6. Notes on the individual items of the statement of income 6.1 Gross written premium The following table shows the breakdown of the gross written premium according to regional origin. Gross written premium 1 in EUR thousand 31. 12. <strong>2010</strong> 31. 12. 2009 <strong>Re</strong>gional origin Germany 1,163,854 1,313,417 United Kingdom 2,434,328 1,808,204 France 496,836 486,018 Other 1,329,042 1,286,776 Europe 5,424,060 4,894,415 USA 2,957,878 2,841,476 Other 415,623 383,313 North America 3,373,501 3,224,789 Asia 965,463 830,995 Australia 488,212 389,476 Australasia 1,453,675 1,220,471 Africa 465,062 354,652 Other 712,419 580,428 Total 11,428,717 10,274,755 1 After elimination of internal transactions within the Group across segments 166 Notes 6.1 Gross written premium <strong>Hannover</strong> <strong>Re</strong> Group annual report <strong>2010</strong>
6.2 Investment income Investment income in EUR thousand <strong>2010</strong> 2009 Income from real estate 31,410 4,762 Dividends 4,427 2,867 Interest income 829,855 793,269 Other investment income 14,829 9,649 Ordinary investment income 880,521 810,547 Profit or loss on shares in associated companies 3,857 (4,970) Appreciation 27,213 20,076 <strong>Re</strong>alised gains on investments 244,694 182,897 <strong>Re</strong>alised losses on investments 82,691 69,885 Unrealised gains and losses on investments (39,893) 100,571 Impairments on real estate 7,314 1,253 Impairments on equity securities 569 3,165 Impairments on fixed-income securities 7,906 45,379 Impairments on participating interests and other financial assets 7,976 92,709 Other investment expenses 67,409 53,121 Net income from assets under own management 942,527 843,609 Interest income on funds withheld and contract deposits 436,183 455,722 Interest expense on funds withheld and contract deposits 119,815 178,948 Total investment income 1,258,895 1,120,383 Of the impairments totalling EUR 16.6 million (EUR 141.4 million), an amount of EUR 7.7 million (EUR 92.6 million) was attributable to alternative investments. The impairments on fixed-income securities of EUR 7.9 million (EUR 45.4 million) were taken predominantly on structured assets. An impairment loss of EUR 0.6 million (EUR 3.2 million) was recognised on equities whose fair value had fallen significantly – i.e. by at least 20% – or for a prolonged period – i.e. for at least nine months – below acquisition cost. This contrasted with writeups of EUR 27.2 million (EUR 20.1 million) on investments that had been written down in previous periods. Of this total volume, EUR 3.0 million (EUR 10.8 million) was attributable to alternative assets and EUR 24.1 million (EUR 9.3 million) to fixed-income securities. The portfolio did not contain any overdue, unadjusted assets as at the balance sheet date since overdue securities are written down immediately. Interest income on investments in EUR thousand <strong>2010</strong> 2009 Fixed-income securities – held to maturity 124,539 102,600 Fixed-income securities – loans and receivables 90,063 72,005 Fixed-income securities – available for sale 583,968 566,953 Financial assets – at fair value through profit or loss 6,812 17,004 Other 24,473 34,707 Total 829,855 793,269 Notes The net gains and losses on investments held to maturity, loans and receivables and the available-for-sale portfolio shown in the following table are composed of interest income, realised gains and losses as well as impairments and appreciation. In the case of the fixed-income securities at fair value through profit or loss designated in this category and the other financial assets, which include the technical derivatives, changes in unrealised gains and losses are also recognised. Making allowance for the other investment expenses of EUR 67.4 million (EUR 53.1 million), net income from assets under own management of altogether EUR 942.5 million (EUR 843.6 million) was recognised in the year under review. <strong>Hannover</strong> <strong>Re</strong> Group annual report <strong>2010</strong> 6.2 Investment income Notes 167