Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows from 1 January until 31 December 2022

In € thousand

Notes

1 – 12/2022

1 – 12/2021

Profit/(loss) for the period

 

389,297

317,904

Amortisation of VBI, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, and depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

113,204

148,193

Impairment losses/reversal of impairment losses on other investments

 

380,389

56,902

Gain/loss on the disposal of investments

 

–77,686

–36,925

Change in deferred acquisition costs

 

–19,178

–63,111

Change in securities at fair value through profit or loss

 

–209,616

–30,576

Change in direct insurance receivables

 

–71,772

8,127

Change in other receivables

 

–20,828

–59,309

Change in direct insurance liabilities

 

23,097

–18,788

Change in other liabilities

 

–69,093

65,952

Change in technical provisions

 

70,565

393,384

Change in defined benefit obligations

 

–8,137

–36,657

Change in deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

 

–42,012

–34,583

Change in other statement of financial position items

 

–949,054

15,570

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

–490,824

726,084

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

23,081

25,352

Payments for acquisition of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

–150,627

–173,070

Proceeds from disposal of consolidated companies

 

0

1,440

Net payments for acquisition of consolidated companies

 

–2

–38,917

Proceeds from disposal and maturity of other investments

 

5,430,176

3,334,346

Payments for acquisition of other investments

 

–5,741,413

–3,866,428

Change in unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments

 

1,196,773

64,070

Net cash flow from investing activities

 

757,988

–653,207

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments

21

–169,344

–58,578

Transactions between owners

 

–3,786

–11,818

Proceeds from other financing activities

 

1,414,936

370,323

Payments from other financing activities

26

–1,431,442

–427,860

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

–189,636

–127,933

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

77,528

–55,057

of which due to acquisitions of consolidated subsidiaries

 

0

1,259

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to movements in exchange rates

 

–2,436

6,927

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

15

592,583

640,713

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

15

667,675

592,583

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid (Net cash flow from operating activities)

 

–128,000

–102,334

Interest paid (Net cash flow from operating activities)

 

–62,815

–151,136

Interest received (Net cash flow from operating activities)

 

413,708

375,223

Dividends received (Net cash flow from operating activities)

 

80,313

147,558