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ARX Insurance Company increased gross premiums by 39% and payments by 14%

In January-March 2025, ARX Insurance Company (ARX, Kyiv) collected gross insurance premiums in the amount of UAH 1.313 billion, which is 38.67% more than a year earlier, and net premiums in the amount of UAH 1.261 billion (37.11%).

These statistics are provided on the website of RA Standard-Rating regarding the update of the company’s credit rating/financial stability (reliability) rating at the level of “uaААА” on the national scale based on the results of the first quarter of 2025.

Revenues from individuals increased by 40.33% to UAH 711.167 million, while revenues from reinsurers decreased by 44.65% to UAH 2.967 million. Thus, at the end of the first quarter of 2025, individuals accounted for 54.18% of the insurer’s gross premiums, while reinsurers accounted for 0.23%.

Insurance payments sent to reinsurers in January-March 2025 increased by 91.63% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 51.912 million. The share of reinsurance companies in insurance premiums increased to 3.96%.

The volume of insurance payments made by the insurer in the first quarter of 2025 increased by 13.92% compared to the first quarter of 2024, to UAH 491.205 million. Given the higher growth rate of gross premiums compared to insurance payments, the level of payments decreased by 8.14 percentage points, to 37.42%. to 37.42%.

As of April 1, 2025, the company’s assets grew by 6.41% to UAH 5.555 billion, equity increased by 1.99% to UAH 2.686 billion, liabilities increased by 10.90% to UAH 2.869 billion, cash and cash equivalents grew by 41.96% to UAH 1.161 billion.

According to the results of the first three months of 2025, the operating loss amounted to UAH 30.5 million, and net profit amounted to UAH 52.513 million.

The information also reports that as of the beginning of the second quarter of 2025, the insurer made financial investments in the amount of UAH 2.664 billion, consisting of government bonds (73.83% of the investment portfolio) and deposits in banks with an investment credit rating (26.17% of the portfolio). Thus, as of the reporting date, the liquid assets exceeded the liabilities of ARX Insurance Company by 1.33 times.

ARX Insurance Company was established in 1994 and is part of the international insurance holding company Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. ARX Insurance Company is one of the five leading insurance companies in Ukraine in terms of premiums collected and payments made. It has been the leader in the CASCO segment of the Ukrainian market for 16 years.

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PZU Ukraine’s premiums grew by 11%, profit rose to UAH 58 mln

In January-March 2025, PJSC Insurance Company PZU Ukraine (Kyiv) increased its gross premiums by 10.89% to UAH 541.961 million, and net insurance premiums by 17.82% to UAH 555.2 million.

According to Standard-Rating, which updated the company’s credit rating/financial stability (reliability) rating on the national scale to “uaААА” based on the results of the period, revenues from individuals increased by 15.56% to UAH 378.1 million. Thus, the share of individuals in the insurer’s gross premiums amounted to 69.77%, and the share of reinsurers – 0.06%.

The volume of insurance payments and reimbursements made by the insurer in the first quarter of 2025 was 20.13% higher than in the same period of 2024, and the level of payments increased by 3.97 percentage points (pp) to 51.60%.

In January-March, the company’s operating profit amounted to UAH 40.570 million, compared with a loss in the first quarter of 2024, while net profit rose to UAH 58.395 million.

As of April 1, the insurer’s assets increased by 1.97% to UAH 2.547 billion, equity by 6.15% to UAH 1.028 billion, while liabilities decreased by 0.67% to UAH 1.519 billion, and cash and cash equivalents decreased by 18.02% to UAH 341.567 million.

The RA reports that as of the reporting date, the insurer had made financial investments in the amount of UAH 650.594 million, consisting of government bonds (UAH 298.355 million) and bank deposits (UAH 352.239 million), which had a positive impact on its liquidity. Thus, liquid assets covered 65.33% of the liabilities of IC “PZU Ukraine.”

The RA emphasizes that PrJSC IC ‘PZU Ukraine’ is supported by one of the largest insurance groups in Central and Eastern Europe, the PZU Group (which includes the parent company of PrJSC IC ‘PZU Ukraine,’ PZU S.A.).

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In 2024, USG collected UAH 3 bln in premiums and increased payments

In 2024, the insurance company Ukrainian Insurance Group (Kyiv) collected UAH 3.01 billion in gross premiums, which is 2.49% more than a year earlier.

This is reported on the website of the rating agency Standard-Rating, which affirmed the financial strength rating/credit rating of the insurance company at uaAA+ for the reporting period.

At the same time, revenues from individuals in 2024 decreased by 7.10% to UAH 1.647 billion, and from reinsurers decreased by 30.75% to UAH 7.003 million. At the end of 2024, the share of individuals in the company’s gross premiums amounted to 54.71%, and the share of reinsurers – 0.23%.

Insurance payments sent to reinsurers in 2024 decreased by 4.24% compared to 2023 – to UAH 489.786 million, the participation ratio of reinsurance companies in insurance premiums decreased by 1.15 percentage points to 16.27%.

The company’s net written premiums increased by 3.91% to UAH 2.52 billion, while net earned premiums decreased by 4.18% to UAH 2.442 billion.

The volume of insurance payments and reimbursements made by “USG” in 2024 amounted to UAH 1.532 billion, which is 3.67% more than in 2023. Thus, the level of payments increased to 50.90%.

The RA also reports that the financial loss from operating activities amounted to UAH 53.076 million (UAH 24.6 million a year earlier), net profit was UAH 23.216 million (UAH 109 million).

As of January 1, 2025, the companies’ assets increased by 9.50% to UAH 2.989 billion, equity increased by 4.20% to UAH 622.670 million, liabilities showed an increase of 10.98% to UAH 2.366 billion, and cash and cash equivalents decreased by 72.13% to UAH 231.658 million.

Thus, as of the beginning of 2025, the company had a satisfactory level of capitalization (26.32%), and cash covered 9.79% of its liabilities.

At the same time, the RA notes that as of the reporting date, the insurer has formed a portfolio of financial investments in the amount of UAH 1.665 billion, consisting of government bonds and government bonds (81.66% of the portfolio) and deposits in banks with a high credit rating (18.34% of the portfolio).

As reported, the controlling shareholder of USG Insurance is Vienna Insurance Group, an international insurance group headquartered in Austria, represented by 50 companies in 30 countries and a leader in the insurance market of Central and Eastern Europe.

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“Express Insurance” increased premiums by 72% in January

In January 2025, Express Insurance (Kyiv) collected insurance premiums in the amount of UAH 102.6 million, which is 71.9% more than in January 2024.

According to the insurer’s website, in January, it paid out more than UAH 34.4 million, which is 17% more than in the same period of 2024.

In particular, payments under hull insurance amounted to UAH 27 million (+5.3%), under MTPL – UAH 6.8 million (2.4 times more), payments under other insurance contracts – UAH 660 thousand.

“The increase in MTPL payments is a direct result of customer confidence in the company and the increase in the number of contracts concluded,” the statement said.

Express Insurance ALC was founded in 2008 and is part of the UkrAVTO group of companies. The company specializes in automobile insurance. The consistently high speed of claims settlement in the IC is ensured by optimal interaction with partner service stations.

Since April 2012, Express Insurance has been an associate member of the Motor Transport Insurance Bureau of Ukraine.

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IC “European Insurance Alliance” increased collection of net premiums by 23%, payments by 46%

In January-September 2024, PJSC “European Insurance Alliance” (Kyiv) collected UAH 220.9 million of net premiums, which is 23.03% higher than the volume of premiums for the same period in 2023, and also increased by 10.3% the collection of gross premiums – up to UAH 254.8 million.
In the report of the Standard Rating agency on the update of the company’s financial strength rating (credit rating) for the first nine months of 2024 on the national scale at the level of “uaAA”, it is noted that revenues from individuals increased by 34.3% to UAH 78.7 million, from reinsurers – more than doubled to UAH 0.875 million.
Thus, legal entities continue to dominate the company’s client portfolio.
During the reporting period, the company paid out UAH 121.8 million in insurance claims, which is 46.1% more than in the same period a year earlier.
As of the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2024, 53.36% of the company’s liabilities were covered by equity, and 10.49% by cash and cash equivalents.
At the same time, the company has formed a portfolio of financial investments consisting of government bonds and bank deposits in the amount of UAH 83.270 million. At the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2024, liquid assets (cash, government bonds and bank deposits) covered 67.27% of the company’s liabilities.
European Insurance Alliance has been operating in the Ukrainian insurance market since 1994. The company is a member of the Audit Commission of the MTIBU, a party to the agreement on direct settlement of losses on compulsory insurance of civil liability of owners of land vehicles and a member of the Board of the Nuclear Insurance Pool of Ukraine.
The company provides 30 types of voluntary and compulsory insurance, including property, motor, liability and personal insurance.

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TAS Insurance Group increased premiums by 36.7% in first nine months of 2024

In January-September 2024, TAS Insurance Group (Kyiv) collected UAH 3473.1 million in insurance premiums, which is 36.7% more than in the same period last year.

According to the insurer’s website, motor hull insurance premiums for the first nine months amounted to 18.14% of the total, or UAH 630.2 million, which is 22.9% higher than in January-September 2023; motor third party liability insurance premiums -30.2%, or UAH 1084.5 million (+27.1%), and Green Card premiums – 29.5%, or UAH 1024.9 million (+69.2%).

Under voluntary health insurance contracts, TAS Group collected UAH 373.5 million in premiums, which is 10.8% of the total premiums and 32.3% higher than the corresponding figure for the same period last year. Property insurance contracts attracted UAH 67.1 million of insurance premiums, an increase of 24.5%.

Under other insurance contracts for the first nine months of 2024, the company collected UAH 330.02 million in payments (up 25.7%).

As reported, in January-September 2024, the company paid UAH 1.427 billion under the concluded insurance contracts, which is 53% higher than the amount of reimbursements for the first nine months of last year. More than a quarter of the total volume of payments (UAH 397.4 million, or 27.84%) was for motor hull insurance, which is 38.7% higher than the corresponding year-ago figure, 32.8% or UAH 468.3 million – for MTPL (+ 33.7%), 21.57% or UAH 308 million – for Green Card (+ 88.7%).

The share of VHI in the company’s claims portfolio amounted to 14.22%, or UAH 203 million (twice as much) in the first eight months of the year. Under property insurance contracts, TAS Group paid UAH 9.62 million (+65%) in the reporting period.

Under other insurance contracts, the company paid UAH 41.3 million (+74.4%).

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: 28 regional directorates and branches and 450 sales offices throughout Ukraine.

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