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 Azeri insurance investors visited TSRSB
On 6 July 2010, Azeri investors accompanied by officials from the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey paid a visit to the Association to explore investment opportunities in the Turkish insurance market. |
 15th Afife theater awards to be presented in April
The countdown has started for the Yapı Kredi Afife Jale Theater Awards. In its 15th year, nominees are being evaluated in various categories. The winners, which will be chose from among some 100 plays staged in Istanbul, will be announced at a ceremony April 18. |
 Belgian Ageas buys Turkish insurance stake for $220 mln
Sabancı Holding, one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates, sold half of its 62 percent share in the country’s fourth largest non-life insurance company, Aksigorta, to Belgian Ageas for $220 million before the weekend. |
 Turkey to increase share of health tourism sector by 2020, says official
Turkey earned $850 million from health tourism in 2010 and is set to grab a greater share of the sector over the next decade, according to a prominent Turkish business figure. |
 Health tourism fair kicks off in southern province
The Mediterranean city of Antalya is hosting the third Anfaş Hetex health tourism exhibition with an aim to meet sectoral requirements and accelerate development of health tourism, according to a press release. |
 Insurance firm complains on poor pricing in Turkey
Many companies in Turkey’s insurance market are not making sufficient profits because of the harsh sales environment and decreased levels of investment, according to the chief executive officer of Allianz Turkey, a leading insurance company |
 Turkish Treasury should stay out of insurance regulations, groups say
The Turkish Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies and the Turkish Banks Association have both objected to a proposal from the Treasury to regulate the banking sector’s operations in the insurance market |
 Sabancı to hand over 50 percent Aksigorta shares
Turkey´s Sabancı Holding will hand over 50 percent of its Aksigorta Corp. shares to Ageas Insurance International N.V. for 220 million USD. |
 Zurich confident in Turkish insurance market
Turkey has a strong market for insurance with its economy and population structure, according to Lutz C. Bauer, director general of Zurich Financial Services Group |
 Ergo adopts new name, focuses on health, fire
Ergo Insurance Group, the parent company of Ergoİsviçre Turkey, announced Wednesday it will change its name to “Ergo” all around the world and divert its focus in Turkey from traffic and auto insurance policies to health and fire insurance. |
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