Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andras G. Szabo Author-Workplace-Name: Magyar Nemzeti Bank Author-Email: szaboandr@mnb.hu Author-Name: Koppany Nagy Author-Workplace-Name: Magyar Nemzeti Bank Author-Email: nagykoppany@mnb.hu Title: Situation and Financing Capacity of the Hungarian Insurance Market Abstract: The article presents the size of the insurance sector and looks at recent developments and regulatory changes. It briefly describes the impacts of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic on the insurance sector, while also outlining further growth opportunities for the future, in line with a previous publication by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (the Central Bank of Hungary, MNB). It also highlights the potential of insurance investments to finance public debt and the economy. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Pages: 170-179. Volume: 20 Issue: 4 Year: 2021 File-URL: https://en-hitelintezetiszemle.mnb.hu/letoltes/fer-20-4-fa3-szabo-nagy.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:mnb:finrev:v:20:y:2021:i:4:p:170-179.