External evaluation

Implementation of, and compliance with, the individual rules in the Austrian Code of were evaluated by PwC Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH for the 2019 financial year – with the exception of Rules 77 to 83. Rules 77 to 83 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance are evaluated by the law firm Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH. The evaluation is carried out based mainly on the questionnaire, published by the Austrian Working Group for , for the evaluation of compliance with the Code.

The evaluation by PwC Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH and Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH confirming that UNIQA complied with the rules of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance in 2019 – to the extent that these rules were covered by UNIQA’s declaration of conformity – will be published simultaneously with the annual financial report for the 2019 financial year. Some of the rules were not applicable to UNIQA in the evaluation period.

Vienna, 20 March 2020

Andreas Brandstetter
Chairman of the Management Board

Erik Leyers
Member of the Management Board

Kurt Svoboda
Member of the Management Board

Corporate governance
Corporate governance refers to the legal and factual framework for managing and monitoring companies. Corporate governance regulations are used in order to ensure transparency and thereby boost confidence in responsible company management and controls based around added value.
Corporate governance
Corporate governance refers to the legal and factual framework for managing and monitoring companies. Corporate governance regulations are used in order to ensure transparency and thereby boost confidence in responsible company management and controls based around added value.