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Austria's VIG posts 28m-euro profit because of smaller claims

Autor: Ciprian Botea

03.04.2011, 23:38 23

Vienna Insurance Austrian group, which controls Omniasig,Asirom, BCR Asigurări and BCR Asigurări de Viaţă companiesdomestically, last year reported gross income worth 28.5m eurosfrom Romanian operations, up 18% from 2009.

The increase is mainly due to falling settled claims and loweroperating expenses. The companies VIG holds in Romania in 2010 paiddamages worth 325m euros, 16% less than a year before. Claimsaccounted for 62% in gross underwritten premiums.

"The claims rate fell by 4.9% last year in Romania reflectingthe rising tariffs for car policies, the introduction ofdeductibles and the exchange rate impact," reads Austrian group'sannual report.

Operating expenses fell by 11% and reached 152m euros. However,their weight in total underwritten premiums slightly increased toaround 29% on the portfolio cleanup operations.

The Austrian group underwrote gross premiums worth 528m euroslast year, down 13% year-on-year as a result of the lower sales ofcar policies. The decline tops the 5.7% slump the insurance marketposted in 2010. However, VIG is still the biggest player in theRomanian insurance industry.

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