1.7+ million
insured customers
Our purpose
Our purpose is to help people live better lives by offering them simple solutions for the protection of what matters to them most.
5,000+
certified insurance intermediaries
600+
employees
Our values
People come first
Our dreams, our lives, and all the moments we feel fulfilled, should always be in the foreground. Our primary value is to offer innovative solutions, and not just products, in order to meet today’s needs and support tomorrow’s achievements.
Innovation
Our methods are designed based on our insured customers’ needs. Our goal is to keep on evolving in every aspect, accepting new challenges and actively shaping a better and safer future for everyone.
Integrity & Reliability
In quest of meeting contemporary needs while preserving the history and professionalism of our name, our primary axes moving forward are performing consistency and integrity, without any compromise, and standing up to the sense of reliability we have built over our centennial legacy.
Cooperation
Aiming at evolving and fortifying our effectiveness, we encourage and actively support participation, discussion and constructive feedback, while proudly standing by our efforts and achievements.
Simplicity
Daily working towards simpler and more effective solutions, our goal is to optimize our customers’ experience and become even more efficient, so that we can always perform to our standards of speed, high quality and excellence.
Ethniki Asfalistiki at the top
For yet another year, Ethniki Asfalistiki stands at the top of Superbrands Greece 2024, scoring highest in the category of Insurance Services. First started in 1995 and granted in over 90 countries worldwide, the Superbrands Greece Awards aim at highlighting the leading brands that have established their recognition, reputation and credibility within their sector.
This distinction makes us proud and stronger. Meeting our insured customers’ needs will always be at the core of what we do, leading our efforts towards the design of insurance solutions that will help them protect what matters to them most while ensuring their safety and peace of mind.
Leading a better future
Acknowledging that insurance can evolve into a force for positive change, we are proud to present our efforts and initiatives under the framework of our sustainable development strategy. Through our commitment to implementing a series of sustainable practices, our goal is to empower our social responsibility, transparency and corporate governance ethics.
Our people
The strength of our legacy lies within our innovative ideas, our experience, our expertise and the commitment shown by our people from every department and every sector we operate in.
Because of them, we are a leading insurance company, offering simple and effective solutions that help people live better lives.
Become a member of our team
At Ethniki Asfalistiki, we encourage innovation and development, and we are looking for new team members who wish to thrive in their career by co-shaping a better and safer future for everyone.
Join our insurance agents network
Constantly expanding our extensive network of insurance agents and brokers, we are looking for new partners who wish to explore work flexibility and independence while enjoying Ethniki Asfalistiki team’s full support.
Synonymous with reliability
Our history
Ethniki Asfalistiki (Greek General Insurance Public Limited Company ‘Ethniki’) was founded on June 15, 1891 and has constantly been by the side of millions of insured people ever since, playing a decisive role in some of the most important moments of history and establishing its name as synonymous with safety, consistency and credibility.
Establishment
The history of Ethniki Asfalistiki begins in 1891 at the historic building of the National Bank of Greece, on Aiolou Street. Its founding statute was signed by the Governor of the National Bank of Greece, Pavlos Kalligas, and by prominent figures of the banking and economic circles of the country, such as Georgios Athinogenis and Stefanos Streit. Purpose: “underwriting all kinds of insurance and reinsurance risks”. Term: “Unlimited”.
Points of Sale & Support
Thanks to our extended network of branch offices and associated agents all around Greece, we are always by your side, anywhere you need us. Committed to offering solutions that fit your needs, we take care of offering you the best support possible, the way we've always been.
Our products are distributed through accredited Insurance Intermediaries, Ethniki Asfalistiki's network of branch offices, and National Bank of Greece’s network.
The Ethniki Asfalistiki Group
Aiming to constantly improve the quality and extend the scope of our services, we are expanding our activity beyond Greece, by developing a significant presence in Cyprus and Romania, supported by an equally broad and reliable network of insurance intermediaries and associated agents.
Ethniki Insurance Cyprus
Ethniki Insurance Cyprus Ltd was founded in 2001 in Nicosia. Since then, the company has emerged as a reliable insurance services provider with a strong presence in Life & Health Insurance sectors, as well as in General Insurance, thanks to the wide network of branch offices, insurance consultants and associated agents.
Garanta Asigurari S.A.
Garanta Asigurari SA was founded in October 1997 in Romania. Since then, thanks to its extensive network of branch offices, agents and insurance consultants, the company covers all insurance sectors, offering reliable insurance products through the bank offices network of Eximbank, Alpha Bank Romania and First Bank Romania.