Belarus

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Location:
- Eastern Europe.
- Neighbors: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine.

Climate:
- cold winters, cool and moist summers;
- transitional between continental and maritime.

Macro indicators
* 2018 estimates
Surface:207,595km2
Population*:9.5million
Pop. density*:45.6people/km2
GDP*:49.2EUR billion
GDP/capita*:5,197.0EUR

Currency: Ruble
Code: BYN
Since: 2016
- replaced the second Belarusian ruble (BYR)


Insurance market portfolio
* 2018 estimates
TOTAL LIFE*:10%
TOTAL NON-LIFE*:90%
Overall Property*:26%

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BELARUS: Union State MTPL system gains momentum

Belarusian motorists are actively purchasing Union State MTPL policies valid across the two countries (Belarus and Russia), according to Sergei Osenko, Head of the Main Insurance Supervision Department of the Ministry of Finance, according to BELTA.

BELARUS: MTPL and Motor Hull among the most popular types of insurance

The most massive mandatory insurance types in Belarus are building insurance, covering over a million properties, and MTPL, with over 5 million contracts concluded annually, according to Sergei Osenko, , Head of the Main Insurance Supervision Department of the Ministry of Finance, BELTA reports.









BELARUS: Motor Hull generated 19% of total GWP in 2024

Voluntary insurance of land vehicles (Motor Hull) generates 19% of insurance premiums in Belarus, said the executive director of the Belarusian Association of Insurers Evgeniya Shanina. According to her, this is one of the most popular and in-demand types of voluntary insurance, BELTA writes.