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Slovenia: Second-Largest Insurance Group to be Sold
The Austrian Uniqa Group and Grazer Wechselseitige Versicherung (Grawe) are interested in Zavarovalnica Maribor (ZM):
October 8, 2012
UNIQA Group: S&P Confirms Rating
S&P confirms "A-" ratings on the operational UNIQA core companies. Outlook remains "stable".
October 3, 2012
„Becoming Number Five Until 2015“
In an interview with the Austrian newspaper „Presse“, Uniqa´s CEO Andreas Brandstetter is optimistic to become a big player in the insurance industry in the CESEE region.
September 15, 2012
UNIQA Establishing Market-Friendly Group Structure
The Austrian insurance group aims to create a new, streamlined Group structure to prepare for the Re-IPO.
September 11, 2012
Re-IPO to Increase Uniqa´s Free Float
In 2013 or 2014, the Austrian insurance company plans a Re-IPO. At the moment, the preparations are already under way.
August 29, 2012
Uniqa Records Strong Results
Today, the Austrian insurance group announced an increase in EBT by 43.2% to € 106.5m. Consolidated profit increases by 67.1% to € 57.3m. Recurring premiums are up 0.8% to € 2,583.0m.
August 29, 2012
Uniqa´s Net Income Expected to Triple
According to German Berenberg Bank, the Austrian insurance group should increase net income to € 22m from € 7m in the second quarter of 2012.
August 28, 2012
Uniqa Interested in NKBM´s Insurance Subsidiary
The Austrian insurance group aims to grow in Slovenia. The financially stricken bank sells a 51% stake of the insurance business.
August 21, 2012
€ 500m Cash Capital Increase by Uniqa Completed
Upon termination of the subscription offer, Austrian UNIQA Versicherungen AG has placed all 47,619,048 new shares offered in the cash capital increase.
July 13, 2012
Uniqa Completes Sale of Mannheimer Group
The Austrian insurance group Uniqa completed the sale of the Frankfurt listed company Mannheimer AG Holding to Continentale Versicherungsverbund. Growth in CESEE countries should be strengthened.
June 29, 2012
Uniqa Initiates Cash Capital Increase
The Austrian insurance company improves its equity base via a Re-IPO. The size of cash capital increase reaches € 500m.
June 26, 2012
Uniqa Acquires EBRD’s Interests in Subsidiaries in CESEE
The Austrian insurance group concluded an agreement for the acquisition of EBRD’s interests in subsidiaries in Croatia, Poland and Hungary.
June 20, 2012
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2012-06-12)
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June 12, 2012
New Supervisory Board at Uniqa
New Supervisory Board Chairman of the Austrian insurance group is RZB´s CEO Walter Rothensteiner, who succeeds Christian Konrad.
May 30, 2012
Uniqa: Profits Up by 20%
Profit on ordinary activities increased by 20.2% to € 54.4m. Group profit up 13.8% to € 30.4m. The PIIGS exposure reduced by 43% to € 1,166m compared with 31 December 2011.
May 25, 2012
Raiffeisen Plans Capital Increase
The Austrian regional bank RLB Lower Austria – Vienna increases its capital base by € 500m, the chairman Erwin Hameseder says.
May 14, 2012
Uniqa Plans Capital Increase
The Austrian insurance group is planning a capital increase of €500 million this year “to be able to take ad-vantage of short-term growth opportunities”.
April 27, 2012
Uniqa Sells German Mannheimer Group
The Austrian insurance company concludes the sale of its majority stake in Mannheimer AG.
April 16, 2012
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2012-03-12)
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March 12, 2012
Uniqa: Changes in Supervisory Board
RZB´s supervisory board chairman Christan Konrad will leave Uniqa. RZB´s CeO Walter Rothensteiner succeeds Konrad.
March 6, 2012
Uniqa Aims for Growth in CESEE Region
The Austrian insurance group wants to sell stakes by the minority shareholders of subsidiaries in Eastern Europe. The capital increase is scheduled for 2013.
March 5, 2012
Uniqa Records Losses of € 330m
The Austrian insurance company´s results are massively burdened by Greek bonds. Core business is still 'robust', says Uniqa´s management.
February 3, 2012
Uniqa: Strong Growth in Premium Income
The Austrian insurance company announced to have achieved 20% growth in Bulgaria.
January 16, 2012
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2012-01-11)
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January 11, 2012 · Updated: January 11, 2012; 15:17
Uniqa´s Czech Subsidiary Beats Market Growth
The Czech subsidiary of the Austrian insurance group achieved an 11% premium income growth, which is significantly beyond the market growth (1.8%).
January 3, 2012
Uniqa Grows Quickly in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The insurance company’s premium volume increased by 14% in the first three quarters of the year.
December 16, 2011
S&P Cuts Uniqa´s Rating
Standard & Poors today lowered the long-term financial rating of the Austrian insurance group Uniqa from “A-“ to “BBB+”.
December 13, 2011
Management Board Salaries Increased by 13.2% in 2010
Salaries for a company’s board members totaled € 3.4m, while compensations for supervisory board members amounted to € 182,000 on average.
November 29, 2011
Uniqa Reports Positive Development in Core Business
One-off effects of the “write-down of Greece” and the new focus of the Austrian insurance company significantly influence results for the third quarter of the year.
November 24, 2011
Uniqa Plans Sale of German Subsidiary Mannheimer
The Austrian insurance group’s new strategy brings increased concentration on Eastern European growth markets.
November 24, 2011
Uniqa Group Strengthens Market Position in SEE Region
The Austrian insurance company expands its market leadership in Albania and is ranked on number two in Kosovo.
November 21, 2011
S&P Reviews Uniqa’s Rating
The Austrian insurance company was set to CreditWatch negative due to its weakened capital adequacy. A downgrade by one notch is possible.
November 10, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-11-07)
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November 7, 2011
Uniqa Expects Loss of € 300m
The Austrian insurance group is writing down all of its Greek government bonds at fair value in the third quarter and will therefore not break even in profit on ordinary activities as originally anticipated.
November 3, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-10-19)
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October 19, 2011
Greek Haircut Would Cost Another € 350m
Austrian banks still have a substantial exposure in Greece. A haircut up to 60% seems possible. Then, another € 350m would have to be written off.
October 18, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-09-23)
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September 23, 2011
Restructuring Program at Uniqa
The Austrian insurance corporation sets down one-time expenditures of € 190m in the 2011 balance sheet. Group annual result for 2011 expected to be a "flat zero" – notwithstanding any further negative developments on the capital markets.
September 21, 2011
CEE-Region Remains Essential for Austrian Insurance Companies
According to a current market survey of Fitch, the CEE region plays a central role for domestic insurance companies. There is still growth potential.
September 12, 2011
Uniqa: Solid Results despite Devaluation of Greek Bonds
Net profit of the Austrian insurance company increased by 6.8% to € 53m. Recurring premiums grew 5.3% in the first six months of the year.
August 29, 2011
Uniqa Sold Stake in Romanian Company
The Austrian insurance group sold its 27% holding in Astra for € 25m to the Nova Group.
June 27, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange with Satisfying Results and Changes in the Supervisory Board
Heimo Scheuch and Andreas Brandstetter will succeed Wolfgang Reithofer and Konstantin Klien in the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse AG and its parent company CEESEG AG.
June 16, 2011
Standard & Poor's Confirm 'A' Rating for Uniqa Group
The Austrian insurance group’s rating was confirmed. Free float will be raised to 49% in the course of a capital increase.
June 3, 2011
Uniqa Records Premium Growth in All Regions and Segments
The Austrian insurance group increased its IFRS premiums written by 3.0% to € 1.8bn in the first quarter of 2011. The group profit grew by 17.2% to € 27m.
May 25, 2011
Raiffeisen Insurance Grows
Raiffeisen Versicherung, part of the UNIQA Group achieved increases in almost all divisions, with a total premium volume of € 989m.
May 13, 2011
UNIQA Records Strong Growth in Premiums and Profit in 2010
Premiums up 8.4% in the Group to a total of €6,224 m. Life insurance is the growth driver with an increase of 13.1%
April 29, 2011
Uniqa: Preliminary result 2010 more than €150m
The Management Board of the Austrian insurance group Uniqa proposes dividend of 40 cents per share. Profits were higher than expected.
April 1, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners & Losers (2011-02-14)
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February 15, 2011
Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2011-02-09)
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February 10, 2011
New Record in Premiums for Uniqa
The Austrian insurance company announces apremium increase in group business by 8.4% to € 6.22bn.
January 29, 2011
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