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.
Because of vehicle and health insurance performance, premiums paid in Panama last year totaled $1.562 million, 6% more than in 2017.
Preliminary figures from the Superintendence of Insurance and Reinsurance detail that last year income from vehicle insurance totaled $321 million and increased 9% with respect to 2017.
During 2018, premiums paid for health insurance totaled $312 million, 7.8% more than reported in 2017.
Growth in claims was double the growth in premiums in December 2015 in the Panamanian insurance market.
Premiums in Panama in December 2015 remained at very similar levels to those of the same month in 2014, according to the Insurance and Reinsurance Regulator in Panama. Accumulated premiums last December amounted to $1.385 million, 1.18% more than in December 2014.