Net income for first half-year rises by

9.6% to

EUR 535.0 million

(previous year: EUR 488.0 million)

Income from assets under own management grows

by

15.3%

Gross premium up by

8.6% to

EUR9.0 billion

Property & casualty reinsurance generates good operating profit with moderate major loss expenditure in the first six months

Combined ratio.

96.5%

[95.4%]

Life and health reinsurance adversely impacted by part of the US mortality portfolio

Return on equity beats target

at

12.2%

Return on investment

3.2%