- CEO
- Andreas Brandstetter
- Full Time Employees
- 15,866
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Multi-line insurance
- Address
- Untere Donaustrasse 21 Vienna WI Austria 1029
- IPO Date
- Nov 8, 1999
- Business
- UNIQA Insurance Group AG UNIQA Insurance Group AG operates as a leading holding company engaged in providing a broad range of insurance products and services to private and corporate customers, primarily through its segments of UNIQA Austria, UNIQA International, and Reinsurance. The company offers property and casualty insurance including motor, household, fire, liability, and property coverage for individuals and businesses; life insurance products encompassing savings, risk, and pension plans; health insurance services such as private medical care, telemedicine, and preventive diagnostics; and reinsurance solutions via UNIQA Re AG in Zurich. It distributes these offerings through diverse channels including hired sales forces, general agencies, brokers, banks, and direct sales, targeting retail, commercial, and bancassurance customers across its core markets in Austria—where it holds a 21 percent market share—and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) spanning 11 countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia, with additional presence in Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy.
Founded in 1811 with roots in Salzburger Landes-Versicherung and headquartered at Untere Donaustraße 21 in Vienna, Austria, UNIQA Insurance Group AG employs over 20,000 people and serves more than 17 million customers, supported by strategic partnerships such as its preferred alliance with Raiffeisen Bank International AG subsidiaries in Eastern Europe.
In recent developments, the company launched its “UNIQA 3.0 – Growing Impact” strategy in December 2024 targeting 5 percent annual premium growth through 2028, enhanced digitalization including the myUNIQA business portal and telemedical platforms, and healthcare expansions via subsidiary Mavie Med such as acquisitions of Wörgl Private Hospital and new medical centers in Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Tyrol. It introduced innovative products like the modular “Auto & Frei” car insurance and formed UNIQA Sustainable Business Solutions in 2024 for risk management and ESG services; completed the sale of its Russian subsidiary Raiffeisen Life in October 2024 and announced divestitures of operations in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia expected in 2025 to sharpen focus on core CEE markets; and received an “A–” rating confirmation from S&P in 2025 alongside a climate transition plan for net-zero emissions by 2050.