Press Release -Â Cologne, 3 April 2020
Gothaer: successful 2019 financial year and strong solidarity in the Coronavirus crisis
- 6.4 percent growth in premium revenues to € 4.487 billion
- Substantial improvement in risk-bearing entities’ production results
- Group equity climbs to €1,264 million
- Numerous assistance schemes for private and corporate clients in the Coronavirus crisis
Group CEO Dr Karsten Eichmann today reported very good figures for the past financial year at the Skype balance sheet press conference: “Gross premiums written at Group level rose by 6.4 percent to € 4,487 million with all segments contributing to the growth. Written premiums in the Property and Casualty segment were up 4.6 percent to € 2,153 million, in the Life segment they increased by 11.4 percent (to € 1,468 million), making a significant contribution to growth, and in the Health segment they rose by 3.0 percent to € 866 million,†commented Dr Karsten Eichmann, Chief Executive Officer of the Gothaer Group.1