VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP
Investor Presentation
Results for the first quarter 2021
VIG - THE LEADING INSURANCE GROUP IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
50
group companies
More than
22 million
customers
Since
1994
continous payout of dividends
Represented in
30
markets
S&P Rating
A+
with stable outlook
Market capitalization
~ €2.8bn
(as of 31 March 2021)
More than
25,000
employees
Solvency Ratio 2020
238%
including transitionals (AT) and based on Partial Internal Model
Dividend per share of
75 Cents
for the financial year 2020
2 STRATEGY | VIG VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP |
STRONG BUSINESS PROFILE AND SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY
Well diversified | Proven |
portfolio over | |
countries and | business |
lines of | model |
business |
▪ VIG is the leading | ▪ | Local |
insurance group in CEE | entrepreneurship | |
▪ Operating in 30 markets | ▪ | Multi-brand policy |
▪ No. 1 in many markets | ▪ | Multi-channel |
throughout the region | distribution | |
▪ Providing insurance | ▪ | Conservative |
solutions for all lines of | investment & | |
business to more than | reinsurance policies | |
22 million customers | ▪ | Binding compliance |
and governance | ||
framework | ||
Strong balance
sheet and
prudent
accounting
- A+ Rating with a stable outlook (S&P)
- Solvency Ratio YE 2020: 238%
- Continuous payout of dividends since 1994
- Dividend policy: distribution in the range of 30 to 50% of Group net profits
VIG 25:
new strategy programme 2021-2025
- Focus on growth, financial stability and profitability, customer proximity and sustain- ability
- Responding to key trends and ensuring further dynamic development of VIG Group
Five-pillar
sustainability strategy:
Core business
Customers
Employees
Society
Environment
- Exit and reduction scenario for the coal industry
-
Focused on green bond investments:
2020: €238.2mn - Investments in non- profit housing societies
- Senior sustainability bond of €500mn issued
M&A - based on strong footprint, VIG follows selective approach
- Early mover
- 30 years of M&A experience in Central- and Eastern Europe
- Taking advantage of the growth potential in the region
- 2020: Share purchase agreement signed to acquire Aegon's CEE business
3 STRATEGY | VIG VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP |
CSR: KEY INITIATIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2020
- Signatory of UN Global Compact
- VIG is listed in international sustainability index FTSE4Good and the Austrian VÖNIX
- Annual CSR meetings to promote best practise sharing and the exchange of individual Group initiatives
Core business
CustomersEmployees
Society
Environment
- Gradual withdrawal from investments in the coal sector
-
Increased investment in
Green Bonds 2019: €154.3mn
2020: €238.2mn - Support of affordable and environmentally-friendly housing:
100,000 housing units
built by non-profit housing societies
- No exposure in firms involved in controversial weapons
- Continuous development of digital products e.g. e-health services
- First purely digital insurance in Poland "Beesafe"
- Virtual data protection meetings for regular intra- group exchange
- Attractive and affordable health insurance products
- Ethical and environmentally- oriented unit-linked life insurance products
- Premium discounts in the motor insurance for environmentally-friendly mobility
- VIG is one of the world's best 750 employers
("Forbes" magazine) - VIG ranked 1st place at the
Gender-Diversity-Ranking by BCG in Austria - VIG awarded "Financial
Times Diversity Leader
2021" - Support programme to manage home office challenges during the corona crises
- Trainings focussing on digitalisation and innovation
- Digitalisation of trainings
- New diversity handbook
- Continuation of projects despite the crisis
- Support of organisations to manage the corona pandemic and its consequences (e.g. masks, contract tracing)
- Climate change strategy: Reduction of underwriting risks by 60% in the coal industry compared to 2019
- Financing of environmentally-friendly projects e.g. green building, clean transportation, renewable energy
- Reduction of traffic-related green house gases due to increased use of home office arrangements, online meetings and environmentally-friendly mobility
4 STRATEGY | VIG VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP |
VIG 25: BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF PREVIOUS YEARS
2011
STRATEGY 2011
Specifying the strategy for
sustainable growth in primary insurance
2016
AGENDA 2020
Management programme Initiatives implemented as a continuation of Strategy 2011
2021
VIG 25
Strategy programme for VIG Group jointly developed with local group companies to address changing market environment
5 STRATEGY | VIG VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP |
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