Munich Re posts quarterly result of €0.9bn

10/22/2024

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Operational performance remained pleasing in Q3 2024 across all lines of business. Munich Re has generated a preliminary net result of about €0.9bn (consensus: €1,419m*), which was impacted by higher-than-average major-loss expenditure from natural catastrophes in property-casualty reinsurance. Hurricane Helene, which caused severe damage in the southeastern United States and approximately €0.5bn in losses, amounted to Munich Re’s largest single claims event in Q3. Three loss events in Canada together resulted in similar claims expenditure. In addition to numerous other natural catastrophes and man-made losses, significant damage occurred in Central and Eastern Europe due to Storm Boris and consequent flooding, as well as in the United States and the Caribbean owing to Hurricane Beryl.

Although claims expenditure attributable to Hurricane Milton will likely be significant, Munich Re now expects – buoyed by the very good net result of €4.7bn after the first nine months of 2024 – to surpass its full-year profit target of €5bn. Munich Re will provide finalised Q3 results on 7 November as scheduled.

* Mean value derived from the estimates of ten financial analysts.

Munich Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions. The group consists of the reinsurance and ERGO business segments, as well as the asset management company MEAG. Munich Re is globally active and operates in all lines of the insurance business. Since it was founded in 1880, Munich Re has been known for its unrivalled risk-related expertise and its sound financial position. Munich Re leverages its strengths to promote its clients’ business interests and technological progress. Moreover, Munich Re develops covers for new risks such as rocket launches, renewable energies, cyber risks and artificial intelligence. In the 2023 financial year, Munich Re generated insurance revenue of €57.9bn and a net result of €4.6bn. The Munich Re Group employed about 43,000 people worldwide as at 31 December 2023.

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