P&C Top-Line Growth
Gross insurance revenue in P&C grew by EUR 575 million, almost +7% year-on-year, driven primarily by price effects with increasing contribution from volumes (motor volumes +1.8% YoY).
Improvement in Underlying Loss Ratios and Efficiency
Underlying attritional current year loss ratio improved by more than 1 full percentage point; excluding manmade losses the improvement is close to ~150 basis points YoY. Targeted P&C efficiency metric (GEX) improved ~60 bps YoY to 13.7% and showed a 20 bps quarter-on-quarter improvement in the quarter.
Europ Assistance Strong Growth
Europ Assistance consolidated gross turnover rose to EUR 1.2 billion in Q1, about +15% YoY, contributing to P&C top-line growth while affecting aggregate expense metrics.
Life Net Inflows and Quality of New Business
Life net inflows were EUR 4.3 billion in Q1; weight of non‑guaranteed business at 75%, overall guaranteed rate stable at 0.73%, share of capital‑light business 83%. New business value grew strongly (reported ~+19%) and management reiterated a new business margin guidance of 5.5% for FY26 with scope to exceed it.
Customer Strategy & Distribution Wins
Strong retail traction: very robust inflows in France (+45% YoY in Q1), doubled inflows in Germany vs Q1 2025, expansion in Asia and positive initial results from insurance-banking initiatives (Banca Generali / Alleanza partnership).
Capital, Cash and Solvency Position
Received ~EUR 4.5 billion of remittances in 2026 to date; holding company cash after EUR 2.5 billion dividend stands above EUR 5 billion (slightly > EUR 3 billion available). Estimated Solvency II ratio increased ~2 percentage points as of May 15 vs end-March; normalized capital generation added ~4 percentage points.
Investment & Asset Management Highlights
Investment yields higher than originally projected benefiting P&C operating results; Asset Management included ~EUR 50 million of non‑recurring transaction fees (infrastructure business), reflecting strong origination/execution capability.
Technology/AI Deployment Progress
Group accelerating AI and digitalization: 16 strategic AI use cases with ~55–60% implemented and target >90% deployment; digital investment envelope EUR 0.5–0.7 billion over the plan and plans to reduce development/coding costs and scale productivity gains.