Hungary

Location:
Central Europe, northwest of Romania

Climate:
temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers

Natural hazards:
-

Currency: Forint (HUF)
1 EUR = 311.02 Forints - HUF (December 31st, 2016)
1 EUR = 313.12 Forints - HUF (December 31st, 2015)
1 EUR = 314.89 Forints - HUF (December 31st, 2014)
1 EUR = 296.91 Forints - HUF (December 31st, 2013)
1 EUR = 291.29 Forints - HUF (December 31st, 2012)
1 EUR = 311.13 Forints - HUF (December 31st, 2011)
1 EUR = 278.75 Forints - HUF (December 31st, 2010)

Sources:

Starting October 1, 2013, the National Bank of Hungary took over all activities of financial market regulator PSzAF

Association of Hungarian Insurance Companies (MABISZ)
National Bank of Hungary
Hungarian Financial Supervision Authority (PSZAF)

Insurance statistics
1H2017	Market portfolio (MNB)	xlsx
1Q2017	Market portfolio (MNB)	xlsx
FY2016	Insurance companies rankings (MABISZ)	xlsx
FY2016	Market portfolio (MNB)	xlsx
3Q2016	Market Portfolio (MNB)	xlsx
1H2016	Market portfolio (MNB)	xlsx
1Q2016	Market Portfolio (MNB)	xlsx
FY2015	Market portfolio (MNB)	xlsx
FY2015	Insurance Companies Rankings	xlsx
3Q2015	Market portfolio (NBH)	xlsx
3Q2015	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
1H2015	Market portfolio (MNB)	xlsx
1H2015	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
1Q2015	Market Portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
1Q2015	Insurance Companies Rankings	xlsx
FY2014	Market portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
FY2014	Insurance Companies Rankings	xlsx
3Q2014	Market portfolio (NBH)	xlsx
3Q2014	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
1H2014	Insurance market overview	pdf
1H2014	Market portfolio (NBH)	xlsx
1H2014	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
1Q2014	Market portfolio (NBH)	xlsx
1Q2014	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
FY2013	Insurance market overview	pdf
FY2013	Market Portfolio (NBH)	xlsx
FY2013	Insurance Companies Rankings	xlsx
3Q2013	Market Portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
3Q2013	Insurance Companies Rankings	xlsx
1H2013	Insurance market overview	pdf
1H2013	Insurance Companies Rankings	xlsx
1H2013	Market Portfolio	xlsx
1Q2013	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
1Q2013	Market portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
FY2012	Insurance market overview	pdf
FY2012	Market portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
FY2012	Insurance companies rankings (MABISZ)	xlsx
3Q2012	Insurance Companies Rankings	xlsx
3Q2012	Market Portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
1H2012	Insurance market overview	pdf
1H2012	Market portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
1H2012	Market portfolio (MABISZ)	xlsx
1H2012	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
1Q2012	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
1Q2012	Market portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
1Q2012	Market portfolio (MABISZ)	xlsx
FY2011	Insurance market overview	pdf
FY2011	Market portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
FY2011	Market portfolio (MABISZ)	xlsx
FY2011	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
3Q2011	Market portfolio (PSZAF)	xlsx
3Q2011	Market portfolio (MABISZ)	xlsx
3Q2011	Insurance companies rankings	xlsx
1H2011	Insurance market overview	pdf
1H2011	Market portfolio and rankings	xlsx
2010	Insurance market overview	pdf
2010	Market portfolio and rankings	xlsx
1H2009	Hungarian insurance market overview	pdf
1H2009	Market portfolio	xls
1H2009	Life insurance rankings	xls
1H2009	Non-Life insurance rankings	xls
2009	Hungarian insurance market overview	pdf
2009	Market portfolio	xls
2009	Life insurance rankings	xls
2009	Non-Life insurance rankings	xls
1H2010	Hungarian insurance market overview	pdf
1H2010	Market portfolio	xls
1H2010	Life insurance rankings	xls
1H2010	Non-Life insurance rankings (total & main lines)	xls

Hungary FY2018 Market Portfolio

Hungary timeline 2008 - 2017

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STATISTICS: HUNGARY, MNB: Insurersʼ FY2018 GWP up by 7.1% y-o-y

Editor: Andrei Victor
2019-03-14

Hungarian insurersʼ revenues from premiums rose 7.1% y-o-y in 2018 to HUF 1,024 billion (EUR 3.2 billion), as the figures recently published by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) show.

HUNGARY: Local insurers paid nearly HUF 40 billion for fire damage in the past 8 years

Editor: Cosmin CONCEATU
2019-02-21

According to the Association of Hungarian Insurance Companies (MABISZ), between 2010 and 2017, Hungarian insurers paid aprox. HUF 40 billion for a total of 50,000 reported fire incidents. 2012 was the most severe year, with fires causing HUF 10 billion in damage.

STATISTICS: HUNGARY, 2008 - 2017 timeline: back to the 2008 business volume, after the financial crisis' impact

Editor: Cosmin CONCEATU
2019-02-07

During 2008-2017 the main segments of the Hungarian insurance market - life and non-life insurance -, recorded a U-shape trend, both in written premiums and paid claims terms. Life insurance claims made the only exception from this path, recording a growth trend in the toughest years of the financial crisis.

Hungary's insurance market regulator aims to enhance competition in the home insurance market

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2019-01-08

Hungary's central bank aims to introduce in the second half of 2019 measures to enhance competition in the home insurance market, the central bank's managing director for oversight of financial organizations Csaba KANDRACS said, quoted by Reuters.

OTP Bank to acquire SocGen's Serbian business

2019-01-02

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Aegon: Hungarian homeowners fear most fire and burglary damages

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-12-13

Although pipe bursts and storms are the risks causing each about one third of the housing insurance claims in Hungary, it seems people fear most fire damage and burglary, the latest edition of the Aegonʼs Great Home Test (Nagy Lakasteszt) shows.

STATISTICS: HUNGARY: Insurers' 3Q net profit was up to EUR 180 million

Editor: Andrei Victor
2018-12-12

Hungarian insurers reported 3Q 2018 aggregate GWP up by 9.2% y-o-y to HUF 777 billion (EUR 2.4 billion), according to the market data published by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB).

CIG Pannonia Life Insurance raised capital by about EUR 4.63 million

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-12-06

The board of CIG Pannonia Life Insurance decided on 28 November to raise capital at its general insurance unit by HUF 1.5 billion (~EUR 4.63 million) and modify the unit's dividend policy, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

CIG Pannonia to raise capital at general insurance unit

2018-12-02

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1.561 HUF profit after tax in Q3 at CIG Pannonia

2018-12-02

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STATISTICS: Hungary FY2017 UPDATE: Top 5 insurers accounted for almost 60% of the market GWP

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-10-25

Top 5 Hungarian insurers accounted together for 58.6% of the market GWP in 2017, according to the market data published by MABISZ, the local insurers' association. On the non-life side, the Top 5 market weight is even bigger, of 69.7%.

Hungary: extreme weather caused less damage this summer, but new phenomena are gaining ground

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-09-27

According to the first estimations of the Hungarian Association of Insurers (MABISZ), local insurers paid HUF 3.17 billion (EUR 9.7 million) between May 1 and August 31 for over 57 thousand claims for damages caused to individual and condominium buildings by storms, rainstorms, lightning, and hail.

STATISTICS: HUNGARY, 1H2018: 25% increase in the market aggregated profitability

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-09-13

Hungarian insurers have reported consolidated GWP worth HUF 520.15 billion in 1H2018, by 7.1% up y-o-y. Yet, given the over 6% depreciation of the Forint against the European currency, the market results denominated in Euro show a total GWP volume of EUR 1.58 billion, only 0.6% up y-o-y.