OREANDA-NEWS. July 15, 2010. Ingosstrakh was the official sponsor of the Russian Professional Skill Contest "Postman of the Year", organized by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Post and by the Russian Trade Union of Communication Workers.

This year the best postman in the country was chosen for the first time among over 140,000 employees. The contest consisted of three stages: regional, district and final stage. The postmen were evaluated according to their professional achievements, their knowledge of the postal regulations, and also according to the results of the performance of several creative tasks.

The final stage of the contest was held on July 8, 2010, on the eve of the Russian Post Day. The participants were 8 postmen, the winners of the district stage of the contest. The finalists showed their talent and charm, and the jury evaluated the postmen's imagination, originality and preparation in the performance of the contest tasks. All the finalists were recognized as undisputed professionals deserving the title of "Postman of the Year"; the winner was Sergey Skorokhod, a 1st class postman of the Korekozevo department of the Kozelsky post office, Federal Post Directorate for the Kaluga Region. He won the main prize: a car.