KIEV, Sept. 27 – Introduction of obligatory medical insurance for all citizens of Ukraine, who travel abroad, could double the volume of the insurance market, Deputy Director General of NGS Insurance Company Natalia Prydachuk commented on a relative bill drawn out by the State Agency for Tourism and Resorts.

According to the document, tourist companies will be obliged to insure their clients. For the tourists, who travel to another country, a minimal insurance sum under obligatory medical insurance agreements will total at least EUR 30,000, while under agreements on obligatory insurance against the accident – at least EUR 3,000 per person.

"Many countries just today demand an insurance policy to register visa or permit entrance. According to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, about 11 million citizens traveled to visa countries in 2012 (and probably register insurance policies), almost the same number of people traveled to visa-free regions. So, if the law concerns all people, who travel abroad, then the volume of the tourist medical insurance market will at minimum double," she said.