Evolution of the Insurance Activity
3rd Quarter 2018

Direct insurance related to the activity in Portugal of insurance companies under the supervision of the ASF presented, overall, by the end of the third quarter of 2018, an 18.6% increase over the same period of 2017. For this outcome, the 25.9% increase in Life was crucial.

In the same period, claim costs increased by 9.7%, as a result of increases in Life (11.6%) and non-life (5.6%).

Insurance Activity Evolution Report - 3Q 2018

Pension Funds Evolution
3rd Quarter 2018
        
The amount of benefits paid by pension funds in the third quarter of 2018 increased by 6.0% to 542 273 thousand euros. Contributions to pension funds amounted to 377 778 thousand euros, which represents a decrease of 41.2% over the same period last year.