According to the results published by the Belarusian Association of Insurers, in 1Q2015, total premiums in the insurance market have risen by 15% year-on-year to BYR 1,880 billion. In European currency, due to the devaluation of BYR in relation to EUR, the insurance market did not show growth in terms of GWP: EUR 118 million, or 2.2% less y-o-y. The claims paid by local companies reached BYR 993.88 million, up by almost 40% compared to 1Q2014.

3 July 2015
We need to look into the possibility of floating the shares of Belarus'
major companies on the world stock exchanges, Belarus President
Alexander Lukashenko said during his annual address to the Belarusian
people and the National Assembly on 29 April, BelTA has learned.

30 April 2015
In 2014 Belarusian insurers received insurance premiums for direct insurance and coinsurance in the amount of BYR 7.3 trillion, 10.14% more as compared with January-December 2013 (BYR 6.6 trillion).

5 March 2015
OAO EXIAR (The Export Insurance Agency of Russia) is interested in the
implementation of new investment projects in Belarus, BelTA learned from
the Information and Public Relations Office of the National Bank of the
Republic of Belarus (NBRB) after NBRB Chairman of the Board Pavel
Kallaur met with Piotr Fradkov, First Vice Chairman, member of the Board
of the Russian bank Vnesheconombank, and Alexei Tyupanov, Chairman of
the Management Board, Director General of OAO EXIAR.

17 February 2015
Bermuda has launched a bid to drum up business in the former Soviet Union. A
group from the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) held a
roadshow in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, hosted at the home of the
British ambassador, aimed at boost business links with central and
eastern Europe (CEE) countries.

11 February 2015
A draft bill on introducing additions and amendments to the Tax Code
passed the first reading at the Belarusian parliament on 11 December,
BelTA has learned. The draft bill provides for the increase of
the income tax rate from 12% to 13%. The funds will be used to support
families with children, Finance Minister Vladimir Amarin said as he
presented the draft bill in the House of Representatives.

17 December 2014
In the first nine months of 2014, the total value of claims paid by the Belarusian insurance companies increased by 17.17% compared with 3Q2013, while premiums increased by only 11.87%. The level of insurance payments in the total amount of insurance premiums increased from 41.4% in the first nine months of 2013 to 43.3% in 3Q2014.

25 November 2014
Since October 7, 2014 the Ministry of Finance of Belarus revoked the license of ROSGOSSTRAKH for insurance activities on the local market, the company announced in a press release.

21 November 2014
The Belarusian and British insurance associations have agreed on
cooperation. The agreement was reached during a visit of representatives
of Belarusian insurance organizations to London on 2-7 November, BelTA
learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry. The heads
of the Belarusian Association of Insurers and the Association of British
Insurers agreed on cooperation in sharing information and joint
organization of training seminars.

11 November 2014
The state insurance company Eximgarant of Belarus and the French credit
insurer COFACE signed a memorandum of understanding, BelTA learnt from
the Embassy of Belarus in France. The document envisages
information sharing, hands-on experience and cooperation between the
Eximgarant of Belarus and COFACE in insurance operations and
export-import risks in transactions between economic entities of the two
countries.

9 October 2014
An international agreement to set up a joint Belarusian-French
intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation was signed in
Paris in the presence of Belarusian Vice Prime Minister Piotr
Prokopovich and French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade Mr Matthias
Fekl, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy in France.

9 October 2014
Belagroprombank and VTB Bank (Austria) AG have signed a loan agreement. In line with the agreement the Austrian bank will provide Belagroprombank with a EUR 18 million loan, BelTA learned from Belagroprombank. Registered in 1991 Belagroprombank is one of Belarus' biggest commercial banks. The bank's major shareholders are the State Property Committee of Belarus (82.4%), the insurance company Belgosstrakh (9.6%), Belarusian National Reinsurance Organization (5.1%). The bank has over 46,000 corporate clients and 1.8 million individual customers.

6 October 2014
In the first half of this year, the total value of claims paid by the Belarusian insurance companies increased by 16.46% compared with the first half of 2013, while premiums increased by only 7.6%. The level of insurance payments in the total amount of insurance premiums increased from 38.5% in the first half of 2013 to 43.6%.

4 September 2014
The Finance Ministry of Belarus recently introduced standards to ensure proper operation of insurers, reports Forinsurer.

21 August 2014
In 1Q2014 Belarusian insurers received insurance premiums for direct insurance and coinsurance in the amount of BYR 1,634,767.48 million, 6.53% less as compared with January-March 2013. The total value of claims paid by the insurance companies during January- March 2014 period reached BYR 712,026.13 million or EUR 52.47 million.

24 June 2014
Swiss insurance companies are ready to expand cooperation with OAO ASB Belarusbank, the bank's press service told BelTA. During a recent visit to Switzerland the Belarusbank delegation held negotiations with top executives of the Swiss national agency for insuring export loans SERV.

7 May 2014
The insurance market in Belarus should develop more vigorously,
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a session to discuss
the insurance market of Belarus on 21 March, BelTA has learnt.

25 March 2014
Two new types of mandatory insurance might be introduced in Belarus,
First Deputy Finance Minister of Belarus Vladimir Amarin said on 21
March at a session to discuss the domestic insurance market. The session
was hosted by the Belarusian head of state, BelTA learnt from the press
service of the Belarusian President.

25 March 2014
In 2013 Belarusian insurers received insurance premiums for direct insurance and coinsurance in the amount of EUR 494.56 million, 29.30% more compared with January-December 2012 (EUR 382.50 million).

13 March 2014
This week the Belarusian export-import insurance enterprise EXIMGARANT of Belarus and BELGOSSTRAKH signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Israeli company GORAL Assistance Ltd., targeting the creation of a national medical assistance company in Belarus, BelTA reports quoting the Embassy of Belarus in Israel.

11 February 2014