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27.02.14 06:59 Dow Jones Newswires

PRESS RELEASE: Allianz SE: Allianz finishes financial year 2013 with good results

DGAP-News: Allianz SE / Key word(s): Final Results Allianz SE: Allianz finishes financial year 2013 with good results

27.02.2014 / 06:59

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*Revenues up 4.1 percent to 110.8 billion euros *Operating profit grows 7.8 percent to 10.1 billion euros *Net income attributable to shareholders rises 14.6 percent to 6.0 billion euros *Solvency ratio of 182 percent *Proposed dividend of 5.30 euros per share, an increase of 18 percent *Operating profit outlook for 2014: 10.0 billion euros, plus/minus 500 million euros

Allianz Group continued to grow in 2013. Based on preliminary figures, revenues rose 4.1 percent to a new high of 110.8 billion euros from 106.4 billion euros the year before. Excluding foreign currency exchange and consolidation effects, revenue growth amounted to 4.7 percent. The total number of customers insured by Allianz increased over the same period by five million to over 83 million.

Operating profit reached 10.1 billion euros. Compared to 9.3 billion euros for the year 2012, this represents an increase of 7.8 percent. Net income attributable to shareholders increased by 14.6 percent in 2013 to 6.0 billion euros from 5.2 billion euros the year before.

In Property and Casualty insurance, operating profit increased compared to the previous year, despite higher compensations for customers after natural catastrophes. In the Life and Health insurance business statutory premiums grew while volatile capital markets pressured operating profit. With a higher operating profit, Asset Management continued its successful course, despite uncertainty about the policy of the US Federal Reserve that led to swings in interest rates.

The conglomerate solvency ratio reached 182 percent as of the end of 2013, up one percentage point from 181 percent as of January 1, 2013. Shareholders' equity of 50.084 billion euros at year end remained at a similar high level as 50.388 billion euros at the beginning of the year.

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