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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
The Insurance Supervision Agency (ISA) of North Macedonia and the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) are deepening their cooperation to protect the rights of insured persons, ISA said on its website.
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-04-30
The number of people benefiting from voluntary health insurance in Romania exceeded 872,000 at the end of 2025, marking a 37% increase compared to 2022, according to an analysis conducted among the members of UNSAR.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
The conference organized by the Slovak Association of Insurance Companies and the Slovak Insurers' Office, Insurance Forum 2026 will take place on May 19, 2026, in Bratislava, the Slovak Association (SLASPO) announced.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
On June 25, the 19th Insurance Conference will be held, by ethosEVENTS in collaboration with the financial and business portal banks.com.gr, the insurance magazine Insurance World and the portal insuranceworld.gr.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
A spectacular increase in the number of cyber ??insurance policies from 2022 to 2025 is found in the new study by the Association of Insurance Companies of Greece, based on data from eight insurance companies operating in the sector, insuranceworld.gr wrote.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
Turkiye Sigorta, the country's biggest non-life insurer, has decided to double its paid-in capital to TRY 20 billion (USD 446 million) through a 100% bonus issue, with funds to be transferred from retained earnings, Middle East Insurance Review wrote.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
Gross written premiums of UNIQA Group increased by 8.2% in 2025 to EUR 8.4 billion, driven by all business lines – with particularly strong growth in property and casualty insurance (+10.0%) and significant increases in health insurance (+6.3%) and life insurance (+5.1%).
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
Chubb Limited reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 of USD 2.32 billion, and core operating income of USD 2.69 billion. Book value per share and tangible book value per share increased 15.8% and 21.5%, respectively, from March 31, 2025 and now stand at USD 189.93 and USD 126.65, the company said in its report.
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-04-29
Marsh a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments and management consulting, announced a multi-year partnership with the global sport of Formula 1® as the series’ first Official Risk Partner and Official Insurance Brokering Partner, marking a bold step as a unified, global brand.
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-04-30
“Munich Re is in an excellent financial condition,” stated Christoph Jurecka, Chair of Munich Re’s Board of Management in his address to the shareholders at the group’s AGM, voicing his satisfaction with the Group’s operational performance.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
Qala S??orta, a top-5 insurer in Azerbaijan based on FY2025 results, reported net profit of AZN 2.89 million (~EUR 1.48 million) in the first quarter of 2026, down 35.21% from AZN 4.46 million in the same period of 2025, ABC.AZ reports.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
O‘ZBEKINVEST, one of the top three non-life insurance companies in Uzbekistan, held a series of talks with the heads of leading Nordic export credit agencies – Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) in Copenhagen, Denmark; Exportkreditnämnden (EKN) in Stockholm, Sweden; and Finnvera in Helsinki, Finland, the insurer said on its website.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and Allianz Group (Allianz), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Allianz Europe B.V., have entered into a binding agreement to form a 50:50 primary insurance joint venture (JV) – covering general insurance and health insurance – to serve the rapidly expanding Indian insurance sector.
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-04-30
Optio Group, an independent specialty MGA, today announces a new capacity deal for its real estate product, increasing its binding authority from GBP 60 million to GBP 100 million total sum insured with effect from 1st May 2026.
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by Media XPRIMM, 2026-04-30
Arch Insurance EU today announced the launch of its European property operations, alongside the opening of a new office in Milan writing accident & health, cargo & logistics, fine art & specie, general liability and property, effective immediately.
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ON THE MOVE
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
On April 21, 2026, the PZU ?ycie SA Supervisory Board, following a qualification process, appointed Iwona Wróbel as President of the company's Management Board, the company announced on its website.
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-04-30
Apollo, a Skyward Group company, has appointed Tim Mackenzie to lead its newly launched international casualty reinsurance class of business, as the company continues to expand its global reinsurance footprint.
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INSURANCE EUROPE NEWS
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-04-30
The growing links between climate change and human health are attracting increasing attention from researchers, with new studies highlighting not only the indirect effects of global warming, but also the potential direct impact of rising CO2 concentrations on human health.
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EIOPA NEWS
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-04-30
The Board of Supervisors of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has agreed to launch a second joint mystery shopping exercise in Europe’s insurance sector.
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MARKETS & TRENDS
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
Global insurance rates declined 5% in the first quarter of 2026, following a 4% decline in Q4 2025 and marking the seventh consecutive quarter of rate decreases.
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by Marina MAGNAVAL, 2026-04-28
Global economic losses from natural catastrophes in 2025 reached USD 260 billion, underscoring the scale of disruption. From falling water levels on the River Rhine to wildfires in California, the economic, human and operational consequences are proliferating.
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STATISTICS
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-04-30
According to data provided by the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA), the 14 insurance companies operating on the market reported total premium collected in Q1 2025 of EUR 533.74 million (8.27% up y-o-y), of which EUR 84.17 million (9.54% up y-o-y) related to life insurance premium and EUR 449.57 million (+8.03% y-o-y) to non-life insurance premium.
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-04-30
Estonian insurers posted aggregate business worth EUR 177.91 million in Q1 2026, 4.4% up y-o-y, according to quarterly figures, published by the Estonian National Statistics Board. Claims expenses grew at a similar pace, reaching EUR 112.33 million.
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by Daniela GHETU, 2026-04-30
The insurance market of Kosovo totaled EUR 41.58 million at the end of Q1 2026, 2.77% more y-o-y, according to data provided by the Central Bank (CBK). The Bank ceased providing results for the life insurance business, which means this figure is related exclusively to the non-life business.
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