News - Insurance


Vienna Insurance Group crosses EUR 1 billion profit threshold amid strong growth across CEE

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) delivered a strong financial performance in 2025, reporting dynamic growth in premiums and profitability across all markets. The Group’s profit before taxes exceeded EUR 1 billion for the first time, reaching EUR 1.16 billion, while gross written premiums rose to EUR 16.3 billion, according to the company’s preliminary results.

STATISTICS: KYRGYZSTAN, FY2025: Market rises by nearly 94% y-o-y

As of December 31, 2025, GWP in Kyrgyzstan totaled KGS 10,076 million (EUR 97.95 million), an increase of nearly 94% compared to 2024, according to data published by the Service for regulation and supervision of the financial market of Kyrgyzstan.

COB announces Fabio GAMBA as incoming Managing Director

COB, the international organisation that co-ordinates the Green Card system and the Protection of Visitors system, has announced the appointment of Fabio GAMBA as their next Managing Director. Mr. GAMBA will take up the role in July, succeeding Greet Floré upon her retirement.








NN Group provides its 2025 Annual Report ‘Future Ready growth’ - an integrated overview of the company’s performance

NN Group N.V. (NN) published its 2025 Annual Report “Future Ready growth”, which is an audited, concise and balanced overview of its strategic and financial performance every year since becoming a standalone listed entity. The 2025 report marks the eleventh edition of NN’s integrated Annual Report, reflecting its continued commitment to transparency and long-term value creation.

POLAND: Payments in motor insurance reached PLN 21 billion in 2025

Total compensation and benefits paid by insurers under MTPL and Motor Hull in 2025 reached PLN 21 billion (~EUR 4.97 billion), which is 8.6% more y-o-y, even though the number of reported claims was only 1.9% higher than in 2024, according to data from the Information Center of the Insurance Guarantee Fund, Gazeta Ubezpieczeniowa (Insurance Gazette) wrote.






Insurance Europe: Making the IRRD proportionate, clear and workable before 2027

The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) will enter into force on 30 January 2027, leaving insurers and supervisors little time to prepare. However, key aspects remain unclear, including which companies will fall within scope, how “critical functions” will be defined, and how resolution costs will be funded, Insurance Europe says.