HELSINKI - Sampo Group, a leading financial services company, announced its financial results for the year 2024, revealing significant growth in its underwriting profit and a positive development in its combined ratio. The company’s top-line growth reached 12 percent on a currency-adjusted basis, with a notable rise in the fourth quarter, particularly in the Private sector.
The Group’s underlying combined ratio, a key measure of profitability in insurance underwriting, improved by 1.5 percentage points, supported by positive trends in the Nordics and the UK. The underwriting result climbed by 13 percent to EUR 1.316 billion, contributing to an operating EPS increase of 13 percent to EUR 2.33.
Solvency II coverage remained robust at 177 percent after the proposed dividend, and financial leverage was reported at 26.9 percent. The Board of Sampo Group is proposing a regular dividend of EUR 1.70 per share, adjusted to EUR 0.34 per share after considering the share split that was announced on February 5, 2025.
Looking ahead, Sampo Group expects to deliver an underwriting result between EUR 1.35 billion and EUR 1.45 billion in 2025, which would represent a growth of 3 to 10 percent year-on-year. The Group also forecasts insurance revenue to reach EUR 8.7 to 9.0 billion.
The 2024 performance was marked by strategic milestones, including the acquisition of the minority interest in Topdanmark, which completed Sampo’s transition to an integrated property and casualty (P&C) insurance group. The Group’s CEO highlighted the strong performance in the UK and the successful integration of Topdanmark as key factors contributing to the year’s success.
In the UK, Sampo Group’s subsidiary Hastings added 84,000 policies in the quarter, with growth in new products offset by a disciplined approach to motor insurance as market pricing declined. Overall, Hastings saw a 49 percent increase in underwriting profit, accounting for nearly half of the Group’s 13 percent growth at the Group level.
The Group’s outlook for 2025 is based on its leading position in the consolidated Nordic P&C insurance market and its growth in the digital UK P&C insurance market. Sampo Group expects stable demand for P&C insurance and anticipates claims costs to grow above the long-term trend, driven by factors such as rising repair costs for new cars and wage and service inflation.
This financial statement is based on a press release statement by Sampo Group and reflects the company’s performance and outlook without speculation on broader industry impacts or trends.
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