Comprehensive and auto liability insurance policies account for 75% of the general insurance market, with gross underwritten premiums worth 730m euros, Ziarul Financiar reported.

The insurance market went beyond 4.42bn RON (1.2bn euros) in the first half of the year, up 22.3% against the same period last year, according to the data released by the Insurance Supervision Commission (CSA). In euros, the increase amounted to 11%.

The number of ongoing insurance contracts at the end of the first half stood at over 8.76 million. "First-half figures indicate a stable and growing insurance market, which, in my opinion, also reflects the rising confidence of insurance.