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LITHUANIA, BTA Insurance: October, December most dangerous months for drivers
Over the period of 3 years the non-life insurance company BTA registered
almost 13,000 car accidents in the three largest cities of Lithuania as
58% were registered in Vilnius, 27% - in Kaunas and 14% - in Klaipeda,
informs LETA/ELTA.
29 September 2014STATISTICS: LITHUANIA 1H2014: EUR 294 million in GWP and expecting a 6% increase for year end
In the first half of 2014, the Lithuanian insurers wrote insurance premiums amounting to LTL 1,013.7 million (EUR 293.6 million), a year-on-year increase of 7.8%, but still 2.9% less than in the first half of 2008, when the volume of Lithuania's insurance market was the highest, Bank of Lithuania informed. According to the half-year review published by the market authority, the life insurance market grew by even 18.3% (to LTL 331.0 million / EUR 95.9 million), while the non-life insurance market was up by 3.4% (to LTL 682.8 million / EUR 197.7 million) over the year.
18 September 2014Insurer PZU agrees to slim down in LITHUANIA to seal RSA deal
Eastern Europe's largest insurer, Poland's PZU, has agreed to spin off
part of its Lithuanian business to assuage competition concerns and pave
the way for its purchase of Lithuanian rival Lietuvos Draudimas.
17 September 2014LITHUANIA: Insurance company IF joins list of Lithuanian League partners
The Lithuanian League ( LKL ) and insurance company IF have become partners ahead of the 2014-15 season. Both companies signed a cooperation agreement under which the League will receive assistance. LKL President Remigijus Milasius is glad that If joined the League, as the insurance company has earned international recognition, and says he's convinced this will be a fruitful cooperation. "I am glad that there are companies, such as IF, which are willing to contribute to the promotion of sports".
15 September 2014PZU has problems obtaining clearance to buy LITHUANIA's top insurer
Poland's insurance group PZU, which has reached a 360-million-euro deal
to buy RSA's business in the Baltics and Poland, so far failed to
convince the Lithuanian Competition Council that its planned takeover of
the country's leading non-life insurer Lietuvos Draudimas (Lithuanian
Insurance) will have no negative effects on the market, the business
daily Verslo Zinios reported on Wednesday.
11 September 2014LITHUANIA: BTA generated almost LTL 76 mln of insurance premiums in 5 months
During the first five months of 2014, Lithuanian non-life insurance company BTA generated almost LTL 76 million (EUR 22 million) of insurance premiums, while the volume of written gross premiums amounted to LTL 40 million (EUR 12 million), informs LETA/ELTA.
1 July 2014BTA: in LITHUANIA, more motorcycles are involved in accidents in July
Based on the data of non-life insurance company BTA, July is the most dangerous month for Lithuania's motorcycle drivers. Statistics for the last three years show that the number of accidents caused by motorcycle drivers in July increases three times compared to other warm-season months, informs LETA/ELTA.
17 June 2014Bank of Lithuania: The insurance market continues to grow strongly, with volumes well above previous years
The insurance undertakings registered in the country and branches of insurance undertakings of other European Union Member States established in Lithuania wrote, in the first quarter of 2014, LTL 486.9 million (or EUR 141 million) of insurance premiums, a one-tenth increase year on year.
12 June 2014LITHUANIAN insurer LIETUVOS Draudimas earned EUR 5 million in Q1
Largest Lithuanian insurance company Lietuvos Draudimas earned LTL 17.2
million (EUR 4.9 million) in pre-tax profit while non-life premiums
written amounted to LTL 92.5 million (EUR 26.7 million) in Q1of 2014,
reports LETA/ELTA.
8 May 2014POLAND's PZU close to buying RSA's Lithuanian insurer
PZU, eastern Europe's biggest insurer, is close to acquiring Lithuanian
rival Lietuvos draudimas from British group RSA in a deal valued at
around 100 million euros ($139 million), sources with knowledge of the
matter said on Monday. Last month Lithuanian media reports said that the
PZU, the Polish state-controlled group, was bidding in competition with
Austria's Vienna Insurance Group but PZU offered better conditions.
14 April 2014PZU and VIG, in race for the Lithuanian insurance market's leader
The largest insurer of the Central and Eastern Europe, the Polish company PZU, and the Austrian group VIENNA Insurance Group are the main competitors in the race for acquisition of DRAUDIMAS Lietuva, the top insurer in Lithuania, in a deal estimated at around EUR 100 million, informs REUTERS, quoting local press.
10 April 2014Most vehicles in LITHUANIA are stolen in Vilnius and Palanga
A study by non-life insurance company BTA revealed that each year thefts
account for 2% of all CASCO (full-coverage car insurance) insured
events in Lithuania. According to the data of the Police Department,
3,166 thefts were registered in Lithuania in 2013, or by 7% less
year-on-year, informs LETA/ELTA.
21 March 2014LITHUANIAN market totaled more than half a billion euro in 2013
Lithuanian insurance market increased to EUR 563 million (LTL 1.95 billion) in 2013 from the previous year, as reported by the Bank of Lithuania. Non-life insurance accounted for 68% of all market, increasing by 8.7% to EUR 382 million (LTL 1.32 billion). The number of policyholders increased by 4% to around 5.25 million, due to the 4% increase in the non-life insurance segment to around 5.2 million.
27 February 2014LITHUANIA: State-owned housing mortgage insurer gets government aid
The Lithuanian Cabinet approved on February 12th, a loan of EUR 2.9 million for the state-owned housing mortgage insurance company, BUSTO PASKOLU Draudimas. The loan is necessary for helping the insurer to fulfill its obligations and continue to pay claims, informs LETA/ELTA.
13 February 2014BTA, LITHUANIA: Property insurance market growth expected in the near future
A recent survey made by the non-life insurer BTA showed that Lithuanian citizens are mostly interested in the accident insurance products, perceived by about a third of the respondents as providing the highest sense of security. The following top choices expressed were health insurance, property and Motor Hull insurance.
15 January 2014LITHUANIA, 3Q2013: On the path of stronger growth
Insurance market growth strengthened even more this year and life insurance segment was characterized by the largest volume of premiums written in six years, according to the January-September 2013 market data, recently published by the Bank of Lithuania.
14 November 2013LITHUANIA: In H1 the market grew by 10%; a faster than estimated annual growth rate is expected for the end of year
In the first half-year the insurance market grew by almost one tenth — insurers registered in Lithuania and local branches of insurance companies from other European Union member states written LTL 940.1 million (or EUR 242 million) in premiums - 9.9% more than in the same period last year.
5 September 2013LITHUANIA: Insurance payments from recent storms expected to top USD 578,000
Insurance payments arising from the recent storms that hit some parts of
Lithuania is expected to total at least 1 - 1.5 million Lithuanian
litas (USD 385,514 - USD 578,271), Lithuanian news website Vz.lt
reported.
19 August 2013LITHUANIA: Lietuvos Draudimas incurs loss due to stormy weather
The biggest insurance company in Lithuania Lietuvos Draudimas estimated
that, due to the stormy weather in Lithuania, the company lost LTL 700
thousand (EUR 202 thousand), reported LETA/ELTA.
13 August 2013LITHUANIA: 1-5 months insurance premium income increased by 10.6%
According to the Baltic communication Club 625 reported, Lithuania
Central Bank data show that 1-5 parts of this legislation Insurance
industry (including branches of foreign insurance companies in
elevation) written premium income of 7.82786 billion cubic special, an
increase of 10.6%.
1 July 2013
