THE ROLE OF BUSINESS INSURANCE IN NATIONAL ECONOMY IN POLAND

The main aim of the study is to show the role of business insurance in the Polish national economy. The fi rst part presents an overview of the insurance market. In the second part the importance of insurance in the national economy is discussed, based on calculated penetration rates, insurance dens...

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Main Authors: Aldona Mrówczyńska-Kamińska, Aldona Standar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Life Sciences in Poznań 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
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Online Access:http://www.jard.edu.pl/tom41/zeszyt3/art_61.pdf
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Summary:The main aim of the study is to show the role of business insurance in the Polish national economy. The fi rst part presents an overview of the insurance market. In the second part the importance of insurance in the national economy is discussed, based on calculated penetration rates, insurance density, activity monitoring, coverage ratio and solvency ratio. Finally the density and penetration rates in Poland were compared with those in other EU countries. The primary research method was descriptive method and the basic indicators of the importance of insurance in the national economy. The main source materials were data from the Central Statistical Offi ce, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority and the Polish Insurance Association. This study covers the period 2006–2014. The study confi rmed a good standing of the Polish insurance market and the fact that it systematically reduces the distance that separates the Polish insurance market from the largest European markets.
ISSN:1899-5241
1899-5772