Latvia
LATVIA: LAA: the July storm has set a new record in terms of insurance claims
An expert discussion organized by the Latvian Insurers Association (LAA) "Lessons for Latvia from the summer storm" took place on October 31. The president of LAA stated that the storm that took place in July of this year has set a new record in terms of insurance claims.
12 November 2024LATVIA: Claims record reached - EUR 17 million paid for storm damage
For the damages caused by the late July storm in Latvia, insurers have already paid out EUR 17 million (not including the activity of foreign insurers in Latvia), which is the largest amount of insurance compensation in Latvia for damage caused by a single natural disaster, according to the Latvian Insurers Association (LAA) as of October 2.
9 October 2024STATISTICS: LATVIA 1H2024: Double-digit growth for property insurance; significant increase expected in claims after the July storms
At the end of June 2024, Latvian insurers' aggregate GWP (local and EU branches, summed-up) totaled EUR 618.7 million, up by almost 10% y-o-y, while the amount paid in claims and indemnities increased by 3.77% y-o-y to EUR 355.8 million, according to data provided by the Latvian Central Bank.
9 October 2024LATVIA: This summer, the number of claims related to land transport collisions increased by 63%
This summer, the number of claims related to vehicle collisions increased significantly – by 63% y-o-y. In summer only, BALTA (PZU group) insurance company paid out almost EUR 3.2 million so far for road transport collisions, the Latvian Insurers Association reports.
26 September 2024LATVIA: LAA: Insurers have already covered 68% of reported July storm losses
The insurers have already paid out EUR 13 million for the damage caused by the storm at the end of July, which includes compensation for the damage caused to property, agricultural crops and vehicles, according to the data collected by the Latvian Insurers Association (LAA) as of September 11.
18 September 2024LATVIA: LAA: In a week, July storm paid claims increased by EUR 2 million, reaching a total of EUR 9 million
During the week, the amount of insurance indemnities paid out to clients affected by the storm at the end of July increased by EUR 2 million, reaching a total of EUR 9 million paid out to clients.
11 September 2024STATISTICS: LATVIA, 1Q2024: motor insurance drives the market, but claims expenses increased faster than premiums
Latvian insurers ended Q1 2024 with gross written premiums (GWP) worth EUR 329,15 million, 11.42% up y-o-y. Life insurance accounted for almost 19% of this total, while motor insurance is the business segment eith the largest participation to the market portfolio (32%).
29 August 2024LATVIA: LAA: Insurers have received July storm claims for over EUR 17 million
Due to the storm and rains at the end of July, insurers have so far received 8,366 claims for a total of EUR 17.2 million. At that EUR 4.2 million have already been paid out, settling 2,864 insurance cases, according to data collected by the Association of Latvian Insurers (LAA) as of August 14.
21 August 2024LATVIA: LAA: travel insurance paid claims are expected to exceed EUR 1.7 million this summer
During the last summer travel season, Latvian insurers paid out EUR 1.66 million to their clients for various types of accidents. 68% of this amount represents reimbursements for travelers' medical expenses and repatriation, according to data collected by the Association of Latvian Insurers (LAA).
2 July 2024LATVIA: LAA: This year insurers already paid out about EUR 9 million to farmers
This year insurers in Latvia already paid out about EUR 9 million to farmers for frozen winter crops and other crop damage, according to the data compiled by the Association of Latvian Insurers (LAA), which includes Latvian insurers and one German insurer working in the Latvian agroinsurance market.
4 June 2024LATVIA: Last year, insurers covered 150 fire losses caused by problems with electricity
In 2023, insurers in Latvia paid for damages in more than 150 fires caused by problems with electricity, and this is 20% of the total number of fire damages paid by insurers, according to the data collected by members of the Association of Latvian Insurers (LAA).
30 May 2024LATVIA: BALTA's market share in the non-life segment in 2023 was 26.7%
Insurance company BALTA (PZU group) exceeded EUR 169.6 million in GWP in 2023, which means 17.3% growth. Its total paid claims also increased, slightly exceeding the threshold of EUR 87 million, while the company's profit last year reached EUR 20.4 million, the Latvian Insurers Association (LAA) said.
7 May 2024LATVIA: Baltic Insurance Conference: the most significant challenges in the coming years are related to data and digitization
The most significant challenges of the insurance industry in the field of regulation and development in the coming years are related to data and digitization.
30 April 2024LATVIA: On April 25, the 19th international conference "Insurance and reinsurance in the Baltics" to be held in Riga
The Latvian Insurers Association (LAA) is organizing for the 19th time the international conference "Insurance and reinsurance in the Baltics", which will be held on April 25, 2024 in Riga, the Association said.
23 April 2024STATISTICS: Latvia insurers' FY2023 business expanded to over EUR 1 billion
At the end of December 2023, Latvian insurers' aggregate GWP (local and EU branches, summed-up) totaled EUR 1.11 billion, up by 12.02% y-o-y, while the amount paid in claims and indemnities increased by 10.64% y-o-y to EUR 710.93 million, according to the quarterly figures published by the Central Bank (Latvijas Banka).
19 March 2024LATVIA: Last year the largest number of complaints received by LAA ombudsman were about property insurance
In 2023, the ombudsman of the Latvian Insurers Association (LAA) received 44 customer complaints about insurance services. The largest number of complaints were about property insurance (18), the Association said.
12 March 2024LATVIA: Health insurance is the most popular and fastest growing insurance type in Latvia
Health insurance is the most popular type of insurance in Latvia. The president of the Association of Latvian Insurers, Janis Abasins, explained the 10% annual increase in health insurance by the fact that employers need healthy employees, lsm.lv wrote.
5 March 2024LATVIA: LAA: the number of insured car thefts decreased sevenfold
Compared to seven years ago, the situation with car theft in Latvia has significantly improved, and the number of stolen insured cars has decreased seven times, the Latvian Insurers Association (LAA) reports.
14 February 2024LATVIA: only a third of the sowing area is insured in Latvia
In Latvia, only a third of the sowing area is currently insured. Although the amount of insured land increased last year, farmers are still very reluctant to insure their fields. In addition, the past year caused great losses to agriculture precisely because of weather conditions, LSM.lv wrote.
7 February 2024LATVIA: UNIBROKKER merges with R&D Insurance Broker – the combined company will become the leading service provider in the country
Starting from January 22, 2024, the insurance brokerage company UNIBROKKER INSURANCE & CONSULTING and its employees will merge with R&D Insurance Broker, a subsidiary of RENOMIA, the leading insurance broker in Central Europe, the Latvian broker announced. The combined company will become the premier service provider in Latvia.
25 January 2024
