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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-09-17 The European Union will ?create a "climate insurance alliance" to increase cover for extreme weather events, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on 16 September, as the bloc emerges from a summer of drought, wildfires and heatwaves, Reuters reported.  More
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-09-17 Despite Croatia’s high homeownership rate, only an estimated 20-25% of properties are insured, while rising rebuilding costs and increasingly severe climate-related risks are widening the protection gap and increasing the risk of underinsurance, according to Croatia osiguranje. More
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-17 Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) is set to become the national resolution authority for insurers and reinsurers under the planned implementation of the EU Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD), instead of the Bank Guarantee Fund (BFG), which had been preparing for this role for several years, Gazeta Ubezpieczeniowa reported. More
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-09-17 The growing use of electric vehicles is bringing new risks, higher claims costs and longer repair times, requiring insurers to adjust their risk assessment, underwriting and pricing models, Serbian insurance executives said during the EV Days conference held on September 10-11 in Novi Sad. More
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-17 With the new school year underway, insurance associations and road safety organizations across Central Europe are once again joining forces to promote child road safety and accident prevention, bringing national initiatives together under the regional Child Safety program. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-14 S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term issuer credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Eurasia Insurance Co. to ‘BBB+’ from ‘BBB’. Eurasia Insurance Company is the leading insurer in the market of Kazakhstan. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-14 In the first seven months of 2026, total GWP in the Kazakh market reached KZT 1.1 trillion (~EUR 2,084 million), a 15.77% increase y-o-y. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-17 As at 30 June 2026, Groupama’s combined premium income stood at EUR 14.0 billion, an increase of 8.7% compared with 30 June 2025. More
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-17 AXA announces the launch of Safe Cyber Space, an initiative aimed at raising awareness and equipping teenagers, their parents, and educators to face digital challenges, amid rising online risks. More
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-17 The Hungarian insurance sector maintained a positive development and financial stability in the first half of 2026. The sector’s cumulative premium income amounted to HUF 1,084 billion (EUR 3.053 billion), up 3.5% y-o-y, according to data provided by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB). The overall result reflected a 6.7% increase in non-life premium income and a 1% decrease in life insurance premiums. More
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-17 The Polish insurance market ended the first half of 2026 with GWP of PLN 47.3 billion (EUR 11.011 billion), up 7.1% y-o-y, according to the Polish Insurance Association (PIU). Life insurance premiums increased by 12.5% to PLN 13.6 billion (EUR 3.167 billion), while non-life GWP rose by 5% to PLN 33.7 billion (EUR 7.84 billion). More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-14 According to xprimm statistics, the regional insurance market of Eurasia (former USSR*) grew by 19.67% in euros by the end of the first half of 2026, reaching EUR 27.56 billion. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-14 Uzbekistan's insurance sector grew by 28.63% y-o-y in the first half of 2026, reaching a total of UZS 8.02 trillion (EUR 583.07 million). Total paid claims amounted to UZS 2.25 trillion (EUR 163.80 million), which is 80.91% more y-o-y in local currency, according to data published by the National Agency for Prospective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NAPP). More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-14 Tajik insurance market in 1Q2026 amounted to TJS 120.50 million (EUR 10.92 million), an increase of 5.33% y-o-y in local currency. Market paid claims totaled TJS 9.30 million (EUR 0.84 million), which is 35.90% less according to the National Bank's report. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-14 In the first half of 2026, the insurance market grew by 14.44% to RUB 2.02 trillion (EUR 22.80 billion, +19.13%), according to data published by the Central Bank. More
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MARKETS & TRENDS
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-14 Geopolitical risks, the continuing legal legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic and evolving interpretations of insurance contracts are among the key themes of the latest Reinsurance Round-Up, the September 2026 review prepared by Carter Perry Bailey LLP. More
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ON THE MOVE
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-14
Allianz-?iriac has announced several changes to its executive management team, with Aurel Badea set to leave the company at the end of 2026, Adriana Matache taking over responsibility for the technical area, and Andrei Rubeli joining the insurer as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-14
Willis, a WTW business, appointed Trevor Madden as Head of Captive and Insurance Management Solutions, Asia Pacific, effective 1 November 2026, the company said on its website.
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