Allianz sees better 2021 after worst year in nearly a decade
Reuters
Published Feb 19, 2021 01:29AM ET
Updated Feb 19, 2021 03:40AM ET
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German insurer Allianz (DE:ALVG) posted its first fall in annual operating profit in nearly a decade on Friday on higher claims from businesses hit by lockdowns and lower demand for car and travel insurance.
Operating profit fell 9.3% to 10.75 billion euros ($13.01 billion) in its first decline since 2011 when it was hit with claims from a tsunami in Japan and write-offs during the European debt crisis.
(Graphic: Pandemic effect: First decline in annual operating profit since 2011, https://graphics.reuters.com/ALLIANZ-RESULTS/dgkvlzljkvb/chart.png)
The company aims to achieve a 2021 operating profit of 12 billion euros, plus or minus 1 billion euros.
"We are hence in a good position to deliver on our 2021 ambition," CEO Oliver Baete said.
Net profit attributable to shareholders fell 14% to 6.8 billion euros but the slide shrank to a smaller-than-expected 2.2% in the final quarter.
Fourth-quarter net profit of 1.817 billion euros topped the 1.753 billion expected by analysts.
"In our view, Allianz's release reads surprisingly positively," Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) wrote in a note to clients.
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