Neptune UA KZ (IFC-51407)

Countries
  • Ukraine
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Kyiv
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Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Aug 8, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Ukrainian Insurance Company Kniazha - Vienna Insurance Group
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Equity
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 5.72 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 5.72 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Dec 20, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Dec 11, 2025

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, IFC is considering an equity investment for the acquisition of up to 20% of primary shares of PJSC “Ukrainian Insurance Company Kniazha Vienna Insurance Group” (KNZ or Company), the ninth largest non-life insurer in Ukraine as of December 31, 2024.

The most significant expected project-level outcome is increased access to non-life insurance products and services, including for forcibly displaced persons. Beyond the project outcomes, IFC anticipates that its financing will promote greater resilience in the insurance market via demonstration and replication effect.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The Project is an equity investment in KNZ, a VIG subsidiary in Ukraine. The insurance portfolio of the Company includes non-life insurance, such as motor vehicles, property, as well as different types of third-party liabilities. The operations supported by this investment generally have low to medium environmental and social (E&S) risks. However, there may be a limited number of business activities that can carry higher E&S risks profile. These risks are expected to be manageable through appropriate mitigation measures.

The Project has been categorized as FI-2 in accordance with IFC's Sustainability Policy. 

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

IFC will purchase up to 20% of ordinary shares of the Company.

Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Ukrainian Insurance Company Kniazha (KNZ) is a Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) subsidiary in Ukraine.

KNZ is the ninth largest non-life insurer in Ukraine with EUR53 million insurance service revenue in 2024. The Company has been present on the market since 1997 and since 2005 as part of VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG, the Sponsor). The Company operates an extensive network of more than 200 offices across Ukraine and has over 600 employees and over 450 agents, with sales leveraging partnerships with banks, leasing companies, brokers and online channels. The Company is ultimately wholly owned by VIG, with 90.6% of the shares held directly by VIG and the remaining 9.4% held through ATBIH GmbH, a 100% owned subsidiary of VIG.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Vienna Insurance Group - VIG Parent Company -

Contact Information
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VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe
Nina Higatzberger-Schwarz
Head of Investor Relations
+43 (0) 50 390 - 21920
nina.higatzberger@vig.com
Schottenring 30 1010 Vienna Austria
www.vig.com

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