Life Primary Insurance

  • Gross written premium surpasses the five billion mark for the first time
  • Acquisition of BHW Lebensversicherung and BHW Pensionskasse; PB insurers now wholly owned by the Group
  • HDI-Gerling life group closes its first financial year on a successful note
Gross written premium 1) in EUR bn: 2003 = 1.0, 2004 = 1.8, 2005 = 3.0, 2006 = 4.6, 2007 = 5.4;

2003: US GAAP, 2004 onwards: IFRS

1) The years 2005, 2004 and 2003 are of only limited comparability due to changes in segment allocation

Markets, customers and products

Our group offers a diverse range of products for the capital accumulation and retirement provision of our private customers as well as for occupational retirement provision. They include traditional life and disability insurance policies and innovative offerings such as unit-linked products. In bancassurance we develop tailored products in cooperation with our partners.

Goals

  • Life Insurance: Expand our market position in Germany; operate internationally as a specialist with a clearly defined focus
  • Bancassurance: Expand cooperations at home and abroad; evolve into one of the most profitable bancassurance insurers in Europe.

Sales channels

  • Life Insurance: Independent agents and sales organizations, brokers as well as own network of tied agents
  • Bancassurance: Branch networks of sales partners, supplemented by multi-channel marketing

Brands

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