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Regular Study of Insurance Services Market of Ukraine (IMDS)

Research objectives

The following questions are to be answered as a result of the research:

  • awareness (unaided and aided) of insurance companies (IC) brands
  • awareness of IC advertising
  • shares of companies in the insurance services market
  • attractiveness IC (potential share of the IC market)
  • awareness of insurance services
  • importance of insurance services
  • usage of insurance services (represented by IC)
  • intentions regarding usage of insurance services
  • loyalty to the main IC
  • evaluation of the main IC image/reputation
  • satisfaction with specific aspects of cooperation with the main IC
  • barriers to the main IC change
  • preferences of different channels of selling insurance services
  • information sources about insurances services and IC
Research approach

The research is done using a unified methodology IMDS (Insurance Market Data Service) employed by the GfK Group in all the countries of the Central and Eastern Europe.

Survey

«Face-to-face» interviews based on the GfK Ukraine Omnibus. Under the GfK Ukraine Omnibus, 1000 respondents aged 15-59 are be interviewed from the national representative sample. The «Regular Insurance Services Market Research» involves two Omnibus waves.

Analysis

We analyze the respondents’ answers by the following characteristics:

  • By key socio-demographic indicators (age, gender, professional status, living standards, region of residence, size of settlement)
  • By the main insurance company of the respondent
  • By segments, applying the specific method of cluster analysis based on specifics of attitude to IC services
Outputs
  • Analytical research report + distributions tables + data file

All research outputs are delivered in electronic format in English and/or Ukrainian.

Research report outline
  1. Key findings
  2. Methodology and sample description
  3. Awareness of, business relations with, appeal of ICs
    • Awareness of ICs and their advertising
    • Business relations with ICs
    • Client attraction/loss by ICs
    • ICs appeal
    • Potential market shares of ICs
  4. Loyalty to and satisfaction with ICs
    • Loyalty to the main IC
    • Importance of and satisfaction with characteristics of the IC ÑÊ
  5. IC services usage
    • Usage of and intentions to use service
    • Importance of specific IC services
  6. Profile of different client groups
    • Regional specifics
    • Specifics of services usage in settlements of different size
    • Specifics by living standards
    • Specifics by age and gender
    • Specifics by different services users segments
Costs
  • The cost of the second wave of the regular research of the market for insurance services for personal clients is EUR 3 100.

CONTACT: Iryna Ippolitova , Researcher, Finance, Services Research.