OREANDA-NEWS. On 10 June 2009 was announced, that SOGAZ Insurance Group closed a transaction for the acquisition of 100% of voting shares of OJSC IC Sheksna, one of the largest insurance companies in the North-West of Russia.

As it was reported earlier, in April 2009 the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service satisfied SOGAZ motion for acquisition of shares of OJSC IC Sheksna.

The contract for purchase of shares of OJSC IC Sheksna was made with CJSC Severgroup, the sole shareholder of OJSC IC Sheksna.

OJSC IC Sheksna entered SOGAZ Insurance Group together with its subsidiaries, such as OJSC MIC Sheksna-M, specializing in compulsory health insurance, and CJSC Sheksna-Life which provides life insurance.