ALLIANZ SE
ANNUAL REPORT 2017
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CONTENT
A _ To Our Investors
2 Supervisory Board Report
7 Mandates of the Members of the Supervisory Board
8 Mandates of the Members of the Board of Management
Pages 1 – 8
B _ Management Report of Allianz SE
Pages 9 – 52
10 Executive Summary and Outlook
14 Operations by Reinsurance Lines of Business
16 Balance Sheet Review
18 Liquidity and Funding Resources
19 Risk and Opportunity Report
29 Corporate Governance Report
34 Statement on Corporate Management pursuant to § 289f of the HGB
37 Remuneration Report
48 Other Information
C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Pages 53 – 82
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
54 Balance Sheets
56
Income Statement
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
57 Nature of Operations and Basis of Preparation
57 Accounting, Valuation and Calculation Methods
60 Supplementary Information on Assets
63 Supplementary Information on Equity and Liabilities
70 Supplementary Information on the Income Statement
73 Other Information
76 List of Participations of Allianz SE, Munich as of 31 December 2017
according to § 285 No. 11 and 11b HGB in conjunction with § 286 (3) No. 1 HGB
D _ Further Information
84 Responsibility Statement
85
Independent Auditor’s Report
Pages 83 – 88
Disclaimer regarding roundings
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may
not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
TO OUR INVESTORS
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SUPERVISORY BOARD REPORT
Ladies and Gentlemen,
During the financial year 2017, the Supervisory Board fulfilled all its duties and obligations as laid out in the
company statutes and applicable law. It monitored the management of the company, devoted particular
attention to succession matters related to the Board of Management, and advised the Board of Management
regarding the conduct of business.
OVERVIEW
In the financial year 2017, the Supervisory Board held seven meetings and a conference call. The regular meet-
ings took place in February, March, May, August, October, and December. In addition, a constituent meeting
took place after the election of the new Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2017.
In all of the Supervisory Board’s 2017 meetings, the Board of Management reported on Group revenues and
results as well as developments in individual business segments. The Board of Management informed us on the
course of business as well as on the development of the Allianz SE and Allianz Group, including deviations in
actual business developments from the planning. The Board of Management reported to the Supervisory Board
on a regular basis and in a timely and comprehensive manner, both verbally and in writing.
Key reporting issues were strategic topics, such as the implementation of the Renewal Agenda and the portfolio
strategy, the risk strategy and capital management, as well as the strategy in the Asset Management business
segment and the global health insurance. In addition, the Supervisory Board was extensively involved in the
Board of Management’s planning for both the financial year 2018 and the three-year period from 2018 to 2020.
Cyber risk security was discussed regularly. A Technology Committee was established to carry out in-depth re-
views of IT issues, the digitalization of the business model, and new technologies. In addition, the Supervisory
Board dealt with the implementation of the new recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code
(Code), the legislation regarding the implementation of the EU guideline on corporate social responsibility
(CSR), as well as the supervisory authority’s (BaFin’s) new requirements for self-assessments by the Supervisory
Board. In November 2017, a conference call was held regarding the Board of Management’s considerations for
a potential further share buy-back program.
The Board of Management’s verbal reports at the meetings were accompanied by written documents, which
were sent to each member of the Supervisory Board in time for the relevant meeting. The Board of Manage-
ment also informed us in writing of important events that occurred between meetings. The chairmen of the
Supervisory and Management Boards also had regular discussions about major developments and decisions.
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board also had individual discussions with each member of the Board of Man-
agement about their respective half-year as well as full-year performance.
Details on each member’s participation at meetings of the Supervisory Board and its committees can be found
page 29. Members of the Supervisory Board who were
in the Corporate Governance Report, starting on
unable to attend meetings of the Supervisory Board or its committees were excused and, as a rule, cast their
votes in writing.
ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THE SUPERVISORY BOARD PLENARY SESSIONS
In the meeting of 16 February 2017, the Supervisory Board dealt comprehensively with the preliminary financial
figures for the financial year 2016, the Board of Management’s dividend strategy, and the consideration of a
share buy-back program. The appointed audit firm, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (KPMG), Munich,
reported in detail on the preliminary results of their audit. The Chief Compliance Officer then gave his annual
report on the compliance organization and key compliance-related matters. In the further course of the meeting,
the Supervisory Board also examined the portfolio strategy in growth markets, discussed the target achievement
of the individual members of the Board of Management, and finally set their variable remuneration for the
financial year 2016. In the course of the performance assessment, the fitness and propriety of the members of
the Board of Management was also confirmed.
In the meeting of 9 March 2017, the Supervisory Board discussed the audited annual Allianz SE and consolidat-
ed financial statements as well as the recommendation for the appropriation of earnings by the Board of Man-
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agement for the financial year 2016. The auditors confirmed that there were no discrepancies to their February
report, and issued an unqualified auditor’s report for the individual and consolidated financial statements. In
addition, the Board of Management submitted its report on risk developments in 2016 and the head of internal
audit presented his annual review. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board dealt with the agenda and the proposals
for resolution for the 2017 AGM of Allianz SE. It also resolved to appoint KPMG as auditor for the individual and
consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2017 and for the auditor’s review of the 2017 half-yearly
financial report. Given the legally required rotation of the auditors, the Supervisory Board approved the pro-
posal of the Audit Committee to select PriceWaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (PwC)
to audit the individual and consolidated financial statements of Allianz SE as from financial year 2018. In addi-
tion, the Supervisory Board was also informed about the implementation status of the Renewal Agenda as well
as the strategy pursued in the Asset Management business segment. The Supervisory Board dealt extensively
with personnel matters related to the Board of Management, specifically regarding Dr. Mascher, Dr. Wemmer,
and Dr. Zedelius, whose appointments expired at the end of 2017. Dr. Mascher’s appointment was renewed for
three years. As successors to Dr. Wemmer and Dr. Zedelius, who had both reached retirement age, the Supervi-
sory Board appointed Niran Peiris and Giulio Terzariol to the Board of Management with effect from
1 January 2018.
On 3 May 2017, just before the AGM, the Board of Management briefed us on the first quarter 2017 perfor-
mance and on the Group’s current situation. In addition, the Board dealt with the results of the BaFin’s review of
the system of governance at Allianz SE in November 2016.
Due to the elections to the Supervisory Board at the AGM 2017, a constituent meeting was held on 3 May 2017,
immediately after the AGM. At this constituent meeting Dr. Perlet was initially elected as Chairman of the Super-
visory Board for the brief period until 6 May 2017. Mr. Diekmann was elected to succeed him, effective
7 May 2017. This transitional arrangement was necessary due to the two-year waiting period applicable for Mr.
Diekmann under corporate law. Mr. Snabe and Mr. Zimmermann were elected as Deputy Chairmen. In addition,
the Supervisory Board elected the members of the committees and approved Dr. Eichiner to be the financial
expert as defined in § 100 (5) of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). The Supervisory Board also adopted
a resolution to establish an additional Board committee: the Technology Committee. In June 2017, the new
members of the Supervisory Board attended a separate information session in order to familiarize themselves
with the Allianz business model and the structures of the Allianz Group.
At the meeting on 3 August 2017, the Board of Management first reported extensively on the half-yearly results.
It additionally addressed the upcoming investment in the UK property insurance firm Liverpool Victoria, the sale
of the Allianz holding in Oldenburgische Landesbank AG, and the impact of Banco Santander’s acquisition of
Banco Popular, a long-standing distribution and joint venture partner in Spain. The Board of Management then
reported on the strategic dialog with the Group companies, particularly regarding the progress of the Renewal
Agenda. In addition, the Board of Management provided a status report on cyber risk security. The Supervisory
Board amended the Rules of Information for Reports by the Board of Management to the Supervisory Board in
order to comply with new regulatory requirements. Finally, the Board of Management reported on the percent-
age of women in management positions. Thereafter, the Supervisory Board set a new target for the percentage
of women in Allianz SE’s Board of Management. This target is also a component of the diversity concept for the
Board of Management, which was to be established in accordance with the new CSR regulations. A correspond-
ing diversity concept for the Supervisory Board was included into the objectives for the composition of the Su-
pervisory Board, as well as a profile of skills and expertise for the Supervisory Board which is required under a
new Code recommendation (see
page 35).
The meeting on 13 October 2017 mainly focused on the strategy of the Allianz Group, in particular the respective
external conditions including potentially disruptive developments and the implementation status of the Renewal
Agenda, as well as the strategy of Allianz SE (solo). In addition, the Supervisory Board dealt in detail with the
global health insurance business. The review of the Board of Management’s report on the development of busi-
ness also covered the effects of the recent natural catastrophes in the Caribbean and in Mexico, the implemen-
tation of the European Data Protection Regulation in the Allianz Group, and the change of the Chairman of the
Board of Management at Allianz Deutschland AG.
At the meeting on 14 December 2017, the Board of Management briefed us on the results of the third quarter,
further business developments and the situation of the Allianz Group, capital adequacy, and the planned tender
offer to the minority shareholders of Euler Hermes S.A. The Supervisory Board additionally dealt with the plan-
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ning for financial year 2018 and the three-year plan 2018 to 2020, as well as the new requirements for non-
financial reporting that follow from the implementation of the European CSR Directive. In this regard, we ap-
proved the recommendation of the Audit Committee to engage PwC to perform a limited assurance engage-
ment of the combined separate non-financial report for the financial year 2017. The Board of Management also
provided a status report on the issue of cyber risk security and the efficiency of distribution channels. We then
covered the Code’s Declaration of Conformity and the annual report on the succession planning for the Board of
Management. The Supervisory Board reviewed the appropriateness of the remuneration of the Board of Man-
agement based on a vertical and horizontal comparison, and decided to increase the remuneration of the
Chairman of the Board of Management in accordance with the identified need for adjustment. Finally, it set
targets for the variable remuneration of the members of the Board of Management for 2018.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH THE GERMAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE
On 14 December 2017, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board issued the Declaration of Con-
formity in accordance with § 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (“Aktiengesetz”). The Declaration was
posted on the company website, where it is available to shareholders at all times. Allianz SE fully complies and
will continue to fully comply with the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code in its version
of 7 February 2017.
Further explanations on corporate governance in the Allianz Group can be found in the Corporate Governance
page 29 and the Statement on Corporate Management pursuant to § 289f of the HGB
Report starting on
page 34. The Allianz website also provides more details on corporate governance:
starting on
www.allianz.com/corporate-governance.
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
The Supervisory Board has formed various committees in order to perform its duties efficiently. The committees
prepare the consulting and adoption of resolutions in the plenary sessions; they can also adopt resolutions
themselves.
The Standing Committee conducted three meetings in 2017. It dealt primarily with issues of corporate govern-
ance, particularly the implementation of the Code’s new recommendations, the modification of the Rules of
Information for Reports by the Board of Management to the Supervisory Board, the preparations for the Annual
General Meeting, the employee stock purchase program, and the Supervisory Board’s self-assessment as well as
the resulting development plan. In addition, the Standing Committee dealt with the appropriateness of the remu-
neration of the Supervisory Board. The committee also passed resolutions to approve loans to senior executives.
The Personnel Committee held four meetings in 2017. It dealt extensively with the issue of succession to Dr. Wemmer
and Dr. Zedelius. The committee also looked at other mandate matters for active and former members of the
Board of Management and the target achievement among Board of Management members for 2016. Besides
setting the targets for variable remuneration in 2018, the committee also prepared the adequacy assessment of
the remuneration system. As a result, the committee identified the need to adjust the remuneration of the Chair-
man of the Board of Management. Furthermore, the Personnel Committee also dealt with the diversity concept
for the Board of Management, including the legally required target for the percentage of women in the Board
of Management.
The Audit Committee held five regular meetings and adopted two resolutions by written procedure in 2017. In
the presence of the auditors, it discussed the annual financial statements of Allianz SE and the consolidated
financial statements of the Allianz Group, the management reports and auditor’s reports, and the half-yearly
financial report. The Audit Committee saw no reason to raise any objections. In addition, the Board of Man-
agement submitted its report on the results of the first and third quarter. The committee also dealt with the
auditor’s engagement and established audit areas of focus for the 2017 financial year. It further discussed
assignments to the auditors for non-audit services and approved an appropriate positive list for audit and non-
audit services authorized in advance. In addition, it dealt extensively with the compliance system, the internal
audit system, and the financial reporting process as well as the respective internal controls. The committee was
also updated on the procedures and programs for complaints concerning matters in accounting, internal con-
trols, and auditing. The committee received regular reports on legal and compliance issues and on the work of
the Internal Audit department. In addition, the Audit Committee dealt with the preparations for the auditor
rotation starting from the financial year 2018, including the process of transitioning to the new auditing company,
as well as the 2017 audit plan of the Internal Audit function. The committee’s work focused on several issues
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regarding Solvency II, including Solvency II governance and Solvency II reporting. In this respect it also initiated a
follow-up review of the group-wide implementation of governance requirements. The committee also addressed
the findings of a BaFin review as well as the new legal requirements for non-financial reporting (CSR) and the
Supervisory Board’s role in this regard. In addition, the head of the Group Actuarial function presented its annual
report. The committee adopted two written resolutions approving the engagement of the current and future
auditors to perform non-audit services at foreign Group companies.
The Risk Committee held two meetings in 2017, during which it discussed the current risk situation of the
Allianz Group and Allianz SE with the Board of Management. The risk report and other risk-related statements
contained in the annual financial statements – both of Allianz SE and consolidated – were reviewed with the
auditor, as were the respective management reports, and the Audit Committee was informed of the result. The
appropriateness of the early risk recognition system at Allianz and the result of further, voluntary risk
assessments by the auditor were also discussed. The committee took a detailed look at the risk strategy and
capital management, as well as the effectiveness of the risk management system, in particular the limit system
for the Allianz Group and Allianz SE. It also dealt extensively with the interest rate sensitivity in the life insurance
business, discussed possible measures to reduce it, and addressed the investment risk currently associated with
equity investments and credit spreads. Other matters considered included the risk strategy of Allianz SE and the
Allianz Group, the changes planned in 2017 to the internal Solvency II model, and the report on the own risk and
solvency assessment (ORSA). In addition, the Risk Committee dealt with the designation of Allianz as a
systemically relevant insurer (G-SII).
The Technology Committee held two meetings in 2017. In the first meeting it dealt with the major focus and
organization of the committee’s work as well as the current IT-Systems and the IT-Architecture within the
Allianz Group. In both meetings the committee dealt with the status of the project to assess the future readiness
of the Allianz Group's IT. In addition, the committee discussed IT Governance and IT Security.
The Nomination Committee had no reason to convene a meeting in financial year 2017.
The Supervisory Board was informed regularly and comprehensively of the committees’ work.
CHAIR AND COMMITTEES OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD – AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2017
Chairman: Michael Diekmann
Vice Chairmen: Jim Hagemann Snabe, Rolf Zimmermann
Standing Committee: Michael Diekmann (Chairman), Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg, Herbert Hainer, Jürgen Lawrenz,
Jim Hagemann Snabe
Personnel Committee: Michael Diekmann (Chairman), Herbert Hainer, Rolf Zimmermann
Audit Committee: Dr. Friedrich Eichiner (Chairman), Sophie Boissard, Jean-Jacques Cette, Michael Diekmann,
Martina Grundler
Risk Committee: Michael Diekmann (Chairman), Christine Bosse, Dr. Friedrich Eichiner, Godfrey Hayward, Jürgen
Lawrenz
Technology Committee: Jim Hagemann Snabe (Chairman), Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg, Michael Diekmann,
Dr. Friedrich Eichiner, Rolf Zimmermann
Nomination Committee: Michael Diekmann (Chairman), Christine Bosse, Jim Hagemann Snabe
AUDIT OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In compliance with the special legal provisions applying to insurance companies, the statutory auditor and the
auditor for the review of the half-yearly financial report are appointed by the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE,
not by the AGM. The Supervisory Board appointed KPMG as statutory auditor for the annual Allianz SE and
consolidated financial statements, as well as for the review of the half-yearly financial report of the financial
year 2017. KPMG audited the financial statements of Allianz SE and the Allianz Group as well as the respec-
tive management reports. They issued an auditor’s report without any reservations. The consolidated fina n-
cial statements were prepared on the basis of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as
adopted in the European Union. KPMG performed a review of the half-yearly financial report. In addition,
KPMG was also mandated to perform an audit of the market value balance sheet according to Solvency II as of
31 December 2017, for Allianz SE and the Allianz Group.
All Supervisory Board members received the documentation relating to the annual financial statements and
the auditor’s reports from KPMG on schedule. The preliminary financial statements and KPMG’s preliminary
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audit results were discussed in the Audit Committee on 14 February 2018 as well as in the plenary session of the
Supervisory Board on 15 February 2018. The final financial statements and KPMG’s audit reports (dated
28 February 2018) were reviewed on 8 March 2018, both by the Audit Committee and in the Supervisory Board
plenary session. The auditors participated in these discussions and presented the key results from their audit.
Particular focus was given to the key audit matters described in the auditor’s report and the audit procedures
performed. No material weaknesses in the internal financial reporting control process were discovered. There
were no circumstances that might give cause for concern about the auditor’s independence. In addition, the
market value balance sheets for Allianz SE and the Allianz Group as of 31 December 2017 as well as the respec-
tive KPMG reports were addressed by the Audit Committee and Supervisory Board.
On the basis of our own reviews of the annual Allianz SE and consolidated financial statements, the manage-
ment and group management reports, and the recommendation for appropriation of earnings, we raised no
objections and agreed with the results of the KPMG audit. We approved the Allianz SE and consolidated finan-
cial statements prepared by the Board of Management. The financial statements are thus adopted. We agree
with the Board of Management’s proposal on the appropriation of earnings.
The Supervisory Board would like to thank all Allianz Group employees for their great personal commitment
over the past year.
LIMITED ASSURANCE ENGAGEMENT OF THE COMBINED SEPARATE
NON-FINANCIAL REPORT
The financial year 2017 was the first year for which the company was required to issue a separate non-financial
report. This report was combined for Allianz SE and the Allianz Group. The Supervisory Board commissioned
PwC to perform a limited assurance engagement of this report. All Supervisory Board members received the
combined separate non-financial report and the independent practitioner´s limited assurance report from PwC
in due time. The report and PwC’s assurance report were discussed in the plenary session of the Supervisory
Board on 8 March 2018. The auditors from PwC participated in these discussions and presented the results of
their assurance engagement. Based on its own review of the combined separate non-financial report, the Su-
pervisory Board did not raise any objections and approved by acknowledgement the results of the PwC limited
assurance engagement.
MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD AND BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
The term of the Supervisory Board expired with the conclusion of the AGM on 3 May 2017. The new employee
representatives had been appointed by the SE Works Council pursuant to the Agreement concerning the Partic-
ipation of Employees in Allianz SE, effective from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2017.
The Annual General Meeting 2017 elected the new shareholder representatives. The Supervisory Board man-
dates of Prof. Dr. Renate Köcher, Dante Barban, and Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat ended with the conclusion of the Annu-
al General Meeting on 3 May 2017. Dr. Helmut Perlet resigned from the Supervisory Board with effect from the
end of 6 May 2017. The Supervisory Board thanked all retired members for their many years of support for the
Allianz Group as well as for the valuable and trusting collaboration in this board.
As mentioned earlier, the 2017 financial year also saw personnel changes within Allianz SE’s Board of Man-
agement. Dr. Dieter Wemmer and Dr. Werner Zedelius stepped down from the Board of Management with
effect from 31 December 2017. Mr. Niran Peiris and Giulio Terzariol were appointed as successors, effective
1 January 2018.
Munich, 8 March 2018
For the Supervisory Board:
Michael Diekmann
Chairman
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MANDATES OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
DR. HELMUT PERLET
until 6 May 2017
Chairman
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Commerzbank AG
GEA Group AG (Chairman)
MICHAEL DIEKMANN
since 7 May 2017
Chairman
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
BASF SE
Fresenius Management SE
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Linde AG
until 10 May 2017
Siemens AG
DR. WULF H. BERNOTAT
until 3 May 2017
Vice Chairman
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Bertelsmann Management SE
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Deutsche Telekom AG
Vonovia SE (Chairman)
JIM HAGEMANN SNABE
Vice Chairman since 3 May 2017
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
SAP SE
until 30 June 2017
Siemens AG (Chairman since 31 January 2018)
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S (Chairman since
28 March 2017)
Bang & Olufsen A/S
until 13 September 2017
ROLF ZIMMERMANN
Vice Chairman
Chairman of the (European) SE Works Council
of Allianz SE
MARTINA GRUNDLER
National Representative Insurances, ver.di Berlin
HERBERT HAINER
since 3 May 2017
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
FC Bayern München AG
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Accenture Plc
Sportradar AG (Chairman)
GODFREY ROBERT HAYWARD
since 3 May 2017
Employee of Allianz Insurance plc
PROF. DR. RENATE KÖCHER
until 3 May 2017
Head of “Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach”
(Allensbach Institute)
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
BMW AG
Infineon Technologies AG
Nestlé Deutschland AG
Robert Bosch GmbH
JÜRGEN LAWRENZ
Employee of Allianz Technology SE (formerly named
Allianz Managed Operations & Sevices SE)
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Technology SE (formerly named Allianz
Managed Operations & Services SE)
DANTE BARBAN
until 3 May 2017
Employee of Allianz S.p.A.
SOPHIE BOISSARD
since 3 May 2017
Chairwoman of the Board of Management of
Korian S.A.
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Curanum AG (Korian Group company, Chairwoman)
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Groupe Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l‘Est de
la France (Sanef)
until 30 June 2017
Segesta SpA (Korian Group company, Chairwoman)
Senior Living Group NV (Korian Group company)
CHRISTINE BOSSE
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
P/F BankNordik (Chairwoman)
TDC A/S
GABRIELE BURKHARDT-BERG
Chairwoman of the Group Works Council of Allianz SE
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Allianz Deutschland AG
JEAN-JACQUES CETTE
Chairman of the Group Works Council
of Allianz France S.A.
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz France S.A.
DR. FRIEDRICH EICHINER
Member of various Supervisory Boards
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Festo AG
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Festo Management AG
1_Generally, we regard memberships in other supervisory bodies as “comparable” if the company is listed on a stock exchange or has more than 500 employees.
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DR. DIETER WEMMER
until 31 December 2017
Finance, Controlling, Risk
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Asset Management AG
until 11 April 2017
Allianz Investment Management SE
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
UBS Group AG
DR. WERNER ZEDELIUS
until 31 December 2017
Insurance German Speaking Countries and
Central & Eastern Europe
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
FC Bayern München AG
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Deutschland AG (Chairman)
Allianz Investment Management SE
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Elementar Lebensversicherungs-AG (Chairman)
Allianz Elementar Versicherungs-AG (Chairman)
Allianz Investmentbank AG
Allianz Suisse Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG
Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG
Allianz Tiriac Asigurari S.A.
since 31 January 2017
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MANDATES OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
OLIVER BÄTE
Chairman of the Board of Management
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Deutschland AG
SERGIO BALBINOT
Insurance Western & Southern Europe,
Asia Pacific
Insurance Middle East, Africa
until 31 December 2017
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
UniCredit S.p.A.
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz France S.A.
Allianz Sigorta A.S.
Allianz Yasam ve Emeklilik A.S.
JACQUELINE HUNT
Asset Management, US Life Insurance
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
(Chairwoman)
DR. HELGA JUNG
Insurance Iberia & Latin America, Legal, Compliance,
Mergers & Acquisitions
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Deutsche Telekom AG
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Asset Management AG (Chairwoman)
until 11 April 2017
Allianz Deutschland AG
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.
Companhia de Seguros Allianz Portugal S.A.
DR. CHRISTOF MASCHER
Operations, Allianz Partners
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Volkswagen Autoversicherung AG
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Technology SE (formerly named Allianz
Managed Operations & Services SE), Chairman
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Partners S.A.S. (formerly named Allianz
Worldwide Partners S.A.S.)
NIRAN PEIRIS
since 1 January 2018
Global Insurance Lines & Anglo Markets,
Reinsurance, Middle East, Africa
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Australia Ltd.
since 1 January 2018
Allianz p.l.c.
since 10 January 2018
GIULIO TERZARIOL
since 1 January 2018
Finance, Controlling, Risk
DR. GÜNTHER THALLINGER
Investment Management
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Asset Management AG
until 11 April 2017
Allianz Investment Management SE (Chairman)
Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG
since 1 July 2017
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz S.p.A
DR. AXEL THEIS
Global Insurance Lines & Anglo Markets
until 31 December 2017
Insurance German Speaking Countries and
Central & Eastern Europe
since 1 January 2018
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards
and SE administrative boards in Germany
ProCurand GmbH & KGaA (Chairman)
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Deutschland AG (Chairman)
since 1 January 2018
Allianz Investment Management SE
since 1 January 2018
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (Chairman)
Membership in comparable1 supervisory bodies
Membership in Group bodies
Allianz Australia Ltd.
until 31 December 2017
Allianz Insurance plc (Chairman)
until 31 December 2017
Allianz Irish Life Holdings plc
until 31 December 2017
Allianz Elementar Lebensversicherungs-AG (Chairman)
since 1 January 2018
Allianz Elementar Versicherungs-AG (Chairman)
since 1 January 2018
Allianz Investmentbank AG
since 28 November 2017
Allianz Suisse Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG
since 30 November 2017
Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG
since 30 November 2017
Euler Hermes Group S.A. (Chairman)
1_Generally, we regard memberships in other supervisory bodies as “comparable” if the company is listed on a stock exchange or has more than 500 employees.
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MANAGEMENT REPORT OF ALLIANZ SE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK
Earnings summary
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
€ mn
Gross premiums written
Premiums earned (net)
Claims (net)
Underwriting expenses (net)
Other technical reserves (net)
Net underwriting result
Change in claims equalization and similar
reserves
Net technical result
Investment result
Allocated interest return
Other non-technical result
Non-technical result
Net operating income
Taxes
Net income
2017
2016
10,265
10,820
9,433
(6,262)
(2,884)
52
339
(226)
113
3,713
(22)
(267)
3,423
3,537
135
3,671
9,625
(6,344)
(2,946)
65
400
(528)
(128)
3,290
(22)
(459)
2,809
2,681
267
2,948
Change
(555)
(191)
82
62
(14)
(61)
302
241
423
-
192
616
856
(133)
724
NET UNDERWRITING RESULT
Gross premiums written decreased to € 10,265 mn, mainly due to a
one-off effect in 2016 coming from the premium portfolio entries
performed for the new quota share agreements with European
Allianz entities. In total, € 9,858 mn (2016: € 10,385 mn) of gross
premiums came from Property-Casualty reinsurance and € 407 mn
(2016: € 435 mn) from Life/Health reinsurance.
The net retention ratio decreased slightly to 92.4 % (2016: 92.7 %).
Premiums earned (net) declined by € 191 mn to € 9,433 mn (2016:
€ 9,625 mn), mainly driven by the development of gross premiums
written and higher retrocessions.
The accident year loss ratio (net) in Property-Casualty reinsur-
ance dropped to 69.6 % (2016: 69.9 %). Natural catastrophe losses
amounted to € 153 mn for the accident year 2017 (2016: € 216 mn)1.
The decrease was mainly driven by the received retro compensation
for several natural catastrophe events with an amount of € 172 mn
(2016: € 0 mn) in 2017.
Natural catastrophes before retrocessions
€ mn
Losses for Allianz SE
Major Events in 2017
Hurricane Maria, Caribbean
Storm Xavier, Germany
Storm Paul, Germany
Hurricane Irma, USA and Caribbean
Storm Herwart, Germany and Poland
Storm Kolle, Germany
Hailstorm in Australia
Wildfires in Portugal
Cyclone Debbie, Australia
Storm Rasmund, Germany
Hurricane Harvey, USA
Hailstorm in Germany
Storm Thomas, Germany
Other
Total
Major Events in 2016
Storms Lea, Marine and Neele, Germany
Earthquake in New Zealand
Storm Elvira, Germany
Storm Friederike, Germany
Hailstorm in the Netherlands
Floods in France
Other
Total
46
36
33
32
26
20
20
18
17
15
14
12
11
25
325
Losses for Allianz SE
47
39
37
27
18
12
36
216
The positive run-off result decreased from € 427 mn to € 343 mn and
was mainly influenced by the development of fire reinsurance
(€ 122 mn), engineering reinsurance (€ 103 mn), personal accident
reinsurance (€ 49 mn) and credit and bond reinsurance (€ 48 mn). In
total, there was an increase of the loss ratio (net) in Property-Casualty
reinsurance to 65.8 % (2016: 65.3 %).
The expense ratio (net) in Property-Casualty reinsurance de-
creased slightly to 30.7 % (2016: 31.0 %). This was largely driven by an
decrease of 0.3 percentage points in the commission ratio to 29.8 %
(2016: 30.1 %). The administrative expense ratio remains stable at
prior-year level of 0.9 % (2016: 0.9 %).
The net underwriting result reduced by 15.2 % from € 400 mn to
€ 339 mn, mainly because of the negative development of calendar
year claims ratio in 2017 and the overall portfolio decline.
1_Based on Group definition for large losses.
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NET TECHNICAL RESULT
In 2017, a change in claims equalization and similar reserves of
€ 226 mn (2016: € 528 mn) resulted from the positive underwriting
result as well as the overall portfolio growth of the last years. The
strengthening was mainly driven by other
lines
(€ 111 mn), credit and bond reinsurance (€ 53 mn), liability reinsur-
ance (€ 47 mn) and legal expenses reinsurance (€ 20 mn). On the
other hand, there is a withdrawal due to exaggeration of loss for
motor reinsurance with an amount of € 26 mn.
reinsurance
Despite the further increase of equalization and similar reserves,
the net technical result turned positive with € 113 mn (2016: € (128) mn).
NON-TECHNICAL RESULT
INVESTMENT RESULT
€ mn
Investment income
Income from profit transfer agreements
Income from affiliated enterprises and
participations
Income from other investments
Realized gains
Income from reversal of impairments
Subtotal
Investment expenses
Expenses for the management of
investments, interest and other investment-
related expenses
Depreciation and impairments of
investments
Realized losses
Expenses for losses taken over
Subtotal
Investment result
2017
2016
Change
3,026
1,099
860
653
10
5,648
1,943
1,727
945
365
105
5,085
(1,093)
(1,106)
(267)
(131)
(445)
(1,935)
3,713
(183)
(198)
(308)
(1,795)
3,290
1,082
(628)
(85)
288
(95)
563
13
(84)
68
(137)
(139)
423
The investment result increased by € 423 mn to € 3,713 mn.
Income from profit transfer agreements rose by € 1,082 mn to
€ 3,026 mn, primarily due to a higher profit transfer from Allianz
Deutschland AG, which went up by € 574 mn to € 1,423 mn, and a
€ 900 mn profit transfer from Allianz Argos 14 GmbH which reflects a
dividend payment received from Allianz Holding France SAS. This was
partly offset by lower profit transfers from Allianz Global Corporate &
Specialty SE and from Allianz Asset Management GmbH, which
decreased by € 369 mn to € 331 mn and by € 24 mn to € 356 mn.
Income from affiliated enterprises and participations declined
by € 628 mn to € 1,099 mn, mainly because the dividend payment
received from our subsidiary Allianz Europe B.V. was reduced by
€ 750 mn to € 600 mn in 2017.
Income from other investments went down by € 85 mn to
€ 860 mn. It largely consits of interest income from intra-group loans
(€ 387 mn) and bonds (€ 315 mn).
Realized gains increased by € 288 mn to € 653 mn, mainly due
to the termination of intra-group loans in 2017 (€ 389 mn). Further
realized gains primarily resulted from the sale of bonds, which de-
creased by € 116 mn to € 210 mn.
Income from reversal of impairments fell by € 95 mn to € 10 mn,
mainly stemming from write-ups related to our bond portfolio.
Expenses for the management of investments, interest and oth-
er investment-related expenses were further reduced by € 13 mn to
€ 1,093 mn. Despite an overall increase of financial liabilities, interest
expenses went down as a result of lower refinancing rates for the
rollover of matured debt instruments.
Depreciation and impairments of investments rose by € 84 mn
to € 267 mn. Much of the impairments in 2017 was attributable to
our bond portfolio (€ 239 mn).
Realized losses went down by € 68 mn to € 131 mn, mainly re-
sulting from the sale of bonds (€ 72 mn) and the redemption of intra-
group debt at fair value prior to maturity (€ 31 mn).
Expenses for losses taken over grew by € 137 mn to € 445 mn.
This was primarily due to higher losses taken over from our service
provider Allianz Technology SE, which increased by € 158 mn to
€ 442 mn.
OTHER NON-TECHNICAL RESULT
The other non-technical result improved by € 192 mn to € (267) mn.
This was primarily driven by the foreign currency translation result,
which improved by € 640 mn. The increase of interest expenses on
pensions by € 397 mn negatively influenced the result. For further
information regarding other income and expenses, please refer to
note 25.
TAXES AND NET INCOME
As far as legally permissible, Allianz SE acts as the controlling com-
pany (“Organträger”) of the German tax group most German subsid-
iaries belong to. As the controlling company, Allianz SE is liable for
the income taxes of this German tax group.
After being offset against tax losses, the current tax charge
of Allianz SE amounted to € 393 mn (2016: € 257 mn). Moreover,
Allianz SE received a tax allocation of € 515 mn (2016: € 523 mn) by
Allianz SE tax group companies that recorded taxable income.
Taking into account other taxes, the income from taxes amounted to
€ 135 mn (2016: € 267 mn).
The increase of net income by € 724 mn to € 3,671 mn (2016:
€ 2,948 mn) is supported by all result components. The investment
result rose significantly by € 423 mn to € 3,713 mn, the net technical
result contributed with an upswing of € 241 mn to € 113 mn and the
other non-technical result improved by € 192 mn to € (267) mn.
Economic outlook12
Although political uncertainties linger, the global economic outlook
for 2018 is favorable. The U.S. economy is expected to grow by 2.6 %.
The recently adopted tax reform package should contribute to higher
growth. The net tax reductions will underpin companies' propensity to
invest and support solid consumption growth. In the Eurozone, growth
is likely to exceed 2 % again in 2018. In particular, apart from the
favorable global backdrop, the fact that the loose European Central
1_The information presented in the sections Economic outlook and Insurance industry outlook is based on our own
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Bank monetary policy continues to provide support, coupled with
broadly neutral fiscal policy, points to an ongoing recovery. As in
2017, the emerging market economies are expected to grow by close
to 5 %. Asian emerging markets continue to benefit from the revival of
world trade and stable growth in China. The Eastern European coun-
tries capitalize on the continuing upturn in the Eurozone. We are
currently faced with a rather high degree of synchronization, and for
the world economy it is the strongest expansion period since 2011.
Global output is expected to increase by 3.2 % in 2018.
The uncertain global political environment bears the potential
for higher financial market volatility. Monetary policy also contributes
to this. As the U.S. economy is expected to expand solidly and infla-
tion rates continue to move up, the Federal Reserve will carry on
normalizing its monetary policy stance. Three further rate hikes in the
course of 2018 look realistic. In addition, the Federal Reserve will rein
in its balance sheet moderately. In the Eurozone, the European Cen-
tral Bank is expected to terminate its monthly bond purchasing pro-
gram in October, having halved the monthly volume to € 30 bn as of
January 2018. No key interest rate hikes are expected before 2019.
Modestly rising yields on 10-year U.S. government bonds, the good
economic situation in the Eurozone, and gradually rising inflation
rates are likely to influence investors´ interest rate expectations and
exert upward pressure on European benchmark bond yields. For 10-
year German government bonds, we see yields climbing modestly to
about 1 % in the course of 2018; yields on 10-year U.S. government
bonds may end the year at close to 3 %. While the ongoing Federal
Reserve rate-hiking cycle will weigh on the Euro, a number of other
factors will support it, among them the solid recovery in the Eurozone.
We expect the Dollar-to-Euro exchange rate to close the year at
about 1.15 (2017: 1.20).
Insurance industry outlook
The insurance industry can look towards 2018 with some optimism,
mainly for three reasons: Firstly, premium growth is set to increase as
the stronger economic momentum bolsters demand for insurance.
Secondly, the expected gradual rise in interest rates and yields can be
seen as the harbinger of the end of the long and cold “yield winter”,
although it will still take some time until higher yields are reflected in
higher investment incomes. Finally, after the increase in financial regu-
lation in recent years, the insurance industry might enjoy a sort of
respite in 2018, a breathing space for better coping with the new rules.
However, even if the macroeconomic and regulatory environ-
ment looks more favorable in 2018, it is by no means plain sailing for
the insurance industry. New technologies, from digitalization to Artifi-
cial Intelligence, continue to change the industry profoundly: Business
models need to be transformed, new skills to be learned, new part-
nerships to be built and new competition to be fended off. Further-
more, the ongoing digitalization of our lives will usher in a new era of
regulation, governing the use of data – the oil of the 21st century. On
the other hand, the upsides of the new technologies, in particular in
terms of simplicity and accessibility, should become more visible in
2018, too.
In the property-casualty sector, premium growth is expected to
accelerate in 2018, reflecting higher inflation and the ongoing broad-
based recovery of the global economy. As in previous years, emerging
markets are the main driver of growth: All regions, from Latin America
over Africa to Asia, should continue their recovery; in Emerging Asia,
premium growth could top 10 %. In contrast, growth in advanced
markets will be much slower, at around 3 %. Overall, we expect global
premium growth of about 5 % in 2018 (in nominal terms and adjusted
for foreign currency translation effects). Assuming average losses
from natural catastrophes and more positive rate dynamics – particu-
larly in business lines affected by last year’s losses – overall profitabil-
ity is likely to increase, although investment income might remain a
drag.
In the life sector, the overall picture is quite similar – with one ex-
ception: The growth lead of Emerging Asia over the rest of the world
is even more pronounced. While the advanced markets’ recovery
proceeds at a snail’s pace and other emerging markets show robust
but more or less stable growth, many of Asia’s emerging markets are
expected to clock growth rates of 15 % or more. A rising middle class,
urbanization, aging societies, and last but not least a favorable policy
environment underpin the continued growth story. Overall, we expect
global premium growth to increase by about 6 % in 2018 (in nominal
terms and adjusted for foreign currency translation effects) compared
to 2017. Global industry profitability could also improve in 2018,
albeit only modestly. This change for the better has not so much to do
with the slight rise in interest rates; it is mainly a result of recent man-
agement actions which steered insurance portfolios towards less
capital intensive business lines (such as protection) and investment
portfolios towards riskier but higher-yielding asset classes (such as
infrastructure).
Business outlook
Our outlook assumes no significant deviations from the following
underlying assumptions:
− Global economic growth is set to continue.
− Modest rise in interest rates expected.
− No major disruptions of capital markets.
− No disruptive fiscal or regulatory interference.
− Level of claims from natural catastrophes at expected average
levels.
− Average U.S. Dollar to Euro exchange rate of 1.22.
Allianz SE provides a wide range of reinsurance coverage, primarily
to Allianz insurance entities (group-internal business), but also to
third-party customers (external business). This includes Property-
Casualty as well as Life/Health business on both a proportional and a
non-proportional basis. Due to the broad spread of exposures un-
derwritten by types of business and geography, Allianz SE’s portfolio
is well diversified.
Allianz SE and its subsidiaries (the Allianz Group) use Allianz SE,
in particular, as a vehicle for actively managing their overall exposure
to natural catastrophes. Within a group-wide risk management
framework, each operating entity is responsible for controlling its
exposure to individual catastrophes and defining its local reinsurance
requirements, based on its local risk appetite and capital position.
The respective cover is then provided by Allianz SE or one of its sub-
sidiaries. At the Group level, the Allianz SE Board reviews and ap-
proves the risk appetite. The reinsurance division is then responsible
for designing and implementing Group catastrophe protections
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within given exposure limits. These covers take various forms and aim
to protect the Group against excessive losses from major natural
catastrophes. However, there is still the potential for an unexpected
frequency and/or severity of catastrophic events in any year that may
materially impact the results of Allianz SE. The top five residual risk
exposures at the Group level are summarized on
page 28.
After five years of falling rates the softening reinsurance cycle
has come to an end for the January 2018 renewals, mainly a result of
claims burden due to Natural Catastrophes in 2017. As there is still
plenty of capacity in the reinsurance market it remains to be seen if
this development will continue in 2018.
Allianz SE’s technical result largely depends on group-internal
cessions resulting from the quota share agreements with European
Allianz entities. We expect an increase of net premiums as well as an
improvement of the net underwriting result before equalization re-
serve in 2018. Based on our estimates we expect an improved com-
bined ratio for the property and casualty reinsurance in 2018. It
should be noted that, in extreme cases, the actual result may vary
significantly as the reinsurance business is, by nature, volatile in terms
of frequency and severity of losses.
For 2018, we predict an almost stable net income and, together
with the unappropriated earnings carried forward, an increase in net
earnings. Based on our current planning, this may involve a year-on-
year shift in earning contributions between the investment result and
the other non-technical result. We currently expect a rising investment
result. However, as things stand, this increase is set to be more than
offset by an declined other non-technical result. On the other hand,
we estimate a better tax income. We are not currently planning a
specific currency rate result, nor are we able to anticipate any net
gains/losses from derivatives. This could impact the net income of
Allianz SE considerably. Given the susceptibility of our non-technical
result to adverse capital market developments, we do not provide a
precise outlook for net income. Nevertheless, we are ultimately
planning and managing the Allianz SE net earnings in line with the
Allianz Group’s dividend policy. To this end, we take advantage of the
opportunity to make targeted use of the dividends of our subsidiaries,
in particular those of Allianz Europe B.V., in order to generate net
the dividend policy of
that match
earnings
Allianz Group. For more detailed information on our dividend policy,
and
see
for Allianz SE
Annual
Report
2017
the
Allianz Group’s
www.allianz.com/dividend.
Management’s overall assessment of the current
economic situation of Allianz SE
Overall, at the date of issuance of this Annual Report and given
current information regarding natural catastrophes and capital mar-
ket trends – in particular foreign currency, interest rates, and equities
– the Board of Management has no indication that Allianz SE is
facing any major adverse developments.
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements
The statements contained herein may include prospects, statements of future expectations, and other forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results, performance, or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.
Such deviations may arise due to, without limitation, (i) changes of the general economic conditions and competitive situation, particularly in the Allianz Group’s core business and core markets, (ii) performance of financial
markets (particularly market volatility, liquidity and credit events), (iii) frequency and severity of insured loss events, including natural catastrophes, and the development of loss expenses, (iv) mortality and morbidity levels and
trends, (v) persistency levels, (vi) particularly in the banking business, the extent of credit defaults, (vii) interest rate levels, (viii) currency exchange rates, including the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange rate, (ix) changes in laws and
regulations, including tax regulations, (x) the impact of acquisitions, including related integration issues and reorganization measures, and (xi) general competitive factors, in each case on a local, regional, national, and/or
global basis. Many of these factors may be more likely to occur, or more pronounced, as a result of terrorist activities and their consequences.
No duty to update
The company assumes no obligation to update any information or forward-looking statement contained herein, save for any information required to be disclosed by law.
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OPERATIONS BY REINSURANCE LINES OF BUSINESS
Gross premiums written decreased by 5.1 % to € 10,265 mn (2016:
€ 10,820 mn). All in all, 91.9 % (2016: 92.6 %) of premiums written
originated from the Allianz Group’s internal business. In addition,
Allianz SE continued to write business from selected external partners
in order to diversify the internal portfolio.
Gross premiums written and net technical result by reinsurance lines of business
Gross premiums written
Combined ratio
Property-Casuality
Change in claims equalization
and similar reserves
Net technical result
2017
€ mn
3,780
2,687
865
680
412
160
569
2016
€ mn
4,062
2,817
839
810
441
83
644
1,206
1,270
445
365
302
297
245
105
832
382
354
319
357
237
116
906
10,265
10,820
Change
%1
(6.9)
(4.6)
3.2
(16.1)
(6.6)
91.2
(11.6)
(5.0)
16.4
3.1
(5.3)
(16.7)
3.6
(8.9)
(8.2)
(5.1)
2017
%
104.4
89.7
96.1
94.2
63.7
99.0
92.7
93.5
96.7
77.7
n/a
94.1
91.4
n/a
96.4
2016
%
104.1
88.2
88.0
78.2
88.7
87.8
98.8
94.6
93.3
79.3
n/a
94.8
98.3
n/a
96.5
96.6
96.3
2017
€ mn
26
(11)
-
(11)
-
-
-
(48)
(53)
(1)
-
(8)
(20)
-
2016
€ mn
(106)
(183)
-
(183)
-
-
-
(45)
(43)
(1)
-
(27)
(1)
-
(111)
(226)
(122)
(528)
2017
€ mn
(151)
243
33
22
145
1
42
33
(43)
77
31
7
1
(1)
(84)
113
2016
€ mn
(276)
92
95
(59)
48
10
(2)
16
(17)
68
89
(9)
3
1
(95)
(128)
Motor
Fire and property reinsurance
thereof:
Household and homeowner
Fire
Engineering
Business interruption
Other property reinsurance
Liability
Credit and bond
Personal accident
Life
Marine and aviation
Legal expenses
Health
Other lines
Total
1_For lines of business on the basis of the accurate, non-rounded amount.
Premiums written in motor reinsurance fell by 6.9 % to € 3,780 mn
(2016: € 4,062 mn), mainly impacted by the decrease of premium
volume from Allianz S.p.A. The combined ratio rose to 104.4 % (2016:
104.1 %), mainly driven by the increased calendar year loss ratio of
78.1 % (2016: 75.4 %), with offsetting effects coming from the reduced
expense ratio of 26.3 % (2016: 28.8 %). In particular, the claims devel-
opment caused a release of equalization reserve in the amount of
€ (26) mn (2016: strengthening € 106 mn).
The household and homeowner reinsurance portfolio increased
slightly by 3.2 %, with gross premiums written of € 865 mn (2016:
€ 839 mn), mainly coming from the business with Allianz Versicher-
ungs-AG. Driven by a deteriorated accident year claims ratio of 65.2 %
(2016: 57.8 %) and a negative run-off result of € (5) mn (2016: € 9 mn),
the combined ratio worsened to 96.1 % (2016: 88.0 %). The net tech-
nical result decreased to € 33 mn (2016: € 95 mn).
The fire reinsurance portfolio declined by 16.1 % to € 680 mn
(2016: € 810 mn) in gross premiums written, driven by internal busi-
ness. The increase of accident year claims ratio to 89.2 % (2016:
81.8 %) and the decrease of run-off result to € 122 mn (2016:
€ 180 mn) caused a significant increase of the calendar year claims
ratio to 67.1 % (2016: 50.3 %). The combined ratio deteriorated to
94.2 % (2016: 78.2 %). After a further strengthening of the equalization
reserve of € 11 mn (2016: € 183 mn), a positve net technical result of
€ 22 mn (2016: € (59) mn) was achieved.
Engineering
reinsurance premiums written decreased
to
€ 412 mn (2016: € 441 mn), mainly resulting from the shift to more
non-proportional reinsurance covers for several business partners.
The combined ratio improved significantly to 63.7 % (2016: 88.7 %),
much of which was driven by the positive development of the acci-
dent year claims ratio of 58.5 % (2016: 80.6 %). The net technical result
increased by € 97 mn to € 145 mn (2016: € 48 mn).
Other property reinsurance includes extended coverage for fire
and business interruption as well as hail, storm, water damage, live-
stock, burglary, and glass reinsurance. Premiums written declined by
11.6 % to € 569 mn (2016: € 644 mn) due to reduced external business
volume. The net technical result improved significantly to € 42 mn
(2016: € (2) mn), mainly driven by the positive development of acci-
dent year loss ratio 65.3 % (2016: 71.5 %).
Premiums written for liability reinsurance declined by 5.0 % to
€ 1,206 mn (2016: € 1,270 mn), much of which resulted from a de-
crease of premium revenue with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
SE. The combined ratio improved to 93.5 % (2016: 94.6 %), mainly
influenced by the positive development of accident year loss ratio
57.0 % (2016: 59.3 %) which was partially offset by the negative run-
off result of € (44) mn (2016: € (33) mn). The net technical result
amounted to € 33 mn (2016: € 16 mn), after a further strengthening
of the equalization reserve of € 48 mn (2016: € 45 mn).
Gross premiums written in credit and bond reinsurance in-
creased by € 63 mn to € 445 mn. The calendar year loss ratio im-
proved by 3,6 % to 49.7 % which was mainly influenced by the in-
creased run-off result of € 48 mn (2016: € 20 mn). However, the
combined ratio worsened to 96.7 % (2016: 93.3 %), influenced by a
higher expense ratio of 47.0 % (2016: 40.0 %). A further strengthening
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The premium revenue of legal expenses reinsurance rose by 3.6 % to
€ 245 mn (2016: € 237 mn), largely driven by business with Allianz
Versicherungs-AG. The combined ratio improved substantially to
91.4 % (2016: 98.3 %). This positive development was mainly attribut-
able to higher run-off result of € 24 mn (2016: € 16 mn) reflected in
an improved calendar year losses ratio of 54.4 % (2016: 61.8 %). After
a strengthening of equalization reserve with an amount of € 20 mn
(2016: € 1 mn), the net technical result remained positive with € 1 mn
(2016: € 3 mn).
Other reinsurance lines include:
− emergency assistance,
−
fidelity & political risk,
− motor extended warranty,
− other property and casualty business.
of the equalization reserve of € 53 mn (2016: € 43 mn) led to a nega-
tive net technical result of € (43) mn (2016: € (17) mn).
The gross premium written in marine and aviation reinsurance fell by
16.7 % to € 297 mn (2016: € 357 mn), mainly impacted by a decrease
of premium revenue with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE.
The combined ratio improved slightly by 0.7 percentage points to
94.1 %, mainly due to the increased run-off result of € 33 mn (2016:
€ 10 mn). This development caused a strengthening of € 8 mn (2016:
€ 27 mn) in equalization reserve. As a consequence of the decreased
allocation to the equalization reserve, the net technical result turned
positive with € 7 mn (2016: € (9) mn).
The personal accident reinsurance gross premium revenue in-
creased to € 365 mn (2016: € 354 mn), mainly driven by higher pre-
miums ceded by Allianz Versicherungs-AG. The combined ratio fur-
ther improved to 77.7 % (2016: 79.3 %), mainly influenced by a lower
accident year claims ratio of 57.3 % (2016: 58.9 %). After a strengthen-
ing of € 1 mn in equalization reserve (2016: € 1 mn), an increased net
technical result of € 77 mn (2016: € 68 mn) was achieved.
In life reinsurance, the premium revenue declined to € 302 mn
(2016: € 319 mn), primarily due to the recapture of several reinsur-
ance contracts in the Asia-Pacific region. The expense ratio increased
by 10.8 percentage points, compared to the previous year, reaching
28.6 %, much of the difference being due to one-off effects in 2016.
The net technical result dropped to € 31 mn (2016: € 89 mn).
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BALANCE SHEET REVIEW
Condensed balance sheet
€ mn
as of 31 December
ASSETS
Intangible assets
Investments
Receivables
Other assets
Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
Excess of plan assets over pension and similar obligations
Total assets
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Shareholders’ equity
Subordinated liabilities
Insurance reserves net
Other provisions
Funds held with reinsurance business ceded
Payables on reinsurance business
Other financial liabilities
Deferred income
2017
2016
30
116,061
5,398
272
307
11
21
113,079
5,473
292
615
-
122,080
119,480
42,014
13,689
14,980
7,950
983
363
42,090
11
44,650
13,806
14,471
7,369
1,075
411
37,691
7
Total equity and liabilities
122,080
119,480
Investments
€ mn
as of 31 December
Real estate
Investments in affiliated enterprises and participations
Other investments
Funds held by others under reinsurance business assumed
2017
245
74,176
33,329
8,310
2016
250
71,354
33,447
8,028
Total investments
116,061
113,079
The book value of investments in affiliated enterprises and partici-
pations increased by € 2.8 bn to € 74.2 bn, driven by a higher book
value of shares in affiliated enterprises (€ 5.6 bn). A reduction of
loans to affiliated enterprises (€ 2.8 bn) partly offset this increase.
More details regarding this position are explained in note 5 to our
financial statements.
Other
investments slightly decreased
to
€ 33.3 bn, reflecting declines in investment funds (€ 0.7 bn), loans
(€ 0.2 bn), and deposits with banks (€ 0.2 bn), which mostly were
compensated by higher investments in debt securities (€ 1.0 bn).
from € 33.4 bn
At the end of 2017, € 28.4 bn of other investments were invested
in debt securities, of which € 9.6 bn were government bonds. We
slightly raised our overall government bond exposure by € 0.1 bn
compared to year-end 2016, reducing our sovereign debt exposure in
Spain from € 0.7 bn to € 0.6 bn while increasing our investments in
Italian government bonds from € 0.6 bn to € 0.8 bn.
Funds held by others under reinsurance business assumed in-
creased to € 8.3 bn (2016: € 8.0 bn). This increase reflects the devel-
opment of reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses.
As of 31 December 2017, the fair value of investments amounted
to € 127.1 bn (2016: € 124.9 bn), compared to a carrying amount of
€ 116.1 bn (2016: € 113.1 bn).
Shareholders’ equity
As of 31 December 2017, our shareholders’ equity amounted to
€ 42.0 bn (2016: € 44.7 bn), a decrease of € 2.7 bn in the financial
year. The reduction is caused by a buy-back of own shares at acquisi-
tion costs of € 3.0 bn. The shares were cancelled without reducting
the issued capital. This decrease was partly offset by a slight rise of
€ 0.3 bn, due to net income being higher than the dividend paid and
due to the sale of own shares for the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The Board of Management proposes to use the net earnings of
€ 4,117 mn for dividend payments in the amount of € 3,511 mn.1 The
unappropriated earnings of € 606 mn will be carried forward.
Development of shareholders’ equity and of issued shares
as of 31 December 2016
Own shares: cancellation
Own shares
Own shares: realized gains
Dividend payment for 2016
Unappropriated earnings carried forward
Net earnings
Issued shares
Issued capital
Number
457,000,000
(16,750,354)
-
-
-
-
-
€ thou
1,169,920
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mathematical
value of own
shares
€ thou
(4,945)
-
1,307
-
-
-
-
Additional
paid-in capital
€ thou
27,844,664
-
-
60,592
-
-
-
Revenue reserves
Net earnings
31 December
€ thou
11,784,157
(2,997,705)
38,566
-
-
-
-
€ thou
3,855,866
-
-
-
(3,409,946)
(445,920)
4,117,339
€ thou
44,649,662
(2,997,705)
39,873
60,592
(3,409,946)
(445,920)
4,117,339
as of 31 December 2017
440,249,646
1,169,920
(3,638)
27,905,256
8,825,017
4,117,339
42,013,894
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B _ Management Report of Allianz SE
Insurance reserves and other provisions
For information on insurance reserves and other provisions, please
refer to notes 14 and 15 to our financial statements.
Financial liabilities
Liabilities from bonds issued to Group companies declined to
€ 2.4 bn (2016: € 2.6 bn), due to the redemption of bonds in the
amount of € 0.2 bn.
Liabilities to banks went down to € 0.0 bn (2016: € 0.4 bn) fol-
termination of short-term repurchase agreements
lowing
the
amounting to € 0.4 bn.
Other intra-group financial liabilities rose to € 38.4 bn (2016:
€ 33.4 bn) and were composed of the following positions:
As of 31 December 2017, Allianz SE had the following outstanding
financial liabilities:
Other intra-group financial liabilities
€ mn
Financial liabilities
€ mn
as of 31 December
Intra-group subordinated liabilities
Third-party subordinated liabilities
Subordinated liabilities
Bonds issued to Group companies
Liabilities to banks
Other intra-group financial liabilities
Other third-party financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities
Total financial liabilities
2017
3,412
10,277
13,689
2,354
-
38,397
1,338
42,090
2016
4,869
8,937
13,806
2,576
398
33,429
1,288
37,691
55,779
51,497
Of these financial liabilities, € 44.2 bn (2016: € 40.9 bn) were intra-
group liabilities.
as of 31 December
Intra-group loans
Cash pool liabilities
Miscellaneous
2017
23,292
13,981
1,124
2016
23,317
9,272
840
Other intra-group financial liabilities
38,397
33,429
While liabilities from intra-group loans remained stable at € 23.3 bn,
liabilities from intra-group cash pooling significantly increased by
€ 4.7 bn to € 14.0 bn and miscellaneous
liabilities
climbed by € 0.3 bn to € 1.1 bn.
intra-group
In 2017, other third-party financial liabilities amounted to
€ 1.3 bn (2016: € 1.3 bn). The decline of short-term funding through
European commercial papers by € 0.1 bn to € 0.9 bn was offset by an
increase of various other third-party financial liabilities by € 0.1 bn to
€ 0.4 bn.
Subordinated
(2016:
€ 13.8 bn). Details regarding this position are explained in note 13 to
our financial statements.
liabilities decreased
to € 13.7 bn
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LIQUIDITY AND FUNDING RESOURCES
The responsibility for managing the funding needs of the Group, as
well as for maximizing access to liquidity sources and minimizing
borrowing costs, lies with Allianz SE.
Allianz SE has the option to increase its equity capital base ac-
cording to authorizations provided by the AGM. The following table
outlines Allianz SE’s capital authorizations as of 31 December 2017:
Liquidity Resources and Uses
Capital authorizations of Allianz SE
Capital authorization
Nominal amount
Allianz SE ensures adequate access to liquidity and capital for our
liquidity available to
operating subsidiaries. Main sources of
Allianz SE are dividends and funds received from subsidiaries,
reinsurance premiums received, and funding provided by capital
markets. Liquidity resources are defined as readily available assets –
specifically cash, money market
investments, and highly liquid
government bonds. Funds are primarily used for paying interest
expenses on our debt funding, claims arising from the reinsurance
business, operating costs, internal and external growth investments,
and dividends to our shareholders.
Authorized Capital
2014/I
Authorized Capital
2014/II
Authorization to issue bonds
carrying conversion and/or
option rights
Conditional Capital
2010/2014
€ 550,000,000
Expiry date of
the authorization
6 May 2019
€ 13,720,000
6 May 2019
€ 10,000,000,000
(nominal bond value)
6 May 2019
(issuance of bonds)
€ 250,000,000
No expiry date for Conditional
Capital 2010/2014 (issuance in
case option or conversion
rights are exercised)
Funding Sources
For further details on Allianz SE’s capital authorizations, please refer
to note 12 to our financial statements.
Allianz SE’s access to external funds depends on various factors such
as capital market conditions, access to credit facilities as well as credit
ratings and credit capacity. The financial resources available to
Allianz SE are both equity and debt funding. Equity can be raised by
issuing ordinary shares. The issuance of debt in various maturities as
well as group-wide liquidity management are the main sources of our
debt funding.
DEBT FUNDING
The cost and availability of debt funding may be negatively affected
by general market conditions or by matters specific to the financial
services industry or to Allianz SE. Our main sources of debt funding
are senior and subordinated bonds. Among others, money market
securities,
lines allow
letter-of-credit facilities and bank credit
Allianz SE to fine-tune its capital structure.
EQUITY FUNDING
As of 31 December 2017, the issued capital registered at the Com-
mercial Register was € 1,169,920,000. This was divided into 440,249,646
registered shares with restricted transferability. As of 31 December 2017,
Allianz SE held 1,369,131 (2016: 1,931,677) own shares.
In 2017, we had steady access to debt funding sources, enabling
us to actively steer the maturity profile of our funding structure. In
January 2017, Allianz SE issued two dated subordinated bonds of
€ 1.0 bn and USD 0.6 bn and redeemed a subordinated bond of
€ 1.4 bn in February 2017. Overall, our subordinated liabilities de-
creased slightly to € 13.7 bn (2016: € 13.8 bn) at year-end.
liabilities
(2016:
€ 37.7 bn), mainly as a result of higher intra-group liabilities. For
further details on Allianz SE’s financial liabilities, please refer to
notes 13 and 16 to our financial statements.
to € 42.1 bn
increased
financial
Other
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RISK AND OPPORTUNITY REPORT
Target and strategy of risk management
Allianz SE aims to ensure adequate capitalization at all times for the
benefit of both shareholders and policyholders. This includes meeting
the Solvency II regulatory capital requirements resulting from the
internal model. Furthermore, risk and the cost of capital – reflecting
that risk – are important aspects to be taken into account in business
decisions.
We closely monitor the capital position and risk concentrations
of Allianz SE and apply regular stress tests (standardized and histori-
cal stress test scenarios). This allows us to take appropriate measures
to ensure our continued capital and solvency strength.
Risk governance
RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
As the holding company of Allianz Group and a global reinsurer, we
consider risk management to be a core competency and an integral
part of our business. Our risk management framework covers all
operations and business units of Allianz SE, proportional to the
inherent risks of the activities, ensuring that risks across the legal
entity are consistently identified, analyzed, assessed and managed.
The primary goals of our risk management framework are:
− Promotion of a strong risk culture, supported by a robust risk
governance structure.
− Consistent application of an integrated risk capital framework to
protect our capital base and to support effective capital man-
agement.
Integration of risk considerations and capital needs into man-
agement and decisions by attributing risk and allocating capital
to the business units.
−
Our risk management system is based on the following four pillars:
Risk identification and underwriting: Risk identification and un-
derwriting forms the foundation for adequate risk and management
decisions. Supporting activities include standards for underwriting,
individual transaction approvals, emerging-
valuation methods,
/operational-/top-risk assessments, and scenario analyses.
Risk strategy and risk appetite: Our risk strategy defines our risk
appetite consistent with our business strategy. It ensures that rewards
are appropriate based on the risks taken and capital required, and
that the delegated authorities are in line with our overall risk-bearing
capacity and strategy.
Risk reporting and monitoring: Our comprehensive qualitative
and quantitative risk monitoring framework provides management
with the transparency needed to assess whether our risk profile falls
within delegated limits and to identify emerging issues quickly. For
example, risk dashboards and limit consumption reports as well as
scenario analyses and stress tests are regularly prepared and com-
municated.
Communication and transparency: Transparent risk disclosure
provides the basis for communicating our strategy and performance
to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring a sustainable and
positive impact on valuation and financing. It also strengthens the
risk awareness and risk culture throughout Allianz SE.
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
SUPERVISORY BOARD RISK COMMITTEE AND GROUP
FINANCE AND RISK COMMITTEE
Allianz SE’s risk governance ensures that our risk profile remains
consistent with both our risk strategy and our capacity to bear risks.
Within our risk governance system, the Supervisory Board and the
Board of Management of Allianz SE have both Allianz SE and Group-
wide responsibilities. The Board of Management formulates business
objectives and a corresponding risk strategy; the core elements of the
risk framework are set out in the Allianz Group Risk Policy approved
by the Board of Management, which also serves as the master risk
policy for Allianz SE. The Supervisory Board advises, challenges, and
supervises the Board of Management in the performance of its man-
agement activities. The following committees support the Board and
the Supervisory Board on risk issues.
Supervisory Board Risk Committee
The Risk Committee of the Supervisory Board monitors the effective-
ness of Allianz SE’s risk management framework. It also keeps track
of risk-related developments as well as of general risks and specific
risk exposures.
Group Finance and Risk Committee
The Group Finance and Risk Committee (GFRC) provides oversight of
the Group’s and Allianz SE’s risk management framework, acting as a
primary early-warning function in that it monitors the Group’s and
Allianz SE’s risk profiles as well as the availability of capital. The
GFRC also ensures that an adequate relationship between return
and risk is maintained. Additionally, the GFRC defines risk standards,
forms the limit-setting authority within the framework set by the
Board of Management, and approves major financing and reinsur-
ance transactions. Finally, the GFRC supports the Board of Manage-
ment with recommendations regarding capital structure, capital
allocation and investment strategy, including the strategic asset
allocation.
The GFRC is supported by the Allianz Re Risk Committee on top-
ics relating to the reinsurance business of Allianz SE.
OVERALL RISK ORGANIZATION AND ROLES IN RISK
MANAGEMENT
A comprehensive system of risk governance is achieved by setting
standards related to the organizational structure, the risk strategy
and appetite, limit systems, documentation, and reporting. These
standards ensure the accurate and timely flow of information and a
disciplined approach towards decision-making and execution.
As a general principle, the “first line of defense” rests with busi-
ness managers in the business units of Allianz SE. They are responsi-
ble for both the risks and returns from their decisions. Our “second line
of defense” is made up of independent oversight functions including
risk, actuarial, compliance, and legal, which support the Board in
defining the risk framework within which the business can operate.
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Audit forms the “third line of defense”, independently reviewing
Allianz SE’s risk governance implementation and compliance with risk
principles. It performs quality reviews of risk processes, and tests
adherence to business standards, including the internal control
framework .For the first and the second line of defense, Allianz SE has
established dedicated responsibilities at its departments (including
reinsurance).
Risk Function
The functions of Chief Risk Officer for the Allianz Group and for
Allianz SE are performed by the same person. Independent risk
oversight for Allianz SE is performed by risk control entities within
Group Risk and the reinsurance department of Allianz SE.
Other functions and bodies
In addition to the risk function for Allianz SE, Allianz SE’s legal, com-
pliance and actuarial functions constitute additional components of
the “second line of defense”.
Allianz SE’s legal and compliance functions seek to mitigate le-
gal risks for Allianz SE with support from other departments. The
objectives of these functions are to ensure that laws and regulations
are observed, to react appropriately to all impending legislative
changes or new court rulings, to attend to legal disputes and litiga-
tion, and to provide legally appropriate solutions for transactions and
business processes. In addition, compliance is responsible for integrity
management, which aims to protect Allianz SE and employees from
regulatory risks.
The Allianz SE actuarial function contributes towards assessing
and managing risks in line with regulatory requirements, in particular
for those risks whose management requires actuarial expertise. The
range of tasks includes, among others, the calculation and monitor-
ing of technical provisions, technical actuarial assistance in business
planning, reporting and monitoring of the results, and supporting the
effective implementation of the risk management system.
Risk based steering and risk management
Allianz SE is exposed to a variety of risks through its holding company
and reinsurance activities, including market, credit, underwriting,
business, operational, strategic, liquidity, and reputational risks.
Allianz SE considers diversification across different lines of busi-
ness and geographic regions to be a key element in managing our
risks efficiently, limiting the economic impact of any single event and
contributing to relatively stable results. Our aim is to maintain a bal-
anced risk profile without any disproportionately large risk concentra-
tions and accumulations.
With Solvency II being the binding regulatory regime for
Allianz SE since 1 January 2016, our risk profile is measured and
steered based on our approved Solvency II internal model. We have
introduced a target Solvency II ratio for Allianz SE based on prede-
fined shock-scenarios, which is supplemented by sensitivity analysis.
In addition, central elements of Allianz SE’s dividend policy are
linked to the Solvency II capitalization based on our internal model.
By that we allow for a consistent view on risk steering and capitaliza-
tion under the Solvency II framework.
Allianz SE steers its portfolio using a comprehensive view of risk
and return based on the internal risk model which includes scenario
analysis: Risk and concentrations are actively restricted by limits
based on our model, and there is a comprehensive analysis of the
return on risk capital (RoRC) in the underwriting of property and
casualty reinsurance business. The RoRC allows us to identify profita-
ble lines of business on a sustainable basis, and thus is a key criterion
for capital allocation decisions.
As a consequence, the internal model is fully integrated in busi-
ness steering, and the application of the internal model satisfies the
so-called “use-test” under Solvency II.
MARKET RISK
As the holding company of Allianz Group and a global reinsurer,
Allianz SE holds and uses a broad range of financial instruments,
which are reflected on our balance sheet as both assets and liabili-
ties.
For our holding activities (i.e. to hold participations, provide fi-
nancing for Group companies, cover internal pension liabilities, invest
cash pooled from subsidiaries, and as the lender of last resort within
Allianz Group), Allianz SE predominantly invests in participations and
fixed-income assets. As an inherent part of our reinsurance opera-
tions, we collect premiums from our customers and invest them in a
wide variety of assets. The resulting reinsurance investment portfolio
backs the future claims of and benefits to our cedents. In addition, we
invest shareholders’ capital, which is required to support the under-
written risks and the holding activities. Our market risk from liabilities
primarily relates to fixed-income instruments held for financing, as
well as to internal pensions and reinsurance liabilities. Finally, we use
derivatives for various purposes, especially to hedge our planned
dividend income from non-Euro subsidiaries against adverse currency
market movements. Financial market asset/liability management
decisions are taken based on the internal model, balancing risks
against returns.
As the fair values of our assets and liabilities depend on financial
markets, which may change over time, we are exposed to the risk of
adverse financial market developments. Allianz SE’s most important
market risk results from changes in the value of its participations in
Group companies. The long-dated internal pension liabilities of Ger-
man Group companies on Allianz SE’s balance sheet contribute to
interest rate risk, in particular as they cannot be fully matched by
available investments due to long maturities. In addition, we are also
exposed to adverse changes in equity and real estate prices, credit
spread levels, inflation, implied volatilities, and currency values, which
might impact the value of our assets and liabilities.
To measure these market risks, real world stochastic models for
the relevant risk factors, calibrated using historical time series, are
used to generate possible future market developments. After the
scenarios for all risk factors are generated, the asset and liability
positions are revalued under each scenario. The worst-case outcome
of the portfolio profit and loss distribution at a certain confidence
level (99.5 %) defines the market Value at Risk (VaR).
Market risk from material M&A transactions of Allianz SE is
managed by assessing risk capital implications. Strategic asset allo-
cation benchmarks are defined for several sub-portfolios of the in-
vestment portfolio of Allianz SE. Furthermore, we have risk limits in
place, including financial VaR, stand-alone interest rate and equity
sensitivity limits, and foreign-exchange exposure limits. Limits are
closely monitored and, if a breach occurs, countermeasures are im-
plemented. These may include the escalation and/or closing of posi-
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tions. Finally, guidelines are in place regarding certain investments,
new investment products, and the use of derivatives.
An additional important source of currency risk is the planned divi-
dend income from non-Euro subsidiaries.
EQUITY RISK
Allianz SE’s equity risk predominantly results from the performance of
our insurance participations. Other material risk exposures reflect
listed and unlisted equities, equity derivatives, own shares, and man-
agement incentive plans.
Risks from changes in equity prices are normally associated with
decreasing share prices and increasing equity price volatilities. As the
performance of our participations might exceed expectations, and
stock values also might increase, opportunities may arise from partic-
ipations and other equity investments.
In 2017, Allianz SE had in place profit-and-loss transfer agree-
ments with twelve German subsidiaries. These are listed in the ap-
pendix on
page 73. Risk from these contracts is reflected via the
risk capital calculation on participations.
INTEREST RATE RISK
If the duration of our assets is shorter than that of our liabilities, we
may suffer an economic loss in a falling-rate environment as we
reinvest maturing assets at lower rates prior to the maturity of liability
contracts.
In contrast, opportunities may arise when interest rates increase.
Interest rate risk is managed within our asset / liability management
process and controlled via interest rate sensitivity limits.
CREDIT SPREAD RISK
Fixed-income assets such as bonds may lose value if credit spreads
widen. However, our risk appetite for credit spread risk takes into
account the underlying economics of our reinsurance business model.
As a liability-driven investor, we typically hold fixed-income assets
covering reinsurance liabilities until maturity. This implies that short-
term changes in market prices affect us to a lesser extent.
INFLATION RISK
As a holding and reinsurance company, we are exposed to changing
inflation rates. Since inflation increases reinsurance claims and costs
as well as internal pension obligations, higher inflation rates will lead
to greater liabilities.
Inflation assumptions are already taken into account in our rein-
surance underwriting. That said, unexpected inflation can increase
future claims and expenses, leading to greater liabilities; conversely, if
future inflation rates turn out lower than assumed, liabilities will be
less than anticipated. The risk of changing inflation rates is incorpo-
rated in our internal model.
CURRENCY RISK
The major part of Allianz SE’s foreign-currency risk comes from our
non-Euro participations. In addition to this risk, Allianz SE’s currency
risk is driven by its non-Euro reinsurance exposure, as well as by the
use of non-Euro bonds as external financing instruments.
If the Euro strengthens, the Euro-equivalent net asset value of
our foreign subsidiaries and the value of our financing instruments
will decline from the perspective of Allianz SE; at the same time,
however, the capital requirements in Euro will decrease, partially
mitigating the total impact on the capitalization of Allianz SE.
Allianz SE’s currency risk is managed based on our foreign-
exchange management limit framework.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is measured as the potential economic loss in the value of
our portfolio that is due to changes in the credit quality of our coun-
terparties (“migration risk”) or the inability or unwillingness of a coun-
terparty to fulfil contractual obligations (“default risk”).
Allianz SE’s credit risk profile comes from three sources: our in-
vestment portfolio, guarantees and retrocession.
Investment portfolio: Credit risk results from our investments in
fixed-income bonds, loans, derivatives, cash positions, and receiva-
bles, whose values may decrease depending on the credit quality of
the obligors.
Guarantees: Credit risk is caused by the potential default of
Group companies on commitments from contracts with external
stakeholders, which are backed with guarantees from Allianz SE.
Retrocession: Credit risk to external reinsurers arises when insur-
ance risk exposure from Allianz SE’s reinsurance business is retroced-
ed to external reinsurance companies to mitigate insurance risks.
Credit risk arises from potential
losses resulting from a non-
recoverability of reinsurance receivables, or from defaults on benefits
under in-force reinsurance treaties. Our reinsurance partners are
carefully selected by a dedicated team. Besides focusing on compa-
nies with a strong credit profile, we may further require letters of
credit, cash deposits, or other financial measures to further mitigate
our exposure to credit risk.
The internal credit risk capital model takes into account the ma-
jor drivers of credit risk for each instrument, including exposure at
default, rating, seniority, collateral, and maturity. Additional parame-
ters assigned to obligors are migration probabilities and obligor asset
correlations reflecting dependencies within the portfolio. Ratings are
assigned to single obligors via an internal rating approach, which is
based on long-term ratings from rating agencies, dynamically adjust-
ed using market-implied ratings and the most recently available
qualitative information.
The loss profile of the portfolio is obtained through Monte Carlo
simulation, taking into account interdependencies and exposure
concentrations per obligor segment.
To ensure effective credit risk management, credit VaR limits are
derived from our internal risk capital framework, and rating bucket
benchmarks are used to define our risk appetite for exposures in the
lower investment grade and non-investment grade area.
Our group-wide country and obligor group limit management
framework (CrisP1) allows us to manage counterparty concentration
risk, covering both credit and equity exposures at the Group and
Allianz SE levels. This limit framework forms the basis for discussions
on credit actions. Clearly defined processes ensure that exposure
concentrations and limit utilizations are appropriately monitored and
managed.
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UNDERWRITING RISK
Allianz SE’s underwriting risk consists of premium risk and reserve risk
in the Property-Casualty reinsurance business, as well as of biometric
risk from internal pensions and the Life/Health reinsurance business.
PROPERTY-CASUALTY
Our property-casualty reinsurance business is exposed to premium
risk related to adverse developments to the current year’s new and
renewed business, as well as reserve risk related to the business in
force.
As part of our property-casualty reinsurance operations, we re-
ceive premiums from our customers and provide insurance protection
in return. Premium risk is the risk that actual claims for the current
year business develop adversely relative to expected claims ratios.
Premium risk is subdivided into three categories: Natural catastrophe
risk, man-made risk, and non-catastrophe risk.
Premium risk is actively managed by Allianz SE. The assessment
of risks as part of the underwriting process is a key element of our risk
management framework. There are clear underwriting limits and
restrictions in place. Excessive risks are mitigated by external retro-
cession agreements. All these measures contribute to a limitation of
risk accumulation. We also monitor concentrations and accumulation
of non-market risks on a stand-alone basis (i.e. before diversification
effects) within an Allianz Group global limit framework in order to
avoid substantial losses from single events such as natural catastro-
phes and from man-made catastrophes such as terror or large indus-
trial risk accumulations.
Premium risk is estimated based on actuarial models that are
used to derive claims distributions and consider the features of our
reinsurance contracts (e.g. shares, limits, reinstatements, and commis-
sions). Non-catastrophe risk is modelled using attritional loss models
for frequency losses, as well as frequency & severity models for large
losses. Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, storms, and floods,
represent a significant challenge for risk management due to their
accumulation potential and volatility of occurrence. For natural ca-
tastrophe risk, we use special modelling techniques which combine
portfolio data (geographic location, characteristics of insured objects
and their values) with simulated natural disaster scenarios to esti-
mate the magnitude and frequency of potential losses. For significant
exposures where such stochastic models do not exist, we use deter-
ministic, scenario-based approaches to estimate potential losses.
Similar approaches are used to evaluate risk concentrations for man-
made catastrophes including losses from terrorism and industrial
concentrations. These loss distributions are then used within the inter-
nal model to calculate potential losses with a predefined confidence
level of 99.5 %.
Reserve risk represents the risk of adverse developments in the
best estimate reserves over a one-year time horizon, resulting from
fluctuations in the timing and/or amount of claims settlement.
Allianz SE estimates and holds reserves for claims resulting from past
events that have not yet been settled. The company experiences a
reserve loss if the reserves are not sufficient due to unexpected
developments; in contrast, there is the chance for positive returns if
our reserves prove to be too conservative.
Reserve risk can be mitigated by retrocession. We constantly
monitor the development of reserves for reinsurance claims on a line-
of-business level. In addition, Allianz SE conducts annual reserve
uncertainty analyses based on similar methods used for reserve risk
calculations. Where appropriate, the expertise and analysis of other
Group entities is leveraged. The Allianz Group performs regular inde-
pendent reviews of these analyses.
Similar to premium risk, reserve risk is calculated based on actu-
arial models. The reserve distributions derived are then used within
the internal model to calculate potential losses based on a prede-
fined confidence level of 99.5 %.
LIFE/HEALTH
Underwriting risks in Allianz SE’s Life/Health reinsurance operations
and from our internal pension obligations (biometric risks) include
mortality, disability, morbidity, and longevity risks. Mortality, disability,
and morbidity risks are associated with the unexpected increase in
the occurrence of death, disability, or medical claims. Longevity risk is
the risk that the reserves covering life annuities and pension contracts
might not be sufficient due to longer life expectancies of the insured.
Life/Health underwriting risk arises from profitability being lower
than expected. As profitability calculations are based on several
parameters – such as historical loss information, assumptions on infla-
tion or on mortality, and morbidity – realized parameters may differ
from the ones used for the calculation of pension liabilities and for
the underwriting. For example, higher-than-expected inflation may
lead to higher medical claims in the future. However, beneficial devia-
tions can also occur; for example, a lower morbidity rate than ex-
pected will most likely result in lower claims.
We measure risks within our internal risk capital model, distin-
guishing, where appropriate, between risks affecting the absolute
level and trend development of actuarial parameter assumptions as
well as pandemic risk scenarios.
OPERATIONAL RISK
Operational risks represent losses resulting from inadequate or failed
internal processes, or from external events. They can stem from a
wide variety of sources, for example:
−
−
“Execution, Delivery and Process Management” losses arising
from transaction or process management failures. Examples in-
clude interest from non-payment or underpayment of taxes.
These losses tend to occur with a low financial impact (although
single large loss events can occur).
“Clients, Products & Business Practices” losses due to a failure to
meet a professional obligation, or from the design of a transac-
tion. Examples include anti-trust behavior, data protection, sanc-
tions and embargoes. These losses can have a high financial im-
pact.
− Other operational risks, including external fraud, financial mis-
statement risk, and a breach of cyber security causing business
disruption or fines, or a potential failure at an outsourcing partner
causing a disruption to our working environment.
Reflecting Allianz SE’s tasks as holding company for Allianz Group
and reinsurer, the operational risk capital of Allianz SE is dominated
by the risk of potential losses within the areas of “Execution, Delivery
and Process Management” and “Clients, Products & Business Practices”.
Operational risk capital is calculated using a scenario-based ap-
proach calling upon expert judgement as well as internal and exter-
nal operational loss data. Estimates of frequency and severity of
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potential loss events for each material operational risk category are
calculated and used as the basis for our internal model calibration.
Allianz SE has implemented the Group-wide operational risk
management framework that focuses on the early recognition and
proactive management of material operational risks. The framework
defines roles and responsibilities as well as management processes
and methods: Risk managers in the Allianz SE risk management
function, in their capacity as the “second line of defense”, identify and
evaluate relevant operational risks and control weaknesses via a
dialog with the “first line of defense”, and report operational risk
events in a central database.
This framework specifies controls for risk mitigation. For example,
compliance risks are addressed via written policies. The risk of financial
misstatement is mitigated by a system of internal controls covering
financial reporting. Outsourcing risks are covered by an Outsourcing
Policy, by Service Level Agreements, and by Business Continuity and
Crisis Management programs. Cyber risks are mitigated through in-
vestments in cyber security and a variety of ongoing control activities.
BUSINESS RISK
Allianz SE’s business risk consists of cost risk from property-casualty
reinsurance business and of policyholder behavior risk from both
life/health and property-casualty reinsurance.
Cost risks are associated with the risk that expenses incurred in
administering policies are higher than expected, or that the new
business volume decreases to a level that does not allow Allianz SE to
absorb its fixed costs efficiently.
Assumptions on policyholder behavior are set in line with ac-
cepted actuarial methods and are based on our own historical data,
if and as available. If there is no historical data, assumptions are
based on industry data or expert judgment.
Reflecting the business model of Allianz SE as primarily a group-
internal reinsurer, business risk is minor.
OTHER RISKS
(NOT MODELLED IN THE INTERNAL MODEL)
Certain risks are not adequately addressed or mitigated by addition-
al capital and are therefore excluded from the internal risk capital
model. For these risks we also use a systematic approach with respect
to identification, analysis, assessment, monitoring, and management,
with the risk assessment generally based on qualitative criteria or
scenario analyses. The most important of these other risks are strate-
gic, liquidity and reputational risk.
STRATEGIC RISK
Strategic risk is the risk of a decrease in the company’s value that
arises from adverse management decisions on business strategies
and their implementation.
Strategic
risks are
identified and evaluated as part of
Allianz Group’s and Allianz SE’s Top Risk Assessment processes and
discussed in various Board of Management-level committees (e.g. the
Group Finance and Risk Committee). We also monitor market and
competitive conditions, capital market requirements, regulatory
conditions, etc., to decide if strategic adjustments are necessary.
The most important strategic risks are directly addressed through
Allianz’s Renewal Agenda, which focuses on five themes: True Cus-
tomer Centricity, Digital by Default, Technical Excellence, Growth
Engines and Inclusive Meritocracy. Progress on mitigating strategic
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risks and towards meeting the Renewal Agenda objectives are moni-
tored and evaluated in the strategic and planning dialogue between
Allianz Group and the operative functions of Allianz SE.
LIQUIDITY RISK
Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that current or future payment
obligations cannot be met or can only be met on the basis of ad-
versely altered conditions. Liquidity risk arises primarily if there are
mismatches in the timing of cash in- and out-flows.
The investment strategy of Allianz SE particularly focuses on the
quality of investments and ensures a significant portion of liquid
assets in the portfolio (e.g. high-rated government or corporate
bonds). We employ actuarial methods for estimating our liabilities
arising from reinsurance and internal pension contracts. In the course
of standard liquidity planning, we reconcile liquidity sources (e.g. cash
from investments and premiums) and liquidity needs (e.g. payments
due to reinsurance claims, expenses) under a best-estimate plan as
well as idiosyncratic and systemic adverse liquidity scenarios.
The main goal of planning and managing Allianz SE’s liquidity
position is to ensure that we are always in a position to meet payment
obligations. To comply with this objective, the liquidity position of
Allianz SE is monitored and forecast on a daily basis.
Allianz SE’s short-term liquidity is managed within Allianz SE’s
cash pool, which serves as a centralized tool also for investing the
excess liquidity of other Group companies. Strategic liquidity planning
for Allianz SE over time horizons of 12 months and three years is
reported to the Board of Management regularly.
The accumulated short-term liquidity forecast is updated daily and
is subject to an absolute minimum strategic cushion amount and an
absolute minimum liquidity target. Both are defined for the Allianz SE
cash pool in order to be protected against short-term liquidity crises.
As part of our strategic planning, contingent liquidity requirements and
sources of liquidity are taken into account to ensure that Allianz SE is
able to meet any future payment obligations even under adverse
conditions. Major contingent liquidity requirements include non-
availability of external capital markets, combined market and catas-
trophe risk scenarios for subsidiaries, as well as lower-than-expected
profit transfers and dividends from subsidiaries.
In order to protect the Allianz Group against the liquidity impact
of adverse risk events beyond those covered by the capital and li-
quidity buffers at our subsidiaries, Allianz SE holds a strategic liquidity
reserve.
REPUTATIONAL RISK
Allianz SE’s reputation as a well-respected and socially aware hold-
ing and reinsurance company is influenced by our behavior in a
range of areas, such as financial performance, quality of reinsurance
underwriting and customer service, corporate governance, employee
relations, intellectual capital, and corporate responsibility.
Reputational risk is the risk of an unexpected drop in the value of
the Allianz SE share price, the value of the in-force business, or the
value of the future business caused by a decline in our reputation
assessed by stakeholders.
All affected Allianz SE functions cooperate in the identification of
reputational risk. Group Communications and Corporate Responsibil-
ity assesses reputational risk for Allianz SE based on a group-wide
methodology. Since 2015, Allianz SE has embedded conduct risk
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triggers for fair contracts and services into the reputational risk man-
agement process.
The identification and assessment of reputational risks is part of
our yearly Top Risk Assessment process, in course of which senior
management also decides on a risk management strategy and relat-
ed actions. This is supplemented by quarterly updates. In addition,
reputational risk is managed on a case-by-case basis.
Internal risk capital framework
We define internal risk capital as the capital required to protect us
against unexpected, extreme economic losses, which forms the basis
for determining our Solvency II regulatory capitalization. On a quar-
terly basis, we calculate internal risk capital for Allianz SE in total, as
well as for all contributing business units. We also project risk capital
requirements on a bi-weekly basis during periods of financial market
turbulence.
GENERAL APPROACH
For the management of our risk profile and solvency position, we
utilize an approach that reflects the Solvency II rules.
INTERNAL MODEL
Our internal risk capital model is based on a Value at Risk approach
using a Monte Carlo simulation. Following this approach, we deter-
mine the maximum loss in portfolio value in scope of the model
within a specified timeframe (“holding period”, set at one year) and
probability of occurrence (“confidence level”, set at 99.5 %). We simu-
late risk events from all risk categories modelled (“sources of risk”)
and calculate the portfolio value based on the net fair value of assets
minus
including risk mitigating
liabilities under each scenario,
measures like retrocession or derivatives.
Risk capital is defined as the difference between the current
portfolio value and the portfolio value under adverse conditions at
the 99.5 % confidence level. As we consider the impact of a negative
or positive event on all covered businesses at the same time, diversifi-
cation effects across products and regions are taken into account.
The results of our Monte Carlo simulation allow us to analyze our
exposure to each source of risk, both separately and in aggregate.
We also analyze several pre-defined stress scenarios, representing
historical events and adverse scenarios relevant for our portfolio.
COVERAGE OF THE RISK CAPITAL CALCULATIONS
Allianz SE’s internal risk capital model covers the activities of Allianz SE
as the holding company for Allianz Group, as well as its activities as a
reinsurer.
Whereas most subsidiaries are covered through treatment as
participations, the model covers, on a granular level, the very closely
linked activities of 19 subsidiaries which reflect either financing enti-
ties or other service providers.
The risk capital model covers all relevant assets (including fixed-
income instruments, equities, real estate, and derivatives) and liabili-
ties (including the run-off of all technical provisions, as well as depos-
its, issued debt and other liabilities such as guarantees).
Therefore, Allianz SE’s risk capital framework covers all material
and quantifiable risks. Risks specifically not covered by our internal
model include reputational, liquidity and strategic risk.
ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS
RISK FREE RATE AND VOLATILITY ADJUSTMENT
ASSUMPTIONS
When calculating the fair values of assets and liabilities, the assump-
tions regarding the underlying risk-free yield curve are crucial in
determining and discounting future cash flows. We apply the meth-
odology provided by the European Insurance and Occupational
Pensions Authority (EIOPA) within the technical documentation
(EIOPA BoS-15/035) for the extension of the risk-free interest rate
curves beyond the last liquid tenor.1
In addition, we adjust the risk-free yield curves by a volatility ad-
justment in most markets where a volatility adjustment is defined by
EIOPA and approved by BaFin. This is done to better reflect the un-
derlying economics of our business. The advantage of being a long-
term investor, therefore, is the opportunity to invest in bonds yielding
spreads over the risk-free return and earning this additional yield
component over the duration of the bonds. Therefore, we reflect this
mitigation using a volatility adjustment spread risk offset, and view
the more relevant risk to be default risk rather than credit spread risk.
DIVERSIFICATION AND CORRELATION ASSUMPTIONS
Our internal risk capital model considers concentration, accumula-
tion, and correlation effects for risks when aggregating results for
Allianz SE. This reflects the fact that not all potential worst-case
losses are likely to materialize at the same time. This effect, which is
known as diversification, forms a central element of our risk man-
agement framework.
Diversification typically occurs when looking at combined risks
that are not, or only partly, interdependent. Important diversification
factors include regions (e.g. windstorm in Australia vs. windstorm in
Germany), risk categories (e.g. market risk vs. underwriting risk), and
subcategories within the same risk category (e.g. equity risk vs. inter-
est rate risk). Ultimately, diversification is driven by the specific fea-
tures of the investments or reinsurance transactions in question and
their respective risk exposures. For example, an operational risk event
in the Allianz SE branch in Singapore may be considered to be highly
independent of a change in the credit spread for a French govern-
ment bond held in Allianz SE’s reinsurance investment portfolio in
Munich.
Where possible, Allianz Group derives correlation parameters for
each pair of market risks through statistical analysis of historical
market data, considering quarterly observations over more than a
decade. If historical market data or other portfolio-specific obser-
vations are insufficient or not available, correlations are set by the
Allianz Group Correlation Setting Committee, which combines the
expertise of risk and business experts, according to a well-defined
and controlled process. In general, when using expert judgement we
set the correlation parameters to represent the joint movement of
risks under adverse conditions. Based on these correlations, the
Allianz Group uses an industry-standard approach, the Gaussian
copula, to determine the dependency structure of quantifiable
sources of risk within the applied Monte Carlo simulation.
1_Due to late availability of the EIOPA publication, the risk-free interest rate term structure used might slightly differ from
the one published by EIOPA.
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ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS
Our internal risk capital model also includes assumptions on claims
trends, liability inflation, mortality, longevity, morbidity, policyholder
behavior, expenses, etc. We use our own internal historical data for
actuarial assumptions wherever possible, leverage expertise of other
Allianz Group companies in the scope of the internal model, and also
consider recommendations from the insurance industry, supervisory
authorities, and actuarial associations. The derivation of our actuarial
assumptions is based on generally accepted actuarial methods.
Within our internal risk capital and financial reporting framework,
comprehensive processes and controls exist for ensuring the reliability
of these assumptions.
MODEL LIMITATIONS
The internal model is based on a 99.5 % confidence level. Therefore,
there is a low statistical probability of 0.5 % that experienced losses
could exceed this threshold at Allianz SE level in the course of one
year.
We use model and scenario parameters derived from historical
data, where available, to characterize future possible risk events. If
future market conditions differ substantially from the past, for exam-
ple in an unprecedented crisis, our VaR approach may be too con-
servative or too liberal in ways that are difficult to predict. In order to
mitigate reliance on historical data, we complement our VaR analysis
with stress testing.
Furthermore, we validate the model and parameters through
sensitivity analyses, independent internal peer reviews, and – where
appropriate – independent external reviews, focusing on methods for
selecting parameters and control processes. Overall, we believe that
our validation efforts are effective and that the model adequately
assesses the risks to which we are exposed.
The construction and application of replicating portfolios is sub-
ject to the set of replicating instruments available, and might, there-
fore, be too simple or too restrictive to capture all factors affecting
the change in value of obligations. We believe that the obligations
are adequately represented by the replicating instruments.
Since the internal risk capital model takes into account the
change in the economic fair value of our assets and liabilities, it is
crucial to estimate the market value of each item accurately. For
some assets and liabilities it may be difficult, if not impossible – nota-
bly in distressed financial markets – to either obtain a current market
price or to apply a meaningful mark-to-market approach. For such
assets we apply a mark-to-model approach. For some of our liabili-
ties, the accuracy of their values additionally depends on the quality
of the actuarial cash flow estimates. Despite these limitations, we
believe the estimated fair values are appropriately assessed.
MODEL CHANGES IN 2017
In 2017, our internal model has been adjusted based on regulatory
developments and feedback received in the course of the ongoing
consultations with regulators. For the sake of clarity, all model
changes and the resulting impacts on our risk profile are presented
jointly within this section, based on data as of 31 December 2016.
Most of the model changes causing a significant increase in risk
capital were related to pensions, especially the Group’s IAS 19 pen-
sions model change, a change in the tool to estimate the best-
estimate cash flows for German pension liabilities, as well as the
modelling of risk from future service costs from the VVW pension
scheme. In addition, risk capital increased as the result of a central
model change for credit spread risk. The impact of these model
changes on risk capital was € 863 mn.
This increase was partially offset especially by the change of our
interest rate model to also consider negative interest rates, and the
elimination of weaknesses in the modelling of the insurance risk from
a Whole-Account Stop-Loss reinsurance contract with Allianz Re
Dublin d.a.c., which allowed removing Allianz SE’s capital add-on.
In aggregate, the total impact of model changes implemented
in 2017 was an increase in risk capital of € 162 mn.
We also updated the methodology for risk capital allocation,
moving from a matrix approach to directly retrieving the risk contribu-
tions from the scenarios of the Monte Carlo simulation. This ensures
an economically more correct allocation of Allianz SE’s risk capital to
the risk sub-categories.
In the subsequent sections, the risk figures for 2016 after model
changes will form the basis for the analysis of the changes in our risk
profile in 2017.
Allianz SE: Impact of model changes; Allocated risk according to the
risk profile
€ mn
as of 31 December
Market risk
Credit risk
Underwriting risk
Business risk
Operational risk
Diversification
Capital add-on
Total Allianz SE
20161
20,193
593
3,129
45
771
(3,656)
-
21,075
20162
19,664
633
2,731
46
773
(3,325)
391
20,913
1_2016 risk profile figures recalculated based on model changes in 2017.
2_2016 risk profile figures as reported previously.
The changes to our internal model affected the risk categories as
follows:
MARKET RISK
Market risk was most strongly affected by negative interest rates, the
IAS 19 pensions and the pension cash flows model changes. The
combined impact of all model changes on total market risk was an
(Reported previously:
to € 20,193 mn
increase of € 529 mn
€ 19,664 mn).
CREDIT RISK
In 2017, no new model changes were implemented to the internal
model for credit risk. We only introduced annual updates of rating
transition matrices and asset correlations based on extended time
series. Nevertheless, the change of the credit spread risk model also
had an impact on credit risk. As a result, credit risk decreased by
€ 40 mn to € 593 mn.
UNDERWRITING RISK AND CAPITAL ADD-ON
The increase in underwriting risk is mainly due to a change in the
reflection of the risk from the Whole-Account Stop-Loss agreement
with Allianz Re Dublin d.a.c. A better reflection of this risk in the un-
derwriting risk modelling allowed removing the € 391 mn capital
add-on. From the perspective of the total risk for Allianz SE, this relief
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was higher that the additional burden from the rise in underwriting
risk capital.
Together with minor model changes, the combined impact of all
model changes on the total underwriting risk was an increase of
€ 398 mn to € 3,129 mn (Reported previously: € 2,731 mn).
BUSINESS RISK AND OPERATIONAL RISK
No material model changes have been applied for business risk and
operational risk in 2017. Nonetheless, business risk marginally de-
creased and operational risk slightly increased, reflecting an indirect
impact from model changes in other risk categories.
Allianz SE risk profile and management
assessment
RISK PROFILE AND MARKET ENVIRONMENT
The quantitative risk profile of Allianz SE is primarily dominated by
market risk that results from its non-traded insurance participations
when measured in a manner consistent with the treatment of
participations under Solvency II (e.g. without looking through to the
underlying risks behind the participations). In order to provide greater
transparency, the Group risk figures as reflected in the Allianz Group
Annual Report can be interpreted as a “look-through” into the
consolidated
the Group’s
participations as well as those risks unique to Allianz SE. The second
largest risk for Allianz SE from an internal model perspective is
underwriting risk arising from its reinsurance business and from
internal pensions.
represented by all of
risk profile
The risk profile and relative contributions have changed in 2017,
predominantly due to changes in the market environment and man-
agement actions.
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND OPERATING
ENVIRONMENT
Financial markets are characterized by historically low interest rates
and risk premiums, prompting investors to look for investments with
higher returns – which potentially implies higher risk. In addition to
sustained low interest rates, the challenges of implementing long-
term structural reforms in key Eurozone countries and the uncertainty
about the future path of monetary policy may lead to continued
market volatility. This could be accompanied by a flight to quality,
combined with falling equity and bond prices due to rising spread
levels, even in the face of potentially lower interest rates. Also, possi-
ble asset bubbles (as observed in the Chinese equity market) might
spill over to other markets, or rising geopolitical tensions – e.g. caused
by the North Korean missile program – might trigger market sell-offs,
which contribute to increasing volatility. Therefore, we continue to
closely monitor political and financial developments – such as the
Brexit in the United Kingdom, the European migrant crisis, and the
rise of Euroscepticism, or the situation on the Korean peninsula – in
order to manage our overall risk profile to specific event risks.
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Following the approval of our internal model in November 2015, the
model has been fully applied since the beginning of 2016.
Due to the review of the Solvency II framework by EIOPA, future
Solvency II capital requirements might change depending on the
outcome.
MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT
Allianz SE’s management feels comfortable with Allianz SE’s overall
risk profile and has confidence in the effectiveness of its risk
management framework to meet the challenges of a rapidly
changing environment as well as of day-to-day business needs. This
confidence is based on several factors:
− Due to its effective capital management, Allianz SE is well capi-
talized. We have met our internal and regulatory solvency targets
as of 31 December 2017.
− Allianz SE’s management also believes that Allianz SE is well
positioned to withstand potentially adverse future events, in part
due to our strong internal limit framework defined by Allianz SE’s
risk appetite and risk management practices, including our ap-
proved internal model.
− Allianz SE has a conservative investment profile and disciplined
business practices in the reinsurance business, leading to sustain-
able operating earnings with a well-balanced risk-return profile.
SOLVENCY II REGULATORY CAPITALIZATION
Allianz SE’s own funds and capital requirements are based on the
market value balance sheet approach as the major economic princi-
ple of Solvency II rules.1 Our regulatory capitalization is shown in the
following table:
Allianz SE: Solvency II regulatory capitalization
as of 31 December
Own funds
Capital requirement
Capitalization ratio
1_2016 risk profile figures as reported previously.
€ bn
€ bn
%
2017
84.2
23.7
355
20161
81.3
20.9
389
As of 31 December 2017, the Solvency II capitalization of the legal
entity Allianz SE is at 355 %. The decrease by 34 percentage points in
2017 was driven by a € 2.8 bn increase risk capital, which was only
partially compensated by the rise in eligible own funds.
Quantifiable risks and opportunities by risk
category
This Risk and Opportunity Report outlines Allianz SE’s risk figures,
reflecting its risk profile based on pre-diversified risk figures and
Allianz SE diversification effects.
We measure and steer risk based on an approved internal mod-
el, under which we derive our risk capital from potential adverse
developments of Own Funds. The resulting risk profile provides an
overview of how risks are distributed over different risk categories,
1_Own funds and capital requirement are calculated taking into account volatility adjustment and yield curve extension,
as described in Risk free rate and volatility adjustment assumptions on page 24.
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and determines the regulatory capital requirements in accordance
with Solvency II.
The pre-diversified risk figures reflect the diversification effects
within each risk category modeled (i.e. within market, credit, under-
writing, business, and operational risk) but do not include the diversi-
fication effects across risk categories. The Allianz SE diversified risk
also captures the diversification effects across all risk categories.
The Allianz SE diversified risk is broken down as follows:
Allianz SE: Allocated risk according to the risk profile
€ mn
as of 31 December
Market risk
Credit risk
Underwriting risk
Business risk
Operational risk
Diversification
Total Allianz SE
2017
22,898
568
3,216
37
847
(3,870)
23,696
2016
20,193
593
3,129
45
771
(3,656)
21,075
As of 31 December 2017, Allianz SE’s diversified risk capital of
€ 23.7 bn (2016: € 21.1 bn) represented a diversification benefit of
approximately 14 % (2016: 15 %) across risk categories.
The following sections outline the evolution of the risk profile per
modeled risk category. All risks are presented on a pre-diversified
basis and concentrations of single sources of risk are discussed ac-
cordingly.
MARKET RISK RESULTS
The following table presents the market risk of Allianz SE related to
the source of risk.
Allianz SE: Risk profile – Market risk by source of risk
pre-diversified, € mn
as of 31 December
Interest rate
Inflation
Credit spread
Equity
Real estate
Currency
Total Allianz SE
2017
123
(186)
359
2016
(223)
(108)
1,001
22,450
19,259
79
74
72
193
22,898
20,193
For the legal entity Allianz SE, the pre-diversified market risk showed
a strong increase of € 2,704 mn driven equity risk.
INTEREST RATE RISK
In 2017, our interest rate risk increased by € 346 mn, mainly reflecting
a reduction in loans provided to subsidiaries.
As of 31 December 2017, Allianz SE’s interest-rate-sensitive in-
vestment assets amounting to a market value of € 48.5 bn would
have gained € 2.2 bn or lost € 2.0 bn in value, in the event of interest
rates changing by -100 and + 100 basis points, respectively.
INFLATION RISK
The € 78 mn increase in the relief for total risk from inflation in 2017
mainly reflects a change in the sharing of costs for pensions between
Allianz SE and several German subsidiaries.
EQUITY RISK
In 2017, Allianz SE’s equity risk strongly increased by € 3,191 mn, mainly
reflecting a change in the value of participations in Allianz Group
companies.
As of 31 December 2017, our investment assets that are sensitive
to changing equity markets would have lost € 320 mn in value, as-
suming equity markets declined by 30 %.
CREDIT SPREAD RISK
Allianz SE’s credit spread risk is € 642 mn lower than in 2016. This is
especially explained by a reduction in loans provided to subsidiaries.
REAL ESTATE RISK
As of 31 December 2017, real estate risk for Allianz SE is minor
(€ 79 mn). The marginal increase in 2017 of € 7 mn reflects an in-
crease in real estate prices.
CURRENCY RISK
Allianz SE’s € 74 mn currency risk at year-end 2017 reflects net open
positions in several currencies, dominated by the U.S. Dollar. The
€ 119 mn reduction is mainly caused by a stronger Euro, together with
various changes in positions such as a reduction in USD loans provid-
ed to subsidiaries.
CREDIT RISK
Throughout 2017, the credit environment was stable. Annual updates
based on extended time series were performed for credit risk param-
eters like the transition matrix and asset correlations, which had only
a slightly positive effect on credit risk.
Credit risk of the legal entity Allianz SE decreased by € 25 mn in
2017, dominantly resulting from a decrease in the credit risk exposure
of assets.
UNDERWRITING RISK
The following table presents the pre-diversified risk calculated for
underwriting risks stemming from our reinsurance business and inter-
nal pensions.
Allianz SE: Risk Profile – Underwriting risk by source of risk
pre-diversified, € mn
as of 31 December
Premium natural catastrophe
Premium non-catastrophe and terror
Reserve
Biometric
Total Allianz SE
2017
289
1,758
1,074
95
2016
402
1,697
980
50
3,216
3,129
As of 31 December 2017, the total Allianz SE pre-diversified under-
writing risk was € 3.2 bn, with premium risk amounting to € 2.0 bn,
reserve risk to € 1.1 bn, and biometric risk to € 0.1 bn. The total figure
does not materially deviate from end 2016.
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PROPERTY-CASUALTY
Premium risk
In 2017, Allianz SE’s natural catastrophe risk decreased by € 113 mn,
mainly reflecting an increase in retrocession.
The top five scenarios contributing to the natural catastrophe risk
of Allianz SE as of December 2017 were: a windstorm in Europe, an
earthquake in Turkey, an earthquake in Italy, an earthquake in Aus-
tralia, and a tropical cyclone in Australia.
With an increase by 3.6 %, non-catastrophe and terror premium
risk of Allianz SE only marginally changed in 2017.
Reserve risk
The € 94 mn increase in Allianz SE’s reserve risk in 2017 mainly re-
flects the building up of reserves in Group-internal quota shares.
LIFE/HEALTH
In 2017, the biometric risk of Allianz SE is € 45 mn higher than in
2016, which is dominantly reflecting a rise in exposures from internal
pensions, caused by a change in the cost sharing between Allianz SE
and several German subsidiaries.
BUSINESS RISK
The € 8 mn decrease in business risk is immaterial.
OPERATIONAL RISK
The increase of € 76 mn shown in the operational risk is driven by the
annual update of local parameters, mainly reflecting a reassessment
of cyber and other IT-related risks.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Good corporate governance is essential for sustainable business
performance. The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board
of Allianz SE thus attach great importance to complying with the
recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code (re-
ferred to hereinafter as the “Code”). The Declaration of Conformity
with the recommendations of the Code, issued by the Board of Man-
agement and the Supervisory Board on 14 December 2017, and the
company’s position regarding the Code’s suggestions can be found in
the Statement on Corporate Management pursuant to § 289f of the
HGB starting on
page 34.
Corporate Constitution
of the European Company (SE)
As a European Company, Allianz SE is subject to special European SE
regulations and
(“SE-
Ausführungsgesetz”) in addition to the German SE Employee In-
volvement Act (“SE-Beteiligungsgesetz”). However, the main features
of a German stock corporation – in particular the two-tier board
system (Board of Management and Supervisory Board) and the
principle of equal employee representation on the Supervisory Board
– have been maintained by Allianz SE.
Implementation Act
the German SE
Function of the Board of Management
The Board of Management of Allianz SE comprises nine members. It
is responsible for setting business objectives and the strategic direc-
tion, for coordinating and supervising the operating entities, and for
implementing and overseeing an efficient risk management system.
The Board of Management also prepares the annual financial
statements of Allianz SE, the Allianz Group’s consolidated financial
statements, the market value balance sheet, and the interim report.
The members of the Board of Management are jointly responsi-
ble for management and for complying with legal requirements.
Notwithstanding this overall responsibility, the individual members
head the departments they have been assigned independently.
There are divisional responsibilities for business segments as well as
functional responsibilities. The latter include the Finance, Risk Man-
agement and Controlling Functions, Investments, Operations – in-
cluding IT –, Human Resources, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit,
and Mergers & Acquisitions. Business division responsibilities focus on
geographical regions or Global Lines, such as Asset Management.
Rules of procedure specify in more detail the structure and depart-
mental responsibilities of the Board of Management.
Board of Management meetings are led by the Chairman. Each
member of the Board may request a meeting, providing notification
of the proposed subject. The Board takes decisions by a simple ma-
jority of participating members. In the event of a tie, the Chairman
casts the deciding vote. The Chairman can also veto decisions, but he
cannot impose any decisions against the majority vote.
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT AND GROUP COMMITTEES
In the financial year 2017, the following Board of Management
committees were in place:
Board Committees
Board committees
Responsibilities
GROUP FINANCE AND RISK COMMITTEE
Dr. Dieter Wemmer (Chairman),
Sergio Balbinot,
Dr. Günther Thallinger,
Dr. Axel Theis.
GROUP IT COMMITTEE
Dr. Christof Mascher (Chairman),
Jacqueline Hunt,
Dr. Axel Theis,
Dr. Dieter Wemmer,
Dr. Werner Zedelius.
GROUP MERGERS
AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE
Dr. Helga Jung (Chairwoman),
Oliver Bäte,
Dr. Dieter Wemmer.
As of 31 December 2017
Preparation of the capital and liquidity
planning for the Group and Allianz SE,
implementing and overseeing the
principles of group-wide capital and
liquidity planning, as well as investment
strategy and preparing risk strategy.
This includes, in particular, significant
individual investments and guidelines for
currency management, Group financing
and internal Group capital management,
as well as establishing and overseeing a
group-wide risk management and
monitoring system including dynamic
stress tests.
Developing, proposing, implementing
and monitoring a group-wide IT strategy,
approving relevant IT investments.
Managing and overseeing Group M&A
transactions, including approval of
individual transactions within certain
thresholds.
In addition to Board committees, there are also Group committees.
They are responsible for preparing decisions for the Board of Man-
agement of Allianz SE, submitting proposals for resolutions, and
ensuring a smooth flow of information within the Group.
In the financial year 2017, the following Group committees were in
place:
Group committees
Group committees
Responsibilities
GROUP COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Board members of Allianz SE and executives
below Allianz SE Board level
GROUP INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Members of the Board of Management and
executives below Allianz SE Board level
Designing, monitoring, and improving
group-wide compensation systems in line
with regulatory requirements and sub-
mitting an annual report on the results of
its monitoring, along with proposals for
improvement.
Implementing the Group investment strategy,
including monitoring group-wide invest-
ment activities as well as approving invest-
ment-related frameworks and guidelines
and individual investments within certain
thresholds.
The Allianz Group runs its operating entities and business segments
via an integrated management and control process. The Holding and
the operating entities first define the business strategies and goals.
On this basis, joint plans are then prepared for the Supervisory
Board’s consideration when setting targets for the performance-
based remuneration of the members of the Board of Management.
For details, see the Remuneration Report starting on
page 37.
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The Board of Management reports regularly and comprehen-
sively to the Supervisory Board on business development, the com-
pany’s financial position and earnings, planning and achievement of
objectives, business strategy, and risk exposure. Details on the Board
of Management’s reporting to the Supervisory Board are laid down
in the information rules issued by the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board regularly reviews the efficiency of its ac-
tivities. The Supervisory Board discusses recommendations for im-
provements and adopts appropriate measures on the basis of recom-
mendations from the Standing Committee. The self-assessment also
includes an evaluation of the fitness and propriety of the individual
members.
Important decisions of the Board of Management require ap-
proval by the Supervisory Board. These requirements are stipulated
by law, by the Statutes, or in individual cases by decisions of the An-
nual General Meeting (AGM). Supervisory Board approval is required,
for example, for certain capital transactions, intercompany agree-
ments, and the launch of new business segments or the closure of
existing ones. Approval is also required for acquisitions of companies
and holdings in companies, as well as for divestments of Group com-
panies that exceed certain threshold levels. The Agreement concern-
ing the Participation of Employees in Allianz SE, in the version dated
3 July 2014 (hereinafter “SE Agreement”), requires the approval of the
Supervisory Board for the appointment of the member of the Board
of Management responsible for employment and social welfare.
Principles and function of the Supervisory Board
The German Co-Determination Act (“Mitbestimmungsgesetz”) does
not apply to Allianz SE because it has the legal form of a European
Company (SE). Instead, the size and composition of the Supervisory
Board is determined by general European SE regulations. These regu-
lations are implemented in the Statutes and by the SE Agreement.
The Supervisory Board comprises twelve members, including six
shareholder representatives appointed by
the AGM. The six
employee representatives are appointed by the SE works council. The
specific procedure for their appointment is laid down in the SE
Agreement. This agreement stipulates that the six employee repre-
sentatives must be allocated in proportion to the number of Allianz
employees in the different countries. The Supervisory Board currently
in office comprises four employee representatives from Germany and
one each from France and the United Kingdom. According to § 17 (2)
of the German SE Implementation Act (“SE-Ausführungsgesetz”), the
Supervisory Board of Allianz SE shall be composed of at least 30 %
women and at least 30 % men.
The Supervisory Board oversees and advises the Board of
Management on managing the business. It is also responsible for
appointing the members of the Board of Management, determin-
ing their overall remuneration, and reviewing Allianz SE’s and the
Allianz Group’s annual financial statements. The Supervisory Board’s
activities in the 2017 financial year are described in the Supervisory
Board Report starting on
page 2.
The Supervisory Board takes all decisions based on a simple ma-
jority. The special requirements for appointing members to the Board
of Management, as stipulated in the German Co-Determination Act,
and the requirement to have a Conciliation Committee do not apply
to an SE. In the event of a tie, the casting vote lies with the Chairman
of the Supervisory Board, who at Allianz SE must be a shareholder
representative. If the Chairman is not present in the event of a tie, the
casting vote lies with the vice chairperson from the shareholder side.
A second vice chairperson is elected on the proposal of the employee
representatives.
SUPERVISORY BOARD COMMITTEES
Part of the Supervisory Board’s work is carried out by its committees.
The Supervisory Board receives regular reports on the activities of its
committees. The composition of committees and the tasks assigned
to them are regulated by the Supervisory Board’s Rules of Procedure.
Supervisory board committees
Supervisory board committees
Responsibilities
STANDING COMMITTEE
5 members
– Chairman: Chairman
of the Supervisory Board
(Michael Diekmann)
– Two further shareholder representatives
(Herbert Hainer, Jim Hagemann Snabe)
– Two employee representatives (Gabriele
Burkhardt-Berg, Jürgen Lawrenz)
AUDIT COMMITTEE
5 members
– Chairman: appointed
by the Supervisory Board
(Dr. Friedrich Eichiner)
– Three shareholder
representatives (in addition to
Dr. Friedrich Eichiner: Sophie Boissard,
Michael Diekmann)
– Two employee representatives
(Jean-Jacques Cette, Martina Grundler)
RISK COMMITTEE
5 members
– Chairman: appointed by the Supervisory
Board (Michael Diekmann)
– Three shareholder representatives
(in addition to Michael Diekmann:
Christine Bosse, Dr. Friedrich Eichiner)
– Two employee representatives (Godfrey
Hayward, Jürgen Lawrenz)
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
3 members
– Chairman: Chairman
of the Supervisory Board (Michael
Diekmann)
– One further shareholder representative
(Herbert Hainer)
– One employee representative (Rolf
Zimmermann)
NOMINATION COMMITTEE
3 members
– Chairman: Chairman
of the Supervisory Board (Michael
Diekmann)
– Two further shareholder representatives
(Christine Bosse, Jim Hagemann Snabe)
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
5 members
– Chairman: appointed by the Supervisory
Board (Jim Hagemann Snabe)
– Three shareholder representatives
(in addition to Jim Hagemann Snabe:
Michael Diekmann, Dr. Friedrich Eichiner)
– Two employee representatives (Gabriele
Burkhardt-Berg, Rolf Zimmermann)
As of 31 December 2017
– Approval of certain transactions which require the
approval of the Supervisory Board, e.g. capital
measures, acquisitions, and disposals of
participations
– Preparation of the Declaration of Conformity
pursuant to § 161 “Aktiengesetz” (German Stock
Corporation Act) and checks on corporate
governance
– Preparation of the efficiency review of the
Supervisory Board
– Initial review of the annual Allianz SE and consoli-
dated financial statements, management reports
(incl. Risk Report) and the dividend proposal,
review of half-yearly reports or, where applicable,
quarterly financial reports or statements
– Monitoring of the financial reporting process,
the effectiveness of the internal control and audit
system and legal and compliance issues
– Monitoring of the audit procedures, including
the independence of the auditor and the services
additionally rendered, awarding of the audit
contract and determining the focal points of the
audit
– Monitoring of the general risk situation and special
risk developments in the Allianz Group
– Monitoring of the effectiveness of the risk
management system
– Initial review of the Risk Report and other risk-
related statements in the annual financial
statements and management reports of Allianz SE
and the Allianz Group, informing the Audit
Committee of the results of such reviews
– Preparation of the appointment of Board of
Management members
– Preparation of plenary session resolutions on the
compensation system and the overall
compensation of Board of Management members
– Conclusion, amendment, and termination of service
contracts of Board of Management members
unless reserved for the plenary session
– Long-term succession planning for the Board of
Management
– Approval of the assumption of other mandates
by Board of Management members
– Setting of concrete objectives for the composition
of the Supervisory Board
– Establishment of selection criteria for shareholder
representatives on the Supervisory Board in
compliance with the Code’s recommendations on
the composition of the Supervisory Board
– Selection of suitable candidates for election to the
Supervisory Board as shareholder representatives
– Regular exchange regarding technological
developments
– In-depth monitoring of the Board of Management’s
technology and innovation strategy
– Support of the Supervisory Board in monitoring the
implementation of the Board of Management’s
technology and innovation strategy.
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PUBLICATION OF DETAILS OF MEMBERS’
PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS
The Supervisory Board considers it good corporate governance to
publish the details of individual members’ participation in plenary
sessions and committee meetings:
Publication of details of members’ participation in meetings
RISK COMMITTEE
Michael Diekmann (Chairman and member from 7 May 2017)
Dr. Helmut Perlet (Chairman and member until 3 May 2017)
Dante Barban (Member until 3 May 2017)
Christine Bosse
Dr. Friedrich Eichiner
Presence
in %
Godfrey Hayward (Member from 3 May 2017)
Jürgen Lawrenz
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Presence
in %
1/1
1/1
1/1
2/2
2/2
1/1
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (FROM 3 MAY 2017)
Jim Hagemann Snabe (Chairman)
Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg
Michael Diekmann (Member from 7 May 2017)
Dr. Friedrich Eichiner
Rolf Zimmermann
The Nomination Committee did not convene any meetings in the
2017 financial year.
PLENARY SESSIONS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
Michael Diekmann (Chairman and member from 7 May 2017)
Dr. Helmut Perlet (Chairman and member until 6 May 2017)
Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat (Vice Chairman and member until 3 May 2017)
Jim Hagemann Snabe (Vice Chairman from 3 May 2017)
Rolf Zimmermann (Vice Chairman)
Dante Barban (Member until 3 May 2017)
Sophie Boissard (Member from 3 May 2017)
Christine Bosse
Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg
Jean-Jacques Cette
Dr. Friedrich Eichiner
Martina Grundler
Herbert Hainer (Member from 3 May 2017)
Godfrey Hayward (Member from 3 May 2017)
Prof. Dr. Renate Köcher (Member until 3 May 2017)
Jürgen Lawrenz
STANDING COMMITTEE
Michael Diekmann (Chairman and member from 7 May 2017)
Dr. Helmut Perlet (Chairman and member until 6 May 2017)
Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat (Member until 3 May 2017)
Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg
Herbert Hainer (Member from 3 May 2017)
Prof. Dr. Renate Köcher (Member until 3 May 2017)
Jürgen Lawrenz (Member from 3 May 2017)
Jim Hagemann Snabe (Member from 3 May 2017)
Rolf Zimmermann (Member until 3 May 2017)
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Michael Diekmann (Chairman and member from 7 May 2017)
Dr. Helmut Perlet (Chairman and member until 6 May 2017)
Christine Bosse (Member until 3 May 2017)
Herbert Hainer (Member from 3 May 2017)
Rolf Zimmermann
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Dr. Friedrich Eichiner (Chairman and member from 3 May 2017)
Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat (Chairman and member until 3 May 2017)
Sophie Boissard (Member from 3 May 2017)
Jean-Jacques Cette
Michael Diekmann (Member from 7 May 2017)
Martina Grundler
Dr. Helmut Perlet (Member until 3 May 2017)
Jim Hagemann Snabe (Member until 3 May 2017)
3/3
4/4
3/3
7/7
7/7
3/3
4/4
6/7
6/7
7/7
7/7
5/7
4/4
4/4
2/3
7/7
2/2
1/1
1/1
3/3
2/2
0/1
2/2
2/2
1/1
3/3
1/1
1/1
3/3
4/4
3/3
2/2
2/3
5/5
3/3
4/5
2/2
2/2
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
86
86
100
100
71
100
100
67
100
100
100
100
100
100
0
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
67
100
100
80
100
100
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OBJECTIVES OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
REGARDING ITS COMPOSITION
The objectives for the composition of the Supervisory Board in the
version of August 2017, as specified to implement a recommendation
by the Code, are as follows. In addition to the skills profile for the
overall Supervisory Board, also to be established due to a new rec-
ommendation of the Code, the diversity concept in accordance with
the legislation regarding the implementation of the E.U. guideline as
regards the disclosure of non-financial and diversity information (CSR
Directive) is also included:
Objectives of Allianz SE’s Supervisory Board regarding its composition
“The aim of Allianz SE’s Supervisory Board is to have members who are equipped with the necessary
skills and competence to properly supervise and advise Allianz SE’s management. Supervisory Board
candidates should possess the professional expertise and experience, integrity, motivation and
commitment, independence and personality required to successfully carry out the responsibilities of a
Supervisory Board member in a financial services institution with international operations.
These objectives take into account the regulatory requirements for the composition of the Supervisory
Board as well as the relevant recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code
(“GCGC”). In addition to the requirements for each individual member, a profile of skills and expertise
(“Kompetenzprofil”) as well as a diversity concept is provided for the entire Supervisory Board.
I. Requirements relating to the individual members of the Supervisory Board
1. Propriety
The members of the Supervisory Board must be proper as defined by the regulatory provisions. A
person is assumed to be proper as long as no facts are to be known which may cause impropriety.
Therefore, no personal circumstances shall exist which – according to general experience – lead to the
assumption that the diligent and orderly exercise of the mandate may be affected (in particular
administrative offenses or violation of criminal law, esp. in connection with commercial activity).
2. Fitness
The members of the Supervisory Board must have the expertise and experience necessary for a
diligent and autonomous exercise of the Allianz SE Supervisory Board mandate, in particular for
exercising control of and giving advice to the Board of Management as well as for the active support
of the development of the company. This comprises in particular:
– adequate expertise in all business areas;
– adequate expertise in the insurance and finance sector or comparable relevant experience and
expertise in other sectors;
– adequate expertise in the regulatory provisions material for Allianz SE (supervisory law, including
Solvency II regulation, corporate and capital markets law, corporate governance);
– ability to assess the business risks;
– knowledge of accounting and risk management basics.
3. Independence
The GCGC defines a person as independent, who, in particular, does not have any business or
personal relations with Allianz SE or its executive bodies, a controlling shareholder, or an enterprise
associated with the latter, which may cause a substantial and not merely temporary conflict of
interest.
To further specify the definition of independence, the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE states the
following:
– Former members of the Allianz SE Board of Management shall not be deemed independent during
the mandatory corporate law cooling-off period.
– Members of the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE in office for more than 15 years shall not be
deemed independent.
– Regarding employee representatives, the mere fact of employee representation and the existence
of a working relationship with the company shall not in itself affect the independence of the
employee representatives.
Applying such definition, at least eight members of the Supervisory Board shall be independent. In
case shareholder representatives and employee representatives are viewed separately, at least four
members respectively should be independent.
It has to be considered that the possible emergence of conflicts of interests in individual cases cannot
generally be excluded. Potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed to the Chairman of the
Supervisory Board and will be resolved by appropriate measures.
4. Time of availability
Each member of the Supervisory Board must ensure that they have sufficient time to dedicate to the
proper fulfilment of the mandate of this Supervisory Board position.
In addition to the mandatory mandate limitations and the GCGC recommendation for active
Management Board members of listed companies (max. three mandates) the common capital
markets requirements shall be considered.
With respect to the Allianz SE mandate, the members shall ensure that
– they can attend at least four, usually six ordinary Supervisory Board meetings per year, each of
which requires adequate preparation;
– they have sufficient time for the audit of the annual and consolidated financial statements;
– they can attend the General Meeting;
Employee representation within Allianz SE according to the Agreement concerning the Participation
of Employees in Allianz SE contributes to diversity of work experience and cultural background.
Pursuant to the provisions of the German SE Participation Act (SEBG) the number of women and
men appointed as German employee representatives should be proportional to the number of
women and men working in the German companies. However, the Supervisory Board does not have
the right to select the employee representatives.
The following requirements and objectives apply to the composition of Allianz SE’s Supervisory
Board:
– depending on possible membership in one or more of the current six Supervisory Board special
committees, this involves extra time planning to participate in these Committee meetings and do
the necessary preparation for these meetings; this applies in particular for the Audit and risk
Committees;
– they can attend extraordinary meetings of the Supervisory Board or of a special committee to
deal with special matters as and when required.
5. Retirement age
The members of the Supervisory Board shall, as a rule, not be older than 70 years of age.
6. Term of membership
The continuous period of membership for any member of the Supervisory Board should, as a rule,
not exceed 15 years.
7. Former Allianz SE Management Board members
Former Allianz SE Management Board members are subject to the mandatory corporate law cooling-
off period of two years.
According to regulatory provisions, no more than two former Allianz SE Management Board
members shall be members of the Supervisory Board.
II. Requirements for the entire Supervisory Board
1. Profile of skills and expertise for the entire Supervisory Board
In addition to the expertise-related requirements for the individual members, the following shall
apply with respect to expertise and experience of the entire Supervisory Board:
– familiarity of members in their entirety with the insurance and financial services sector;
– adequate expertise of the entire board with respect to investment management, insurance
actuarial practice, and accounting;
– at least one member with considerable experience in the insurance and financial services fields;
– at least one member with comprehensive expertise in the fields of accounting or auditing;
– specialist expertise or experience in other economic sectors;
– managerial or operational experience.
2. Diversity concept
To promote an integrative cooperation among the Supervisory Board members, the Supervisory
Board aims at an adequate diversity with respect to gender, internationality, different occupational
backgrounds, professional expertise, and experience:
– The Supervisory Board shall be composed of at least 30 % women and at least 30 % men. The
representation of women is generally considered to be the joint responsibility of the shareholder
and employee representatives.
– At least four of the members must, on the basis of their origin or function, represent regions or
cultural areas in which Allianz SE conducts significant business.
For Allianz SE as a Societas Europaea, the agreement concerning the participation of employees in
Allianz SE provides the following: Allianz employees from different EU member states be
considered in the allocation of employee representatives’ Supervisory Board seats.
– In order to provide the Board with the most diverse sources of experience and specialist
knowledge possible, the members of the Supervisory Board shall complement each other with
respect to their background, professional experience, and specialist knowledge.”
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The composition of the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE reflects these
objectives. According to the assessment by the Supervisory Board, all
shareholder representatives, i.e. Ms. Boissard, Ms. Bosse as well as Mr.
Diekmann, Dr. Eichiner, Mr. Hainer and Mr. Snabe, are independent
within the meaning of the objectives (see No. I.3.). With four female
Supervisory Board members, the current legislation for equal partici-
pation of women and men in leadership positions (statutory gender
quota of 30 %) is being met. In addition, the Supervisory Board has
five members with international backgrounds. The skills profile is also
met by all current members of the Supervisory Board. The current
composition of the Supervisory Board and its committees is described
on
page 5.
Directors’ dealings
Members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board are
obliged by the E.U. Market Abuse Directive to disclose to both Allianz SE
and the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority any transac-
tions involving shares or debt securities of Allianz SE or financial deriva-
tives or other instruments based on them, as soon as the value of the
securities acquired or divested by the member amounts to five thousand
Euros or more within a calendar year. These disclosures are published on
our website at
www.allianz.com/directorsdealings.
Annual General Meeting
Shareholders exercise their rights at the Annual General Meeting.
When adopting resolutions, each share carries one vote. Sharehold-
ers can follow the AGM’s proceedings on the internet and be repre-
sented by proxies. These proxies exercise voting rights exclusively on
the basis of instructions given by the shareholder. Shareholders are
also able to cast their votes via the internet in the form of online
voting. Allianz SE regularly promotes the use of internet services.
The AGM elects the shareholder representatives of the Supervi-
sory Board and approves the actions taken by the Board of Man-
agement and the Supervisory Board. It decides on the use of profits,
capital transactions, the approval of intercompany agreements, the
remuneration of the Supervisory Board, and changes to the compa-
ny’s Statutes. In accordance with European regulations and the Stat-
utes, changes to the Statutes require a two-thirds majority of votes
cast in case less than half of the share capital is represented in the
AGM. Each year, an ordinary AGM takes place at which the Board of
Management and Supervisory Board give an account of the preced-
ing financial year. For special decisions, the German Stock Corpora-
tion Act provides for the convening of an extraordinary AGM.
Accounting and auditing
The Allianz Group prepares its accounts according to § 315e of the
German Commercial Code (“Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB”) on the
basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as
adopted within the European Union. The annual financial statements
of Allianz SE are prepared in accordance with German law, in par-
ticular the HGB.
In compliance with special legal provisions that apply to insur-
ance companies, the auditor of the annual financial statements and
of the half-yearly financial report is appointed by the Supervisory
Board, not by the AGM. The audit of the financial statements covers
the individual financial statements of Allianz SE and also the consoli-
dated financial statements of the Allianz Group.
To ensure maximum transparency, we inform our shareholders,
financial analysts, the media, and the general public about the com-
pany’s situation on a regular basis and in a timely manner. The annu-
al financial statements of Allianz SE, the Allianz Group’s consolidated
financial statements, and the respective management reports are
published within 90 days of the end of each financial year. Additional
information is provided in the Allianz Group’s half-yearly financial
reports and quarterly statements. Information is also made available
at the AGM, at press and analysts’ conferences, as well as on the
Allianz Group’s website. Our website also provides a financial calen-
dar listing the dates of major publications and events, such as annual
reports, half-yearly financial reports and quarterly statements, AGMs
as well as analyst conference calls and financial press conferences.
You can find the 2018 financial calendar on our website at
www.allianz.com/financialcalendar.
Regulatory requirements
The regulatory requirements for corporate governance applicable for
insurance companies, insurance groups, and financial conglomerates
are additionally important. Specifically, they include the establish-
ment and further design of significant control functions (risk man-
agement, actuarial function, compliance, and internal audit) as well
as general principles for a sound business organization. The regulato-
ry requirements are applicable throughout the Group in principle and
have been implemented using written guidelines issued by the Board
of Management of Allianz SE. Since the 2016 financial year, a market
value balance sheet has to be prepared at solo and group level,
which has to be examined and reported on separately by the audi-
tors. Details on the implementation of the regulatory requirements for
corporate governance by Allianz SE and by the Allianz Group can be
found in the Solvency and Financial Condition Report of Allianz SE
and of the Allianz Group, which are published on our website at
www.allianz.com/sfcr.
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STATEMENT ON CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
PURSUANT TO § 289f OF THE HGB
The Statement on Corporate Management pursuant to § 289f of the
German Commercial Code (“Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB”) forms part
of the Management Report. According to § 317 (2), sentence 6 of the
HGB, this Statement does not have to be included within the scope of
the audit.
comprehensive risk and control management system regularly also
assesses the effectiveness and the appropriateness of the internal
control system as part of the System of Governance. For further in-
formation on the risk organization and risk principles, please refer to
page 19. Information on the internal Controls over Financial Re-
Declaration of Conformity with the German
Corporate Governance Code
On 14 December 2017, the Board of Management and the Super-
visory Board issued the following Declaration of Conformity of
Allianz SE with the German Corporate Governance Code (hereinaf-
ter the “Code”):
Declaration of Conformity in accordance with § 161 of the German
Stock Corporation Act
“Declaration of Conformity by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of
Allianz SE with the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code
Commission in accordance with § 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
1. Allianz SE currently complies with all recommendations of the German Corporate
Governance Code (Code) in the version of February 7, 2017 and will comply with them
in the future.
F
2. Since the last Declaration of Conformity as of December 15, 2016, Allianz SE has
complied with all recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code in the
version of May 5, 2015
Munich, December 14, 2017
Allianz SE
For the Board of Management:
Signed Oliver Bäte
Signed Dr. Helga Jung
For the Supervisory Board:
Signed Michael Diekmann”
In addition, Allianz SE follows all the suggestions of the Code in its
7 February 2017 version.
The Declaration of Conformity and further information on corpo-
rate governance at Allianz can be found on our website at
www.allianz.com/corporate-governance.
Corporate governance practices
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
Allianz SE, as a member of the Allianz Group, has an effective inter-
nal risk and control system for verifying and monitoring its operating
activities and business processes, in particular financial reporting, as
well as compliance with regulatory requirements. The requirements
placed on the internal control systems are essential not only for the
resilience and franchise value of the company, but also to maintain
the confidence of the capital market, our customers, and the public. A
porting you will find on
page 51.
In addition, the quality of the internal control system is assessed
by the Internal Audit Function. It conducts independent, objective
assurance and consulting activities, analyzing the structure and effi-
cienccy of the internal control systems as a whole. In addition, it also
examines the potential for additional value and improvement of our
organization’s operations. Fully compliant with all international audit-
ing principles and standards, Internal Audit contributes to the evalua-
tion and improvement of the effectiveness of the risk management,
control and governance processes. Therefore, internal audit activities
are geared towards helping the company to mitigate risks and fur-
ther assist in strengthening its governance processes and structures.
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
The sustained success of Allianz SE and the Allianz Group is based on
the responsible behavior of all employees, who embody trust, respect
and integrity. The compliance program of Allianz SE is part of the
central compliance program of Allianz Group. The central compliance
function of Allianz SE coordinates the global compliance programs to
ensure that nationally and internationally recognized guidelines and
standards for rules-compliant and value-based corporate govern-
ance are supported and followed. These include the principles of the
United Nations (UN Global Compact), the Guidelines of the Organi-
zation for Economic Cooperation and Development for Multinational
Enterprises (OECD guidelines), and European and international
standards on data and consumer protection, economic and financial
sanctions and combating corruption, bribery, money laundering, and
terrorism financing. Through its support for and acceptance of these
standards, Allianz aims to avoid the risks that might arise from non-
compliance. The central compliance function of Allianz SE is respon-
sible for ensuring – in close cooperation with regional, divisional and
local compliance functions – the effective implementation and moni-
toring of the compliance program as well as for investigating poten-
tial compliance infringements.
The standards of conduct established by the Code of Conduct
for Business Ethics and Compliance are obligatory for all employees.
is available on our website at
The Code of Conduct
www.allianz.com/corporate-governance.
The Code of Conduct and the internal guidelines derived from it
provide all employees with clear guidance on behavior that lives up
to the values of the Allianz Group. In order to transmit the principles
of the Code of Conduct and the internal compliance program based
on these principles, the compliance function of Allianz SE, together
with regional, divisional, and local compliance functions has imple-
mented interactive training programs around the world. These pro-
vide practical guidelines which enable employees to come to their
own decisions. The Code of Conduct also forms the basis for guide-
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lines and controls to ensure fair dealings with Allianz Group custom-
ers (sales compliance).
There are legal provisions against corruption and bribery in
almost all countries in which Allianz has a presence. The global
Anti-Corruption Program of the Allianz Group ensures the continu-
ous monitoring and improvement of the internal anti-corruption
controls. More information on the Anti-Corruption Program can be
the Sustainability Report on our website at
found
in
www.allianz.com/sustainability.
A major component of the compliance program is a whistle-
blower system that allows employees and third parties to alert the
compliance department in confidence about any irregularities they
observe. No employee voicing concerns about irregularities in good
faith needs to fear retribution, even if the concerns turn out to be
unfounded at a later date. Third parties can contact the compliance
department via an electronic mailbox on our website at
www.allianz.com/complaint-system.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF
MANAGEMENT AND THE SUPERVISORY BOARD AND
OF THE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THEIR
COMMITTEES
A description of the composition of the Supervisory Board and its
committees can be found on
pages 5 and 7 of the Annual Report.
A description of the composition of the Board of Management can
be found on
page 8, while the composition of the Committees of
the Board of Management is described in the Corporate Governance
Report starting on
page 29. This information is also available on
our website at
www.allianz.com/corporate-governance.
A general description of the functions of the Board of Manage-
ment, the Supervisory Board, and their committees can be found in
the Corporate Governance Report starting on
page 29, and on
our website at
www.allianz.com/corporate-governance.
Information in accordance with the German Act
on Equal Participation of Women and Men in
Executive Positions in the Private and the Public
Sector
This section outlines on the targets set by Allianz SE for the Board of
Management and the two management levels below the Board of
Management. Article 17 (2) of the German SE Implementation
Act stipulates that as of 1 January 2016, the share of women and men
among the members of the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE must
each total up to 30 % at least. The Supervisory Board currently in
office fulfils this requirement because it includes four women (33 %).
The targets that had been set up until 30 June 2017 and their
implementation are dealt with first:
For the Board of Management, the Supervisory Board had set a
target of 11 % for the percentage of women until 30 June 2017. This
target was exceeded with a percentage of women on the Board of
Management of 22 %. For the proportion of women on the two man-
agement levels below the Board of Management, a target of 20 %
had been set. As of 30 June 2017, this target was met for the second
management level with a percentage of women of 24 %, but could
not be met on the first level with a percentage of 17 %. The first man-
agement level below the Board of Management comprises a very
small comparative group of executives. No suitable female candi-
dates could be identified for the very few positions that became
vacant in the period considered.
The following new targets were set for Allianz SE in the 2017
financial year:
In August 2017, the Supervisory Board resolved on a new target
for the percentage of women on Allianz SE’s Board of Management
at 30 % up until 31 December 2021. As regards the proportion of
women on the first and second management levels below the Board
of Management, the Board of Management of Allianz SE has set a
target of 20 % and 25 %, respectively, up until 31 December 2018. In
the longer term, Allianz aims to place women in at least 30 % of the
positions at these two management levels throughout the Group.
Diversity concepts for the Board of Management
and Supervisory Board
In accordance with the legislation to implement the European CSR
Directive, the diversity concepts for the Board of Management and
the Supervisory Board, their objectives, implementation, and results
achieved are to be reported on for the first time for the 2017 financial
year.
The Supervisory Board stipulated the following diversity concept
for the Board of Management of Allianz SE in August 2017:
“For the composition of the Management Board, the Supervisory
Board aims for an adequate “Diversity of Minds”. This comprises
broad diversity with regard to gender, internationality as well as
educational and professional background.
The Supervisory Board assesses the achievement of such target, inter
alia, on the basis of the following specific indicators:
− adequate proportion of women on the Management Board: at
least 30 % until 31 December 2021;
− adequate share of members with an international background
(e.g. based on origin or extensive professional experience abroad),
ideally with connection to the regions in which Allianz Group is op-
erating;
− adequate diversity with regard to educational and professional
background, taking into account the limitations for the Superviso-
ry Board by regulatory requirements (fitness).”
This diversity concept is implemented in the appointment procedure
for members of the Board of Management by the Supervisory Board.
It is ensured that lists of successors shall comprise an appropriate
percentage of female candidates as well as candidates with interna-
tional experience. The Personnel Committee takes this into considera-
tion especially in succession planning. The current composition of the
Board of Management is in accordance with the diversity concept: Its
share of women is currently 22 %. Six members of the Management
Board have international backgrounds. There is an adequate degree
of variety as regards educational and professional background.
The diversity concept for the Supervisory Board was approved by
the Supervisory Board in August 2017 and included in the objectives
for the composition of the Supervisory Board (see No. II.2 of the ob-
page 32).
jectives for the composition of the Supervisory Board on
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The Supervisory Board pursues these objectives, and thus also the
diversity concept, nominating the candidates for the shareholder
representatives. As the employee representatives are appointed
according to different national provisions, there is only limited poten-
tial influence to the selection of employee representatives. The Su-
pervisory Board is currently composed in accordance with the diversi-
ty concept. For details please see the Corporate Governance Report
on
page 29.
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REMUNERATION REPORT
This remuneration report covers the remuneration arrangements for
the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE.
The complete information on Allianz SE Board of Management
remuneration as given below and additional information is provided
on our remuneration website at
www.allianz.com/remuneration.
Allianz SE Board of Management remuneration
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
The remuneration of the Board of Management is decided upon by
the entire Supervisory Board, based on proposals prepared by the
Personnel Committee. If required, outside advice is sought from inde-
pendent external consultants. The Personnel Committee and the
Supervisory Board consult with the Chairman of the Board of Man-
agement, as appropriate, in assessing the performance and remu-
neration of Board of Management members. However, the Chairman
of the Board of Management is not present when his own remunera-
tion is discussed.
Regarding the activities and decisions taken by the Personnel
Committee and the Supervisory Board, please refer to the Supervisory
Board Report starting on
page 2.
REMUNERATION PRINCIPLES
Key principles underlying the Board of Management remuneration
are as follows:
− Alignment of pay and performance: The performance-based,
variable component shall form a significant portion of the overall
remuneration.
− Variable remuneration focused on sustainability and aligned
with shareholder interests: A major part of the variable remu-
neration shall reflect longer-term performance with an adequate
deferred payout. Furthermore, a substantial portion shall reward
the sustained performance of the share price.
− Support of the Group’s strategy: The design of the performance
targets must reflect the Allianz Group’s business strategy.
In light of the above, the Supervisory Board determines the structure,
weighting, and level of each remuneration component. In addition,
the Supervisory Board regularly deals with the appropriateness of the
Board of Management’s remuneration. For this purpose, we include,
amongst others, remuneration survey data of DAX 30 companies and
international competitors from external consultants. Compensation
levels are oriented towards the third quartile of that peer group,
given Allianz’s relative size, complexity, and sustained performance
within that group. Furthermore, when reviewing the adequateness
and appropriateness of the Board of Management’s remuneration,
the Supervisory Board takes into account the development of the
Board’s remuneration in relation to other remuneration levels within
the Allianz Group.
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REMUNERATION STRUCTURE,
COMPONENTS AND TARGET SETTING PROCESS
There are four remuneration components in total, which all have the
same weighting: the base salary and three variable components –
the annual bonus, the annualized mid-term bonus, and the equity-
related remuneration. The target level of each of the variable com-
ponent does not exceed the base salary, so the total target variable
compensation is three times the base salary at maximum.
BASE SALARY
The base salary is not performance-based. It is paid in twelve month-
ly installments.
VARIABLE REMUNERATION
The variable remuneration (annual bonus, mid-term bonus, and
equity-related compensation) is designed to reward performance. A
shortfall of targets may result in the variable compensation dropping
to zero. Two thirds of the variable compensation are a deferred pay-
out after three or four years. Claw-back clauses for compensation
components already paid do not exist because according to the
governing German labor law, the enforceability of claw-back clauses
is subject to major legal restrictions.
On the other hand, the payout of variable remuneration is subject
to a limit and capped at 150 % of the respective target levels for the
annual bonus and the mid-term bonus, as well as at a 200 % increase
in value of the grant price for the equity-related remuneration.
Variable remuneration components may not be paid, or pay-
ment may be restricted, in the case of a breach of the Allianz Code of
Conduct or regulatory Solvency II policies or standards, including risk
limits. Additionally, a reduction or cancellation of variable remunera-
tion may occur if the supervisory authority (BaFin) requires this in
accordance with its statutory powers.
Annual bonus
The annual bonus depends on performance in the respective finan-
cial year, and is paid out in the following financial year. The target
level of the annual bonus corresponds to the base salary. Perfor-
mance targets comprise Group and individual targets. Group targets
include – equally weighted – operating profit and net income. Indi-
vidual performance is assessed against qualitative as well as respon-
sibility-related quantitative targets.
For Board of Management members with business division re-
individual quantitative targets comprise operating
sponsibilities,
profit, net income, Property-Casualty revenues, and Life new-business
value. For Board of Management members with a functional focus,
division-specific quantitative targets are determined based on their
key responsibilities.
As part of the assessment of the individual qualitative target
achievement, the personal contribution to the Renewal Agenda is
reviewed alongside behavioral aspects. The latter is framed in a com-
mon standard ("People Letter") designed to drive necessary change
across the Allianz Group, and comprises of customer orientation, col-
laborative leadership, entrepreneurship, and trust (e.g. with regard to
sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and diversity as well as
integrity).
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To support the assessment of the individual qualitative behavioral
targets, a so-called multi-rater process has been introduced: Each
member of the Board of Management collects, amongst others,
feedback from his or her fellow Board members and his or her direct
reports as well as the CEOs of the most important operating entities
he or she is in charge of. Furthermore, they perform a self-assessment.
Based on the 2017 target achievement for the Group as a whole
and for the respective business division(s) and/or corporate func-
tion(s) as well as the qualitative performance achieved, total annual
bonus awards range from 111 % to 124 % of the target bonus, while
the average bonus award amounts to 117 % of the target.
Mid-term bonus (MTB)
The mid-term bonus is a variable compensation component with a
deferred payout following a three-year cycle. Sustainable and value-
adding performance
is assessed against a predefined criteria
catalog. The current MTB cycle runs from 2016 until 2018 and is
based on the following measurable sustainability criteria:
“Performance”
− Sustainable improvement/stabilization of return on equity (ex-
cluding unrealized gains/losses on bonds, net of shadow ac-
counting),
− Compliance with economic capitalization guidance (capitaliza-
tion level and volatility limit).
“Health” (in line with the Renewal Agenda)
− True Customer Centricity,
− Digital by Default,
− Technical Excellence,
− Growth Engines,
−
Inclusive Meritocracy (including gender diversity and women in
leadership).
For the MTB, an amount is typically accrued that is identical to the
annual bonus. However, the accrual as such may be subject to ad-
justments, for example, if it is foreseeable that the mid-term sustaina-
bility criteria are not met or exceeded. The annual accrual is capped
at 150 % of the respective target level.
Equity-related remuneration
Equity-related remuneration is a virtual share award referred to as
“Restricted Stock Units” (RSUs) with a deferred payout after four
years. The grant value of the RSUs allocated equals the annual bonus
of the previous year, i.e. the grant value is also capped at 150 % of the
respective target level. The number of RSUs allocated is derived by
dividing the grant value by the fair market value of an RSU at the
time of grant.
The fair market value is calculated based on the ten-trading-day
average Xetra closing price of the Allianz stock for the ten days fol-
lowing the financial press conference where our annual results are
publicized. As RSUs are virtual stock without dividend payments
during the vesting period, the average Xetra closing price is reduced1
by the net present value of the expected future dividend payments
during the vesting period. The expected dividend stream is discount-
ed with the swap rates as of the valuation day. Following the end of
the four-year vesting period, the company makes a cash payment
based on the number of RSUs granted, as well as on the ten-day
average Xetra closing price of the Allianz stock following the annual
financial press conference in the year of expiry of the respective RSU
plan. To avoid extreme payouts, the RSU payout level is capped at
200 % of the grant price2. Outstanding RSU holdings are forfeited,
should a Board member leave at his/her own request or be terminat-
ed for cause.
PENSIONS AND SIMILAR BENEFITS
To provide competitive and cost-effective retirement and disability
benefits, company contributions to the current pension plan “My
Allianz Pension” are invested in a fund with a guarantee for the con-
tributions paid, but no further interest guarantee. Upon retirement,
the accumulated capital is paid out as a lump sum or, alternatively,
can be converted into a lifetime annuity. Each year the Supervisory
Board decides whether and to what extent a budget is provided, also
taking into account the target pension level. This budget includes a
risk premium paid to cover death and disability. The earliest age a
pension can be drawn is 62, except for cases of occupational or
general disability for medical reasons. In these cases, it may become
payable earlier and an increase by projection may apply. In the case
of death, a lump sum – again convertible into an annuity – will be
paid to dependents. Should Board membership cease before retire-
ment age for other reasons, the accrued pension rights are main-
tained if vesting requirements are met.
For members of the Allianz SE Board of Management who were
born before 1 January 1958 and for the rights accrued before 2015,
the guaranteed minimum interest rate remains at 2.75 % and the
retirement age is still 60.
From 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2014, most Board of Man-
agement members participated in a contribution-based system which
was frozen as of 31 December 2014, now only covering disability and
death. Before 2005, a defined benefit plan provided fixed benefits not
linked to base salary increases. Benefits generated under this plan were
frozen at the end of 2004. Additionally, most Board members participat-
ed in Allianz Versorgungskasse VVaG (AVK), a contribution-based pen-
sion plan, and in Allianz Pensionsverein e.V. (APV), both these plans were
closed for new entries on 1 January 2015.
PERQUISITES
Perquisites mainly consist of contributions to accident and liability
insurances and the provision of a company car. Perquisites are not
linked to performance. Each member of the Board of Management is
responsible for paying the income tax due on these perquisites. The
Supervisory Board regularly reviews the level of perquisites.
REMUNERATION FOR 2017
The following remuneration disclosure, which is based on and com-
pliant with the German Corporate Governance Code, shows the
individual Board members’ remuneration for 2016 and 2017 includ-
ing fixed and variable remuneration and pension service cost. The
1_In addition, the fair market value of the RSUs is subject to a small reduction of a few Euro cents due to the 200 % cap on
2_The relevant share price used to determine the final number of RSUs granted and the 200 % cap is available only after
the RSU payout. This reduction is calculated based on a standard option pricing formula.
sign-off by the external auditors.
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“Grant” column below shows the remuneration at target, minimum,
and maximum levels. The “Payout” column discloses the 2016 and
2017 payments. The base salary, annual bonus, and perquisites are
linked to the reported performance years, 2016 and 2017, whereas
the Group Equity Incentive (GEI) and Allianz Equity Incentive (AEI)
payouts result from grants related to the performance years 2010,
2012 and 2013. To enhance transparency of the remuneration relat-
ed to the performance year 2017, the additional column “Actual
grant” includes the 2017 fixed compensation, the annual bonus paid
for 2017, the MTB 2016 – 2018 tranche accrued for the performance
year 2017, and the fair value of the RSU grant value for the perfor-
mance year 2017.
All variable components are granted in accordance with the
rules and conditions of the “Allianz Sustained Performance Plan”
(ASPP). Depending on individual and company performance, the
amounts actually paid can vary between 0 % and 150 % of the respec-
tive target levels. If performance is rated at 0 % no variable compo-
nent will be granted. Consequently, the minimum total direct com-
pensation for a regular member of the Board of Management will
equal the base salary of € 750 thou (excluding perquisites and pen-
sion contributions), while the maximum total direct compensation
(excluding perquisites and pension contributions) is € 4,125 thou: a
€ 750 thou base salary plus € 3,375 thou (i.e., 150 % of the sum of all
three variable compensation components at target level). The CEO’s
maximum total direct compensation (excluding perquisites and
pension contributions) is € 6,188 thou: a € 1,125 thou base salary plus
€ 5,063 thou (150 % of the sum of all three variable compensation
components at target level).
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Individual remuneration: 2017 and 2016
€ thou (total might not sum up due to rounding)
Base salary
Perquisites
Total fixed compensation
Annual variable compensation
Annual bonus
Deferred compensation
MTB (2016 - 2018)2
AEI 2018/RSU3
AEI 2017/RSU3
AEI 2013/RSU3
AEI 2012/RSU3
GEI 2010/SAR4
Total
Pensions service cost5
Total
Oliver Bäte (Appointed: 01/2008; CEO since 05/2015)
Grant
2017
Target
Min
1,125
32
1,157
1,125
32
1,157
2016
Target
1,125
30
1,155
Max
1,125
32
1,157
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
1,125
32
1,157
1,125
30
1,155
1,125
32
1,157
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
1,125
-
-
-
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,688
1,384
1,474
1,384
1,688
1,688
1,384
1,384
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,334
-
3,963
625
-
-
-
1,820
-
-
4,361
622
4,530
625
4,532
622
1,157
622
6,221
622
5,308
622
5,155
5,154
1,779
6,843
5,930
4,588
4,983
1_In accordance with the German Corporate Governance Code, the annual bonus disclosed for performance year 2017 is paid in 2018 and for performance year 2016 in 2017. The payments for equity-related deferred compensation (GEI and AEI),
however, are disclosed for the year in which the actual payment was made.
2_The MTB figure included in the Actual Grant column shows the annual accrual.
3_Payout is capped at 200 % above grant price. The relevant share price used to determine the fair market value, and hence the final number of RSUs granted, and the 200 % cap are only available after sign-off by the external auditors.
4_The equity-related remuneration that applied before 2010 consisted of two vehicles, virtual stock awards known as RSUs and virtual stock options known as “Stock Appreciation Rights” (SAR). Only RSUs have been awarded as of 1 January 2010. The
remuneration system valid until December 2009 is disclosed in the Annual Report 2009 (starting on page 17). Whereas the RSU grants are automatically exercised at the vesting date, the GEI/SAR grants are exercised by the Board member within
the exercise period following the vesting date. Hence the total payout from SARs depends on the individual decision by the Board member. SARs are released to plan participants upon expiry of the vesting period, assuming all other exercise hurdles
are met. For SARs granted until and including 2008, the vesting period was two years and the exercise period five years. SARs can be exercised on the condition that the price of the Allianz SE stock is at least 20 % above the strike price at the time of
grant. During the term of the plan, at least once on five consecutive trading days the Allianz SE stock must relatively appreciate at least 0.01 percentage points ahead of the appreciation of the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Price Index (600).
5_Pension service cost in accordance with IAS 19: represents the company cost not the actual entitlement nor a payment, however, according to the German Corporate Governance Code the Pension Service Cost is to be included in all columns.
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B _ Management Report of Allianz SE
Sergio Balbinot (Appointed: 01/2015)6
Jacqueline Hunt (Appointed: 07/2016)7
Grant
2017
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
Target
750
22
772
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
Min
750
22
772
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
750
22
772
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
750
22
772
932
932
932
-
-
-
-
750
32
782
983
-
-
-
-
-
-
750
22
772
932
-
-
-
-
-
-
2016
Target
750
32
782
750
750
-
750
-
-
-
3,032
365
3,022
374
772
374
4,147
374
3,568
374
1,765
365
1,704
374
Grant
2017
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
Target
750
18
768
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
Min
750
18
768
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
750
18
768
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
750
18
768
923
923
923
-
-
-
-
375
1368
511
456
-
-
-
-
-
-
750
18
768
923
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,018
317
768
317
4,143
317
3,536
317
967
159
1,691
317
2016
Target
375
1368
511
377
377
-
377
-
-
-
1,642
159
3,397
3,396
1,146
4,521
3,942
2,130
2,078
1,801
3,335
1,085
4,460
3,853
1,126
2,008
6_In addition to the amounts disclosed in the table, Sergio Balbinot received a buyout award of € 6 mn to compensate for forfeited grants from his previous employer: € 3 mn in cash and € 3 mn in RSUs. 50 % of the cash amount was paid in
February 2015 and 50 % was paid in 2016 and are subject to clawback.
7_Jacqueline Hunt joined Allianz on 1 July 2016. She received a pro-rated base salary, annual bonus, MTB tranche, and equity-related compensation. The different pro-rated amounts for base salary and target amounts result from different pro-rating
methodologies, which are generally applied. In addition to the amounts disclosed in the table, Jacqueline Hunt received a buyout award of € 170 thou in 2016 to compensate for forfeited grants from her previous employer.
8_Jacqueline Hunt received an off-cycle one-time payment of € 120 thou to reimburse her for relocation cost.
Annual Report 2017 – Allianz SE
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B _ Management Report of Allianz SE
Individual remuneration: 2017 and 2016
€ thou (total might not sum up due to rounding)
Base salary
Perquisites
Total fixed compensation
Annual variable compensation
Annual bonus
Deferred compensation
MTB (2016 - 2018)2
AEI 2018/RSU3
AEI 2017/RSU3
AEI 2013/RSU3
AEI 2012/RSU3
GEI 2010/SAR4
Total
Pensions service cost5
Total
Base salary
Perquisites
Total fixed compensation
Annual variable compensation
Annual bonus
Deferred compensation
MTB (2016 - 2018)2
AEI 2018/RSU3
AEI 2017/RSU3
AEI 2013/RSU3
AEI 2012/RSU3
GEI 2010/SAR4
Total
Pensions service cost5
Total
750
14
764
866
-
-
-
1,649
-
-
3,279
431
Dr. Helga Jung (Appointed: 01/2012)
Grant
2017
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
2016
Target
750
14
764
750
750
-
750
-
-
-
Target
750
14
764
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
Min
750
14
764
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
750
14
764
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
750
14
764
866
866
866
-
-
-
-
750
14
764
889
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,014
420
3,014
431
764
431
4,139
431
3,363
431
1,653
420
3,434
3,445
1,195
4,570
3,794
2,073
3,710
Dr. Axel Theis (Appointed: 01/2015)
Grant
2017
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
Target
750
27
777
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
Min
750
27
777
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
750
27
777
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
750
27
777
885
885
885
-
-
-
-
750
28
778
973
-
-
-
-
-
-
750
27
777
885
-
-
-
-
-
-
2016
Target
750
28
778
750
750
-
750
-
-
-
3,028
482
3,027
501
777
501
4,152
501
3,432
501
1,751
482
1,662
501
3,510
3,528
1,278
4,653
3,933
2,233
2,163
1_In accordance with the German Corporate Governance Code, the annual bonus disclosed for performance year 2017 is paid in 2018 and for performance year 2016 in 2017. The payments for equity-related deferred compensation (GEI and AEI),
however, are disclosed for the year in which the actual payment was made.
2_The MTB figure included in the Actual Grant column shows the annual accrual.
3_Payout is capped at 200 % above grant price. The relevant share price used to determine the fair market value, and hence the final number of RSUs granted, and the 200 % cap are only available after sign-off by the external auditors.
4_The equity-related remuneration that applied before 2010 consisted of two vehicles, virtual stock awards known as RSUs and virtual stock options known as “Stock Appreciation Rights” (SAR). Only RSUs have been awarded as of 1 January 2010. The
remuneration system valid until December 2009 is disclosed in the Annual Report 2009 (starting on page 17). Whereas the GEI/RSU grants are automatically exercised at the vesting date, the GEI/SAR grants are exercised by the Board member
within the exercise period following the vesting date. Hence the total payout from SARs depends on the individual decision by the Board member. SARs are released to plan participants upon expiry of the vesting period, assuming all other exercise
hurdles are met. For SARs granted until and including 2008, the vesting period was two years and the exercise period five years. SARs can be exercised on the condition that the price of the Allianz SE stock is at least 20 % above the strike price at the
time of grant. During the term of the plan, at least once on five consecutive trading days the Allianz SE stock must relatively appreciate at least 0.01 percentage points ahead of the appreciation of the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Price Index (600).
5_Pension service cost in accordance with IAS 19: represents the company cost not the actual entitlement nor a payment, however, according to the German Corporate Governance Code the Pension Service Cost is to be included in all columns.
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2016
Target
750
2
752
750
750
-
750
-
-
-
2016
Target
750
15
765
750
750
-
750
-
-
-
B _ Management Report of Allianz SE
Dr. Christof Mascher (Appointed: 09/2009)
Dr. Günther Thallinger (Appointed: 01/2017)
Grant
2017
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
Target
750
11
761
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
Min
750
11
761
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
750
11
761
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
750
11
761
829
829
829
-
-
-
-
750
2
752
870
-
-
-
-
1,155
-
2,777
418
750
11
761
829
-
-
-
1,619
-
645
3,854
428
3,002
418
3,011
428
761
428
4,136
428
3,247
428
3,420
3,439
1,189
4,564
3,675
3,195
4,282
Grant
2017
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
Target
750
2
752
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
Min
750
2
752
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
750
2
752
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
750
2
752
857
857
857
-
-
-
-
3,002
318
752
318
4,127
318
3,323
318
3,320
1,070
4,445
3,641
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
750
2
752
857
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,609
318
1,927
2016
Target
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dr. Dieter Wemmer (Appointed: 01/2012 - End of Service: 12/2017)
Dr. Werner Zedelius (Appointed: 01/2002 - End of Service: 12/2017)6
Grant
2017
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
Grant
2017
Actual
grant
Payout1
2017
2016
2017
Target
750
46
796
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
Min
750
46
796
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
750
46
796
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
750
46
796
866
866
866
-
-
-
-
750
15
765
954
-
-
-
-
-
-
750
46
796
866
-
-
-
1,843
-
-
3,505
499
2016
Target
750
18
768
750
750
-
750
-
-
-
Target
750
33
783
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
Min
750
33
783
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
750
33
783
1,125
1,125
1,125
-
-
-
-
750
33
783
829
829
829
-
-
-
-
750
18
768
954
-
-
-
-
1,083
-
2,805
661
750
33
783
829
-
-
-
1,725
-
-
3,337
721
3,015
479
3,046
499
796
499
4,171
499
3,395
499
1,719
479
3,018
661
3,033
721
783
721
4,158
721
3,269
721
3,494
3,545
1,295
4,670
3,894
2,198
4,005
3,679
3,754
1,504
4,879
3,990
3,466
4,057
6_Dr. Werner Zedelius left the Allianz SE Board of Management upon his retirement effective 31 December 2017. According to his contract he receives a transition payment of € 937.5 thou. The payment is calculated based on the latest base salary,
which is paid for a further six months starting 1 July 2018, and a final lump-sum payment of 25 % of the target variable remuneration. The payable pension takes into account the monthly payments over the six-month period. The lump-sum payment
will be paid in spring 2019.
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43
PENSIONS
Company contributions for the current pension plan are set at 50 %
of the base salary, reduced by an amount covering the disability
and death risk. They are invested in a fund and include a guarantee
for the contributions paid, but no further interest guarantee (for
members of the Board of Management who were born before
1 January 1958, the guaranteed minimum interest rate remains at
2.75 % p.a.). For members with pension rights in the frozen defined-
benefit plan, the above contribution rates are reduced by 19 % of the
expected annual pension from that frozen plan. The Allianz Group
paid € 4 mn (2016: € 5 mn) to increase reserves for pensions and
similar benefits for active members of the Board of Management. As
of 31 December 2017, reserves for pensions and similar benefits for
active members of the Board of Management amounted to € 41 mn
(2016: € 44 mn).
B _ Management Report of Allianz SE
GERMAN ACCOUNTING STANDARD 17 DISCLOSURE
Under the German Accounting Standard 17, the total remuneration
to be disclosed for 2017 (2016 in parenthesis) is defined differently as
is
compared to the German Corporate Governance Code:
composed of the base salary, perquisites, the annual bonus, and the
fair value of the RSU grant, but excludes both the notional annual
accruals of the MTB 2016 – 2018 and the pension service cost:
It
Oliver Bäte € 3,925 (4,103) thou,
Sergio Balbinot € 2,636 (2,747) thou,
Jacqueline Hunt € 2,613 (1,423) thou,
Dr. Helga Jung € 2,497 (2,542) thou,
Dr. Christof Mascher € 2,419 (2,492) thou,
Dr. Günther Thallinger € 2,466 (-) thou,
Dr. Axel Theis € 2,547 (2,724) thou,
Dr. Dieter Wemmer € 2,529 (2,674) thou,
Dr. Werner Zedelius € 2,441 (2,677) thou.
The sum total of the remuneration of the Board of Management for
2017 – excluding the notional accruals of the MTB 2016 – 2018 as
well as the pension service cost, as outlined above – amounts to
€ 24 mn (2016: € 26 mn). If pension service cost is included, the sum
total is € 28 mn (2016: € 30 mn).
EQUITY-RELATED REMUNERATION
In accordance with the approach described earlier, in March 2018 a
number of RSUs were granted to each member of the Board of Man-
agement, which will vest and be settled in 2022.
Grants and outstanding holdings under the Allianz Equity Program
Board members
RSU
Number of RSU
granted on 2/3/20181
Number of RSU
held at 31/12/20171
Oliver Bäte
Sergio Balbinot
Jacqueline Hunt
Dr. Helga Jung
Dr. Christof Mascher
Dr. Günther Thallinger
Dr. Axel Theis
Dr. Dieter Wemmer
Dr. Werner Zedelius
Total
8,164
5,498
5,443
5,111
4,890
5,056
5,222
5,111
4,890
40,714
41,479
3,417
28,696
30,623
11,517
25,902
33,701
33,311
49,385
249,360
1_The relevant share price used to determine the fair market value, and hence the final number of RSUs granted, is only
available after sign-off of the Annual Report by the external auditors, thus numbers are based on a best estimate. As
disclosed in the Annual Report 2016, the equity-related grant in 2017 was made to participants as part of their 2016
remuneration. The disclosure in the Annual Report 2016 was based on a best estimate of the RSU grants. The actual
grants deviated from the estimated values and have to be disclosed accordingly. The actual RSU grants as of
3 March 2017 under the Allianz Equity Incentive are as follows: Oliver Bäte: 11,038, Sergio Balbinot: 7,359, Jacqueline
Hunt: 3,417, Dr. Helga Jung: 6,657, Dr. Christof Mascher: 6,516, Dr. Axel Theis: 7,289, Dr. Dieter Wemmer: 7,148, Dr.
Werner Zedelius: 7,148.
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B _ Management Report of Allianz SE
Individual pensions: 2017 and 2016
€ thou (total might not sum up due to rounding)
Defined benefit pension plan
(frozen)
Contribution-based
pension plan
(frozen)1
Current pension plan
AVK/APV2
Transition
payment3
Total
Board of Management
Oliver Bäte
Sergio Balbinot
Jacqueline Hunt
Dr. Helga Jung
Dr. Christof Mascher
Dr. Günther Thallinger
Dr. Axel Theis
Dr. Dieter Wemmer
Dr. Werner Zedelius
Expected
annual
pension
payment4
SC5
DBO6
SC5
-
-
-
-
-
-
62
62
-
-
-
-
120
120
-
-
225
225
-
-
-
-
-
-
59
54
-
-
-
-
114
107
-
-
221
207
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,429
1,347
-
-
-
-
3,332
3,422
-
-
6,711
6,385
45
33
14
5
-
-
19
12
26
12
27
-
16
6
497
477
466
431
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
DBO6
3,149
3,063
28
39
-
-
1,863
1,813
3,208
3,115
1,311
-
2,537
2,528
2,339
1,832
5,671
5,090
SC5
536
536
357
357
317
159
345
345
357
357
284
-
334
334
-
-
-
-
DBO6
1,385
818
961
582
472
159
924
558
1,018
637
570
-
889
535
-
-
-
-
SC5
DBO6
6
5
3
2
-
-
8
8
5
5
7
-
11
9
2
2
11
9
36
36
6
4
-
-
204
159
42
42
32
-
283
233
11
10
246
222
SC5
36
51
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
43
-
-
25
25
-
-
23
14
DBO6
675
594
1
1
-
-
-
-
646
583
-
-
768
774
-
-
716
678
SC5
622
625
374
365
317
159
431
420
428
418
318
-
501
482
499
479
721
661
DBO6
5,245
4,511
995
626
472
159
4,421
3,878
4,914
4,377
1,914
-
7,810
7,493
2,350
1,842
13,344
12,375
1_The service cost of the frozen contribution-based pension plan reflects the continued death and disability cover.
2_Plan participants contribute 3 % of their relevant salary to the AVK. For the AVK the minimum guaranteed interest rate is 2.75 % – 3.50 % depending on the date of joining Allianz. In general, the company funds the balance required via the APV.
Before Allianz’s founding of the APV in 1998, both Allianz and the plan participants were contributing to the AVK.
3_For details on the transition payment, see section “Termination of service”. In any event a death benefit is included.
4_Expected annual pension payment at assumed retirement age (age 60), excluding current pension plan.
5_SC = service cost. Service costs are calculatory costs for the DBO related to the reported business year.
6_DBO = defined benefit obligation, end of year. The figures show the obligation for Allianz resulting from defined benefit plans, taking into account realistic assumptions with regard to interest rate, dynamics, and biometric probabilities.
In 2017, former members of the Board of Management and their
dependents received remuneration and other benefits totaling
€ 7 mn (2016: € 7 mn), while reserves for current pension obligations
and accrued pension rights totaled € 131 mn (2016: € 119 mn).
LOANS TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
MANAGEMENT
As of 31 December 2017, there were no outstanding loans granted by
Allianz Group companies to members of the Board of Management.
TERMINATION OF SERVICE
Board of Management contracts are limited to a period of five years.
For new appointments a shorter period is typical, a practice in line
with the German Corporate Governance Code.
Arrangements for termination of service including retirement are as
follows:
1. Board members who were appointed before 1 January 2010, and
who have served a minimum of five years, are eligible for a six-
month transition payment after leaving the Board of Manage-
ment.
2. Severance payments made to Board members in case of early
termination comply with the German Corporate Governance Code.
3. Special terms – which are also in accordance with the German
Corporate Governance Code – apply if a Board member’s service
ended as a result of a “change of control” (i.e., if a situation arises in
which a shareholder of Allianz SE, acting alone or together with oth-
er shareholders, holds more than 50 % of voting rights in Allianz SE).
Contracts do not contain provisions for any other cases of early ter-
mination of Board of Management service.
Board members who were appointed before 1 January 2011 are
eligible to continue using a company car for up to one year after
retirement.
TERMINATION OF SERVICE –
DETAILS OF THE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
Transition payment (appointment before 1 January 2010)
Board members who receive a transition payment are subject to a
six-month non-compete clause.
The transition payment comprises an amount corresponding to
the most recent base salary, covering a period of six months, plus
25 % of the target variable remuneration at the notice date. A Board
member with a base salary of € 750 thou would receive a maximum
of € 937.5 thou.
Where an Allianz pension is immediately payable, transition pay-
ment amounts are offset against it.
Severance payment cap
Payments for early termination to Board members with a remaining
term of contract of more than two years are capped at twice the
annual compensation – whereby the annual compensation:
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45
B _ Management Report of Allianz SE
1. is determined based on the previous year’s annual base salary plus
50 % of the target variable remuneration (annual bonus, annual-
ized MTB, and equity-related remuneration: For a Board member
with a fixed base salary of € 750 thou, the annual compensation
would amount to € 1,875 thou. Hence, he/she would receive a
maximum severance payment of € 3,750 thou) and
2. shall not exceed the latest year’s actual total compensation.
If the remaining term of contract is less than two years, the payment is
pro-rated according to the remaining term of the contract.
Change of control
In case of early termination as a result of a change of control, sever-
ance payments made to Board members generally amount to three
times the annual compensation (as defined above) and shall not
exceed 150 % of the severance payment cap. A Board member with a
base salary of € 750 thou would receive a maximum of € 5,625 thou.
MISCELLANEOUS
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS
When a member of the Board of Management simultaneously holds
an appointment at another company within the Allianz Group, the full
amount of the respective remuneration is transferred to Allianz SE. In
recognition of related benefits to the organization, Board of Man-
agement members are also allowed to accept a limited number of
non-executive supervisory roles in appropriate external organiza-
tions. In these cases, 50 % of the remuneration received is paid to
Allianz SE. Only if the Allianz SE Supervisory Board classifies the
appointment as a personal one will the respective Board member
retain the full remuneration for that position. Any remuneration paid
by external organizations will be itemized in those organizations’
annual reports; its level is determined by the governing body of the
relevant organization.
OUTLOOK FOR 2018
The remuneration of the two new regular members of the Board of
Management, Niran Peiris and Giulio Terzariol, have been set at the
same level as for the other regular members of the Board of Man-
agement.
Based on the yearly adequacy test, the Allianz SE Supervisory
Board agreed to an increase of the base salary of Oliver Bäte, in line
with the well-established approach at Allianz, from € 1,125 thou to
€ 1,312.5 thou – i.e., from 1.5 times to 1.75 times of a regular Board
member. The target values of his variable components increase
accordingly, resulting in a total target compensation of € 5,250 thou.
Remuneration of the Supervisory Board
The remuneration of the Supervisory Board is governed by the Stat-
utes of Allianz SE and the German Stock Corporation Act. The struc-
ture of the Supervisory Board’s remuneration is regularly reviewed
with regard to its compliance with German, European, and interna-
tional corporate governance recommendations and regulations.
REMUNERATION PRINCIPLES
− Set total remuneration at a level both aligned with the scale and
scope of the Supervisory Board’s duties and appropriate in view
of the company’s activities and its business and financial situation.
− Establish a remuneration structure that takes into account the
individual functions and responsibilities of Supervisory Board
members, such as chair, vice chair, or committee mandates.
− Establish a remuneration structure that allows proper oversight of
business as well as independent decisions on executive personnel
and remuneration.
REMUNERATION STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS
The remuneration structure, which comprises fixed and committee-
related remuneration only, was approved by the Annual General
Meeting in 2011 and is laid down in the Statutes of Allianz SE.
FIXED ANNUAL REMUNERATION
The remuneration of a Supervisory Board member consists of a fixed
cash amount paid after the end of each business year for services
rendered over that period. In 2017, as in 2016, each regular Superviso-
ry Board member received a fixed compensation amounting to
€ 100 thou per year. Each Vice Chairperson received € 150 thou, the
Chairperson received € 200 thou.
COMMITTEE-RELATED REMUNERATION
The Chairperson and members of the Supervisory Board committees
receive additional committee-related remuneration. The committee-
related remuneration is as follows:
Committee-related remuneration
€ thou
Committee
Personnel Committee, Standing Committee,
Risk Committee, Technology Committee
Audit Committee
Chair
Member
40
80
20
40
ATTENDANCE FEES AND EXPENSES
In addition to the fixed and committee-related remuneration, mem-
bers of the Supervisory Board receive an attendance fee of € 750 for
each Supervisory Board or committee meeting they attend. Should
several meetings be held on the same or consecutive days, the at-
tendance fee will only be paid once. In addition, Allianz SE reimburs-
es the Supervisory Board members for their out-of-pocket expenses
and the VAT payable on their Supervisory Board service. The Compa-
ny provides insurance coverage and technical support to the Supervi-
sory Board members to an extent reasonable for carrying out the
Supervisory Board duties.
REMUNERATION FOR 2017
The total remuneration for all Supervisory Board members, including
attendance fees, amounted to € 2,179 thou (2016: € 2,025 thou). The
following table shows the individual remuneration for 2017 and 2016:
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Individual remuneration: 2017 and 2016
€ thou (total might not sum up due to rounding)
Committees1
P
C
C
C
M
M
M
M
Members of the
Supervisory Board
Michael Diekmann2
(Chairman)
Dr. Helmut Perlet3
(Chairman)
Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat4
(Vice Chairman)
Jim Hagemann Snabe
(Vice Chairman)
Rolf Zimmermann
(Vice Chairman)
Dante Barban8
A
M
M
M
C
C
M5
M
N
C
C
C
M
M
Sophie Boissard9
M
Christine Bosse
M10
M
M
C13
M
M
Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg
Jean Jacques Cette
Dr. Friedrich Eichiner12
Martina Grundler14
Herbert Hainer15
Godfrey Robert Hayward16
Prof. Dr. Renate Köcher17
Jürgen Lawrenz
Total19
M
M
T
M
C
M
M
M
R
C
C
C
M
M
M11
M
M
M
M
M
M
S
C
C
C
M
M
M6
M7
M
M
M
M
M
M
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Fixed
remune-
ration
Committee
remune-
ration
Atten-
dance
fees
Total
remune-
ration
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
2017
2016
133.3
-
83.3
200.0
62.5
150.0
133.3
100.0
150.0
150.0
41.7
100.0
66.7
-
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
66.6
100.0
75.0
66.7
-
66.7
-
41.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
120.0
-
66.6
160.0
41.7
100.0
56.7
40.0
41.7
40.0
8.3
20.0
26.7
-
28.3
40.0
33.3
20.0
40.0
40.0
86.7
13.3
40.0
26.6
26.7
-
13.3
-
8.3
20.0
33.3
20.0
3.7
-
2.3
6.7
2.2
4.5
4.5
5.2
4.5
4.5
3.0
4.5
3.7
-
4.5
4.5
3.8
4.5
5.3
6.0
6.0
2.2
5.3
4.5
3.0
-
3.0
-
2.2
3.7
4.5
4.5
257.0
-
152.2
366.7
106.4
254.5
194.5
145.2
196.2
194.5
53.0
124.5
97.1
-
132.8
144.5
137.1
124.5
145.3
146.0
192.7
82.1
145.3
106.1
96.4
-
83.0
-
52.2
123.7
137.8
124.5
2017
2016
1,445.9
1,408.2
671.7
558.2
61.5
58.5
2,179.0
2,025.2
Legend: C = Chairperson of the respective committee, M = Member of the respective committee
1_Abbreviations: A - Audit, N - Nomination, P - Personnel, R - Risk, S - Standing, T - Technology
2_Since 7 May 2017
3_Until 6 May 2017
4_Until 3 May 2017
5_Until 3 May 2017
6_Since 3 May 2017
7_Until 3 May 2017
8_Until 3 May 2017
9_Since 3 May 2017
10_Since 3 May 2017
11_Until 3 May 2017
12_Since 4 May 2016
13_Since 3 May 2017
14_Since 1 April 2016
15_Since 3 May 2017
16_Since 3 May 2017
17_Until 3 May 2017
18_Since 3 May 2017
19_The total reflects the remuneration of the full Supervisory Board in the respective year.
REMUNERATION FOR MANDATES IN OTHER ALLIANZ
COMPANIES AND FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS
As remuneration for her membership in the Supervisory Board of
Allianz Deutschland AG, Ms. Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg received
€ 61.8 thou for the financial year 2017. Mr. Jürgen Lawrenz did not
receive any remuneration for his service on the Supervisory Board of
Allianz Technology SE. All current employee representatives of the
Supervisory Board except for Ms. Martina Grundler are employed by
Allianz Group companies and receive a market-based remuneration
for their services.
LOANS TO MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
As of 31 December 2017, there was one outstanding loan granted to
a member of the Allianz SE Supervisory Board by an Allianz Group
company: It is an € 80 thou mortgage loan from Allianz Bank, grant-
ed at the normal market interest rate in 2010, with an overall dura-
tion of ten years.
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OTHER INFORMATION
Our steering
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Allianz SE has a divisional Board structure based on functional and
business responsibilities. Business-related divisions reflect our busi-
ness segments Property-Casualty, Life/Health, Asset Management,
and Corporate and Other. In 2017 they were overseen by five Board
members. The remaining four divisions (i.e. Chairman of the Board of
Management, Finance, Investments, and Operations 1 ) focus on
Group functions, along with business-related responsibilities.
For further information on Board of Management members and
their responsibilities, please refer to Mandates of the Members of the
Board of Management on
page 8.
TARGET SETTING AND MONITORING
The Allianz Group steers its operating entities and business segments
via an integrated management and control process. It begins with
the definition of a business-specific strategy and goals, which are
discussed and agreed upon between the Holding and operating
entities. Based on this strategy, our operating entities prepare three-
year plans which are then aggregated to form the financial plans for
the business divisions and for the Allianz Group as a whole. This plan
also forms the basis for our capital management. The Supervisory
Board approves the plan and sets corresponding targets for the
Board of Management. The performance-based remuneration of the
Board of Management is linked to short-term, mid-term, and long-
term targets to ensure effectiveness and emphasize sustainability. For
further details about our remuneration structure, including target
setting and performance assessment, please refer to the Remunera-
tion Report starting on
page 37.
We continuously monitor our business performance against
these targets through monthly reviews – which cover key operational
and financial metrics – to ensure we can move quickly and take ap-
propriate measures in the event of negative developments. The
Allianz Group uses operating profit and net income as key financial
performance indicators across all its business segments. Other indica-
tors include segment-specific figures, such as the combined ratio for
Property-Casualty, return on equity2 for Life/Health, and the cost-
income ratio for Asset Management. To steer and control new busi-
ness in our business segments Property-Casualty and Life/Health, we
use Return on Risk Capital (RoRC). We also use new business margins
for Life/Health.
Besides performance steering, we also have a risk steering pro-
cess in place, which is described in the Risk and Opportunity Report
starting on
page 19.
Non-financial key performance indicators (KPIs) are mainly used
for the sustainability assessment that we conduct when determining
mid-term bonus levels. In line with our Renewal Agenda, KPIs mainly
represent three key levers: True Customer Centricity, Digital by De-
fault, and Inclusive Meritocracy. Examples include the Allianz En-
gagement Survey and Net Promoter Score (NPS3) results, diversity
development, and the share of digital retail products/digital client
communication.
Our Corporate Responsibility approach
Allianz seeks to position itself as the world’s most trusted financial
services provider and a global sustainability leader. As such, we strive
to create sustainable economic value through a long-term approach
to corporate governance, social responsibility, and environmental
stewardship.
In 2017, we took the leading position among all rated insurance
companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) ranking,
scoring 87 out of 100 points. The DJSI ranks companies according to
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, assessing their
strategy and performance.
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNANCE
Strong corporate governance is pivotal to our sustainability approach
and features among our most important material issues.
Established in 2012, the Group ESG Board is the highest govern-
ing body for sustainability-related issues. It consists of three Allianz SE
Board members and several department heads. They meet quarterly
and are responsible for ensuring ESG integration across all business
lines as well as all core processes dealing with insurance and invest-
ment decisions. Key topics of focus in 2017 included implementation
of the recommendations of the Taskforce of Climate-related Financial
Disclosures and development of a more systematic approach to
investor engagement.
The Group ESG Board is in charge of corporate responsibility and
climate-related topics, and leads on associated stakeholder en-
gagement. Functional departments provide regular updates on
sustainability issues directly to the Group ESG Board.
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY APPROACH
We want our stakeholders to know that Allianz is a financially solid
and trustworthy company that embraces sustainable business as
good business. To achieve this, we also need to understand our
stakeholders’ needs and concerns, which is why we engage with a
broad range of social and political players and organizations. The
insight they provide enables us to focus our Corporate Responsibility
strategy, activities, and reporting on the right areas.
We organize our Corporate Responsibility strategy around three focus
areas in which we address the relevant material issues our stakehold-
ers perceive as vital for business success and sustainability:
Low-carbon economy: supporting renewable energy and decarbon-
ization through our investments; providing sustainable insurance
solutions; reducing our environmental footprint.
1_This member of the Board of Management also oversees Allianz Partners.
2_Excluding unrealized gains/losses on bonds net of shadow accounting.
3_NPS is a measurement of customers’ willingness to recommend Allianz. Top-down NPS is measured regularly according
to global cross-industry standards and allows benchmarking against competitors in the respective markets.
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Social inclusion: supporting the social inclusion of children and
youth through our Future Generations program; developing solutions
for customers in emerging markets; promoting diversity and wellbe-
ing among our employees.
Business integration: integrating environmental, social, and govern-
ance (ESG) issues across our investment and insurance businesses;
building trust through transparency, responsible sales, and data
privacy.
For reporting purposes, we organize our approach around Allianz’s
five key roles as a sustainable insurer, responsible investor, trusted
company, attractive employer, and committed corporate citizen.
Allianz SE and Allianz Group comply with the legal requirements to
provide a non-financial statement and a non-financial Group state-
ment according to §§ 289b (1), 315b (1) of the HGB by issuing a com-
bined separate non-financial report for Allianz Group and Allianz SE
according to §§ 289b (3), 315b (3), sentence 1, sentence 2 in conjunction
with § 298 (2) of the HGB. This report can be found on our website at:
www.allianz.com/nf-report.
Please also refer to our 2017 Group Sustainability Report (to
be published in April 2018) for full details of our corporate respon-
sibility strategy, approach, and performance:
www.allianz.com/
sustainability.
Branches
In 2017, Allianz SE operated its business from Munich and from
branch offices in Singapore, Labuan (Malaysia), Wallisellen (Suisse)
and Dublin (Ireland).
Takeover-related Statements and Explanations
The following information is provided pursuant to § 289a (1) of the
German Commercial Code (“Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB”) and
§ 176 (1) of the German Stock Company Act (“Aktiengesetz – AktG”).
COMPOSITION OF SHARE CAPITAL
As of 31 December 2017, the share capital of Allianz SE was
€ 1,169,920,000. It was divided into 440,249,646 registered and fully
paid-up shares with no-par value. All shares carry the same rights and
obligations. Each no-par value share carries one vote.
RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING RIGHTS AND SHARE
TRANSFERS; EXERCISE OF VOTING RIGHTS IN CASE
OF EMPLOYEE EQUITY PARTICIPATIONS
Shares may only be transferred with the consent of the company. An
approval duly applied for may only be withheld if it is deemed neces-
sary in the company’s interest on exceptional grounds. The applicant
will be informed of the reasons.
Shares acquired by employees of the Allianz Group as part of
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan are, in principle, subject to a one-
year lock-up period. Outside Germany, the lock-up period may be up
to five years in some cases. In some countries, the employee shares
are held by a bank, another natural person, or a legal entity acting as
a trustee throughout that period in order to ensure that the lock-up
period is observed. Nevertheless, employees may instruct the trustee
to exercise voting rights, or have power of attorney granted to them
to exercise such voting rights. Lock-up periods serve the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan’s aims of tying employees to the company and
letting them benefit from the performance of the share price.
INTERESTS IN THE SHARE CAPITAL
EXCEEDING 10 % OF THE VOTING RIGHTS
We are not aware of any direct or indirect interests in the share capi-
tal of Allianz SE that exceed 10 % of the voting rights.
SHARES WITH SPECIAL RIGHTS
CONFERRING POWERS OF CONTROL
There are no shares with special rights conferring powers of control.
LEGAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
TO THE APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT AND TO
AMENDMENTS OF THE STATUTES
The Supervisory Board appoints the members of Allianz SE’s Board of
Management for a maximum term of five years (Articles 9 (1), 39 (2)
and 46 of the SE Regulation, §§ 84, 85 AktG and § 5 (3) of the Stat-
utes). Reappointments, for a maximum of five years each, are permit-
ted. A simple majority of the votes cast in the Supervisory Board is
required to appoint members of the Board of Management. In the
case of a tie vote, the Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, who
pursuant to Article 42 of the SE Regulation must be a shareholder
representative, shall have the casting vote (§ 8 (3) of the Statutes). If
the Chairperson does not participate in the vote the Vice Chairperson
shall have the casting vote, provided he or she is a shareholder repre-
sentative. A Vice Chairperson who is an employee representative has
no casting vote (§ 8 (3) of the Statutes). If one of the required mem-
bers of the Board of Management is missing, the courts must appoint
such member in urgent cases upon the application of an interested
party (§ 85 AktG). The Supervisory Board may dismiss members of the
Board of Management if there is an important reason (§ 84 (3) AktG).
According to § 5 (1) of the Statutes, the Board of Management
shall consist of at least two persons. The Supervisory Board deter-
mines the number of any additional members. The Supervisory Board
has appointed a Chairman of the Board of Management pursuant to
§ 84 (2) AktG.
German insurance supervisory law requires that members of the
Board of Management have the reliability and professional compe-
tence needed to manage an insurance company. A person cannot
become a member of the Board of Management if he or she is al-
ready a manager of two other insurance undertakings, pension funds,
insurance holding companies, or insurance special-purpose vehicles.
However, the supervisory authority may permit more than two such
mandates if they are held within the same group (§ 24 (3) of the Ger-
man Insurance Supervision Act (“Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz –
VAG”)). The Federal Financial Services Supervisory Authority (“Bun-
desanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin”) must be noti-
fied about the intention of appointing a Board of Management
member pursuant to § 47 No. 1 VAG.
Amendments to the Statutes must be adopted by the General
Meeting. § 13 (4) of the Statutes of Allianz SE stipulates that, unless
this conflicts with mandatory law, changes to the Statutes require a
two-thirds majority of the votes cast, or, if at least one half of the
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share capital is represented, a simple majority of the votes cast. The
Statutes thereby make use of the option set out in § 51 of the SE
Implementation Act (“SE-Ausführungsgesetz – SEAG”), which is based
upon Article 59 (1) and (2) of the SE Regulation. A larger majority is
required, inter alia, for a change in the corporate object or the reloca-
tion of the registered office to another E.U. member state (§ 51 SEAG).
The Supervisory Board may alter the wording of the Statutes
(§ 179 (1) AktG and § 10 of the Statutes).
AUTHORIZATION OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES
The Board of Management is authorized to issue shares as well as to
acquire and use treasury shares as follows:
It may increase the company’s share capital, on or before
6 May 2019, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, by issuing
new registered no-par value shares against contributions in cash
and/or in kind, on one or more occasions:
− Up to a total of € 550,000,000 (Authorized Capital 2014/I). In case
of a capital increase against cash contribution, the Board of
Management may exclude the shareholders’ subscription rights
for these shares with the consent of the Supervisory Board, (i) for
fractional amounts, (ii) in order to safeguard the rights pertaining
to holders of convertible bonds or bonds with warrants, including
mandatory convertible bonds, and (iii) in the event of a capital in-
crease of up to 10 %, if the issue price of the new shares is not sig-
nificantly below the stock market price. The Board of Manage-
ment may furthermore exclude the shareholders’ subscription
rights with the consent of the Supervisory Board, in the event of a
capital increase against contributions in kind.
− Up to a total of € 13,720,000 (Authorized Capital 2014/II). The
shareholders’ subscription rights can be excluded in order to issue
the new shares to employees of Allianz SE and its Group compa-
nies, as well as for fractional amounts.
The company’s share capital is conditionally increased by up to
€ 250,000,000 (Conditional Capital 2010/2014). This conditional
capital increase will only be carried out to the extent that conversion
or option rights are exercised (or conversion obligations fulfilled)
resulting from bonds issued by Allianz SE or its subsidiaries, based on
the authorizations granted by the General Meeting on 5 May 2010
and 7 May 2014.
The Board of Management may buy back and use Allianz shares
for other purposes until 6 May 2019 as per authorization of the Gen-
eral Meeting of 7 May 2014 (§ 71 (1) No. 8 AktG). Together with other
treasury shares that are held by Allianz SE, or which are attributable
to it under §§ 71a et seq. AktG, such shares may not exceed 10 % of
the share capital at any time. The shares acquired pursuant to this
authorization may be used, under exclusion of the shareholders’
subscription rights, for any legally admissible purposes, in particular
those specified in the authorization. Furthermore, the acquisition of
treasury shares under this authorization may also be carried out using
derivatives such as put options, call options, forward purchases, or a
combination thereof, provided such derivatives do not relate to more
than 5 % of the share capital.
Domestic or foreign banks that are majority-owned by Allianz SE
may buy and sell Allianz shares for trading purposes (§ 71 (1) No. 7
and (2) AktG) under an authorization of the General Meeting valid
until 6 May 2019. The total number of shares acquired thereunder,
together with treasury shares held by Allianz SE or attributable to it
under §§ 71a et seq. AktG, shall at no time exceed 10 % of the share
capital of Allianz SE.
ESSENTIAL AGREEMENTS OF ALLIANZ SE WITH
CHANGE-OF-CONTROL CLAUSES AND
COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FOR
TAKEOVER SCENARIOS
The following essential agreements of the company are subject to a
change-of-control condition following a takeover bid:
− Our reinsurance contracts, in principle, include a clause under
which both parties to the contract have an extraordinary termina-
tion right, if and when the counterparty merges or its ownership
or control situation changes materially. Agreements with brokers
regarding services connected with the purchase of reinsurance
cover also provide for termination rights in case of a change of
control. Such clauses are standard market practice.
− Allianz SE is also party to various bancassurance distribution
agreements for insurance products in various regions. These dis-
tribution agreements normally include a clause under which the
parties have an extraordinary termination right in the event of a
change of control of the other party’s ultimate holding company.
− Shareholder agreements and joint ventures to which Allianz SE is
a party often contain change-of-control clauses that provide, as
the case may be, for the termination of the agreement, or for put
or call rights that one party can exercise with regard to the joint
venture or the target company, if there is a change of control of
the other party.
− The framework agreements between Allianz SE and the subsidi-
aries of various car manufacturers relating to the distribution of
car insurance by the respective car manufacturers each include a
clause under which each party has an extraordinary termination
right in case there is a change of control of the other party.
− Bilateral credit agreements in some cases provide for termination
rights if there is a change of control, mostly defined as the acquisi-
tion of at least 30 % of the voting rights within the meaning of
§ 29 (2) of the German Takeover Act (“Wertpapiererwerbs- und
Übernahmegesetz – WpÜG”). If such termination rights are exer-
cised, the respective credit lines have to be replaced by new credit
lines under conditions then applicable.
The company has entered into the following compensation agree-
ments with members of the Board of Management and certain em-
ployees providing for the event of a takeover bid:
A change-of-control clause in the service contracts of the mem-
bers of Allianz SE’s Board of Management provides that, if within
twelve months after the acquisition of more than 50 % of the company’s
share capital by one shareholder or several shareholders acting in
concert (change of control) the appointment as a member of the Board
of Management is revoked unilaterally by the Supervisory Board, or if
the mandate is ended by mutual agreement, or if the Management
Board member resigns because his or her responsibilities as a Board
member are significantly reduced through no fault of the Board
member, he or she shall receive his or her contractual remuneration
for the remaining term of the service contract, but limited, for the
purpose hereof, to three years, in the form of a one-off payment. The
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ACCOUNTING PROCESSES
The accounting processes we use to produce financial statements are
based on a group-wide IT solution and local general ledger. Access
rights to accounting systems are managed according to strict author-
ization procedures.
Internal controls are embedded in the accounting processes to
safeguard the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of the infor-
mation provided in our financial statements.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM APPROACH
Our approach can be summarized as follows:
− We use a top-down, risk-based approach to determine the ac-
counts that have to be in the scope of our internal control system
over financial reporting. The methodology is described in the
ICOFR manual which is applicable group-wide and the IRCS
Guideline. During the scoping process, both materiality and sus-
ceptibility to a misstatement are considered simultaneously. In
addition to the quantitative calculation, we also consider qualita-
tive criteria.
− Next, we identify risks that could lead to material financial mis-
statements including all relevant root causes (i.e. human pro-
cessing errors, fraud, system shortcomings, external factors, etc.).
− Preventive and detective key controls to address financial report-
ing risks have been put in place to reduce the likelihood and im-
pact of financial misstatements. If a potential risk materializes,
actions are taken to reduce the impact of the financial misstate-
ment. Given the strong dependence of financial reporting pro-
cesses on information technology systems, we also implement IT
controls.
− Finally, we ensure that controls are appropriately designed and
effectively executed to mitigate risk. We have set consistent doc-
umentation requirements across the Allianz Group for elements
such as processes, related key controls, and execution. We con-
duct an annual assessment of our control system to maintain and
continuously enhance its effectiveness. Audit ensures that the
overall quality of our control system is subjected to regular control-
testing, to assure reasonable design and operating effectiveness.
one-off payment is based on the fixed remuneration plus 50 % of the
variable remuneration, with this basis being limited, however, to the
amount paid for the last fiscal year. To the extent that the remaining
term of the service contract is less than three years, the one-off pay-
ment is generally increased in line with a term of three years. This
applies accordingly if, within two years of a change of control, a
mandate in the Board of Management comes to an end and is not
extended; the one-off payment will then be granted for the period
between the end of the mandate and the end of the three-year peri-
od following the change of control. For further details, please refer to
the Remuneration Report starting on
page 37.
Under the Allianz Sustained Performance Plan (ASPP), Restrict-
ed Stock Units (RSU) – i.e. virtual Allianz shares – are granted as a
stock-based remuneration component to senior management of the
Allianz Group worldwide. The conditions for these RSU contain
change-of-control clauses, which apply when a majority of the voting
share capital in Allianz SE is acquired, directly or indirectly, by one or
more third parties who do not belong to the Allianz Group and which
provide for an exception from the usual vesting and exercise periods.
In line with the relevant general conditions, the company will release
the RSU to plan participants on the day of the change of control,
without observing any vesting period that would otherwise apply. The
cash amount payable per RSU must equal the average market value
of the Allianz share and be equal to or above the price offered per
Allianz share in a preceding tender offer. By providing for the non-
application of the vesting period in the event of a change of control,
the terms take into account the fact that the conditions influencing
the share price are very different when there is a change of control.
Controls over Financial Reporting
The following information is given pursuant to § 289 (4) of the HGB.
In line with both our prudent approach to risk governance and
compliance with regulatory requirements, we have created a struc-
ture to identify and mitigate the risk of material errors in our financial
statements (this also includes market value balance sheet and risk
capital controls). Our internal control system over financial reporting
(ICOFR) is regularly reviewed and updated. ICOFR is split into an
Entity-Level Control Assessment Process (ELCA), IT General Controls
(ITGC) and controls at process levels. The ELCA framework contains
controls to monitor the system of governance effectiveness. In the
ITGC framework we have implemented, for example, controls for
access rights management and for project and change manage-
ment. The ICOFR framework is part of the Integrated Risk and Con-
trol System (IRCS) of Allianz SE. The IRCS is split into the main com-
ponents of Reporting- (ICOFR), Compliance-, and Operations-Risks.
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BALANCE SHEET
€ thou
as of 31 December
ASSETS
A. Intangible assets
I. Self-created industrial property rights and similar rights and assets
II. Licenses acquired against payment, industrial property rights,
and similar rights and assets as well as licenses for such rights and assets
B. Investments
I. Real estate, real estate rights, and buildings,
including buildings on land not owned by Allianz SE
II. Investments in affiliated enterprises and participations
III. Other investments
IV. Funds held by others under reinsurance business assumed
C. Receivables
I. Accounts receivable on reinsurance business
thereof from affiliated enterprises: € 280,343 thou (2016: € 217,820 thou)
thereof from participations¹: € 1,197 thou (2016: € 1,756 thou)
II. Other receivables
thereof from affiliated enterprises: € 4,430,597 thou (2016: € 4,325,105 thou)
thereof from participations¹: € 541 thou (2016: € 2,807 thou)
D. Other assets
I. Tangible fixed assets and inventories
II. Cash with banks, checks, and cash on hand
III. Miscellaneous assets
E. Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
I. Accrued interests and rent
II. Other deferred charges and prepaid expenses
F. Excess of plan assets over pension and similar obligations
Total Assets
1_Companies in which we hold a participating interest.
Note
2017
2017
2016
1, 2
1, 3 - 6
29,187
1,146
245,401
74,176,435
33,329,072
8,310,276
30,333
17,623
2,928
20,551
250,343
71,354,121
33,446,657
8,028,086
116,061,184
113,079,207
528,244
450,606
7
4,869,995
5,022,127
15,150
234,138
22,835
237,273
70,072
8
9
10
5,398,239
5,472,733
15,632
49,528
227,014
292,174
474,724
140,532
615,256
-
272,123
307,345
10,811
122,080,035
119,479,921
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Note
2017
2017
2017
2016
12
1,169,920
3,638
42,013,894
13,689,227
1,166,282
27,905,256
8,825,017
4,117,339
1,576,208
682,140
10,128,094
22,520
2,541,167
30,154
1,229
8,823,789
1,641,405
65,197
709,801
27,661
12,092,668
1,964,574
22,551
31
30,154
1,169,920
4,945
1,164,975
27,844,664
1,229
11,782,928
11,784,157
3,855,866
44,649,662
13,806,280
1,642,350
81,950
1,560,400
814,245
26,734
787,511
11,683,973
1,942,252
9,741,721
33,968
21
33,947
2,315,370
32,260
32,260
14,980,283
14,471,209
7,949,981
983,272
7,369,141
1,075,022
362,729
410,563
2,353,545
490
39,735,524
2,575,931
397,574
34,717,195
42,452,289
38,101,263
11,091
7,344
122,080,035
119,479,921
13, 16
14
15
16
16
16
€ thou
as of 31 December
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
A. Shareholders’ equity
I.
Issued capital
Less: mathematical value of own shares
II. Additional paid-in capital
III. Revenue reserves
1. Statutory reserves
2. Other revenue reserves
IV. Net earnings
B. Subordinated liabilities
C. Insurance reserves
I. Unearned premiums
1. Gross
2. Less: amounts ceded
II. Aggregate policy reserves
1. Gross
2. Less: amounts ceded
III. Reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses
1. Gross
2. Less: amounts ceded
IV. Reserves for premium refunds
1. Gross
2. Less: amounts ceded
V. Claims equalization and similar reserves
VI. Other insurance reserves
1. Gross
D. Other provisions
E. Funds held with reinsurance business ceded
F. Other liabilities
I. Accounts payable on reinsurance business
thereof to affiliated enterprises: € 214,528 thou (2016: € 269,609 thou)
thereof to participations¹: € 325 thou (2016: € 11,968 thou)
II. Bonds
thereof to affiliated enterprises: € 2,353,545 thou (2016: € 2,575,931 thou)
III. Liabilities to banks
IV. Miscellaneous liabilities
including taxes of: € 21,445 thou (2016: € 21,626 thou)
thereof to affiliated enterprises: € 38,397,220 thou (2016: € 33,429,044 thou)
thereof to participations¹: € 266 thou (2016: € 3 thou)
G. Deferred income
Total equity and liabilities
1_Companies in which we hold a participating interst.
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
INCOME STATEMENT
€ thou
I. Technical account
1. Premiums earned (net)
a) Gross premiums written
b) Ceded premiums written
c) Change in gross unearned premiums
d) Change in ceded unearned premiums
Premium earned (net)
2. Allocated interest return (net)
3. Other underwriting income (net)
4. Loss and loss adjustment expenses (net)
a) Claims paid
aa) Gross
ab) Amounts ceded in reinsurance
b) Change in reserve for loss and loss adjustment expenses (net)
ba) Gross
bb) Amounts ceded in reinsurance
Loss and loss adjustment expenses (net)
5. Change in other insurance reserves (net)
6. Expenses for premium refunds (net)
7. Underwriting expenses (net)
8. Other underwriting expenses (net)
9. Subtotal (Net underwriting result)
10. Change in claims equalization and similar reserves
11. Net technical result
II. Non-technical account
1. Investment income
2. Investment expenses
3. Investment result
4. Allocated interest return
5. Other income
6. Other expenses
7. Other non-technical result
8. Non-technical result
9. Net operating income
10. Income Taxes
Amounts charged to other Group companies
11. Other taxes
12. Taxes
13. Net income
Notes
2017
2017
2017
2016
10,265,435
(777,449)
(50,839)
(3,712)
(6,076,163)
421,733
(776,415)
169,179
9,487,986
(54,550)
(5,654,430)
(607,236)
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
5,647,514
(1,934,808)
25
26
(392,665)
514,930
3,712,706
(21,819)
3,158,500
(3,425,921)
122,265
12,401
10,820,290
(787,517)
10,032,773
(425,198)
17,098
(408,100)
9,433,436
9,624,673
20,849
19,249
21,025
72,789
(4,504,389)
(571,225)
(5,075,614)
(2,164,929)
896,657
(1,268,272)
(6,261,666)
(6,343,886)
20,093
11,123
6,725
(13,244)
(2,884,228)
(2,946,248)
(19,771)
339,084
(225,797)
113,287
3,690,886
(267,421)
3,423,465
3,536,752
134,666
3,671,418
445,920
4,117,339
(21,864)
399,970
(527,557)
(127,587)
5,084,886
(1,795,458)
3,289,428
(22,131)
3,267,297
2,718,536
(3,177,927)
(459,391)
2,807,906
2,680,319
(256,718)
522,931
266,213
1,082
267,295
2,947,614
908,252
3,855,866
14. Unappropriated earnings carried forward
15. Net earnings
27
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND
BASIS OF PREPARATION
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Allianz SE, the holding and reinsurance company of the Allianz Group,
is located at Königinstraße 28, 80802 Munich, and registered in the
Commercial Register of the municipal court
in Munich under
HRB 164232.
BASIS OF PREPARATION
Our Financial Statements and the Management Report have been
prepared in accordance with the regulations of the German Commer-
cial Code (HGB), the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG), the Law
on the Supervision of Insurance Enterprises (VAG), and the Govern-
ment Order on the External Accounting Requirements of Insurance
Enterprises (RechVersV).
All amounts in these financial statements are presented in thou-
sands of Euros (€ thou), unless otherwise stated.
ACCOUNTING, VALUATION, AND
CALCULATION METHODS
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets are recorded at acquisition or construction cost less
depreciation. Internally generated intangible assets are capitalized
and depreciated on a straight-line basis. In case of a permanent
impairment, an unscheduled write-down is recognized.
REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE RIGHTS, AND BUILDINGS,
INCLUDING BUILDINGS ON LAND NOT OWNED BY
ALLIANZ SE
These items are recorded at acquisition or construction cost less
depreciation. Depreciation is measured according to ordinary useful
life. In case of a permanent impairment, the values of these items are
adjusted through unscheduled write-downs.
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ENTERPRISES AND
PARTICIPATIONS
SHARES IN AFFILIATED ENTERPRISES AND
PARTICIPATIONS
These are recorded at cost less impairments, in accordance with
§ 341b (1) of the German Commercial Code in conjunction with
§ 253 (3) sentence 5 of the German Commercial Code.
Impairments are measured either as the difference between ac-
quisition cost and the respective value, in accordance with IDW RS
HFA 10 in conjunction with IDW S1, or as the difference between
acquisition cost and the lower share price as of 31 December 2017.
Wherever the market value at the balance sheet date was high-
er than the previous year’s valuation, the value is written up to no
more than the historical acquisition cost.
LOANS IN AFFILIATED ENTERPRISES AND
PARTICIPATIONS
These items are normally recorded at cost less impairments in ac-
cordance with § 253 (3) sentence 5 of the German Commercial Code.
However, when converting foreign-currency loans into Euros at the
reporting date the strict lower of cost or market value principle is
applied.
OTHER INVESTMENTS
STOCKS, INTERESTS IN FUNDS, DEBT SECURITIES AND
OTHER FIXED AND VARIABLE INCOME SECURITIES,
MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENTS
These items are generally valued in accordance with § 341b (2) of the
German Commercial Code in conjunction with § 253 (1), (4), and (5) of
the German Commercial Code, using either the acquisition cost or the
stock exchange or market value on the balance sheet date, which-
ever is lower. We calculate the acquisition cost by averaging the
different acquisition costs for securities of the same type. Long-term
investments in mutual funds are valued according to the regulations
that apply to investments pursuant to § 341b (2) of the German
Commercial Code in conjunction with § 253 (1) and (3) of the code
using the moderate lower of cost or market value principle.
REGISTERED BONDS, DEBENTURES AND LOANS
These items are recorded at cost less impairments in accordance with
§ 253 (3) sentence 5 of the German Commercial Code. In accordance
with § 341c of the code, amortized cost accounting is applied and the
difference between acquisition cost and the redemption amount is
amortized over the remaining period, based on the effective interest
method.
SECURITIES TO MEET LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM
RETIREMENT PROVISION COMMITMENTS
These securities are valued at fair value in accordance with § 253 (1)
of the German Commercial Code, and offset against the liabilities in
accordance with § 246 (2) of the code. Pension plan reinsurance
contracts are recorded at asset value.
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TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS, INVENTORIES, AND
MISCELLANEOUS ASSETS
These items are recorded at acquisition cost less depreciation. Low-
value assets worth up to € 150 are written off immediately. A com-
pound item for tax purposes formed in accordance with § 6 (2a) of the
German Income Tax Act (EStG) for assets from € 150 to € 1,000 is
depreciated by one fifth each year.
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
When calculating deferred taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities
are offset.
Based on the capitalization option in accordance with § 274 (1)
sentence 2 of the German Commercial Code, the surplus of deferred
tax assets over deferred tax liabilities is not recognized.
REMAINING ASSETS
These consist of the following:
funds held by others under reinsurance business assumed,
−
− bank deposits,
− accounts receivables on reinsurance business,
− other receivables,
− cash with banks and cash on hand.
These items are recorded at face value less repayments and impair-
ments.
INSURANCE RESERVES
These consist of the following:
− unearned premiums,
− aggregate policy reserves,
−
−
− claims equalization and similar reserves,
− other insurance reserves.
reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses,
reserves for premium refunds,
Insurance reserves are set up according to the German Commercial
Code and RechVersV requirements. The primary goal is to ensure our
ongoing ability to satisfy reinsurance contract liabilities in all cases.
Generally, the reinsurance reserves are booked according to the
cedent’s statements. For claims incurred but not yet reported, or not
sufficiently reported, additional reserves are calculated using actuar-
ial techniques.
Insurance reserves in the ceded reinsurance business are calcu-
lated according to the terms of the retrocession contracts.
Written premiums for future periods are accrued in unearned
premiums.
Aggregate policy reserves for Life/Health reinsurance are gener-
ally recorded according to the amounts in the cedent’s statements.
Reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses are established
for the payment of losses and loss adjustment expenses on claims
that have occurred but are not yet settled. Reserves for loss and loss
adjustment expenses fall into two categories: case reserves for re-
ported claims and reserves for incurred but not reported yet, or not
sufficiently reported, losses.
For Property-Casualty reinsurance, the equalization reserve, the
reserve for nuclear plants, the product liability reserve for major
pharmaceutical risks, and reserves for risks relating to terrorist attacks
are calculated according to § 341h of the German Commercial Code
in conjunction with § 29 and § 30 RechVersV. The reserves are set up to
moderate substantial fluctuations in the claims of individual lines of
business. In cases where above-average or below-average claims
occur, changes in the reserves mitigate the technical result for the
individual lines of business.
OTHER PROVISIONS
Pension provisions are calculated applying actuarial principles. From
2016 onwards, the discount rate used for calculating the pension
obligations has to be derived from a 10-year-average, while it was
derived from a 7-year-average before. A positive difference resulting
from the change of the valuation method is earmarked for profit
distribution (§ 253 (6) sentence 2 of the German Commercial Code).
The aforementioned change only applies to pension obligations, not
to other provisions such as phased-in early retirement benefits, long-
term credit accounts, or jubilee payments.
Apart from that, with respect to the discount rate, the simplifica-
tion option set out in § 253 (2) sentence 2 of the German Commercial
Code is still being applied (duration of fifteen years). The effect result-
ing from the change in the discount rate is reported under other non-
technical result.
Provisions for jubilee payments, birthday payments and phased-
in early retirement benefits are also calculated in accordance with
actuarial principles. For further information regarding the accounting
for pensions and similar obligations, please refer to note 15 to our
financial statements.
Remaining other provisions are recognized at the settlement
amount. Long-term provisions are discounted applying the net ap-
proach in accordance with IDW RS HFA 34.
REMAINING LIABILITIES
These consist of the following:
subordinated liabilities,
funds held with reinsurance business ceded,
−
−
− other liabilities.
These items are valued at the settlement amount. Annuities are rec-
orded at present value.
PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED INCOME
Accrued interest and rent are valued at nominal amounts. Premiums
and discounts carried forward as prepaid income and expenses are
amortized over the remaining life of the related financial instruments.
CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Transactions are generally recorded in the original currency and
converted into Euros at the relevant daily rate (middle forex spot
rate).
Loans to affiliated enterprises denominated in foreign currencies
are converted into Euros with the middle forex spot rate as of the
reporting date and applying the strict lower of cost or market value
principle.
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The valuation of foreign currency shares in affiliated enterprises
and participations, stocks, interests in funds, and other variable and
fixed-income securities is performed by converting their value in the
original currency into Euro, using the middle forex spot rate as of the
reporting date.
Comparing the acquisition cost in Euros with the value in Euro as
described above, the moderate lower-value principle is applied for
affiliated enterprises and participations. For other investments, the
strict lower of cost or market value principle is applied.
As a result of this valuation method, currency gains and losses
are not separately determined and shown as foreign-exchange
gains/losses in the other non-technical result. Instead, the net effect
of both changes (exchange rate and value in original currency) is
reflected in the impairments/reversals of impairments and realized
gains/losses calculated for these asset classes and is disclosed in the
investment result.
Issued debt securities and borrowings denominated in foreign
currencies are converted into Euro at the middle forex spot rate as of
the reporting date. Unrealized losses are recognized immediately in
the income statement, while unrealized gains are not.
All other monetary assets and liabilities recorded in foreign cur-
rency are valued at the middle forex spot rate as of the reporting
date. Exchange rate differences resulting from this valuation of for-
eign currency positions are reflected in the other non-technical result.
VALUATION UNITS
Allianz SE made use of the option of forming valuation units as de-
fined in § 254 of the German Commercial Code. This option is used for
derivative contracts in which Allianz SE acts as an intra-group clear-
ing agency. In this function, Allianz SE enters into derivative transac-
tions with other Group companies and hedges the exposure resulting
from these transactions by entering into mirror positions with the
same term and structure but with different partners. Opposing posi-
tions whose performance completely offset each other have been
combined into valuation units and form a perfect micro hedge.
When accounting for valuation units, we apply the “freezing”
method, which means that mutually offsetting changes in value of
opposing positions (i.e., within valuation units) are not recorded in the
income statement (see also note 17).
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON ASSETS
1 _ Change of assets A., B.I. through B.III.
A.
Intangible assets
1. Self-created industrial property rights and similar rights and assets
2. Licenses acquired against payment, industrial property rights, and similar rights and assets as well as licenses for such rights and assets
Subtotal A.
B.I. Real estate, real estate rights, and buildings, including buildings on land not owned by Allianz SE
B.II. Investments in affiliated enterprises and participations
1. Shares in affiliated enterprises
2. Loans to affiliated enterprises
3. Participations
4. Loans to participations
Subtotal B.II.
B.III. Other investments
1. Stocks, interests in funds and other variable-income securities
2. Debt securities and other fixed-income securities
a) Registered bonds
b) Loans and promissory notes
3. Bank deposits
Subtotal B.III.
Subtotal B.I. – B.III.
Total
2 _ Intangible assets
Values stated as of 1 January 2017
€ thou
17,623
2,928
20,551
250,343
64,405,015
6,446,846
501,160
1,100
71,354,121
1,753,794
27,423,045
2,606,687
279,015
1,384,116
33,446,657
105,051,121
105,071,672
%
0.2
61.3
6.1
0.5
-
67.9
1.7
26.1
2.5
0.3
1.3
31.9
100.0
The book value of intangible assets totaled € 30 mn (2016: € 21 mn)
and mainly consists of internally generated software.
In 2017, the research and development costs of Allianz SE
amounted to € 13 mn and represent in total the development costs
for the internally generated software.
3 _ Market value of investments
Fair value and carrying amount of the investments, subdivided into
individual asset categories, were as follows:
Book values and market values of investments
€ bn
as of 31 December
Real estate
Equity securities
Debt securities
Loans
Bank deposits
Funds held by others under reinsurance business assumed
Total
Book value
Market value
Valuation reserve
2017
0.2
71.6
28.4
6.3
1.2
8.3
2016
0.3
66.7
27.4
9.3
1.4
8.0
2017
0.7
81.3
28.8
6.8
1.2
8.3
2016
0.7
76.1
28.1
10.6
1.4
8.0
2017
2016
0.5
9.7
0.4
0.5
-
-
0.4
9.4
0.7
1.3
-
-
116.1
113.1
127.1
124.9
11.1
11.8
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Values stated as of 31 December 2017
Additions
(+)
€ thou
13,343
265
13,608
9,000
10,633,346
167,430
27,712
2,900
Disposals
(-)
€ thou
-
153
153
9,622
5,030,292
2,954,611
1,526
-
10,831,388
7,986,429
709,198
25,233,196
1,814,677
63,350
-
27,820,420
38,660,808
38,674,416
1,399,742
24,054,321
2,053,109
28,162
173,419
27,708,754
35,704,804
35,704,957
Revaluation
(+)
€ thou
Depreciation
(-)
€ thou
Net additions (+)
Net disposals (-)
€ thou
-
-
-
860
-
-
-
-
-
842
8,749
-
-
-
9,590
10,450
10,450
1,779
1,894
3,673
5,180
8,818
302
13,525
-
22,645
130
238,712
-
-
-
238,843
266,668
270,341
11,564
(1,782)
9,782
(4,942)
5,594,236
(2,787,482)
12,661
2,900
€ thou
29,187
1,146
30,333
245,401
69,999,251
3,659,363
513,821
4,000
2,822,315
74,176,435
(689,833)
948,911
(238,432)
35,188
(173,419)
(117,586)
2,699,787
2,709,569
1,063,961
28,371,956
2,368,255
314,203
1,210,697
33,329,072
107,750,908
107,781,241
%
0.2
65.0
3.4
0.5
-
68.8
1.0
26.3
2.2
0.3
1.1
30.9
100.0
VALUATION METHODS USED TO DETERMINE THE
MARKET VALUE
REAL ESTATE
Land and buildings are valued using the discounted cash flow meth-
od or, for new buildings, at cost. The fair value was determined during
the fiscal year.
EQUITY SECURITIES
Investments in companies quoted on the stock exchange are general-
ly measured by the stock exchange price quoted on the last trading
day of 2017. Non-quoted companies are valued at their net asset
value calculated by the German Association for Financial Analysis
and Asset Management’s (DVFA) method. For recent transactions the
transaction prices were used.
DEBT SECURITIES
These items are measured at the stock exchange value quoted on the
last trading day of 2017 or, if there is no active market, at the prices
obtained from brokers or pricing services.
LOANS
Loans are valued using the discounted cash flow method. The rele-
vant discount rates are derived from observable market parameters
and reflect the remaining life and credit risk of the instruments.
BANK DEPOSITS AND FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS
UNDER REINSURANCE BUSINESS ASSUMED
There are no differences between the book value and the fair value
of those items.
4 _ Real estate, real estate rights and buildings
The book value of own property for own use amounted to
€ 135,863 thou (2016: € 0 thou).
5 _ Investments in affiliated enterprises and
participations
€ bn
as of 31 December
Shares in affiliated enterprises
Loans to affiliated enterprises
Participations
Total
2017
70.0
3.7
0.5
74.2
2016
64.4
6.5
0.5
71.4
Change
5.6
(2.8)
-
2.8
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
The book value of shares in affiliated enterprises went up by € 5.6 bn
to € 70.0 bn (2016: € 64.4 bn). This increase resulted from the following:
7 _ Other receivables
− a € 2.8 bn capital increase of our subsidiary Allianz Europe B.V. by
contribution in kind of an intra-group loans receivable against
Allianz of America, Inc.,
− a contribution in kind of investment fund shares to our holding
companies Allianz of Asia-Pacific and Africa GmbH and Atropos
Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbh resulting in book value
increases by (€ 0.6 bn) and (€ 0.4 bn), respectively,
the acquisition of shares in Euler Hermes Group S.A. for a purchase
price of € 0.8 bn (€ 122 per share), increasing the Allianz Group
participation in Euler Hermes by 15.2 % to 79.1 % at year end
2017,
−
− various further capital increases and decreases of Group compa-
nies amounting to € 1.1 bn and € 0.1 bn, respectively.
Loans to affiliated enterprises declined by € 2.8 bn to € 3.7 bn (2016:
€ 6.5 bn) due to the termination of intra-group loans provided to our
North American holding company Allianz of America, Inc.
6 _ Interests in investment funds
Details on interests in investment funds in accordance with § 285 (26)
of the German Commercial Code:
Book value
Fair value
Valuation
reserve
Dividend
distribution
3,939
3,000
4,000
10,939
4,364
4,062
4,181
12,607
425
1,062
181
1,668
-
79
-
79
Other receivables dropped by € 152 mn. This was caused by a reduc-
tion in tax receivables (€ (251) mn), partly compensated for by a rise
of intra-group receivables (€ 103 mn).
8 _ Miscellaneous assets
At the end of the fiscal year, this position mainly included variation
margins paid in connection with financial derivative transactions
(€ 10 mn) and options on stock indices (€ 6 mn).
9 _ Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
This item includes accrued interests in the amount of € 237 mn (2016:
€ 475 mn), which mainly result from our investments in debt securities
and loans, as well as other deferred charges and prepaid expenses
amounting to € 70 mn (2016: € 140 mn). The latter comprise the
discount on borrowings from affiliated enterprises, issued bonds, and
subordinated liabilities.
10 _ Excess of plan assets over pension and
similar obligations
A part of the pension obligations is secured by reinsurance contracts
and other plan assets respectively. As a different discount rate is
applied for these plan assets, compared to the calculation of the
settlement amount of the pension obligations, this results in an excess
of plan assets over pension and similar obligations for some pension
plans. So far this amount has been netted with the exceeding joint
liability. In 2017, the netting was carried out per pension plan.
Furthermore, netting the remuneration obligations for phased-in
early retirement benefits with the plan assets also results in an excess
of plan assets over pension and similar obligations.
859,456
893,012
33,556
21,135
This results in the disclosure of an excess of plan assets over pen-
49,368
53,872
4,504
3,891
3,891
99,744
35,855
99,744
35,963
1,048,314
1,086,482
-
-
108
38,168
615
240
4,771
776
27,537
3,890
3,915
25
120
sion and similar obligations of € 11 mn (2016: € 0 mn).
11 _ Collateral
Assets amounting to € 0.6 bn (2016: € 1.0 bn), of which € 0.6 bn
(2016: € 0.6 bn) were in favor of affiliated enterprises, were pledged
as collateral for liabilities.
Total
1,063,143
1,103,004
39,861
27,736
Allianz SE holds more than 10.0 % of the respective shares of these
investment funds. The fund shares can be redeemed each trading day.
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€ thou
Equity funds
Allianz Global AC Equity
Insights Fund
Allianz Global Emerging
Markets Equity Dividend Fund
Allianz All China Equity I
Fund
Subtotal equity funds
Bond funds
Allianz RE Asia Fund
PIMCO Covered Bond Source
UCITS ETF
Allianz Emerging Markets
Local Currency Bond Fund
PIMCO Select Funds U.S. High
Yield BB-B Bond
Allianz SE – PD Fund
Subtotal bond funds
Mixed funds
Allianz Global Dynamic Multi
Asset Income
C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
12 _ Shareholders’ equity
ISSUED CAPITAL
Issued capital as of 31 December 2017 amounted to € 1,169,920.0 thou,
divided into 440,249,646 registered shares. The shares have no-par
value but a mathematical per-share value as a proportion of the
issued capital.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
As of 31 December 2017, Allianz SE had authorized capital with a
notional amount of € 550,000.0 thou for the issuance of new shares
until 6 May 2019 (Authorized Capital 2014/I). The shareholders’ sub-
scription rights can be excluded for capital increases against contri-
bution in kind. For a capital increase against contributions in cash, the
shareholders’ subscription rights can be excluded: (i) for fractional
amounts, (ii) if the issue price is not significantly below the market
price and the shares issued under exclusion of the subscription rights
pursuant to § 186 (3) sentence 4 of the German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz) do not exceed 10 % of the share capital, and (iii) to the
extent necessary to grant a subscription right for new shares to the
holders of bonds that carry conversion or option rights or provide for
mandatory conversion. The subscription rights for new shares from
the Authorized Capital 2014/I and
the Conditional Capital
2010/2014 may only be excluded for the proportionate amount of
the share capital of up to € 233,728.0 thou (corresponding to 20 % of
the share capital at year-end 2013).
In addition, Allianz SE has authorized capital (Authorized Capital
2014/II) for the issuance of shares against cash until 6 May 2019. The
shareholders’ subscription rights can be excluded in order to issue
new shares to employees of Allianz SE and its Group companies. As of
31 December 2017, the Authorized Capital 2014/II amounted to
€ 13,720.0 thou.
CONDITIONAL CAPITAL
As of 31 December 2017, Allianz SE had conditional capital totaling
€ 250,000.0 thou (Conditional Capital 2010/2014). This conditional
capital increase will only be carried out if conversion or option rights
attached to bonds which Allianz SE or its Group companies have
issued against cash payments according to the resolutions of the
Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 5 May 2010 or 7 May 2014, are
exercised or the conversion obligations under such bonds are fulfilled,
and only to the extent that the conversion or option rights or conver-
sion obligations are not serviced through treasury shares or through
shares from authorized capital.
Convertible subordinated notes totaling € 500,000.0 thou, which
may be converted into Allianz shares, were issued against cash in
July 2011. Within 10 years after the issuance a mandatory conversion
of the notes into Allianz shares at the then prevailing share price may
apply if certain events occur, subject to a floor price of at least € 74.90
per share. Within the same period, the investors have the right to
convert the notes into Allianz shares at a price of € 187.26 per share.
Both conversion prices are as of inception and subject to anti-dilution
provisions. The subscription rights of shareholders for these converti-
ble notes have been excluded with the consent of the Supervisory
Board and pursuant to the authorization of the AGM on 5 May 2010.
The granting of new shares to persons entitled under such convertible
notes is secured by the Conditional Capital 2010/2014. On or before
31 December 2017, there was no conversion of any such notes into
new shares.
CHANGES IN THE NUMBER
OF ISSUED SHARES OUTSTANDING
Number of issued shares outstanding
Number of issued shares outstanding as of 1 January
455,067,737
454,823,638
2017
2016
Changes in number of treasury shares
Cancellation of issued shares
Number of issued shares outstanding as of
31 December
Treasury shares1
562,546
(16,750,354)
438,879,929
1,369,717
244,099
-
455,067,737
1,932,263
Total number of issued shares
440,249,646
457,000,000
1_Thereof 1,369,131 (2016: 1.931.677) own shares held by Allianz SE.
PROPOSAL FOR APPROPRIATION OF NET EARNINGS
The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board propose that
the net earnings (“Bilanzgewinn”) of Allianz SE of € 4,117,338,522.10
for the 2017 fiscal year shall be appropriated as follows:
− Distribution of a dividend of € 8.00 per no-par share entitled to a
dividend: € 3,511,039,432.00
− Unappropriated earnings carried forward: € 606,299,090.10
The proposal for appropriation of net earnings reflects the 1,369,717
treasury shares held directly and indirectly by the company as of
31 December 2017. Such treasury shares are not entitled to the divi-
dend pursuant to § 71b of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
Should there be any change in the number of shares entitled to the
dividend by the date of the Annual General Meeting, the above
proposal will be amended accordingly and presented for resolution
on the appropriation of net earnings at the Annual General Meeting,
with an unchanged dividend of € 8.00 per each share entitled to
dividend.
TREASURY SHARES
As of 31 December 2017, Allianz SE held 1,369,131 (2016: 1,931,677)
treasury shares. Of these, 343,102 (2016: 905,648) were held for
covering future subscriptions by employees in Germany and abroad
in the context of Employee Stock Purchase Plans, whereas
1,026,029 (2016: 1,026,029) were held as a hedge for obligations
from the Allianz Equity Incentive Program (former Group Equity Incen-
tive Program).
In the year ending 31 December 2017, 562,546 (2016: 617,084)
shares were sold to employees of Allianz SE as well as its subsidiaries
in Germany and abroad in the context of the Employee Stock Pur-
chase Plan. These shares were taken from the stock of treasury shares
dedicated to this purpose. In 2017, as in the previous year, no capital
increase for the purpose of Employee Stock Purchase Plans was un-
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
dertaken. Employees of the Allianz Group purchased shares at prices
ranging from € 108.04 (2016: € 94.54) to € 158.72 (2016: € 121.84) per
share. As of 31 December 2017, the remaining treasury shares of
Allianz SE held for covering subscriptions by employees in the context
of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Allianz SE and its subsidiar-
ies in Germany and abroad amounted to 343,102 shares.
In the year ending 31 December 2017, the total number of
treasury shares of Allianz SE decreased by 562,546 (2016: decrease of
244,099), which corresponds to € 1,494,910.50 (2016: € 624,893.00) or
0.13 % (2016: 0.05 %) of issued capital as of 31 December 2017.
The treasury shares of Allianz SE and its subsidiaries represent
€ 3,638 thou (2016: € 4,945 thou) or 0.31 % (2016: 0.42 %) of the issued
capital as of 31 December 2017.
SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAM 2017
In its meeting on 16 February 2017, the Board of Management of
Allianz SE has resolved to conduct a share buy-back program in an
amount of up to € 3 bn within a period of twelve months. The share
buy-back program is based on the authorization granted by the
Annual General Meeting on 7 May 2014. In the period between
17 February 2017 and 15 December 2017, total of 16,750,354 treas-
ury shares with a market value of € 2,999,969,793.55 have been
acquired for an average price of € 179.10. All of the treasury shares
acquired within the share buy-back program 2017 have been re-
deemed according to the simplified procedure without reduction of
the share capital.
Additional paid-in capital
€ thou
As of 31 December 2016
Own shares: realized gains
As of 31 December 2017
Revenue reserves
€ thou
as of 31 December
1. Statutory reserves
27,844,664
60,592
27,905,256
Own shares
exceeding
mathematical
value
Own shares:
Cancellation1
-
-
2016
1,229
2017
1,229
2. Other revenue reserves2
11,782,928
38,566
(2,997,705)
8,823,789
Total
11,784,157
38,566
(2,997,705)
8,825,017
1_Share buy-back program 2017: Acquisition costs of the repurchased and cancelled shares of Allianz SE.
2_Thereof reserves for own shares € 3,638 thou (2016: € 4,945 thou).
RESTRICTIONS ON DIVIDEND PAYOUT
The unappropriated reserves plus the unappropriated earnings
carried forward are not fully available for the distribution of a divi-
dend due to legal restrictions.
The unappropriated reserves of Allianz SE correspond to the
other revenue reserves.
Of the unappropriated reserves plus the unappropriated earn-
ings carried forward, a total of € 929,512 thou (2016: € 772,254 thou)
is exempt from dividend distribution. Of this amount, € 896,687 thou
(2016: € 749,686 thou) are due to the change in the legal require-
ment in 2016 for discounting pension obligations according to
§ 253 (2) sentence 1 in connection with § 253 (6) of the German Com-
mercial Code. Another, € 3,638 thou (2016: € 4,945 thou) relate to the
mathematical value of own shares deducted from issued capital
according to § 272 (1a) of the German Commercial Code. Another
€ 29,187 thou (2016: € 17,623 thou) account for internally generated
intangible assets according to § 268 (8) of the German Commercial
Code.
13 _ Subordinated liabilities
liabilities decreased to € 13.7 bn
Subordinated
in 2017 (2016:
€ 13.8 bn). € 10.3 bn (2016: € 8.9 bn) were external subordinated
liabilities resulting from bonds directly issued by Allianz SE. In 2017,
Allianz SE placed two new subordinated bonds with volumes of
€ 1.0 bn and of USD 0.6 bn (equals € 0.6 bn). This was partly offset by
a book value decline of € 0.2 bn, a consequence of the foreign-
currency revaluation of our subordinated liabilities denominated in
USD and CHF.
Further,
liabilities amounting
intra-group subordinated
to
€ 3.4 bn (2016: € 4.9 bn) were attributable to subordinated bonds
issued by Allianz Finance II B.V., an affiliated enterprise that usually
transfers the proceeds from these issues to Allianz SE via intra-group
loans. In 2017, Allianz Finance II B.V. redeemed a subordinated bond
with a volume of € 1.4 bn. Allianz SE provides a financial guarantee
for the total amount of bonds issued by Allianz Finance II B.V.
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
14 _ Insurance reserves
€ mn
as of 31 December 2017
Motor
Fire and property reinsurance
Liability
Credit and bond
Personal accident
Life
Marine and aviation
Legal expenses
Health
Other lines
Total
Unearned
premiums
Aggregate policy
reserves
Reserves for
loss and loss
adjustment
expenses
Reserves for
premium refunds
Claims
equalization and
similar reserves
Other insurance
reserves
480
461
210
21
38
40
20
47
2
256
1,576
-
-
-
-
41
640
-
-
1
-
2,908
1,893
3,215
446
492
94
440
274
13
353
682
10,128
-
-
-
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
23
302
611
441
493
3
-
74
38
-
579
2,541
5
7
3
2
2
6
-
2
-
3
30
Total
3,695
2,973
3,869
983
577
780
534
361
17
1,192
14,980
The development of the insurance reserves was mainly driven by
increased reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses due to the
overall portfolio growth in the last years.
AGGREGATE POLICY RESERVES
Aggregate policy reserves declined by € 105 mn to € 682 mn due to
the Life/Health reinsurance.
RESERVES FOR LOSS AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT
EXPENSES
Reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses increased by 4.0 % to
€ 10,128 mn, largely due to the growth of the portfolio in the last years.
CLAIMS EQUALIZATION AND SIMILAR RESERVES
In 2017, claims equalization and similar reserves rose by € 226 mn to
€ 2,541 mn. The increase resulted mainly from other reinsurance lines
(€ 111 mn), credit and bond reinsurance (€ 53 mn), and liability
reinsurance (€ 47 mn).
15 _ Other provisions
Development of other provisions
€ thou
Provisions for pensions and similar liabilities
Tax provisions
Miscellaneous
1. Anticipated losses
2. Remaining provisions
Total
1_Including currency translation effects.
Provision
1 January 2017
6,066,802
541,230
336,896
424,213
7,369,141
Use
(-)
262,396
4,917
181,228
245,173
693,714
Release1
Additions1
(-)
2,117
35,292
30,823
71,212
139,444
(+)
81,475
357,199
143,029
294,184
875,888
Reversal of
Discounting
Provision
(+)
31 December 2017
534,411
-
1,227
2,471
6,418,175
858,220
269,102
404,483
538,109
7,949,981
Other provisions increased by € 581 mn, largely due to a net increase
in pension liabilities (€ 351 mn) and tax provisions (€ 317 mn). Mis-
cellaneous provisions dropped by € 87 mn, driven by declines in both
the provisions for anticipated losses (€ 68 mn) and the remaining
provisions (€ 20 mn).
Allianz SE has made pension promises for which pension provi-
sions are recognized. Part of these pension obligations are secured
by a “Contractual Trust Arrangement” (Methusalem Trust e.V.). These
trust assets constitute offsettable plan assets, with the asset value/
market value being used as the fair value.
In 1985, the pension provisions of the German subsidiaries were
centralized by transferring the corresponding assets to Allianz SE. As
a result, Allianz SE has a joint liability for a large part of these old
pension promises. The German subsidiaries reimburse the costs, with
Allianz SE assuming responsibility for settlement. Consequently, these
pension provisions are reported by Allianz SE.
As of 1 January 2015, Allianz SE completely assumed the obliga-
tions resulting from the agents pension fund (“Vertreterversorgungs-
werk” – VVW) from Allianz Beratungs- und Vertriebs-AG. Effective
from 1 January 2017, the German subsidiaries reimburse only the
service costs for their employees. There is no cost reimbursement
anymore for the risks arising from changes in interest rate, inflation,
and mortality tables.
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
The following table shows a breakdown of pension liabilities:
Settlement amount of the offset liabilities
€ thou
The mortality tables used are the current RT2005G-tables ac-
cording to Heubeck, which have been adjusted with respect to mor-
tality, disability, and labor turnover to reflect company-specific cir-
cumstances.
as of 31 December
2017
2016
The retirement age applied is the contractual or legal retirement
Old pension promises of the German subsidiaries
1,854,607
1,808,224
age.
Pension promises of Allianz SE
Vertreterversorgungswerk
old pension promises to employees
contribution-based pension plans
deferred compensation
Total
4,576,550
4,285,330
202,381
202,858
100,848
194,941
184,826
87,006
6,937,244
6,560,327
Supplementary information
€ thou
as of 31 December
Historical costs of the offset assets
Settlement amount of the offset liabilities
(-) Fair value of the offset assets
2017
522,640
2016
488,562
6,937,244
529,751
6,560,327
493,525
The settlement amount is calculated on the basis of the projected
unit credit method and/or reported as the present value of the en-
titlements acquired. In the case of security-linked pension plans, the
fair value of the offset assets is shown.
Due to the fact that there is no employment relationship be-
tween the tied agents and Allianz SE, and since Allianz Beratungs-
und Vertriebs-AG no longer reimburses any costs, the pension obliga-
tions resulting from the VVW are recorded at their full present value.
Actuarial parameters
%
as of 31 December
Applied discount rate (10-year-average)
Applied discount rate (7-year-average)
Rate of assumed pension trend
Rate of assumed salary increase
(inclusiv average career trend)
2017
3.68
2.81
1.50
3.25
2016
4.01
3.23
1.50
3.25
Net amount of pension provisions and excess of
plan assets over pension and similar obligations
6,407,493
6,066,802
Allianz SE has obligations resulting from jubilee payments, a long-
term credit account, birthday payments, and phased-in early retire-
ment, which are reported under remaining provisions.
These obligations are basically calculated in the same way as
the pension obligations, using the same actuarial assumptions (ex-
cept for the discount rate).
Offsettable plan assets are held at Methusalem Trust e.V. to se-
cure the phased-in early retirement and long-term credit account
obligations. The asset value/market value is used as the fair value.
The following table shows a breakdown of the offset assets and
liabilities resulting from the phased-in early retirement and long-term
credit account obligations.
Information on the offset assets and liabilities
€ thou
Contrary to the above rates, part of the pension promises are calcu-
lated using a guaranteed interest rate of 2.75 % p.a. and a guaran-
teed pension increase rate of 1.00 % p.a. of these pension promises.
as of 31 December
Historical costs of the offset assets
Settlement amount of the offset liabilities
Fair value of the offset assets
2017
19,740
19,912
20,755
2016
19,513
19,691
20,530
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16 _ Maturity of financial liabilities
The residual terms of subordinated liabilities, bonds issued, and mis-
cellaneous liabilities are as follows:
Maturity table as of 31 December 2017
€ thou
Subordinated liabilities (B.)
Intra-group transmission of proceeds from third-party financing
Subordinated bonds issued by Allianz SE
Subtotal Subordinated liabilities (B.)
Bonds (intra-group – F.II.)
Liabilities to banks (F.III.)
Miscellaneous liabilities (F.IV.)
Intra-group transmission of proceeds from third-party financing
Other intra-group liabilities1
Subtotal intra-group miscellaneous liabilities
Liabilities to third parties
Subtotal Miscellaneous liabilities
Total
C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Total
3,412,136
10,277,091
13,689,227
2,353,545
490
7,278,317
31,118,903
Term
< 1 year
Term
1 – 5 years
Term
> 5 years
112,136
122,335
234,471
1,807,545
490
-
1,500,000
1,500,000
150,000
-
788,913
20,680,613
4,125,000
10,338,290
3,300,000
8,654,756
11,954,756
396,000
-
2,364,404
100,000
38,397,220
21,469,526
14,463,290
2,464,404
1,338,304
39,735,524
1,338,304
22,807,830
-
-
14,463,290
2,464,404
55,778,786
24,850,336
16,113,290
14,815,160
1_As of 31 December 2017, other intra-group liabilities due within one year armounted to € 20.7 bn. Thereof, cash pool and intra-group loans accounted for € 14.0 bn and € 5.7 bn, respectively. Upon maturity, intrag-roup loans are rolled forward by
Allianz SE on a regular basis.
Maturity table as of 31 December 2016
€ thou
Subordinated liabilities (B.)
Intra-group transmission of proceeds from third-party financing
Subordinated bonds issued by Allianz SE
Subtotal Subordinated liabilities (B.)
Bonds (intra-group – F.II.)
Liabilities to banks (F.III.)
Miscellaneous liabilities (F.IV.)
Intra-group transmission of proceeds from third-party financing
Other intra-group liabilities1
Subtotal intra-group miscellaneous liabilities
Liabilities to third parties
Subtotal Miscellaneous liabilities
Total
Total
4,868,974
8,937,306
13,806,280
2,575,931
397,574
5,177,377
28,251,667
Term
< 1 year
168,974
100,658
269,632
379,931
397,574
173,745
27,059,263
Term
1 – 5 years
Term
> 5 years
-
-
-
1,800,000
-
2,625,000
1,092,404
4,700,000
8,836,648
13,536,648
396,000
-
2,378,632
100,000
33,429,044
27,233,008
3,717,404
2,478,632
1,288,151
34,717,195
1,288,151
28,521,159
-
-
3,717,404
2,478,632
51,496,980
29,568,296
5,517,404
16,411,280
1_As of 31 December 2016, other intra-group liabilities due within one year armounted to € 27.1 bn. Thereof, cash pool and intra-group loans accounted for € 9.3 bn and € 17.0 bn, respectively. Upon maturity, intra-group loans are rolled forward by
Allianz SE on a regular basis.
As of 31 December 2017, € 0.8 bn (2016: € 0.6 bn) of the total finan-
cial liabilities were secured by assets pledged as collateral.
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
17 _ Information about derivative financial instruments
Options dealing in shares and share indices as of 31 December 2017
Nominal
Fair value
Book value
Underlying
Balance sheet position
Class
Long call
Short call
Long put
Short put
€ thou
44,392
44,392
88,380
88,380
€ thou
5,280
(5,280)
636
(636)
€ thou
4,301
4,301
1,956
1,956
Share index
Share index
Share index
Share index
Assets D.III.
Liabilities F.IV.
Assets D.III.
Liabilities F.IV.
Options on stock indices are held in the context of hedging activities
of other entities of the Allianz Group. Allianz SE has hedged intra-
group positions by entering into countertrade agreements at the
market. Both intra-group and group-external positions were com-
into valuation units (“Bewertungseinheiten”) representing
bined
perfect micro hedges. The opposing value changes within these units
completely offset each other and are not recorded in either our in-
come statement or our balance sheet.
European-type options are valued using the Black Scholes mod-
el, American-type options are valued using the binomial model,
based on the market information available on the valuation date.
Yield curves are derived from the swap rates prevailing on the valua-
tion date. The future dividend yield is estimated on the basis of mar-
ket information on the valuation date. The volatility is estimated
based on currently traded implicit volatility, taking into account the
residual term and the ratio between the strike price and the prevail-
ing share price.
Forward contracts in shares, share indices and hedge RSU as of 31 December 2017
Class
Long forward
Long forward
Long forward
Short forward
Short forward
Hedge RSU
Nominal
Fair value
Book value
Underlying
Balance sheet position
€ thou
574,476
379,731
368,275
379,731
368,275
295,637
€ thou
60,497
(33,997)
4,234
33,997
(4,234)
€ thou
449
–
–
–
–
Allianz SE share
Liabilities D.
UniCredit S.p.A. share
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. share
UniCredit S.p.A. share
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. share
–
–
–
–
(452,219)
452,228
Allianz SE share
Liabilities F.IV.
The positions in long forwards on Allianz SE shares and in hedge RSU
are held in the context of hedging the Allianz Equity Incentive Plans.
For the purpose of hedging the share price risk of UniCredit
S.p.A. shares and of the shares in China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co.,
Ltd., our subsidiary Allianz Finance II Luxembourg S.à.r.l. entered into
short forwards on these underlyings with Allianz SE. Allianz SE
hedged these positions by entering into countertrade agreements in
the market. Both intra-group and group-external positions were
combined to form valuation units (“Bewertungseinheiten”) represent-
ing perfect micro hedges. The opposing value changes within these
units completely offset each other and are not recorded in either our
income statement or our balance sheet.
The fair value of a forward contract is determined as the differ-
ence between the underlying closing price on the valuation date and
the discounted forward price. The net present value of dividend pay-
ments due before maturity of the forward contract is also taken into
account, unless dividends are subject to a pass-through agreement.
Liabilities from hedge RSU, which the Group companies acquire from
Allianz SE to hedge their liabilities from the Group Equity Incentive
programs, are valued on the basis of the Allianz closing price on the
valuation date minus the net present value of estimated future divi-
dends due before maturity of the respective hedge RSU. Applicable
discount rates are derived from interpolated swap rates.
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Forward currency contracts as of 31 December 2017
Class
Long forward
Short forward
Nominal
€ thou
Fair value
Book value
€ thou
€ thou
6,928,210
(117,691)
104,447
11,393,759
224,794
23,644
Underlying
Balance sheet position
AED, AUD, BRL, CAD, CHF, COP, CZK, DKK, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS,
JPY, KRW, NOK, NZD, PLN, QAR, SAR, SGD, THB, TRY, TWD, USD
AED, AUD, BRL, CAD, CHF, CNY, COP, CZK, DKK, GBP, HKD, HUF,
JPY, MYR, NOK, PLN, QAR, SEK, SGD, THB, TRY, USD, ZAR
Liabilities D.
Liabilities D.
Allianz SE holds long and short positions in various currencies in order
to manage foreign exchange risk within Allianz SE and other entities
of the Allianz Group.
external counterparts, respectively, form a perfect micro hedge be-
cause the fair value changes of the diametric positions completely
compensate each other.
The fair value of a forward currency contract is the difference be-
tween the discounted forward price and the spot rate in Euro. The
discounted forward price is calculated by applying the Euro interest
rate as a discount rate and the foreign currency interest rate as a
compound interest rate.
Long forwards and short forwards with a nominal value of
€ 2.9 bn and a fair value of € 23.8 mn, respectively, were aggregated
to form valuation units (“Bewertungseinheiten”) and accounted for
with a book value of zero. In each case, diametrical positions with
identical terms and conditions closed with intra-group and group-
Within the financial participations, there are put and call options
on company shares which are linked to certain conditions. Due to the
lack of quoted prices on active markets for these financial participa-
tions and the uncertainty regarding the occurrence of the option
conditions, it is not possible to reliably determine the fair value of
such options. Wherever feasible, contractual arrangements including
the option agreements were taken into account when determining
the fair value of the financial participation. We did not perform a
stand-alone valuation of the options as derivative financial instru-
ments.
Swap contracts as of 31 December 2017
Class
Receiver swap EUR
Nominal
€ thou
1,500,000
Fair value
Book value
€ thou
(3,611)
€ thou
3,611
Underlying
Balance sheet position
Long-term interst rate positions
Liabilities D.
Allianz SE has entered into an EUR interest rate swap agreement to
hedge interest rate risk arising from its interest rate positions.
The fair value of an interest rate swap is the aggregate net pre-
sent value of all incoming and outgoing cash flows expected for the
swap transaction.
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON THE INCOME STATEMENT
18 _ Gross premiums written
22 _ Underwriting expenses (net)
€ thou
Property-Casualty reinsurance
Life/Health reinsurance
Total
2017
2016
9,857,787
10,385,480
407,648
434,810
10,265,435
10,820,290
€ thou
Gross
Ceded
Net
2017
2016
(2,930,442)
(3,063,930)
46,213
117,682
(2,884,228)
(2,946,248)
Gross premiums written decreased by 5.1 % to € 10,265 mn. This
decrease
is driven by the lines of business motor reinsurance
(€ 282 mn), fire reinsurance (€ 130 mn) and liability reinsurance
(€ 64 mn).
The decrease of underwriting expenses (net) was mainly influenced
by the premium development, the expenses ratio stayed stable with
30.6 % (2016: 30.6 %).
19 _ Allocated interest return (net)
The amount of interest income transferred from the non-technical
section to the technical section was calculated in accordance with
§ 38 RechVersV and remained stable with € 21 mn.
20 _ Run-off result
In 2017, the positive run-off result in Property-Casualty amounted to
€ 343 mn (2016: € 427 mn) and was primarily owed to the positive
development of the following four lines of business:
fire reinsurance (€ 122 mn),
−
− engineering reinsurance (€ 103 mn),
− personal accident reinsurance (€ 49 mn),
− credit and bond reinsurance (€ 48 mn).
21 _ Change in other insurance reserves (net)
23 _ Investment income
€ thou
a) Income from affiliated enterprises and participations
thereof from affiliated enterprises:
€ 1,052,491 thou (2016: € 1,722,849 thou)
b) Income from other investments
thereof from affiliated enterprises:
€ 464,023 thou (2016: € 473,296 thou)
ba) Income from real estate, real estate rights, and buildings
including buildings on land not owned by Allianz SE
bb) Income from other investments (see below)
c) Income from reversal of impairments
d) Realized gains
e) Income from profit transfer agreements
Total
bb) Income from other investments
Loans to affiliated enterprises
Debt securities
Funds held by others under reinsurance business assumed
Interests in funds
Loans to third parties
Receivables from intra-group cash pooling
€ thou
Change in aggregate policy reserves (net)
Other insurance reserves (net)
Total
2017
17,954
2,139
2016
3,931
2,794
Bank deposits
Other
Total
20,093
6,725
2017
2016
1,098,617
1,726,629
9,443
850,142
10,450
653,231
27,532
916,897
105,206
365,486
3,025,630
1,943,136
5,647,514
5,084,886
2017
2016
386,536
314,979
79,852
39,808
1,301
20,473
4,795
2,398
416,928
385,837
72,124
24,935
6,282
7,450
2,686
655
850,142
916,897
The change in aggregate policy reserves (net) was driven by de-
creased business volume due to a recapture of several reinsurance
contracts in Life/Health reinsurance.
The other insurance reserves (net) mostly include reserves for
credit and bond reinsurance and motor reinsurance.
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24 _ Investment expenses
€ thou
a) Expenses for the management of investments,
interest, and other investment-related expenses
2017
2016
aa) Interest expenses (see below)
(1,000,900)
(1,021,215)
ab) Other
b) Depreciation and impairments of investments
c) Realized losses
d) Expenses from losses taken over
Total
aa) Interest expenses
Subordinated bonds issued by Allianz SE
Liabilities from intra-group loans
Intra-group subordinated liabilities
(intra-group transmission of proceeds from
third-party financing)
Liabilities from intra-group bonds
Liabilities from intra-group cash pooling
Liabilities from commercial paper issues
Other
Total
(92,073)
(266,668)
(130,532)
(444,635)
(84,983)
(182,873)
(198,564)
(307,823)
(1,934,808)
(1,795,458)
2017
2016
(406,622)
(226,162)
(323,824)
(270,917)
(208,861)
(107,023)
(24,637)
(12,996)
(14,599)
(267,960)
(111,109)
(29,860)
(8,647)
(8,898)
(1,000,900)
(1,021,215)
The depreciation and impairments of investments include unsched-
uled write-downs of € 8 mn (2016: € 51 mn) on holdings in affiliated
enterprises and € 0 mn (2016: € 7 mn) on real estate.
The net result from currency translation amounted to € 664 mn after
€ 24 mn in the previous year. The considerably positive result in 2017
was mainly driven by currency translation gains on liabilities denomi-
nated in USD due to a significantly weaker USD. These gains were
economically compensated by currency-translation losses on invest-
ments denominated in USD. These losses are generally shown within
the investment result. In 2017, however, they were only partly reflect-
ed in the income statement as they largely represented a decline of
unrealized gains created in the past without impact on net income.
Allianz SE has a joint liability for a large part of the pension pro-
visions of its German subsidiaries (see note 15 for more details). Costs
incurred in this context are recognized as service expenses from
pension plans charged to group companies, as they are reimbursed
by the German subsidiaries according to the cost allocation contract
and result in corresponding service revenues.
The decline in income from the release of other provisions was
largely due to the reduction of the assumed pension trend from 1.7 %
to 1.5 % in 2016. As a result, the income from the release of pension
provisions had amounted to € 143 mn in the previous year.
The increase in interest and similar expense of € 404 mn was
predominantly caused by a year-on-year higher interest expense
regarding the addition to the pension provisions of € 397 mn. As a
result of a change in legislation, effective from 2016, the interest rate
used for calculating the pension obligations has to be determined as
a 10-year-average instead of a 7-year-average. Applying this change
in 2016 led to a higher interest rate, which in turn led to low interest
expense compared to 2017.
Furthermore, the items other income and other expenses include
the following offset income and expenses:
25 _ Other non-technical result
€ thou
€ thou
Other Income
Currency gains
Gains on derivatives
Other service revenues from group companies
Income due to adjustment of cost allocation contract
Income from the release of other provisions
Intercompany income
Service revenues from pensions charged to group companies
Other
Total other income
Other expenses
Currency losses
Expenses on derivatives
Interest and similar expenses
Other HR-related expenses
Other service expenses to group companies
Anticipated losses on derivatives
Pension expenses
Service expenses from pensions charged to group companies
Expenses for financial guarantees
Other
Total other expenses
Other non-technical Result
2017
2016
1,569,244
1,099,634
214,088
153,454
53,928
31,788
23,394
12,969
1,018,676
1,135,670
179,192
147,827
158,528
39,798
32,912
5,933
3,158,500
2,718,536
(904,962)
(895,723)
(567,124)
(352,071)
(214,088)
(147,198)
(78,613)
(23,394)
(15,366)
(994,231)
(998,915)
(163,233)
(285,837)
(179,192)
(189,683)
(28,675)
(32,912)
(42,586)
(227,380)
(262,663)
(3,425,921)
(3,177,927)
(267,421)
(459,391)
2017
Pensions and
similar
obligations
Other
obligations
Actual return of the offset assets
Imputed interest cost for the settlement amount of the offset
liabilities
Effect resulting from the change in the discount rate for the
settlement amount
Net amount of the offset income and expenses
(17,136)
256,598
294,911
534,373
(145)
255
17
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FEES TO THE AUDITOR
The fees for audit services of KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesell-
schaft primarily relate to services rendered for the audit of the
Allianz Group’s consolidated financial statements as well as the audit
of the statutory financial statements of Allianz SE and its subsidiaries,
including the statutory audit scope extensions required by law (e.g.
Solvency II). In addition, reviews were performed of interim financial
statements, project-related IT audits as well as contractual reviews on
the effectiveness of controls of service companies.
Other attestation services refer to statutory filing services for
regulatory purposes, the issuing of comfort letters, and statutory or
contractually agreed assessments, as well as required audits of funds,
including contractually agreed assurance services.
Tax services primarily include support in the preparation of tax
returns and advice on individual matters. In respect to tax services,
significant tax advice services in relation to the German Investment
Tax Reform were provided.
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Other services primarily refer to quality assurance support services
and consulting services in connection with current developments in
financial reporting and regulatory requirements based on con-
cepts/solutions presented by Allianz. In addition, IT quality assurance
and advisory on non-financial information systems and forensic
advisory services were provided. In respect to the other services,
significant quality assurance services in relation to the initial applica-
tion of new/prospective accounting standards, such as IFRS 17 and
IFRS 9, application were provided.
Details of the fees to the auditor pursuant to § 285 No. 17 HGB
for services to Allianz SE can be found in the notes to the Allianz Group’s
consolidated financial statements.
26 _ Income taxes
The greatest differences between accounting and tax-based valua-
tion concern the balance sheet items reserves for loss and loss ad-
justment expenses, pension accruals, and liabilities resulting in de-
ferred tax assets.
In addition, the existing corporate tax loss increases the surplus
of deferred tax assets.
The valuation of the domestic deferred taxes is based on the follow-
ing tax rates:
− 31.0 % differences in balance sheet items,
− 15.8 % corporate tax losses,
− 15.2 % trade tax losses.
27 _ Net earnings
In 2017, our tax income, most of which relates to our net operating
income, decreased to € 122 mn (2016: € 266 mn).
€ thou
As the controlling company (“Organträger”) of the tax group,
Allianz SE files a consolidated tax return with most of its German
affiliated enterprises. As long as the corporate income tax loss carried
forward is not fully utilized, the tax compensation payments as of
€ 515 mn (2016: € 523 mn) received from members of the tax group
result in a tax income.
Net income
Unappropriated earnings carried forward
Net earnings
2017
3,671,418
445,920
2016
2,947,614
908,252
4,117,339
3,855,866
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OTHER INFORMATION
Contingent liabilities, other financial
commitments, and legal proceedings
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
GUARANTEES RELATING TO ALLIANZ GROUP
COMPANIES
The following guarantees have been provided by Allianz SE to
Allianz Group companies as well as to third parties with regard to the
liabilities of certain Allianz Group companies:
− bonds issued by Allianz Finance II B.V. and Allianz Finance III B.V.
for € 12.3 bn, of which € 3.3 bn were on a subordinated basis,
− commercial papers issued by Allianz Finance Corporation. As of
31 December 2017, USD 0.2 bn in commercial papers were is-
sued as part of the program,
letters of credit
amounting to € 0.9 bn.
issued to various Allianz Group companies
−
The guarantees refer to possible future events that could lead to an
obligation. As of today, and to the best of our knowledge, we assess
the probability of a loss resulting from outstanding guarantees to be
extremely remote.
Guarantee declarations totaling € 1.1 bn have also been made for
life policies signed by Allianz Companía de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.
Allianz SE provides a € 1.0 bn guarantee for the obligations of
Allianz Vie S.A. under a unit-linked pension insurance contract.
Contingent liabilities exist because of indirect pension promises
organized via pension funds (Allianz Versorgungskasse VVaG) and
support funds (Allianz Pensionsverein e.V.). Allianz SE has a joint
liability of € 435 mn for a part of the pension promises of its German
subsidiaries.
In the context of the sale of investments, guarantees were given
in individual cases to cover counterparty exposure or the various
bases used to determine purchase prices.
Allianz SE has also provided several subsidiaries and associates
with either a standard indemnity guarantee or such guarantees as
required by the supervisory authorities, which cannot be quantified.
These include, in particular, a deed of general release as against the
Federal Association of German Banks (“Bundesverband deutscher
Banken e.V.”) for Oldenburgische Landesbank AG (OLB), in accord-
ance with § 5 (10) of the Statute of Deposit Security Arrangement
Fund. In connection with the sale of OLB in February 2018, Allianz SE
terminated the indemnification undertaking; however, it remains
applicable with respect to supporting measures that are based on
facts that were already existing at the time of termination.
In addition, Allianz SE has
issued guarantees
to various
Allianz Group companies totaling € 476 mn.
OTHER GUARANTEES TO THIRD PARTIES
A contingent indemnity agreement has been entered into with re-
spect to securities issued by HT1 Funding GmbH in case HT1 Funding
GmbH cannot serve the agreed coupon of the bond in part or in
total. Allianz SE expects not to be obliged to make a payment in the
C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
foreseeable future. However it is not possible for Allianz SE to predict
the ultimate payment obligations at this point in time.
As of 31 December 2017, other guarantee commitments given
by Allianz SE amounted to € 12 mn. As of today and to the best of
our knowledge, we assess the probability of a loss resulting from
other guarantees to be extremely remote.
LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
Legal obligations to assume any losses arise on account of manage-
ment control agreements and/or profit transfer agreements with the
following companies:
− Allianz Argos 14 GmbH,
− Allianz Asset Management GmbH,
− Allianz Capital Partners GmbH
(terminated as of 31 December 2017),
− Allianz Deutschland AG,
− Allianz Finanzbeteiligungs GmbH,
− Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE,
− Allianz Global Health GmbH,
− Allianz Investment Management SE,
− Allianz Technology SE,
− Allianz Real Estate GmbH,
− AZ-Arges Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH,
−
IDS GmbH-Analysis and Reporting Services.
OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
Advertising agreements incurred financial obligations of € 102 mn.
Security deposits for rental contracts amounted to € 0.1 mn in
financial commitments.
LITIGATION
Allianz SE is involved in legal, regulatory, and arbitration proceed-
ings. Such proceedings arise in the ordinary course of business, includ-
ing, amongst others, Allianz SE’s activities as a reinsurance company,
employer, investor and taxpayer. It is not feasible to predict or deter-
mine the ultimate outcome of the pending or threatened proceed-
ings. Management does not believe that the outcome of these pro-
ceedings, including the one discussed below, will have a material
adverse effect on the financial position and the results of Allianz SE,
after consideration of any applicable provisions.
On 24 May 2002, pursuant to a statutory squeeze-out procedure,
the general meeting of Dresdner Bank AG resolved to transfer shares
from its minority shareholders to Allianz as the principal shareholder,
in return for payment of a cash settlement amounting to € 51.50 per
share. Allianz established the amount of the cash settlement on the
basis of an expert opinion and its adequacy was confirmed by a
court-appointed auditor. Some of the former minority shareholders
applied for a court review of the appropriate amount of the cash
settlement in a mediation procedure (“Spruchverfahren”). In Septem-
ber 2013 the district court (“Landgericht”) of Frankfurt dismissed the
minority shareholders’ claims in their entirety. This decision has been
appealed to the higher regional court (“Oberlandesgericht”) of
Frankfurt. In the event that a final decision were to determine a high-
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
er amount as an appropriate cash settlement, this would affect all of
the approximately 16 mn shares that were transferred to Allianz.
Board Members
All supervisory board members, current or having resigned during the
year, and all board members, current or having resigned during the
year, are denoted on
pages 7 and 8. Their memberships in super-
visory boards or similar committees of other enterprises are also
mentioned on these pages.
Board of Management remuneration1
As of 31 December 2017, the Board of Management was comprised
of nine members. The following expenses reflect the full Board of
Management active in the respective year.
The remuneration of the Board of Management includes fixed
and variable components.
The variable remuneration consists of the annual bonus (short-
term), the mid-term bonus (MTB) and the equity-related remunera-
tion (long-term). In 2017, the equity-related remuneration was com-
prised of 49,3852 (2016: 66,6943) Restricted Stock Units (RSU).
Board of Management remuneration
€ thou
Base salary
Annual bonus
Perquisites
Subtotal Base salary, Annual bonus and Perquisites
Fair value of RSU at grant date
Subtotal equity-related remuneration
Total
2017
(7,125)
(8,370)
(205)
(15,700)
(8,370)
(8,370)
2016
(7,125)
(8,911)
(302)
(16,338)
(8,911)
(8,911)
(24,070)
(25,249)
The total remuneration of the Board of Management of Allianz SE for
2017 (excluding the relevant MTB 2016 – 2018 tranche) amounted to
€ 24,070 thou (2016: € 25,624 thou4).
EQUITY-RELATED REMUNERATION
The remuneration system as of 1 January 2010 only awards RSU. For
2017, the fair value of the RSU at the date of grant was € 8,370 thou
(2016: € 8,911 thou).
Full-time staff
Part-time staff
Total
BENEFITS TO RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
MANAGEMENT
In 2017, remuneration and other benefits of € 7 mn (2016: € 7 mn)
were paid to retired members of the Board of Management and to
surviving dependents of deceased former Board members.
The pension obligations for former members of the Board of
Management and their surviving dependents are as follows:
€ thou
as of 31 December
Historical costs of the offset assets
Fair value of the offset assets
Settlement amount of the offset liabilities
Pension provisions
2017
105,768
105,768
109,498
3,730
2016
94,006
94,006
96,826
2,820
The asset value of the pension plan reinsurance contracts is taken as
a basis for the fair value of the offset assets.
Supervisory Board remuneration5
Fixed remuneration
Committee-related remuneration
Attendance fees
Total
2017
2016
€ thou
(1,446)
(672)
(61)
%
66.4
30.8
2.8
€ thou
(1,408)
(558)
(59)
%
69.5
27.5
3.0
(2,179)
100.0
(2,025)
100.0
Average number of employees
Excluding members of the Board of Management, trainees, interns,
employees in the passive phase of early retirement and on early
retirement, and employees on maternity leave or voluntary mili-
tary/federal voluntary service.
2017
1,300
340
2016
1,389
226
1,640
1,615
1_For detailed information regarding the Board of Management remuneration, please refer to the Remuneration Report
starting on page 37.
2_The relevant share price to determine the final number of RSU granted is only available after the sign-off by the
external auditors, thus numbers are based on a best estimate.
3_The disclosure in the Annual Report 2016 was based on a best estimate of the RSU grants. The figure shown here for
2016 now includes the actual fair value as of the grant date (3 March 2017). The value therefore differs from the value
disclosed last year.
5_For detailed information regarding the Supervisory Board remuneration, please refer to the Remuneration Report
4_Including the payment of the MTB tranch for Jay Ralph of € 375 thou.
starting on page 37.
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Mandates of the Members of the Supervisory
Board and Board of Management
The disclosures required in accordance with § 285 No. 10 HGB for the
Supervisory Board and Board of Management can be found on
pages 7 and 8.
Information pursuant to § 160 (1) No. 8 AktG
The following major shareholdings were reported pursuant to § 20 (1)
or (4) AktG or pursuant to § 21 WpHG1:
By way of a letter dated 25 July 2017, BlackRock Inc., Wilming-
ton, Delaware, United States of America, notified in the course of a
voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary
level its voting rights pursuant to § 21 (1) WpHG as of 20 July 2017
amounting to 6.90 % (representing 31,026,017 shares), its holdings in
instruments pursuant to § 25 (1) No. 1 WpHG as of 20 July 2017,
amounting to 0.001 % (representing 3,255 voting rights absolute), and
its holdings in instruments pursuant to § 25 (1) No. 2 WpHG as of
20 July 2017, amounting to 0.03 % (representing 130,720 voting rights
absolute). The total position notified on 25 July 2017 amounted to
6.93 %.
Declaration of Conformity with the German
Corporate Governance Code
On 14 December 2017, the Board of Management and the Supervi-
sory Board of Allianz SE issued the Declaration of Conformity with the
German Corporate Governance Code required by § 161 AktG and
it permanently available on the company’s website at
made
www.allianz.com/corporate-governance.
Staff expenses
Including members of the Board of Management, trainees, interns,
employees in the passive phase of early retirement, and employees
on maternity leave or voluntary military/federal voluntary service.
€ thou
Wages and salaries
Statutory welfare contributions and expenses for optional
support payments
Expenses for pensions and other post-retirement benefits
Total expenses
2017
2016
(380,643)
(318,337)
(24,701)
(26,501)
(22,305)
(23,313)
(431,845)
(363,955)
Events after the balance sheet date
TENDER OFFER FOR OUTSTANDING
EULER HERMES SHARES
On 15 January 2018, Allianz launched a simplified cash tender offer
to acquire all outstanding Euler Hermes shares which expired on
13 February 2018. As of 23 February 2018, the remaining float on the
market represented less than 5 % of Euler Hermes share capital. In
continuation with its initial tender offer, Allianz intends to launch a
further simplified cash tender offer for all remaining Euler Hermes
shares held by minority shareholders, which will be immediately
followed by a squeeze-out procedure and delisting of Euler Hermes
shares from the Euronext Paris stock exchange. The consideration for
one Euler Hermes share will remain unchanged from the prior tender
offer and will be € 122 in cash. For further details, please refer to
note 3 of the consolidated financial statements of the Allianz Group.
SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAM
Beginning 2018, Allianz SE has started a new share buy-back pro-
gram with a volume of up to € 2.0 bn. For further information, please
refer to the section “Expected dividend development” of the chapter
Outlook 2018 within the Group Management Report.
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1_From 2018 onwards §§ 33 WpGH.
C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
LIST OF PARTICIPATIONS OF ALLIANZ SE, MUNICH
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2017 ACCORDING TO § 285 NO. 11 AND 11B HGB
IN CONJUNCTION WITH § 286 (3) NO. 1 HGB
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE, Munich
100.0 3,2
1,144,236
GERMAN ENTITIES
Affiliates
ACP Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG Nr. 4a,
Munich
ACP Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG Nr. 4c,
Munich
ADEUS Aktienregister-Service-GmbH, Munich
AGCS Infrastrukturfonds GmbH, Munich
AGCS-Argos 76 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Munich
AGCS-Argos 86 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Munich
Alida Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Allianz Argos 14 GmbH, Munich
Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Munich
Allianz AZL Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG,
Munich
Allianz Beratungs- und Vertriebs-AG, Munich
Allianz Capital Partners Verwaltungs GmbH, Munich
Allianz Deutschland AG, Munich
Allianz Finanzbeteiligungs GmbH, Munich
Allianz Global Investors GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
Allianz Handwerker Services GmbH, Aschheim
Allianz Investment Management SE, Munich
Allianz Leben Direkt Infrastruktur GmbH, Munich
Allianz Leben Infrastrukturfonds GmbH, Munich
Allianz Leben Private Equity Fonds 1998 GmbH, Munich
Allianz Leben Private Equity Fonds 2001 GmbH, Munich
Allianz Leben Private Equity Fonds 2008 GmbH, Munich
Allianz Lebensversicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft,
Stuttgart
Allianz of Asia-Pacific and Africa GmbH, Munich
Allianz Pension Direkt Infrastruktur GmbH, Munich
Allianz Pensionsfonds Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart
Allianz Pensionskasse Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart
Allianz Private Equity GmbH, Munich
Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-
Aktiengesellschaft, Munich
Allianz Real Estate GmbH, Munich
Allianz Renewable Energy Subholding GmbH & Co. KG,
Sehestedt
Allianz Taunusanlage GbR, Stuttgart
Allianz Technology SE, Munich
Allianz Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Munich
AllSecur Deutschland AG, Munich
APK Infrastrukturfonds GmbH, Munich
APK-Argos 85 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Munich
APKV Direkt Infrastruktur GmbH, Munich
APKV Infrastrukturfonds GmbH, Munich
APKV Private Equity Fonds GmbH, Munich
Owned1
%
Equity
€ thou
Net
Earnings
€ thou
APKV-Argos 74 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Munich
APKV-Argos 84 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Munich
100.0
5,711
(3)
ARE Funds APKV GmbH, Munich
100.0
79.6
100.0 2
22,737
8,714
7,393
100.0 2
8,088
100.0 2
94.8 3
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0
100.0 2
100.0
100.0 2
100.0 2
6,505
405,963
5,069,081
3,308,258
409,456
8,605
37,416
8,074,341
824,678
100.0 2
100.0 3
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0
100.0 2
100.0
100.0
100.0 2
337,538
28,776
5,882
182,185
341,147
32,893
2,332,235
40,321
727,527
5,656
56,086
240,213
31,323
100.0 2
100.0 3,2
387,731
21,237
100.0 3
99.5 3
100.0 3,2
100.0
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
19,085
177,437
253,496
1,387,569
44,831
6,840
9,673
50,477
45,986
382,026
ARE Funds AZL GmbH, Munich
ARE Funds AZV GmbH, Munich
Atropos Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH,
Munich
AWP Service Deutschland GmbH, Aschheim
AZ-Arges Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH,
Munich
AZ-GARI Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH &
Co. KG, Munich
AZL AI Nr. 1 GmbH, Munich
AZL-Argos 73 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH,
Munich
AZL-Argos 83 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH,
Munich
AZ-SGD Classic Infrastrukturfonds GmbH, Munich
AZ-SGD Direkt Infrastruktur GmbH, Munich
AZ-SGD Infrastrukturfonds GmbH, Munich
AZ-SGD Private Equity Fonds 2 GmbH, Munich
AZ-SGD Private Equity Fonds GmbH, Munich
17,777
1,173
-
1
-
11,133
-
-
(62)
-
26,466
-
-
-
-
1,763
AZV-Argos 72 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Munich
-
-
-
-
-
-
(28)
-
2,001
(23,108)
-
-
-
1,144
5,508
-
131
-
-
-
-
-
-
AZV-Argos 82 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Munich
AZV-Argos 87 Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH, Munich
BrahmsQ Objekt GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart
Deutsche Lebensversicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft,
Berlin
Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg
Lola Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG,
Munich
manroland AG, Offenbach am Main
manroland Vertrieb und Service GmbH, Mühlheim am
Main
Münchener und Magdeburger Agrarversicherung
Aktiengesellschaft, Munich
Oldenburgische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft,
Oldenburg
PIMCO Deutschland GmbH, Munich
REC Frankfurt Objekt GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Spherion Objekt GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart
Volkswagen Autoversicherung AG, Braunschweig
Volkswagen Autoversicherung Holding GmbH,
Braunschweig
Windpark Aller-Leine-Tal GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Berge-Kleeste GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Büttel GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Calau GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Cottbuser See GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Dahme GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
1,442,771
166,000
Owned1
%
Equity
€ thou
100.0 2
12,297
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0
100.0 3
66,136
12,476
90,181
5,994
405,260
7,101
Net
Earnings
€ thou
1
-
-
-
3
(1)
1,296
100.0 2
172,158
-
100.0
100.0 2
136,852
8,778
100.0 2
57,003
100.0
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
100.0 2
697,636
42,935
47,786
31,248
30,538
524,890
100.0 2
8,224
100.0 2
16,175
100.0 2
94.8 3
100.0 2
100.0 3
88,500
89,400
44,991
105,752
48,239
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
3,540
-
45,215
100.0
6,027
(23)
100.0 4,5
148,289
(179,129)
100.0 4,5
5,155
100.0 3,2
7,686
649,349
35,030
303,583
76,156
108,517
-
17
35,219
-
10,442
3,150
-
111,496
(3,906)
22,821
11,216
25,429
49,455
14,055
34,035
777
1,164
1,555
1,650
1,130
3,481
90.2 3
100.0 2
80.0
100.0 3
100.0 2
49.0
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
76
Annual Report 2017 – Allianz SE
Owned1
%
100.0 3
Equity
€ thou
39,769
Net
Earnings
€ thou
1,596
Allianz Asset Management U.S. Holding II LLC, Dover,
DE
100.0 3
22,037
1,270
Allianz Australia Insurance Limited, Sydney
Windpark Eckolstädt GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Freyenstein-Halenbeck GmbH & Co. KG,
Sehestedt
Windpark Kesfeld-Heckhuscheid GmbH & Co. KG,
Sehestedt
Windpark Kirf GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Kittlitz GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Pröttlin GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Quitzow GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Redekin-Genthin GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Schönwalde GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
Windpark Waltersdorf GmbH & Co. KG Renditefonds,
Sehestedt
Windpark Werder Zinndorf GmbH & Co. KG, Sehestedt
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
23,953
5,551
8,704
16,791
16,582
26,900
18,639
10,889
28,047
567
379
342
1,445
1,285
1,691
477
414
1,783
Joint ventures
Dealis Fund Operations GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
50.0
32,011
13,424
Associates
Autobahn Tank & Rast Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG, Bonn
AV Packaging GmbH, Munich
T&R Real Estate GmbH, Bonn
25.0 3
51.0
25.0 3
478,206
17,396
140,841
Other participations below 20 % voting
rights
Bürgschaftsbank Bremen GmbH, Bremen
2.53
6,839
EURO Kartensysteme Gesellschaft mit beschränkter
Haftung, Frankfurt am Main
EXTREMUS Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Cologne
FC Bayern München AG, Munich
GDV Dienstleistungs-GmbH, Hamburg
Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Niedersachsen (MBG) mbH, Hanover
MLP AG, Wiesloch
Niedersächsische Bürgschaftsbank (NBB) GmbH,
Hanover
Parkhaus am Waffenplatz GmbH, Oldenburg
paydirekt Beteiligungsgesellschaft privater Banken
mbH, Unterföhring
Protektor Lebensversicherungs-AG, Berlin
Sana Kliniken AG, Ismaning
FOREIGN ENTITIES
Affiliates
490 Lower Unit LP, Wilmington, DE
Aero-Fonte S.r.l., Catania
AGA Assistance Beijing Services Co. Ltd., Beijing
AGA Service Company Corp., Richmond, VA
AGCS International Holding B.V., Amsterdam
AGCS Marine Insurance Company, Chicago, IL
AGCS Resseguros Brasil S.A., São Paulo
AGF Holdings (UK) Limited, Guildford
AGF Inversiones S.A., Buenos Aires
Allianz (UK) Limited, Guildford
Allianz Africa S.A., Paris la Défense
Allianz Alapkezelõ Zrt., Budapest
Allianz Argentina Compañía de Seguros Generales S.A.,
Buenos Aires
Allianz Argentina RE S.A., Buenos Aires
Allianz Asset Management of America L.P., Dover, DE
Allianz Asset Management of America LLC, Dover, DE
Annual Report 2017 – Allianz SE
1.53
16.03
8.33
18.93
5.53
9.73
2.83
3.43
2.03
10.03
14.33
100.0
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0
100.0 3
100.0
100.0 2
100.0
100.0 3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
11,635
64,740
454,574
21,773
13,131
383,585
24,464
5,968
6,683
105,412
757,734
127,635
12,527
17,837
15,487
1,331,683
163,672
65,174
98,469
9,655
1,025,798
46,400
7,163
113,372
21,927
Allianz Australia Life Insurance Limited, Sydney
Allianz Australia Limited, Sydney
Allianz Ayudhya Assurance Public Company Limited,
Bangkok
Allianz Bank Bulgaria AD, Sofia
Allianz Bank Financial Advisors S.p.A., Milan
Allianz Banque S.A., Puteaux
Allianz Benelux S.A., Brussels
Allianz Bulgaria Holding AD, Sofia
Allianz C.P. General Insurance Co. Ltd., Bangkok
Allianz Cameroun Assurances SA, Douala
Allianz Carbon Investments B.V., Amsterdam
Allianz Cash SAS, Paris la Défense
Allianz Chicago Private Reit LP, Wilmington, DE
Allianz China General Insurance Company Ltd.,
Guangzhou
-
Allianz China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Shanghai
(304)
(26)
548
173
300
20,580
1,215
899
14,696
1,273
502
Allianz Colombia S.A., Bogotá D.C.
Allianz Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.,
Barcelona
Allianz Cornhill Information Services Private Ltd.,
Trivandrum
Allianz Côte d'Ivoire Assurances SA, Abidjan
Allianz Côte d'Ivoire Assurances Vie SA, Abidjan
Allianz Digital Corporate Ventures S.à r.l., Luxembourg
Allianz do Brasil Participações Ltda., São Paulo
Allianz Elementar Lebensversicherungs-
Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna
Allianz Elementar Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft,
Vienna
Allianz EM Loans S.C.S., Luxembourg
Allianz Engineering Inspection Services Limited,
Guildford
Allianz Equity Investments Ltd., Guildford
Allianz Europe B.V., Amsterdam
550
Allianz Europe Ltd., Amsterdam
12,512
90,075
3,750
4,216
12,743
12,823
(119)
8,826
466
2,067
(27)
65
3,970
3,652
62,697
13,817
Allianz Finance II B.V., Amsterdam
Allianz Finance II Luxembourg S.à r.l., Luxembourg
Allianz Finance IV Luxembourg S.à r.l., Luxembourg
Allianz Finance VII Luxembourg S.A., Luxembourg
Allianz Finance VIII Luxembourg S.A., Luxembourg
Allianz Fire and Marine Insurance Japan Ltd., Tokyo
Allianz France Investissement OPCI, Paris la Défense
Allianz France Real Estate Invest SPPICAV, Paris la
Défense
Allianz France Richelieu 1 S.A.S., Paris la Défense
Allianz France S.A., Paris la Défense
Allianz France US REIT LP, Wilmington, DE
Allianz Fund Investments Inc., Wilmington, DE
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty do Brasil
Participações Ltda., Rio de Janeiro
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty of Africa
(Proprietary) Ltd., Johannesburg
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty South Africa Ltd.,
Johannesburg
Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Ltd., Hong Kong
687,910
1,370,379
Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, Dover, DE
5,953,166
1,676,851
Allianz Global Investors Japan Co. Ltd., Tokyo
C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Owned1
%
Equity
€ thou
Net
Earnings
€ thou
66,111
212,861
7,762
230,232
1,697,895
51,132
1,730,187
226,595
418,920
111,005
243,091
119,287
732,129
56,195
17,096
12,173
12,928
5,506
173,021
51,841
37,230
100,288
42,925
15,469
7,751
5,991
80,865
16,604
(3,773)
3,568
(122)
276
73
3,071
27,600
9,661
100.0
100.0
100.0 3
100.0 3
62.6
99.9 3
100.0 3
100.0
100.0
66.2 3
100.0
75.4
100.0 3
100.0
100.0
100.0
51.0
100.0
99.9 3
956,836
146,485
100.0 3
74.1 3
71.0 3
100.0 3
100.0
19,181
5,359
6,495
15,216
224,709
4,869
2,080
2,211
(72)
(15,921)
100.0
207,158
6,113
100.0
100.0 3
100.0
100.0
437,322
43,812
11,791
169,469
55,028
426
4,019
3,712
100.0 3
45,713,477
1,297,755
3,340,815
18,758
3,756,754
5,251
3,202
83,223
44,098
(12,467)
1,120,680
339,732
29,842
138,400
100.0 3
1,735,439
465,792
6,230
(60)
4,403
5,349
54,253
(2,339)
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0 3
6,217,889
770,988
111,266
284,569
1,142
9,240
100.0 3
224,758
100.0 3
7,824
100.0 3
100.0
100.0
100.0
7,822
32,326
31,024
13,514
-
347
344
9,199
3,657
4,773
77
Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad
p.l.c., Kuala Lumpur
100.0
392,421
41,509
C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Allianz Global Investors Singapore Ltd., Singapore
Allianz Global Investors Taiwan Ltd., Taipei
Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC, Dover, DE
Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC, Dover, DE
Allianz Global Life dac, Dublin
Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company Corp.,
Chicago, IL
Allianz Hayat ve Emeklilik A.S., Istanbul
Allianz Hellas Insurance Company S.A., Athens
Allianz Hold Co Real Estate S.à r.l., Luxembourg
Allianz Holding eins GmbH, Vienna
Allianz Holding France SAS, Paris la Défense
Allianz Holdings p.l.c., Dublin
Allianz Holdings plc, Guildford
Allianz Hungária Biztosító Zrt., Budapest
Allianz HY Investor LP, Wilmington, DE
Allianz IARD S.A., Paris la Défense
Allianz Individual Insurance Group LLC, Minneapolis, MN
Allianz Infrastructure Czech HoldCo I S.à r.l.,
Luxembourg
Allianz Infrastructure Czech HoldCo II S.à r.l.,
Luxembourg
Allianz Infrastructure Luxembourg Holdco I S.A.,
Luxembourg
Allianz Infrastructure Luxembourg Holdco II S.A.,
Luxembourg
Allianz Infrastructure Luxembourg I S.à r.l., Luxembourg
Allianz Infrastructure Norway Holdco I S.à r.l.,
Luxembourg
Allianz Infrastructure Spain Holdco I S.à r.l.,
Luxembourg
Allianz Infrastructure Spain Holdco II S.à r.l.,
Luxembourg
Allianz Insurance Company-Egypt S.A.E., New Cairo
Allianz Insurance Lanka Limited, Colombo
Allianz Insurance plc, Guildford
Allianz Inversiones S.A., Bogotá D.C.
Allianz Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH, Vienna
Allianz Investment Management LLC, Minneapolis, MN
Allianz Investmentbank Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna
Allianz Investments III Luxembourg S.A., Luxembourg
Allianz Leasing Bulgaria AD, Sofia
Allianz Life (Bermuda) Ltd., Hamilton
Allianz Life Assurance Company-Egypt S.A.E., New
Cairo
Allianz Life Financial Services LLC, Minneapolis, MN
Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd., Moscow
Allianz Life Insurance Company of Missouri, Clayton, MO
Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, New York,
NY
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America,
Minneapolis, MN
Allianz Life Insurance Japan Ltd., Tokyo
Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad p.l.c., Kuala
Lumpur
Allianz Life Luxembourg S.A., Luxembourg
Allianz Malaysia Berhad p.l.c., Kuala Lumpur
Allianz Marine (UK) Ltd., Ipswich
Allianz Maroc S.A., Casablanca
Allianz Mena Holding Bermuda Ltd., Beirut
Allianz México S.A. Compañía de Seguros, Mexico City
Allianz Nederland Groep N.V., Rotterdam
Owned1
%
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.03
Equity
€ thou
12,787
31,296
105,263
70,811
121,101
Net
Earnings
€ thou
1,463
14,324
98,832
Allianz Nederland Levensverzekering N.V., Rotterdam
Allianz New Europe Holding GmbH, Vienna
Allianz New Zealand Limited, Auckland
Owned1
%
100.0
100.0
100.0 3
Equity
€ thou
252,856
833,247
36,154
Net
Earnings
€ thou
29,404
176,077
1,536
141,371
Allianz of America Inc., Wilmington, DE
100.0
13,000,580
2,118,491
4,787
Allianz p.l.c., Dublin
Allianz Popular S.L., Madrid
60.0
1,010,719
100.0 3
1,831,570
(254,634)
89.0
100.0
100.0 3
100.0
100.0
100.0 3
100.0
100.0
100.0 3
100.0
100.0 3
18,906
137,362
374,646
2,315,797
4,880
2,423
13,018
263,437
9,350,681
2,883,884
61,516
1,666,889
110,940
428,065
2,097,839
243,793
-
52,718
61,285
(1,492)
317,523
(4,538)
100.0 3
166,012
81,821
100.0 3
165,942
81,906
Allianz Partners S.A.S., Saint-Ouen
Allianz Pensionskasse Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna
Allianz penzijní spolecnost a.s., Prague
Allianz PNB Life Insurance Inc., Makati City
Allianz pojistovna a.s., Prague
Allianz Polska Services Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Allianz Popular Asset Management SGIIC S.A., Madrid
Allianz Popular Pensiones EGFP S.A., Madrid
Allianz Popular Vida Compañía de Seguros y
Reaseguros S.A., Madrid
Allianz Presse US REIT LP, Wilmington, DE
Allianz Properties Limited, Guildford
Allianz Re Dublin dac, Dublin
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners I LP, London
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners II Limited, London
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners III LP, London
100.0 3
1,111,893
20,786
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners IV Limited, London
100.0 3
100.0 3
232,207
4,307
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners of America LLC,
Wilmington, DE
1,681,393
187,804
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners V plc., London
100.0 3
124,882
100.0 3
53,601
100.0 3
95.0 3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0 3
100.0
100.0 3
51.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
100.0 3
12,313
7,136
8,634
1,353,479
5,865
7,090
7,633
35,152
649,588
5,731
8,244
28,952
35,760
53,304
291,581
499
(3)
9,606
(94)
702
99,930
3,060
1,541
55,825
5,638
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners VI Limited, London
Allianz Renewable Energy Partners VIII Limited, London
Allianz Risk Transfer (Bermuda) Ltd., Hamilton
Allianz Risk Transfer Inc., New York, NY
Allianz S.p.A., Trieste
Allianz Saúde S.A., São Paulo
Allianz Seguros de Vida S.A., Bogotá D.C.
Allianz Seguros S.A., São Paulo
Allianz Seguros S.A., Bogotá D.C.
Allianz Services (UK) Limited, London
Allianz Sigorta A.S., Istanbul
Allianz SNA s.a.l., Beirut
(10,496)
Allianz Société Financière S.à r.l., Luxembourg
1,050
1,574
10,289
(85)
18,037
(3,697)
Allianz South America Holding B.V., Amsterdam
Allianz Subalpina Holding S.p.A., Turin
Allianz Suisse Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG,
Wallisellen
Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG,
Wallisellen
Allianz Taiwan Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Taipei
Allianz Technology (Thailand) Co.,Ltd, Bangkok
100.0 3
155,605
12,742
Allianz Technology AG, Wallisellen
100.0 3
100.0
7,120,651
6,284
669,690
(2,089)
Allianz Technology GmbH, Vienna
Allianz Technology International B.V., Amsterdam
Allianz Technology of America Inc., Wilmington, DE
33,435
3,772
386
2,671
2,514
27,571
3,709
21,620
21,618
7,761
64,626
(29)
14,643
191,186
914
(64,079)
2,952
(41,186)
113,939
18,031
(7,984)
(4,108)
928
(4,454)
684,203
(24,085)
6,564
100.0
100.0 3
100.0
100.0 3
51.0
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.0
375,422
369,015
11,610
32,294
30,666
166,533
16,641
6,065
19,954
106,320
37,677
169,550
731,869
181,404
191,456
149,927
715,671
751,677
692,912
585,142
221,803
53,597
57,754
2,549,878
51,997
59,469
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.0
100.0
98.8
98.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.2
100.03
100.03
100.03
98.1
220,914
(14,157)
46,224
6,312
371,859
56,104
1,490,395
3,139
(92)
139,245
6,731
43,402
424,170
(52,288)
5,545
106
100.0
857,608
72,844
100.0
99.7
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.03
52.2
571,797
259,986
305,371
(17,816)
5,279
17,908
19,984
35,509
16,838
15,814
78,236
41,928
178,903
2,188
3,496
1,198
(14)
(1,139)
11
(2,716)
1,408
35,358
Allianz Technology S.C.p.A., Milan
Allianz Technology S.L., Barcelona
Allianz Technology SAS, Paris
Allianz Tiriac Asigurari SA, Bucharest
100.0
100.0
75.0
100.0 3
98.9 3
99.9 3
100.0
100.0
185,823
74,750
216,306
11,138
89,813
26,488
134,628
278,686
19,748
9,867
15,752
68
10,193
8,887
60,172
25,517
Allianz Tiriac Pensii Private Societate de administrare a
fondurilor de pensii private S.A., Bucharest
Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company Corp.,
Burbank, CA
Allianz US Investment LP, Wilmington, DE
100.0
17,588
20,256
100.0
100.0
61,243
1,215,143
1,632
5,854
78
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Owned1
%
100.0
100.03
64.8
100.0
50.0
50.0
100.0
50.1
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.03
55.03
100.03
100.03
Equity
€ thou
75,943
5,605
178,961
70,979
88,990
508,238
303,641
65,349
10,940
12,444
Net
Earnings
€ thou
1,470
807
6,375
18,947
4,083
47,536
58,323
22,425
1,381
755
664,150
10,807
6,869
7,080
12,887
164,095
1,168
937
2,342
6,473
Net
Earnings
€ thou
6,742
Climmolux Holding SA, Luxembourg
272,337
Club Marine Limited, Sydney
Companhia de Seguros Allianz Portugal S.A., Lisbon
CPRN Thailand Ltd., Bangkok
CreditRas Assicurazioni S.p.A., Milan
CreditRas Vita S.p.A., Milan
Darta Saving Life Assurance Ltd., Dublin
Deeside Investments Inc., Wilmington, DE
Delta Technical Services Ltd., London
Diamond Point a.s., Prague
Dresdner Kleinwort Pfandbriefe Investments II Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN
Eolica Erchie S.r.l., Lecce
Euler Hermes Acmar SA, Casablanca
Euler Hermes Collections Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Euler Hermes Crédit France S.A.S., Paris la Défense
Euler Hermes Group SA, Paris la Défense
79.13
1,700,869
777,887
Euler Hermes Luxembourg Holding S.à r.l., Luxembourg
100.03
109,599
(34)
Euler Hermes North America Holding Inc., Owings Mills,
MD
Euler Hermes North America Insurance Company Inc.,
Owings Mills, MD
Euler Hermes Patrimonia SA, Brussels
Euler Hermes Ré SA, Luxembourg
Euler Hermes Real Estate SPPICAV, Paris la Défense
Euler Hermes Recouvrement France S.A.S., Paris la
Défense
Euler Hermes Reinsurance AG, Wallisellen
Euler Hermes S.A., Brussels
Euler Hermes Seguros de Crédito S.A., São Paulo
Euler Hermes Service AB, Stockholm
Euler Hermes Services Italia S.r.l., Rome
Euler Hermes Services North America LLC, Owings
Mills, MD
Euler Hermes Services Schweiz AG, Wallisellen
Euler Hermes Serviços de Gestão de Riscos Ltda., São
Paulo
Euler Hermes Sigorta A.S., Istanbul
Euler Hermes Singapore Services Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Euler Hermes South Express S.A., Brussels
Euler Hermes World Agency SASU, Paris la Défense
Eurl 20/22 Le Peletier, Paris la Défense
Eurosol Invest S.r.l., Udine
Fénix Directo Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.,
Madrid
Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation, Liberty Corner, NJ
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Corp., Los Angeles,
CA
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company of Hawaii Inc.,
Honolulu, HI
Fragonard Assurance S.A., Paris
Fu An Management Consulting Co. Ltd., Beijing
Fusion Company Inc., Richmond, VA
GamePlan Financial Marketing LLC, Woodstock, GA
Generation Vie S.A., Courbevoie
Genialloyd S.p.A., Milan
Havelaar & van Stolk B.V., Rotterdam
Home & Legacy Insurance Services Limited, Guildford
Immovalor Gestion S.A., Paris la Défense
ImWind GHW GmbH & Co. KG, Pottenbrunn
Insurance CJSC “Medexpress”, Saint Petersburg
100.0
165,436
1,787
100.0
100.03
100.03
60.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.0
100.0
177,333
243,084
61,055
202,200
13,664
866,609
761,784
6,975
8,655
10,247
6,494
7,308
7,974
5,374
5,163
36,134
8,172
52,242
9,187
40,830
12,445
21,513
(1,040)
-
(2,190)
8,092
137,748
148,491
183
7,265
9,747
5,044
2,922
(237)
(198)
2,056
626
822
1,740
557
(4,476)
(172)
100.0
1,155,384
87,761
100.0
100.03
1.03
100.03
100.03
52.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.03
7,618
84,425
6,568
5,086
126,136
68,372
349,727
5,527
19,254
6,987
5,652
8,186
(109)
26,738
(49)
234
770
2,920
683,989
(330)
2,728
3,055
(997)
1,793
79
Owned1
%
100.0
100.0
100.0
80.0
83.23
51.0
100.03
99.6
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
95.03
100.03
75.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.0
55.03
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.2
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.03
Allianz US Private REIT LP, Wilmington, DE
Allianz Vie S.A., Paris la Défense
Allianz Vorsorgekasse AG, Vienna
Allianz Yasam ve Emeklilik A.S., Istanbul
Allianz Zagreb d.d., Zagreb
Allianz ZB d.o.o. Company for the Management of
Obligatory Pension Funds, Zagreb
Allianz-Slovenská DSS a.s., Bratislava
Allianz-Slovenská poist'ovna a.s., Bratislava
American Automobile Insurance Company Corp., Earth
City, MO
American Financial Marketing Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Ann Arbor Annuity Exchange Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
APK US Investment LP, Wilmington, DE
APKV US Private REIT LP, Wilmington, DE
Arges Investments I N.V., Amsterdam
Arges Investments II N.V., Amsterdam
Asit Services S.R.L., Bucharest
Assistance Courtage d'Assurance et de Réassurance
S.A., Courbevoie
Associated Indemnity Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Assurances Médicales SA, Metz
AWP Assistance (India) Private Limited, Gurgaon
AWP Assistance UK Ltd., London
AWP Australia Holdings Pty Ltd., Toowong
AWP Australia Pty Ltd., Toowong
AWP France SAS, Saint-Ouen
AWP Health & Life S.A., Saint-Ouen
AWP MEA Holdings Co. W.L.L., Manama
AWP P&C S.A., Saint-Ouen
AWP Service Brasil Ltda., São Bernardo do Campo
AWP Services NL B.V., Amsterdam
AWP USA Inc., Richmond, VA
AZ Euro Investments II S.à r.l., Luxembourg
AZ Euro Investments S.à r.l., Luxembourg
AZ Jupiter 10 B.V., Amsterdam
AZ Jupiter 4 B.V., Amsterdam
AZ Jupiter 8 B.V., Amsterdam
AZ Jupiter 9 B.V., Amsterdam
AZ Vers US Private REIT LP, Wilmington, DE
AZGA Service Canada Inc., Kitchener, ON
AZL PF Investments Inc., Minneapolis, MN
AZOA Services Corporation, New York, NY
Beleggingsmaatschappij Willemsbruggen B.V., Rotterdam
Beykoz Gayrimenkul Yatirim Insaat Turizm Sanayi ve
Ticaret A.S., Ankara
Botanic Building SPRL, Brussels
British Reserve Insurance Co. Ltd., Guildford
Calobra Investments Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Calypso S.A., Paris la Défense
CAP Rechtsschutz-Versicherungsgesellschaft AG,
Wallisellen
Caroline Berlin S.C.S., Luxembourg
Central Shopping Center a.s., Bratislava
CEPE de la Forterre S.à r.l., Versailles
CEPE de Sambres S.à r.l., Versailles
CEPE des Portes de la Côte d'Or S.à r.l., Versailles
CEPE du Bois de la Serre S.à r.l., Versailles
Chicago Insurance Company Corp., Chicago, IL
CIC Allianz Insurance Ltd., Sydney
Annual Report 2017 – Allianz SE
Equity
€ thou
1,252,871
2,586,328
25,647
104,433
123,149
22,600
45,863
302,762
64,981
35,269
15,072
80,478
209,884
142,178
138,975
29,209
5,447
74,965
5,597
9,362
9,911
7,552
15,013
26,376
410,088
15,612
308,014
36,552
13,081
15,088
270,063
5,797
51,704
10,405
10,484
5,275
71,672
675
2,663
1,574
275
2,217
(678)
383
1,920
4,792
601
4,091
1,002
5,692
5,968
1,492
42,405
37,842
(2,336)
23,596
41
1,559
13,989
2,726
3,390,188
204,864
148,311
7,885
3,265,428
343,300
82,959
20,984
580,680
11,488
86,610
121,508
48,443
10,348
139,809
71,611
20,407
189,734
60,655
8,110
15,368
9,972
6,733
55,379
35,461
1,104
(14)
(189)
4,385
971
6,183
-
(32)
2,132
8,645
2,395
44
(10,068)
7,912
786
3,194
2,350
(2,496)
(6,248)
(4,893)
(3,743)
(213)
6,458
C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Interstate Fire & Casualty Company, Chicago, IL
Investitori SGR S.p.A., Milan
Järvsö Sörby Vindkraft AB, Danderyd
Jefferson Insurance Company Corp., New York, NY
Joukhaisselän Tuulipuisto Oy, Oulu
Jouttikallio Wind Oy, Kotka
JSC Insurance Company Allianz, Moscow
Kensington Fund, Milan
Kiinteistöosakeyhtiö Eteläesplanadi 2 Oy, Helsinki
Kuolavaara-Keulakkopään Tuulipuisto Oy, Oulu
LAD Energy GmbH & Co. KG, Pottenbrunn
LLC “IC Euler Hermes Ru”, Moscow
Lloyd Adriatico Holding S.p.A., Trieste
Maevaara Vind 2 AB, Stockholm
National Surety Corporation, Chicago, IL
NEXtCARE Claims Management LLC, Dubai
OPCI Allianz France Angel, Paris la Défense
Orione PV S.r.l., Milan
Orsa Maggiore PV S.r.l., Milan
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, Dover, DE
Parc Eolien de Chaourse SAS, Versailles
Parc Eolien de Fontfroide SAS, Versailles
Parc Eolien de la Sole du Bois SAS, Paris
Pet Plan Ltd., Guildford
PFP Holdings Inc., Dover, DE
PGA Global Services LLC, Dover, DE
PIMCO (Schweiz) GmbH, Zurich
PIMCO Asia Ltd., Hong Kong
PIMCO Asia Pte Ltd., Singapore
PIMCO Australia Pty Ltd., Sydney
PIMCO Canada Corp., Toronto, ON
PIMCO Europe Ltd., London
PIMCO Global Advisors (Ireland) Ltd., Dublin
PIMCO Global Advisors LLC, Dover, DE
PIMCO Global Holdings LLC, Dover, DE
PIMCO Investments LLC, Dover, DE
PIMCO Japan Ltd., Road Town
POD Allianz Bulgaria AD, Sofia
Primacy Underwriting Management Pty Ltd., Melbourne
Protexia France S.A., Paris la Défense
PT Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia p.l.c., Jakarta
PTE Allianz Polska S.A., Warsaw
Q207 S.C.S., Luxembourg
Questar Capital Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Real Faubourg Haussmann SAS, Paris la Défense
Real FR Haussmann SAS, Paris la Défense
Redoma S.à r.l., Luxembourg
SA Carène Assurance, Paris
SA Vignobles de Larose, Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Saarenkylä Tuulipuisto Oy, Oulu
San Francisco Reinsurance Company, Los Angeles, CA
SAS 20 pompidou, Paris la Défense
SAS Allianz Etoile, Paris la Défense
SAS Allianz Forum Seine, Paris la Défense
SAS Allianz Logistique, Paris la Défense
SAS Allianz Platine, Paris la Défense
SAS Allianz Rivoli, Paris la Défense
SAS Allianz Serbie, Paris la Défense
SAS Angel Shopping Centre, Paris la Défense
80
Owned1
%
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.03
99.9
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.0
100.03
100.03
95.7
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
65.93
100.03
100.0
99.8
100.0
94.0
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
90.0
Société Foncière Européenne B.V., Amsterdam
100.03
1,207,366
Equity
€ thou
58,363
19,824
23,901
67,732
19,774
9,699
113,671
148,103
33,991
23,778
7,767
6,761
21,987
12,322
61,464
13,523
125,935
8,847
18,178
Net
Earnings
€ thou
(328)
8,506
(4,641)
8,020
(5,491)
SAS Madeleine Opéra, Paris la Défense
SAS Passage des princes, Paris la Défense
Sättravallen Wind Power AB, Strömstad
SC Tour Michelet, Paris la Défense
SCI 46 Desmoulins, Paris la Défense
25
SCI Allianz ARC de Seine, Paris la Défense
31,067
49,633
1,611
(8,434)
(145)
211
SCI Allianz Chateaudun, Paris la Défense
SCI Allianz Invest Pierre, Paris la Défense
SCI Allianz Messine, Paris la Défense
SCI Allianz Value Pierre, Paris la Défense
SCI AVIP SCPI Selection, Courbevoie
SCI ESQ, Paris la Défense
-
SCI Via Pierre 1, Paris la Défense
SCI Volnay, Paris la Défense
SDIII Energy GmbH & Co. KG, Pottenbrunn
Silex Gas Norway AS, Oslo
Sirius S.A., Luxembourg
Società Agricola San Felice S.p.A., Milan
(252)
(141)
4,150
4,261
516
1,642
523,674
1,732,566
Société Nationale Foncière S.A.L., Beirut
7,239
5,259
5,490
109,219
232,904
8,374
8,184
19,792
17,778
32,870
21,766
184,152
22,775
373,224
31,772
80,807
33,927
24,612
6,338
35,471
370,147
49,265
87,373
14,892
72,373
63,774
23,488
14,233
36,464
10,753
495,356
115,681
112,673
242,292
606,956
274,242
101,538
340,819
296,018
(1,175)
Sofiholding S.A., Brussels
(398)
1,189
43
6,168
5,463
3,404
614
2,629
16,749
17,242
134,496
9,943
241,528
20,622
260,575
29,088
9,460
2,090
8,472
19,463
4,818
3,378
(7,174)
227
746
(42)
698
(47)
(4,541)
(16,839)
4,380
4,421
6,733
8,635
16,677
3,915
11,879
2,894
South City Office Broodthaers SA, Brussels
TFI Allianz Polska S.A., Warsaw
The American Insurance Company Corp., Cincinnati, OH
The Annuity Store Financial & Insurance Services LLC,
Sacramento, CA
Three Pillars Business Solutions Limited, Guildford
Top Immo A GmbH & Co. KG, Vienna
Top Immo Besitzgesellschaft B GmbH & Co. KG, Vienna
Top Versicherungsservice GmbH, Vienna
Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Euler Hermes S.A., Warsaw
Trafalgar Insurance Public Limited Company, Guildford
TU Allianz Polska S.A., Warsaw
TU Allianz Zycie Polska S.A., Warsaw
VertBois S.à r.l., Luxembourg
Vordere Zollamtsstraße 13 GmbH, Vienna
WFC Investments Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Windpark GHW GmbH, Pottenbrunn
Windpark Ladendorf GmbH, Vienna
Windpark Zistersdorf GmbH, Pottenbrunn
Yorktown Financial Companies Inc., Minneapolis, MN
ZAD Allianz Bulgaria, Sofia
ZAD Allianz Bulgaria Zhivot, Sofia
ZAD Energia, Sofia
ZiOst Energy GmbH & Co. KG, Pottenbrunn
Joint ventures
114 Venture LP, Wilmington, DE
A&A Centri Commerciali S.r.l., Milan
Allee-Center Kft., Budapest
AMLI-Allianz Investment LP, Wilmington, DE
AS Gasinfrastruktur Beteiligung GmbH, Vienna
AZ/JH Co-Investment Venture (DC) LP, Wilmington, DE
AZ/JH Co-Investment Venture (IL) LP, Wilmington, DE
Companhia de Seguro de Créditos S.A., Lisbon
Dundrum Car Park Limited Partnership, Dublin
Dundrum Retail Limited Partnership, Dublin
Euromarkt Center d.o.o., Ljubljana
Fiumaranuova S.r.l., Genoa
Net
Earnings
€ thou
28,351
2,462
(899)
1,368
4,086
6,996
1,843
1,323
3,766
(64)
11,451
2,918
11,314
2,677
649
4,136
6,273
178
1,545
304
358
2,110
1,829
(756)
108
(11)
600
1,034
(1,585)
1,245
330
29,156
12,990
849
100,121
(6,479)
(184)
(286)
(590)
1
4,185
3,219
8,882
1,390
5,800
5,011
9,955
2,688
(11)
8,647
5,140
8,454
6,252
Owned1
%
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
49.3
100.0
75.0
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.03
94.8
100.0
Equity
€ thou
646,165
196,256
10,142
54,100
112,885
213,497
116,913
289,987
227,875
30,387
46,175
106,183
253,132
173,512
6,645
77,408
320,277
36,390
66.03
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.0
14,119
17,564
52,957
6,877
55,524
100.03
22,230
5,272
5,897
8,890
17,801
19,693
43,986
249,279
103,567
20,049
76,928
230,440
7,456
8,382
7,959
155,673
33,462
31,488
22,035
11,155
198,160
167,225
109,207
87,534
338,770
269,063
246,158
65,040
40,942
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.03
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
87.5
100.0
100.03
100.03
100.03
87.43
99.03
51.03
100.03
49.53
50.03
50.03
75.0
60.03
80.03
80.03
50.03
50.03
50.03
50.03
50.13
1,740,524
152,081
28,584
153,952
8,796
4,698
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C _ Financial Statements of Allianz SE
Owned1
%
Equity
€ thou
Net
Earnings
€ thou
14.53
1,988,842
5.23
18.03
19.9
6.93
8.53
19.53
3.33
2.4
10.03
1.53
3.73
5.03
5.43
4.83
7.6
5.83
5.83
6.7
8.83
1.93
2.23
2.53
10.03
10.9
20.83
16.33
7.33
16.83
6.03
1.03
12,947
27,776
5,356
6,117,662
2,440,477
14,885
588
3,384
(15)
930,375
313,230
869
18,385,255
1,675,864
1,852,935
20,122
1,708,651
5,882
96,627
2,136
12,629
(2,152)
1,110,500
274,900
203,801
48,470
76,816
203,567
750,354
69,185
9,434
5,276
814,000
3,876
80,542
(4,105)
23,737
2,455
33,540
4,498
(9,393)
(983)
65,327
2,300,530
186,000
8,565
12,092
230,428
77,353
25,916
186,447
1,002
2,416
(22,678)
14,824
41,204
16,287
34,817
3,633
32,697,000
(11,460,000)
Guotai Jun'an Allianz Fund Management Co. Ltd.,
Shanghai
Israel Credit Insurance Company Ltd., Tel Aviv
Italian Shopping Centre Investment S.r.l., Milan
LBA IV-PPI Venture LLC, Dover, DE
LBA IV-PPII-Office Venture LLC, Dover, DE
LBA IV-PPII-Retail Venture LLC, Dover, DE
NET4GAS Holdings s.r.o., Prague
NRF (Finland) AB, Västeras
Porterbrook Holdings I Limited, London
Queenspoint S.L., Madrid
SC Holding SAS, Paris
SES Shopping Center AT1 GmbH, Salzburg
SES Shopping Center FP 1 GmbH, Salzburg
Solunion Compañía Internacional de Seguros y
Reaseguros SA, Madrid
The State-Whitehall Company LP, Dover, DE
TopTorony Ingatlanhasznosító Zrt., Budapest
VGP European Logistics S.à r.l., Senningerberg
Waterford Blue Lagoon LP, Wilmington, DE
Associates
Owned1
%
49.03
50.03
50.03
45.03
45.03
45.03
50.03
50.03
30.03
50.03
50.03
50.03
50.03
50.03
49.93
50.03
50.03
49.03
Equity
€ thou
96,765
46,312
21,198
335,142
29,944
44,395
105,401
129,695
1,326,430
108,273
10,603
220,016
104,911
105,103
5,893
10,453
156,960
383,677
Net
Earnings
€ thou
18,239
6,130
(3,925)
2,369
471
163
64,877
26,176
17,328
3,368
967
9,892
2,806
8,281
(3,688)
(1,658)
(674)
2,116
Other participations below 20 % voting
rights
Agrupación Española de Entidades Aseguradoras de
los Seguros Agrarios Combinados S.A., Madrid
Al-Nisr Al-Arabi Insurance Company, Amman
ALTRO Invest S.C.A., Weiswampach
Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A., Rome
Banco BPI S.A., Porto
Catch a Car AG, Luzern
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd., Shanghai
Cofinimmo S.A., Brussels
Commercial Bank of Cameroon LC, Douala
ESL Partners L.P., Wilmington, DE
Formula E Holdings Limited, Hong Kong
Geodis SACS, Levallois-Perret
IDI SCA, Paris
IPUT plc, Dublin
Lemonade Inc., New York, NY
Logistis Luxembourg Feeder S.A., Luxembourg
Logistis Luxembourg S.A., Luxembourg
Logistis SPPICAV, Paris
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Company Ltd., Tokyo
Allianz EFU Health Insurance Ltd., Karachi
49.03
5,732
1,191
MFM Holding Ltd., London
32.53
57,138
685
Allianz Saudi Fransi Cooperative Insurance Company,
Riyadh
Archstone Multifamily Partners AC JV LP, Wilmington,
DE
Archstone Multifamily Partners AC LP, Wilmington, DE
Areim Fastigheter 2 AB, Stockholm
Areim Fastigheter 3 AB, Stockholm
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd., Pune
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd., Pune
Bazalgette Equity Ltd., London
Brunei National Insurance Company Berhad Ltd.,
Bandar Seri Begawan
Chicago Parking Meters LLC, Wilmington, DE
CPIC Allianz Health Insurance Co. Ltd., Shanghai
Delgaz Grid S.A., Târgu Mures
Douglas Emmett Partnership X LP, Wilmington, DE
Four Oaks Place LP, Wilmington, DE
Helios Silesia Holding B.V., Amsterdam
Lennar Multifamily Venture LP, Wilmington, DE
Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group Limited,
Bournemouth
Medgulf Allianz Takaful B.S.C., Seef
OeKB EH Beteiligungs- und Management AG, Vienna
Residenze CYL S.p.A., Milan
SAS Alta Gramont, Paris
SCI Bercy Village, Paris
SK Versicherung AG, Vienna
SNC Alta CRP Gennevilliers, Paris
SNC Alta CRP La Valette, Paris
SNC Société d'aménagement de la Gare de l'Est, Paris
Solveig Gas Holdco AS, Oslo
UK Outlet Mall Partnership LP, Edinburgh
Wildlife Works Carbon LLC, San Francisco, CA
40.03
28.63
23.33
26.23
26.03
26.03
34.33
25.03
49.93
22.93
30.03
28.63
49.03
45.03
11.33
49.0
25.03
49.0
33.33
49.0
49.0
25.83
49.0
49.0
49.0
30.03
19.53
10.03
85,977
165,272
83,949
36,926
493,760
1,183,961
162,020
10,999
232,217
106,351
816,106
33,868
499,644
64,096
905,806
776,911
13,696
119,582
120,521
267,429
43,947
14,240
31,291
25,628
13,896
320,410
445,589
8,897
Nauto Inc., Paolo Alto, CA
Oddo et Cie SCA, Paris
PARIS-ORLEANS, Paris
PERILS AG, Zürich
Portima SCRL, Bruxelles
Société d'Assurances de Consolidation des Retraites de
l'Assurance S.A., Paris
Société Générale de Banque au Cameroun LC, Douala
Société Générale de Banques en Côte d'Ivoire S.A.,
Abidjan
Sri Ayudhya Capital Public Company Limited, Bangkok
Tecnologías de la Información y Redes para las
Entidades Aseguradoras S.A., Las Rozas de Madrid
(649)
(59,672)
(170)
(3,310)
101,673
116,819
-
1,906
41,741
(10,462)
UniCredit S.p.A., Milan
Zagrebacka banka d.d., Zagreb
11.73
1,957,654
226,156
1_Percentage includes equity participations held by dependent entities in full, even if the Allianz Group’s share in the
dependent entity is below 100 %.
2_Profit and loss transfer agreement.
3_As per annual financial statement 2016.
4_Insolvent. Dependent entities are shown in a way, which reflects the state as of the date of filing for insolvency.
5_As per annual financial statement 2010. This is only applicable for manroland AG and their subsidiaries.
74,648
2,624
15,240
(585)
(5,981)
(24,953)
(219)
7,721
578
1,807
8,359
985
2,026
4,353
2,990
38,551
167,334
(969)
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D – Further Information
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
To the best of our knowledge, and in accordance with the applicable
reporting principles, the financial statements of Allianz SE give a true
and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position, and profit or
loss of the company, and the management report includes a fair
review of the development and performance of the business and the
position of the company, together with a description of the principal
opportunities and risks associated with the expected development of
the company.
Munich, 13 February 2018
Allianz SE
The Board of Management
Oliver Bäte
Sergio Balbinot
Jacqueline Hunt
Dr. Helga Jung
Dr. Christof Mascher
Niran Peiris
Giulio Terzariol
Dr. Günther Thallinger
Dr. Axel Theis
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To Allianz SE, Munich
Report on the Audit of the Annual Financial
Statements and of the Management Report
OPINIONS
We have audited the annual financial statements of Allianz SE, Mu-
nich, which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 December 2017, and
the statement of profit and loss for the financial year from 1 January
to 31 December 2017, and notes to the financial statements, includ-
ing the recognition and measurement policies presented therein. In
addition, we have audited the management report of Allianz SE for
the financial year from 1 January to 31 December 2017. In accord-
ance with the German legal requirements we have not audited the
content of the Statement on Corporate Management pursuant to
Section 289f of the German Commercial Code [HGB] and the corpo-
rate governance report according to No. 3.10 of the German Corpo-
rate Governance Code, which is included in section B of the man-
agement report.
In our opinion, on the basis of the knowledge obtained in the audit,
−
−
the accompanying annual financial statements comply, in all
material respects, with the requirements of German commercial
law applicable to insurance companies and give a true and fair
view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Compa-
ny as at 31 December 2017 and of its financial performance for
the financial year from 1 January to 31 December 2017 in com-
pliance with German Legally Required Accounting Principles, and
the accompanying management report as a whole provides an
appropriate view of the Company's position. In all material re-
spects, this management report is consistent with the annual fi-
nancial statements, complies with German legal requirements
and appropriately presents the opportunities and risks of future
development. Our opinion on the management report does not
cover the content of the Statement on Corporate Management
and the corporate governance report mentioned above.
Pursuant to Section 322 (3) sentence 1 HGB [Handelsgesetzbuch:
German Commercial Code], we declare that our audit has not led to
any reservations relating to the legal compliance of the annual finan-
cial statements and of the management report.
BASIS FOR THE OPINIONS
We conducted our audit of the annual financial statements and of
the management report in accordance with Section 317 HGB and the
EU Audit Regulation No. 537/2014 (referred to subsequently as "EU
Audit Regulation") and in compliance with German Generally Accept-
ed Standards for Financial Statement Audits promulgated by the
Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany]
(IDW). Our responsibilities under those requirements and principles
are further described in the "Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of
the Annual Financial Statements and of the Management Report"
section of our auditor's report. We are independent of the Company
in accordance with the requirements of European law and German
commercial and professional law, and we have fulfilled our other
German professional responsibilities in accordance with these re-
quirements. In addition, in accordance with Article 10 (2) point (f) of
the EU Audit Regulation, we declare that we have not provided non-
audit services prohibited under Article 5 (1) of the EU Audit Regula-
tion. We believe that the evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinions on the annual finan-
cial statements and on the management report.
KEY AUDIT MATTERS IN THE AUDIT OF THE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judge-
ment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements
for the financial year from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.
These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the
annual financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion
thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
VALUATION OF SHARES IN AFFILIATED ENTERPRISES
With regard to the accounting policies applied, please refer to the
Company's explanations in the notes to the financial statements in
the section "Accounting, Valuation and Calculation Methods" under
“Shares in affiliated enterprises and participations”, for a breakdown
and description of the changes in the financial year see the note
"Investments in affiliated enterprises and participations" and for a
presentation of the fair values and valuation reserves see the note
"Market value of investments". For a presentation of shareholdings,
please see the section "List of participations of Allianz SE, Munich, as
of 31 December 2017 according to Section 285 No. 11 and 11b HGB
in conjunction with Section 286 (3) No. 1 HGB" in the notes. Risk dis-
closures can be found in the management report in the "Risk and
Opportunity Report" under section "Quantifiable risks and opportuni-
ties by risk category" under “Market risk” and “Credit risk”.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT RISK
As at the reporting date shares in affiliated enterprises amount to
EUR 69,999.3 million. This represents 57.3 % of total assets. Shares in
affiliated enterprises represent a significant part of the investments.
Shares in affiliated enterprises are measured at the lower of cost
or fair value. This fair value is generally determined on the basis of
internal valuations and corresponding documentation. For all signifi-
cant subsidiaries, the fair value is determined on the basis of a divi-
dend discount method according to IDW Standard S 1 of the German
Institute of Public Auditors [IDW S 1]. For life/health insurance com-
panies, the fair value is determined based on the appraisal value. The
appraisal value is generally composed of the market consistent em-
bedded value (MCEV), which reflects the value of the existing insur-
ance portfolio, and the estimated value of new business. The fair
value of asset management companies is determined from the fair
value of the assets held less liabilities.
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D – Further Information
The cash flows used for the dividend discount method are based
on income or cash flow projections for the next three years, and are
extrapolated based on assumptions for long-term growth rates. This
involves determining both expected business development and sus-
tainable returns on investments. The applied discount rate is derived
in each case from the return of a risk-adequate alternative invest-
ment and requires judgement to determine the risk premium and the
beta factor; this applies also for the growth rate. If the fair value is
lower than the book value, qualitative and quantitative criteria are
used to assess whether or not the impairment is expected to be per-
manent.
The calculation of the fair value according to the dividend dis-
count method is complex and, as regards the assumptions made,
based largely on estimations and assessments of the Company. A set
of parameters that are subject to judgement have to be determined
for the purposes of valuation.
OUR AUDIT APPROACH
To audit the shares in affiliated enterprises, we engaged valuation
experts and actuaries as part of the audit team. In particular, we
performed the following significant audit procedures:
− We used a risk-based audit approach. First, we used the infor-
mation obtained during our audit to assess which shares in affili-
ated enterprises indicated a need for impairment. We also evalu-
ated the shares in affiliated enterprises in terms of their size and
significance for the financial statements of Allianz SE.
− With the involvement of our valuation specialists, we assessed the
appropriateness of the significant assumptions and the valuation
model of the Company. For this purpose we discussed the ex-
pected cash flows and the assumed long-term growth rates with
those responsible for planning. We also reconciled this infor-
mation with other internally available forecasts. Furthermore, we
evaluated the consistency of assumptions with external market
assessments.
− We also confirmed the accuracy of the Company's previous fore-
casts by comparing the estimations in previous financial years
with actual results and analysed the deviations.
− We compared the assumptions and parameters underlying the
capitalisation rate, in particular the risk-free rate, the market risk
premium and the beta factor, with our own assumptions and pub-
licly available data. In order to take account of the uncertainty of
estimates, we also investigated the impact of potential changes
to the long-term growth rate and the combined ratio on the fair
value (sensitivity analysis) by calculating alternative scenarios and
comparing these with the Company's valuations. To ensure the
computational accuracy of the valuation model used, we verified
the Company's calculations on the basis of a risk-based sample.
− We assessed whether impairments or reversals had been appro-
priately made based on the valuation results.
OUR OBSERVATIONS
The approach used for impairment testing of shares in affiliated
enterprises is appropriate and in line with the accounting policies. The
assumptions and parameters used by the Company are appropriate
as a whole.
VALUATION OF THE GROSS IBNR RESERVE FOR THE
PROPERTY-CASUALTY BUSINESS
With regard to the accounting policies applied, please refer to the
Company´s explanations in the notes to the financial statements
under section "Accounting, Valuation and Calculation Methods"
under the “Insurance Reserves”. Risk disclosures can be found in the
management report in the "Risk and Opportunity Report" under
section "Quantifiable risks and opportunities by risk category" under
“Underwriting Risk”, “Property-Casualty”.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT RISK
The gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses amount to
EUR 12,092.7 million. This represents 9.9 % of the balance sheet total.
A significant part of the gross reserve for loss and loss adjustment
expenses is attributable to the gross reserve for incurred but not
reported (IBNR) reserve.
The gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses are de-
termined according to the cedent´s statements and the application of
actuarial and statistical models that require a sufficient data history
and stability of the observed data. To this assumptions about premi-
ums, ultimate loss ratios, run-off periods, run-off factors and run-off
dynamics based on historical experience are taken into account. The
IBNR is determined in consideration of the results of actuarial meth-
ods, the cedent´s statements and additional information regarding
the uncertainty of the calculations.
The valuation of the gross IBNR is subject to uncertainty and
therefore based on judgements. Estimation uncertainties arise partic-
ularly in respect of the amount of the ultimate loss and the run-off
dynamics, particularly in the Liability business.
In accordance with German GAAP, this estimation must be made
in accordance with the prudence principle under German commercial
law (Section 252 (1) No. 4 HGB, Section 341e (1) sentence 1 HGB) and
may not be a risk-neutral equal weighting of opportunities and risks.
The risk concerning unreported losses is that these losses are not,
or not sufficiently, taken into account.
OUR AUDIT APPROACH
For the audit of the IBNR, we engaged actuaries as part of the audit
team. In particular, we performed the following significant audit
procedures:
− We recorded the process for determining the IBNR, identified key
controls and tested them for their appropriateness and effective-
ness. We also verified that the controls were performed.
− We assessed the appropriateness of significant assumptions
used, including loss ratios and assumptions about the run-off be-
haviour of claims.
− We carried out our own actuarial reserve calculations for selected
segments, which we selected on the basis of risk considerations. In
doing so, for the ultimate loss expense, we determined a point es-
timate and an appropriate range using statistical probabilities in
each case and compared these with the Company's calculations.
− We compared the level of reserving as at the reporting date with
that of the prior year. To do this, we particularly assessed the ap-
propriateness of the way in which management, using reasona-
ble business judgement, made adjustments to the estimates that
had been calculated by actuarial methods. We did this by in-
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specting and assessing the documentation of the underlying cal-
culations or qualitative explanations.
− We used the run-off results to analyse the actual development in
the reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses recognised in
the prior year (including the IBNR reserve) for their retrospective
appropriateness.
OUR OBSERVATIONS
The Company's approach for the valuation of the IBNR reserve in the
Property-Casualty business is appropriate and suitable. The methods
used as well as the underlying assumptions for the valuation of this
IBNR reserve are appropriate as a whole.
OTHER INFORMATION
Management is responsible for the other information. The other
information comprises:
−
−
the Statement on Corporate Management pursuant to Section
289f HGB and the corporate governance report according to No.
3.10 of the German Corporate Governance Code, and
the remaining parts of the annual report of Allianz SE, with the
exception of the audited annual financial statements and man-
agement report and our auditor's report.
Our opinions on the annual financial statements and on the man-
agement report do not cover the other information, and consequent-
ly we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance con-
clusion thereon.
In connection with our audit, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information
−
is materially inconsistent with the annual financial statements,
with the management report or our knowledge obtained in the
audit, or
− otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND THE
SUPERVISORY BOARD FOR THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND THE MANAGEMENT REPORT
Management is responsible for the preparation of the annual finan-
cial statements that comply, in all material respects, with the require-
ments of German commercial law applicable to insurance compa-
nies, and that the annual financial statements give a true and fair
view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and financial perfor-
mance of the Company in compliance with German Legally Required
Accounting Principles. In addition, management is responsible for
such internal control as they, in accordance with German Legally
Required Accounting Principles, have determined necessary to ena-
ble the preparation of annual financial statements that are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the annual financial statements, management is re-
sponsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern. They also have the responsibility for disclosing, as applica-
ble, matters related to going concern. In addition, they are responsi-
ble for financial reporting based on the going concern basis of ac-
counting, provided no actual or legal circumstances conflict therewith.
Furthermore, management is responsible for the preparation of
the management report that as a whole provides an appropriate
view of the Company’s position and is, in all material respects, con-
sistent with the annual financial statements, complies with German
legal requirements, and appropriately presents the opportunities and
risks of future development. In addition, management is responsible
for such arrangements and measures (systems) as they have consid-
ered necessary to enable the preparation of a management report
that is in accordance with the applicable German legal requirements,
and to be able to provide sufficient appropriate evidence for the
assertions in the management report.
The supervisory board is responsible for overseeing the Compa-
ny's financial reporting process for the preparation of the annual
financial statements and of the management report.
AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OF THE
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
annual financial statements as a whole are free from material mis-
statement, whether due to fraud or error, and whether the manage-
ment report as a whole provides an appropriate view of the Compa-
ny's position and, in all material respects, is consistent with the annual
financial statements and the knowledge obtained in the audit, com-
plies with the German legal requirements and appropriately presents
the opportunities and risks of future development, as well as to issue
an auditor's report that includes our opinions on the annual financial
statements and on the management report.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a
guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Section
317 HGB and the EU Audit Regulation and in compliance with Ger-
man Generally Accepted Standards for Financial Statement Audits
promulgated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW) will always
detect a material misstatement. Misstatements can arise from fraud
or error and are considered material if, individually or in the ag-
gregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the econo-
mic decisions of users taken on the basis of these annual financial
statements and this management report.
We exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scep-
ticism throughout the audit. We also:
−
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the
annual financial statements and of the management report,
whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit proce-
dures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinions. The
risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud
is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve
collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of internal controls.
− Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit
of the annual financial statements and of arrangements and
measures (systems) relevant to the audit of the management re-
port in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in
the cicumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of these systems.
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Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
FURTHER INFORMATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 10
OF THE EU AUDIT REGULATION
We were elected as auditor by the supervisory board meeting on
9 March 2017. We were engaged by the chairman of the audit com-
mittee of the supervisory board on 13 June 2017. We have been the
auditor of Allianz SE without interruption for more than 25 years.
We declare that the opinions expressed in this auditor's report
are consistent with the additional report to the audit committee
pursuant to Article 11 of the EU Audit Regulation (long-form audit
report).
GERMAN PUBLIC AUDITOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
ENGAGEMENT
The German Public Auditor responsible for the engagement is Andre-
as Dielehner.
Munich, 28 February 2018
KPMG AG
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
[Original German version signed by:]
Becker
Wirtschaftsprüfer
[German Public Auditor]
Dielehner
Wirtschaftsprüfer
[German Public Auditor]
D – Further Information
− Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used by
management and the reasonableness of estimates made by
management and related disclosures.
− Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the
going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evi-
dence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to
events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Com-
pany's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that
a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in
the auditor's report to the related disclosures in the annual finan-
cial statements and in the management report or, if such disclo-
sures are inadequate, to modify our respective opinions. Our con-
clusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date
of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may
cause the Company to cease to be able to continue as a going
concern.
− Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the
annual financial statements,
including the disclosures, and
whether the annual financial statements present the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that the annual financial
statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, finan-
cial position and financial performance of the Company in com-
pliance with German Legally Required Accounting Principles.
− Evaluate the consistency of the management report with the
annual financial statements, its conformity with [German] law,
and the view of the Company's position it provides.
− Perform audit procedures on the prospective information pre-
sented by management in the management report. On the basis
of sufficient appropriate audit evidence we evaluate, in particular,
the significant assumptions used by management as a basis for
the prospective information, and evaluate the proper derivation
of the prospective information from these assumptions. We do
not express a separate opinion on the prospective information
and on the assumptions used as a basis. There is a substantial
unavoidable risk that future events will differ materially from the
prospective information.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding,
among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and
significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in
internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a state-
ment that we have complied with the relevant independence re-
quirements, and communicate with them all relationships and other
matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independ-
ence, and where applicable, the related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with gov-
ernance, we determine those matters that were of most significance
in the audit of the annual financial statements of the current period
and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in
our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclo-
sure about the matter.
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