MTPL insurers in Ukraine from January to October 2020 paid UAH 2.3 billion (~EUR 69 million*) to victims of road accidents, which is 11% more y-o-y, Forinshurer reports according to MTIBU.

New insurer, SHARQ-SUG'URTA, entered the insurance market of Uzbekistan, UzReport informed on 28 December.

Global insurers AXA and GENERALI announced that they entered into an agreement on the Greek market. Under the terms of the agreement, AXA will sell its Life & Savings and Property & Casualty businesses in the country to GENERALI for a consideration of EUR 165 million, representing a multiple of 12.2 times 2019 earnings, subject to closing adjustments.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb" of Halyk Insurance Company of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, JSC (Halyk Insurance) (Kazakhstan). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is negative.

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Willis Towers Watson by Aon, under the EU Merger Regulation. Aon and Willis Tower Watson are both insurance and re-insurance brokers, as well as providers of other professional services to corporate customers.

At the end of 2020, CHUBB announced that Alexandra WALDMAN has been appointed with immediate effect as Climate Sustainability Manager. She will report to Paul KRUMP, Vice Chairman, CHUBB Group, Global Underwriting and Claims.

At the end of 2020, the CROATIA's osiguranje shareholder - the Rovinj based consortium ADRIS grupa - announced that Ante VLAHOVIC (member of the Supervisory Board and former President of the Management Board from 2004 to 2019) was elected as President of the Supervisory Board.

From January 1, 2021 in accordance with the law on "Health insurance" citizens, working in the state and oil sectors, non-state and non-oil sectors, individuals performing work on the basis of civil contracts of a legal nature, as well as those engaged in entrepreneurial activity will pay for mandatory health insurance, Trend reported.

According to the Bureau of Motor Insurers of Armenia, for 11 months of 2020, the number of online MTPL contracts exceeded by 2.3 times the same indicator for 11 months of 2019, and the share of e-MTPL policies in the total number of MTPL contracts increased to 14% from 5% a year ago, ArmInfo reports.

The results for the first 10 months of 2020 indicate that non-life GWP accounts for 59% of the total market volume. This sector demonstrates dynamic development, despite the difficulties of 2020, said Elmar MIRSALAYEV, executive director of the Azerbaijan Insurers Association (AIA) for Trend.

In 2021, the market development will be even, based on the structure of the insurance portfolio over the past three years, and GWP increase can range from 5% to 10%.

GWP of travel insurance from January to September 2020 amounted to RUB 6.04 billion (~EUR 64.93 million*), which is 58.2% less y-o-y, ASN reports according to the Central Bank statistics. This decrease was caused by restrictive measures during the pandemic.

At the end of 3Q2020, the insurance market in Azerbaijan in local currency increased by 11.30% y-o-y, to AZN 581.51 million (EUR 291.53 million*), according to the data published by the Central Bank.

According to The European Insurance CFO Forum, Delfin Rueda, Chief Financial Officer of NN Group, has been appointed as Chair of the CFO Forum and will succeed Matt Rider of Aegon, starting with 1^st of January 2021.

Aviva appointed Mark Versey as Chief Executive of Aviva Investors. He will join Aviva's Group Executive Committee, reporting to Aviva Group CEO, Amanda Blanc, and will assume his new role with immediate effect, after the regulatory approval.

The company won the "Innovatively Active Company of the Year" nomination. The ceremony of awarding the winners of the Time for Innovation 2020 award was held on December 11 in Sochi, the insurer said in its press release.

The long-term issuer credit rating of ROSGOSSTRAKH affirmed at BB, outlook stable, despite the extremely high dividends of RUB 12.2 billion (~EUR 0.13 billion*), that the company will pay to its parent financial corporation in 2021, the press-release of S&P Global ratings said.

S&P Global Ratings assigned on December 21 its 'B' long-term insurer financial strength and issuer credit ratings and 'kzBB+' national scale rating to Kazakhstan-based Basel Insurance company. The outlook is stable, the agency's press-release said.

Generali's Financial Strength Rating (FSR) was confirmed of "A" (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of "a+", as AM best have announced.

Three out of four consumers (76%) would like to have assistance from their insurer in dealing with cybersecurity threats as the pandemic drives more consumers online, according to a press release of Accenture (NYSE: ACN).