30.10.2024 Ankara

The President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, issued a congratulatory message regarding the Insurance Week, which will be held between September 30 and October 6.

Hisarcıklıoğlu included the following statements in his message:

“In recent years, there has been an increase in natural disasters in our country and all over the world. Earthquakes, floods, storms and fires have a negative impact on social and economic life as well as the loss of many lives they cause.

The pain of last year's earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş is still in our hearts. On the one hand, we continue to experience the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The protection products offered by the insurance system for various risks are of great importance. For economic growth and social welfare, it is not enough to build industrial facilities and develop new business models and technologies. It is also necessary to protect the facilities and the gains achieved, in other words, to ensure sustainability.

To ensure business continuity and sustainable growth, we must transfer our risks to insurance companies. In other words, we should insure our houses, factories, workplaces, trade receivables, and most importantly, our lives and health.

The scope of the compulsory earthquake insurance offered by TCIP, which is an exemplary practice for the whole world, is being expanded and transformed into compulsory disaster insurance (ZAS). With the application that will enter into force in 2025, our citizens will be protected against risks such as floods, forest fires and storms as well as earthquakes. The negative effects of the disaster will be eliminated much faster.

Insurance agencies and loss adjusters organized under the Insurance Agents Executive Committee (SAİK) and Insurance Loss Adjusters Executive Committee (SEİK) under the umbrella of our Association make significant contributions to the healthy development of the insurance sector in Türkiye. Our agents and loss adjusters will also play an important role in the implementation of Compulsory Catastrophe Insurance. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our SAİK and SEİK Presidents and Committee Members who, through their successful work, have brought the problems of our members in the insurance sector to the agenda in every environment and ensured that many of them are resolved.

I sincerely congratulate the Insurance Week of our entire insurance sector, employees and policyholders, especially our insurance agencies and loss adjusters, with whom we work together, and wish them healthy and peaceful days.”