Aegon was booked in the third quarter, underlying gross profit of 461 million euros. That was 7 percent less than a year earlier but more than analysts had predicted.
The insurer, posted to say that good progress with its savings program, especially in the United States. Therefore, Aegon is well on track to meet the goal of 200 million euros in savings in 2018, said ceo Alex Wynaendts.
Aegon gets most of its revenue from the US. There are the results of the levensverzekeringstak continued to be under pressure, because the pensioners are also living longer and the benefits they are entitled to continue to grow. In addition, it plays the low interest rate environment, Aegon is false.
Trump
On that field, the arrival of president Donald Trump may offer consolation, said Wynaendts. If those are plans for massive investment in the infrastructure continues, will the interest rates in the U.S. continue to rise, he predicted. In Europe charges Wynaendts there, unchanged, that the interest rate is still very long time will remain low.
The capital buffer of Aegon remained more or less stable compared to the previous three months. The so-called Solvency II ratio came the previous quarter and 156%, against 158 percent in the second quarter.
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