyna: Group IT, international processes and methods, SAP smile solutions; Country responsibilities: Albania (incl. Kosovo), Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia

Franz Fuchs: Performance management personal insurance, strategic initiative health insurance; Country responsibilities: Baltic States, Poland, Romania,

Peter Höfinger: International corporate and large customer business, Vienna International Underwriters (VIU), reinsurance, strategic initiative private customers' property; Country responsibilities: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia

Martin Simhandl: Asset management, subsidiaries department, finance and accounting, group cost structure, internal capital model project (project Solvency II), treasury/capital market; Country responsibilities: Germany, Georgia, Liechtenstein, Turkey