German insurer, Allianz Group, has achieved a 23% increase in operating profit in the second quarter of 2017 to €2.9bn.
In the life and health insurance segment, operating profit rose 12% to €1.1bn. Present value of new business premiums rose 2.8% to €13.606bn. The new business margin strengthened to 3.4% in the second quarter of 2017.
In asset management, operating profit rose 16.8% to €584m. Third-party assets under management increased by 7.6% to €1,406bn at the end of the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016. Net third party asset inflows reached €55bn in the second quarter of 2017.