For the second time in a row, Zavarovalnica TRIGLAV won the traditional 'Advertiser of the Year' award presented by the Slovenian Advertiser Association (SAA). One of the key pleas put forward by the jury was innovation in reaching target groups and the use of media, as well as the contribution to the development of the advertising profession and adherence to codes of professional self-regulation. The company will receive the award on Friday in Portoroz, at the closing ceremony of the 22nd Slovene Advertising Festival.

The gross premiums written by the Germany's third biggest insurer TALANX increased by 13% in 2012 compared with the previous year, up to EUR 26.7 billion. Net premiums earned also rose by 13 percent to EUR 22.0 billion, while the Group net income went up by 22% y-o-y, to EUR 630 million.

On 3 April 2013 Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) will publish the result and embedded value for the financial year 2012. As a service for analysts, institutional investors and journalists, the Group informs in advance on modifications of its format for segment reporting by regions.

Swedbank non-life insurance company Swedbank P&C Insurance written premiums amounted to EUR 42.4 million (LVL 29.8 million) in the Baltic States in 2012, including EUR 6.3 million (LVL 4.5 million) in Latvia, informs Nozare.lv/LETA.

"Despite the continually shifting market and economic circumstances", the Dutch Insurance Group ACHMEA reported for the financial year 2012 a net profit of EUR 453 million, compared with the EUR 208 million losses in 2011. The company has set a target for a EUR 200 million reduction of costs by the end of 2015.

The net profit of the PZU Group (according to IFRS) in 2012 amounted to EUR 795.6 million, 38.8% up y-o-y, while ROE's indicator value was of 24.0%, 5.7 p.p. higher than in 2011. Gross written premiums from direct and indirect insurance for 2012 amounted to EUR 3.97 billion (PLN 16,243.1 million), 6.3% up y-o-y in national currency. The increase in GWP resulted from the growth in sales, especially of life insurance products (+10.4%).

The French reinsurer SCOR reported a net income of EUR 418 million during the FY2012, up by 26.7% y-o-y, while the gross written premiums increased by 25.2% to EUR 9.51 billion over 2011, helped by a strong property & casualty reinsurance business and by the successful integration of the TRANSAMERICA Re business.

Both TRIGLAV Group, as a whole, and Zavarovalnica TRIGLAV, the Group's main company, posted higher profits for 2012 than for 2011. While TRIGLAV Group earned EUR 89.7 million in profit before tax (55% more y-o-y), Zavarovalnica TRIGLAV reported a EUR 65.6 million gross profit (21% up y-o-y). GWP from insurance and co-insurance contracts of the TRIGLAV Group in 2012 amounted to EUR 936.3 million, of which EUR 647.6 million represent the premium production reported by Zavarovalnica TRIGLAV. The combined ratio improved over2011, up to 81.4% in Zavarovalnica TRIGLAV and to 89.6%, at the Group's level.

According to the FY 2012 preliminary results, the Austrian insurance group UNIQA recorded earnings before taxes of EUR 205.4 million, "marking a return to profitability after a loss due to significant non-recurring effects in the previous year (EUR -322.3 million in 2011)", while the consolidated profit (after taxes and minority interests) amounted to EUR 130.2 million (EUR -245.6 million in 2011).

SWISS Re reported that its net profit increased by 61% in 2012 to USD 4.2 billion, driven by very strong profitability in Property and Casualty Reinsurance and an excellent investment result. Premiums earned and fee income increased by 15%, to USD 25.4 billion, while the Group's combined ratio was 83.1%, "significantly better than the projected 94% for 2012. This includes the unchanged USD 900 million claims estimate from Hurricane Sandy, as communicated at the end of November 2012".

MetLife, the biggest U.S. life insurer, reported for the full year 2012 operating earnings of USD 5.7 billion or USD 5.28 per share, up by 22% over 2011. According to the group's press release, "the increase reflects a growth of 24% in the operating earnings in the Americas, 18% in Asia and 8% in EMEA - Europe, Middle East and Africa". At the same time, the net income totaled USD 1.2 billion, 80% less y-o-y, while premiums, fees and other revenues increased by 5%, to USD 47.8 billion.

The French insurer AXA reported for the financial year 2012 a 1% y-o-y lower net income, down to EUR 4.15 billion, from EUR 4.19 billion the year before, a period that had been boosted by 1.4 billion in exceptional gains. On a comparable basis the net income was down by 4%.

AMERICAN International Group - AIG reported a net loss of USD 4.0 billion for the fourth quarter 2012 (USD 21.5 billion in the prior year quarter). For the full year 2012, the net income totaled USD 3.4 billion (USD 20.6 billion in 2011), due to taking a USD 2 billion charge on Hurricane Sandy and a USD 4.4 billion loss on the sale of discontinued operations.

The French insurer GROUPAMA reported a net loss of EUR 589 million in 2012 (compared with EUR -1.76 billion in 2011), "resulting from the accounting effect of disposal and restructuring operations decided on by the group and completed in 2012 in order to strengthen its balance sheet," showed the group's press release.

EUR 3.7 billion in revenues and EUR 296 million operating profit: these are the main coordinates of the ALLIANZ results for 2012 in Central and Eastern Europe, where the German insurer in active on the markets of Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. The 2012 results are in line with those of the previous year and with the Group's expectations, "especially considering the slow growth and the economic dependency of CEE on Western Europe," as Manuel BAUER, Member of the Board of Management of ALLIANZ SE commented.

Dutch life insurance and pension company AEGON NV reported a gain in its fourth-quarter net profit. AEGON's quarterly net profit surged to EUR 422 million, from EUR 81 million, in 4Q2011. At the same time, total sales increased substantially to EUR 1.8 billion. The underlying earnings before tax increased by 29% in 4Q2012, up to EUR 447 million, while the operating expenses decreased by 3%, to EUR 848 million. "Our solid fourth quarter performance, both in terms of sales and earnings, is a result of the steps we have taken to transform our business," declared Alex WYNAENDTS, CEO, AEGON NV.

The Dutch financial services company ING Group reported increasing profit in the fourth quarter due to larger gains from asset sales and it is planning to cut 2,400 jobs in Belgium and the Netherlands over the next two years.

The Belgian-owned KBC Group reported a total net profit of EUR 612 million for the financial year 2012, compared with EUR 13 million a year earlier. The annual underlying net profit was EUR 1.54 billion, significantly better than in 2011, when it totaled EUR 1.09 billion.

MARSH & MCLENNAN Companies reported for the fourth quarter 2012 a net income of USD 259 million, representing a 1.2% increase y-o-y. For the full year 2012, the same indicator was USD 1.17 billion, up by 18.4%, from USD 993 million reported for the FY2011.The consolidated revenue in 4Q2012 stood at USD 3 billion, representing an increase of 3.2% as compared with 4Q2011. For the FY2012, the total revenue was USD 11.92 billion, up by 3.5% y-o-y.

The global insurer ZURICH has posted a business operating profit of USD 4.1 billion (4% less y-o-y) and a net income after tax, attributable to shareholders of USD 3.9 billion for the financial year 2012.