Insurance M&A market hits $29.6 billion in 6M
From the beginning of December 2025 to the end of May 2026, the volume of insurance deals disclosed was about $29.6 billion across 191 transactions.
From the beginning of December 2025 to the end of May 2026, the volume of insurance deals disclosed was about $29.6 billion across 191 transactions.
By Resolution No. 887, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine amended the Procedure for providing partial compensation for the value of property of business entities destroyed or damaged as a result of Russia's armed aggression.
The insurance market of Ukraine after the country's accession to the European Union, according to NBU forecasts, may increase its share in the economy from the current level of about 1% of GDP to 5-7%.
According to the National Association of Insurers of Ukraine, in the first quarter of 2026, the total volume of premium income under risk insurance contracts covering war risks amounted to about UAH 1 billion.
In the first quarter of 2026, insurers continued to increase their portfolio of medical contracts due to high demand from employers and individuals seeking to compensate for the increase in the cost of medical services and medicines.
Health insurance showed the most noticeable growth among mass products. Premiums for this type of insurance increased by 32.4% quarter-on-quarter and by 22.5% year-on-year. During the quarter, insurers collected UAH 3.1 billion in premiums and paid UAH 1.6 billion in claims.
In the first quarter of 2026, the risk insurance sector of Ukraine increased the total volume of assets by 31.5%, compared to the first quarter of 2025. Compared to the previous quarter, the increase in the volume of insurers' assets amounted to 2.9%.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine is working on several mechanisms for expanding the war risk insurance program, as business demand already exceeds the available volume of available guarantees.
The total insured loss from natural disasters in the first quarter of 2026 was lower than a year earlier.
Forinsurer and Insurance TOP magazine present the rating of non-life insurers of Ukraine and the rating of life insurance companies for January-December 2025.
The Government of Ukraine has announced an increase in the amount of compensation as part of improving the mechanism for insurance of property against war risks.
McKinsey believes that artificial intelligence is one of the biggest drivers of added value creation in the insurance industry today.
The launch of the agricultural product insurance program with state support was discussed at a meeting of the working group at the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
The issue of expanding guarantees, in particular war risk insurance, was discussed at a meeting between the Minister of Economy of Ukraine and the First Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
The first applications from businesses under the property insurance program against war risks are being received, while the insurance mechanism is being improved in accordance with the needs of the business.