Investments, shareholders’ equity and underwriting provisions

Investments

Breakdown of investments 2017

Breakdown of investments 2017 (ring chart)

2016 values in parentheses

A brief presentation of the investments is included on page 134 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Vienna Insurance Group’s total investments (including cash and cash equivalents) rose due to increased investing activities and positive capital market developments to EUR 37,430.6 million as of 31 December 2017, representing a year-on-year increase of 1,194.4 or 3.3%.

The investments include all VIG land and buildings, all shares in at equity consolidated companies and all financial instruments, using the look-through approach for consoli dated institutional funds, as well as other fund investments allocated to the asset classes.

Investments for unit-linked and index-linked life insurance are not included. These rose by 6.0% from EUR 8,549.6 million in 2016 to EUR 9,061.1 million in 2017, mainly due to positive market trends for unit- and index-linked products.

Shareholders’ equity

Vienna Insurance Group’s capital base increased by 5.8% to EUR 6,043.9 million in 2017 (2016: EUR 5,711.3 million). This change was mainly due to the profit for 2017 less dividend payments and positive currency effects (EUR 60.2 million).

Underwriting provisions

Underwriting provisions (excluding underwriting provisions for unit-linked and index-linked life insurance) were EUR 30,168.2 million as of 31 December 2017, representing an increase of 3.2% in comparison with the previous year (2016: EUR 29,220.1 million).

Composition of the mathematical reserve

Composition
in EUR '000

31.12.2017

31.12.2016

Guaranteed policy benefits

20,296,586

19,791,408

Allocated and committed profit shares

754,879

808,622

Deferred mathematical reserve

911,167

928,866

Total

21,962,632

21,528,896

Change in the mathematical reserve

Development
in EUR '000

31.12.2017

31.12.2016

Book value as of 31.12. of the previous year

21,528,896

21,068,385

Exchange rate differences

108,888

-283

Book value as of 1.1.

21,637,784

21,068,102

Additions

2,313,871

1,821,155

Amount used/released

-2,049,883

-1,402,363

Transfer from provisions for premium refunds

44,150

42,198

Changes in scope of consolidation

16,710

-196

Book value as of 31.12.

21,962,632

21,528,896

Maturity structure of the mathematical reserve

Maturity structure
in EUR '000

31.12.2017

31.12.2016

up to one year

1,666,442

1,621,431

more than one year up to five years

5,907,616

5,909,867

more than five years up to ten years

4,422,063

4,491,253

more than ten years

9,966,511

9,506,345

Total

21,962,632

21,528,896

Change in the provision for outstanding claims

Development
in EUR '000

31.12.2017

31.12.2016

Book value as of 31.12. of the previous year

4,815,063

4,603,648

Exchange rate differences

45,628

-23,908

Book value as of 1.1.

4,860,691

4,579,740

Changes in scope of consolidation

879

60,989

Allocation of provisions for outstanding claims

5,081,147

3,196,819

for claims paid occurred in the reporting period

3,869,180

2,528,806

for claims paid occurred in previous periods

1,211,967

668,013

Use/release of provision

-4,801,317

-3,022,485

for claims paid occurred in the reporting period

-2,314,824

-1,457,007

for claims paid occurred in previous periods

-2,486,493

-1,565,478

Book value as of 31.12.

5,141,400

4,815,063

Maturity structure of the provision for outstanding claims

Maturity structure
in EUR '000

31.12.2017

31.12.2016

up to one year

2,473,952

2,318,508

more than one year up to five years

1,713,687

1,527,780

more than five years up to ten years

438,093

435,623

more than ten years

515,668

533,152

Total

5,141,400

4,815,063