Insurers "Compañía Internacional de Seguros"; ASSA Insurance Company and "Aseguradora Mundial" represented 49.1% of all insurance sales, a total of $ 327.6 million.

"Some of the most issued premiums from January to September 2010 were bonds, which captured 67.4 million dollars, a 89% increase from last year, followed by multi risk insurance products..." reported La Estrella.

Source: laestrella.com.pa

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