Jaroslaw Parkot, CEO of the UNIQA companies in Poland:“Dynamic sales growth on all levels, excellent products and strict profit controlling form the basis for the success that we would definitely like to continue in the current year with two digit growth once again.Our successful sales cooperation with Raiffeisen Bank Polska and Raiffeisen Leasing Polska makes significant and strongly growing contributions in both the life sector and the non-life sector.”For the future, Parkot is relying above all on still greater quality:“Our main focus is on further acceleration and improvement of claims processing and customer service.The main goal for 2008 is the development of sales channels, as well. We focus both on inclusive sales cannel, brokers channel as well as cooperation development with Raiffeisen Bank Polska.” 

According to preliminary data, the strongest growth rates were seen in life insurance with an increase of 37% to EUR 61 million. The main factor in this increase significantly exceeding the general market trend was the positive development of new sales channels, particularly in the area of bank assurance.

The premiums in the non-life sector increased by 10% to approximately EUR 169 million.Particularly pronounced growth can be seen here in automotive and flat insurance.

Property insurance companies merged after successful integration
Before the end of first quarter of 2008, the UNIQA Group will merge TU FILAR S.A., which was purchased from the German group R+V in 2004, with UNIQA TU S.A. (previously: Polonia), which has been part of the group since 2001.This marks the legal completion of the integration process for the two property insurance companies.The UNIQA Group will then operate in Poland only under the UNIQA brand – in accordance with the “One Brand Strategy” pursued throughout all of Eastern and South Eastern Europe.The life insurance company UNIQA TU na Zycie S.A. remains unaffected by the merger.

UNIQA employs roughly 900 salaried employees in Poland, manages almost 1.6 million contracts and has over 290 customer offices and agencies throughout the country.