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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-09-24
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has acquired a 25% stake in Vienna-based Dolphin Technologies, strengthening a partnership launched in 2022 to drive forward AI-powered telematics within the Group. The investment will support the further development of AI-powered telematics and expand VIG’s use of telematics solutions across the CEE region.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
Insurance companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Serb Republic in the first eight months of 2026 generated GWP worth BAM 277.3 million (EUR 141.8 million euro), up 5.8% year-on-year, according to the entity's insurance regulator, SeeNews reports.
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-24
Almost 45% of buildings in Poland have no insurance protection, according to an analysis presented by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF). The regulator also highlighted concerns related to underinsurance, product design, distribution and claims handling.
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-09-24
UNIQA Asigur?ri is introducing a first on the Romanian market: an additional insurance rider covering bullying incidents committed by other minors, available together with the UNICASA home insurance policy. The rider provides access to psychological assessment and counseling services for affected children.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
In Armenia, the MTPL loss ratio fell to 73.2% during the January–August 2026 period, down from 74% for the same period in 2025.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has been admitted as a member of the United Nations Development Programme (UN DP) Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF), Trend reports, citing the CBA.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-” (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good) of Eurasia Insurance Company JSC (Eurasia) (Kazakhstan). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) has been revised to stable from positive.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market, in collaboration with relevant government bodies, has developed draft laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the insurance market" and "On amendments to certain laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan on regulation and development of the insurance market", reports Allinsurance.kz.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
Total insurance liabilities of the market participants in Uzbekistan rose by 48.2% in the first half of 2026, reaching UZS 4.415 trillion (~EUR 0.32 billion).
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
AXA aims to leverage its industry?leading margins, strong balance sheet and well?diversified multi?line model to drive market share gains and sustained earnings growth, as the company announces its 2027-2029 strategy and financial targets.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
Allianz Partners, a global leader in B2B2C insurance and assistance services within Allianz Group, and Waymo, a leading autonomous driving technology company, have announced a strategic collaboration to develop an integrated ecosystem across insurance, claims, and safety research solutions supporting Waymo´s service expansion.
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ON THE MOVE
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
The Executive Board of the Association of Hungarian Insurers (MABISZ) elected Dr. Csaba Kerékgyártó as the new Secretary General of the Association on September 16, 2026. He has been holding the position on an interim basis since July 1, 2026, following the retirement of Dr. Dániel Molnos.
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-09-24
Lidija Božovi? has been appointed Executive Director of UNIQA’s non-life insurance company in Montenegro, the insurer announced.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
Tom Geraghty has been appointed as CEO, Marsh Europe, effective November 1, 2026, Marsh, a leading global professional services firm, announced.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
Sean Ringsted has been named Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President, Chubb Group, effective immediately, Chubb Limited announced.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
Marsh, a leading global professional services firm, has announced that Matt Stadler will become CEO of Marsh Agency, on January 1, 2027. He succeeds David Eslick, who will continue as Chairman.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
Christos Adamantiadis has been appointed as Global Head of Placement and Market Solutions, Marsh Risk, effective November 1, 2026, Marsh announced.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-21
Jon Hancock will retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, General Insurance and transition to the role of Senior Advisor effective December 31, 2026, following more than six years in executive leadership roles at AIG and a distinguished, 40-year career in the insurance industry, American International Group (AIG) announced.
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EIOPA NEWS
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-24
European insurers remain financially sound, with stable solvency levels and broadly resilient profitability, but geopolitical uncertainty, external dependencies, natural catastrophes and rapidly evolving technology risks are reshaping the sector's risk landscape, according to the Autumn 2026 update on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system, published by the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).
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INTERVIEW
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-24
The Guarantee Fund plays a significant role in the Bulgarian insurance market, including through the information systems it maintains for MTPL policies and claims. We are currently working on a major upgrade of these systems to improve their performance, facilitate data exchange and support the further digitalization of the sector.
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STATISTICS
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-24
The Czech insurance market totaled CZK 133.86 billion (EUR 5.51 billion) at the end of June 2026, up by 7.07% y-o-y in national currency (9.23% in European currency), according to data published by the Czech National Bank (CNB).
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-24
Latvian insurers ended H1 2026 with gross written premiums (GWP) worth EUR 748.33 million, 10.17% up y-o-y. Life insurance accounted for almost 20% of this total, while motor insurance is the business segment with the largest participation to the market portfolio (27.44%). At the same time, the amount of claims paid increased even more rapidly – ??by 17.6 %, reaching EUR 433 million.
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-09-24
According to the 1H 2026 preliminary statistics published by HAIC - the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies, at the end of June 2026, the Greece insurance market totaled at EUR 3.25 billion, 12.15% up y-o-y, remaining on a positive trend although at a lower pace than in Q1.According to data, the Greek life insurance segment continued the strong revival trend seen in Q1, increasing by 20% y-o-y to EUR 1.59 billion.
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