Life insurance hardly to be offered in Armenia soonNovember 19, 2010 - 15:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s insurance market marks its 15th anniversary on November 19, 2010. Director of the Association of Armenian Insurance Market Participants Andranik Ohanjanyan told journalists that liabilities of insurance companies totaled AMD 60bln by the end of 1997, while they amounted to AMD 3.25 trillion by the end of September 2010. Besides, insurance premiums were collected at the amount of AMD 431mln in 1997, while their amount made AMD 6.6bln during the first nine months of 2010. The sum of insurance payments amounted to AMD 826bln 13 years ago against AMD 1.3bln during the first nine months of 2010. 60,000 insurance agreements are effective in Armenia as of September 30, 2010. According to Ohanjanyan, nine insurance companies operate in Armenia currently. There are 18 types of licenses for non-life insurance, while the voluntary vehicle insurance had been the most popular one prior to introduction of the compulsory vehicle insurance. “There is no life insurance in Armenia, as under the law adopted in 2007 one company cannot get a license for life and non-life insurance. As a new company with a rather huge capital needs to be established to obtain a license for life insurance, a similar insurance company will hardly be established in Armenia in the upcoming years,” concluded Ohanjanyan. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. |