Bulgaria
BULGARIA: about 21,000 drivers will pay four times more for civil liability
According to the Chairman of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC), Boyko ATANASOV, the proposed new Bonus-Malus system was well-balanced for drivers. About 21,000 drivers will pay more (about 4 times) for their civil liability insurance, as the data of the Insurers Association show.
7 January 2020STATISTICS: BULGARIA, 3Q2019: Non-life units of DZI, GENERALI and ALLIANZ were the most profitable Bulgarian insurers at the end of third quarter
Bulgarian insurers reported nine months aggregate GWP of BGN 2.18 billion (EUR 1.11 billion), 17.17% more y-o-y, according to quarterly market statistics published by FSC.
28 November 2019BULGARIA: The CPC has prohibited the acquisition of CEZ's undertakings by EUROHOLD
The Bulgarian Commission on Protection of Competition - CPC decided to prohibit the acquisition of CEZ's undertakings in Bulgaria by financial group EUROHOLD Bulgaria
7 November 2019Former SOGELIFE Bulgaria to be held again by a French group
Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition announced this week that it approved the fully aquisition of EXPRESS Life Insurance (former SOGELIFE Bulgaria) by the local subsidiary of French insurer GROUPAMA, after about two weeks before the transaction received the "green light" from the Bulgaria's Financial Supervision Commission.
24 October 2019STATISTICS: BULGARIA, 1H2019: MTPL and the sickness insurance line were the main growth drivers
Bulgarian insurers have achieved GWP worth EUR 755.6 million in 1H2019, 20.4% up y-o-y. Paid claims increased, at the same time by 10.8%, to EUR 295.76 million. The MTPL insurance line was the main growth driver, providing for almost 60% of the extra premiums volume.
10 October 2019Bulgaria's EIG Re planning to offer insurance services in Greece
28 August 2019Bulgaria's Saglasie Insurance gets shareholders nod for cap hike
20 August 2019Bulgaria's Euroins increases stake in Synthetica to 5.57%
20 August 2019BULGARIA: The Guarantee Fund publishes draft determining pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage for injured
On August 9th, 2019, the Bulgarian Guarantee Fund published a draft of guidelines for determining compensation for property and bodily damage of injured people, introducing new elements to current law and clarifying aspects of the amount of compensation.
19 August 2019Bulgarian pension insurer Toplina gets shareholder nod for cap hike
7 August 2019BULGARIA: Groupama to acquire OTP's Express Life Insurance
OTP's Express Life Insurance of Bulgaria agreed to sell 100% of shares to Groupama's subsidiary in Bulgaria, strengthening Groupama's position in the local market.
18 July 2019FITCH placed EUROHOLD's rating under observation
With reference to the agreement that EUROHOLD Bulgaria AD signed to acquire CEZ's assets in Bulgaria, the international credit rating agency FITCH Ratings placed EUROHOLD Bulgaria AD's Rating under observation.
15 July 2019BULGARIA: EIG to expand its services in Malta under FoS
Sofia-based EUROINS Insurance Group announced its Bulgarian subsidiary Insurance Company EUROINS AD intends to offer legal expenses insurance on the territory of the Republic of Malta under the terms of the freedom of provision of services, according to a statement by Bulgaria's Financial Supervision Commission (FSC).
15 July 2019Bulgaria's Generali Insurance cuts 2018 net profit
14 July 2019Bulgaria's Generali Insurance to pay 0.035 euro/share dividend for 2018
9 July 2019Eurohold Bulgaria shareholders endorse higher dividend for 2019
9 July 2019BULGARIA: ABI appointed new Board of Directors
During its annual meeting, held June 19, 2019, the Association of Bulgarian Insurers (ABI) adopted a program for the following year and elected a new board, led by Konstantin VELEV as Deputy Chairman.
27 June 2019STATISTICS: BULGARIA 1Q2019: Insurers' profits expanded by 41% y-o-y to EUR 26.5 million
Bulgarian insurers ended Q1 2019 with a 23% y-o-y growth-rate in GWP, to BGN 748 million (EUR 382 million), while the aggregate value of net profit expanded by 41% y-o-y to BGN 52 million (~ EUR 26.5 million), according to the Bulgarian FSA preliminary figures.
13 June 2019Bulgaria's FSC asks Eurohold for more info on cap hike prospectus
9 June 2019Bulgarian insurer Lev Ins seeks shareholders nod for cap hike
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