The Association published the fourth book of the series “Research and Studies on Insurance” entitled “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Insurance Sector: Implementation in the EU”

The Association published the fourth book of the series “Research and Studies on Insurance” entitled “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Insurance Sector: Implementation in the EU”.

The book which has been prepared by Assoc. Prof. Suna Oksay, Deputy Secretary General of the Association, and Tolga Ceylantepe, Legal Specialist of the Association, dwells on issues such as the settlement of insurance disputes by alternative ways like arbitration, mediation and ombudsman. The book also provides information about the implementation in the EU. The Association has distributed the copies of the book to all related parties in the Turkish insurance sector.
 

The Association published the fifth book of the series “Research and Studies on Insurance” entitled “European and Turkish Insurance Accounting Principles: Comparison with the International Financial Reporting Standards”

The Association published the fifth book of the series “Research and Studies on Insurance” in March 2006, entitled “European and Turkish Insurance Accounting Principles: Comparison with the International Financial Reporting Standards”.

The book which has been prepared by Dr. Metin Sariaslan, an Insurance Regulation Specialist, dwells on issues like the insurance accounting regulations in Turkey, EU insurance accounting principles and comparisons with the IFRS regime. The Association has distributed the copies of the book to all related parties in the Turkish insurance sector.
 

The Association has organized a seminar on “Insurance and the Problems Encountered by the Disabled”

On 3 March 2006, the Association organized a seminar for blind people on “Insurance and the Problems Encountered by the Disabled”. The attendants of the conference were the members of the “Six Point Blind People Association”, members of the Turkish Parliament, academicians and the media.

The opening speeches of the seminar were made by Assoc. Prof. Suna Oksay, Deputy Secretary General of the Association of the Insurance and Reinsurance Companies of Turkey; Mr. Murat Demirok, the President of the Istanbul Branch of the Six Point Blind People Association and Mr. Ali Arslan, Member of the Turkish Parliament.

During the seminar presentations were made on the institutional structure of the Turkish insurance sector, insurance products, health insurance, life insurance, discrimination on the Law on the Disabled and the protection and extension of the social and legal rights of disabled people.
 

The Association has held Its Fifth Insurance Training Seminar at Adnan Menderes University, Yenipazar Vocational School on 10 March 2006

In the process of the Turkish insurance sector's harmonization with the European Union, the Association, within the scope of the training activities which it has performed to increase the insurance awareness in public, continues to arrange training seminars. The seminars were first launched in May 2005 in insurance vocational schools and colleges providing insurance training. The fifth insurance seminar has been held at Adnan Menderes University, Yenipazar Vocational School on 10 March 2006.

During the seminar, presentations were made on “Institutions of the Turkish Insurance Sector and TSRSB”, “The Structure and Evaluation of the Turkish Insurance Sector”, “Private Pension System” and “Customer Relations in the Insurance Sector”. Prior to the seminar, the students were provided with booklets prepared by the Association, enshrining all the presentations made during the seminar.
 

The Association held a panel on the “Evaluation of the Draft Mortgage Law”

The Association held a panel on the “Evaluation of the Draft Mortgage Law” on 31 March 2006.

The draft law is currently discussed in the Planning and Budget Commission of the Turkish Parliament and it has various aspects like insurance, credits and secondary markets.

The opening speeches were made by Mr. Hulusi Taskiran, the President of the Association, and Mr. Doğan Cansızlar, Chairman of the Capital Markets Board of Turkey.

During the panel, speeches were made by Mr. Mustafa Açıkalın, Member of the Turkish Parliament; Mr. Akif Hamzacebi, Member of the Turkish Parliament; Mr. İbrahim Dönmez, Deputy Chairman of the Capital Markets Board of Turkey; Assoc. Prof. Suna Oksay, Deputy Secretary General of TSRSB; Mr. Önder Halisdemir, President of the Working Group on Security Banking at the Banks Association of Turkey; Ms. Michelle Gabay and Mr. David Nolan from Genworth Financial.

As a guest speaker, Mr. Wolfgang Kaelberer, EU Director of the German Pfandbrief, delivered a presentation on the implementation in the EU.
 

Premiums for year 2005 have been publicized

Premiums for year 2005 have been publicized. Accordingly, the total premium income has been 7.810.148.671 YTL, including life and non-life sectors in Turkey. In comparison with year 2004, there has been an increase of 15.10 %.