Annual Report 2023

» The 2023 financial year was a highly successful one for Hannover Re. With Group net income of EUR 1.8 billion, for example. we outperformed our target for 2023. We similarly posted very good results in our two business groups, namely Property & Casualty reinsurance and Life & Health reinsurance, as well as in our investments and we generated further profitable growth. Despite the ongoing challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape, it is a source of pride for me that with our team of staff we were able to safeguard the sustained profitability of our business and thereby underscored our role as a reliable partner and robustly capitalised reinsurer. «
Jean-Jacques Henchoz
Chairman of the Executive Board
Foreword

Hannover Re Group

Reinsurance revenue (gross)

in EUR m.

Group net income

in EUR m.

Return on equity

19.0 %

Proposed ordinary dividend for 2023

Dividend of
EUR  7.20
EUR 6.00 ordinary dividend + EUR 1.20 special dividend

Solvency II ratio

31.12.2023
269 %

Outlook for 2024

Revenue growth

> 5%

Group net income

≥ EUR  2.1 bn.
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Property & Casualty reinsurance


Reinsurance revenue (gross)

EBIT

  • Trend towards rate increases in the treaty renewals gains added momentum in 2023
  • Large loss expenditure within the budgeted expectation despite high claims frequency
  • Combined ratio of 94.0%
  • Balance sheet resilience further strengthened
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Life & Health reinsurance


Reinsurance revenue (gross)

EBIT

  • New business CSM (net) amounts to EUR 359.2 million
  • Contractual service margin (net) grows by 9.0% to EUR 6.0 billion
  • Longevity covers and financial solutions in particularly high demand among customers
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Investments


Total investments
 

Investment income
 

  • Return on investment beats minimum 2.4% target to reach 2.8%
  • Higher interest rate level leads to increased earnings from fixed-income securities
  • Volume of investments grows to EUR 60.1 billion
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Property & Casualty reinsurance


Reinsurance revenue (gross)

EBIT

  • Trend towards rate increases in the treaty renewals gains added momentum in 2023
  • Large loss expenditure within the budgeted expectation despite high claims frequency
  • Combined ratio of 94.0%
  • Balance sheet resilience further strengthened
More on P&C reinsurance

Life & Health reinsurance


Reinsurance revenue (gross)

EBIT

  • New business CSM (net) amounts to EUR 359.2 million
  • Contractual service margin (net) grows by 9.0% to EUR 6.0 billion
  • Longevity covers and financial solutions in particularly high demand among customers
More on L&H reinsurance

Investments


Total investments
 

Investment income
 

  • Return on investment beats minimum 2.4% target to reach 2.8%
  • Higher interest rate level leads to increased earnings from fixed-income securities
  • Volume of investments grows to EUR 60.1 billion
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