TOP NEWS
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 The Croatian insurance market continues to grow, with total GWP reaching EUR 1.46 billion in the first eight months of 2026. According to the monthly report of the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa), the figure represents an increase of 6.9% y-o-y.  More
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-10-01 The 9th Congress of Judicial Experts of the Republic of Croatia will take place on October 2-3, 2026, at the Westin Hotel in Zagreb, bringing together more than 1,000 participants and over 60 speakers to discuss the growing role of expert assessment in judicial proceedings and a wide range of economic, technological and risk-related issues. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 Total GWP of insurance companies operating in Kosovo increased to EUR 126.6 million in the eight months through August, from EUR 120.3 million in the same period of 2025, SeeNews reported citing the central bank. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 It has been a month since the most devastating storm in Latvia in recent years, which caused widespread damage: thousands of trees were broken and uprooted, buildings and cars were damaged, agricultural fields were devastated, and properties were flooded. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 Serbian insurer Dunav Osiguranje’s consolidated net profit rose by 31% on the year in the first half of 2026 to RSD 3.9 billion (EUR 33 million). More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 In January–August 2026, insurance companies in Azerbaijan collected AZN 1,115.4 million (~EUR 566 million) in premiums, a 6.4% increase y-o-y, the Central Bank reports. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 Kazakhstan plans to create additional conditions for the development of Islamic insurance—known as “takaful”. This initiative is part of the Insurance Market Development Program through 2030, according to Forbes, citing the press service of the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 The State Insurance Organization (GSO), one of the top three players in Kyrgyzstan, paid out KGS 500 million (~EUR 5.02 million) to its clients between January and September 2026, as Zakir Aidraliev, Deputy Chairman of the GSO Board, said at a press conference held at the Kabar news agency. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) held its first meeting with insurers, industry associations, and the actuarial community as part of the "Solvency II Implementation in Ukraine" project. The project was launched on August 12, 2026, and the initial meeting with insurance market participants took place on September 18. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 Uzbekistan plans to revise its approaches to agricultural subsidies and insurance, reports uzdaily.uz. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 Generali has been included in the TIME and Statista’s World’s Best Companies 2026 ranking, placing 18th globally. This achievement positions the Group among the world’s top 20 companies, ranking highest in Italy and among the leading insurance providers featured in the list, the company said. More
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ON THE MOVE
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-10-01
VIG Re has announced a change in its Board of Management, with Catrina Gemmerich set to succeed Stephan Wirz as Chief Business Officer (CBO) as of March 1, 2027, subject to regulatory approval. Wirz will complete his mandate as Board Member and CBO on the same date, following a structured handover period.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29
On September 25, 2026, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority unanimously approved the appointment of Iwona Wróbel as President of the Management Board of PZU ?ycie SA, the company said on its website.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29
On September 24, 2026, the Supervisory Board of PZU ?ycie SA, following a qualification process, appointed Jacek Krawczykowski to the company's management board. The appointment is effective September 30 of this year.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29
With effect from 1 October 2026, Guy Goldstein will assume the newly created role of Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) on the Management Board of ERGO Group AG.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29
Aon, a leading global professional services firm, has announced a new leadership and governance structure for its Reinsurance Solutions business in Germany, effective October 1, 2026. Under the new structure, Phillip Esser has been appointed CEO of Reinsurance Solutions in Germany for Aon.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29
American International Group (AIG) has announced the appointment of Sierra Signorelli as Chief Executive Officer, Americas and Global Personal Insurance, effective January 1, 2027.
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-10-01
Willis, a WTW business, announced that Andy Chang has joined its global Direct & Facultative business as Growth Leader, based in Miami.
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-10-01 Bulgarian insurance market reported Q1 2026 GWP worth EUR 1.42 billion, which is 1.74% more y-o-y, according to the official quarterly figures published on Financial Supervisory Commission. More
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-10-01 Serbian insurers ended 1H2026 with total GWP worth RSD 104.32 billion (EUR 888.85 million), which is 6.87% more y-o-y in local currency, according to the end-quarter statistics published by the National Bank of Serbia (NBS). More
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-10-01 GWP by the insurers domiciled in Slovakia amounted, according to the official statistics of the Slovak National Bank, to EUR 1.19 billion in H1 2026, which is by 5.24% more y-o-y. More
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RISK MANAGEMENT
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by Elina Moshkovich, 2026-10-01 Some years ago, a sizeable life insurer was acquired by a banking group. A new senior management team arrived and asked each function head to explain what, exactly, their team contributed. More
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INTERVIEW
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-10-01 In recent years, Uzbekistan has established a more modern regulatory framework, tightened requirements for the financial stability and corporate governance of insurance companies and increased the role of risk-based regulatory approaches. This has created clearer operating rules for market participants and boosted confidence in insurance as a financial instrument More
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-10-01 The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published a report on climate change impacts on life and health and potential risks for the insurance and IORP sectors. The report identifies extreme heat as the leading climate-related liability risk for the sectors. More
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-10-01 Strategic decisions are becoming harder to execute because the conditions required to deliver them are changing at the same time, according to “The decision advantage”, the latest research by Willis, a WTW business. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 Risks are becoming increasingly interconnected, creating new pathways through which relatively contained shocks can ripple faster and further through the economy, according to new joint analysis by Swiss Re Institute and LSE. It finds 24% more links between risks reported by 91 Fortune-100 companies than in 2019, with AI and supply chains emerging as key points of connection. More
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-09-29 Climate risk is becoming more complex, more systemic, and more immediate. Effective adaptation now goes beyond protecting physical assets, operations, and people — it also depends on the suppliers, infrastructure, and wider systems organizations rely on, Marsh’s Climate adaptation 2026 survey says. More
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CURRENT XPRIMM REPORTS
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