Czechia
STATISTICS: UPDATE FY2018: CZECH market has passed the EUR 6 billion threshold
According to the most recent figures available on the CNB website (Czech National Bank) - the local insurance industry totaled about CZK 155.05 billion (~EUR 6.03 billion) at the end of 2018, up by 2.05% y-o-y.
28 March 2019A new life insurance company will launch in CZ & SK markets
Youplus, a new life insurance company, will launch in the Czech and Slovak insurance markets in May 2019. Youplus will begin operation in the Czech Republic the first half of 2019 and enter the Slovak market in the second half.
27 March 2019New appointments made inside AXA CZ & SK
Starting with March 2019, AXA Group will have a new Chief Risk Officer and a new Chief Technical Insurance Officer operating inside Czech Republic and Slovakia. The changes are waiting for regulator's approvals.
7 March 2019EUROINS acquires ERGO subsidiaries in Czech Republic, Romania and Belarus
Bulgaria-based Euroins Insurance Group (EIG) has made a purchase agreement with Germany-based ERGO International AG for buying 4 ERGO insurance companies. EIG will take control over ERGO's life and non-life subsidiaries in Romania and Czech Republic, as well as the non-life company in Belarus.
7 March 2019STATISTICS: CZECH REP., 2008-2017 timeline: Life insurance was the weightiest business line
Between 2008-2017, the Czech insurance industry grew in terms of gross written premiums (GWP) by EUR 836 million (+ 16.5%). Overall, the market increased on all main business lines, with the exception of MTPL, which dropped EUR 6 million (- 0.7%) by the end year.
27 February 2019STATISTICS: CZECH REP., FY2018: 4% market growth driven by the motor insurance lines
Czech insurers ended 2018 with a 4.1% y-o-y increase in GWP, to EUR 5.03 billion. Most of the market growth was owed to the higher growth rates seen on the motor insurance lines, data provided by CAP - the Czech Insurance Association show.
21 February 2019Czech Rep.: 2018 insurance frauds in Czech Republic, as reported by Allianz, Kooperativa and Generali
Three top Czech insurers have identified fraudulent insurance claims worth CZK 640 million, in 2018. While Prague was the region providing for the highest amount of fraud attempts, the main lines of business affected by the fraudulent behavior of insureds were property, motor and lianility insurance.
7 February 2019Czech Rep.: SIMPLEA was accepted by CNB to start doing insurance business in 2019 Q2
The newly founded insurance company Simplea was finally licensed by the Czech National Bank to start its activity, and it is expected to start operating in the second quarter of 2019.
5 February 2019Czech Republic: the new Insurance Distribution Act is changing insurance distribution
The new Insurance Distribution Act that became effective in the Czech Republic on 1 December 2018, and replaced the still effective Act on Insurance Intermediaries and Loss Adjusters (IILA) has introduced important changes on insurance distribution, as Schoenherr Journal wrote.
5 February 2019RENOMIA buys majority stake in established insurance broker IMG in the Czech Republic
RENOMIA, a leading insurance broker in Central and Eastern Europe, announced it bought a majority stake in IMG, one of the leading Czech insurance brokers providing services to corporate and individuals.
18 January 2019NN Group completes acquisition of AEGON units in Czech Rep. and Slovakia
NN Group announced that it has completed the acquisition of AEGON's Life Insurance business in the Czech Republic and AEGON's Life Insurance and Pension businesses in Slovakia.
10 January 2019STATISTICS: Czech Rep., 3Q2018: risky drivers are providing for the MTPL premiums growth
According to the market results published by CAP - the professional association of the Czech insurers -, the local market saw a 5.55% y-o-y increase in GWP, to EUR 3.78 billion, most of which came from the non-life insurance segment.
15 November 2018Czech Rep: Draught hits local farming causing losses of nearly half billion euro
While other European countries have experienced heavy rains causing severe flooding episodes, the Czech Republic is challenged by one of the worst droughts in its recent history, causing losses of over CZK 12 billion (~EUR 473 million) to the local farmers.
6 November 2018STATISTICS: CZECH. Rep., 1H2018 (CNB): positive trend equally driven by the MTPL and Motor Hull insurance lines
The market statistical data provided by the Czech National Bank for 1H2018 confirm the positive trend reported by the results published by the local insurers' association (CAP) one month ago. Yet, as the group of market players considered by each of the two reports is different, also the overall picture is somewhat different.
20 September 2018STATISTICS: CZECH Rep., 1H2018 (CAP): 5% market growth fueled mainly by the Motor Hull insurance line
According to data provided by the Czech Insurance Association (CAP), its members ended 1H2018 with GWP worth EUR 2.53 billion, 5.16% up y-o-y, an increase almost fully driven by the non-life segment, in particular by the motor insurance lines.
23 August 2018STATISTICS: CZECH REP., 1Q2018 (CAP): market increase equally supported by life, motor and corporate insurance lines
The Czech insurance market ended 1Q2018 with GWP worth EUR 1.32 billion, 10.8% up y-o-y. Non-life insurance lines had the largest contribution, reporting GWP of EUR 889.4 million, which is 12.7% more y-o-y.
14 June 2018VIG Group's Czech companies won multiple awards
Vienna Insurance Group's (VIG) companies Kooperativa and Ceska podnikatelska pojistovna (CPP) led the way in the Association of Czech Insurance Brokers' "Insurer of the Year" survey, taking the top two spots in all four of the main categories.
13 June 2018STATISTICS: Czech Rep., FY2017: 18.4% increase in the claims paid for property insurance after Hewart
According to statistical data published by the Czech National Bank (CNB), the local insurance market totaled CZK 150.83 billion (EUR 5.9 billion) in GWP terms, 2.5% up y-o-y (nominal, in local currency).
12 April 2018CZECH insurance claims and damages rise in 2017
Insurance claims in the Czech Republic climbed top around 284,000 in 2017, an increase of around 31 percent, on the previous year, the Czech Insurance Association has announced.
31 January 2018Samsung introduces Samsung Mobile Care device insurance in the Czech Republic
Samsung has launched the insurance service Samsung Mobile Care in the Czech Republic. Under the two-year policy contract, customers are entitled to two repairs. The premium is either one-time amount of CZK 3,399, or CZK 159 a month.
18 January 2018
