• Zurich Insurance Group posted record HY-26 business operating profit of USD 4.8 billion, up 13%; core EPS rose 11.5% to USD 24.2.
• P&C business operating profit climbed 16% to USD 2.8 billion as gross written premiums increased 7% to USD 29.9 billion.
• Group combined ratio held broadly stable at 92.7%, up 0.3 percentage points year on year; prior-year development improved to -2.4%.
• Life business operating profit advanced 16% to USD 1.3 billion; Protection gross written premiums grew 10% to USD 5.9 billion.
• Zurich raised FY-26 Life guidance, expecting business operating profit to grow by at least 10%; SST ratio stood at 266%.

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