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Romanians and the sense of ownership
Romanian's mentality makes him want to be owner, and not tenant... He
has the sense of ownership... According to an EUROSTAT report, 96%
of Romanians live in houses owned by them, while the average at European
Community level is 65%.
However, Romania shocks with an extremely
modest value of an indicator that should be somewhat proportional
to the above-mentioned one.
Thus, only a little over 15% of the houses are insured.
What are
the possible explanations for this phenomenon? First of all, the "nothing can happen to me" principle. Although
the press shows us almost daily desperate people, often left with
no place to live in, left at the authorities' mercy, the
majority still thinks they are protected from harm.
Moreover, after
the floods that affected Romania in recent years or after the extremely
violent earthquakes this year, such as those
from New Zealand and Japan, who have reminded us of the traumatic
scenes in 1977, profile companies did not notice significant increases
in demand for insurance.
What should be done? Romanians should
understand that "having
a sense of ownership" does not mean only to own a house, but
also implies taking care of it. And one of the easiest and cheapest
measures that can be taken in this regard is buying a household
insurance policy...
Only when the two percentages will equalize,
will Romanians be able to say they have a sense of ownership...
mihaela.circu@mxp.ro
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The main trends on the motor class, insurance and the difficult
economic context, the main objectives and motivations of the
merger between GENERALI Asigurari and ARDAF, but also the details
of the development strategy of GENERALI Group in Romania are
only some of the topics we invite you to read about, in an
interview with:
Marie KOVAROVA
General Manager, Responsible for GENERALI group's operations
in Romania, GENERALI Romania
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 XPRIMM:
How was insurance affected by the difficult economic context? What
consequences are we talking about and when do you estimate a revival
of this market?
Marie KOVAROVA: Clearly, the economic context has strongly affected
the insurance market in Romania, considering that this field depends
on a number of other sectors (banking, real estate, auto, constructions)
where decline has been fully felt. Overall state of the economy and
the insurance industry are in a relationship of permanent dependency
- a negative or positive development of the economic environment
will certainly influence the insurance market.
On the other hand, lower living standards, rising unemployment or
tougher credit conditions, amplified by a lack of confidence in economic
recovery, have strongly affected the retail segment. Already bought
insurance has been wrongly perceived as sure source of liquidities,
clients surrendering policies before maturity. Furthermore, the decision
of buying new insurance has been postponed indefinitely. In more
developed countries of Western Europe, such as for example France,
Germany or Italy, we have witnessed a totally opposite phenomenon - the
insurance market increased during the crisis, because people have
become aware of the safety that insurance offers.
Going back to local level, in Romania, the consequences of the crisis
were felt in the figures reported by insurers. After the spectacular
double-digit annual increases, the Romanian insurance market declined
by around 1% in 2009 and by 5.7% in 2010.
Making an analysis of the last years and taking into account current
economic data, as well as forecasts of financial specialists, we
can estimate a one-figure decrease of insurance business for the
current year and a slight increase during 2012-2015.
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39.5% for the profit of BCR Asigurari de Viata, with business increasing by 20.5%
by andreea.ionete@mxp.ro
BCR Asigurari de Viata VIENNA Insurance Group ended 2010 with a 39.5% increase
in gross profit, up to RON 18.7 million, while the company's business registered
a 20.5% advance compared to 2009, to RON 307.3
million.
"The results reported at the end of last year maintain us on the predicted
trend of business development, strengthening two important positions that we
have on the insurance market after only five years of activity: number 1 on bancassurance,
thanks to excellent collaboration and partnership with BCR, and number 2 in life
insurance industry", said Florina VIZINTEANU, President of the Directorate,
BCR Asigurari de Viata.
 BCR Asigurari: Profit of over RON 14.4 million in 2010
by mihaela.circu@mxp.ro
BCR Asigurari VIG registered in 2010 a RON 14.43
million profit, according to IFRS. This figure comes as a result of
implementation, over the past year, of a strategy to streamline back
office and claims solving activities, as well as of optimization of the
administrative and acquisitions costs control process. These measures
have resulted in increased efficiency and better cost control, despite
the difficult economic environment.
Meanwhile, BCR Asigurari underwrote in 2010 a gross premiums volume of over RON
522 million (about EUR 125 million), according to IFRS, 9% less than the 2009
result, strengthening its fifth position in the top of general insurance companies.
 ASIROM
estimates doubling gross profit in 2011
by oana.radu@mxp.ro
ASIROM, company member of VIENNA Insurance Group, estimates for this year a doubling
of gross profit, compared with 2010, when it had been RON 19.5 million (EUR 4.6
million), and recovery of market shares, both on general and life insurance,
lost in previous years. ASIROM also aims a 21.5% increase of incomes from gross
written premiums, which in 2010 fell to RON 531 million, from RON 646 million,
as the company had registered a year before.
"Our estimates are based on the signals received from the market, which
indicate an improved situation compared to previous years. Romanians understood
how important it is to insure their future and health, so we expect that in coming
years the significant increase will come from private life insurance, pensions
and health insurance. This is a perfectly normal trend for a market that is becoming
more mature and for Romania's economic level. ASIROM has diversified its product
portfolio in recent years, to meet these trends and demands, and we will continue
to do that, in order to be able to offer our clients the policy that they want
and that will bring them long term benefits", said Boris SCHNEIDER, President
of the Directorate, ASIROM.
 The motor segment decreased to 50% in the GENERALI portfolio. The insurer aims to further develop other business lines
by andreea.ionete@mxp.ro
Motor insurance market will continue the same downward trend, being
closely related with clients giving up their
voluntary motor policies, according to estimates of GENERALI Romania. In
accordance with the specialists opinion, the company expects for 2011 a
drop between 5% and 10% of the whole motor business line, particularly
influenced by Motor Hull insurance. Instead, "the decreasing share of
the motor segment, driven by increasing sales of other insurance lines,
represents a key measure for a mature insurance market", according
to the General Manager of GENERALI Romania, Marie KOVAROVA.
 Four EEA insurers have underwritten EUR 11.3 million in Romania in 2010
by vlad.boldijar@mxp.ro
In 2010, four insurance companies from the European Economic Area have
underwritten in Romania a total volume of about EUR 11.3 million,
according to the Specialty Review INSURANCE Profile.
Launched in autumn 2009, CIG Pannonia Asigurari de Viata registered, in the first
year of activity, gross written premiums of EUR 1 million, the company having
the portfolio formed mostly of unit-linked policies.
GENERALI
Asigurari paid the biggest claim in the history of the
Romanian insurance market: RON 55.25 million
by andreea.ionete@mxp.ro
GENERALI Asigurari announced on the 18th of April that it paid
the biggest claim in the history of the Romanian insurance
market, amounting to RON 55.25 million, resulting from the
fire at Red Dragon commercial complex in May 2010. Also, the
company paid claims in the amount of EUR 100,000 to tenants
in the complex owned by NIRO Investment. |
UNIQA
insures JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel
by andreea.ionete@mxp.ro
UNIQA Asigurari and the hotel companies group S.C.H. Grand,
including JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, have announced
a partnership through which UNIQA will insure GRAND Complex,
offering a
complete coverage of risks."We are delighted to collaborate with UNIQA Asigurari,
because it offers us exactly the insurance products we need to feel safe, both
us
and our customers", said Gregor AUFHAUSER, CEO of S.C.H. Grand. |
Which
insurers did the top brokers collaborate with last year?
by vlad.boldijar@mxp.ro
The leader of the Romanian brokerage market, the "motor" dealer
PORSCHE, has mediated, in 2010, a volume of premiums of over
EUR 59 million, of which about 32% were made through the company
ALLIANZ-TIRIAC. |
EXIMASIG
Romania has expanded its business on 6 new insurance classes
by andreea.ionete@mxp.ro
The Insurance Reinsurance Company EXIM Romania (EXIMASIG Romania),
whose majority shareholder is EximBank, has received approval
from ISC for activating on six new insurance classes. |
Three
companies own 99% of the credit insurance market
by vlad.boldijar@mxp.ro
With underwritings of EUR 15 million, GROUPAMA Asigurari was,
at the end of 2010, on the first place in the ranking of the
credit insurance segment. The company has registered a 109%
nominal increase in EUR, doubling its market share compared
to 2009. |
Warranties
insurance represents about 1% of the market
by vlad.boldijar@mxp.ro
In 2010, warranties insurance segment generated a volume of
gross written premiums of EUR 15.5 million (0.8% of the total
insurance market), shows INSURANCE Profile, registering an
increasing trend of
118.5% compared to 2009. |
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Insurance penetration degree has decreased, amid superior evolution of the economy
by vlad.boldijar@mxp.ro
After 2009 ended with a negative result for the Moldavian insurance
industry, in 2010, the profile market ended in the black. Thus, the
underwritings volume of the 24 active insurers from the Republic of
Moldova exceeded by EUR 3.4 million the 2009 level and by about EUR 1.3
million the 2008 value.
 IT system and bonus-malus - the challenges of 2011 for Moldavian insurers
by vlad.boldijar@mxp.ro
One of the great challenges of the current year for the supervisory
authority in Chisinau is the implementation of the IT system for
Mandatory MTPL insurance policies, "system to be implemented all
throughout Moldova. Also, all profile companies that will issue these
types of insurance will be forced to comply with requirements set by
legislation", said Aurica DOINA, Vice President of NCFM, during the
Seminar "Motor Insurance in Times of Crisis", that took place on April 11th in
Chisinau.
 VIDEO: UNITY
Re: Promoting the interaction between the CIS insurance markets has favorably
influenced the development of the profile industry
by olesea.serghiescu@mxp.ro
"Due to the globalization process, insurance companies from CIS have been forced
to expand their business in other markets, from other countries, thus creating
additional sources of underwriting and reducing risks of concentrating business
in one region, stabilizing insurer's
activity", stated Igor SHEKHOTOVTSOV, Development Manager, UNITY Re, during the
seminar "Motor insurance during crisis", that took place in Chisinau, on April
the 11th, 2011.
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out the interviews with participants of the International Insurance
Forum in Tashkent, on XPRIMM TV
by oleg.doronceanu@mxp.ro
The Fourth Edition of the International Insurance Forum in Central Asia
took place this year during April the 14th - April the 17th, in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, representing an effective platform for interactive
discussions and for exchange of experience between specialists in the
field. Over 200 representatives of insurance and reinsurance companies,
brokers and consultants from 20 countries, including Austria, Great
Britain, Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, France,
took part in the conference, thus confirming the interest of foreign
investors in the potential of the insurance market in Central Asia
countries.
 VIDEO: In Ukraine, insurance increased by 10.7% in 2010
by vlad.panciu@mxp.ro, oleg.doronceanu@mxp.ro
In 2010, insurance companies in Ukraine have underwriten premiums of
over UAH 22.6 billion - EUR 1.97 billion, up by 10.7% compared to 2009.
At the same time, the claims paid by the active players on the Ukrainian
market stood at UAH 6.1 billion - EUR 531.8 million. This figure
represents a decrease of 9.4% compared to the results registered in
2009, according to data presented by Alexander FILONIUK, President of
the Council, Ukrainian Insurers League, during the Fourth Edition of the
International Insurance Forum, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
 VIDEO: Uzbek insurance market grew by 20% in 2010
by vlad.panciu@mxp.ro, oleg.doronceanu@mxp.ro
The insurance companies of Uzbekistan have underwritten, in 2010,
premiums of over SUMM 175 billion (EUR 72.7 million) worth, up 20% from
2009. "This growth comes under the circumstances of the national
economy's overall evolution and of the great potential the local market
has", said Olimjon IKRAMOV, Chief of the Insurance Supervision
Inspectorate, in the opening of the International Insurance Forum in
Uzbekistan.
 Romeo
JANTEA: Bancassurance will increase its share in Middle Asia
by vlad.panciu@mxp.ro, oleg.doronceanu@mxp.ro
Special characteristics and development patterns of the bancassurance segment
in Central and Eastern Europe and in Romania, in particular, have been presented
by Romeo JANTEA, Managing Partner of Insurance
Training & Consulting, during the Fourth Edition of the International Insurance
Forum, organized in the period 14th-17th of
April, 2011, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. |
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 Russia:
The underwritings of ALLIANZ Rosno Life rose by 83% in 2010
by olesea.serghiescu@mxp.ro
The company ALLIANZ Rosno Life registered in 2010 gross written premiums of EUR
32.74 million, 83% more than in the same period of 2009, paid claims of the insurer
reaching EUR 4.39 million.
 Bulgaria:
KD Life becomes JZK Salgasie
by olesea.serghiescu@mxp.ro
The life insurance company KD Life from Bulgaria, part of the Slovenian financial
group KD, one of the largest companies of financial services in Central and Eastern
Europe, has changed its name to JZK Saglasie. This name change comes after, at
the end of December 2010, the whole pack of shares of KD Life was bought by FINANCE
Consulting. |
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 Romanian economy's outlook, one of the best in CEE
by www.nineoclock.ro
According to an opinion poll conducted by the ZEW Institute in collaboration with ERSTE Group, the financial analysts' perception of the Romanian economy's evolution in the next six months has improved in April, becoming the best in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Mediafax informs. In March Romania was third in the region from this point of view.
 Executive to allot RON 35 billion for investments this year, RON 45 billion in 2012
by www.nineoclock.ro
Government will allocate RON 35 billion for investments this year, and a further RON 45 billion, the next, Mediafax quoted PM Emil BOC to have said in a press conference, on the 15th of April, 2011. "Investments, developments and jobs, this is what we need first and foremost, since this is how we can pay salaries and pensions. Government's goal is to re-channel more money into investments. In 2010, we apportioned RON 33 billion, this year, RON 35 billion, and in 2012, we will assign RON 45 billion", BOC said at the signing ceremony of the Valea Ialomitei underground depot and station part of the METRO Highway no 5.
BCR
sees quicker economic recovery
by www.nineoclock.ro
Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) revised its estimate of economic
growth in 2011, from 1.2 pc to 2 pc, anticipating a potential
quicker economic recovery, backed by the estimated rise in
direct foreign investment, from EUR 2.6 billion in 2010 to
EUR 4 billion, the bank's Chief Economist, Lucian ANGHEL,
explained, in the report "Romania - Reverting to growth mode",
released on the 18th of April by the bank, Mediafax reports.
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DACIA
new car sales, 17th in EU in Q1
by www.nineoclock.ro
According to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association
(ACEA) data, DACIA's new car sales in Q1 this year (62,819
units) were 17th in a 32-brand table, having dropped by 3.7
percent compared to the same period last year. DACIA's sales
represented 1.8 percent of the total 3,583,185 units sold in
the EU, a share similar to the one reported in the same period
last year. New car sales in the EU dropped by 2.3 percent. |
BNR
Governor: RON appreciation, hard to counteract
by www.nineoclock.ro
The measures adopted by the National Bank of Romania (BNR)
have had positive effects and one of them was that the financial
system remained stable and the banks did not ask for and did
not receive bailouts, the BNR Deputy Governor stated in his
turn.
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BNR:
It's desirable for companies to meet crediting criteria
instead of relaxing the latter
by www.nineoclock.ro
The desired development on the loan market is for companies
to meet crediting criteria instead of relaxing those criteria,
BNR Deputy Governor Bogdan OLTEANU stated on the 19th of April,
during a financial seminar. |
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