OREANDA-NEWS. December 26, 2011. A leading Russian insurer Ingosstrakh Insurance Company and a global money transmitter Western Union (NYSE: WU), have signed the Agreement on Cooperation. Now individuals – Ingosstrakh

 Insurance Company customers – may pay for their insurance policies by using Western Union's “Payments within Russia” Service. Western Union® provides this service toll-free.

“We pay special attention to customer relations, and therefore, we continue improving our services, extending their range, and make our products even more competitive. To simplify payments for our services as much as possible, we began to cooperate with Western Union,” says Igor Khromov, Deputy General Director of Ingosstrakh Insurance Company, who supervises the Company’s Operations.

“We enjoy the cooperation with a leader of the Russian insurance. Our company offers its customers fast and reliable services of money transfer, while Ingosstrakh Insurance Company brings more confidence and predictability into their lives. We believe that Western Union can help Ingosstrakh Insurance Company to ensure even more convenience for its customers,” says Alexandru Badulescu, Regional Vice President, Eastern Europe and CIS, Western Union.

Now insurance premiums are really easy to pay – all you need to have is your national ID card and the account number or policy with Ingosstrakh Insurance Company.

To see the list of Western Union’s branches ready to provide this service, you need to look up the section “Payments to Ingosstrakh Insurance Company” at http://maps.westernunion.ru/ or call 8-800-200-22-32.