In January-April 2013, the Romanian insurance market stood at RON2.76 billion, with RON2.2 billion in general insurance and RON563.5 million in life insurance.
General insurance accounted for 80.77% of the overall market in the first four months of the year, according to industry regulator ASF.
Civil liability car insurance posted underwritings of RON972.24 million, up 9%, followed by voluntary car insurance with RON552.5 million, down 2.2%.
Insurance against fire and other natural disasters accounted for 14.88% of the general insurance segment, with RON324.32 million in underwritings. Of these, the national pool of insurance against disasters PAID underwrote RON39.94 million.
On the life insurance segment, regular insurance policies account for 65.38%, down 6.58%, while unit-linked policies dropped 13.74%.
After the first quarter, the market saw a decline of 3.43%, to RON2.053 billion, with general insurance at RON1.61 billion (-2.09%) and life insurance at RON382.28 million (-8.9%).