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8.4 Staff and expenditures on personnel
Staff
The average number of staff at the companies included in the consolidated financial statement of the Hannover Re Group during the reporting period was 3,089 (2,804). As at the balance sheet date altogether 3,251 (2,893) staff were employed by the Hannover Re Group, with 1,385 (1,349) employed in Germany and 1,866 (1,544) working for the consolidated Group companies abroad.
| Personnel information | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.3. | 30.6. | 30.9. | 31.12. | Average | 31.12. | Average | |
| Number of employees (excluding Board members) | 3,045 | 3,035 | 3,220 | 3,251 | 3,089 | 2,893 | 2,804 |
Expenditures on personnel
The expenditures on insurance business, claims expenses (claims settlement) and expenditures on the administration of investments include the following personnel expenditures:
| Personnel expenditures | ||
| in EUR thousand | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| a) Wages and salaries | 274,375 | 258,111 |
| 274,375 | 258,111 | |
| b) Social security contributions and expenditure on provisions and assistance | ||
| ba) Social security contributions | 25,486 | 22,082 |
| bb) Expenditures for pension provision | 26,551 | 25,520 |
| bc) Expenditures for assistance | 4,716 | 5,016 |
| 56,753 | 52,618 | |
| Total | 331,128 | 310,729 |