The general insurance segment registered underwritten gross premiums worth RON7.71 billion, up 11% on the year, while the life insurance segment posted underwritten gross premiums of RON1.66 billion in 2016, up 6.7% on the year, according to ASF data.
Health insurance segment registered the highest growth compared with the previous year, of 70%.
The premiums underwritten on the mandatory car insurance RCA segment represent 54% of the total underwritten premiums on the general insurance segment.
In 2016, 31 insurance companies were operating on the Romanian market.