POLAND: in the first half of 2024, MTPL market grows by one tenth

11 September 2024 — Marina MAGNAVAL
In the first half of 2024 motor insurers in Poland generated a total of PLN 8.85 billion (~EUR 2.05 billion) in premiums, which is 10.42% more y-o-y, the analysis of the Insurance Guarantee Fund (UFG) show, Gazeta Ubezpieczeniowa (Insurance Gazette) writes.

The largest share in MTPL premiums was generated by domestic insurance companies. Over the first six months of this year, they collected PLN 8.34 billion, which is 94.22% of the total MTPL market and 9.66% more y-o-y.

The leader of the domestic insurance segment (and the entire market) is PZU SA, which collected a total of PLN 2.23 billion in MTPL from January to June (+5.84%). This amount is equal to 26.22% of the entire segment. Warta ranks second with PLN 1.87 billion (+10.19%), which is equal to 22.46% of the domestic insurance segment, followed by ERGO Hestia with PLN 1.5 billion (+14.84%). These three companies control over two-thirds of the domestic insurance segment, as their combined share is 66.71%.

It is noted that the first half of the year was a bad period for branches of foreign insurers. They collected a total of PLN 154.8 million, which is 13.94% less y-o-y. However, there was a completely different situation in the case of insurers operating under the EU freedom to provide services. Such companies collected PLN 357.52 million (+54.01%). At the end of June, the leader of among these companies was Euroins AD, which collected PLN 118.73 million (+18.28%). However, Zavarovalnica Triglav is already breathing down its neck. The Slovenian company grew by 106.42% in 12 months, achieving PLN 100.13 million in written premiums. Both companies controlled 33.21% and 28.01% respectively in the MTPL segment of insurers operating under the EU freedom to provide services, ranking 12th and 13th, among the largest players in the MTPL market of Poland.

*EUR 1 = PLN 4.32 (as of June 30)



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