Global reinsurance

We combine all markets worldwide under global reinsurance, with the exception of our target markets of Germany and North America and the specialty lines. This segment also encompasses a number of specialised areas such as worldwide catastrophe business, facultative reinsurance, agricultural risks and Sharia-compliant retakaful business.

The development of our markets within the global reinsurance segment gave grounds for satisfaction. The premium volume here was boosted by 18% to EUR 1,774.7 million. The combined ratio improved to 87.9%, after 88.5% in the previous year. The operating profit (EBIT) climbed by 295.8% to EUR 356.2 million (EUR 90.0 million).