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Staff

The average number of staff at the companies included in the consolidated financial statement of the Hannover Re Group during the reporting period was 2,475 (2,376). As at the balance sheet date altogether 2,534 (2,419) staff were employed by the Hannover Re Group, with 1,289 (1,219) employed in Germany and 1,245 (1,200) working for the consolidated Group companies abroad.

Personnel information
20142013 
31.3.30.6.30.9.31.12.Average31.12.Average
Number of employees (excluding Board members)2,4422,4682,5102,5342,4752,4192,376
Nationality of employees in 2014
GermanUSAUKSouth
African
AustralienSwedishIrishOtherTotal
Number of employees1,1982892131549491444512,534

Expenditures on personnel

The expenditures on insurance business, claims expenses (claims settlement) and expenditures on the administration of investments include the following personnel expenditures:

Personnel expenditures
in EUR thousand20142013
a) Wages and salaries224,659203,056
224,659203,056
b) Social security contributions and expenditure on provisions and assistance
ba) Social security contributions21,29018,481
bb) Expenditures for pension provision22,81622,748
bc) Expenditures for assistance4,6163,711
48,72244,940
Total273,381247,996