Hungarian insurers' revenue from premiums climbed 3% to HUF 622 billion in Q1-Q3 from the same period a year earlier, professional association MABISz said.
Revenue from premiums on life insurance policies rose 15% to HUF 308 billion. Revenue from premiums on general insurance policies was down more than 4% at HUF 314 billion. Revenue from premiums on mandatory vehicle insurance policies slipped 8.5%.
The market grew for the first time since the start of the crisis, although the only revenue from premiums to show an increase were those for single-premium life insurance policies, said head of MABISz's life insurance division Zoltán Paál. Revenue from premiums on the single-premium policies came to HUF 125 billion in Q1-Q3 and could reach HUF 180 billion for the full year, still well under the HUF 239 billion peak seen in 2007, he added.
Payouts on claims rose 22% to HUF 464 billion during the period. Payouts on claims for general insurance policies were up almost 40% at HUF 213 billion.
Gábor Megyeri, who heads MABISz's vehicle insurance division, said the association had launched an online calculator which offers potential clients an impartial comparison of premiums on mandatory vehicle insurance offered by 14 insurers. (MTI – Econews)
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Most life insurers will be releasing their results over the next few weeks and so far it’s all been good news with healthy growth all round the world in all types of markets. Hungary has been teetering on the brink ala the PIIGS so to see even in an economy like that life insurance is on the rise shows how much caution people are taking, and planning for every eventuality.
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