The Central Bank tenders the group life insurance policy and hospital medical expenses for a group of employees of the institution for a two-year term.
Honduras Government Purchase LPública No.27-2019:
"Hiring of a collective life insurance policy and medical-hospital expenses for dependents of members of the Social Assistance Plan (PAS), as well as employees not members of the PAS, registered in the registers of the Department of Social Welfare of the BCH.
Although in the first six months of the year, the Guatemalan market increased to 6%, for the growth to be sustained, it is necessary to regulate the obligatory nature of civil liability insurance against third parties and occupants for all vehicles in the country.
Currently, the Guatemalan insurance market has only regulated compulsory insurance in the part corresponding to extra-urban transport units, which slows down the growth potential of companies in the sector.
Insurance policies for damages, automobiles, electronic equipment, life, collective and hospital medical, for CEPA and FENADESAL are tendered.
Purchase by the Government of El Salvador DR-CAFTA-ADACA-UE CEPA-LA-08/2019:
"The purpose of the tender is to contract the insurance policies, damages-package policy and group life insurance and hospital medical insurance, automobile insurance, fidelity insurance and electronic equipment insurance for CEPA and FENADESAL, for the period from October 1, 2019 to January 1, 2020, both dates at twelve o'clock in the morning, according to the Terms of Reference established in these Tender Bases, by means of one or several Legal Persons, Union of Persons, and/or Joint Participation of Offenders (Legalized), National or Foreign."
During the first five months of the year, premiums of $643 million were written, 4% higher than the $619 million reported for the same period in 2018.
Statistics from the Superintendence of Insurance show that from January to May 2019, the three insurance companies subscribing the highest proportion of market premiums were Assa Compañía de Seguros, Compañía Internacional de Seguros and Mapfre Panamá, with 26%, 16% and 15% respectively.
From January to April of this year, $105 million in auto premiums were underwritten in Panama, 7% more than was reported in the same period in 2018, which is partly because of the modifications to the basic traffic accident insurance.
The latest report of the General Comptroller of the Republic states that between the first quarter of 2018 and the same period of 2019, the value of the premiums subscribed in the automobile branch grew from $98.1 million to $104.5 million, which is equivalent to a 6.5% increase.
The Public Ministry of Panama tenders collective health insurance for employees of the Attorney General's Office.
Panama Government Purchase 2019-0-35-0-08-LV-021667:
"The execution term of the service shall be one thousand ninety-five (1,095) calendar days, from the date established in the Order to Proceed, which shall be notified in accordance with the provisions.
The policy of collective life insurance and medical expenses for deputies, directors and deputy directors of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala is tendered for a 24-month term.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10457577:
"The coverage of the Collective Life and Medical Expenses Insurance policy shall be for the use of the Honorable Representatives, Deputies, Directors and Sub-Directors of the Congress of the Republic, which shall be valid for two (2) years.
In Costa Rica, market supervisory authorities published a list of 16 companies that are not authorized to operate in the domestic market.
The objective is to warn the public about the risk of insuring with companies not authorized or supervised in the country and, at the same time, prevent unscrupulous people from using the name of these entities, without their authorization, to sell illicitly insurance in the country, explains a report by Sugese.
In 2016, only 22% of the population had insurance in the event of a claim, and that proportion is now 26 %.
A study on the perception and penetration of insurance in the country, carried out by the Salvadoran Association of Insurance Companies (ASES), states that 23% of people who do not have insurance are for lack of knowledge or interest in this service.
Costa Rica is discussing a bill that proposes to charge an additional 0.5% on all premiums and prohibits deducting from income tax the 4% collected to finance the Fire Brigade.
For the directors of the Association of Private Insurers (AAP), the approval of the National Statistical System Bill, which is being discussed in the country's Congress, would put companies in trouble and cause a contraction in growth.
In the last five years, the profits of insurance companies have increased, because in 2014 for every dollar collected companies obtained a profit of $0.03, and in 2018 the indicator rose to $0.10.
Data from the Panamanian Association of Insurers (Apadea) show that the sector's profitability is constantly growing, since for every dollar that insurers received in 2014 they obtained a $0.03 benefit, in 2015 the proportion rose to $0.06, in 2016 to $0.08, in 2017 to $0.09 and in 2018 to $0.10.
During the first quarter of the year in Nicaragua, premium income was down 6% from the same period in 2018, while claims payments increased 14%.
Figures from the Superintendence of Banks and Other Financial Institutions (Siboif) indicate that between January and March 2018, and the same period in 2019, premiums in the country fell from $55 million to $53 million.
Improving the presence in cities of the province and taking advantage of the margin of growth that still exists in the metropolitan area are the keys for the sector to grow during the following years.
According to figures presented by the Guatemalan Association of Insurance Institutions (AGIS), between 2017 and 2018 the number of premiums subscribed in the country went from $881 million to $907 million, which is equivalent to a 3% increase.
Last year, net premium income in El Salvador totaled $658 million, 5% more than reported in 2017, a rise explained by accident and health insurance.
According to data from the Salvadoran Association of Insurance Companies (ASES), during 2018 the area of accident and health insurance recorded sales of premiums of $128 million, which is equivalent to a 14% increase over what was reported in 2017.
Between 2017 and 2018, Costa Rica's fire and property casualty rates increased from 18% to 33% and from 29% to 37%, respectively.
The general industry accident rate, which measures the proportion of claims payment expenses to total policy income, also increased in the last two years, from 48% in 2017 to 51% in 2018.
Data from the General Insurance Superintendence (Sugese) detail that during 2018 $139 million were paid for fire policies, and insurance companies disbursed $45 million for accidents and losses, which is equivalent to 33%.