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Investing.com -- Swiss Life (SIX:SLHN) on Tuesday posted CHF 7.9 billion in premiums and CHF 659 million in fee income in the first quarter of 2025, as the insurer expanded its business across key European markets.
Premiums rose 6% in local currency compared to CHF 7.5 billion in the same period last year. Fee income increased 3% in local currency from CHF 639 million.
The Swiss company said the rise in fee income was mainly driven by contributions from both its own and third-party products and services, along with continued growth from Swiss Life Asset Managers.
In its home market of Switzerland, Swiss Life reported CHF 4.5 billion in premiums, an increase of 3%.
Fee income in the Swiss segment rose 11% to CHF 91 million. Assets under management in the semi-autonomous business were unchanged at CHF 7.8 billion as of March 31.
In France, premiums increased 11% to €2.1 billion. Life insurance premiums were up 14%, with unit-linked products accounting for 65% of the life segment, the same share as in the first quarter of 2024. Fee income in France rose 7% to €154 million.
In Germany, premiums reached €412 million, up 3%. Fee income increased 5% to €227 million.
The company said the first quarter of 2024 had benefited from a specific market opportunity, which contributed to a high comparison base.
In the International market unit, premiums rose 7% to €1.13 billion. Fee income declined 5% to €92 million.
Swiss Life Asset Managers reported CHF 9.3 billion in net new assets in its third-party asset management business, up from CHF 0.7 billion a year earlier.
Assets under management in the TPAM segment totaled CHF 135 billion as of March 31, up from CHF 125 billion at the end of 2024.
Fee income from Swiss Life Asset Managers increased to CHF 232 million, compared with CHF 220 million in the first quarter of 2024.
Of this, CHF 146 million came from the TPAM business, up from CHF 137 million in the same period last year.
The group reported CHF 1.08 billion in direct investment income for the quarter, up from CHF 1.02 billion in the prior-year period. The non-annualised direct investment yield was 0.8%, compared to 0.7% last year.
Swiss Life reported a Swiss Solvency Test (SST) ratio of around 200% as of March 31, slightly down from 201% at the end of December but still above its strategic ambition range of 140–190%.
The company said its ongoing CHF 750 million share buyback program, announced earlier, is progressing as planned and will continue through the end of May 2026.
“Swiss Life had a good start to the 2025 financial year,” said Matthias Aellig, Group CEO of Swiss Life, in a statement.
“The first quarter marks a pleasing beginning to our ‘Swiss Life 2027’ programme, with which we aim to continue our successful development of recent years.”