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Turkish Insurance and Retirement Sectors highlights at the July 2012
  07.07.2012


Anadolu Sigorta’s New General Manager is Musa Ülken



 


First Deputy General Manager Musa Ülken is promoted as General Manager in Anadolu Sigorta, to replace Mustafa Su. He is the first General Manager of Anadolu Sigorta to also start his career in the company.

 

AXA SİGORTA

AXA SİGORTA Provincial Champions conquered Istanbul

The AXA SİGORTA Provincial Champions Meeting took place on May 6-8 in Istanbul, Levent Avantgarde Hotel. AXA SİGORTA top executives and regional coordinators meet at the annual meeting that was organized for the sixth time.


ING PENSION 

ING Pension General Manager Jetse de Vries is optimistic about the Turkish market. ING will continue its investments in Turkey

 

ING Pension General Manager Jetse de Vries stated that the company is restructuring itself globally, that Turkey tops the list of countries to invest and that some capital will be invested in Turkey within the restructuring process.


ERGO 

 

Deputy General Manager Binnur Gezmişoğlu announced their new marketing strategy: Customer oriented management together with agents

ERGO Sigorta Deputy General Manager Binnur Gezmişoğlu stated that in the coming period, agents and companies will give customer-oriented marketing priority in line with the changing conditions in the industry and that topics other than price and premiums will be on the agenda.


GÜNEŞ SİGORTA

‘Full protection’ from Güneş Sigorta with its renewed products covering homes

Güneş Sigorta renewed its products that cover the home, based on its customers’ needs and demands and offers “full protection” with its “Sunny Home Insurance” and “Sunny Home Extra” products.

Güneş Sigorta protects its customers, their homes and their peace of mind against many risks and insures their building and belongings with a new value principle through its new arrangements. In its new products, Güneş Sigorta also insures electronic equipment.

 

MAPFRE GENEL SİGORTA

 

MAPFRE GENEL SİGORTA agents met in Cyprus on April 27-29, 2012. MAPFRE GENEL SİGORTA stands out with its ‘Difference’ in the industry

 

MAPFRE GENEL SİGORTA Chairman Solanes stated that Turkey is a very competitive market and that MAPFRE GENEL SİGORTA continues to be one of the most profitable companies.

 

FİNANS PENSION

I advise everyone to sign up for private pension schemes before it is too late

Ajlan Sözütek stated that the private pension scheme (BES) has been created to allow people to start saving for retirement age and added: “In order to have a financially comfortable retired life, the habit of saving at a young age should be adopted.

 

 

BNP PARIBAS CARDIF

A message to private pension scheme participants in Turkey from the General Manager Cemal Kişmir: BES participants should make use of the BNP Paribas Cardif Pension’s experience

General Manager Cemal Kişmir invited the BES participants to make use of BNP Paribas Cardif’s global investment experience and stated that they aim to reach 1 billion liras of fund volume in BES in 2014.

 

 

AVIVA SİGORTA

During the trip that took place on May 5-11, two important centers in the Far East were the targets: Hong Kong and Macau Aviva Summit

Aviva Sigorta, which takes its successful agents to a different location each year, chose one of Asia’s most important trade and tourism centers, Hong Kong in Southern China, and tourism and entertainment island of Macau in Western China, this year.

MAPFRE GENEL SİGORTA

A new product for the young from MAPFRE GENEL SİGORTA

“My Exam is Guaranteed” insurance

MAPFRE GENEL SİGORTA launched “My Exam is Guaranteed” insurance to raise insurance-awareness among the young and to introduce them to the insurance industry.

SOMPO JAPAN SİGORTA

Sompo Japan Sigorta Deputy General Manager Shinobu Arimoto:

We will benefit from our experience in Turkey

Shinobu Arimoto stated that they have only been present in Turkey for 1.5 years but they have already made good progress and added: “Our acquisition in Turkey was a good decision. We are the only Japanese insurance company present in Turkey and we will benefit extremely from gaining experience in this.”


TÜRK NIPPON SİGORTA

General Manager Yusuf Satoğlu: Our agents can reach every employee in our company 24/7. Türk Nippon Sigorta always supports its agents.

General Manager Yusuf Satoğlu stated that they have developed new models for the commission revenue of the agents and added: “Thanks to these models, our agents can plan their long-term revenues and they can also direct their investments.”

 

 

GENERALI SİGORTA

 

International task for Mine Ayhan

 

Mine Ayhan is appointed to an important position. In the Italian Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting, Generali Sigorta General Manager Mine Ayhan was appointed as a board member.

 

HDI SİGORTA

HDI Sigorta and Mercedes-Benz sign cooperation agreement

Arıkçı stated that in HDI Sigorta, they want to proceed in alternative sales channels and that they are happy about the cooperation agreement they have signed with Mercedes-Benz. “We will support each other in challenging areas like traffic and car insurance,” Arıkçı said.

 

 

AEGON LIFE AND PENSION

AEGON Turkey and Şekerbank executives were in Amsterdam

AEGON Turkey and Şekerbank executives witnessed Ajax’s championship in Amsterdam. AEGON Turkey and Şekerbank executives had a chance to watch Ajax Football Team’s game against VVV Venlo in Arena Stadium in Amsterdam and witnessed Ajax’s celebrations of the championship.


FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Cost of annual damage by pirates is 13 billion dollars

PIRACY IN SOMALIA IS CONSIDERED AN INDUSTRY AND COSTS 13 BILLION IN DAMAGES. PIRATES HAVE 80,000 DOLLARS OF ANNUAL REVENUE PER CAPITA AND THEY CAUSE INSURANCE COSTS TO RISE.

 

Will technology put an end to car insurance?

 

In a futuristic report prepared in the US, it is estimated that the share of car insurances in non-life policies will drop from 39 percent to 13 percent in the next decade. Radar sensors, different assessment equipment, EDS systems developed against red light breaches, and robot cars that will be used in the future will signal the end of car insurance.


IŞIK SİGORTA

Işık Sigorta agents are where the heart of humanity beats

Işık Sigorta’s reward to its agents who succeeded in its 2011 campaign was an Umrah trip. The agents went to Umrah with the slogan “A voyage to the center of the earth for the offering of hearts”.


ZİRAAT SİGORTA

General Manager Naim Temur talked about the establishment and development of the company in his interview with Sigortacı Newspaper:

Ziraat Sigorta changed the perception of bank insurance in Turkey

Ziraat Sigorta General Manager Naim Temur talked about the strength and potential of the bank and stated that thanks to their production and profit performance, they have managed to change the perception of banking insurance in Turkey, an area neglected by the industry for years.



SPECIAL FILE

 

AGRICULTURAL INSURANCES

Compulsory INSURANCE SUPPORT for farmers, in agricultural loans  

Low-interest loans that were introduced in 2004 have been on the rise in recent years. Compulsory insurance calculated on the basis of the minimum loan limit throughout the loan’s maturity aims to weather various risks.

ALLIANZ SİGORTA

 

Allianz Agents “We are always with you, We are always with you!”

Allianz Agents Meeting was held on May 17-20 in Antalya Belek, Cornelia Diamond Resort & Spa Hotel with the slogan of “We are always with you, We are always with you!”

INSURANCE WEEK

 

Insurance awareness will grow with the new generations

‘Insurance Week’ was observed for the second time this year and the industry aimed to raise awareness from ages 7 to 70 through various activities.

SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTION (SSI)

 

EXTRA COST FOR TRAFFIC INSURANCES: 100 MILLION LIRAS  

Starting from end of 2012, 10 percent of Compulsory Traffic Insurance policy premiums will be transferred to the Social Security Institution. This will create an additional cost worth 100 million liras and 5 percent will be reflected in traffic insurance policies.

NATURAL DISASTERS INSURANCE COVER (DASK)

 

The scope and function of DASK expands

ACCORDING TO NEW NATURAL DISASTER INSURANCE LEGISLATION RATIFIED IN PARLIAMENT, THOSE WHO DO NOT BUY EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE POLICIES WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM HOUSING LOANS AND EARTHQUAKE HOUSING AID BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE SCOPE OF DASK COLLATERALS HAS EXPANDED AND DASK WILL PROVIDE THE COLLATERAL THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES CAN’T OFFER.

TRAFFIC INSURANCE

 

Council of State takes decision that will affect traffic insurance policies

‘DEFECTED’ AND ‘NON-DEFECTED’ PRACTICE IS BEING LIFTED DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT COMPENSATION IN FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. IN THE LAWSUIT THAT GENERATED THE UNEXPECTED DECISION, THE COUNCIL OF STATE DECIDED THAT “EVEN THOUGH THE DECEASED WAS AT FAULT, HIS/HER RELATIVES ARE NOT.”
  
  

Source : Sigortaci
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