{{Short description|Insurance group in Central and Eastern Europe}} {{Multiple issues| {{more footnotes needed|date=July 2020}} {{COI|date=April 2021|talk=Suspicion of Paid Editing}} }}
{{Infobox company | name = Uniqa Insurance Group AG | logo = Uniqa Insurance Group logo.svg | logo_size = 200px | type = Aktiengesellschaft | foundation = 1811/1999 | location = Vienna, Austria | key_people = Andreas Brandstetter (CEO) | area_served = Europe | industry = Insurance | traded_as = {{Wiener Börse|UQA}} | ISIN = AT0000821103 | products = | revenue = €5.37 billion <small>(2019)</small> | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = 13,038 <small>(2019)</small> | subsid = | homepage = [https://www.uniqagroup.com/grp/home.en.html www.uniqagroup.com] | footnotes = }} The '''Uniqa Insurance Group AG''' (corporately styled "UNIQA") is one of the largest insurance groups in its core markets of Austria and Central and Eastern Europe and has approximately 40 companies in 14 countries and serve about 17 million customers.<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/uniqa-group/ueber-das-unternehmen/unternehmensportrait/Company-profile.en.html ''Company profile''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref> The corporate headquarters is located in the Uniqa Tower in Vienna, Austria and is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange.
== History == Uniqa was established in 1999. In 2000, Uniqa continued its policy of expansion abroad and acquires companies in Italy, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Russia, Spain, Lithuania, Germany and Croatia.<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/uniqa-group/ueber-das-unternehmen/geschichte/History.en.html ''UNIQA Group History''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref>
On 1 July 2011, a new management board team headed by Andreas Brandstetter took over at the Uniqa Insurance Group. The new team developed a new growth strategy and begins to implement it.<ref>[https://simplywall.st/stocks/at/insurance/vie-uqa/uniqa-insurance-group-shares/news/why-uniqa-insurance-group-ags-vieuqa-ceo-pay-matters-to-you/ ''Why UNIQA Insurance Group AG’s (VIE:UQA) CEO Pay Matters To You''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Simplywall.st.</ref> In April 2012, the Uniqa Group sold its majority interest in the German ''Mannheimer AG Holding''.<ref>[https://www.cliffordchance.com/news/news/2012/04/clifford_chance_advisesuniqaonthesaleofmannheimeragholdingtodiec.html ''Clifford Chance advises UNIQA on the sale of Mannheimer AG Holding to "Die Continentale"''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Cliffordchance.com.</ref> In May 2013, ''Uniqa Austria'' became the biggest insurer in Austria with 14% market share. In October 2013, Uniqa signed an agreement with Baloise Group to acquire insurance companies in Croatia and Serbia.<ref>[https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTE_20131022_OTE0002/eans-adhoc-uniqa-insurance-group-ag-uniqa-acquires-baloise-group-insurance-companies-in-croatia-and-serbia ''UNIQA Insurance Group AG / UNIQA acquires Baloise Group insurance companies in Croatia and Serbia''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Ots.at.</ref>
In March 2014, Uniqa Insurance Group AG was included in the benchmark index of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ATX).<ref>[https://www.wienerborse.at/en/market-data/shares-others/company-profile/?ISIN=AT0000821103&ID_NOTATION=27372 ''UNIQA INSURANCE GROUP AG (AT0000821103) - Company Profile''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Wienerborse.at.</ref> In July 2015, Uniqa resolved the sale of indirect interest in ''Casinos Austria AG''.<ref>[https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTE_20170103_OTE0001/eans-adhoc-uniqa-insurance-group-ag-uniqa-resolves-sale-of-indirect-interest-in-casinos-austria-to-came-holding ''UNIQA Insurance Group AG / UNIQA resolves sale of indirect interest in Casinos Austria to CAME Holding''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Ots.at.</ref> In January 2016, Uniqa launched the largest investment and innovation programme in its history amounting to around €500 million.<ref>[https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTE_20160118_OTE0003/eans-news-uniqa-insurance-group-ag-uniqa-launches-largest-investment-programme-in-the-companys-history ''UNIQA Insurance Group AG / UNIQA launches largest investment programme in the company's history''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Ots.at.</ref> In October 2016, the company completed the reorganisation of the Group's structure.<ref>[https://www.schoenherr.eu/press-releases/press-releases/austria-schoenherr-advises-uniqa-in-major-corporate-restructuring/ ''Austria: Schoenherr advises UNIQA in major corporate restructuring''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Schoenherr.eu.</ref>
In December 2017, Kurt Svoboda became CEO of the ''Uniqa Österreich Versicherungen AG''.<ref>[https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTE_20171218_OTE0001/eans-news-uniqa-insurance-group-ag-reorganisation-of-the-management-board-of-uniqa-oesterreich-versicherungen-ag ''UNIQA Insurance Group AG / Reorganisation of the Management Board of UNIQA Österreich Versicherungen AG''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Ots.at.</ref> In 2018, Uniqa became the first Austrian insurance group to announce the gradual elimination of carbon-based transactions.<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/corporate-responsibility/Decarbonisation.en.html ''Decarbonisation''], retrieved: 19. July 2019 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref>
In March 2019, Uniqa was the first insurer to be awarded with the ''OGUT Sustainability Certificate'', based on the decision to remove all investments related to coal industry.<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/corporate-responsibility/Decarbonisation.en.html ''Decarbonisation''] from 21. March 2019 in Xprimm.com</ref> In November 2019, the company decided to reduce the number of management board members of the three major companies in Austria from 11 to 9.<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/uniqa-group/ueber-das-unternehmen/geschichte/History.en.html ''History''], retrieved on 6. July 2020 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref>
In February 2020 Uniqa acquired Axa's subsidiaries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia for one billion euros. The acquisition was approved by the EU-Commission in July 2020<ref>[https://www.marketscreener.com/UNIQA-INSURANCE-GROUP-AG-6491293/news/UNIQA-Insurance-EU-Commission-approves-UNIQA-s-acquisition-of-AXA-in-Poland-the-Czech-Republic-an-31028330/ ''UNIQA Insurance: EU Commission approves UNIQA's acquisition of AXA in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia''] published on 31. July 2020 in Marketscreener.com</ref> and was completed in October 2020 ''as the largest acquisition in company history''.<ref>[https://m.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/UNIQA-INSURANCE-GROUP-AG-6491293/news/UNIQA-Insurance-Concludes-the-Acquisition-of-AXA-in-the-CEE-Region-31548214/ ''UNIQA Insurance Concludes the Acquisition of AXA in the CEE Region''] published on 15. October 2020 in Marketscreener.com</ref>
In November 2024, UNIQA Insurance Group AG decided, as part of its country portfolio management, to sell its 90% stake in SIGAL UNIQA Group Austria, the insurance conglomerate operating in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia (referred to as “ALMAKOS”).<ref>{{Cite web |last=UNIQA Österreich IR News |title=Decision on the sale of UNIQAs shareholdings in Albania, Kosovo and N |url=https://ir-news.uniqagroup.com/news-decision-on-the-sale-of-uniqas-shareholdings-in-albania-kosovo-and-north-macedonia?id=209026&menueid=5326&l=english |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520193027/https://ir-news.uniqagroup.com/news-decision-on-the-sale-of-uniqas-shareholdings-in-albania-kosovo-and-north-macedonia?id=209026&menueid=5326&l=english |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=UNIQA Investor Relations |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Company == Uniqa Insurance Group has approximately 40 companies in 14 countries and serve about 17 million customers. The group is divided into ''Uniqa Austria'',<ref>[https://www.uniqa.at/versicherung/startseite.html?cmp=sebr1904&med=ppc&pub=gat&grp=1&ad=br&var=1&pos=1t1 ''Uniqa Austria''], retrieved: 23. July 2019 in Uniqa.at.</ref> ''Uniqa International'',<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/uniqa-group/uniqa-in-europa/uniqa-international/UNIQA-International.en.html ''Uniqa International''], retrieved: 23. July 2019 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref> ''Uniqa Reinsurance''<ref>[http://www.uniquagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/press/press_release/archive/2014/Reinsurance.html ''Uniqa Reinsurance''], retrieved: 23. July 2019 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref> and further national companies.<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/uniqa-group/uniqa-in-europa/UNIQA_in_Europe.en.html ''Uniqa in Europe''], retrieved: 23. July 2019 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref> The corporate sponsorships include measures relating to the environment, society, culture and sports.<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/corporate-responsibility/praxisbeispiele-sponsorings/Practical-examples-sponsorship.en.html ''Sponsorship''], retrieved: 30. July 2019 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref>
=== Key figures in Euro thousand === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! !! 2019<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/uniqa-group/ueber-das-unternehmen/unternehmenskennzahlen/Key-figures.en.html ''Key figures 2019''], retrieved on 6. July 2020 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref> !! 2018<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/uniqa-group/ueber-das-unternehmen/unternehmenskennzahlen/Key-figures.en.html ''Key figures 2018''], retrieved on 6. July 2020 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref> !! 2017 |- | Premiums written || 5.372,6 || 5.309,5 || 5.293,3 |- | Net investment income || 295,7 || 294,6 || 254,6 |- | Investments || 20.624,8 || 19.337,1 || 20.059,2 |- | Total assets || 28.728,4 || 28.616,2 || 28.743,9 |- | Average number of employees (FTE) || 13.038 || 12.818 || 12.839 |- |}
== Management == Uniqa Insurance Group was established in 1999. It is the parent company of the ''Uniqa Group'' and acts as the central reinsurer. The group is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange.<ref>[https://www.wienerborse.at/en/market-data/shares-others/quote/?ISIN=AT0000821103&ID_NOTATION=27372 ''Uniqa Insurance Group Quote''], retrieved: 23. July 2019 in Wienerborse.at.</ref> The members of the management board are Andreas Brandstetter (CEO),<ref>[https://simplywall.st/stocks/at/insurance/vie-uqa/uniqa-insurance-group-shares/news/why-uniqa-insurance-group-ags-vieuqa-ceo-pay-matters-to-you/ ''Why UNIQA Insurance Group AG’s (VIE:UQA) CEO Pay Matters To You''], retrieved: 23. July 2019 in Simplywall.st.</ref> Erik Leyers (COO)<ref>[https://www.marketscreener.com/business-leaders/Erik-Leyers-0GCLVC-E/biography/ ''Current positions of Erik Leyers, PhD''], retrieved: 23. July 2019 in Marketscreener.com.</ref> and Kurt Svoboda (CFRO)<ref>[https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTE_20171218_OTE0001/eans-news-uniqa-insurance-group-ag-reorganisation-of-the-management-board-of-uniqa-oesterreich-versicherungen-ag ''UNIQA Insurance Group AG / Reorganisation of the Management Board of UNIQA Österreich Versicherungen AG''], retrieved: 23. July 2019 in Ots.at.</ref>
== Sponsorships == The company is the sponsor of sports teams, events and organisations, including the Austria national football team,<ref>[https://www.oefb.at/News/UNIQA-und-OeFB-intensivieren-Partnerschaft ''UNIQA und ÖFB intensivieren Partnerschaft''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821084000/https://www.oefb.at/News/UNIQA-und-OeFB-intensivieren-Partnerschaft |date=2019-08-21 }}, retrieved: 26. Aug 2019 in Oefb.at.</ref> Austrian Federal Sports Organization, Austrian Cup (football),<ref>[https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20170626_OTS0143/oefb-cup-ankick-mit-uniqa-bild ''ÖFB Cup: Ankick mit UNIQA''], retrieved: 26. Aug 2019 in Ots.at.</ref> Uniqa Classic (cycling), First Vienna FC (football)<ref>[https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20170531_OTS0057/uniqa-neuer-hauptsponsor-beim-first-vienna-football-club ''UNIQA neuer Hauptsponsor beim First Vienna Football Club''], vom 31. Mai 2017, retrieved: 26. Aug. 2019 in Ots.at.</ref> as well as athletes like Matthias Mayer (ski racer) and Bernadette Schild (ski racer).<ref>[https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20180724_OTS0021/nachwuchs-in-uniqa-ski-familie-bild ''Nachwuchs in UNIQA Ski-Familie''], retrieved: 26. Aug 2019 in Ots.at.</ref> In 2017, the company was main sponsor of the Special Olympics World Winter Games.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150308011942/http://www.austria2017.org/en/games-2017/sponsoren ''Special Olympics World Winter Games sponsors'']}}, retrieved: 26. Aug. 2019 in Austria2017.org.</ref> Uniqa Insurance Group supports Austrian museums, such as the Albertina, Kunsthistorisches Museum and Vienna Technical Museum as well as events like Grafenegg Festival and the children's and youth program of the Salzburg Festival.<ref>[https://www.uniqagroup.com/gruppe/versicherung/corporate-responsibility/praxisbeispiele-sponsorings/Practical-examples-sponsorship.en.html ''UNIQA examples/sponsorship''], retrieved: 26. Aug. 2019 in Uniqagroup.com.</ref>
== Uniqa Tower == thumb|The UNIQA Tower, the company's headquarters. Uniqa Tower is the headquarters building of the group and was realized by architect Heinz Neumann in 2005. The 75 metre high building costs 70 million euro and is located in Vienna's district Leopoldstadt.<ref>[https://www.wittmann.at/en/projekt/insurances-banks/uniqa-tower/ ''UNIQA Tower Austria''], retrieved: 25. July 2019 in Wittmann.at.</ref>
== External links == * [https://www.uniqagroup.com/grp/home.en.html Official UNIQA Insurance Group website] *[https://www.wienerborse.at/en/market-data/shares-others/quote/?ISIN=AT0000821103&market=wbag&typo3=0&news=0&products=1&ID_NOTATION=27372 Vienna Stock Exchange: Market Data UNIQA Insurance Group]
== References == {{reflist}} {{ATX companies}} Category:Financial services companies established in 1999 Category:Reinsurance companies Category:Companies based in Vienna Category:Companies listed on the Wiener Börse Category:Companies in the Austrian Traded Index Category:Insurance companies of Austria Category:Austrian brands Category:1999 establishments in Austria