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Annual Report 2025
Our Group Annual Report 2025 provides a holistic view of the business performance of Talanx AG. On this page, we present the most important content for you.
Letter to our shareholders
Insight into the divisions
Corporate & Specialty
- Positive development of operating result thanks to robust underwriting and capital investment
- Revenue growth despite a flattening market, driven by new business and positive rate adjustments
- Underwriting benefited from low frequency and large losses
Key figures for the Corporate & Specialty division
| EUR million | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Insurance revenue | 10,252 | 10,006 | +2.5% |
| Insurance service result | 997 | 1,004 | –0.8% |
| Net insurance financial and investment result before currency effects | 102 | 83 | +22.1% |
| of which investment result | 439 | 368 | +19.1% |
| of which net insurance financial result before currency effects | –337 | –285 | –18.3% |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 732 | 702 | +4.3% |
Management metrics for the Corporate & Specialty division
| % | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Growth of insurance revenue (adjusted for currency effects) | 4.7 | 10.7 | –6.0 ppts |
| Combined ratio (net/gross) | 90.3 | 90.0 | +0.3 ppts |
| Return on equity | 17.3 | 17.6 | –0.3 ppts |
Retail International
- At +9.6% year over year, insurance revenue adjusted for currency effects exceeded forecast
- At 92.0%, combined ratio improved once again
- Division’s contribution to Group net income up 36% to EUR 611 million, an even sharper increase than insurance revenue
Key figures for the Retail International division
| EUR million | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Insurance revenue | 9,677 | 9,281 | +4.3% |
| Insurance service result | 834 | 778 | +7.3% |
| Net insurance financial and investment result before currency effects | 501 | 448 | +11.8% |
| of which investment result | 915 | 784 | +16.6% |
| of which net insurance financial result before currency effects | –414 | –336 | –23.0% |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 994 | 836 | +18.9% |
Management metrics for the Retail International division
| % | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Growth of insurance revenue (adjusted for currency effects) | 9.6 | 39.9 | –30.3 ppts |
| Combined ratio (net/gross) | 92.0 | 92.5 | –0.4 ppts |
| Return on equity | 19.1 | 15.3 | +3.9 ppts |
Retail Germany
- Declining insurance revenues, particularly at LPV Lebensversicherung AG and the former TARGO Lebensversicherung AG (now HDI Vorsorge Lebensversicherung AG)
- Lower insurance service result, mainly due to the end of the partnership with TARGOBANK
- EBIT down on previous year due to one-time (positive) effects in the prior year
Key figures for the Retail Germany division
| EUR million | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Insurance revenue | 3,331 | 3,619 | –7.9% |
| Insurance service result | 381 | 402 | –5.3% |
| Net insurance financial and investment result before currency effects | 110 | –5 | > 999% |
| of which investment result | 2,045 | 2,861 | –28.5% |
| of which net insurance financial result before currency effects | –1,934 | –2,867 | +32.5% |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 205 | 262 | –21.6% |
Management metrics for the Retail Germany division
| % | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Growth of insurance revenue | –7.9 | 1.7 | –9.7 ppts |
| New business value (net, Life Insurance) in EUR million | 141 | 316 | –55.5% |
| Combined ratio (net/gross, Property/Casualty Insurance) | 91.8 | 96.6 | –4.8 ppts |
| Return on equity | 19.1 | 10.8 | –0.3 ppts |
Reinsurance
Property/Casualty Reinsurance
- Reinsurance revenue (gross) grew by 3.8% after adjusting for currency effects
- Contractual service margin (CSM) from new business totalled EUR 3.1 billion
- Largely stable conditions and risk-adequate pricing in contract renewals over the course of 2025
Key figures for the Reinsurance division Property/Casualty Reinsurnace Segment
| EUR million | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Insurance revenue | 18,770 | 18,665 | +0.6% |
| Insurance service result | 2,593 | 2,136 | +21.4% |
| Net insurance financial and investment result before currency effects | 157 | 697 | –77.4% |
| of which investment result | 1,331 | 1,642 | –19.0% |
| of which net insurance financial result before currency effects | –1,173 | –945 | –24.2% |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 2,660 | 2,413 | +10.2% |
Management Metrics for the Property/Casualty Reinsurance Segment
| % | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Growth of insurance revenue (adjusted for currency effects) | 3.8 | 11.1 | –7.3 ppts |
| Combined ratio (net/gross) | 84.0 | 86.6 | –2.6 ppts |
Life/Health Reinsurance
- Insurance revenue (gross) adjusted for currency effects rose by 6.8% to EUR 8,015 million
- New contribution to net CSM amounted to EUR 766 million
- Net contractual service margin (CSM) declined by 3.7% to EUR 6.3 billion
- Continued high customer demand for longevity cover and financial solutions
Key Figures for the Reinsurance Division – Life/Health Reinsurance Segment
| EUR million | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Insurance revenue | 8,015 | 7,715 | +3.9% |
| Insurance service result | 903 | 883 | +2.3% |
| Net insurance financial and investment result before currency effects | 181 | 226 | –20.1% |
| of which investment result | 371 | 396 | –6.5% |
| of which net insurance financial result before currency effects | –190 | –170 | –11.5% |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 863 | 926 | –6.9% |
Management Metrics for the Life/Health Reinsurance Segment
| % | 2025 | 2024 | +/- |
| Insurance service result (net) in EUR million | 903 | 883 | +2.3% |
| Growth of contractual service margin (net) | –3.7 | 9.5 | –13.2 ppts. |
Outlook 2026
Talanx Group
| % | 2026 |
| Growth of insurance revenue (adjusted for currency effects) | mid single-digit percentage |
| Group net income in EUR billion | ~2.7 |
| Return on equity | ~19 |
Corporate & Specialty
| % | 2026 |
| Growth of insurance revenue (adjusted for currency effects) | low to mid single-digit percentage |
| Combined ratio (net/gross) | < 92 |
| Return on equity | > 16 |
Retail International
| % | 2026 |
| Growth of insurance revenue (adjusted for currency effects) | mid to high single-digit percentage |
| Combined ratio (net/gross, property/casualty insurance) | < 93 |
| Return on equity | > 16 |
Retail Germany
| % | 2026 |
| Growth of insurance revenue | Decrease in higher single-digit percentage |
| New business value (net, Life Insurance) in EUR million | > 110 |
| Combined ratio (net/gross, property/casualty insurance) | < 93 |
| Return on equity | > 10 |
Reinsurance
Property/Casualty Reinsurance
Management metrics for the Property/Casualty Reinsurance segment
| % | 2026 |
| Growth of insurance revenue (adjusted for currency effects) | mid single-digit percentage |
| Combined ratio (net/net) | < 87 |
Life/Health Reinsurance
Management metrics for the Life/Health Reinsurance segment
| % | 2026 |
| Insurance service result (net) in EUR million | ~ 925 |
Reinsurance Division as a whole
Management metrics for the Reinsurance division as a whole
| % | 2026 |
| Return on equity | ~ 20 |
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