Key figures
Helvetia Holding AG share date
| | 2008 | 2007 | +/- % |
| Group profit for the period per share, in CHF | 26.9 | 46.7 | -42.5 |
| Consolidated equity per share in CHF | 323.2 | 332.1 | -2.7 |
| Year-end price of Helvetia registered shares, in CHF | 228.9 | 407.0 | -43.8 |
| Market capitalisation at year-end price, in Mio. CHF | 1'980.6 | 3'521.7 | -43.8 |
| Price/earnings ratio | 8.5 | 8.7 | |
| Dividend per share in CHF | 13.5 | 15.0 | -10.0 |
| Number of shares issued | 8'652'875 | 8'652'875 | |
Core figures
| Income statement in CHF millions | 2008 | 2007 | +/- % |
| Business volume | 5'712.3 | 5'505.2 | 3.8 |
| – of which gross premiums life | 3'067.0 | 2'893.9 | 6.0 |
| – of which gross premiums non-life | 2'560.3 | 2'595.0 | -1.3 |
| – of which deposits from investment contracts | 85.0 | 16.3 | 422.8 |
| Profit from investments | 72.0 | 1'040.0 | -93.1 |
| Profit before tax | 295.6 | 505.5 | -41.5 |
| – of which life | -7.7 | 190.6 | - |
| – of which non-life | 350.2 | 286.5 | 22.2 |
| – of which other | -46.9 | 28.4 | - |
| Group profit for the period after tax | 230.5 | 402.0 | -42.7 |
| Balance sheet in CHF millions | 2008 | 2007 | +/- % |
| Investments | 30'759.1 | 29'381.5 | 4.7 |
| Reserves for insurance and investment contracts (net) | 25'754.4 | 25'924.7 | -0.7 |
| Consolidated equity | 2'773.7 | 2'850.6 | -2.7 |
| Return on equity | 8.2% | 14.4% | |
Key figures
| Life in CHF millions | 2008 | 2007 | +/- % |
| Embedded value total | 2037.2 | 2223.8 | -9.2 |
| – of which value of new business | 30.0 | 32.3 | -7.1 |
| Non-life % | 2008 | 2007 |
| Reserve to premim ratio | 134.9 | 152.3 |
| Combined Ratio (gross) | 88.2 | 94.9 |
| Combined Ratio (net) | 89.9 | 94.5 |
| Investments % | 2008 | 2007 |
| Direct yield | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Investment performance | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Employees | 2008 | 2007 | +/- % |
| Helvetia Groupe total | 4591 | 4607 | -0.2 |
| – of which from Switzerland | 2235 | 2262 | -1.0 |
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