Insurance company Universalna (Kyiv) collected UAH 619.325 million in gross insurance premiums in January-March 2025, which is 40.6% more than in the same period of 2024, according to the website of the rating agency Standard-Rating.
The agency updated the credit rating/financial stability (reliability) rating of IC Universalna at uaAAА on the national scale based on an analysis of its performance during the period in question.
According to the published data, revenues from individuals increased by 45.14% to UAH 364.518 million, while revenues from reinsurers, on the contrary, decreased by 49.77% to UAH 2.413 million. Thus, at the end of the first quarter of 2025, individuals prevailed in the company’s client portfolio.
Insurance payments sent to reinsurers in January-March 2025 decreased by 15.92% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 11.803 million. Thus, the reinsurers’ share in insurance premiums decreased by 1.28 percentage points to 1.91%.
The insurer’s net premiums increased by 42.46% to UAH 607.522 million, while net earned premiums showed an increase of 31.15% to UAH 634.173 million.
The volume of insurance payments made by PJSC “IC ‘Universalna’ in the first quarter of 2025 increased by 28.26% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 273.782 million, while the level of payments decreased by 4.25 percentage points, to 44.21%.
According to the results of the first three months of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, the insurer’s operating profit increased by 74.34% to UAH 77.435 million, and net profit increased by 58.05% to UAH 81.719 million.
As of April 1, 2025, the company’s assets grew by 3.61% to UAH 2.017 billion, equity increased by 8.39% to UAH 1.056 billion, liabilities decreased by 1.18% to UAH 960.603 million, cash and cash equivalents increased by 9.55% to UAH 630.669 million.
The RA emphasizes that as of the reporting date, IC “Universal” was very well provided with equity capital, which exceeded its liabilities by 9.93%.
In addition, the RA notes that IC “Universalna” has formed a portfolio of current financial investments in liquid instruments in the amount of UAH 1.255 billion, consisting of bank deposits (UAH 1.008 billion) and government bonds (UAH 247.056 million). Thus, as of the beginning of the second quarter of 2025, cash and cash equivalents covered 65.65% of the liabilities of PrJSC IC Universalna, and liquid assets (cash, bank deposits, and government bonds) exceeded the insurer’s liabilities by 1.96 times.
The main shareholder of IC “Universalna” is Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Canada), a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in accident insurance, property insurance, and investment management.
