74% of Romanians say they are interested in home and property insurance, according to an opinion poll conducted by UNSAR with IRES. The figure confirms the results of the 2020 survey, but there is an increase in the number of those who say they are very interested in this type of insurance - 24%, compared to 19% in 2020.

Fire remains the danger most often mentioned by Romanians when referring to the risks that can affect their homes (56%), according to a new opinion poll conducted by UNSAR together with IRES.

Ileana DAMIAN has received the Romanian insurance regulator's approval to take over the position of Chief Operations Officer within Generali Romania, as Generali CEE Holding announced in a statement. She is replacing Daniela COVACESCU who resigned from her position. Ileana DAMIAN is becoming a member of the Board as well.

Romanian insurers reported GWP worth EUR 1.29 billion at the end of 1H2021, which is by 11,66% more y-o-y. As the Romanian Leu lost some weight against Euro in the last 12 months, the growth rate in local currency looks even better, reaching 13.6% y-o-y.

Annually, out of every 20 cars registered in Romania, at least one produces a road accident resulting in material damage or personal injury and death*. This frequency can vary significantly, reaching values of over 22% in the area of cargo transport, UNSAR - the Romanian insurers' professional association has stated.

Almost two years have passed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which time the Romanian insurance industry has constantly adapted to consumers' needs, in some cases even by extending the coverage existing in the original policy wording.

The bankruptcy of CITY Insurance - the largest player on the Romanian market, with a 20% share of the total industry and 45% in the MTPL segment, continues to be the hot topic of the week.

Euroins Romania's shareholders approved a new capital increase amounting to over EUR 24 million (RON 120 million), the third in recent months. The most recent audit showed that Euroins Romania exceeded all financial indicators set by law, with the SCR at 118.5% and the coverage of the MCR at 278.4%.

The largest compensation paid last year by UNSAR insurers to cover the damages occurred on a voluntary home insurance policy was about EUR 400,000 (RON 1.9 million), 145% higher than in 2019. "It was paid in order to cover the damages caused by a fire", states UNSAR - the National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Romania, wrote 1asig.ro here.

NN Group announces that Kuldeep Kaushik will be appointed as CEO of NN in Romania, effective 1 November 2021, subject to regulatory approval and work authorization. Kuldeep takes over from Gerke Witteveen, Chief Financial Officer of NN in Romania, who has held the interim CEO role for the past period.

In Q1 2021, Romanians chose the protection offered by life insurance more than they did in any of the similar periods in the last five years. Thus, gross written premiums for this segment went up by 11.6% y-o-y, exceeding RON 688 million (~EUR 139.8) million.

The shareholders of EUROINS Romania commit to further invest in the Romanian insurance market as the company announces another round of capital increase worth over RON 120 million, after two other recent successive capital increases worth over RON 126 million.

In 2020, insurers member of UNSAR (the National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Romania) paid aggregate claims of over RON 11 million (~EUR 2.2 million) for the 50 largest claims related to home insurance - up by 16% compared with from 2019, two thirds of these claims being caused by fires, according to data published by the association, 1asig.ro informed here.

In Q1 2021, the Romanian insurance market totaled RON 3.19 billion (EUR 648.7 million), increasing by approximately 8.2% y-o-y, according to the quarterly report published by ASF - Financial Supervisory Authority, wrote 1asig.ro here.

Romanians want faster access and higher quality of medical services, according to the latest UNSAR-IRES survey, informed the insurance news portal www.1asig.ro here.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed Romanians' perception of risks, increasing their interest in insurance protection. The most significant change was observed in health insurance, 4 out of 10 Romanians stating that the pandemic has increased their interest in the matter, according to a UNSAR-IRES Barometer on Risk Perception and Insurance Culture in Romania.

At the end of March 2021, the Romanian private pension funds (Pillar II and Pillar III) accumulated RON 83.34 billion in total assets, 33% more compared to the previous year, according to the quarterly figures published by ASF. The total assets of the private pension system were 7.9% of the GDP.

Starting with June 2021, Mihaela Stroia takes over the position of CEO - President of the UNIQA Life Insurance Directorate. The next period brings also a series of important changes, which support the transformation and development of the activity of the UNIQA Group at international level, but also locally.

Euroins Romania Asigurare Reasigurare S.A announces the completion of the financial audit for 2020 and the first results of Q1 2021, which reflects the repositioning of the company, the appointment of a new general manager and the improvement of risk management.

Credit insurer COFACE announced in a statement published on its website it expands its portfolio on Romanian insurance market entering surety bonds segment- "a viable alternative to the letter of credit and are dedicated to companies involved in public procurement contracts".