Macedonian non-life insurer Triglav Osiguruvanje, a unit of Slovenian insurance group Triglav, said its after-tax profit jumped to 54.6 million denars last year from 18.7 million denars in 2015.

Osiguruvanje Makedonija, a subsidiary of Vienna Insurance Group, said on Tuesday it has signed eight insurance services contracts with Macedonian state-owned power producer ELEM.

Over EUR 20 million have been paid by citizens who bought life insurance policies in one of the four insurance companies which offer this type of insurance in Macedonia in 2016. Around 10,000 new clients insured their lives which is a 20% rise as compared with 2015.

The insurance market in Macedonia grew by about 4 percent in 2016, a rate that is lower than expected due to the tense political situation, the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce (SKM) informed on Monday. Klime Poposki, from the Insurance Supervision Agency said that there was a growth in accident insurance of 9.31 percent, while gross property insurance premiums dropped by 7.98 percent, while the number of contracts increased.

Macedonian non-life insurer Triglav Osiguruvanje [MSEVROS], a unit of Slovenian insurance group Triglav, said its profit after-tax increased to 59.24 million denars (USD 1.07 million/962,300 euro) in the first nine months of the year from 40.56 million denars a year earlier mainly due to higher net premium income.

The National Insurance Bureau of the Republic of Macedonia and Croatian Insurance Bureau will sign Friday agreement on protection of visitors. The agreement will allow drivers from both countries to get information and effective compensation for any damage done in case of an accident.

The Macedonian insurance market saw a 4% y-o-y increase in the GWP volume, to EUR 72.7 million. In absolute terms, the life and non-life insurance segments' contribution to the GWP growth was fairly equal. Still, in relation to the size of the two business lines, the growth in life insurance was the most impressive.

The premium income of Macedonian insurer Euroins Osiguruvanje decreased by 3.8% year-on-year to 5.9 million euro for the first eight months of 2016, parent company Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH] has said.

Just one month after the severe flooding which hit the country on August 6th, the citizens of the Macedonian capital city, Skopje, have been confronted once again with the natural forces' rage as a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday, fortunately without devastating effects.

Macedonia's Ministry of Interior said that at least 21 people have died in flooding that hit the capital, Skopje and its surroundings last week. At least 6 are still missing and it is feared that the death toll could rise further. Police in Macedonia said that over 50 people have been injured in the floods.

Macedonian non-life insurer Triglav Osiguruvanje [MSE:VROS] said on Friday its first-half net profit more than tripled to 58.7 million denars (952,740 euro) from 18.5 million denars a year ago mainly due to higher net premium income.

Macedonian non-life insurer Osiguruvanje Makedonija [MSE:KJUBI], a subsidiary of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), said on Thursday its first-half net profit declined 6.8% on the year to 74.4 million denars (1.2 million euro) on the back of increased costs.

Macedonian insurers' gross written premiums decreased by 0.17% on the year to MKD 2.14 billion (EUR 34.75 million) in the first three months of the year, according to the country's insurance supervisory agency.

The premium income of Macedonian insurer Euroins Osiguruvanje decreased by 1.5% year-on-year to 2.56 million euro in January-April, its parent, Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH], said.

Last year, Macedonian insurers reported an aggregated increase in GWP of 8.51%, according to the preliminary results provided by the Insurance Supervision Agency. The non-life insurance sector dominated the market portfolio and accounted for 86.70% of total GWP - of which about 44.59% was related to Motor TPL policies, 19.82% - property lines and 8.37% - motor hull.

The premium income of Macedonian insurer Euroins Osiguruvanje rose 6.9% on the year to 1.3 million euro in the January-February period, its parent company Eurohold Bulgaria said. Skopje-based Euroins Osiguruvanje's premium income from third-party liability insurance increased by an annual 3.4% to 749,000 euro in the two-month period, financial and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria said in a notice filed with the Sofia bourse.

In January-September 2015, Macedonian insurers reported GWP of MKD 6.3 billion (EUR 102 million), 7.8% up y-o-y, as data published by the Insurance Supervision Agency of Macedonia show. As in previous reporting periods, non-life insurance premiums dominated the market portfolio, and accounted for 89% of the aggregate GWP (MKD 5.6 billion.

In January-June 2015, Macedonian insurers reported gross written premiums of MKD 4.3 billion (about EUR 70 milion) or 8.3% more y-o-y, as the preliminary figures provided by the Insurance Supervision Agency showed. As in previous periods, non-life insurance premiums dominated the market portfolio, and accounted for 89.2% of total GWP, of which about 39% was related to Motor TPL policies, 26.5% - property lines and 8.0% - motor hull.

Macedonian insurers posted aggregate gross written premiums of EUR 34.86 million (MKD 2.14 billion) at the end of March 2015, according to figures published on the Insurance Supervisions Agency website. The mentioned figure is about 10.2% higher y-o-y. The value of paid claims increased by 16.4% y-o-y to EUR 13.3 million.

The premium income of Macedonian insurer Euroins Osiguruvanje rose by 19.2% to 2.6 million euro  in the first four months of 2015, its parent, Eurohold Bulgaria, said on Monday.