12. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are accounted for using the cost model.

Gains on the disposal of property, plant and equipment are recorded under the item “Other insurance income”, while losses are recorded under “Other technical expenses”.

If the use of a property changes and an owner-occupied property becomes an investment property, the property is reclassified as investment land and buildings with the carrying amount at the date of the change.

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight line basis over a useful life for buildings of 15 to 80 years and for technical systems and operating and office equipment of 2 to 20 years. Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed on every reporting date and adjusted if necessary. The depreciation charges for property, plant and equipment are recognised in profit/(loss) for the period on the basis of allocated operating expenses under the items “Insurance benefits”, “Operating expenses” and “Net investment income” so that the expenses and earnings are distributed on the basis of their causation.

Leases

There are around 1,500 contracts throughout the entire Group which fall within the scope of the standard and for which UNIQA is lessee. Nearly all contracts are simple standard contracts. They mainly relate to real estate and in part to operating and office equipment. A significant portion of the capitalised rights of use consists of a small number of contracts concluded for an indefinite period. For these contracts, estimates were made on the basis of the most probable assumptions regarding the term and the exercise of termination options. The terms used to calculate these contracts are up to 40 years. The average term of the remaining contracts is between three and five years.

The discount rate used to determine the liability consists of the risk-free interest rate adjusted for country risk, creditworthiness and a repayment factor.

Leases with a contractual term of less than twelve months and low value assets were not recognised. Leases where the underlying asset value does not exceed a new value of € 5 thousand and those with a contract term of less than twelve months were not recognised.

Acquisition costs

In € thousand

Land and buildings for own use

Usage rights from land and buildings for own use

Other property, plant and equipment

Usage rights from other property, plant and equipment

Total

At 1 January 2021

392,532

99,115

251,354

4,148

747,149

Currency translation

660

442

709

36

1,847

Change in basis of consolidation

0

0

920

0

920

Additions

2,668

46,290

23,963

533

73,454

Disposals

–3,013

–17,920

–20,272

–327

–41,532

Reclassifications

–24,858

0

4

0

–24,854

At 31 December 2021

367,988

127,928

256,679

4,390

756,984

At 1 January 2022

367,988

127,928

256,679

4,390

756,984

Currency translation

–2,007

–327

–806

–7

–3,147

Change in basis of consolidation

0

0

–789

0

–789

Additions

1,877

21,163

20,497

519

44,056

Disposals

–471

–19,537

–21,597

–906

–42,510

Reclassifications

–14

0

–100

0

–114

At 31 December 2022

367,372

129,226

253,885

3,997

754,480

Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses

In € thousand

Land and buildings for own use

Usage rights from land and buildings for own use

Other property, plant and equipment

Usage rights from other property, plant and equipment

Total

At 1 January 2021

–173,628

–22,292

–185,373

–1,117

–382,410

Currency translation

–216

–100

–511

3

–823

Change in basis of consolidation

0

0

1

0

1

Additions from depreciation

–8,164

–16,491

–17,456

–1,210

–43,321

Disposals

1,949

9,590

14,386

273

26,198

Reclassifications

8,866

0

–1

0

8,865

At 31 December 2021

–171,192

–29,294

–188,955

–2,050

–391,491

At 1 January 2022

–171,192

–29,294

–188,955

–2,050

–391,491

Currency translation

1,169

–44

352

10

1,487

Additions from depreciation

–8,033

–14,329

–16,533

–1,113

–40,008

Disposals

244

4,296

19,435

764

24,739

At 31 December 2022

–177,811

–39,371

–185,702

–2,389

–405,273

Carrying amounts

In € thousand

Land and buildings for own use

Usage rights from land and buildings for own use

Other property, plant and equipment

Usage rights from other property, plant and equipment

Total

At 1 January 2021

218,904

76,823

65,981

3,031

364,739

At 31 December 2021

196,796

98,634

67,723

2,340

365,493

At 31 December 2022

189,561

89,856

68,183

1,608

349,207

The fair values of the land and buildings for own use are derived from expert reports and are comprised as follows:

Fair values

In € thousand

Property and casualty insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Total

At 31 December 2021

192,028

16,346

199,205

407,578

At 31 December 2022

191,847

19,889

172,755

384,491

Other property, plant and equipment refers mainly to technical systems and operating and office equipment.

Amounts recognised in consolidated financial statements

In € thousand

2022

2021

Amounts recognised in the consolidated income statement

 

 

Interest on lease liabilities

924

998

Expenses relating to short-term leases

455

2,317

Expenses relating to leases of low-value assets, excluding short-term leases of low-value assets

5,972

2,764

Amounts recognised in the consolidated statement of cash flows

 

 

Cash outflows for leases

–16,506

–16,906

Operating expenses
This item includes acquisition expenses as well as portfolio management expenses and the expenses for implementing reinsurance. The operating expenses remain for the company’s own account following deduction of the commissions and profit participation received from the reinsurance business ceded.
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