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Bank deleveraging has barely started

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Euroins Insurance Group buys 10% in Takovo Osiguranje.





Euroins Insurance Group buys 10% in Takovo Osiguranje. Euroins Insurance Group (EIG), controlled by the local holding Eurohold, has purchased a 10% stake in Serbia ’s sixth largest general insurer Takovo Osiguranje. The deal is priced at EUR 3.7mn and is financed by own resources of EIG. As recalled, EIG operated a capital hike of 25% to BGN 239.5mn (EUR 122.5mn) two months ago to back its investment programme. Takovo Osiguranje has a market capitalisation of EUR 38mn and expects premium revenues of EUR 26mn this year. Similarly to the expansion strategy in Romania and Macedonia , Eurohold plans to establish a leasing company in Serbia (expected to be launched in Q1 next year) to offer mutual leasing-insurance services to clients of Takovo Osiguranje. EIG comprises three general insurers: the country’s eight largest Euroins Bulgaria , Euroins Romania , previously known as Asitrans Asigurari, and Macedonia ’s Makosped Osiguruvane later renamed to Euroins Osiguruvane. The Group also controls Euroins Health Insurance (former Nikolai Chudotvorets). EIG vies for 4% to 5% of the general insurance market in the Balkan region.







This is a profound ethical issue. These are very sophisticated operations where the counterparty was not a hedge fund – it was not even a financial institution. Should a grocery chain be selling volatility protection?

Guillermo Ortiz, central bank governor, lambasts investment banks for entering FX trades with local retailer Comercial Mexicana which led to Mexico’s monetary authority having to raise over $8 billion to cover positions

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