Bosnia and Herzegovina
BiH: GRAWE to acquire DUNAV's life portfolio
Bosnian branch of GRAWE, the life insurance sector leader from Bosnia and Herzegovina, will take over the life portfolio of DUNAV Osiguranje Banja Luka, the Bosnian subsidiary of Serbian market leader, CAPITAL.ba reports.
23 October 2019STATISTICS: BiH, 1H2019: paid claims for the fire insurance line increased two and a half times y-o-y
Insurers of Bosnia & Herzegovina have reported GWP worth EUR 195.7 million at the end of 1H, 6.65% more y-o-y. Life insurance recorded an above average growth rate, of 10%, which rounded its share in the market portfolio to 20%.
17 October 2019Bosnia's Krajina Osiguranje net loss widens in 2018
5 June 2019BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: UDOFBiH is now member of Insurance Europe
During Insurance Europe's General Assembly on 22 May 2019, the Federation announced a new member aboard: The Association of Insurance Companies in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (UDOFBiH).
30 May 2019STATISTICS: BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA, FY2018: Insurers' GWP grew 4.4% y-o-y
Last year, the BiH insurance market totaled EUR 365 million (BAM 713 million), 4.4% more y-o-y, as data from the local insurance agency - AZOBIH shows.
11 April 2019STATISTICS: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 2008-2017: y-o-y increases on main insurance lines, MTPL dominated the market
Bosnian insurance market grew solidly y-o-y, in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), from EUR 232 million in 2008 to EUR 349 million in 2017. Around half of premiums were brought by MTPL only. Paid claims (PC) fluctuated between EUR 95 - 136 million.
7 March 2019BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA: New Draft Law proposed by Government will bring changes for local insurance companies
The Government of Republic of Srpska has established a Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Insurance Companies. The proposed articles will include changes in insurers' internal organization, higher amounts of founding capital required, as well as changes in administrative procedures.
27 February 2019BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA: GWP of ASA Osiguranje in 2018 went up by more than 20%
ASA Osiguranje, one of the youngest insurance companies in Bosnia, which was established in 2007 and is part of the ASA Group, ended 2018 with positive results (~+20%), and, according to the General Director Feda MORANKIC, the same positive trend is expected in 2019.
20 February 2019CROATIA osiguranje gives up acquisition agreements in Bosnia & Herzegovina
CROATIA osiguranje (CO) has announced on 23 January that both agreements concluded in June last year, to acquire through its Bosnian subsidiary the full ownership of the Bosnian Testing Center LLC and the CENTRAL INSURANCE company, are canceled.
25 January 2019BOSNIA: Uniqa leaves the leading position
21 January 2019STATISTICS: BiH, 1H2018: solid business growth despite challenging legal inconsistencies
The Bosnian market saw a consolidated GWP growth rate of 4% y-o-y in 1H2018, to EUR 183.5 million. Of this total, the non-life insurance segment accounts for by far the largest part with over 80%. Moreover, the MTPL insurance class provides for a clear half of the total GWP volume.
3 October 2018Bosnian insurer Sarajevo Osiguranje's H1 net profit rises
12 August 2018BiH: GRAWE buys ATOS Osiguranje for EUR 12 million, increasing its market weight to over 11%
Austrian insurer GRAWE has increased its presence on the Bosnian specialty market by acquiring the local insurer ATOS Osiguranje, former "Bobar osiguranje, for a total consideration of just over KM 23 million (~ EUR 12 million), the local financial press reports.
9 August 2018STATISTICS: BiH, 1Q2018: MTPL business keeps the market on a positive trend
Bosnian insurers reported aggregate 1Q2018 GWP of BAM 167.07 million (~EUR 85.4 million), up by 2.45% y-o-y, according to the most recent market data published by AZOBiH - Insurance Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
19 July 2018A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Bosna Reosiguranje d.d. Sarajevo
A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb-" of Bosna Reosiguranje d.d. Sarajevo (Bosna Re) (Bosnia and Herzegovina [BH]). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) remains stable.
5 July 2018BOSNIA: Austrian insurer's unit acquires Bosnian peer
19 June 2018Bosnia: GRAWE osiguranje finalized the absorption of non-life insurer VGT osiguranje
The Bosnian subsidiary of Austrian insurer GRAWE (GRAWE osiguranje) finalized the absorption of local non-life insurer VGT osiguranje, according to the latest registered operations by RVP - The Registry of Securities of the Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina.
7 June 2018BOSNIA: Sarajevo Osiguranje boosts net profit in 2017
The net profit of Bosnian insurer Sarajevo Osiguranje increased to 258,546 marka (132,193 euro) in 2017, from 55,032 marka a year earlier, the company said.
17 May 2018Bosnia: Gradual liberalization of the MTPL market in FBiH approved by the House of Representatives
The House of Representatives of the Parliament of FBiH, one of the two administrative entities that form Bosnia & Herzegovina has approved this week the new law on compulsory MTPL, taking thus a big step towards the a free MTPL market.
19 April 2018STATISTICS: BOSNIA, FY2017: The share of RS insurers exceeds 30%
Last year, the aggregate GWP of the 27 Bosnian insurers increased by 7.77% y-o-y to BAM 683.23 million (EUR 349.33 million), as data from the local insurance agency - AZOBIH show.
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