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HDI Global lifts insurance service result 8% in first half of 2026
The insurer said its combined ratio improved to 90.7% in H1 2026, helped by lower large loss payments of EUR 92 million versus EUR 142 million a year earlier.
HDI Global, a commercial and industrial insurer within the HDI Group, reported an 8% increase in its insurance service result to EUR 465 million for the first half of 2026, up from EUR 430 million in H1 2025, according to Reinsurance News.
HDI Global said insurance revenue was stable at EUR 5 billion in H1 2026, while the company credited disciplined underwriting and currency effects for the result. The insurer also reported that its combined ratio improved to 90.7% from 91.6% a year earlier, alongside lower large loss payments of EUR 92 million compared with EUR 142 million in H1 2025.
The company attributed the improved financials to lower large loss payments and an increased investment result. It said large loss payments undershot the pro rata budget for the period, which it recognized in full by EUR 209 million, and that natural catastrophe losses were below budget despite significant man-made losses across industries.
HDI Global also raised its net income, which increased 7% to EUR 292 million in H1 2026 from EUR 274 million in H1 2025. Reinsurance News reported that net insurance financial and investment results before currency effects benefited from higher investment volumes and higher current interest income, rising to EUR 169 million from EUR 99 million.