The Albania Financial Services Authority published its statistical update on insurance market developments for January to May 2025, showing gross written premiums of ALL 10,075 million, up 7.60% year on year, and 609,763 insurance contracts, up 9.29%. Gross paid claims totalled around ALL 3,304 million, down 5.59% versus the same period in 2024. Non-life insurance continued to dominate premium volumes with a 90.58% share, compared with 9.38% for life insurance and 0.041% for reinsurance; compulsory insurance accounted for 59.98% of total gross written premiums and voluntary insurance for 40.02%. Motor insurance represented about 75.79% of gross paid claims at ALL 2,504 million, up 2.22% year on year, while compulsory motor premiums reached around ALL 6,043 million, up 13.03%, with increases across domestic MTPL, Green Card and border insurance products. Voluntary insurance premiums were around ALL 4,033 million, up 0.37%, with voluntary non-life premiums down 2.65%; life insurance premiums rose 11.61% to around ALL 945 million. The bulletin also reports average claim amounts for selected motor products and notes that paid claims include Compensation Fund claims reported by the Albanian Insurance Bureau.