8. Insurance benefits
In € thousand  | 
            Gross  | 
            Reinsurers’ share  | 
            Net  | 
        |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1–12/2021  | 
            1–12/2020  | 
            1–12/2021  | 
            1–12/2020  | 
            1–12/2021  | 
            1–12/2020  | 
        |
Property and casualty insurance  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Claims expenses  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Claims paid  | 
            1,912,200  | 
            1,711,589  | 
            –116,929  | 
            –100,048  | 
            1,795,271  | 
            1,611,541  | 
        
Change in provision for unsettled claims  | 
            256,969  | 
            117,850  | 
            –124,118  | 
            –7,169  | 
            132,851  | 
            110,681  | 
        
Total  | 
            2,169,169  | 
            1,829,439  | 
            –241,047  | 
            –107,217  | 
            1,928,123  | 
            1,722,222  | 
        
Change in insurance provision  | 
            –394  | 
            212  | 
            1  | 
            1  | 
            –393  | 
            213  | 
        
Change in other technical provisions  | 
            62  | 
            –95  | 
            –28  | 
            –2  | 
            34  | 
            –97  | 
        
Non-profit-related and profit-related premium refund expenses  | 
            37,359  | 
            52,781  | 
            0  | 
            0  | 
            37,359  | 
            52,781  | 
        
Total benefits  | 
            2,206,196  | 
            1,882,337  | 
            –241,074  | 
            –107,218  | 
            1,965,123  | 
            1,775,119  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Health insurance  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Claims expenses  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Claims paid  | 
            771,163  | 
            745,499  | 
            –1,262  | 
            –694  | 
            769,901  | 
            744,804  | 
        
Change in provision for unsettled claims  | 
            –6,803  | 
            9,783  | 
            –322  | 
            14  | 
            –7,125  | 
            9,797  | 
        
Total  | 
            764,360  | 
            755,282  | 
            –1,584  | 
            –680  | 
            762,776  | 
            754,602  | 
        
Change in insurance provision  | 
            166,713  | 
            169,727  | 
            62  | 
            –46  | 
            166,775  | 
            169,682  | 
        
Non-profit-related and profit-related premium refund expenses  | 
            68,176  | 
            38,772  | 
            0  | 
            0  | 
            68,176  | 
            38,772  | 
        
Total benefits  | 
            999,249  | 
            963,782  | 
            –1,522  | 
            –726  | 
            997,727  | 
            963,056  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Life insurance  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Claims expenses  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Claims paid  | 
            1,217,373  | 
            1,073,882  | 
            –24,688  | 
            –22,256  | 
            1,192,685  | 
            1,051,626  | 
        
Change in provision for unsettled claims  | 
            34,907  | 
            11,204  | 
            –330  | 
            –1,137  | 
            34,577  | 
            10,067  | 
        
Total  | 
            1,252,280  | 
            1,085,086  | 
            –25,018  | 
            –23,393  | 
            1,227,263  | 
            1,061,693  | 
        
Change in insurance provision  | 
            –150,750  | 
            –145,657  | 
            6,354  | 
            6,163  | 
            –144,395  | 
            –139,493  | 
        
Change in other technical provisions  | 
            –44  | 
            –161  | 
            0  | 
            0  | 
            –44  | 
            –161  | 
        
Non-profit-related and profit-related premium refund expenses and/or (deferred) benefit participation expenses  | 
            58,595  | 
            34,365  | 
            –64  | 
            0  | 
            58,531  | 
            34,365  | 
        
Total benefits  | 
            1,160,081  | 
            973,634  | 
            –18,727  | 
            –17,230  | 
            1,141,354  | 
            956,404  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Total  | 
            4,365,526  | 
            3,819,752  | 
            –261,323  | 
            –125,174  | 
            4,104,204  | 
            3,694,579  |