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UNIQA pojistovna a.s. (CZ)

The Czech-Austrian Insurance Company (CRP), first established in the year 1993, is now known as UNIQA Poisova. As a holder of an universal insurance licence the company created a very wide range of products which covers the whole spectrum of the insurance market. The current range includes almost all classes of life and non-life insurance, e.g. property, liability, motor or accident insurance. UNIQA Poisova is one of the ten biggest universal insurance companies in the Czech Republic.

CAPITAL
The first and main shareholder of UNIQA Poisova is the largest Austrian insurance company UNIQA with an 83.33% share. The second shareholder is the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development with a 16.67% share, that participated at increasing UNIQA Poisova's share capital to 480 million CZK in 1999.

UNIQA
The best Austrian insurance holding was created in 1999 by changing BARC holding (Bundeslnder / Austria / Raiffeisen / Collegialitt) to the new holding UNIQA. The holding UNIQA has today approximately a 20 % share of the Austrian insurance market. UNIQA participates also in insurance companies in Slovakia (also within Insurope), Hungary, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

The general manager of the UNIQA holding is Herbert Schimetschek. Since the beginning of 1997 he is also the president of the supervisory board of UNIQA Poisova.

Thanks to the strong financial background and huge experience of the foreign shareholder, UNIQA Poisova quickly became a stable insurance organisation. With a capital of 480 million CZK, UNIQA Poisova today is one of the best capital-equipped insurance companies within the Czech Republic.

REINSURANCE PROGRAM
The following reinsurance companies together with the mother company take part in UNIQA Poisovas obligatory reinsurance program :

  • Mnchener Rckversicherungsgesellschaft AG (the worlds biggest reinsurance company)
  • Schweizerische Rckversicherungsgesellschaft AG (the worlds second biggest reinsurance company)
  • Bayerische Rckversicherung AG
  • Gerling Globale Rckversicherungsgruppe AG
  • Klnische Rck Wien AG
  • Hannover Rckversicherung AG
  • Eisen und Stahl Rckversicherung AG

DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT
In 1999 UNIQA Poisova reached a written premium of 942,883 thousand CZK. It means a very high growth, 38.7% more than in 1998.

On December 31 1999, UNIQA Poisova had 119,230 policies, 31.3% more than 1998. UNIQA Poisova has again proved it's position on the Czech insurance market.

By the end of April 1998 UNIQA Poisova was awarded the second prize in the competition Rhodos Award for the company image in the category insurance companies.

THE LIST OF BASIC INSURANCE PRODUCTS
Group Life and Group Disability Programs
These programs are applicable to Insurope multinational pooling

Life insurance
Capital life insurance, mutual life insurance, study insurance, endowment insurance, credit insurance, family insurance

Life and accident insurance GLOBAL
Advantageous combination of capital life insurance with accident supplementary insurance

Family insurance
Combination of capital life insurance with accident insurance of all family members insurance

Travel insurance
Insurance of medical expenses abroad including assistance services, accident insurance and liability insurance

Accident insurance
It covers the case of permanent disability and death caused by an accident. Cover can be enlarged by supplementary insurance of daily benefits for the case of an accident and supplementary insurance of daily benefits during hospitalisation.

Household insurance
Covers the risk of losses happening to furniture and other movable things of a flat

Homeowner insurance
This insurance applies to family houses, cottages, recreational buildings and granges

Insurance of daily benefits during hospitalisation
This insurance guarantees income at the given level for each day of hospitalisation

Insurance of daily benefits during working inability
This insurance guarantees income at a given level for each day of working inability

Motor insurance KASKO (Motor Hull insurance)
Complete motor insurance, motor hull insurance, assistance services, special premiums for leased cars

Insurance of property damage and liability
It is possible to conclude each contract individually for each client tailor-made insurance covers

Legal expenses insurance for driver and owners of motor vehicles
It covers the risk of financial loss in connection with driving, caused by e.g. lawyer or court costs

Motor liability insurance

Insurance of liability and loss of profits for physicians

Trade and exhibition risks insurance

Transport insurance

Forest insurance against fire

PROMINENT CLIENTS OF UNIQA Poisova

Agrobanka Praha, a.s.
Agrodat, a.s.
Avreta Praha, a.s.
Benzina, s.p.
Cukrovar Hrusovany nad Jevisovkou
Daewoo Electronics, s.r.o.
Elektrama Koln
Erste Bank Sparkassen (CR), a.s.
Hotel President Praha
Chio Bohemia, a.s.
Malsice Karlovarska korunni kyselka, s.r.o.
KFC
Lesy Cesk republiky
Masarykova Univerzita Brno
Mesto Frantiskovey Lazn
Mrazirny Dasice
Nemocnice Na Homolce
Porsche Inter Auto CZ, s.r.o.
Prefa Brno
Raiffeisenbank, a.s.
Raiffeisen stavebn sporitelna
Vinium Velke Pavlovice, a.s.


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market trend

The tax advantage is a very important point in the insurance market in the Czech Republic. A lot of insurance policies have been changed due to tax advantages (private and also group policies).
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typical benefit plan

A typical benefit plan for the Czech subsidiary of a multinational would be:

" lump sum death = twice annual salary
" accidental death, accidental disability = twice annual salary

The employer pays the insurance premium.

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news

There have been tax advantages in life insurance since 1.1.2001 for policies:
  • insurance of the endowment, or, death and endowment
  • term life beyond age 60
  • the term of the insurance is 5 years or greater

If these 3 points are taken together, it is possible to reduce the base of the tax. These advantages can be used in the private and also in the group life insurance

Two new insurance programs are now available :-
  • FORTAX, which fully employs tax advantages.
  • AKORD - a variable insurance program.
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visit the UNIQA website
Evropska 136
169 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
Local Contact:
Jana Vildova
+420 225 393 529
jana.vildova@uniqa.cz
www.uniqa.cz
Insurope Local Website
 cz.insurope.com
Use this link to access a local country specific site on Insurope from a local market perspective. It may be helpful to refer this site to local subsidiaries and advisers as it also covers the mechanics of multinational pooling from a local perspective in the local language.
Minimum Lives criteria:
20 and 50% insured, if employer pays less than 50% premium; 10 and 50% insured, if employer pays more than 50% premium
Local Services
• Insurope Local Service Standards - Primary Data - Czech Republic (PDF 965Kb)