Key Figures

Table as Excel file: 
Figures in EUR million 2019 +/-
previous year
20182017  2016 12015
Results    
Gross written premium 22,597.6 +17.8% 19,176.417,790.5 16,353.617,068.7
Net premium earned 19,729.7 +14.1% 17,289.115,631.7 14,410.314,593.0
Net underwriting result 2 (9.7) (106.2%) 156.9(253.6) 448.1488.9
Net investment income 1,757.1 +14.8% 1,530.01,773.9 1,550.41,665.1
Operating profit (EBIT) 1,853.2 +16.1% 1,596.61,364.4 1,689.31,755.2
Group net income 1,284.2 +21.2% 1,059.5958.6 1,171.21,150.7
 
Balance sheet  
Policyholders´ surplus 13,588.9 +23.1% 11,035.110,778.5 11,231.410,267.3
Equity attributable to shareholders of Hannover Rück SE 10,528.0 +20.0% 8,776.88,528.5 8,997.28,068.3
Non-controlling interests 826.5 +8.0% 765.2758.1 743.3709.1
Hybrid capital 2,234.4 +49.6% 1,493.11,492.0 1,490.81,489.9
Investments (excl. funds withheld by ceding companies) 47,629.4 +12.9% 42,197.340,057.5 41,793.539,346.9
Total assets 71,356.4 +10.6% 64,508.661,196.8 63,594.563,214.9
 
Share  
Earnings per share (basic and diluted) in EUR 10.65 +21.2% 8.797.95 9.719.54
Book value per share in EUR 87.30 +20.0% 72.7870.72 74.6166.90
Dividend 663.3 +4.8% 633.1603.0 603.0572.8
Dividend per share in EUR 4.00 + 1.50 3, 4 +4.8% 3.75 + 1.50 43.50 + 1.50 4 3.50 + 1.50 43.25 + 1.50 4
Share price at year-end in EUR 172.30 +46.4% 117.70104.90 102.80105.65
Market capitalisation at year-end 20,778.9 +46.4% 14,194.312,650.6 12,397.412,741.1
 
Ratios  
Combined ratio (property and casualty reinsurance) 2 98.2% 96.5%99.8% 93.7%94.4%
Large losses as percentage of net premium earned (property and casualty reinsurance) 5 7.5% 7.9%12.3% 7.8%7.1%
Retention 90.0% 90.7%90.5% 89.3%87.0%
Return on investment (excl. funds withheld by ceding companies) 3.5% 3.2%3.8% 3.0%3.4%
EBIT margin 6 9.4% 9.2%8.7% 11.7%12.0%
Return on equity (after tax) 13.3% 12.2%10.9% 13.7%14.7%