Results of the insurance market after Q1 2015

Date: 26 June 2015

In Q1 2015, Polish insurers paid life insurance compensations and benefits worth PLN 5.2 billion and non-life insurance compensations and benefits worth PLN 3.5 billion.
 

Key data for Q1 2015.

  • The total premium in the insurance market amounted to nearly PLN 14.3 billion (YoY increase by 2.9%)
  • The total compensations and benefits paid amounted to PLN 8.7 billion (YoY decrease by 4.8%)

Motor insurance market

Key figures:

  • The gross written premium on civil liability insurance (OC) amounted to PLN 1.9 billion (a decrease by 2.3%)
  • The gross written premium on comprehensive Auto casco (AC) insurance amounted to PLN 1.4 billion (an increase by 2.1%)
  • The technical loss on civil liability insurance (OC) amounted to PLN 59 million.
  • The technical result on comprehensive Auto casco insurance (AC) amounted to PLN 7.5 million
  • Compensations and benefits under civil liability insurance (OC) of land vehicles (including civil liability insurance of motor vehicle owners amounted to PLN 1.6 billion (an increase by 9.7%)

Non-life insurance market (exclusive of motor insurance)

Key figures:

  • The total premium on non-life insurance (exclusive of motor insurance) amounted to PLN 3.8 billion and was by 4.6% higher than a year ago
  • Insurance against fire and other natural disasters still have the biggest share in the premium on the non-life insurance market – over PLN 1 billion. However, YoY decrease of this share by 1.6% was reported

Life insurance market

Key figures:

  • The total compensations and benefits paid under life insurance amounted to PLN 5.2 billion (a decrease by 10.8%)
  • The value of the premium on life insurance increased by 3.7% to PLN 7.2 billion
  • The value of the premium on insurance with ICF increased to PLN 3.5 billion (by 16%)
  • The value of premiums on accident insurance is constantly growing (PLN 1.3 billion of premiums for the Q1 2015 – more than double growth during the last 5 years)

Net financial result

The net profit of life insurers for the Q1 2015 amounted to PLN 668 million and was by 6.1% higher than a year ago. Non-life insurers ended Q1 2015 with the profit of PLN 400 million (a decrease by 26%). The income tax due from Polish insurers for Q1 2015 amounted to PLN 262 million.

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