Industry Insights
Our Industry Specialists offer market insights and analyses about new developments in the insurance industry.
The event, titled “How The Great Gatsby Became The Great ESGby” featured an innovative ESG Escape Room Challenge designed to highlight the importance of the social component in ESG.
Czech Republic has introduced an increase in flat-rate compensation for remote work, ensuring fair compensation for employees working from home.
The Czech Government has increased the minimum wage by 10% in an effort to improve the standard of living for low-income workers.
As part of ongoing updates in employee benefits, the Czech Republic has introduced new tax-exemption limits for meal vouchers and health-related benefits:
Anita Molitor, Cyber Specialist at GrECo Specialty identifies why the industry is increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats and what construction businesses can do to protect themsleves.
Since its implementation, the PPK programme has become one of the most significant elements of Poland’s savings system.
These changes aim to enhance early diagnosis, improve treatment options, and increase the availability of essential medical services.
This new provision aims to provide crucial support to families during challenging times, ensuring they can care for their newborns without financial stress.
The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection has recently launched an investigation into the appointment scheduling practices of major private healthcare networks in Poland.
Company News
Read about new developments, initiatives and business decisions in the GrECo Group.
With the new embedded insurance solution, all Viena saskaita customers are now insured with Payment Protection Insurance.
“While sales and acquisitions are inherently exciting, they require a clear strategy and methodology, coupled with patience due to potentially long buying cycles. The challenge lies in maintaining patience throughout the process.” – interview with Preslava Gencheva, new Strategic Sales Manager at GrECo Specialty.
“After five years of working in our Group, I would say that our people and our culture make GrECo a unique place to work. One is surrounded by experts and the best talent in the risk and insurance industry gives everybody the feeling that nothing is impossible.” – interview with Markus Neubrand, our new Head of Mergers & Acquisitions.
“We see the enormous growth potential of Health & Benefits in our region, and we aim to strengthen our value proposition in that area. ” – interview with Ewelina Jaworska-Bien, our new Health & Benefits Group Practice Leader.
With our client survey on the various environmental, social and governance topics, we wanted to find out where companies currently stand on ESG.
For many years we have been refraining from giving Christmas presents to our clients and partners and instead are supporting projects within our GrECo Foundation.
“My motivation is to find and develop new talents, create excellent teams and implement new ways of doing things, being the trendsetter in risk management and consultancy to help the customers protect and mitigate business risk and continuity. ” – interview with Vladimír John, our new Head of strategic partnership & business development in Czech Republic.
” Effective market development often requires a deep understanding of the region’s specific dynamics and the ability to tailor strategies accordingly ” – interview with Irma Ibrahimpasic-Hadzic, our new Group Market Developer.
Today, GrECo Bulgaria is one of the fastest-growing risk advisors and insurance brokers in the country and enjoys a strong presence in the market.
Petra Steininger
Head of Group Communications
T +43 5 04 04 – 175