Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows from 1 January until 31 December 2024 
  
    
    In € thousand  | 
            Notes  | 
            1 – 12/2024  | 
            1 – 12/2023  | 
        
|---|---|---|---|
Profit/(loss) for the period  | 
            
  | 
            350,463  | 
            303,805  | 
        
Amortisation of VBI, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, and depreciation of property, plant and equipment  | 
            
  | 
            126,457  | 
            119,471  | 
        
Impairment losses/reversal of impairment losses on other investments  | 
            
  | 
            8,202  | 
            –66,133  | 
        
Gain/(loss) on the disposal of investments  | 
            
  | 
            91,834  | 
            120,502  | 
        
Change in deferred acquisition costs  | 
            
  | 
            1,177  | 
            1,979  | 
        
Change in securities at fair value through profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            –135,492  | 
            –220,451  | 
        
Change in other receivables  | 
            
  | 
            –87,491  | 
            10,596  | 
        
Change in other liabilities  | 
            
  | 
            51,233  | 
            –2,680  | 
        
Change in technical provisions  | 
            
  | 
            135,907  | 
            104,513  | 
        
Change in defined benefit obligations  | 
            
  | 
            –10,793  | 
            –2,013  | 
        
Change in deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities  | 
            
  | 
            –6,738  | 
            19,975  | 
        
Change in other statement of financial position items  | 
            
  | 
            55,923  | 
            –64,260  | 
        
Net cash flow from operating activities  | 
            
  | 
            580,683  | 
            325,304  | 
        
of which from discontinued operations  | 
            
  | 
            2,110  | 
            –102,203  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment  | 
            
  | 
            5,150  | 
            6,010  | 
        
Payments for acquisition of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment  | 
            
  | 
            –160,578  | 
            –122,998  | 
        
Payments for acquisition of consolidated companies  | 
            
  | 
            –1,577  | 
            –24,765  | 
        
Proceeds from disposal and maturity of other investments  | 
            
  | 
            5,863,610  | 
            7,396,012  | 
        
Payments for acquisition of other investments  | 
            
  | 
            –6,131,202  | 
            –6,987,634  | 
        
Proceeds from disposal of unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments  | 
            
  | 
            6,513,900  | 
            4,086,799  | 
        
Payments for acquisition of unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments  | 
            
  | 
            –6,577,262  | 
            –4,312,470  | 
        
Net cash flow from investing activities  | 
            
  | 
            –487,960  | 
            40,953  | 
        
of which from discontinued operations  | 
            
  | 
            –14,701  | 
            107,668  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Dividend payments  | 
            –177,629  | 
            –169,441  | 
        |
Transactions between owners  | 
            
  | 
            43,339  | 
            0  | 
        
Payments from other financing activities  | 
            –19,457  | 
            –164,252  | 
        |
Net cash flow from financing activities  | 
            
  | 
            –153,747  | 
            –333,693  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Change in cash and cash equivalents  | 
            
  | 
            –61,024  | 
            32,564  | 
        
of which due to acquisitions of consolidated subsidiaries  | 
            
  | 
            23  | 
            2,794  | 
        
of which from discontinued operations  | 
            
  | 
            –12,591  | 
            5,465  | 
        
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to movements in exchange rates  | 
            
  | 
            –1,355  | 
            –682  | 
        
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  | 
            699,528  | 
            667,646  | 
        |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  | 
            637,149  | 
            699,528  | 
        |
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Income taxes paid (net cash flow from operating activities)  | 
            
  | 
            –70,625  | 
            –21,660  | 
        
Interest paid (net cash flow from operating activities)  | 
            
  | 
            –47,444  | 
            –56,339  | 
        
Interest received (net cash flow from operating activities)  | 
            
  | 
            535,113  | 
            454,842  | 
        
Dividends received (net cash flow from operating activities)  | 
            
  | 
            81,005  | 
            65,625  |