Climate: - temperate continental; - Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; - precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; - winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; - summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south.
Macro indicators
* 2018 estimates
Surface:
603,628
km2
Population*:
42.1
million
Pop. density*:
69.7
people/km2
GDP*:
106.9
EUR billion
GDP/capita*:
2,541.1
EUR
Currency: Hryvnia Code: UAH Since: 1996
Insurance market portfolio * 2018 estimates
TOTAL LIFE*:
8
%
TOTAL NON-LIFE*:
92
%
Overall Property*:
22
%
Overall Motor*:
27
%
Sources: Starting July 1st, 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine took over all activities of financial market regulator, the State Commission for Regulation of Financial Services of Ukraine
For the period from January to October of this year, total GWP of the TAS Insurance Group amounted to UAH 3,980.45 million (~EUR 89.47 million), which is 36.1% more y-o-y, Forinsurer reports.
INGO Insurance Company has become a new member of the League of Insurance Organizations of Ukraine (LIOU), which opens up additional opportunities for the company for cooperation, development of industry initiatives and participation in the formation of common strategies to strengthen the country's insurance market, Forinsurer writes.
INGO, which is among top-5 insurers in Ukraine, recorded growth in almost all key indicators in the first 9 months of 2024. Total GWP amounted to UAH 2.46 billion (~EUR 53.67 million), which is 23.5% more y-o-y.
ARX, which is among top-5 insurers in Ukraine and operates in risk insurance, collected more than UAH 3.1 billion (~EUR 67.64 million) in premiums in the first 9 months of 2024, which is 14% more y-o-y. The company's paid claims amounted to almost UAH 1.3 billion/~EUR 28.36 million (+28% in UAH), Forinsurer writes.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has drafted and proposed for public discussion amendments to the rules of compiling and submitting reports by participants of the non-banking financial services market, Interfax reports.
TAS Insurance Group (one of the top 20 insurers in Ukraine) collected UAH 3.47 billion (~EUR 75.80 million) in premiums in the first 9 months of 2024, which is 36.7% more y-o-y, Forinsurer writes.
The insurance company INGO paid record compensation to farmers – over UAH 231 million (~EUR 5.17 million), Forinsurer wrote. 97% of farmers who participate in the “Meteoprotection” program in the 2024 season received record insurance compensation due to the extremely dry and hot season during the flowering and grain filling time.
In the first half of 2024, the market grew to UAH 24.21 billion (EUR 558.43 million), which is 13.37% more y-o-y in local currency and indicates an increase in demand for insurance products. Non-life accounted for 89% of the total GWP, while the share of life insurance approached 11%, as data published by the National Bank show.
The number of Green Card policies issued in Ukraine in January-August 2024 decreased by 8.7% y-o-y and amounted to slightly over 1 million units, Forinsurer writes with reference to the MTIBU’s report (Motor Transport Insurance Bureau of Ukraine).
(Motor Transport Insurance Bureau of Ukraine) MTIBU paid UAH 44.9 million (~EUR 1.02 million) from the Bureau's Victims Protection Fund in July, which is 17.5% more than in the previous period. At the same time, the number of regulatory payments increased by 12.2% to 695, Forinsurer writes.
ARX, which is one of the TOP-3 in Ukraine and has been operating on the market for 30 years, generated more than UAH 1.9 billion (~EUR 43.86 million) in non-life insurance in the first half of 2024 (+14% y-o-y). The insurer's paid claims exceeded UAH 856 million (~EUR 19.76 million), Forinsurer reports.
TAS Group (one of the TOP-3 insurers in Ukraine) collected UAH 2,553.35 million (~EUR 57.47 million) for the period from January to July 2024, which is 38.8% higher y-o-y, Forinsurer wrote.
In January-June 2024, the number of claims involving Ukrainian drivers abroad under Green Card policies increased by 12.8% y-o-y and reached 8,000 cases, Forinsurer writes with reference to the MTIBU (Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine).
From January to May 2024, total GWP of the TAS group amounted to UAH 1665.72 million (~EUR 37.86 million), which is 45.4% more y-o-y. In the Motor Hull segment, the company collected UAH 317.25 million, or 19.05% of its total GWP and 29.9% more y-o-y, Forinsurer writes.
In January-May 2024, Ukrainian insurance companies increased MTPL GWP by 25.8% to UAH 3.8 billion (~EUR 86.36 million), while at the same time, premiums on e-policies increased by 39.6% to UAH 3 billion, Forinsurer reports with reference to the МTIBU (Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine).
On June 17, 2024, the President of Ukraine signed the law “On mandatory insurance of civil liability of owners of land vehicles”, which will ensure further development of this market and bring it closer to EU standards, Forinsurer reports.
In May 2024, MTIBU (Motor Transport Insurance Bureau of Ukraine) made 806 regulatory payments from the Victim Protection Fund for a total amount of UAH 50.1 million (~EUR 1.14 million), which is 24.6% more in number and 25.7% more in amount y-o-y, Forinsurer writes.
From January to April 2024, the Ukrainian MTPL market grew by 26.7% to UAH 2.9 billion (~EUR 68.41 million), including premiums collected under e-policies, which increased by 41% to UAH 2.32 billion.
In the first three months of 2024, GWP of ARX exceeded UAH 946 million (~EUR 22.36 million), which is 21% more y-o-y. At the same time the insurer's paid claims exceeded UAH 431 million (~EUR 10.18 million), Forinsurer reports.
In 1Q2024, the TAS group, which is one of the top-3 market leaders, increased its sales by 45.7% y-o-y, to UAH 961.21 million (~EUR 22.72 million), Forinsurer writes.