Between July and October 2020, the number of people in Guatemala exploring options for life insurance online increased by 3%, and the number of Panamanian consumers seeking auto insurance increased by 39%.
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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.
The Public Ministry of Honduras tenders the life insurance policy and Hospital health for 3,849 the institution workers.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN-003-2018:
"Coverage of medical services, including Maternity as any disability, throughout the country. The period to be covered will be one year, beginning on December 31st, 2018.
The Judicial Power in Honduras is putting out to tender collective life insurance and medical hospital policies for the institution's officials and employees at the national level.
Honduras Government Purchase L.Public No. 07-2018 Hospital Medical Insurance:
"The purpose of this tender is the acquisition of a "Collective Life and Hospital Medical Insurance for Officials and Employees of the Judiciary at the National Level", for a period of two (2) years, with consecutive annual individual contracts, and a duration of 12 months for the first year of contract and the same term for the next year.
Explained by the behavior of the Costa Rican market, in 2017 Central American insurers received $5.02 billion in premiums, 7% more than in 2016.
According to a report drawn up by Revista Desempeño Asegurador, in 2017 "... insurance sales in the region expressed an absolute increase of US $334.7 million, an amount that represented a rise of 7.1% compared to sales in 2016."
Projections are that this year growth of the Central American insurance sector will be driven by activities in the markets of Costa Rica and Guatemala.
From the report "Prospects 2018: Insurance Sector in Central America" by Fitch Ratings:
Stable Rating Perspective:The rating outlook for the Central Americaninsurancesectoris stable for 2018, given that most of the rated companies maintain a stable outlook on an individual basis.Fitch Ratings believes that the sector shows stable fundamentals, as a result of good profitability levels and high liquidity and capitalization indicators in all countries, which it expects to continue to be reflected in solid balance sheets in companies.
The National Vocational Training Institute in Honduras is putting out to tender collective insurance of medical and living expenses for its personnel, and insurance for buildings, equipment and the vehicle fleet.
The increase in the use of medical policies and a greater culture of prevention explains the 15% increase in the demand for private hospitals in the region expected for this year.
Despite the economic difficulties faced by each country in the region, demand in this sector has not diminished, as 60% of service users have private medical insurance. This underlies "...