"In 2012, the TRIGLAV Group will generate EUR 60.6 million in net profit and earn a total of 984 million in gross written premium", announced the company in early January. At the same time, combined ratio target is set at 95.3%.

The TRIGLAV Group is present in eight markets and is the leading insurance-financial group in Slovenia and one of the leading groups in South-East Europe. Despite a difficult situation last year, the Group's business is successful and stable. It this period it managed to retain high financial strength, which was confirmed by "A" rating with a stable medium-term outlook by STANDARD & POOR's Ratings Services.

In the first 3 quarters of 2011, net profit of Zavarovalnica TRIGLAV totaled EUR 35.0 million or 9.6% more than the year before. In the same period the insurance company posted a total of EUR 550.1 million in gross insurance and co-insurance premium.

According to the release, "it is estimated that in 2011 the TRIGLAV Group generated a net profit of EUR 54.4 million, charged EUR 989 million of gross written premium, whilst it incurred net claims in the amount of EUR 572.7 million".

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