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Aegon swings to internet lack of €199m in H1


Aegon swings to internet lack of €199m in H1

Dutch life insurance coverage firm AEGON has reported a internet lack of €199m ($216.49m) within the first half (H1) of 2023, as in opposition to a internet revenue of €46m a yr in the past.

For the six months ending 30 June 2023, the corporate’s internet outcome earlier than tax additionally stood at a lack of €232m.

Aegon has attributed this decline in internet outcomes to beforehand introduced investments and assumptions within the US to assist the corporate’s future progress.

The corporate registered a 3% improve within the working outcome to €818m from €796m within the first half of 2022.

This improve was primarily because of greater working leads to the corporate’s Americas, the UK and Worldwide companies, partly offset by a decline in working leads to Aegon AM ensuing from opposed market circumstances.

Working bills in H1 stood at €1.49bn, up by 5% from €1.42bn in the identical interval final yr.

The corporate stated its Group Solvency II ratio in the course of the interval declined to 202% from 208% a yr in the past.

Aegon’s working capital technology, earlier than holding funding and working bills, rose by 13% to €620m from €548m in H1 final yr.

After holding funding and different actions, the working capital technology was €492m versus €413m in H1 2022.

Aegon CEO Lard Friese stated: “Aegon had a stable first half of the yr. Our working outcome elevated by 3% in contrast with the identical interval in 2022 and displays improved leads to all insurance coverage models whereas asset administration was negatively impacted by a difficult market setting.

“Within the US, Transamerica carried out properly. New Life gross sales elevated by 17% in contrast with the earlier yr, pushed by one other sturdy improve within the variety of World Monetary Group brokers, now at a document excessive of 70,000.

“Written gross sales of mid-sized retirement plans elevated nearly 70%, pushed largely by a pooled plan sale of $1.7bn.

“We additionally noticed elevated gross sales in our partnerships in China and Brazil. On the similar time, outcomes at Aegon’s asset administration and UK retail companies continued to be affected by opposed market circumstances.”

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