Declaration by the Managing Board
We declare to the best of our knowledge that the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards give a true and fair view of the Group’s net assets, financial position and results of operations, that the Group management report presents the business development, result and position of the Group so as to give a true and fair view of its net assets, financial position and results of operations, and that the Group management report provides a description of the principal risks and uncertainties to which the Group is exposed.
The declaration for the annual financial statements of the VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe is issued in the financial report of this company.
The present consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2023 were approved for publication by a resolution of the Managing Board on 26 March 2024.
Hartwig Löger
General Manager (CEO),
Chairman of the Managing Board
Peter Höfinger
Deputy General Manager,
Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board
Liane Hirner
CFRO, Member of the Managing Board
Gerhard Lahner
COO, Member of the Managing Board
Gábor Lehel
CIO, Member of the Managing Board
Harald Riener
Member of the Managing Board
Managing Board areas of responsibility:
Hartwig Löger : Leading the VIG-Group, Strategy, General Secretariat & Legal, Opportunity Management, Human Resources, Subsidiaries and M&A, CO3, European Affairs, Sponsoring; Country responsibility: Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary
Peter Höfinger: Corporate Business, Reinsurance; Country responsibility: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
Liane Hirner: Group Finance & Regulatory Reporting, Risk Management, Planning and Controlling, Tax Reporting & Transfer Pricing; Country responsibility: Liechtenstein, Germany
Gerhard Lahner: Asset Management (incl. Real Estate), Data & Analytics, Group Treasury & Capital Management, Process & Project Management, VIG IT; Country responsibility: Georgia, Türkiye
Gábor Lehel: Assistance, New Businesses, Transformation & Research; Country responsibility: Belarus
Harald Riener: Retail Insurance & Business Support, Customer Experience; Country responsibility: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine
The Managing Board as a whole is responsible for Compliance (including AML), Internal Audit, Investor Relations and Actuarial Services.