Balance Sheet

Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2007

Assets			Notes	31 Dec. 2007 € 000	31 Dec. 2006 € 000
A.	Tangible assets
	I.	Self-used land and buildings	1	227,187	233,997
	II.	Other tangible assets	2	138,030	111,113
				365,218	345,110
B.	Land and buildings held as financial investments		3	1,014,259	927,456
C.	Intangible assets
	I.	Deferred acquisition costs	4	873,462	863,430
	II.	Goodwill	5	293,458	253,064
	III.	Other intangible assets	6	39,273	47,167
				1,206,193	1,163,661
D.	Shares in associated companies		7	506,654	371,998
E.	Investments
	I.	Variable-yield securities
		1. Available for sale	8	3,969,512	3,462,337
		2. At fair value through profit or loss		975,953	1,025,332
				4,945,465	4,487,668
	II.	Fixed interest securities
		1. Held to maturity		0	0
		2. Available for sale	8	10,072,617	10,634,769
		3. At fair value through profit or loss		496,638	508,599
				10,569,255	11,143,369
	III.	Loans and other investments
		1. Loans	10	982,480	1,034,044
		2. Cash at credit institutions	11	649,313	802,106
		3. Deposits with ceding companies	11	118,908	105,678
				1,750,700	1,941,827
	IV.	Derivative financial instruments
		1. Variable-yield derivatives	9	17,977	41,144
		2. Fixed interest derivatives	9	42,252	54,826
				60,228	95,970
				17,325,648	17,668,834

F.	Investments held on account and at risk of life insurance policyholders		23	2,470,340	1,952,897
G.	Share of reinsurance in technical provisions
	I.	Provision for unearned premiums	18	7,902	31,031
	II.	Actuarial provision	19	408,653	384,279
	III.	Provision for outstanding claims	20	351,617	322,567
	IV.	Provision for profit-unrelated premium refunds	21	365	315
	V.	Provision for profit-related premium refunds, i.e. policyholder profit sharing	21	100	100
	VI.	Other technical provisions		3,029	2,656
			22	771,666	740,947
H.	Share of reinsurance in technical provisions for life insurance policies where the investment risk is borne by policyholders		23	346,868	305,580
I.	Receivables including receivables under insurance business		12
	I.	Reinsurance receivables		67,795	36,298
	II.	Other receivables		695,198	634,784
	III.	Other assets		43,383	37,150
				806,377	708,233
J.	Receivables from income tax		13	51,253	54,249
K.	Deferred tax assets		14	77,055	85,000
L.	Liquid funds			647,133	263,164

	Total assets			25,588,664	24,587,131

Equity and liabilities			Notes	31 Dec. 2007 € 000	31 Dec. 2006 € 000
A.	Total equity
	I.	Shareholders’ equity	15
		1. Subscribed capital and capital reserves		206,305	206,305
		2. Revenue reserves		885,532	692,161
		3. Revaluation reserves		184,506	181,982
		4. Group total profit		60,037	42,037
				1,336,380	1,122,485
	II.	Minority interests in shareholders‘ equity	16	195,843	207,299
				1,532,223	1,329,784
B.	Subordinated liabilities		17	575,000	475,000
C.	Technical provisions
	I.	Provision for unearned premiums	18	429,985	389,987
	II.	Actuarial provision	19	15,166,700	14,942,474
	III.	Provision for outstanding claims	20	2,191,671	2,022,881
	IV.	Provision for profit-unrelated premium refunds	21	48,231	48,027
	V.	Provision for profit-related premium refunds, i.e. policyholder profit sharing	21	389,796	752,647
	VI.	Other technical provisions		38,492	43,461
			22	18,264,874	18,199,478
D.	Technical provisions for life insurance policies held on account and at risk of policyholders		23	2,412,937	1,911,516
E.	Financial liabilities
	I.	Liabilities from loans	24	185,900	193,526
	II.	Derivatives	9	12,342	1,209
				198,242	194,734
F.	Other provisions
	I.	Pensions and similar provisions	25	509,541	542,418
	II.	Other provisions	26	194,272	179,900
				703,813	722,319
G.	Payables and other liabilities		27
	I.	Reinsurance liabilities		796,780	724,329
	II.	Other payables		720,778	655,096
	III.	Other liabilities		9,483	8,232
				1,527,041	1,387,657
H.	Liabilities from income tax		28	41,618	66,754
I.	Deferred tax liabilities		29	332,916	299,889

	Total equity and liabilities			25,588,664	24,587,131

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Acquisition costs		The amount paid in currency or currency equivalent in acquiring an asset, or the current fair value of another form of payment at the time of acquisition.
Actuarial provision		Provision in the amount of the existing obligation to pay insurance claims and premium refunds, mainly in life and health insurance. The provision is calculated in line with actuarial methods as the balance of the cash value of future obligations less the cash value of future premiums.
Affiliated companies		Affiliated companies are the parent and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are companies in which the parent may exercise a controlling influence on business policy. This is the case, for instance, if the parent directly or indirectly holds more than half of the voting rights, if control agreements have been concluded or if the parent is in a position to nominate the majority of the members of the Management Board, or of other controlling bodies of the subsidiary.
Asset allocation		The structure of the investments, i.e. the portion of the total investments invested in the different vehicles of investment (e.g. shares, fixed income securities, holdings, real estate, money market instruments).
Asset liability management		Management concept in which decisions regarding company assets and liabilities are coordinated. This involves a continuous process in which strategies for assets and liabilities are formulated, implemented, monitored and revised, in order to achieve the financial goals with defined risk tolerances and restrictions.
Associated companies		These are participating interests consolidated at equity, i.e. by including them in the consolidated financial statements with the corresponding share in the equity. The major prerequisite for doing so is the possibility of the Group exercising a decisive influence on the operating and financial policy of the associated companies, regardless of whether the Group actually exercises that influence.
At amortised cost		Recognised on the balance sheets at the amortised cost, i.e. the difference between acquisition costs and the redemption amount is spread out over the corresponding pro rata term or capital share.
Benchmark method		An accounting and valuation method preferred under IFRS.
Book value (amortised acquisition costs)		The original acquisition costs minus lasting reduction in value and differences between acquisition costs and redemption amount are credited or debited to acquisition costs, with an effect on income until the amount falls due.
Cash flow statement		Shows the cash surplus from operating, investing and financing activities generated by the company during a specific period (source and use of funds).
Combined ratio		Sum of the operating expenses and the insurance benefits (both retained) in relation to the premiums earned in property and casualty insurance.
Corporate governance		Corporate governance refers to the legal and factual framework of the management and monitoring of companies. Corporate governance regulations are geared towards transparency and thus strengthen the trust in management and control focusing on value creation.
Cost ratio		Operating expenses (retained) in relation to premiums earned.
Deferred acquisition costs		These comprise the expenses incurred by an insurance company for concluding new insurance policies or renewing existing policies. Amongst other costs, they include acquisition commissions and expenses for handling the proposal form and risk underwriting.
Deferred taxes (active/passive)		Deferred taxes arise from temporary differences between the commercial balance sheet and the balance sheet for tax purposes, and those resulting from uniform valuation standards throughout the Group. The calculation of deferred taxes is based on the specific tax rates of each country that the Group companies are based in; changes in the tax rate that have been decided on as at the balance sheet date are included.
Deposits receivable/payable under reinsurance business		Amount receivable by the reinsurance company from the ceding company on the basis of the reinsurance business accepted by the reinsurer and which, for the latter, is similar to an investment. The amount equals the amount the ceding company provides as collateral. Analogously: deposits payable.
Derivatives		Financial contracts whose value depends on the price development of an underlying asset.
Direct insurance business		Insurance contract taken out by a direct (primary) insurance company with a private person or company, as opposed to reinsurance business accepted (indirect business) which refers to the business accepted from another direct (primary) insurer or reinsurance company.
Diversification		Diversification is a business policy instrument that generally involves positioning or distributing the activities of a company over various areas to avoid dependence on single factors.
Duration		The weighted average maturity of an interest-sensitive financial investment or a portfolio. It is a risk measure of the sensitivity of financial investments to changes in the rate of interest.
Earnings per share		The consolidated profit for the year divided by the average number of shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share include subscription rights exercised or to be exercised in the number of shares, and in the consolidated profit for the year.
Earned premiums		The premiums earned on an accrual basis, which determine the year's income. For calculating the amount of earned premiums, in addition to gross premiums written, the change in unearned premiums in the business year, the provision for expected cancellations and other receivables from unwritten premiums are considered.
Equity method		Method used for recognising the interests in associated companies. They are, in principle, valued at the Group's share in the equity of these companies. In the case of interests in companies which also prepare consolidated financial statements, the valuation is based on the share in Group equity. Under current valuation, this measurement is to be adjusted for proportional equity changes, with the interest in the net income for the year being allocated to the consolidated result.
FAS		US Financial Accounting Standards laying down specifics of US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
Goodwill		Excess over the purchase price for a subsidiary and the share in its equity after winding up the hidden reserves attributable to the purchaser on the date of acquisition.
Gross amounts		Presentation of the balance sheet items prior to the deduction of the amount which is allocated to the business ceded to a reinsurer.
Hedging		A way of insuring oneself against unwanted price fluctuations by the use of adequate counter positions, particularly in derivatives.
IAS		International Accounting Standards.
IFRS		International Financial Reporting Standards. As of 2002, the term IFRS refers to the entire concept of standards adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board. Standards that were adopted before that are still called International Accounting Standards (IAS).
Insurance benefits		Expenses (net of the reinsurer's share) arising from claim settlement, premium refunds and profit participation, and from changes in the actuarial provisions.
Loss ratio		Retained insurance benefits in property and casualty insurance, in relation to premiums earned.
Minority interests		Shares in the equity of associated companies that are not held by Group companies.
Minority interests in net profit		The share of net profit allocated not to the Group, but to shareholders outside of the Group holding interests in associated companies.
Multitranches		Bonds involving a put option under which the seller can sell additional bonds (with an identical or shorter term) to the buyer. The buyer receives a premium which increases the yield on the security as opposed to a 'normal' security having the same term and yield.
Operating expenses		This item includes acquisition expenses, the handling of the policy portfolio and reinsurance expenses. After deduction of commissions and profit participations received under reinsurance business ceded, the remaining expenses are the net operating expenses.
Premiums		Total premiums written. All compulsory premiums in the financial year, from insurance policies in direct business and reinsurance business accepted.
Profit participation		In life and health insurance, the policyholders are entitled by law and by contract to an adequate share in the profits generated by the company. The amount is reset every year.
Provision for outstanding claims		This provision includes the obligations for payment of insurance claims which have already occurred on the reporting date, but which are not yet completely settled.
Provision for premium refunds and profit participation		The part of the profit to be distributed to the policyholders is appropriated to a provision for premium refunds and/or profit participation. The provision also includes deferred amounts.
Reinsurance		An insurance company would cede parts of its own risk to another insurance company.
Reinsurance premiums ceded		Share of the premiums paid to the reinsurer as a consideration for insuring certain risks.
Retention		The part of the risks assumed which the (re)insurer does not cede.
Retrocession		Retrocession is the ceding of reinsurance business accepted to a retrocessionaire. Professional reinsurance companies and also other insurance companies, within their internal reinsurance business, use retrocession as an instrument for spreading and controlling risks.
Return on equity		The return on equity (before tax) is the profit on ordinary activities in relation to the average total equity (without consideration of the contained net profit). It is used as a general indication of the company' s efficiency.
Revaluation reserves		Unrealised profits and losses resulting from the difference in the present market value and acquisition value and/or the amortised acquisition costs for fixed interest securities are allocated to this reserve, without affecting income, after the deduction of deferred taxes and provisions for deferred profit participation (in life insurance).
Risk		The possibility that negative factors could influence the future financial situation of the company. Furthermore, in the insurance business, risk is understood as the possibility that a claim will arise because a danger that has been ensured against occurs. The insured object or insured person is also frequently referred to as a risk.
Risk management		Ongoing, systematic and continuous identification, analysis, evaluation and management of potential risks that could endanger the assets, financial situation and profits of a company over the medium and long terms. Target: to ensure the continued existence of a company, secure the company goals against disruptive events, with the aid of appropriate measures, and improve the company value.
Securities available for sale		Available-for-sale securities are securities that are neither meant to be held until maturity nor have they been acquired for short-term trading purposes. Available for sale at any time, they are recognised at par value on the balance sheet date.
Securities held to maturity		Securities representing money claims which are held with the intention of keeping them to maturity. They are recognised at amortised cost.
Solvability		Level of own funds in an insurance company.
Stress test		Stress tests are a special form of scenario analysis with the goal of being able to quantify the potential loss of portfolios during extreme fluctuations in the market.
Subordinate debt		Debt which is honoured in the case of winding up or bankruptcy only after all the other debts have been settled.
Supplementary capital		Capital paid in which is agreed to remain at the insurance company's disposal for at least five years, with no cancellation possible; it accrues interest only to the extent that this is covered by the net profit for the year. It can only be repaid prior to liquidation after a pro rata deduction of the net losses incurred during the retention period; in the case of liquidation, it can only be redeemed after those payables have been settled or secured that do not constitute equity or participation capital.
Trading portfolio		Debt securities, shares and other securities (primarily derivatives and structured products) which are held mainly for short-term trading purposes. They are recognised at current market value.
Unearned premiums		That part of the premium income of the year which refers to periods of insurance that lie after the reporting date, i.e. which have not yet been earned on the reporting date. In the balance sheet, with the exception of life insurance, unearned premiums have to be shown as a separate line item under the actuarial provisions.
US GAAP		US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Value at risk		A method for measuring market risks in order to calculate the expected value of a loss that might occur in an unfavourable market situation, with a determined probability within a defined period of time.

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