ZAO Aviva, the Russian division of the insurance company Aviva, a leading provider of life and pensions to Europe and a major insurance group in the UK, has announced the opening of a new sales office in Yekaterinburg, which is part of the company’s strategy aimed at expanding to Russia’s regions.
ZAO Aviva, the Russian division of the insurance company Aviva, a leading provider of life and pensions to Europe and a major insurance group in the UK, has announced the opening of a new sales office in Yekaterinburg, which is part of the company's strategy aimed at expanding to Russia's regions.
Among the people present at the opening ceremony were Grant Barrans, director, Aviva Europe and chairman of the board of directors, Aviva Russia, Andrey Dubinin, chairman of the management board and CEO of ZAO Aviva, Svetlana Shamanova (a member of the Russian State Duma, chairman of the social security and healthcare committee, and chairman of the Urals Association of the Non-State Pension Fund), and Jenny Lock (HM Consul General in Yekaterinburg).
The Yekaterinburg office is a regional office of Aviva, which is currently expanding to Russia's regions. A network of offices is being set up in Russia's key regions under its expansion strategy. Aviva plans to open offices in over 40 cities of Russia by 2010.
ZAO Aviva is planning active growth in Yekaterinburg, giving all financial consultants who have been selected and successfully trained an opportunity to work with the company. The new sales office is oriented primarily towards private individuals, who will be offered a wide range of the company's life insurance and accident insurance programs. The company plans long-term cooperation and therefore aims to meet the highest expectations of its clients by offering advanced insurance solutions and impeccable service combining the best Russian and international traditions.
Grant Barrans said: "The opening of Aviva's office in Yekaterinburg is a consistent step taken by the company to implement our regional expansion strategy, which is aimed at making Aviva's life insurance programs available to all residents of the Russian Federation."
Andrei Doubinine has pointed out the high economic potential of the Urals region.
"The Urals region is our strategic interest. We are convinced that a regional office will enable us to offer high-quality services to our clients in Yekaterinburg," he said.
The Aviva sales office is conveniently located in the very centre of Yekaterinburg at Ulitsa 8 Marta, 32-a.
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For further information, please contact:
Yevgenia Kroupnova, head of marketing, Aviva Russia
Telephone: +7 495 411 7 114
E-mail: yevgenia.kroupnova@aviva.ru