Allianz: Major step in Russia

Sistema will continue to support the future development of ROSNO by holding approximately 3 percent in ROSNO. Both parties look back on six years of successful cooperation.

“Initially our partnership presumed that at a certain stage of the company’s development the control will be focused in hands of one of the key players – commented Alexander Goncharuk, President of AFK “Sistema”, on the deal. The qualitatively new level that has been achieved by ROSNO up to now is the result of cooperation of two strong shareholders complementing each other. And we are satisfied with the result. The leadership path chosen by Sistema back in the stage of the company’s build-up was strengthened by the experience and technologies of Allianz. Today’s deal closure is both part of Sistema’s business strategy and implementation of the obligations undertaken by the partners earlier. We are completely satisfied with the today’s deal. And we are sure that the well-deserved future is lying ahead of ROSNO.”

ROSNO is one of the top Russian insurers. The company is active in the Property/Casualty, Life/Health and Asset Management business. “With the acquisition of ROSNO we are expanding our position as the number one in Central and Eastern Europe and will become by far the most important foreign insurance company in our strategic market Russia. This step underlines the im-portance of the CIS region and particularly Russia as core growth markets for Allianz. We will con-tinue our strategy of wining new customers in major markets of Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS region," commented Werner Zedelius, Board Member of Allianz SE, responsible for growth markets.

Since Allianz’s participation in 2001, Sistema and Allianz have transformed ROSNO into a fast growing and profitable insurer.

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