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Güneş Sigorta launches takaful services

Güneş Sigorta has started operating in participation insurance
within the scope of its non-life segment products. Stating that Güneş Sigor-
ta offers Takaful services
The company has shaped its services according to customer through “window opera-
requirements and expectations, and thus launched Takaful ser- tions” and has shaped its
vices for homeowners’, motor casco, traffic and complementa- entire process of takaful
ry health insurance products as of 1 August 2019. in accordance with Islamic
rules, Benli added as follows:
Atilla Benli, General Manager of Güneş Sigorta, stated that “People who care about Is-
Güneş Sigorta was very sensitive in conducting all takaful ap- lamic sensitivities can buy
plications from premium collection to the management and homeowners’, motor casco,
distribution of funds in an interest-free way, and with the traffic and complementary
support of an advisory committee of experts. “As a company health insurance products
that constantly renews its business structure according to cus- and be at ease thanks to our
tomer expectations and demands, we attach great importance takaful applications. In the
to takaful insurance. We believe that those products, due to coming term, we aim to di-
their sensitivity in interest-free financing, will enable people versify our product range in
who have not been familiar with or been distant to insurance takaful services which are
to meet with insurance products, and therefore make a great based on interest-free insurance principles that have found le-
contribution to increasing the number of policyholders in our gal ground thanks to new regulations. We also intend to be a
country. Participation insurance will make a positive contribu- pioneer company in increasing the share of takaful insurance
tion to the financial depth of our market, and thus strengthen above its current ratio of 5.96 percent.”
our market even further,” he said.

AXA Sigorta surprises Turkey women’s national volleyball team

AXA Sigorta has motivat- AXA Sigorta to express their belief in the fact that the older
ed the players of Turkey sisters will succeed in doing the same. Stating that Turkish
Women’s National Volley- teams’ achievements in volleyball have become a source of “na-
ball Team with an exclusive tional pride”, Yavuz Ölken, CEO of AXA Sigorta, said: “While
anthem before the initia- working to make sure that people live better lives, we sing for
tion of 2019 CEV Women’s sponsorships that will also encourage them to lead more active
Volleyball Championship. and healthier lives. Therefore, we attach great importance to
AXA Sigorta is also one of volleyball as a team sports in which Turkey shows the high-
the official sponsors of the est success both on national and international platforms. As
championship which started AXA, we have made ourselves responsible from increasing the
on August 23. U16 Women’s recognition of those achievements and making them sustaina-
National Team players also ble through the support we provide for our teams. Just as we
played in the official music stand by our customers, we also stand by our volleyball players
video of the song which be- on their journey to winning this cup which is a dream for our
came the official anthem of country; and we are aware of their potential to achieve this. I
the championship. am sure that this exclusive song will be liked and adopted by
the stands as an anthem throughout the championship, as well
AXA Sigorta, official insur- as bringing more people to support our national team. I would
ance sponsor for the Turkish also like to thank the young players who will become the future
Volleyball Federation and Turkish National Volleyball Teams, Sultans of the Net for their contribution in this project.”
has supported and surprised the players of Turkey Women’s
National Volleyball Team with an anthem before the start of Eda Erdem Dündar, Captain of Turkey Women’s National Vol-
2019 CEV Women’s Volleyball Championship, which is organ- leyball Team, said that she and her teammates were moved to
ized between August 23 and September 8. tears when they first listened to the song: “This anthem sung
by our young players who will become the future of volleyball
The anthem was exclusively prepared by AXA Sigorta and sung in our country, has become a great motivation for us during
by the players of the U16 Women’s National Team for “Filenin our preparations for the championship. Feeling the existence
Sultanları” (English: Sultans of the Net) with the aim of moti- of such a great support backing us is really meaningful. We
vating them before the championship. U16 Women’s National would like to thank the future stars of our U16 national team
Team, which has recently won the European Championship, and everyone else who have contributed to this project.”
called out to their older sisters through the song prepared by