OREANDA-NEWS  On 01 December was announced, that NASK "Oranta" became the general insurer of "Personality of Year 2008" national program. On November 19 the experts held the initial stage of selecting nominees for the annual award of "Personality of Year 2008" national program for significant professional and social attainments. The program involves conferring "Personality of Year" title to the most prominent personalities of Ukraine who made a big success in professional and social activity sphere of importance to our state. 800 experts delegated by 200 organizations, institutions, associations, unions, funds and the mass media participate in selecting the nominees. The ceremony of awarding the program winners and laureates takes place on March 21, 2009 in Kyiv.
 
The following nominations were approved in the program - Regional Leader of Year, Mayor of Year, Industrialist of Year, Businessman of Year, Financier of Year, Investment of Year, Agriculturalist of Year, E-Journalist of Year, Newspaper of Year, Magazine of Year, Artist of Year, Sportsman of Year, Insurance Market Leader of Year. Based on fair competition principles NASK "Oranta" does not participate in the contest as a nominee for Market Insurance Leader of Year (the program basic conditions the official event insurer is prohibited from participating int he contest).