- Business growth drives earnings performance:
- Net operating earnings up 2% to EUR 509 million* (up 7% in constant currency)
- Net underlying operating earnings up 10% to EUR 531 million (up 15% in constant currency)
- Net income up 47% to EUR 541 million:
- Increase mainly due to higher operating earnings and additions to provisions for guarantees in 2006
- Strong increase in new life sales of 12%; Total deposits rise 53%
- Profitable growth as value of new business rises 51% to EUR 235 million
- Revenue generating investments up 4% (constant currency: up 11%)