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DELOITTE assisted VIG in taking over AEGON's units in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Turkey
DELOITTE assisted the Austrian insurer VIG in taking over the units of the Dutch financial group AEGON in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Turkey, informed the Romanian insurance news portal www.1asig.ro here
13 January 2021Hungarian Central Bank fined GROUPAMA HUF 49.5 million
The Central Bank of Hungary - Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) the regulator and supervisor of Hungarian insurance market fined local insurer GROUPAMA Biztosito HUF 49.5 million (about ~ EUR 137,500) for the violations of MTPL's portfolio management, IT security, remuneration policy, risk management system, and other deficiencies of customer information and complaint handling.
13 January 2021HUNGARY: MNB fined Aegon Biztosito with HUF 60 million
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) imposed a fine of HUF 60 million (~EUR 166 thousand*) on Aegon Biztosito as a result of multiple deficiencies on insurer's activity, including investment life insurance and KGFB portfolio management, outsourcing activities, IT security, customer information, complaint handling, and (in several business lines) customer contracts.
18 November 2020AEGON to leave CEE markets, rumors say
Dutch insurer AEGON has put its CEE units - including Poland, Romania, Hungary and Turkey -, up for sale, Reuters wrote citing sources close to insurer.
29 October 2020Bence HOLLO appointed CEO of NN Hungary as of 1 December 2020
Bence HOLLO will be appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NN Hungary, effective 1 December, subject to regulatory approval, as the Dutch insurance group announced in a statement.
14 October 2020STATISTICS: HUNGARY, 1H2020: Insurers' profits expanded to more than EUR 140 million
According to the half-year market figures published by the Central Bank of Hungary - MNB, the insurance sector's 1H2020 premium income amounted to HUF 613 billion (~EUR 1.72 billion), rising in local currency by 3.65% y-o-y. Life insurance H1 2020 premium income increased by about 0.59% to HUF 259.4 billion, while non-life segment expanded by more than 6pp to HUF 353.69 billion. About 42.31% of premium income originated from the life insurance business and 57.69% from the non-life insurance business.
1 October 2020HUNGARY: MNB asks insurers to review the MTPL tariffs
The Central Bank of Hungary (MNB) intend to change the premiums paid by customers on MTPL insurance (kgfb in Hungarian) by January 1, 2021. About a week ago, it calls local insurers to review the tarrifs taking into account the "kgfb database" which has been accessible to insurers now for three quarters.
23 September 2020Istvan FEDAK to be the new CEO of CIG Pannonia
At the end of July 2020, the Hungarian insurer CIG Pannonia annoucned that that employment of the CEO - Gabriella KADAR and Deputy CEO - Miklos BARTA of the company - will end on September 30, 2020.
1 September 2020STATISTICS: HUNGARY, 1Q2020: Insurers' net profit expanded to almost EUR 71 million
The Hungarian insurance market amounted to HUF 336.4 billion (~EUR 936 million*) in 2020 Q1, rising by 6.3% relative to the same period of the previous year, according to the quarterly statistics published by the National Bank of Hungary - MNB.
2 July 2020STATISTICS: HUNGARY, FY2019: insurers posted EUR 3.5 billion in 2019 GWP, while the market profit expanded to EUR 230 million
According to the year-end market figures published by the Central Bank of Hungary - MNB, the insurance sector's FY2019 premium income amounted to HUF 1,150.48 billion (~EUR 3.48 billion), rising by 12.33% y-o-y.
12 March 2020Fitch Ratings affirms Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria and Hungary
During February 2020, Fitch Ratings, the leading provider of credit ratings, affirmed the ratings of Russia ('BBB'), Kazakhstan ('BBB'), Georgia ('BB'), Turkey ('BB-'), Bulgaria ('BBB') and Hungary ('BBB').
3 March 2020HUNGARY: NN enters the non-life insurance market
NN officially announced its entrance in the Hungarian non-life insurance market. The company plans to offer three non-life types of products which will widen its product portfolio.
24 February 2020David BARANYAI appointed interim CEO of NN Insurance Hungary
David BARANYAI, currently CSO NN Hungary, has been appointed CEO NN Insurance Hungary on an ad interim basis, subject to regulatory approval. The appointment is effective as of 17 February 2020.
17 February 2020HUNGARY: February storm claims may exceed HUF 1 billion
About 10,000 claim files were reported by Hungarian insurers following the first week of February's storms, Budapest Business Journal reported quoting MABISZ (the Hungarian Association of Insurers) representatives.
13 February 2020MABISZ: Hungarian insurers expect to see a significant growth in 2020
Based on the 3Q2019 results, last year was a successful one for Hungarian insurance companies, the 11% y-o-y increase in GWP justifying optimistic expectations for the year-end result. "Premium income of the sector is expected to exceed HUF 1,100 billion (~EUR 3.3 billion) by the end of the year," said Mihaly ERDOS, vice president of the Hungarian Insurance Association (MABISZ).
30 January 2020STATISTICS: HUNGARY, 3Q2019: Insurers' 9 months GWP climbed 11% y-o-y
Hungarian insurance market totaled HUF 862.20 billion (EUR 2.66 billion) at the end of Q3 2019, 10.97% more y-o-y, official statistics showed. In terms of damages, the value of incurred claims (paid claims and reserves, summed-up) amounted to HUF 312.95 billion for life insurance contracts (+10.72% y-o-y) and HUF 198.45 billion for non-life policies, +13.96 more y-o-y.
12 December 2019HUNGARY: MNB introduces consumer-friendly home insurance system
The Central Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced the introduction of Certified Consumer-Friendly Home Insurance system (Minositett Fogyasztobarat Otthonbiztositas - MFO), to be available to consumers starting Q1 2020.
2 December 2019NN Hungary to appoint new CEO
Michal HUCAL will be appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NN Hungary, effective 1 January 2020, subject to regulatory approval, as the Dutch insurance group informed in a statement. "As CEO of NN Hungary, he will focus on continuing our growth in the local market".
28 November 2019HUNGARY: MNB suspended NOVIS unit-linked product
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced the decision to temporarily suspend NOVIS life insurance product distribution after the regulator found several problems that might affect the Hungarian customers.
12 November 2019HUNGARY: UNIQA Biztosito fined by regulator
Hungarian branch of UNIQA was fined with HUF 108 million (~ EUR 320,000) by the Central Bank of Hungary (MNB), following an investigation from the regulator who found several problems regarding internal control, insurance portfolio management and customer service.
26 September 2019XPRIMM Newsletter
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