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["Economic assumptions for Embedded Value as of December 29, 2017"]
["Zurich Insurance Group"]
[]
["Nominal risk-free yield curves - annually compounded spot rates"]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 Year","2 Year","5 Year","10 Year","20 Year","40 Year"]
["Economy"]
["United States",null,null,1.9244282999989704E-2,2.1018066830602589E-2,2.2742042638617121E-2,2.4322428379096817E-2,2.5817179627549702E-2,2.5398898561097116E-2]
["United Kingdom*",null,null,5.5499999999992777E-3,6.8432350677896103E-3,9.3693759040924807E-3,1.189174911076285E-2,1.3783645000911893E-2,1.2189764074534537E-2]
["Euro Zone*",null,null,-3.5800000000176802E-3,-2.4998724114638771E-3,2.0901089245977111E-3,8.0099774625503883E-3,1.3612327979661387E-2,2.4355509823008381E-2]
["Switzerland",null,null,-8.4639340000002283E-3,-5.3862421873094313E-3,-1.6248338987103761E-3,2.7277642876366581E-3,6.5587223020904251E-3,7.1504646115387871E-3]
["* For United Kingdom and the Euro Zone Solvency II rates without Volatility Adjustment are used as reference rates"]
[]
[]
["Nominal risk-free yield curves with volatility adjustement - annually compounded spot rates"]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 Year","2 Year","5 Year","10 Year","20 Year","40 Year"]
["Economy"]
["United States"]
["United Kingdom"]
["Euro Zone**",null,null,-3.1800000000110629E-3,-2.0998724849231598E-3,2.4901090613005383E-3,8.4099623085913677E-3,1.4012386200826565E-2,2.4615521711412791E-2]
["Switzerland"]
["** For the Euro Zone Solvency II rates with Volatility Adjustment are used as reference rates"]
[]
[]
["Price inflation assumptions (spot inflation)"]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 Year","2 Year","5 Year","10 Year","20 Year","40 Year"]
["Economy"]
["United States",null,null,1.7929889151202305E-2,1.8921947465861289E-2,1.9109052946264526E-2,1.9417824631665859E-2,2.031299674767939E-2,2.0738765794857672E-2]
["United Kingdom",null,null,2.8168166354056945E-2,2.9000472928598198E-2,3.0600604410091048E-2,3.2430957287491458E-2,3.4288686338217023E-2,3.3829209560028106E-2]
["Euro Zone",null,null,1.231408841869408E-2,1.1987294638377666E-2,1.3105906611737606E-2,1.4796464821532851E-2,1.5038755459157782E-2,2.0330671362871922E-2]
["Switzerland",null,null,5.776369789732172E-3,7.6546500388356975E-3,8.7551424569498604E-3,1.0618335508588927E-2,1.2305238209476821E-2,1.2235615556641433E-2]
[]
[]
[]
["At-the-money forward equity implied volatility (total return index)"]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 Year","2 Year","5 Year","10 Year","20 Year","40 Year"]
["Index"]
["S&P 500",null,null,0.139542362636569,0.160555040843151,0.17727473160309301,0.205837344172108,0.241548953490411,0.26451288585326899]
["FTSE 100",null,null,0.12604499612988601,0.141378705777846,0.164450196702805,0.191339493582488,0.21504822152234601,0.20198497515081501]
["Eurostoxx",null,null,0.15673058182814001,0.157754611578906,0.176643612918612,0.19158308626611401,0.22631743158344,0.27875099093028199]
["SMI",null,null,0.14166883248610099,0.15298596952395799,0.16073481687562099,0.164687426440876,0.18956608549034201,0.22157371631627201]
[]
[]
[]
["At-the-money forward property implied volatility (total return index)"]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 Year","2 Year","5 Year","10 Year","20 Year","40 Year"]
["Economy"]
["United States"]
["United Kingdom"]
["Euro Zone",null,null,0.133082107259861,0.124247802345043,0.13024309801386899,0.13197263955109001,0.12075900036807299,0.13628438817695501]
["Switzerland",null,null,0.132640540774946,0.133632114572514,0.126426072538708,0.120207872168331,0.11909382310031499,0.14461266971266701]
[]
[]
[]
["Implied normal volatility of at-the-money forward interest rate swaptions"]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 year option","2 year option","5 year option","10 year option","20 year option","40 year option"]
["USD"]
["1 year swap",null,null,5.2725112182088196E-3,5.2617311594076498E-3,5.5541205802001102E-3,6.2655286747030896E-3,5.5148656829260298E-3,3.7655800697393698E-3]
["2 year swap",null,null,5.2135185687802697E-3,5.4351938306354004E-3,5.7164033059962103E-3,6.3243803451769097E-3,5.4958768305368704E-3,3.7251533358357799E-3]
["5 year swap",null,null,5.4082784918136903E-3,5.83792506949976E-3,6.0247923829592799E-3,6.4223601366393303E-3,5.4285523365251703E-3,3.5928415018133802E-3]
["10 year swap",null,null,5.8191307471133803E-3,6.0678860754706E-3,6.2501520733348999E-3,6.3867652206681703E-3,5.2475893753580697E-3,3.3666378003545101E-3]
["20 year swap",null,null,6.0262771439738598E-3,6.0431288438849203E-3,6.12873845966533E-3,5.9563236427493402E-3,4.7554895863868296E-3,2.9312301776371901E-3]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 year option","2 year option","5 year option","10 year option","20 year option","40 year option"]
["GBP"]
["1 year swap",null,null,5.0366025534458502E-3,4.8272980493493404E-3,5.6169569143094096E-3,6.1210301355458796E-3,6.2786500784568497E-3,4.6760275145061297E-3]
["2 year swap",null,null,5.2728512673638796E-3,5.0216756644658701E-3,5.8100054156966499E-3,6.22289156308398E-3,6.2826688517816399E-3,4.6659706276841496E-3]
["5 year swap",null,null,5.8398363762535198E-3,5.6221658014692401E-3,6.2225784058682603E-3,6.4316458883695296E-3,6.2364626792259497E-3,4.5870644389651698E-3]
["10 year swap",null,null,6.4241510699503098E-3,6.3114992226473996E-3,6.5309523488394899E-3,6.5297372057102603E-3,6.0312911518849398E-3,4.3663679971359696E-3]
["20 year swap",null,null,6.7616075393743796E-3,6.58920622663572E-3,6.4948084182106002E-3,6.2359700095839798E-3,5.4237556760199403E-3,3.7217561039142302E-3]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 year option","2 year option","5 year option","10 year option","20 year option","40 year option"]
["EUR"]
["1 year swap",null,null,2.6750653632916501E-3,3.2642747391946601E-3,5.1266912487335503E-3,6.0346054960973604E-3,6.1392110656015601E-3,4.7439396730624096E-3]
["2 year swap",null,null,3.1379958963953002E-3,3.7412687088362899E-3,5.4529792978428304E-3,6.1713202740065797E-3,6.15021080011502E-3,4.7133936895988899E-3]
["5 year swap",null,null,4.2773496243171403E-3,4.7749319928698198E-3,6.0702205519191903E-3,6.4146869699470699E-3,6.0839664074592301E-3,4.60580753860995E-3]
["10 year swap",null,null,5.2369476179592303E-3,5.5481393937952799E-3,6.3221755553968303E-3,6.3514855573885099E-3,5.7458893279545E-3,4.34411148307845E-3]
["20 year swap",null,null,5.2831868524663202E-3,5.42748317820951E-3,5.7180628064088497E-3,5.4660726455040302E-3,4.8570747603662303E-3,3.7346778553910601E-3]
[]
[null,null,null,"1 year option","2 year option","5 year option","10 year option","20 year option","40 year option"]
["CHF"]
["1 year swap",null,null,3.7413082900457102E-3,4.4095229241065698E-3,5.6170863681472803E-3,6.60630565835163E-3,6.6094177891500303E-3,5.43171790195629E-3]
["2 year swap",null,null,4.1085259872488704E-3,4.7023151419125497E-3,5.9383540065027799E-3,6.7334630875848199E-3,6.6460343659855399E-3,5.41660614544526E-3]
["5 year swap",null,null,5.03471150295809E-3,5.5376367527060202E-3,6.6012974712066396E-3,6.97869510622695E-3,6.6448741708882196E-3,5.3202317212708303E-3]
["10 year swap",null,null,5.9790614177472898E-3,6.2826420762576198E-3,7.03438703203574E-3,7.0080332807265196E-3,6.4250527066178603E-3,5.0180357065983099E-3]
["20 year swap",null,null,6.2826005159877197E-3,6.4373588538728698E-3,6.7578615271486299E-3,6.4259877544827803E-3,5.6345458724536002E-3,4.2735208407975699E-3]
[]
[]
["Leakage"]
[]
["Equity",null,null,"Max","Min","Max-Min","20 year","30 year","40 year"]
["USD",null,null,1.0687932112792899,0.97573468763287596,9.3058523646413982E-2,1.0078068286316699,1.0456868038481499,1.0095050587239101]
["GBP",null,null,1.00428913312707,0.86700944653731404,0.13727968658975598,0.97001661703217301,0.95017532224941104,0.86700944653731404]
["EUR",null,null,1.1041360399090001,0.903885874570174,0.20025016533882611,0.99963690444378805,0.98084346763102503,1.05437726445198]
["CHF",null,null,1.02542009551711,0.981773373301428,4.3646722215681999E-2,1.0162707222246501,0.99314742729586003,1.02483835936464]

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["Disclaimer & Cautionary Statement"]
["Certain statements in this document are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements that are predictions of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd or the Zurich Insurance Group (the Group). Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Group's targeted profit, return on equity targets, expenses, pricing conditions, dividend policy and underwriting and claims results, as well as statements regarding the Group's understanding of general economic, financial and insurance market conditions and expected developments. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and can be affected by other factors that could cause actual results and plans and objectives of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd or the Group to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements (or from past results). "]
["Factors such as (i) general economic conditions and competitive factors, particularly in key markets; (ii) the risk of a global economic downturn; (iii) performance of financial markets; (iv) levels of interest rates and currency exchange rates; (v) frequency, severity and development of insured claims events; (vi) mortality and morbidity experience; (vii) policy renewal and lapse rates; and (viii) changes in laws and regulations and in the policies of regulators may have a direct bearing on the results of operations of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd and its Group and on whether the targets will be achieved. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise."]
["All references to “Farmers Exchanges” mean Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange and their subsidiaries and affiliates. The three Exchanges are California domiciled interinsurance exchanges owned by their policyholders with governance oversight by their Boards of Governors. Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries are appointed as the attorneys-in-fact for the Farmers Exchanges and in that capacity provide certain non-claims administrative and management services to the Farmers Exchanges. Neither Farmers Group, Inc., nor its parent companies, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd and Zurich Insurance Group Ltd, have any ownership interest in the Farmers Exchanges. Financial information about the Farmers Exchanges is proprietary to the Farmers Exchanges, but is provided to support an understanding of the performance of Farmers Group, Inc. and Farmers Reinsurance Company."]
["It should be noted that past performance is not a guide to future performance. "]
["Persons requiring advice should consult an independent advisor."]
["This communication does not constitute an offer or an invitation for the sale or purchase of securities in any jurisdiction."]
["THIS COMMUNICATION DOES NOT CONTAIN AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES; SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION, AND ANY PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES TO BE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE MADE BY MEANS OF A PROSPECTUS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUER AND THAT WILL CONTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS."]