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STATISTICS: Latvia: Insurers' first quarter business decreased to EUR 215 million
Q1 201 Latvian insurers' aggregate GWP (local and EU branches, summed-up) totaled EUR 215.29 million, almost EUR 10 million less than in Q1 2020, according to the quarterly figures published by The Financial and Capital Market Commission of Latvia (FKTK).
17 June 2021Latvia insurance market returned on profit in Q1 2021
Latvian insurers' aggregate net profits totaled EUR 10.40 million vs. a net loss of EUR -3.52 million in Q1 2020, according to data presented by the Finance and Capital Market Commission (FKTK).
14 June 2021More than a quarter of Latvians pay more attention to financial security due to Covid-19
According to a joint study conducted by the Latvian Insurers' Association (LAA) and the sociological research agency Norstat, over the past year, as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, more than a quarter (27%) of Latvian society has changed their perception of the importance of family financial stability.
25 May 2021STATISTICS: Latvia: Insurers' FY 2020 business decreased by EUR 60 million
During last year, Latvian insurers' aggregate GWP (local and EU branches, summed-up) totaled EUR 797.5 million, almost EUR 60 million less than in 2019, while the amount paid in claims and indemnities decreased by 8.8% y-o-y to EUR 501 million, according to the year-end figures published by The Financial and Capital Market Commission of Latvia (FKTK).
25 March 2021Latvian insurers' FY2020 profits expanded by 59% y-o-y
Latvian insurers' aggregate net profits expanded by 58.7% during last year (or by almost EUR 20 million in absolute value) to EUR 53.38 million, according to data presented by the Finance and Capital Market Commission (FKTK).
23 March 2021RENOMIA strengthens its position within CEE and enters Latvia
RENOMIA purchased a majority stake in R&D APDROSINASANAS BROKERS (R&D Insurance Brokers Ltd.), a local company based in Riga and strengthened its position within Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as Latvia became the eighth European country in which RENOMIA has direct representation.
19 January 2021STATISTICS: LATVIA, 3Q2020: 9 months insurers' profits expanded by 29% y-o-y
The Latvian insurance market totaled EUR 597 million at the end of September 2020, about 1.4% more y-o-y, according to data published by the Financial and Capital Market Commission (FKTK).
17 December 2020LATVIA: Vienna Insurance Group acquires 100% of BTA market leader
Vienna Insurance Group AG (VIG), has become 100% owner of BTA Baltic Insurance Company AAS (BTA) shares, the insurance market leader of Latvia.
3 November 2020STATISTICS: LATVIA, 1H2020: Insurers' net profits decreased 12% due the loss in life
Latvian insurance companies generated EUR 13.53 million in aggregate H1 net profit, 12% less than a year ago (EUR 15.37 million), the end-June figures published by FKTK (Financial and Capital Market Commission) showed.
22 October 2020LATVIA: Real estate intermediaries required to purchase civil liability insurance
Real estate intermediaries in Latvia will be required to purchase professional indemnity insurance, according to the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers (CM), which entered into force on 2 October. The professional liability of real estate agents must be insured to cover damage caused to a third party as a result of the agent's acts or omissions.
8 October 2020LATVIA: The number of vehicles which advanced in MTPL Bonus classes increased, while the number of vehicles in Malus classes lessened
According to the data of the Latvian Motor Insurers' Bureau (LTAB), the recalculation of the annual insurance risk assessment of Bonus-Malus system (B/M) classes, which takes place every year on September 15, this year the BM class has increased for 348,226 vehicles, decreased for 197,540 vehicles and remained the same for 550,662 vehicles.
1 October 2020LATVIA: Compensa VIG will pay more than EUR 1 million indemnities for Lido fire incident
On the evening of June 11, a high-risk fire broke out in the meat processing and production workshop of the company "Lido", located in Riga. The flames had affected a two-story production building - a hangar-type warehouse, an administrative room and a smoking workshop. During the fire, a total of 600 square meters of premises were damaged.
24 September 2020STATISTICS: LATVIA, 1Q2020: Life insurers ended Q1 on loss even tough the GWP volume expanded by more than 75%
Latvian insurers reported EUR -3.52 million net loss at the end of March vs. EUR 4.87 million net profit in Q12019, according to figures released by the Financial and Capital Market Commission (FKTK). Non-life insurers closed Q12020 with a net profit of EUR 7.85 million (vs. EUR 3.64 million a year ago), while the life insurers reported a negative result of EUR -11.37 million vs. a net profit of EUR 1.22 million at the end of March 2019.
9 July 2020LATVIA: EUR 9.6 million MTPL claims related to damages done to road structures and buildings were paid between 2015-2019
From 2015 to 2019, about EUR 9.6 million was paid in MTPL indemnities for the damage done to roads, road structures and buildings. In the first quarter of 2020 alone, EUR 663 thousand have already been paid for damage to infrastructure objects or their destruction.
18 June 2020LATVIA: FCMC might be morphed into a Central Bank division
At the end of May 2020, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) from Latvia has submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers an assessment prepared in co-operation with the Central Bank of Latvia and the Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC) regarding a possible merge between the Central Bank and FCMC, planned to start in 2022 - 2023.
2 June 2020STATISTICS: LATVIA, FY2019, FKTK figures: Insurers' profits almost tripled while the GWP expanded to EUR 856 million
During 2019, insurance companies in Latvia grossed EUR 856.73 million in premiums, up by 13.36% against 2018, while the amount paid in indemnities grew 35.40 % y-o-y to EUR 549.42 million, according to the figures published by The Financial and Capital Market Commission of Latvia (FKTK).
23 April 2020LATVIA, COVID-19: FKTK announced it will ensure an individual and flexible approach in supervising the financial market participants
The Latvian Financial and Capital Market Commission (FKTK) announced in the light of the position expressed by the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), ensuring the supervision of financial sector participants will implement an individual and flexible approach, based on the assessment of actual situation and the effects of COVID-19 and making use of options provided by the regulatory framework.
30 March 2020Latvian parliament approves the nomination of Girts RUDA as Member of the FKTK Board
The Financial and Capital Market Commission (FKTK) announced Saeima - the parliament of the Republic of Latvia approved the nomination of Girts RUDA as Member of the FKTK Board.
30 March 2020LATVIA: Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers mandatory for every home
As of January 1st, 2020, Latvian legislation imposed mandatory smoke detectors for all residential buildings. Similarly, fire extinguishers became mandatory for every Latvian dwelling.
22 January 2020LATVIA: the market is growing yet risk insurance still accounts for only 1.3% of GDP
The insurance market has been growing over the past couple of years, recently showing a double-digit increase, despite a smaller growth rate at the end of 2019, according to Uldis DZINTARS, member of the board of BALTA (leader of Latvian non-life sector, which belongs to the PZU group), LETA news agency writes.
17 January 2020XPRIMM Newsletter
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