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Insurance Group TAS and Mondial Assistance — the world’s greatest company in the sphere of assistance and insurance of people, who travel abroad, signed a contract on partnership for 2008. At the 5th of June this contract was signed by TAS’ CEO Dmitry Gricuta and by CEO of “Mondial Assistance” (Russian branch office of Mondial Assistance Group) Andrew Chepurin.

According to this contract, IG “TAS” lets “Mondial Assistance” work considering medical and other services, which are noted in the “Rules of Insurance of Responsibility in front of third persons for payment of medical and other costs while traveling abroad. “Mondial Assistance”, from it’s side, obligated to provide 24/7 service for clients, and to proceed high-quality and on time service concerning all the points signed in contract.

“The necessity of bringing in another assisting company of high level at IG “TAS” arose up in connection with considerable growth of business, and also for providing of the assured high-quality maintenance of insured all over the world, — said, commenting this event, Chairman of IG “TAS” Dmitry Gricuta. — We signed an agreement with a company which is a world leader in the field of grant of services for the insured travelers. In obedience to this agreement Mondial Assistance Group will give medical services for people, who travel abroad, insured in IG “TAS”. It is avouched for us that these services will be indeed of high level, and our clients will get complete and high-quality service”.

Ukrainian Market is the most essential in countries CIS for Mondial Assistance Group, and we’re really happy about the fact that we signed an agreement with one of leading insurance companies of Ukraine — .IG “TAS”, — mentioned Andrey Chepurin, CEO of "Mondial Assistance" Ltd. Of course, we’re counting on long duration partnership in area of insurance of people, who travel abroad and hope to develop a collaboration on other types of assistance,

In obedience to an agreement, in 2008 we will carry out service for people, insured in IG “TAS” in entire countries of the world, except Turkey. Later we plan to sign an agreement on providing of services of assistance in Egypt. I am sure, that we will be a deserving partner for Insurance Group“TAS” in the world market”

Leader of the Russian project from the central office of Mondial Assistance Group Andrea Nama, who arrived from Paris to Kiev for signing of this agreement, declared also, that Mondial Assistance is interested in expansion of further partnership with IG “TAS”.

“Insurance Group “TAS” is known in the world as insurance company that works in different fields, and we hope that in future we would be able to co-operate with it not only in the field of people, who travel abroad assistance but also in other spheres of IG "TAS" ’ work, — in particular, Andrea Nama mentioned., — We’re able to propose products for banking system, corporate and VIP clients, car owners, and lots more. For those, who’re insured in IG TASwe already guarantee full service package of medicare abroad. Except classical services we also can provide a full range of supporting services”.

“In spite of the fact that, that Mondial Assistance Group is present on the markets of Ukraine and Russia already more than 12 years, the branch of Mondial Assistance Group in Moscow began operating activly quite recently, — on March, 1, 2008, — said the Main specialist of department of sales and marketing of LTD. “Mondial Assistans” Galina Dolfgaya. — Sure, we are happybecause of the fact, that we’ve made a first step on the way of long-term and mutually beneficial collaboration with IG “TAS”.

Mondial Assistance Group Certificate

Mondial Assistance Group is a world leader in the field of services of assistanсe and insurances of travellers. Mondial Assistance Group appeared in 2000 as a result of successful merger of Swiss ELVIA Travel Insurance and French Sacnas-mondial Assistance, which united more than 75 years cumulative experience in area of assistance and insurances of travellers. In 2000 and in 2001 World Access (THE USA), Worldcare (Australia) and Autoassist (Thailand). entered the group.

AGF and RAS come forward in equal stakes the shareholders of Group of Mondial Assistance, which, in same queue, enter in the complement of ALLIANZ Group. Up to the date, 29 branches are in the complement of Mondial Assistance Group. Providing consists of more than 400000 service providers, and also 240 correspondents, on five continents. 250 million persons, that present 4% population of planet, are the users of services of Group Mondial Assistance in the whole world.

Andrei Chepurin	Andrea Nama	Galina Dolgaya