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Triglav to distribute over EUR 68 million in dividends
At the 51st General Meeting of Shareholders of Zavarovalnica Triglav, the shareholders approved the Management Board's and the Supervisory Board's proposal to pay out a dividend of EUR 3.00 gross per share. A total of EUR 68.2 million will be distributed in dividends, representing a 7% increase compared with last year.
SLOVENIA: 32nd edition of Insurance Days: The myth of stability
The central event of the Slovenian insurance industry - the 32nd edition of Insurance Days – on June 4-5 brought together representatives of insurance companies, regulators, the economy and the professional public, and was held under the motto "The Myth of Stability", the Slovenian Insurance Association said.
AIIF 2026: Agenda and speaker line-up now available online
The countdown to the 11th edition of the Azerbaijan International Insurance Forum (AIIF 2026) has entered its final weeks, with the event's full agenda and speaker line-up now available on the Forum's official website.
Romania: Eight in ten Romanians concerned about their income as financial instability tops risk perceptions
Financial instability has become Romanians' biggest concern, with eight out of ten respondents worried about events that could negatively affect their professional situation and income, according to the latest edition of the UNSAR-IRES Barometer on Risk Perception and Insurance Culture in Romania.
DGTAL crosses EUR1 million in revenue and appoints new leadership team to accelerate growth
DGTAL, the Agentic AI platform specialist for (re)insurance and regulated industries, today announces that it has passed EUR 1 million in annual revenue and is reshaping its leadership structure to capitalise on the opportunity ahead. The company is targeting a doubling of revenue within the next twelve months, and has assembled an executive leadership team to match that ambition.
STATISTICS: GREECE 1Q 2026: life insurance segment accelerated the positive trend settled by the end of 2025
According to the Q1 2026 preliminary statistics published by HAIC - the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies, at the end of March, the Greece insurance market totaled at EUR 1.59 billion, 16% up y-o-y.
STATISTICS: BELARUS, 1Q2026: Voluntary insurance generates over 70% of GWP
In the first quarter of 2026, Belarusian insurance sector totaled BYN 772.64 million (EUR 227.80 million), which is 8.75% more y-o-y, according to data published by the Ministry of Finance.
Peter Langenbach to be appointed Division Chairman of Achmea’s health insurer
Peter Langenbach will be appointed Division Chairman of Zilveren Kruis, Achmea’s health insurer, effective June 15, 2026, succeeding Georgette Fijneman, who is becoming CEO of PGGM Pensioenservices, the company said.
AZERBAIJAN: New targets for insurance sector development through 2030
The introduction of a microinsurance model in Azerbaijan is scheduled to begin by 2030, which is reflected in the “State Program on expanding financial inclusion for 2027-2030” approved by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports.
BULGARIA: In 1Q insurance sector’s assets rise almost 12% y-o-y
The assets managed by Bulgarian insurance companies amounted to EUR 7.69 billion at the end of March, marking an annual increase of 11.7%, SeeNews reports citing the central bank. Compared to the end of 2025, assets managed by Bulgarian insurers increased by 1.5%, according to the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).
GREECE: Bank of Greece: Insurance assets decrease by 0.5% in the first quarter
The total value of insurance companies' assets decreased by EUR 119 million (0.5%) compared to the previous quarter and stood at EUR 21,947 million at the end of the first quarter of 2026, according to data published by the Bank of Greece, insuranceworld.gr reports.
KOSOVO: In January-April the market rises to EUR 50 million
Total GWP of insurance companies operating in Kosovo increased to EUR 50 million in the first four months of this year, from EUR 47.6 million in the same period of 2025, SeeNews reports citing the central bank.
KYRGYZSTAN: MTPL paid claims exceed KGS 509 million (EUR 5 million) in a year and a half
Kyrgyzstan's MTPL insurers has paid out over KGS 509 million (~EUR 5.03 million) to victims in a short period of time, recording a sharp increase after the introduction of fines for absence of MTPL policy in July 2025, economist.kg reports, citing data from the Kyrgyz Association of Insurers.
MONTENEGRO: In January-April both non-life and life insurance see GWP rise
Total GWP of insurance companies operating in Montenegro went up to EUR 55.6 million in the first four months of 2026 from EUR 49.8 million in the like period of last year, according to the country’s Insurance Supervision Agency (ANO), SeeNews reports.
Moody’s upgrades Generali’s IFSR rating to A1 from A2
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded Generali Group's insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) to A1 from
POLAND: Warta is the Service Quality Star 2026 and the Star of the Decade 2025-2025
Warta, one of the leaders in the property insurance market in Poland, in this year's Polish Service Quality Program ranking, won two awards – the title of Service Quality Star 2026 and the Star of the Decade 2015–2025, as a brand that consistently maintains the highest market standards, Gazeta Ubezpieczeniowa (Insurance Gazette) writes.
PZU SA and LINK4 sign a merger plan as another step towards integration
The PZU Group is moving closer to implementing a multi-brand insurance model – the Management Boards of PZU SA and LINK4 have signed a merger plan, commencing the next stage of building an organization even better tailored to the needs of customers and partners, PZU said on its website.
SCOR sponsors a new cat bond, which will provide the Group with multi-year risk transfer capacity of USD 75 million
SCOR has successfully sponsored a new catastrophe bond (“cat bond”), Atlas Capital DAC Series 2026-1, which will provide the Group with multi-year risk transfer capacity of USD 75 million to protect itself against named storms in the US and the Caribbean, earthquakes in the US and Canada, and European windstorms.
UKRAINE: Number of complaints against insurers to NBU rises 40% in the first quarter
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) processed over 20,000 complaints from consumers of financial and insurance services in the first quarter of 2026. The regulator notes a significant increase in the number of complaints regarding performance of financial institutions, including insurers, Forinsurer writes.
UNIQA’s 1Q2026 technical result rises 5.3% in times of volatile capital markets
Premiums written of UNIQA in 1Q2026 rose by 14.4% to EUR 2.80 billion. Earnings before taxes rose by 5.9% to EUR 160 million. Net consolidated profit went up by a robust 7.5% to EUR 128 million and the outlook for 2026 with earnings before taxes of EUR 540–570 million is confirmed, UNIQA said on its website.
8 June 2026