Your investment in VIG

I am very pleased to have assumed the role of CEO of Vienna Insurance Group as of July 1. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to you personally for the trust you have placed in our insurance group as shareholders over the years.

For us it is very important to be able to continue this success together with you and to further demonstrate that we are a stable and also resilient source of reliable dividends.

In fact, we have been able to pay out a consistent dividend to you year after year ever since we first went public. Moreover, we remain committed to increasing the value of our company into the future.

We will also strive to keep you up to date in a clear and transparent manner about developments in results and group performance, and in particular about our strategic initiatives. Key factors in our strategy will be exploiting the opportunities and tapping into the potential we see in our own organisation, drawing on the diversity in our Group, and at the same time fostering and promoting our public image.

I look forward – hopefully in the near future - to interacting with you personally and to shaping Vienna Insurance Group’s continued success.