Monica Barbara Spadlo-Coliano headed PJSC “Insurance company “MetLife” from July 2018 to October 2020 was appointed head of the Supervisory Board of the company.
As reported in the information of the insurer posted in the information disclosure system of the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market, such a decision was taken by shareholders at the meeting on August 6.
The message notes that she is the representative of the shareholder MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC, during the last five years held the following positions: from May 1, 2022 to date – general manager of MetLife Hungary, from October 9, 2020 to May 2022 – general manager of MetLife Poland (a division of MetLife Europe d.a.c.). (MetLife EMEA).
In addition, Pawol Dorczak and Blair John McAuliffe were elected as members of the Board of Directors.
As reported, MetLife PJSC is the leader in the life insurance market of Ukraine. The company’s share in the volume of insurance reserves at the end of 2023 is 31.3%.
According to the statements, for 2023 the volume of insurance premiums amounted to UAH 2,489 billion, insurance reserves – UAH 6,186 billion.
For 2023 the insurer has paid insurance indemnities in the amount of UAH 516,6 mln.
PJSC MetLife is a part of the leading world corporation MetLife. The company has been operating in Ukraine since 2002. The main lines of business are accumulative life insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, corporate insurance and bank insurance.
Registrations in Ukraine of electric cars (new and used) in July 2024 amounted to 4.787 thousand, which is 14% more than in June this year and 38% more than last July, Ukravtoprom reported in the Telegram channel.
As reported, in June-2024 demand for electric cars slightly exceeded the figure of May of this year, and by June 2023 increased by 35%.
Market experts attribute a certain revival of demand last month for electric cars to the government’s initiative to introduce a military levy on buyers at the first registration of cars, including electric cars, for which there is no taxation in Ukraine (except for a small excise duty).
According to “Ukravtoprom”, the share of new cars in the registration of electric cars amounted to 21% against 17% in June-2023 and 19% in June this year.
The bulk of electric cars registered during the month were passenger cars – 4.684 thousand units (new – 980 units, used – 3.704 units), and only six out of 103 commercial electric cars were new.
The leading five new electric cars in July were Honda M-NV – 239 units (140 units in June), BYD Song Plus – 127 units (62 units), Nissan Ariya – 118 units (91 units), Volkswagen iD.4 – 88 units (71 units) and Zeekr 001 – 69 units.
The most popular five used vehicles were the Nissan Leaf, 529 units (June-2024, 410 units); Tesla Model 3, 433 units (419 units); Tesla Model Y, 419 units (367 units); Tesla Model S, 217 units (196 units) and Volkswagen e-Golf, 209 units (208 units).
In total, in January-July, more than 29.2 thousand units of battery-powered vehicles passed the first registration in Ukraine (82.5% more than a year earlier), the share of new ones accounted for 20%.
As reported, for 2023, according to “Ukravtoprom”, registrations of electric cars in Ukraine increased 2.8 times – up to 37.6 thousand, the share of new ones accounted for 20% against 17% a year earlier.
Optima Distance College is planning to expand its list of majors to include humanities and eventually establish a university, Optima School director Olga Bilodid told Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Thursday.
“Now there are five of them (specialties), but there is an intention to develop, and the range of specialties will definitely expand,” Bilodid said.
According to her, Optima College graduates receive a junior bachelor’s degree and have the opportunity to enter the college after both the 9th and 11th grade.
Belodid added that the creation of an Optima university is currently on the agenda for the future.
“We are persistently looking in this direction and think that this intention will be realized, but we still need to understand how to implement it in the realities of our country,” said the director of Optima School.
According to the website, Optima Distance College is a project of the largest distance school in Ukraine, Optima. The college offers five specialties: entrepreneurship and trade, psychology, computer science, marketing, and graphic design. The tuition fee is UAH 2 thousand per month, regardless of the specialty.
Export changes in % to previous period up to apr 2024
Source: Open4Business.com.ua
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed Yuriy Sheiko as the first deputy energy minister, Cabinet spokesman Taras Melnychuk said.
“The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed Yuriy Yevgenyevich Sheiko as the first Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine,” Melnychuk wrote in his Telegram channel following the government meeting on Friday.
Yuriy Sheiko is the acting First Vice-President – Technical Director, acting member of the Board of the joint-stock company NAEK “Energoatom”.
Ukrainians Liudmyla Luzan and Anastasiia Rybachok won a silver medal in the 500m canoe double sprint at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The athletes covered the distance in 1:54.30 minutes.
China took the first place in this event, and Canada came in third.
