- ARAG Group grows strongly by 17.5 per cent
- Even without acquisition effects from the UK, revenues increased by over 10 percent
- Health insurance business with a dynamic increase of 17.4 percent
- Group expands contract portfolio by a net 1.5 million units
- Best result of ordinary business activities with €141 million
- Again strong premium growth of 12 percent in the 1st quarter of 2025
The ARAG Group recorded a premium growth of 17.5 percent in the 2024 fiscal year, increasing by €416 million to around €2.8 billion. The underwriting result decreased to €96 million due to increased claims expenses. However, the result of normal business activities reached a historic high of €141 million. The net profit remained at a good level with €76 million. “The year 2024 marks an important milestone for us. For the first time, we consolidated the business of the former DAS UK. This has resulted in the largest growth leap in our company’s history. But even without the acquisition, the Group achieved robust organic growth. Our earnings performance developed better than we had forecasted in December. In short: we look back on a very successful financial year,” explained Dr. Renko Dirksen, Speaker of the Management Board of ARAG SE, at the presentation of the ARAG Group's financial statements.
In the German market, the legal and health insurance business continued to show very strong demand in 2024. Premium income increased by almost 13 percent to €1.6 billion. The international units contributed €1.18 billion in premiums, an increase of 24 percent. At the end of 2024, the Group had a total of over 13 million contracts in its portfolio. At the Group level, the combined ratio increased to 90.6 percent (previous year: 87.6 percent); benefits for insurance claims rose from €1.2 billion to €1.5 billion, and the Group’s claims ratio increased from 51.2 percent to 54.6 percent. The main reasons for these developments are strong growth – and consequently higher utilization by customers – as well as inflation. The cost ratio, on the other hand, was 35.9 percent, below the previous year’s 36.4 percent. Favorable market developments and additional disposal gains from restructurings led to a significant increase in investment income by 33 percent to €161.5 million. The high premium growth is driven by the strong legal insurance segment – the largest unit in the Group. This segment delivered a growth of 17 percent to €1.65 billion, driven by the acquisition in the United Kingdom. The health insurance segment also contributed a growth of 17 percent, with premium income of €749 million. The reorganization in the United Kingdom also resulted in noticeable changes in the business development of the ARAG composite segment. This led to a significant increase in premiums in this segment by 21.5 percent to €388 million.