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Education
In 1995 he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) with a degree in economics in banking and insurance, in 2003 - the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation under the President program.
Biography
2013
According to Kommersant, law enforcement agencies had interest in the activities of Vladimir Volkov and another ex-head of Yugoria, Alexei Semenikhin, back in 2013, when, according to the audit materials initiated by the new management of Yugoria (since 2012, Alexei Okhlopkov headed the company), the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug opened a criminal case on the fact of fraud (article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The reason for this was the withdrawal from the insurance company of about 200 million rubles to the accounts of the Yekaterinburg LLC UMK Advans' (engaged in wholesale trade).
The money was allegedly transferred to pay for services under the VHI policies, but no real medical services were provided, and the money went to ensure foreign recreation of the company's clients. During the investigation of the case, episodes were also revealed to withdraw money to the Anchor company.
2022: A term of 7.5 years in prison for theft of 183 million rubles
On July 18, 2022, Vladimir Volkov was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison with a stay in a general regime colony. The former general director of the insurance company "Yugoria" was found guilty of part 4 of Art. 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (misappropriation of funds).
According to TASS, the verdict was passed by the Khanty-Mansiysk District Court of Ugra. According to the investigation, from April 2005 to January 2012, the leaders of Ugoria, established by the government of Ugra, committed theft under fictitious reinsurance contracts of 183 million rubles. By their actions, they caused material damage on an especially large scale.
In relation to the second person involved in the case, Alexei Semenikhin, who also held the post of head of the company, the criminal prosecution was terminated by the court back in January 2022 due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, the agency reports with reference to these court files.[1]