{"id":9971,"date":"2020-12-23T09:21:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T09:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fillix20.gix.lt\/?p=9971"},"modified":"2021-01-21T12:44:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:44:58","slug":"insurance-markets-growth-in-2019-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fillix.lt\/en\/insurance-markets-growth-in-2019-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance markets growth in 2019: forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to Bank of Lithuania projections, in 2019 growth in the domestic insurance market should moderate compared to the previous year, while life assurance<\/a> and non-life insurance markets are anticipated to grow at an even pace, even though their growth rates have varied significantly over the last few years.<\/h3>\n

\u201cHaving grown at a double-digit rate last year, the insurance market will grow at a slightly slower pace in 2019, reflecting objective factors related to economic development. The upward trends in the life assurance market are expected to be driven by the customer-friendly legal changes regarding insurance contract fees that came into force at the beginning of the year,\u201d said Vytautas Valvonis, Director of the Supervision Service at the Bank of Lithuania<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In terms of premiums written, the entire Lithuanian insurance market is projected to grow by 5-7%\u00a0this year, to reach \u20ac932 million. In 2018, insurance premiums accounted for nearly \u20ac880\u00a0million (a year-on-year increase of 11%).<\/p>\n

Non-life insurance comprises more than 70% of the entire insurance market. Last year, its portfolio rose by a tenth (to \u20ac630\u00a0million) due to an increase in transport insurance premiums, and is estimated to grow by 5-7% (to \u20ac670\u00a0million) in 2019. Transport insurance premiums account for almost two thirds of the non-life insurance portfolio.<\/p>\n

In terms of premiums, the life assurance market grew by 7.3% (to almost \u20ac250\u00a0million) in 2018, and is expected to grow by 5-7% this year, to reach \u20ac262\u00a0million. Unit-linked life assurance accounts for more than 60% of the life assurance market. Having come into force at the beginning of 2019, amendments to the Republic of Lithuania Law on Insurance have obligated life assurance undertakings to clearly specify all fees imposed by insurance contracts, provide detailed reports on the amounts accrued and taxes deducted. Furthermore, they are no longer allowed to charge for governance of investment directions if they do not conduct it.\u00a0It should also be noted that a contract termination fee will have to cover only direct costs related to the termination of the contract or amount to 2% of the accumulated capital, but not more than \u20ac50.<\/p>\n

More:\u00a0https:\/\/www.lb.lt\/en\/news\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n