1.7+ million
insured persons
Our purpose
Our purpose is to help people live better by offering them easy solutions to protect what is most important to them.
5,000+
certified insurance intermediaries
600+
employees
Our values
People come first
Our dreams, our lives, and all the moments we cherish, should have our full attention. Our primary value is to offer innovative solutions, not just products, in order to meet every current need and support every dream for the future.
Innovation
By designing new methods based on the needs of our clients, we strive to evolve at every level, accepting new challenges and shaping a better and safer future for all.
Integrity & Reliability
In order to respond to the needs of the times, preserving our history and professionalism, we rely strongly on uncompromising consistency and integrity, as well as the reliability built in the course of 100 years.
Cooperation
With a view to furthering our growth and ensuring our effectiveness, we encourage and support inclusiveness, dialogue and constructive criticism, and proudly uphold our efforts and achievements.
Simplicity
Constantly looking for simpler and easier solutions, we strive to improve the experience of our clients and work even more efficiently in order to ensure promptness, quality and excellence at all times.
At the Top: Ethniki Asfalistiki
For yet another year, we have reached the top at the Superbrands Greece 2024 Awards, achieving the highest score in the Insurance Services category. These awards, established in 1995 and presented in over 90 countries worldwide, aim to highlight the leading brands that have solidified their recognition, reputation, and reliability within their sector.
At Ethniki Asfalistiki, we take pride in this distinction. Our focus is always on our policyholders, with the aim of designing insurance solutions that provide protection for what matters most to them, along with peace of mind and security.
We work for a better future
We are proud to present the efforts and initiatives underpinned by our sustainable development strategy, which is based on the recognition that insurance can evolve into a force for positive change. We are committed to implementing a range of sustainable practices to enhance our social responsibility, transparency and corporate governance ethics.
Our people
Since the beginning of our operation, the innovative ideas, experience, expertise and consistency of our people in every department and every area of our activity has been our strength.
Thanks to them, we rank highest in the sector, monitoring daily all international developments, identifying current and emerging needs, and designing innovative solutions that offer to each insured person immediate coverage of their individual needs, with the best possible service experience.
Become a member of our team
At Ethniki Insurance we encourage innovation and development and we are looking for new members of our team who wish to grow professionally, shaping a better and safer future for everyone.
Join our insurance agents network
With an extensive network of insurance agents and brokers, we are looking for new partners who wish to enjoy the independence and flexibility they always dreamt of, while enjoying the support provided by the Ethniki Asfalistiki team.
Synonymous with real security
Our history
Ethniki Asfalistiki (Greek General Insurance Public Limited Company ‘Ethniki’) was founded on 15 June 1891. Since then, it has been constantly by the side of millions of insured persons, playing a decisive role in some of the most important moments of history and making its name synonymous with safety, consistency and reliability.
Establishment
The history of Ethniki Asfalistiki begins in 1891 in the historic building of the National Bank of Greece, on Aiolou Street. Its founding Statutes were 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 & Service
Thanks to our extended network of branch offices and sales intermediaries, we are by your side wherever you are in Greece. We are committed to offering you solutions tailored to your needs, making sure that you receive the best possible service, as we have always done.
Our products are distributed through accredited insurance intermediaries, the Ethniki Asfalistiki's network of branch offices and the National Bank of Greece network.
The Ethniki Asfalistiki Group
Seeking to constantly improve the quality and extend the scope of the services offered by Ethniki Asfalistiki, we are expanding our activity beyond Greece, developing a significant presence in Cyprus and in Romania, with an equally broad and reliable network of insurance intermediaries and associated agents.
Ethniki Insurance Cyprus
Ethniki Insurance Cyprus Ltd was founded in 2001 with headquarters in Nicosia. Since then it has emerged as a reliable insurance service provider with a strong presence in life and 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 network of bank offices of Eximbank, Alpha Bank Romania and First Bank Romania.