Life/Health Reinsurance

  • Growth in gross premium curtailed by inhibiting effects of exchange rate movements
  • Systematic expansion into major emerging markets of Asia and Latin America
  • Presence in the Islamic life insurance market further extended
left: Gross written premium in EUR bn: 2004 = 2.2, 2005 = 2.4, 2006 = 2.8, 2007 = 3.1, 2008 = 3.1; right:Operating profit (EBIT) in EUR m: 2004 = 85, 2005 = 93, 2006 = 146, 2007 = 230, 2008 = 120;