DIF - Cascade Insurance and Reinsurance Company (CIRCO)

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Project Summary Document
Environmental and Social Documentation
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Project ID 35839

Status Complete

Location

Armenia

Business Sector

Notice Type

Private

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Project ID 35839

Status Complete

Location

Armenia

Business Sector

Notice Type

Private

Environmental Category

Approval Date

01 Jul 2005

Disclosure date

22 Jun 2005

As per section 1.4.2 (iii) of the Directive on Access to Information: "For Projects approved by Bank management where the Board of Directors has delegated the approval authority, the PSD shall be disclosed at the start of the relevant no-objection notification period to a member country of the Bank in accordance with Article 13 (iii) of the Agreement Establishing the EBRD."

Project Description

The proposed project envisages that the EBRD subscribes to a capital increase in Cascade Insurance and Reinsurance Company (the “Company”) to acquire a 35% stake. The investment will provide additional financing to cover regulatory capital requirements and to develop the Company’s infrastructure, sales network and to introduce new commercial and personal lines insurance products.

It is envisaged that, subject to the performance of the Company, the EBRD will subscribe pro-rata to forecast capital increases between 2006 and 2008.

Transition Impact

The project will promote the development of, and competition in, the provision of primarily non-life insurance products in Armenia (where, in 2004, insurance penetration, measured as gross premiums written as a percentage of GDP, was estimated at less than 0.2%).

By setting high standards for corporate governance, the project is designed to assist Cascade Insurance and Reinsurance Company in meeting, and demonstrating to the market, international standards of transparency and business conduct.

The Client

Cascade Insurance and Reinsurance Company, a limited liability company licensed (in January 2005) and operating as an insurance company in Armenia.

The Company is currently a 99.9% owned subsidiary of Cascade Capital Holdings, Armenia, which is in turn owned by Cafesjian Family Foundation, a US non-profit tax exempt organisation (501(c)3 designation) set up to promote the well-being of Armenians and to foster economic development and western orientated values in Armenia.

EBRD Finance

Approximately USD 0.5 million equity (including potential capital increases)

Project Cost

Approximately USD 1.5 million (including potential capital increases)

Environmental Impact

The environmental risks associated with Cascade Insurance and Reinsurance Company’s operations are low. Policies generally exclude environmental liability, but coverage of environment-related damages is possible in conjunction with appropriate reinsurance. In order to mitigate environmental impact the Company will conduct its life insurance operations (both underwriting and investment activities) in accordance with the EBRD’s Guidelines for Investments in the Insurance Sector.

Technical Cooperation

None.

Company Contact

Jonathan Stark
Cascade Capital Holdings
5/1 H. Kochar Street
Yerevan 375033
Armenia

Email: jonathanstark@cascadecapitalholdings.com

Transition impact

ETI Score:60

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

Business opportunities

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Public Information Policy (PIP)

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Text of the PIP

Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

Selected procurement notices related to this project may be shown below. Further procurement opportunities related to this and other projects, if available, maybe be viewed in the EBRD Procurement Portal.

The EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), Access to Information policy (AIP) and Project Accountability Policy (PAP) enable sound and sustainable development in its projects. The Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM) deals with complaints about environmental, social and disclosure matters related to the Bank’s investments.

No complaints about this project have been made so far.

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