Business news from Ukraine

IC Mega-Polis will insure Energoatom

State enterprise “NAEK Energoatom” on April 16 reported that IC “Mega-Policy” was recognized as the winner of the tender for insurance of liability for high-risk facilities, for damage that may be caused as a result of emergencies.

As reported in the system of electronic public procurement Prozorro, the expected cost -139,515 thousand UAH, the company’s price offer of 79,520 thousand UAH.

IC “Industrial Insurance Company” also took part in the tender with the offer of UAH 41,7 thousand.

As it was informed, IC Mega-Policy was registered in 2000, specializing in risk insurance.

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Unity Facility insurance mechanism for grain transportation by Ukrainian sea corridor extended to all cargoes

The Unity Facility insurance mechanism for grain transportation by Ukrainian sea corridor, announced in mid-November 2023, has been extended to ships carrying not only grain but any other cargoes from February 2024, Oliver Wyman partner Crispin Ellison said.

“By combining the efforts of the industry and the government, we’ve been able to create a mechanism (facility) where prices are well under half of those in the normal commercial market. And now, this month, February, we’ve expanded that facility to include transportation of all cargoes, not just grain,” he said at a Wednesday webinar on political risk insurance organized by the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

He said this will be formally announced on Friday, but the option is already available and effectively triples the mechanism.

Ellison recalled that after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, insurance rates increased for the military risk element alone to about 5%, which was completely unaffordable and led to a halt in shipping in July and August.

Established using a public-private partnership (PPP) in which the Ukrainian government provided a $20 million reimbursement fund, the Unity Facility insures approximately 1,000 vessels per year with a maximum insured value of $50 million for each vessel, supporting the export of approximately 30 million tons of grain. The reimbursement fund is accessed through a letter of credit with Ukrainian banks and DZ Bank.

According to Ellison’s submission, a parallel mechanism for cargo coverage, supported by EBRD financing for the Ukrainian government, is being considered.

The expert emphasized that the relatively small amount of insurance capital allowed exporting goods worth about $20 billion, and its estimate is 6-8% of Ukraine’s GDP.

As reported, the Unity Facility was created with the support of the UK government, international reinsurance broker Marsh McLennan and over a dozen more British insurance companies.

According to the Ministry of Restoration, the sea corridor created by the Navy of the AFU and the Danube since August 2023 provided for the export of almost 26 million tons of cargo, of which more than 18 million tons – the products of Ukrainian agrarians. It was specified that from the ports of “Greater Odessa” 854 ships were sent to 42 countries.

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“Shlyakhrembud” will insure motor transport in “VUSO”

The municipal contracting specialized enterprise for repair and construction of roads in Kharkiv “Shlyakhrembud” on February 21 announced its intention to conclude a contract with IC “VUSO” (Kiev) for the purchase of services of compulsory insurance of civil liability (OSAGO).

According to the message in the system of electronic public procurement Prozorro, the expected cost of the purchase of services amounted to UAH 1.866 million, the company’s price offer of UAH 807,210 thousand.

The tender was also attended by insurance companies “Guardian” with the offer of UAH 807,211 thousand, “Oranta” – UAH 807,212 thousand, “Arsenal Insurance”- UAH 1,395 million, SG “TAS”- UAH 1,682 million.

IC “VUSO” was founded in 2001. The company holds 50 licenses: 34 – for voluntary and 16 – for compulsory types of insurance. It is represented in all regions of Ukraine. It is a member of ITSBU and UFS, a participant of the Agreement on direct settlement of losses and a member of the Nuclear Insurance Pool.

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TAS Insurance Group has concluded more than 2.45 mln insurance contracts, including 43% of MTPL

In 2023, TAS Insurance Group (Kyiv) concluded 2.455 million insurance contracts, of which 1.388 million were for voluntary insurance and 1.067 million were for compulsory insurance, according to the company’s website.

According to the insurer’s reports, 2.284 million of all issued contracts were concluded with individuals and 170.016 thousand with legal entities.

Last year, TAS issued 1.075 million new policies of compulsory motor third party liability insurance (MTPL), which is almost 20% more than the corresponding figure for 2022, and 242.6 thousand voluntary motor third party liability insurance contracts (+38%).

Sales of motor hull insurance also increased by 32%, with 91,130 thousand motor vehicle insurance contracts and 81,977 thousand travel insurance contracts concluded.

In addition, over the past year, the insurer issued 11,680 thousand property insurance contracts “Full Housing Protection” and 356,652 thousand car insurance contracts “Full Auto Protection”, which is 20% higher than the corresponding figure for 2022.

The company also notes that 1.152 million customers have entrusted their insurance coverage to it, which is more than 122 thousand more than in 2022.

TAS Insurance Group was registered in 1998. It is a universal company offering more than 80 types of insurance products in various types of voluntary and compulsory insurance. It has an extensive regional network of 28 regional directorates and branches.

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“Ukrposhta” announces tender for driver insurance

The Ukrainian state postal service enterprise Ukrposhta (Kyiv) announced a tender for compulsory insurance of drivers against transport accidents on January 31, according to the ProZorro electronic public procurement system.

According to the system, the expected cost of the services is UAH 771.375 thousand.

The deadline for submitting bids is February 8.

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IG “TAS” has increased payments by 47.8%, payments – by 38.1%

Insurance group “TAS” (Kyiv) in January-September 2023 collected UAH 2.542 billion of insurance payments, which is 47.8% more than in the three quarters of 2022, according to the company’s website.
Of these, 512.77 million UAH was collected under CASCO, which is 51.2% more than in the same period a year earlier, MTPL – 825.11 million UAH (+37.6%), “Green Card” – 605.8 million UAH (+23.83%), voluntary health insurance – 288.22 million UAH (+53.8%)
At the same time, under property insurance contracts TAS Insurance Group has collected UAH 53,84 mln in the nine months of the current year, payments – by 12,6% more than in the same period last year, under other insurance contracts – UAH 262,47 mln (+31%).
During the reporting period, the insurance group “TAS” has paid UAH 933,21 mln as indemnities under the concluded insurance contracts – by 38,1% more than this indicator for January-September 2022.
UAH 286,59 mln (+56,5%) has been paid under hull insurance contracts, that makes 30,71% of the total amount of payments of the insurer, under CMTPL insurance – UAH 350,13 mln (+31,2%) and 37,52% of total payments, under “Green Card” – UAH 163,2 mln (+47,6%) and 17,49% of the total amount of payments, under voluntary medical insurance – UAH 103,79 mln (+19,5%) and 11,12%.
In turn, the amount of payouts of SG “TAS” under property insurance contracts has amounted to UAH 5,83 mln. Under other insurance contracts the company has paid UAH 23,67 mln as insurance indemnities.
IG TAS was registered in 1998. It is a universal company, offers more than 80 types of insurance products on various types of voluntary and compulsory insurance. It has an extensive regional network of 28 regional directorates and branches.

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