Talanx: Sus tainable profitability
Berenberg European Conference Fairmont Windsor Park, 3 December 2025
Edgar Puls
CEO Corporate & Specialty
Agenda
1
Talanx at a glance
2
Highlights from 9M results 2025
3
4
Primary segments / Deep dive Corporate Specialty Group Outlook
5
Appendix
1 2 3 4 5 Talanx at a glance
Talanx brings a history of 120 years to the table …Foundation as a liability & fire mutual
Entry retail business
Foundation reinsurance
IPO
1994
Gerling
acquisition
2006
IPO
2012
Liberty acquisition
2023
2024
EUR 2bn
net income
1903
1953 1966
1 2 3 4 5 Talanx at a glance
Retail
International
Retail Germany
Primary Insurance
100%
100%
100%
Corporate & Specialty
Reinsurance
50.2%
1 2 3 4 5 Talanx at a glance
A well-balanced business with a low risk profile …Underwriting Investments Solvency Ratings
Insurance revenue, 2024, in EURbn Investment portfolio as of 30 September 2025, in EURbn Solvency 2 CAR for HDI Group as of 30 September 20251 Insurer financial strength rating (Talanx Primary Group)
North America
27%
LatAm
13%
48EURbn
15%
APAC
11%
Others
1%
32%
Rest of Europe
Debt
instruments
83%
143EURbn
1%
16%
Others
233% AA-(outlook: stable)
A+(outlook: stable)
Germany
Equities
Strong
diversification
Low
investment risk
Solid
capitalisation
Strong
ratings
1 Solvency 2 ratio of HDI Group as the regulated entity. After full deduction of the expected dividend for financial year 2025 to be paid in 2026 and calculated according to internal model; regulatory S2 ratio based on Article 230 (2) of Directive
2009/138/EC was 220% per 30 September 2025
1 2 3 4 5 Talanx at a glance
Distinct Talanx business modelDiversification
P/C focus
51%
Net income contribution Primary
> 80%
P/C revenues
Cost leadership
Resiliency
93% EUR 4.7bn
of portfolio1 Resiliency2
Note: All numbers relate to 9M2025 unless otherwise stated | 1 Net income contribution of segments with cost advantage in 2024 | 2 Resiliency embedded in best estimate for P/C net claims reserves, as of 31 December 2024
1 2 3 4 5 Talanx at a glance
Diversification at workPrimary Insurance contribution to group Net income split well diversified
net income after minorities net income after minorities, 9M 2025
Corporate & Specialty
21%
51%
31%
Retail International
24%
49%
Reinsurance
2018 9M 2025
6%
Retail Germany
Note: Primary Insurance is the sum of Corporate & Specialty, Retail International and Retail Germany; percentages are calculated in percent of Group net income adjusted for Group Operations and Consolidation
1 2 3 4 5 Talanx at a glance
Primary Insurance: Focused P&C player2024, insurance revenue in %
11%
89%
Life P&C
Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding differences. Primary Insurance is the sum of Corporate & Specialty, Retail International and Retail Germany
1 2 3 4 5 Talanx at a glance
Cost leadership allows to exploit growth opportunitiesCost leadership
for 93% of the portfolio
Retail
International
Corporate &
Specialty
Retail
Germany
7%
Reinsurance
Net income contribution FY 2024 for segments with cost advantage
Net income contribution FY 2024 for segments with no cost advantage
Cost benchmarking
Administration expense ratio in %, 2024, IFRS 17 Total expense ratio in%, 2024, IFRS 17 Administration expense ratio in %, 2024, IFRS 17
Reinsurance
Corporate & Specialty
Retail International
-3.8%pts
7.0
3.2
-7.1%pts
23.6
16.5
-5.2%pts
18.6
13.4
Peer-Ø
Peer Ø
Definitions: Corporate & Specialty: Total expense ratio given that peers do not report split into acquisition and admin expenses. Retail International Poland reflects Warta only. Brazil excludes Liberty | Corporate & Specialty peers: Allianz (AGCS), AXA XL, Zurich (Commercial), QBE. Hannover Re peers: Munich Re (only reinsurance), Swiss Re (only reinsurance), Everest Re (only P&C), RGA (only L&H) and SCOR. Retail International peers: Poland: PZU, Uniqa, Allianz, Munich Re, VIG. - Türkiye: AK Sigorta, Anadolu Sigorta, Allianz, Sompo. - Brazil: Mapfre, Allianz. Tokio Marine Seguradora, Bradesco Seguros, Porto Seguro. - Chile: Mapfre, CHUBB. - Mexico: Mapfre, AXA, GNP, CHUBB, Seguros Atlas, Qualitas.
1 2 3 4 5 Talanx at a glance
Resiliency building to support low-volatility earnings growthPrimary Insurance2 Reinsurance Group3
Resiliency embedded in best estimate1, as of year end in EURm
= in % of total P/C reserves, without consideration of discounting
+ 67%
+ 83%
+ 76%
1,943
2,523
4,692
1,542
1,161
7.4%
8.8%
9.7%
2,057
1,378
3.6%
5.0%
5.5%
3,704
2,643
4.9%
6.3%
7.1%
2022 2023 2024
2022 2023 2024
2022 2023 2024
1 Resiliency embedded in best estimate defined as the difference between booked P/C net reserves before taxes and minorities (based on Talanx' own best estimates) and WTW analysis, without consideration of discounting. WTW calculation based on data provided by Talanx. 2023 and 2024 figures are based on IFRS 17 without considering discounting to enable comparability with IFRS 4 figures of previous years. Further details on the WTW review can be found on page 33 |
2 "Primary Insurance" is the sum of Corporate & Specialty, Retail International and Retail Germany, excluding Talanx AG | 3 "Group" is the sum of Hannover Re, Talanx Primary Group, and Talanx AG (not consolidated)
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