For the period 01.03.2021 – 31.03.2021 the FSC received 1 (one) notification from the competent national authority of an EU Member State regarding the intention of an insurer based in its territory to operate on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria under the terms of the freedom to provide services.
During the same period, the FSC received notifications from the competent EU supervisory authorities regarding the intention of 26 (twenty-six) insurance intermediaries based in EU Member States to carry out insurance intermediation activities on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria under the terms of freedom to provide services, as well as 1 (one) notification for termination of the activity of insurance mediation on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria under the terms of the freedom to provide services.
As of 31.03.2021, the number of insurers based in other EU Member States which have notified the FSC of their intention to operate on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria amounts to 428 (four hundred and twenty-eight). At the same date, the insurance intermediaries which intend to carry out insurance intermediation activities on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria are 2,251 (two thousand two hundred and fifty-one).
For the period 01.03.2021 – 31.03.2021, the FSC did not send notifications to the competent authorities of EU Member States about the intention of local insurance companies to operate on their territory. As of 31.03. 2021, the total number of insurance companies based in the Republic of Bulgaria which have stated their intention to carry out insurance activities on the territory of other EU Member States under the terms of freedom to provide services, remains 18.
For the period 01.03.2021 – 31.03.2021 the FSC has not sent notifications to the competent supervisory authorities of the EU Member States about the intention of local insurance intermediaries to carry out insurance intermediation activities on their territory under the terms of freedom to provide services or the right of establishment. As of 31.03.2021, the total number of insurance intermediaries based in the Republic of Bulgaria which have declared their intention to carry out insurance intermediation activities on the territory of EU Member States, remains 52.
The updated lists of notifications are available on the FSC website in the section “Supervised entities” – “Notifications”.