Uniqa Insurance Group

Uniqa is established in 1999. In 2000, Uniqa continues 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.On 1 July 2011, a new management board team headed by Andreas Brandstetter takes over at the Uniqa Insurance Group. The new team develops a new growth strategy and begins to implement it. In April 2012, the Uniqa Group sells its majority interest in the German Mannheimer AG Holding. In May 2013, Uniqa Austria becomes the biggest insurer in Austria with 14% market share. In October 2013, Uniqa signs an agreement with Baloise Group to acquire insurance companies in Croatia and Serbia.In March 2014, Uniqa Insurance Group AG is included in the benchmark index of the Vienna Stock Exchange . In July 2015, Uniqa resolves sale of indirect interest in Casinos Austria AG. In January 2016, Uniqa launches the largest investment and innovation programme in its history amounting to around €500 million. In October 2016, the company completes the reorganisation of the Group's structure.In December 2017, Kurt Svoboda becomes CEO of the Uniqa Österreich Versicherungen AG. In 2018, Uniqa became the first Austrian insurance group to announce the gradual elimination of carbon-based transactions.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. 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.In February 2020 Uniqa acquired Axa's subsidiaries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia for 1 billion euros. The acquisition was approved by the EU-Commission in July 2020 and was completed in October 2020 as the largest acquisition in company history.