<strong>Munich</strong> <strong>Re</strong> Group Notes on the accounts (23) Investment expenditure <strong>Re</strong>insurers, Life and Total Total property-casualty health insurers insurers <strong>1997</strong>/98 <strong>1997</strong>/98 <strong>1997</strong>/98 Pr. year TDM TDM TDM TDM Expenses for the management of investments, interest paid and other expenses for investments 331,563 265,224 596,787 443,598 Writedowns on investments 310,632 265,122 575,754 338,288 <strong>Re</strong>alized losses on investments 145,406 12,963 158,369 91,279 Expenditure for assumption of losses 3,708 – 3,708 – Allocations to the special reserve 325,615 15,849 341,464 149,961 Total 1,116,924 559,158 1,676,082 1,023,126 Of the writedowns on investments, TDM 22,979 (51,714) comprised exceptional depreciations as per Article 253 para. 2 sentence 3 of the German Commercial Code. In the business year reinstatements of value amounting to TDM 137,680 were not made for tax reasons, in accordance with the option open to us. The posting of the special reserve as per Article 6 b of the German Income Tax Act affected the result for the year by an amount of TDM 341,464. The effects of the reinstatements of value not made for tax reasons in previous years are not significant for the result for the year. The effect that such measures in the business year and previous years will have on future business years is not significant either. (24) Other expenditure The other expenditure includes an amount of TDM 269,680 (200,000) for special allocations made to the provision for outstanding claims. (25) Profit for the year <strong>1997</strong>/98 Previous year TDM TDM Profit for the year 1,148,702 698,506 Profit apportionable to minority interests 246,668 120,630 Loss apportionable to minority interests 9,144 16,375 Apportionable to Group 911,178 594,251 98
<strong>Munich</strong> <strong>Re</strong> Group Notes on the accounts Other information (26) Number of staff The number of staff employed by the consolidated companies averaged as follows: 99 <strong>1997</strong>/98 Previous year <strong>Re</strong>insurance companies 4,307 3,489 Direct insurance companies 19,641 14,532 Total 23,948 18,021 (27) Other financial There are no other financial commitments of significance for the commitments assessment of the Group’s financial position. <strong>Munich</strong>, 1st September <strong>1998</strong> The Board of Management