STATISTICS:

Czech Republic

Location:
Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria

Climate:
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Natural hazards:
Flooding


Currency: Kroon (CZK)
1 EUR = 27.020 Kroon - CZK (December 31st, 2016)
1 EUR = 27.025 Kroon - CZK (December 31st, 2015)
1 EUR = 27.725 Kroon - CZK (December 31st, 2014)
1 EUR = 27.425 Kroon - CZK (December 31st, 2013)
1 EUR = 25.140 Kroon - CZK (December 31st, 2012)
1 EUR = 25.800 Kroon - CZK (December 31st, 2011)
1 EUR = 25.060 Kroon - CZK (December 31st, 2010)

Sources:
The Czech National Bank (CNB)
Czech Insurance Association (CAP)

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Insurance prescribed by VIG decreased by 2.8% in nine months in the CZECH REPUBLIC

  • 2014-11-21
The profit of VIG insurance group, parent company of Kooperativa pojistovna and CPP, prior to taxation reached a total of EUR 127.6m for January to September of 2014. This represents a year-on-year decrease by 11.9%. Gross insurance prescribed by the group in the Czech Republic has decreased year on year by 2.8 % to EUR 1.28bn. Out of this, the segment of life insurance posted 2.7% growth to EUR 645.4m and non-life insurance posted a decrease by 7.9% to EUR 635.2m.

The TRIGLAV Group exits the Czech insurance market and focuses on strengthening its operations in the South-East Europe target markets

TRIGLAV Group exits the Czech market by selling its local subsidiary TRIGLAV pojistovna, Brno to VIGO Finance, part of VIGO Investments Group. The sale is expected to be completed by May 2015. The decision on the sale is in line with the TRIGLAV Group Strategy, focused on increasing the value of the Group and effectively managing the TRIGLAV Group's subsidiaries. Zavarovalnica TRIGLAV estimates that the sale of the subsidiary will have no major impact on the Group's performance.

CZECH REPUBLIC: The largest insurance broker RENOMIA continues to grow

  • 2014-09-11
RENOMIA GROUP, the largest group of insurance brokers on the market in the Czech Republic, closed out the 2013 fiscal year with a record amount of insurance premiums negotiated, reaching CZK 5.3 billion, an increase of 10%. It has thus confirmed its leading position on the Czech insurance market. In 2013 RENOMIA, a.s. achieved a consolidated pre-tax profit of CZK 94 million.

Czech Insurance Association, 1Q2014: Insurance market is experiencing a mild recovery

First-quarter figures of the Czech Insurance Association (CAP) member companies revealed a mild recovery after a long period of stagnation in the insurance market. Annual premiums grew by almost CZK 400 million to CZK 30.6 billion (Note: ~EUR 1.1 billion), which is a 1.3% increase. Non-life insurance played an important role in the recovery. Life insurance, a long-term stabilizing segment, went up by only 0.7%.
The Czech insurance market ended 2013 with a modest premium growth of 1.9% y-o-y, to GWP of CZK 156.5 billion, showing an already traditional picture of steadiness. However, in European currency, following the about 9% depreciation of the Czech kroon over the last 12 months, the overall market results show a negative change of 6.6% y-o-y, to a total amount of GWP of EUR 5.7 billion.

CZECH REPUBLIC: PSCP takes over the client portfolio of RPS

  • 2014-03-25
Pension company of CESKA Pojistovna (PSCP) is going to take over the client portfolio of Raiffeisen pension company (RPS) in 2nd and also in 3rd pillar of retirement savings. This acquisition confirms the long-term strategic cooperation between financial groups of CESKA Pojistovna and Raiffeisenbank in the field of pensions. PSCP will gain about 12,200 customers from second pillar and 1000 clients in 3rd pillar. The whole transaction should be completed after complying with all regulatory steps at the beginning of the second half of this year.

VIG shines in the CZECH REPUBLIC

  • 2014-02-12
Vienna Insurance Group continued on its successful path in the Czech Republic also in 2013. Strengthening its number one position by increasing its market share to excellent 33.1 percent, the Group further widened the gap to its competitors.

CZECH Rep., 3Q2013: High competition prevents market return on a positive trend

Czech insurers' results in 3Q2013 are in line with the previous reporting periods. As compared with the previous year, figures are showing an almost unchanged GWP volume denominated in local currency (CZK) while denominated in euro, the market turnover recorded an almost 4% y-o-y decrease, to EUR 4.55 billion. It is interesting to observe though that, unlike other major CEE markets, the Czech market's decrease was mainly caused by the negative trend recorded on the life insurance side.

Komercni pojistovna wins the title of "The life insurance company in the Czech Republic"

  • 2013-12-11
For the second time in a row, Komercni pojistovna has received the highest award in the prestigious World Finance economic magazine's rating. Following its last year's primacy as The Insurance Company of the Year in the Czech Republic, this year it can again boast of a top rating, now as The Life Insurance Company of the Year in the Czech Republic, a new life category.

CZECH REPUBLIC: Martin Divis named "Insurance Manager of the Year"

  • 2013-11-25
Czech Group companies of Vienna Insurance Group have earned first place in three out of four categories in the "Insurance" sector in this year's industry competition run by financial advisory service provider Fincentrum. Ceska podnikatelska pojistovna (CPP) dominated the category of "Motor Insurance", taking first place, while second place went to Kooperativa. Pojistovna Ceske sporitelny (PCS), which distributes its products through the Czech subsidiary of Erste Group and is also part of the Group, climbed to top spot in the "Life Insurance" category.