UNIQA Group
With premiums written, including savings portions from unit-linked and index-linked life insurance of €6,358.0 million, the UNIQA Group is among the leading insurance groups in Central and Eastern Europe. The savings portions from unit-linked and index-linked life insurance in the amount of €324.6 million were netted out against the change in insurance provision pursuant to FAS 97 (US GAAP). Without taking the savings portions from unit-linked and index-linked life insurance into consideration, the volume of premiums written amounted to €6,033.4 million.
UNIQA in Europe
UNIQA offers its products and services via all distribution channels (hired sales force, general agencies, brokers, banks and direct sales) and covers virtually the entire range of insurance lines. UNIQA is the second-largest insurance group in Austria, with a presence in 15 countries of the CEE growth region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine. In addition, insurance companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein are also part of the UNIQA Group.
The listed holding company UNIQA Insurance Group AG manages the Group and also operates the indirect insurance business concluded as active reinsurance with another insurance company. Moreover, UNIQA Insurance Group AG carries out numerous service functions for UNIQA Österreich Versicherungen AG and its international Group companies, in order to take best advantage of synergy effects and to implement the Group’s long-term corporate strategy consistently.
Property and casualty insurance
The property and casualty insurance line includes property insurance for private individuals and companies, as well as private casualty insurance. The UNIQA Group received premiums written in property and casualty insurance in the amount of €3,489.5 million in 2021 (2020: €3,010.3 million), i.e. 54.9 per cent (2020: 54.1 per cent) of the total premium volume. The largest share by far in the volume of property and casualty insurance comes from private consumer business. Most property and casualty insurance policies are taken out for a limited term of up to three years. A broad spread across the different risks of a great many customers and the relatively short terms of these contracts lead to only moderate capital requirements and also make this business segment attractive as a result.
Health insurance
Health insurance in Austria includes voluntary health insurance for private customers, commercial preventive healthcare and opt-out offers for certain independent professions such as lawyers, architects and chemists.Although health insurance is still at the early stages in CEE, increased levels of prosperity in the region make the long-term growth potential even greater. Group-wide, premiums written totalled €1,226.5 million in 2021 (2020: €1,167.6 million), i.e. 19.3 per cent (2020: 21.0 per cent) of the total premium volume. UNIQA is the undisputed market leader in this strategically important business line in Austria, with around 46 per cent of market share. The overwhelming majority comes from Austria with around 91 per cent of premiums, with the remaining 9 per cent from international business.
Life insurance
Life insurance covers economic risks that stem from the uncertainty as to how long a customer will live. It includes savings products such as classic and unit-linked life insurance. There are also biometric products which hedge against risks such as occupational disability, long-term care needs or death. The life insurance business model is structured towards the long term, with policy terms of around 25 years on average. Life insurance is still facing major challenges, as the low interest rate environment is particularly disadvantageous to all long-term forms of saving and investment, including for life insurance. In life insurance, UNIQA reached a premium volume (including savings portions from unit-linked and index-linked life insurance) of €1,642.0 million Group-wide in 2021 (2020: €1,387.5 million), i.e. 25.8 per cent (2020: 24.9 per cent) of the total premium volume.
Companies included in the IFRS consolidated financial statements
In addition to the annual financial statements of UNIQA Insurance Group AG, the consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of all subsidiaries in Austria and abroad as well as those of the investment funds under the Group’s control. The basis of consolidation – including UNIQA Insurance Group AG – comprised 31 Austrian (2020: 33) and 58 international (2020: 66) subsidiaries as well as five Austrian (2020: 5) and eight international (2020: 6) controlled pension and investment funds. The associates relate to four Austrian (2020: 4) and one international company (2020: 1) that were included in the consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting.
Details on the consolidated companies and associates are contained in the corresponding overview in the consolidated financial statements. The accounting and measurement methods are also described in the consolidated financial statements.
Risk reporting
UNIQA’s comprehensive risk report is included in the notes to the 2021 consolidated financial statements.
Corporate Governance Report
Since 2004, UNIQA has pledged to comply with the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance. UNIQA publishes its consolidated Corporate Governance Report at www.uniqagroup.com in the Investor Relations section.
Consolidated non-financial statement,consolidated non-financial report
In accordance with Section 267a(6) of the Austrian Commercial Code, UNIQA Insurance Group AG prepares its consolidated non-financial statement as a separate summarised non-financial report. The separate summarised non-financial report is prepared and signed by all legal representatives. It is submitted to the Supervisory Board for review and published together with the Group Management Report pursuant to Section 280 of the Austrian Commercial Code.