Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN: social and compulsory health insurance increased from January to September
For the period from January to September, compulsory state social insurance in Azerbaijan amounted to about AZN 3.7 billion (~EUR 2.05 billion), which is 14% more y-o-y, Trend writes with reference to the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan.
19 October 2023AZERBAIJAN: The Association of Insurers and the Association of Banks of Azerbaijan are expanding the banking-insurance model
A working group on the expansion of the banking-insurance model (bancassurance) will be established in Azerbaijan soon, according to the president of the Azerbaijan Banks Association Zakir Nuriyev, Trend reports.
10 October 2023AZERBAIJAN: paid claims in voluntary health insurance for January-August decrease by 2.8% y-o-y
From January to August 2023, GWP in voluntary health insurance in Azerbaijan amounted to AZN 91.22 million (~EUR 49.58 million), which is 7.6% more y-o-y, Trend writes with reference to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan.
4 October 2023AZERBAIJAN: market expanded by 29% y-o-y in January-August
During January-August 2023, 20 insurance companies of Azerbaijan collected AZN 846.854 million (~EUR 455.30 million) of GWP, which is 29.3% more than in the same period last year, ABC.AZ writes with reference to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan.
25 September 2023AZERBAIJAN: in January-July PASHA Life and PASHA Insurance premiums increase by more than 30% y-o-y
During January-July of this year, the leader of the Azerbaijani insurance market, PASHA Həyat (PASHA Life), collected AZN 327 million (EUR 174.86 million), which is 32% more y-o-y, ABC.AZ reports.
18 September 2023AZERBAIJAN: compulsory real estate insurance increases by 60% over 7 months
During the period from January to July 2023, AZN 58.9 million (~EUR 31.49 million) of compulsory real estate insurance premiums were collected in Azerbaijan, ABC.AZ writes.
11 September 2023STATISTICS: AZERBAIJAN, 1H2023: life paid claims jump 52%, while in non-life this change was only 7%
Azerbaijan's insurance market ended 1H2023 with an increase of 32%, reaching AZN 648.95 million (EUR 350.38 million). At the same time, the growth of paid claims was less significant (+28.65%), their total volume reached AZN 225.03 million (EUR 121.50 million), according to the data published by the National Bank.
31 August 2023AZERBAIJAN: Central Bank, Association of Insurers and Compulsory Insurance Bureau of Azerbaijan organize "Insurance Festival" for the first time
In Azerbaijan, with the joint cooperation of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, the Association of Insurers and the Compulsory Insurance Bureau, the "Insurance Festival" was organized for the first time, Trend writes.
29 August 2023AZERBAIJAN: in 1H2023 Green Card premiums increased by almost 6 times y-o-y
In the first half of 2023, 29,516 insurance contracts were issued within the Green Card system in Azerbaijan, which is 2.4 times more y-o-y, ABC.AZ reports with reference to the Compulsory Insurance Bureau.
16 August 2023AZERBAIJAN: compensation payments to farmers affected by natural disasters to begin in August
In 2023, about 420,000 hectares of sown areas were insured in Azerbaijan. The number of appeals to the Agricultural Insurance Fund in connection with damage to sown areas, according to Fuad Sadygov, Chairman of the Board of the Fund, has reached 7,000 year to date, Trend writes.
7 August 2023AZERBAIJAN: in 2022 CBA’s expenses on insurance services increased
In 2022 the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) spent AZN 1.05 million (USD 620,000) on insurance services, Trend reports.
1 August 2023AZERBAIJAN: CBA: in 2023 the market may show almost two-fold growth in four years
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) predicts that by the end of 2023, the insurance sector will amount to AZN 1.2-1.3 billion (~EUR 0.68 billion), as was stated by CBA Director General Ziya Aliyev at the scientific and practical conference "Successful Ways to Resolve Insurance Disputes", ABC.AZ wrote.
1 August 2023AZERBAIJAN: 5 insurers generated over 82% of premiums in January-May
According to the results of January-May 2023, out of 20 insurance companies in Azerbaijan, GWP increased y-o-y for 17, while 3 companies recorded a decrease.
4 July 2023AZERBAIJAN: the number of applications to the Agricultural Insurance Fund has increased
As a result of heavy rains, mudflows, strong winds and hail, farms were damaged in several regions of Azerbaijan, in connection with which the number of applications to the Agricultural Insurance Fund has increased in recent days, Trend reports.
29 June 2023AZERBAIJAN: Should the Compulsory Insurance Bureau be liquidated, the procedure is now clarified
Should the Compulsory Insurance Bureau (ISB) be liquidated, this will happen by a special law, as stated in the draft amendments to the Law on Compulsory Insurance, which was considered in the first reading at a parliamentary session, ABC.AZ reports.
15 June 2023AZERBAIJAN: New appointment at PASHA Sigorta
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of one of the leaders in the insurance market, PASHA Sigorta, has been replaced, ABC.AZ reports.
7 June 2023AZERBAIJAN: 16 out of 20 insurers increased GWP in January-April
In January-April 2023, 16 out of 20 insurance companies in Azerbaijan increased their GWP y-o-y, while premiums of the remaining 4 companies decreased, ABC.AZ wrote with reference to a statistical report published by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan.
31 May 2023STATISTICS: AZERBAIJAN, 1Q2023: Life insurance paid claims skyrocket up more than 215%
The insurance sector of Azerbaijan ended the first quarter of 2023 with an increase of 34%, reaching AZN 346.91 million (EUR 187.17 million). However, growth of paid claims was even more rapid - they jumped by 67% in local currency to AZN 102.29 million (EUR 55.19 million), according to statistics published by the National Bank.
11 May 2023AZERBAIJAN: PASHA Life Insurance business grows by 47% in the first quarter
The leader of the insurance sector, life insurance company PASHA Life Insurance, increased its profit to AZN 9.5 million (~EUR 5.13 million) in the first quarter of 2023. At the same time, the company's paid claims tripled y-o-y, amounting to AZN 48 million, Trend reports.
3 May 2023AZERBAIJAN: Liabilities of insurers grew by 29% in 2022, while assets increased by 19%
As of January 1, 2023, total liabilities of insurers increased by 28.8% to AZN 1,027.85 million (~EUR 0.56 billion). At that, 13 insurers increased their liabilities, while other 7 - decreased. Total long-term liabilities of companies increased by 23.6% to AZN 920.16 million, while total short-term liabilities doubled to AZN 107.68 million, Trend reports.
27 April 2023
