Total assets managed by Bulgarian insurance companies amounted to some BGN 12.57 billion (EUR 6.43 billion) at the end of September, which represents an annual increase of 11.3%, SeeNews writes citing the central bank.

Compared to the second quarter of 2025, assets managed by Bulgarian insurers grew by 4.5%, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said in a quarterly insurance sector report.

The assets of non-life companies increased by 11.5% y-o-y to some BGN 8.91 billion at the end of September. This represented a share of 70.8% of total insurance assets. At the same time, the assets of life insurance companies increased by 11% y-o-y to some BGN 3.67 billion and accounted for a share of 29.2% of overall assets.

As of the end of September, securities other than shares accounted for 45.9% of insurance companies' assets, down from 47.5% a year earlier. The share of equities reached 26% from 25.7%, while receivables from insurance operations edged up to 7.6% of insurance companies' assets from 7.5% in the prior-year period.

It is noted that there were 47 insurance companies active in Bulgaria at the end of September. Of those, there were 12 life insurers and 35 non-life insurance companies.

*EUR 1 = BGN 1.95583