Key Figures
| in Mio. EUR | 2020 | +/- previous year | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | |||||||||
| Gross written premium | 24,765.5 | +9.6% | 22,597.6 | 19,176.4 | 17,790.5 | 16,353.6 | |||
| Net premium earned | 21,355.9 | +8.2% | 19,729.7 | 17,289.1 | 15,631.7 | 14,410.3 | |||
| Net underwriting result 2 | (693.7) | (9.7) | 156.9 | (253.6) | 448.1 | ||||
| Net investment income | 1,688.1 | -3.9% | 1,757.1 | 1,530.0 | 1,773.9 | 1,550.4 | |||
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1,214.1 | -34.5% | 1,853.2 | 1,596.6 | 1,364.4 | 1,689.3 | |||
| Group net income | 883.1 | -31.2% | 1,284.2 | 1,059.5 | 958.6 | 1,171.2 | |||
| Balance sheet | |||||||||
| Policyholders´ surplus | 14,071.0 | +3.5% | 13,588.9 | 11,035.1 | 10,778.5 | 11,231.4 | |||
| Equity attributable to shareholders of Hannover Rück SE | 10,995.0 | +4.4% | 10,528.0 | 8,776.8 | 8,528.5 | 8,997.2 | |||
| Non-controlling interests | 844.4 | +2.2% | 826.5 | 765.2 | 758.1 | 743.3 | |||
| Hybrid capital | 2,231.6 | -0.1% | 2,234.4 | 1,493.1 | 1,492.0 | 1,490.8 | |||
| Investments (excl. funds withheld by ceding companies) | 49,220.9 | +3.3% | 47,629.4 | 42,197.3 | 40,057.5 | 41,793.5 | |||
| Total assets | 71,439.8 | +0.1% | 71,356.4 | 64,508.6 | 61,196.8 | 63,594.5 | |||
| Share | |||||||||
| Earnings per share (basic and diluted) in EUR | 7.32 | -31.2% | 10.65 | 8.79 | 7.95 | 9.71 | |||
| Book value per share in EUR | 91.17 | +4.4% | 87.30 | 72.78 | 70.72 | 74.61 | |||
| Dividend | 542.7 | -18.2% | 663.3 | 633.1 | 603.0 | 603.0 | |||
| Dividend per share in EUR | 4.503, 4 | -18.2% | 4.00 + 1.50 4 | 3.75 + 1.50 4 | 3.50 + 1.50 4 | 3.50 + 1.50 4 | |||
| Share price at year-end in EUR | 130.30 | -24.4% | 172.30 | 117.70 | 104.90 | 102.80 | |||
| Market capitalisation at year-end | 15,713.8 | -24.4% | 20,778.9 | 14,194.3 | 12,650.6 | 12,397.4 | |||
| Ratios | |||||||||
| Combined ratio (property and casualty reinsurance) 2 | 101.6% | 98.2% | 96.5% | 99.8% | 93.7% | ||||
| Large losses as percentage of net premium earned (property and casualty reinsurance) 5 | 11.2% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 12.3% | 7.8% | ||||
| Retention | 90.1% | 90.0% | 90.7% | 90.5% | 89.3% | ||||
| Return on investment (excl. funds withheld by ceding companies) | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 3.0% | ||||
| EBIT margin 6 | 5.7% | 9.4% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 11.7% | ||||
| Return on equity (after tax) | 8.2% | 13.3% | 12.2% | 10.9% | 13.7% | ||||
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