Miroslav Bojchin, Chairman of the Board of PJSC “European Travel Insurance,” was named the winner in the “Insurance Market Leader of the Year” category as part of the 30th anniversary nationwide “Person of the Year 2025” program.
Boychin has been working in the international insurance business for over 20 years. He holds three advanced degrees, including in foreign languages, finance, and management. He began his professional career in government agencies and has worked in the insurance industry since 1996.
Since 2005, Boychin has worked for the international insurance groups Generali, Munich Re, and EIG. In 2006, he became the head of “European Travel Insurance,” which specializes in travel insurance. Since 2021, he has also served as chairman of the supervisory board of the insurance company “Euroins Ukraine.”
Under Boychin’s leadership, “European Travel Insurance” has strengthened its position in the Ukrainian travel insurance market and expanded its customer base. According to the company, the number of its insured customers exceeded 1 million in 2025.
The company specializes in insurance for travelers going abroad, medical and travel insurance, as well as travel-related insurance products. “European Travel Insurance” is a member of ITIA, an international group of specialized travel insurers that brings together companies from several countries.
The company notes that in recent years, one of its key priorities has been adapting its insurance products to changes in the travel patterns of Ukrainians, growing demand for medical care abroad, and new risks associated with martial law.
In addition to its insurance activities, “European Travel Insurance” participates in social and charitable initiatives, including providing funds to support Ukrainian military personnel.
The nationwide “Person of the Year” program has been held in Ukraine since the 1990s and annually honors representatives from business, government, culture, sports, and other fields. In 2025, the program was held for the 30th time.
Open4business is the program’s information partner.
The nationwide “Person of the Year” program is holding its 30th anniversary season, dedicated to Ukrainians whose professional and public achievements became a notable part of the country’s life in 2025.
Among the season’s laureates will be servicemen and servicewomen of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, doctors, rescuers, energy workers, agricultural workers, volunteers, entrepreneurs, diplomats, scientists, cultural figures and representatives of other fields.
As part of the anniversary season, it is also planned to honor representatives of international diplomacy and present special awards for individual achievements.
The “Person of the Year” program has existed for three decades and honors representatives of various professions and fields of activity for their contribution to the development of Ukraine and society.
The organizers note that after the beginning of the full-scale war, a special place among the laureates is occupied by people whose activities are directly connected with the defense of the country, support for the population, the functioning of critical infrastructure, the economy and Ukraine’s international representation.
“Person of the Year – 2025 is, above all, gratitude to the people who bring victory closer, strengthen the state and shape its future,” the organizers note.
Over 30 years of its existence, the program has formed a significant list of laureates from public administration, business, science, medicine, culture, sports and other fields. The anniversary season continues the tradition of public recognition of people whose work results are important for the country.
Information about the 30th season of the program was published on August 31, 2026.
Open4Business is the official partner of the nationwide “Person of the Year” program.
The Ukrainian engineering and construction company Rauta has received the “Ukrainian Construction Olympus” professional award in the category for leadership in Ukraine’s reconstruction. Information about the award has been published on the award’s website.
The organizers recognized Rauta for its projects involving the rapid reconstruction of buildings damaged as a result of military operations. According to the company, since 2022, it has participated in the restoration of more than 10 commercial and social facilities.
The “Ukrainian Construction Olympus” award is presented to companies, projects, and specialists in the construction, architecture, and real estate development sectors. Among the evaluation criteria, the organizers cite professionalism, reliability, the quality of completed projects, innovation, and contributions to the development of the construction industry.
Rauta provides building design and renovation services, supplies building frames, sandwich panels, and facade systems, and handles installation, general contracting, fire protection, and the commissioning of facilities. The company has also developed a range of solutions for accelerated construction and reconstruction, including a technology for a rapidly deployable mobile hospital for 72 patients, which, according to the company, can be erected in 14 days.
Rauta owner Andriy Ozeychuk stated: “The reconstruction of Ukraine today requires not temporary solutions, but buildings that will last for decades. It is particularly important for us to combine the speed of reconstruction with energy efficiency, safety, and modern European standards. The experience of the past four years has shown that Ukrainian construction companies are capable of implementing complex projects even in wartime. Once the war ends, the scale of reconstruction will be significantly greater, so it is essential to develop the technologies, expertise, and supply chains now that will enable us to build faster and with higher quality.”
Rauta is a Ukrainian engineering and construction company that works on commercial, industrial, residential, and infrastructure projects. The company provides a full range of services—from design and supply of structural components to general contracting and commissioning of buildings. Rauta is the exclusive supplier in Ukraine of commercial products from the Finnish Ruukki Group.
The company is a member of the “Ukrainian Center for Steel Construction” association, and Andriy Ozeychuk has chaired its board of directors since 2017. Rauta is also a member of the Finnish Business Group and the Finnish-Ukrainian association UkraineOffice.
“RAUTA GROUP” was registered in Kyiv in 2014; Andriy Ozeychuk is the founder, ultimate beneficiary, and head of the company.
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Bogdana Layuk, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Culture, believes that literary awards are one of the most effective ways to influence readers’ tastes, but Ukraine currently lacks them.
“In fact, this is the case in every country. And today, romance and dark fantasy are at the top of the charts everywhere: that’s the spirit of the times. People are trying to escape reality and enter another, imaginary world, such as the one offered by fantasy literature… I think it’s worth considering how bestseller lists are formed and who can influence them: how market players affect this and how the state can influence it. One way to exert such influence is, for example, through prestigious literary awards. “We all follow the Booker Prize, which is one of the most prestigious awards in the English-speaking world,” said Layuk in an exclusive interview with the “Interfax-Ukraine” news agency, responding to a question about the reading preferences of Ukrainians.
She noted that when a book makes it onto the longlist and then the shortlist—for example, for the Booker Prize—and ultimately wins, it has a massive impact on sales.
“And that’s what we call the ‘high shelf.’ “I think we should consider how the reading infrastructure is formed and how we can influence it—both as the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and as bookstores, publishers, cultural centers, and cities. And literary awards are one of the most effective ways to influence the formation of such best-seller lists,” the deputy minister added.
When asked whether there are enough literary awards in Ukraine, Lajuk stated that, in her opinion, there is currently a shortage of such awards in Ukraine.
“In fact, there are a great many literary awards in Ukraine. But the question is how they influence the discourse, whether they affect sales, and whether they bring the author recognition, fame, and money. In my opinion, Ukraine currently lacks such awards. And when we look at the experience of European Union countries, we see that there are state and non-state awards, national awards, as well as regional and city awards,” the deputy minister noted.
As an example, she cited the “Angelus” Prize in Wrocław for literature from Central and Eastern Europe, which has been awarded at various times to Ukrainian authors: Yuriy Andrukhovych, Oksana Zabuzhko, Serhiy Zhadan, and Kateryna Babkina.
“Awards serve very different functions in literature. But a literary award should give the author a chance to pause and reflect on what he or she wants to write next. Because truly outstanding novels don’t just happen by chance. They don’t come about when a writer pens them at 3 a.m. during the first five free minutes of the day. An outstanding book requires space. And we must—both as a country and as a cultural community—create that space so that Ukrainian writers can write new, outstanding books,” Lajuk believes.
As previously reported, Ukraine has the following literary awards, among others: the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, the BBC Book of the Year, “Coronation of the Word,” the Yuri Shevelov Prize, the Lesya Ukrainka Prize, the Pavlo Tychyna Prize, the Maksym Rylsky Prize, and several others.
11-year-old Ukrainian Roman Oleksiv, who survived a Russian missile strike on Vinnytsia in 2022, received the international Cinema for Peace Honorary Dove award during the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), Roman and his father Yaroslav announced on Facebook.
“This award is not just about Roman. It is about all Ukrainian children who grow up to the sound of sirens,” said the boy’s father.
Roman received the award at the Cinema for Peace charity event for the documentary film Children in the Fire by director Yevgeny Afineevsky, which tells his story. The event takes place annually during the Berlinale and is dedicated to global conflicts and humanitarian crises.
Roman suffered severe injuries during a Russian missile strike on Vinnytsia, which killed his mother. The boy underwent dozens of operations and lengthy rehabilitation, but managed to return to his studies, creative work, and public activities, becoming a symbol of the resilience of Ukrainian children.
Roman has previously spoken at the European Parliament and received awards in Ukraine for his courage and strength of spirit.
Insurance company Arsenal Insurance (Kyiv) collected UAH 5.06 billion in insurance premiums in 2025, which is 60% more than in 2024, according to the insurer’s website.
It is also noted that last year, the company’s strategic focus was on comprehensive insurance, in which it is one of the top two players in the Ukrainian market. In total, for 2025, the volume of CASCO premiums amounted to UAH 2.78 billion, which is 40% more than in 2024. Arsenal Insurance’s share of the CASCO market is approaching 20%.
According to the report, the company’s MTPL indicators have grown significantly over the past year. In 2025, Arsenal Insurance issued 50% more policies than in 2024, and MTPL premiums amounted to UAH 1.25 billion.
Premiums for voluntary medical insurance increased by 32% to UAH 459 million. The company’s medical service has over 200 corporate clients and approximately 45,000 insured individuals.
In addition, cargo insurance premiums for 2025 increased by 26% to UAH 229 million, and property insurance premiums increased by 22% to UAH 211 million.
The total amount of last year’s payments increased by 41% and approached UAH 2 billion. CASCO payments amounted to UAH 1.26 billion (+34% compared to 2024), MTPL payments amounted to UAH 298 million (+78%), and medical insurance payments amounted to UAH 241 million (+39%). More than 16,000 payments were made for CASCO, and more than 8,000 for MTPL.
The company reports that in 2025, it made payments for military risks in the amount of more than UAH 26 million. In particular, for damage to a solar power plant and several business centers.
At the end of the year, Arsenal Insurance’s net financial result amounted to UAH 354 million, almost three times more than in 2024.
The company emphasizes that in September 2025, it received full membership status in the Motor Transport Insurance Bureau of Ukraine, which allowed it to start selling Green Card international motor insurance policies.
During the year, corporate spaces in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Chernivtsi, Rivne, Lutsk, and Kropyvnytskyi were renovated. In total, Arsenal Insurance has offices in 29 cities in Ukraine.
“Over the past 20 years, we have achieved many heights, the most important of which is leadership in CASCO. But our ambitions are not limited to profits and rankings. Now our goal is to become a lovemark in the insurance industry,” says Serhii Avdeev, majority shareholder and CEO of Arsenal Insurance.
