Insurance  Group  (IG)  "Balta"  in  10  month  of  2000  has signed in

insurance  premiums  LVL 15 907 222, but in life insurance premiums has

received - LVL

778 582. Therefore company has strengthened leading position on risk as

well as life insurance market. Insurance compensations paid out are LVL

7  409  735  and LVL 361 187 accordingly. IG "Balta" total compensation

level is 46,1%.

IG  "Balta"  was founded at the end of 1999 and this group contains 22%

of risk and 27% of life insurance market in Latvia.

IG   "Balta"   includes   risk   insurance   company   "Balta",  "Rigas

Apdrosinasanas sabiedriba" and life insurance company "LATVA".