UNIQA International

  • Premiums written (including the savings portions from unit-linked and index-linked life insurance) increased by 9.8 per cent to €3,353.8 million

  • Insurance service result increased significantly to €293.1 million

  • Combined ratio (gross) improved from 89.0 per cent to 85.9 per cent

  • Financial result increased to €83.4 million

  • Earnings before taxes at €246.4 million

UNIQA International key figures

In € million

2025

2024

2023

Premiums written, including savings portions from unit-linked and index-linked life insurance

3,353.8

3,054.8

2,682.2

Cost ratio

38.1%

37.8%

37.6%

Administrative expense ratio

14.9%

15.5%

15.5%

Combined ratio (gross before reinsurance)

85.9%

89.0%

85.6%

Combined ratio (net after reinsurance)

92.3%

92.6%

91.6%

Earnings before taxes

246.4

214.4

229.8

Property and casualty insurance

In € million

2025

2024

2023

Premiums written

2,408.4

2,189.2

1,907.9

Insurance revenue

2,313.5

2,099.2

1,843.3

Insurance service expenses

–1,987.5

–1,869.1

–1,577.0

Reinsurance service result

–148.4

–73.8

–112.4

Insurance service result

177.6

156.4

153.9

Financial result

48.2

47.2

37.7

Net investment income

79.3

83.1

63.5

Non-technical result

–83.1

–95.9

–53.0

Cost ratio

36.1%

35.9%

35.6%

Combined ratio (gross before reinsurance)

85.9%

89.0%

85.6%

Earnings before taxes

118.3

95.6

125.5

Health insurance

In € million

2025

2024

2023

Premiums written

134.2

124.9

110.1

Insurance revenue

136.3

131.7

115.3

Release of the contractual service

0.3

0.6

0.5

Insurance service expenses

–121.5

–125.5

–96.6

Reinsurance service result

–1.0

–0.3

–0.8

Insurance service result

13.8

6.0

17.9

Financial result

–0.1

–0.1

–0.2

Net investment income

0.5

0.5

0.4

Non-technical result

–5.8

–5.2

–3.8

Cost ratio

34.8%

38.3%

36.3%

Earnings before taxes

7.9

0.7

13.9

Life insurance

In € million

2025

2024

2023

Premiums written

811.2

740.8

664.3

Insurance revenue

604.2

524.1

471.2

Release of the contractual service

129.4

117.6

103.4

Insurance service expenses

–495.9

–434.3

–364.1

Reinsurance service result

–6.5

–10.4

–9.2

Insurance service result

101.8

79.4

98.0

Financial result

35.3

31.3

27.0

Net investment income

49.1

49.1

43.8

Non-technical result

0.0

29.5

–12.9

Cost ratio

46.3%

45.4%

45.9%

Earnings before taxes

120.2

118.1

90.4

Changes in premiums

The premium volume written by UNIQA International increased in 2025 by 9.8 per cent to €3,353.8 million (2024: €3,054.8 million).

Premiums written in property and casualty insurance grew in 2025 by 10.0 per cent to €2,408.4 million (2024: €2,189.2 million). In health insurance, premiums written rose in the reporting period by 7.5 per cent to €134.2 million (2024: €124.9 million) and in life insurance by 9.5 per cent to €811.2 million (2024: €740.8 million).

Premiums written, including savings portions from unit-linked and index-linked life insurance – UNIQA International

In € million

Graphic showing UNIQA International premiums

Change in insurance revenue

Insurance revenue in the UNIQA International segment rose in 2025 by 10.9 per cent to €3,054.0 million (2024: €2,755.0 million).

The release of the contractual service margin rose by 5.7 per cent to €137.6 million (2024: €130.2 million).

Insurance revenue in property and casualty insurance grew in 2025 by 10.2 per cent to €2,313.5 million (2024: €2,099.2 million).

In health insurance, insurance revenue rose in the reporting period by 3.4 per cent to €136.3 million (2024: €131.7 million). The release of the contractual service margin decreased here to €0.3 million (2024: €0.6 million).

In life insurance, insurance revenue in the UNIQA International segment grew in 2025 by 15.3 per cent to €604.2 million (2024: €524.1 million). The release of the contractual service margin rose by 10.1 per cent to €129.4 million (2024: €117.6 million).

Change in insurance service expenses

Insurance service expenses in the UNIQA International segment increased in 2025 by 7.2 per cent to €2,604.9 million (2024: €2,428.9 million).

The cost ratio in the UNIQA International segment increased slightly to 38.1 per cent (2024: 37.8 per cent). The administrative cost ratio in 2025 fell to 14.9 per cent (2024: 15.5 per cent).

In property and casualty insurance, insurance service expenses increased by 6.3 per cent to €1,987.5 million (2024: €1,869.1 million). As a result, the cost ratio rose to 36.1 per cent (2024: 35.9 per cent). The combined ratio (gross before reinsurance) decreased to 85.9 per cent (2024: 89.0 per cent).

In health insurance, insurance service expenses fell in 2025 by 3.2 per cent to €121.5 million (2024: €125.5 million). The cost ratio decreased in this area to 34.8 per cent (2024: 38.3 per cent).

In life insurance, insurance service expenses rose by 14.2 per cent to €495.9 million (2024: €434.3 million). The cost ratio in life insurance was 46.3 per cent (2024: 45.4 per cent).

Reinsurance service result

The reinsurance service result in 2025 amounted to €–156.0 million (2024: €–84.4 million).

Insurance service result

The insurance service result in the UNIQA International segment increased in 2025 by 21.3 per cent to €293.1 million (2024: €241.7 million).

Financial result

The net investment income of UNIQA International fell in 2025 to €129.0 million (2024: €132.7 million). The financial result nevertheless increased to €83.4 million (2024: €78.4 million).

Net investment income from unit-linked and index-linked life insurance in 2025 amounted to €100.1 million (2024: €146.9 million).

Non-technical result

The non-technical result in 2025 amounted to €–88.9 million (2024: €–71.6 million). Other income increased by 6.7 per cent to €171.0 million (2024: €160.2 million), while other expenses rose by 12.1 per cent to €259.9 million (2024: €231.8 million).

Earnings before taxes

Operating profit rose in the UNIQA International segment by 15.7 per cent to €287.7 million (2024: €248.6 million). Earnings before taxes increased by 14.9 per cent to €246.4 million (2024: €214.4 million).

In property and casualty insurance, earnings before taxes increased by 23.7 per cent to €118.3 million (2024: €95.6 million); in health insurance, they rose to €7.9 million (2024: €0.7 million). Finally, in life insurance, earnings before taxes grew to €120.2 million (2024: €118.1 million).

Earnings before taxes – UNIQA International

In € million

Graphic showing UNIQA International profit before tax

In the Central Europe (CE) region – Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – earnings before taxes increased in 2025 by 13.0 per cent to €216.5 million (2024: €191.6 million). In the Eastern Europe (EE) region – consisting of Romania and Ukraine – they fell to €27.8 million (2024: €34.4 million). In the Southeastern Europe (SEE) region – now comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia – earnings before taxes decreased in 2025 to €24.3 million (2024: €26.1 million). The SIGAL Group, which was sold in the second quarter of 2025, is included here on a pro rata basis up to the date of sale. In the Western Europe (WE) region, earnings before taxes amounted to €1.7 million (2024: €–1.0 million).

Contractual service margin (CSM)
The contractual service margin represents the expected future profit that an insurer will recognise as it provides insurance contract services for a specific group of insurance contracts.
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Insurance revenue
The insurance revenue reflects the portion of the total consideration received, adjusted for the time value of money and investment components, that is allocated to the insurance benefits provided in the period, which are caused by the reduction in the LRC for the period.
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Insurance service expenses
The insurance service expenses reflect the expenditures for the services rendered in the period (which correspond to the insurance income) as well as the losses from groups of onerous contracts and the subsequent reversal of such losses and changes.
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Insurance service result
The insurance service result is the difference between the insurance income and the insurance service expenses (for example benefits, directly attributable costs) and indicates whether the insurance business is operationally profitable.
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