Erste Group Research Erste Group Research Credit Report | Corporate Bonds | Austria 11. June 2019 UNIQA Insurance Group Analyst: Peter Kaufmann, CFA Austria’s Second Largest Insurance Group
[email protected] With a market share of 22%, UNIQA is the second largest insurance group Key financials in EUR mn 2016 2017 2018 in Austria behind Vienna Insurance Group. The group generates 70% of its Gross Prem. Written* 5,048 5,293 5,309 premium income in Austria. UNIQA is the clear market leader in health Net investment income 589 572 581 insurance in Austria, with a market share of 46%. The group generates Profit before taxes 226 265 295 around 30% of its premium income in CEE, where it has a presence in 15 Combined Ratio 98.1% 97.5% 96.8% Claims Ratio 65.7% 65.9% 65.4% markets. Its largest segment is property-casualty insurance (share of Cost Ratio 32.4% 31.6% 31.4% premiums written: 52%), followed by life (27%) and health insurance (21%). Solvency II Ratio 202% 250% 248% UNIQA's solvency capital ratio stood at 248% at the end of 2018 (most Source: UNIQA, Erste Group Research *incl. savings portion of premiums from unit- and recent available figure), which is very strong by European standards (see index-linked life insurance page 6). S&P most recently affirmed UNIQA's rating on 21 Dec. 2018 (see Key financials 1Q 2019 table on the left hand side). The outlook is stable. in EUR mn 1Q 2018 1Q 2019 Delta While premium income remained stable in 2018, pre-tax earnings rose Gross Prem.