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<strong>Munich</strong> <strong>Re</strong> <strong>Group</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Re</strong>port <strong>2006</strong> Notes_Notes to the consolidated income statement<br />

(32) Operating expenses<br />

<strong>Re</strong>insurance Primary insurance Total<br />

Life and health Property-casualty Life and health Property-casualty<br />

Prev. Prev. Prev. Prev. Prev.<br />

All figures in €m * <strong>2006</strong> year ** <strong>2006</strong> year ** <strong>2006</strong> year ** <strong>2006</strong> year ** <strong>2006</strong> year **<br />

Acquisition costs 35 106 83 45 1,235 1,513 1,030 993 2,383 2,657<br />

Administration expenses 261 249 813 787 442 487 639 696 2,155 2,219<br />

Amortisation of acquired insurance portfolios 1 3 – – 15 26 – – 16 29<br />

<strong>Re</strong>insurance commission and profit commission 1,791 1,683 2,958 2,989 19 20 11 12 4,779 4,704<br />

Gross operating expenses 2,088 2,041 3,854 3,821 1,711 2,046 1,680 1,701 9,333 9,609<br />

Ceded share of acquisition costs –16 10 –12 1 20 16 – – –8 27<br />

Commission received on ceded business 174 77 273 262 8 25 52 53 507 417<br />

Operating expenses<br />

– Ceded share 158 87 261 263 28 41 52 53 499 444<br />

Net operating expenses 1,930 1,954 3,593 3,558 1,683 2,005 1,628 1,648 8,834 9,165<br />

* After elimination of intra-<strong>Group</strong> transactions across segments.<br />

** Adjusted owing to first-time application of IAS 19 (rev. 2004).<br />

(33) Other expenses<br />

In addition to foreign currency exchange losses of €1,176m (511m),<br />

“other expenses” mainly include expenses for services rendered of<br />

€298m (278m), interest and similar expenses of €203m (144m), other<br />

write-downs of €119m (70m), and other tax of €22m (32m). They also<br />

contain expenses of €78m (101m) for owner-occupied property,<br />

some of which is also leased out.<br />

Finance costs by financing instrument<br />

(34) Finance costs<br />

By finance costs we understand all interest and other expenses<br />

directly attributable to strategic debt. Debt has a strategic character<br />

for us if it does not have an original, direct link with our operative<br />

business.<br />

All figures in €m <strong>2006</strong> Prev. year<br />

Subordinated bonds issued by <strong>Munich</strong> <strong>Re</strong> Finance B.V., Amsterdam 239 238<br />

Exchangeable bonds of <strong>Munich</strong> <strong>Re</strong>insurance Company, <strong>Munich</strong> * – 31<br />

Exchangeable bonds of ERGO International AG, Düsseldorf 16 32<br />

Senior notes of <strong>Munich</strong> <strong>Re</strong> America Corporation ** , Princeton 30 30<br />

Bank borrowing of ERGO AG, Düsseldorf 9 31<br />

Bank borrowing of <strong>Munich</strong> <strong>Re</strong> America Corporation ** , Princeton 13 13<br />

Other 3 3<br />

Total 310 378<br />

* <strong>Re</strong>deemed in the second quarter of 2005.<br />

** Formerly American <strong>Re</strong> Corporation.<br />

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