Wüstenrot & Württembergische : Annual Report Wüstenrot & Württembergische 2023

Annual Report 2023

Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG

This is a translation of the German

Annual­ Report. In case of any

­divergences, the German ­original is legally binding.

Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG

Overview of key figures of W&W Group (according to IFRS)

Consolidated statement of financial position						..		..
Total assets		in	billion		.	.
Capital investments		in	billion		.	.
Senior debenture bonds and registered bonds		in	billion		.	.
Senior fixed-income securities		in	billion		.	.
Building loans		in	billion		.	.
Liabilities to customers		in	billion		.	.
Technical liabilities		in	billion		.	.
Equity		in	billion		.	.
Equity per share			in		.	.
Consolidated income statement						.. to			.. to
					..		..
Total net financial result		in	million		.	.
Technical result		in	million		.	.
Earnings before income taxes from continued operations		in	million		.	.
Consolidated net profit		in	million		.	.
Total comprehensive income		in	million		.		-.
Earnings per share			in		.	.
Other disclosures						..		..
Employees (full-time equivalent head count)							,	,
Employees (number of employment contracts)							,	,
Key sales figures						.. to			.. to
					..		..
Housing segment
New business volume						,.		,.
(new lending and home loan savings business)		in	million
Life and Health Insurance segment
Total premiums in new life insurance business		in	million	,.		,.
Property/Casualty Insurance segment
Annual contribution to the portfolio (new and replacement business)		in	million		.	.

W&W AG (according tot he German Commercial Code)

					.. bis		.. bis
			..	..
Net income		in million			.	.
Dividend per share		in			.	.
Share price at year-end		in		.	.
Market capitalisation at year-end		in million		,.	,.

Subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting .

Financial calendar

Annual General Meeting

Annual General MeetingTuesday, May

Financial reports

Annual Report	Wednesday, March
Interim management statement as at March	Friday,	May
Interim management report as at June	Friday,	August
Interim management statement as at September	Fri day,	November

Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG Contents

Letter to shareholders

Management Board

Supervisory Board

Combined Management Report

Group fundamentals Business report Opportunity and risk report Outlook

Other disclosures

Declaration on Corporate Management/Corporate governance

Report on equality and equal remuneration pursuant to the German Transparency in Remuneration Act (EntgTransG)

Consolidated Financial Statements of W&W Group (IFRS)

Consolidated balance sheet

Consolidated income statement

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Consolidated cash flow statement

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Responsibility statement

Auditor's report

Financial statements of the W&W AG (German Commercial Code)

Balance sheet

Income statement

Notes

Responsibility statement

Auditor's report

Report of the Supervisory Board

Non-Financial Report

Glossary

Letter to shareholders W&W AG

Jürgen A. Junker, Chairman

of the Executive Board

"Even in a tough environment, W&W is innovative, customer-focused and resilient"

Dear shareholders,

Wüstenrot & Württembergische, your company, is looking back on an eventful and challenging 2023 financial year. We made good, and in some cases very good, progress on everything that we were able to influence our- selves. This applies first and foremost to our new busi- ness, which posted significant growth - well above the market average in some cases. In particular, new home loan savings business (gross), motor vehicles and corporate customers as well as our digital brand Adam Riese, which seamlessly continued its years-long growth trajec- tory, kept growing significantly in a difficult and highly competitive market.

In 2023, we once again gained new customers for the W&W Group and strengthened our ties with many existing customers. We further intensified business relation- ships, including some very long-standing ones, and our market shares increased again almost everywhere. In operating terms, we can be very pleased with what the company and our employees have achieved.

This certainly was not something that could be taken for granted given the difficult conditions under which our Group had to operate: the considerable uncertainty and strain on many consumers due to the global crises and continued high inflation in 2023; the significantly gloomier macroeconomic situation, not least in new housing construction; the sharp rise in the cost of living; and certainly also the too often unclear political frame- work. The fact that we managed to continue, and in some cases even accelerate, our operational upward trend in an environment like this demonstrates the resilience and toughness that characterise the W&W Group. It is the result of our clear path of emphasizing customer

focus, digital transformation and cost efficiency that we have been pursuing for years.

This resilience also allowed us to handle the accounting impact of the significant claims costs in the past financial year, which arose in the third quarter especially and had not been predictable to this extent. In particular, these included an unusual accumulation of claims relating to natural disasters as a result of storms, along with significantly higher costs for settling motor vehicle claims, partly due to inflation. We therefore lowered our earnings guidance for the W&W Group at the end of ­October in line with the IFRS accounting rules. At €140 million, the consolidated net profit under IFRS accounting was within the adjusted target range of €130 million to €160 million in the end, although it fell below the range of €220 million to €250 million that we aim for on a sustained basis.

The situation was different under HGB accounting: In the individual financial statements in accordance with German commercial law, we even exceeded the original forecast with net profit of €131,7 million. This is important not least because it enables us to ensure dividend continuity for 2023, too - a principle that is and has always been important to us in the interests of reliability towards you, our shareholders. The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board will therefore propose the distribution of a dividend of €0.65 per share, as in the previous years, to the Annual General Meeting of W&W AG on 14 May 2024.

The good results for 2023 were first and foremost thanks to the people who work at our company on a daily basis with our customers' interests in mind. I would therefore like to warmly thank all the employees for their impressive contribution to the company's success.

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

The challenges for our sector will not lessen in the

­current financial year, either. It is particularly important here to recognise that our customers' lives and planning are currently changing significantly and at a fast pace.

The weak economic environment, continued high energy prices, the constantly shifting political framework and the effects of the rapid turnaround in interest rates are causing many people to worry about their own financial future. It is precisely in such times of change and uncertainty that customers seek guidance and support with all their financial planning needs. And in precisely such situations, we at W&W are called upon - to provide ­advice and support and be a reliable partner when it comes to helping and settling claims quickly if the worst happens.

This also includes providing a comprehensive range of information and products for our core areas of housing and insurance, both digitally and in person. In this re- spect, a lot has already been done in the past few years. Wüstenrot now offers comprehensive information and advice on all issues relating to housing. The same applies to the Württembergische insurance companies when it comes to providing cover against all major risks and in all areas of life.

But we can live up to our ambitions only if we attract skilled and committed employees to the W&W Group in the future, too. We are very pleased that the Group continues to display comparatively low employee turnover and a high level of employee satisfaction. An attractive work environment also contributes to this: After years of construction work, almost all Group companies have now been located in one place, our new campus in Korn- westheim, since 2023 for the first time in the company's history. This state-of-the-art workplace, combined with modern working arrangements and a flexible approach to remote working, enhances the W&W Group's appeal as an employer and thus our future viability.

Dear shareholders,

We anticipate a continued modest economic outlook for the Germany economy in the current financial year; Deutsche Bundesbank is forecasting an increase in gross domestic product of just 0.4% in real terms. And even this low figure seems rather uncertain. Although there are signs of a sustained decrease in inflation, it is likely to remain considerably above the target of 2% pursued at a monetary policy level. A real turnaround in demand on the property and housing market cannot yet be seen, although at the beginning of 2024 experts as-

sumed that the rise in construction interest rates had reached or even passed its peak.

In this environment, the W&W Group will act prudently but with due self-confidence. We are a strong group that has demonstrated often enough in the past few years, not least with its move into a digital future, that it can perform better than the sector as a whole. We aim to gain new customers again 2024 and build on existing customer relationships. To this end, we are willing and able to keep using our own resources to make substantial investments in products, processes and not least in our employees. We still see major opportunities in ­digitalisation, especially when it comes to enhancing service for our customers. At the same time, we can thereby free up our customer advisors to develop more clout on the market and focus on providing discerning advice to customers. We will also continue to pursue a risk-conscious underwriting policy, including in view of significantly changed policies on the part of reinsurers, to which we have adapted.

Provided there is no turbulence on the capital and financial markets or other events with a significant impact on the W&W Group, we expect consolidated net profit for 2024 to exceed the level of the 2023 financial year but fall below the target range of €220 million to €250 mil- lion. For the individual financial statements in accordance with HGB, we are confirming our ambition of around €130 million, combined with the goal of ongoing dividend continuity.

Even in a tough economic environment, the W&W Group stands for innovation, customer proximity and resilience. We will keep working with commitment, passion and a clear strategic direction to convince our customers of our performance each and every day and guide the W&W Group to a stable future.

Sincerely yours,

Jürgen A. Junker,

Chairman of the Executive Board

6  | Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG | Executive Board

Our Management Board

Together to the future

The W&W Group has separated its activities into two divisions: Housing and Insurance. At Group level management and service entities as well as overall digitalization topics are managed. The Executive Board of W&W AG and the heads of the divisions form the Management Board, which serves as the central steering ­entity of the W&W Group.

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Jürgen A. Junker	Bernd Hertweck
CEO of the	Head of Housing Division
W&W Executive Board	Chairman of the Executive Board of
Corporate Legal	Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG
Audit
Communication
Strategy

Alexander Mayer	Zeliha Hanning
CFO of the	Head of Insurance Division
W&W Executive Board	Chairwoman of the Executive Board of
Capital Investments	Württembergische Versicherung AG and
Accounting	Member of the Executive Board of
	Württembergische
	Lebensversicherung AG

Jürgen Steffan	Jacques Wasserfall
CRO of the	Head of Insurance Division
W&W Executive Board	Chairman of the Executive Board of
Human Resources	Württembergische Lebensversicherung
Controlling	AG and of the Executive Board of
Risk management	Württembergische
Compliance	Krankenversicherung AG

Jens Wieland

CIO of the

W&W Executive Board

IT

8  | Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG | Supervisory Board

Our Supervisory Board

Dr. Michael Gutjahr

Chairman

Former Chairman of the Executive Board

Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG

Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG

Württembergische Versicherung AG

Württembergische Lebensversicherung AG

Frank Weber1

Deputy Chairman

Chairman of the Works Council

Württembergische Versicherung AG/Württembergische Lebensversicherung AG, Karlsruhe site

Chairman of the Group Works Council

Jutta Eberle1

Insurance Employee

Württembergische Versicherung AG

Dr. Frank Ellenbürger

Auditor and tax consultant

Prof. Dr. Nadine Gatzert

Chair of Insurance Economics and Risk management at the Erlangen-NürnbergFriedrich-Alexander-university

Dr. Reiner Hagemann

Former Chairman of the Executive Board

Allianz Versicherungs-AG

Former Member of the Executive Board

Allianz AG

Jochen Höpken1

Task Group Chairman

Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ver.di

Ute Kinzinger1

Chairwoman of the Works Council

W&W Informatik GmbH

1 Employee representatives.

Corinna Linner

Linner Wirtschaftsprüfung

Bernd Mader1

Head of Customerservice and Operations Württembergische Versicherung AG

Andreas Rothbauer1

Chairman of the Works Council

Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG, Ludwigsburg site

Dr. Wolfgang Salzberger

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and

Member of the Board ATON GmbH

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Christoph Seeger1

Chairman of the Group Works Council

Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG

Jutta Stöcker

Former Member of the Executive Board

RheinLand-Versicherungsgruppe

Susanne Ulshöfer1

Member of the Works Council

Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG, Ludwigsburg site

Edith Weymayr

Member of the Executive Board

Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg - Förderbank (L-Bank)