Bulgaria

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Location:
- Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea;
- Neighbours: Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania.

Climate:
- temperate;
- cold, damp winters;
- hot, dry summers coast.

Natural hazards:
- earthquakes;
- landslides.

Macro indicators
* 2018 estimates
Surface:110,994km2
Population*:7.0million
Pop. density*:63.2people/km2
GDP*:55.0EUR billion
GDP/capita*:7,844.0EUR

European Union:
EU member, since 2007

Currency: Lev
Code: BGN
Since: 1999

Exchange rates:
1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN (fixed)


Insurance market portfolio
* 2018 estimates
TOTAL LIFE*:18%
TOTAL NON-LIFE*:82%
Overall Property*:11%
Overall Motor*:61%


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BULGARIA: Euroins is increasing its capital by EUR 51.1 million

Euroins Bulgaria, one of the leading Bulgarian insurers in Eastern Europe, part of Euroins Insurance Group AD (EIG) and Eurohold, the largest Bulgarian publicly-listed holding, is in the process of increasing its capital through the issuance of 25 million new shares, which will raise a total of BGN 100 million (EUR 51.1 million) of its own funds.


BULGARIA: ABZ: only 8% of homes are insured

According to Vesselin Angelov, member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Bulgarian Insurers (ABZ), about 85% of people in Bulgaria live in their own homes, but only about 8% of them are insured. However, in recent years, a positive trend has been observed - the share of insured homes is gradually increasing, ABZ writes.





BULGARIA: ABZ: Positive dynamics and sustainable growth on the insurance market

The insurance market in Bulgaria can be characterized by positive dynamics and sustainable growth, as over the past 10 years, premium income has increased more than 2.5 times, reaching BGN 4.4 billion (EUR 5.49 billion) in 2023, with annual growth of 21%, according to Veselin Angelov, member of the Board of Directors of ABZ and executive director of Allianz Bulgaria, the Association wrote.



STATISTICS: Bulgarian, 2023: Insurance market exceeded EUR 2 billion for the first time

Bulgarian insurance market reported January-December 2023 GWP worth BGN 4.38 billion (EUR 2.24 billion), up by 21.29% y-o-y, according to the official figures published on Financial Supervisory Commission website. Life insurers' GWP increased by 16% to BGN 725.50 million, while non-life insurers' GWP rose by 22.39% to BGN 3.66 billion.





STATISTICS: Bulgarian market increased to ~EUR 1.7 billion during Q1-Q3 2023

Bulgarian insurance market reported January-September 2023 GWP worth BGN 3.29 billion (EUR 1.68 billion), up by 24.21% y-o-y, according to the official quarterly figures published on Financial Supervisory Commission website. Life insurers' GWP increased by 20.63% to BGN 533.99 million, while non-life insurers' GWP rose by 24.93% to BGN 2.75 billion.