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: 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.





BULGARIA: FSC is working on Bonus-Malus scheme

The Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) of Bulgaria is implementing a bonus-malus system for MTPL insurance. The system, similar to others in Europe, will influence MTPL premium levels depending on driver behavior.



EUROINS, 1Q2019: 41% increase in revenue y-o-y

Bulgaria-based EUROINS, part of EUROHOLD, reported a consolidated revenue of EUR 171 million (+41% y-o-y) for the first three months of 2019. For the same period, EUROINS showed an increase of 37% in gross written premiums (GWP) volume, growth sustained mainly by Romanian and Bulgarian business.