Earlier Friday, new agency MEDIAFAX announced, citing people within the company, that Jantea will leave UNIQA sometime in February.

Jantea was appointed vice-chairmain of UNIQA Asigurari in January 2012, replacing Alfred Vlcek, who ended his term. Jantea had been general manager of insurance company BCR Asigurari between 2002 and 2006.

UNIQA Asigurari’s managing board is chaired by Florin Golovatic.

UNIQA Asigurari (formerly known as Unita) is among the top ten players on the Romanian insurance market.

UNIQA Asigurari’s underwritten premiums rose 27.2% on the year to RON443.4 million in the first nine months of 2013.

The Romanian division is 100% controlled by Austrain financial group UNIQA, which also owns in Romania life insurer Uniqa Asigurari de Viata (formerly known as Agras).