OREANDA-NEWS. In September, ASKA insurance company made an advance payment on eight hull insurance agreements to the amount of UAH 550,000.

ASKA has compensated UAH 201,394 to the owner of an office building in Donetsk (Kalininsky district) which suffered from fire. The building was insured under a voluntary property insurance programme.

A private agricultural company in Dmitriyevka village (Mashenskiy District, Poltava Oblast) has received UAH 145,124 as a compensation for damage to winter oilseed rape caused by freezing. All payments under voluntary crop planting insurance agreement were fully paid to the company in September.

ASKA continues to meet its obligations to the clients under Shield insurance agreements which provide insurance coverage in case of military operations. Thus, in September three clients from Illovaisk, Krasnogorovka and Donetsk received compensation for the damaged windows.

UASK ASKA was established in 1990 as the first national non-public insurance company. It operated under the Russia-based holding ASKO until 1995. At present, it is 89.09% owned by SCM Group, the biggest national financial and industrial group.

UASK ASKA and its subsidiary ASKO Donbass Severny focus on the non-life insurance. ASKA's regional network comprises 30 customer service centres and 21 representative offices in all Ukrainian regions. The company holds 37 voluntary and compulsory insurance licences.

ASKA is the second most recognised brand among insurance companies that covers about 4.5% of the classical insurance market of Ukraine. In 2012, the company was the leader among the national insurers in terms of insurance payouts.

The authorised fund of UASK ASKA is UAH 184,585 million.