In September, TAS Insurance Group (Kyiv) paid out a total of UAH 118.5 million under the concluded insurance contracts, which is 37.1% more than the amount of the company’s indemnities in September last year.
According to the company’s website, payments under hull insurance contracts increased by 37.7% to UAH 32.29 million compared to the reporting period of 2022, which is 27.25% of the insurer’s total payments for September this year, MTPL – by 31.1% to UAH 39.43 million (33.27%), Green Card – by 22.5% to UAH 27.35 million (23.08% of total payments).
At the same time, VHI payments increased by 86.4% to UAH 15.41 million, which is 13% of the total amount of payments made by the insurer for the reporting period.
Under other insurance contracts, TAS IG paid UAH 4.02 million in insurance indemnities for the month, which is 75% more than a year ago.
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.
From January 1 to June 30, 2023, VUSO Insurance Company (VUSO, Kyiv) received insurance premiums of UAH 1.188 billion, which is 79% more than in the same period in 2022.
According to the insurer’s press release, the largest revenues were for voluntary health insurance and exceeded the figures for the same period last year by 3.2 times – up to UAH 197.2 million, for the Green Card – by half, up to UAH 126.9 million, hull insurance – by 80.5%, up to UAH 301.8 million, MTPL – by 32.4%, up to UAH 159.5 million.
The total amount of travel insurance premiums for this period amounted to UAH 34.8 million.
The company also reports that in the first half of the year it paid UAH 438.7 million (+99%), including UAH 102.7 million (up 4.7 times) for voluntary health insurance, UAH 79 million (twice as much) for Green Card, UAH 78.1 million (+77.43%) for MTPL, and UAH 118.3 million (+31.7%) for hull insurance.
At the same time, the IC emphasized that along with its main activities, it actively provides volunteer support for Ukrainian defenders, purchasing the necessary equipment and vehicles to perform combat missions.
During the reporting period, there were changes in the company’s activities: at the end of March 2023, during the general meeting of VUSO and UASK ASKA, it was decided to join the insurance company ASKA to VUSO and continue to work under a single brand.
VUSO is a Ukrainian company established in 2001. It holds 50 licenses (30 for voluntary and 17 for compulsory insurance).
The company specializes in motor, health, and travel insurance for both corporate clients and individuals. It is a member of the MTIBU, the Nuclear Pool, a participant in the Direct Settlement project, and a member of the National Association of Insurers of Ukraine.
In January-June 2023, the insurance company “Knyazha Vienna Insurance Group” (Kyiv) collected UAH 879.7 million of insurance payments, which is 69.8% more than in the same period a year earlier, according to the website of the rating agency “Standard Rating” in the information on the confirmation of the financial strength rating / credit rating of the insurer at the level of “uaAA+” for the specified period.
According to the RA website, during this period, the insurer’s revenues from individuals increased by 63.57% to UAH 616.2 million, and from reinsurers – by 205.44% to UAH 1,347 million. In the first half of 2023, the share of individuals in the company’s gross written premiums amounted to 70.04%, and the share of reinsurers – 0.15%.
Insurance payments sent to reinsurers in the first half of 2023 increased by 71.15% to UAH 298.9 million compared to the same period in 2022. Thus, the ratio of participation of reinsurance companies in insurance premiums increased by 0.26 p.p. to 33.98%.
The company’s net written premiums increased by 69.19% to UAH 580.8 million, and earned premiums increased by 33.04% to UAH 504.3 million.
The volume of insurance payments and reimbursements made by the company in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 increased by 53.53% to UAH 272.72 million. The payout ratio decreased by 3.30 p.p. to 31.00%.
In the first six months of 2023, the company received a net profit of UAH 17.324 million. Its assets increased by 19.11% to UAH 2.310 billion, equity increased by 4.83% to UAH 417.27 million, liabilities increased by 22.80% to UAH 1.892 billion, cash and cash equivalents decreased by 68.10% to UAH 51.532 million.
At the same time, the RA notes that as of July 1, 2023, the insurer made financial investments in the amount of UAH 914.8 million, which consisted of government bonds (UAH 663.7 million), as well as deposits in banks with a high credit rating (UAH 251.1 million).
PrJSC “IC “Knyazha Vienna Insurance Group” is a part of IFG Vienna Insurance Group Ukraine, the main shareholder of which is Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (Austria). The group also includes PrJSC IC Ukrainian Insurance Group – 100%, PrJSC IC Knyazha Life Vienne Insurance Group – 97.8%, LLC USG Consulting – 50.7%, LLC VIG Services Ukraine – 78.7%, LLC Assistance Company Ukrainian Assistance Service – 100%.
Insurance company ARX in January-June 2023 collected UAH 1.7 billion of insurance premiums, which is 43% more than in the same period last year, according to the press release of the insurer.
It is also noted that the sum of gross premiums of ARX and ARX Life for 6 months of 2023 amounted to more than UAH 1,8 billion, which is 40% more than in the past. The profit of the two companies amounted to UAH 345.4 million.
ARX’s payout amounted to UAH 625 million in the first quarter, and it is 26% higher than in 2022. Every day the company pays more than UAH 4.7 mln of insurance indemnities.
Under hull insurance contracts in the reporting period was collected more than UAH 837 million, which is 43% more than last year. CASCO from ARX works abroad, allowing Ukrainians to get the necessary protection of their car outside Ukraine.
The sum of premiums on MTPL insurance is more than UAH 124 mln (+29% ), on medical insurance – UAH 332,6 mln (+16%), property insurance – more than UAH 185 mln (+46%).
ARX notes that it constantly develops new products and services. Within 6 months was launched a new product Pro_Vita – insurance for critical illnesses, which covers cancer at the initial stages (T1N0M0) and is valid in the territory of the whole world, except for Crimea and settlements where the state authorities of Ukraine temporarily do not exercise their powers.
Also an innovative service “CASCO policy without visiting the office” was introduced, which allows, when buying a CASCO policy abroad, to independently carry out photo and video fixation in the application for smartphones MyARX and send the received photos and video files to the insurance company.
IC “ARX” has been working in the insurance market for 26 years. According to its data, the company is the leader of CASCO insurance for the 12th consecutive year. It occupies the first place among insurers of Ukraine on the size of net insurance premiums and net insurance payments for 2021. It is part of the international insurance holding Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Canada).
In January-June 2023, InterExpress Insurance Company (Kyiv) collected insurance payments in the amount of UAH 26.099 million, which is 16.79% more than in the same period a year earlier, according to the information of the rating agency Standard-Rating on updating the company’s credit rating / financial strength (reliability) rating of the insurer on the national scale at uaAA.
It is noted that revenues from individuals increased by 46.59% to UAH 10.626 million in the analyzed period, while revenues from reinsurers in the analyzed period amounted to only UAH 19 thousand.
Despite the increase in premiums from individuals, the insurer’s client portfolio is dominated by legal entities, as indicated by their share in gross premiums, which amounted to 59.22% in the first half of 2023.
Insurance payments sent to reinsurers in the first half of 2023 decreased by 28.33% to UAH 2,881 million compared to the same period in 2022. Thus, the ratio of reinsurers’ participation in insurance premiums decreased by 6.95 p.p. to 11.04%.
Net written premiums increased by 26.69% to UAH 23,218 million, while earned premiums increased by 3.56% to UAH 24,256 million.
The volume of payments and reimbursements made by the insurer in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022 increased by 1.33% to UAH 9.191 million. Given the higher growth rate of gross premiums compared to claims, the level of payments decreased by 5.37 p.p. to 35.22%.
It is also noted that the company’s activities in the analyzed period were profitable: for the first half of 2023, the financial result from operating activities amounted to UAH 2.306 million, and net profit amounted to UAH 2.497 million.
As of June 30, 2023, the company’s assets increased by 12.75% to UAH 53.997 million, equity showed an increase of 20.60% to UAH 45.307 million, liabilities decreased by 15.81% to UAH 8.690 million, cash and cash equivalents decreased by 35.94% to UAH 4.140 million.
The RA also notes that as of July 1, 2023, PrJSC IC “InterExpress” invested UAH 8,011 million in government bonds. The availability of such investments had a positive impact on the provision of PJSC IC “Interexpress” with liquid assets, which in total exceeded the insurer’s liabilities by 1.4 times.
IC “InterExpress” was registered in 2004 and specializes in risky types of insurance.
Insurance group “TAS” (Kiev) for the first six months of 2023 paid insurance indemnities in the amount of UAH 611.19 million – by 35.6% more than in the first six months of last year, according to the insurer’s website.
According to its data, payments under hull insurance contracts for the specified period increased by 52.2% – up to UAH 188.16 million, which is 30.79% of the total amount of payments for this period.
At the same time, the share of CMTPL insurance in the portfolio of payments amounted to 38.24% (UAH 233.69 million) – by 25.5% more than in the corresponding period last year. Even more – by 78,6% – payments under “Green Card” have grown – up to UAH 106,38 mln, which is 17,41% of the total volume of payments of the group.
In turn, under contracts of voluntary medical insurance SG “TAS” in January – June paid UAH 63,58 mln, which is 10,4% of the total amount of indemnities paid during the reporting period and by 5,3% exceeds the corresponding indicator for six months last year.
In the first half of the year TAS IG paid UAH 4.38 mln under property insurance contracts, and UAH 15 mln under other insurance contracts.
