Group business development

General information

The over 50 VIG insurance companies and pension funds operate in the following reporting segments: Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Extended CEE, Special Markets and Group Functions. These six segments are explained in the segment reporting section of the Group management report. The segment Extended CEE includes the countries of Albania incl. Kosovo, Baltic states, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine. The segment Special Markets consists of the four countries Germany, Georgia, Liechtenstein and Türkiye. The Montenegro and Belarus markets were not included in the scope of consolidation in the year 2023 due to immateriality. More information on the scope of consolidation and the consolidation method is provided in Notes 22. Affiliated companies and participations on page 163 and Note 25.2 Business combinations on page 178. Details on the changes in scope of consolidation can be found in Note 21. Business combinations starting on page 161.

VIG Insurance Group operates with more than one company and brand in most of its markets. The market presence of each company in a country is aimed at different target groups. Their product portfolios differ accordingly. Use of this multi-brand strategy does not mean, however, that potential synergies remain unexploited. Structural efficiency and the cost-effective use of resources are examined regularly. Back offices that perform administrative tasks for more than one company are already being used successfully in many countries. Mergers of insurance companies are considered if the additional synergies that can be achieved outweigh the benefits of a diversified market presence. To ensure uniform management, specific country responsibilities also exist at Managing Board level. As part of the VIG 25 strategic programme, the country responsibilities of the members of the VIG Holding Managing Board were reassigned and, in addition to the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and CFRO (Chief Financial and Risk Officer), a CTO (Chief Technical Officer), a COO (Chief Operations Officer) and a CIO (Chief Innovation Officer) were also established at the Managing Board level.

To improve readability, company names have been shortened throughout the entire report. A list of full company names is provided in the List of abbreviations. In order to avoid duplicate information, reference will be made below to appropriate information in the notes. Changes in significant balance sheet and income statement items are presented in both the segment reporting and the notes to the financial statements. Additional disclosures in the management report below are intended to explain these data in more detail.

New accounting standards

As of 1 January 2023, the VIG Insurance Group applied the IFRS 9 and IFRS 17 accounting standards for the first time. The first-time application leads to significant changes and therefore has a material influence on this Group Annual Report including adjusted comparative information of the previous year. Detailed information can be found in the section “Initial application of standards” starting on page 65 in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Financial performance indicators

The key financial performance indicators that form the basis for assessing the business development are presented below. All information on companies of the Vienna Insurance Group are based on IFRS figures, in particular the insurance service revenue. Due to lack of data availability all market data relates to the gross written premiums within one period.