FRANKFURT (S&P Global Ratings) Feb. 21, 2020--S&P Global Ratings today said that although Allianz's 2019 underwriting performance was toward the lower end of S&P Global Ratings' expectation, it expects Allianz will maintain its risk-based capital above the 'AA' level. This is a key element of our 'AA' long-term ratings and stable outlook on Allianz SE. Allianz reported its full-year 2019 results today, with a combined ratio of 95.5%, at the upper end of our expectation of 94%-96%, and weaker than the 94% reported for 2018. The weaker underwriting result was mainly a result of reserve strengthening in Allianz's core subsidiary Allianz Global Corporate&Specialty SE (AGCS; AA/Stable/--) of €0.6 billion. The group's operating result increased to €11.9 billion, in