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FRANCE: Latest riots could cost insurers up to EUR 1.2 billion, Morningstar DBRS estimates

Insured losses from the latest wave of civil unrest in France are expected to remain below EUR 1.2 billion, according to Morningstar DBRS. While the financial impact would be significant for the French P&C insurance market, the rating agency considers the losses manageable and unlikely to materially affect major insurers' capital positions.

STATISTICS: CROATIA, 3Q 2026: non-life paid claims increased at twice the rate of GWP

According to data provided by HANFA – the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency, at the end of September 2026 the total premium collected by the local insurers amounted to EUR 1.63 billion, of which EUR 0.25 billion (up 3.5% y-o-y) related to life insurance premium and EUR 1.38 billion (6.6% y-o-y growth) to non-life insurance premium.



AM Best affirms Credit Ratings of Sava Re

On October 22, 2026, AM Best affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Pozavarovalnica Sava d.d. (Sava Re) (Slovenia), the operating holding company of the Sava Insurance Group. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

AM Best reaffirms Triglav’s ratings

AM Best has reaffirmed the Financial Strength Rating of “A” (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Zavarovalnica Triglav and Pozavarovalnica Triglav Re.




CROATIA: HANFA to assume a role of the primary resolution authority for insurers

In addition to its supervisory role in the insurance market, the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) will also assume a role of the primary resolution authority; this follows from the draft law on Crisis Resolution in Insurance and Reinsurance Companies, which the Government has submitted to parliament.

E+S Rück expects market environment to remain stable overall, with growing capacities and increasing competition

E+S Rückversicherung AG, the Hannover Re subsidiary responsible for the German property and casualty reinsurance business, anticipates further strong demand in the upcoming rounds of renewals. The underlying risks continue to increase despite moderate catastrophe loss expenditure in recent years. At the same time, competition is intensifying in certain market segments.