Estonia

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Location:
- Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland;
- Neighbours: Latvia, Russia, Finland.

Climate:
- maritime;
- wet, moderate winters;
- cool summers.

Natural hazards:
- floods in the spring;

Macro indicators

* 2018 estimates

Surface:	45,227	km²
Population*:	1.3	million
Pop. density*:	29.2	people/km²
GDP*:	25.7	EUR billion
GDP/capita*:	19,459.1	EUR

European Union:
EU member, since 2004

Currency: Euro
Code: EUR
Since: 2011
- replaced Estonian kroon (EEK)

Insurance market portfolio
* 2018 estimates

TOTAL LIFE*:	17	%
TOTAL NON-LIFE*:	83	%
Overall Property*:	24	%
Overall Motor*:	48	%

Sources:

Statistics

Estonia 1Q2019 Insurance Companies Ranking

Estonia 1Q2019 Market Portfolio

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Latest news

ESTONIA: Insurers demand less cross-selling from banks

Although by law, banks are not allowed to cross-sell insurance and car leasing or housing loans, it is well known that they often do so, offering loan customers services of the bank-owned insurer, writes Aripaev.

2011-08-30

ESTONIA: Pohjola opens a branch office for corporate customers in Tallinn

Pohjola will expand its services in the Baltic region by opening a branch office in Tallinn. These new services for corporate customers in Estonia cover payment and liquidity management as well as working capital finance and investment financing.

2011-08-30

ESTONIA: Baltic rivalry is tearing insurance giant ERGO apart

Problems in pan-Baltic management of the Estonian subsidiary of German insurance giant ERGO continue, and the insurer keeps losing executives and market share, writes ?ripaev.

2011-06-23