OREANDA-NEWS. On May 14, 2007 the Novy Urengoy branch of the SOGAZ Insurance Group opened a new office in the town of Novy Urengoy. Among the participants in the official opening ceremony were Aleksei Leonenko, deputy chairman of the SOGAZ Management Board, Alexander Kim, deputy governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; Victor Kazarin, vice-governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; Ivan Kostogriz, acting head of the Novy Urengoy administration; heads of state institutions, major banks and industrial enterprises of the region, and representatives of the leading local media, reported the press-centre of  SOGAZ.
The new office of the SOGAZ Novy Urengoy branch is situated in Yubileinaya Street in the business district of the town. Speaking at the opening ceremony Aleksei Leonenko, deputy chairman of the SOGAZ Insurance Group’s Management Board, noted that Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is one of the most promising Russian regions in terms of insurance. “We sincerely hope that the opening of the new modern office will be highly regarded by SOGAZ’ clients and will become a new stage in the successful development of the Group's branch in Novy Urengoy.”
The Novy Urengoy branch of the SOGAZ Group provides a wide range of insurance services and occupies leading positions in the regional insurance market. In 2006, the branch signed over 25,500 insurance contracts, the insurance premium exceeding 175 million roubles. The clients of the Novy Urengoy branch include the largest enterprises in the region: Yamburggazdobycha, Urengoigazprom, NOVATEK-Yurkharovneftegaz, Zapoliargazstroy Construction Trust, Public Utilities Management Company, Rospan International, and others.
The SOGAZ Insurance Group comprises the following companies: OJSC SOGAZ, Neftepolis Insurance Company Ltd, OJSC Gazprommedstrakh, SOGAZ-life Insurance Company Ltd, the management company CJSC Leader, and the medical services company Gazprommedservice Ltd. The Group’s regional network includes 350 subdivisions. SOGAZ holds the highest reliability rating (A++) awarded by the Expert PA rating agency.