Business development - Helvetia Gruppe

Business volume
in CHF million
7 500
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Profit
in CHF million
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Equity
in CHF million
3 500
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Solvency I
31.12.10 31.12.09 31.12.10 31.12.09 31.12.10 31.12.09
31.12.10 31.12.09
in %
2010 2009 Change
Key share data Helvetia Holding AG
Group profit for the period per share in CHF 39.3 37.5 4.7%
Consolidated equity per share in CHF 366.3 372.2 – 1.6%
Price of Helvetia registered shares at the reporting date in CHF 359.5 320.8 12.1%
Market capitalisation at the reporting date in CHF million 3 110.7 2 775.4 12.1%
Number of shares issued 8 652 875 8 652 875
in CHF million
Business volume
in Group currency
Gross premiums life 3 896.1 3 676.5 6.0%
Deposits received life 283.5 408.6 – 30.6%
Gross premiums non-life 2 344.4 2 383.4 – 1.6%
Assumed reinsurance 231.4 242.5 – 4.6%
Business volume 6 755.4 6 711.0 0.7%
Key performance figures
Result life 108.5 102.0 6.4%
Result non-life 177.4 216.3 – 18.0%
Result other activities 55.6 8.5 548.4%
Group profit for the period after tax 341.5 326.8 4.5%
Profit from investments 1 133.5 1 239.2 – 8.5%
Key balance sheet figures
Consolidated equity (without preferred securities) 3 157.6 3 208.4 – 1.6%
Reserves for insurance and investment contracts (net) 28 584.1 27 508.9 3.9%
Investments 33 587.1 33 072.4 1.6%
Ratios
Return on equity1 10.7% 10.8%
Reserve to premium ratio non-life 141.1% 130.7%
Combined ratio (gross) 89.5% 89.1%
Combined ratio (net) 94.1% 91.3%
Direct yield 3.0% 3.2%
Investment performance 2.9% 4.8%
Solvency I 220% 219%
Employees
Helvetia Group 4 923 4 511 9.1%
of which Switzerland 2 561 2 160 18.6%
1 Based on the earnings per share (including interest on preferred securities through profit and loss) divided by the average shareholder capital (equity without
preferred securities).
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