Groupama adds its name to list of suitors for Serbian insurer DDOR

Some 13 firms bid for 80% DDOR stake • French life premiums rise 22% in H1 2006 • Munich Re report identifies piracy risk

The French mutual insurer Groupama has recently confirmed that it is interested in buying the 80% share of the Serb insurer DDOR Novi Sad that has been offered for sale by the government through the Agency for Deposit Insurance.