March 26 (SeeNews) - Croatia-based insurers reported overall premiums paid of almost 287 million euro ($311 million) in the first two months of this year, up from 258.3 million euro in the same period of 2023, official data showed on Tuesday.
Non-life premiums increased by 13.39%, reaching 238.3 million euro in the January-February period, Croatia's financial regulator, Hanfa, said in a monthly data release.
Life premiums rose 1.27% on the year to 48.7 million euro.
There were 15 insurers registered in the Adriatic country of 3.89 million people at the end of February.
As of the beginning of 2023, Hanfa started publishing figures on premiums paid instead of gross written premiums (GWP).
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