Corporate | 8 September 2005 20:01
Allianz AG:Allianz profit target for 2005 on track
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Allianz profit target for 2005 on track
Despite significant damages due to Hurricane Katrina and the Alpine floods in
August, Allianz is confident it will reach its profit targets for 2005.
For Allianz, these two natural catastrophes are estimated to cost around
EUR500 million before taxes and minorities. This represents about 1.2
percentage points of the combined ratio.
Katrina-related losses will cost the Allianz Group up to 470 million euros.
Impact on net income is expected to be close to minus 300 million euros.
Despite these payouts to customers, all communicated targets can still be
reached.
For more information go to www.allianz.com/news
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These statements are, as always, subject to the disclaimer provided below.
These statements are, as always, subject to the disclaimer provided below.
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements
Certain of the statements contained herein may be statements of future
expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on
management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. In
addition to statements which are forward-looking by reason of context, the
words ‘may, will, should, expects, plans, intends, anticipates, believes,
estimates, predicts, potential, or continue’ and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ
materially from those in such statements due to, without limitation, (i)
general economic conditions, including in particular economic conditions in
the Allianz Group’s core business and core markets, (ii) performance of
financial markets, including emerging markets, (iii) the frequency and
severity of insured loss events, (iv) mortality and morbidity levels and
trends, (v) persistency levels, (vi) the extent of credit defaults, (vii)
interest rate levels, (viii) currency exchange rates including the Euro-U.S.
dollar exchange rate, (ix) changing levels of competition, (x) changes in laws
and regulations, including monetary convergence and the European Monetary
Union, (xi) changes in the policies of central banks and/or foreign
governments, (xii) the impact of acquisitions, including related integration
issues, (xiii) reorganization measures, and (xiv) general competitive factors,
in each case on a local, regional, national and/or global basis. Many of
these factors may be more likely to occur, or more pronounced, as a result of
terrorist activities and their consequences. The matters discussed herein may
also involve risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Allianz
AG’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
No duty to update
The company assumes no obligation to update any information contained herein.
End of announcement (c)DGAP 08.09.2005
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