Staff
The average number of staff employed throughout the year can be broken down as follows:
| 2008 | 2007 |
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Primary insurance companies | 15,183 | 14,902 |
Reinsurance companies | 1,790 | 1,922 |
Financial services companies | 313 | 245 |
Other | 97 | 109 |
Total | 17,383 | 17,178 |
During the reporting period 21 companies with altogether 297 employees were deconsolidated as at 30 September; they are not included in the number of staff for the fourth quarter. If these employees had been included, the number of staff at the primary insurance companies would have been 74 higher.
Expenditures on personnel | 2008 | 2007 |
Figures in EUR million |
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Wages and salaries |
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Expenditures on insurance business | 791 | 800 |
Expenditures on the administration of investments | 50 | 36 |
| 841 | 836 |
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Social security contributions and expenditure on provisions and assistance |
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Social security contributions | 133 | 129 |
Expenditures for pension provision | 46 | 41 |
Expenditures for assistance | 11 | 8 |
| 190 | 178 |
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Total | 1,031 | 1,014 |
The personnel expenditures of the 21 deconsolidated companies were recognized until 30 September of the reporting period.