In 3Q 2016 the insurance market in the Czech Republic was driven by non-life insurance. This is based on the statistics of the Czech Association of Insurers (ČAP). Especially accident insurance and products intended for entrepreneurs are faring well. In the area of non-life insurance there was a y/y increase of 4.2 %, life insurance saw a drop of 2.1 %. Premium billing increased slightly by roughly CZK 1.61bn, equivalent to a growth rate of 1.8 %.