Insurance market swings since the beginning of the year
BAKU/18.03.14/TURAN : fulfilling prophecy experts that in 2014 the insurance market will grow by about 15 % and more. This is evidenced by the difference between the premiums in January and February last year and this years. Following two months of 2013 collected 78.76 million ( 62.38 million - voluntary premium) , to March 1, 2014 - 91.62 ( voluntary premiums - 71.73 ) million manats.
If the undisputed leader in the year two seasons in a row is a mandatory liability insurance of vehicle owners to third parties (the new CTP ) to the calendar spring most collected on voluntary medical insurance - 31.36 million manat . The main reason for that - long-term agreement between the "Pasha Sigorta" and the state oil company . Endowment life insurance general treasury replenished by 15.33 million manat , mainly due to the active start "Ateshgah Hayat Sigorta". In third place ( 7.58 million manat) - CTP . The share of these three positions on the market - 59.23 % of the total insurance.
Other types of voluntary insurance " swing ." CASCO (Hull) insurance of vehicles collected 5.82 million, property insurance against fire - 3.19 million, liability of owners of air transport - 1.79 million and cargo insurance - 2.06 million manat.
In compulsory types behind the "new CTP " are the risks of accidents at work - 5.41 million manat . On compulsory insurance of property received 1.98 million manat, on other positions figures are not yet significant. Experts believe that in the context of recent fires in shopping malls rise significantly receipts on compulsory insurance of property.
Paid for all cases 19,02 75,95 million AZN . Lead, as usual , the social sphere - VMI offset 6.51 million manat . There followed CASCO - 4.58 million and CTP - 4.33 million manat . Other positions were far behind . - 17D-
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