With the knowledge that we are living in dynamic time, the purpose of this introductory chapter is to depict a picture of the European life insurance market position and structure and to discuss its size, main features and most important factors, as well as the potential and development...

The goal of this article is to compare the content of gross written premium in the selected European countries. The subject of insurance companies is to provide insurance protection based on commercial principles. All changes in the society are directly reflected in the insurance activity. New...

Following IAS/IFRS, the current accounting regime for European life insurance companies is oriented towards delaying the recognition and distribution of profit, and is still largely rooted in requirements for statutory solvency reporting. But, since the late 1980s, some insurers and banks with...