Business news from Ukraine

UKRAINE’S INSURERS RAISE OSAGO PREMIUMS BY 21%

The insurance companies of Ukraine, the members of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTIBU), in January-June 2018 increased collection of insurance premiums on compulsory insurance of vehicle owners’ civil liability (OSAGO) by 20.9% compared with the same period in 2017, to UAH 2.183 billion.
According to the MTIBU’s website, the number of OSAGO contracts for the six months increased by 4.4%, to 3.905 million. The total volume of insurance claim fees paid under internal insurance contracts, according to the MTIBU, increased by 16.2%, to UAH 1.066 billion. In particular UAH 158.2 million were paid using EU accident report forms, which is 44.1% more than in January-June 2017.
The bureau also recorded a reduction in the number of settled claims for insurance compensation – by 0.4%, to 67,700, of which 17,832 using EU accident report forms (an increase of 16.5%).
The MTIBU is the only association of insurers that carry out compulsory insurance of civil liability of land vehicles’ owners for harm caused to third parties. The members of the bureau are 56 insurance companies.

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EUROPEAN INSURANCE ALLIANCE INCREASES NET PREMIUMS BY 25% IN Q1 OF 2018

PrJSC European Insurance Alliance (Kyiv) in January-March 2018 collected UAH 40.348 million of net premiums, which is 25.8% more compared to the same period in 2017. According to a company report in the information disclosure system of the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, the volume of signed premiums was UAH 49.770 million (an increase of 11%). Premiums worth UAH 8.674 million were transferred to reinsurance against UAH 8.914 million for the same period of 2017 (2.7% down).
During this period insurance claim fee payments rose by 38.4%, to UAH 21.135 million. The net profit of the company for the first three months amounted to UAH 1.135 million, while for the same period a year earlier some UAH 790,000.
According to official reports, the administrative expenses of the company amounted to UAH 5.087 million, which is 3.8% less than in the three months of 2017. PrJSC European Insurance Alliance has been working in the insurance market since September 1994. There are 17 structural divisions in Kyiv and the regions of Ukraine.

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