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Allianz Turkey includes all pandemics in the scope of health insurance policies

Having acted swiftly af- icies, depending on the coverage and limits provided by those
ter COVID-19 breakout policies.
in Turkey, Allianz Tur-
key provided coverage Tolga Gürkan, CEO of Allianz Turkey, states that even though
for the treatment costs pandemics were excluded from health insurance policies, the
of COVID-19 patients, company has been providing coverage for the treatment costs
even though it was not of policyholders who were diagnosed COVID-19 positive, since
included in the poli- the first day of coronavirus outbreak in Turkey. Our job in the
cy scope. The company insurance business is based on foreseeing and managing the
takes this approach one risks that might occur both in the short and long term. These
step further, as it will hard times experienced by everyone in the world have once
continue to provide cov- again shown us the value of our health and managing risks.
erage for other pandem- Thanks to our robust financial and technical infrastructure
ics that might breakout and agile organization, we have been able to provide coverage
in the future. for health risks of our policyholders as soon as the pandemic
first broke out in Turkey. Now, once again, we say that ‘Alli-
Immediately after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, Alli- anz is With You’, and add pandemic risk in the scope of our
anz Turkey decided to cover for the expenses of its 1.3 million health insurance policies. Therefore, we continue to guarantee
policyholders in case they were treated for COVID-19, even the health of our policyholders,” he said.
though pandemic risks were excluded from health insurance
policies. The company has now announced that they will add Pandemic coverage will apply to Allianz Turkey’s existing 1.3
all pandemics in the scope of coverage for health insurance million health insurance policies, as well as new private and
policies. Allianz Turkey has taken all the necessary measures complementary health insurance policies (both individual and
and implemented them rapidly after the coronavirus was de- corporate group contracts) depending on the existing the pol-
clared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The icy conditions and limits. Necessary updates will be reflected
company will be providing coverage for treatment costs re- on policy documents in the coming term.
lated to pandemics in the scope of their health insurance pol-

First Graduates of AXA Sigorta Gelecek Fakültesi

Implemented by AXA Sigorta to ensure the sustainability we organized focus groups
of professional insurance agents and enhance the power of to understand the require-
AXA’s distribution channel in the long term, “Gelecek Fakül- ments of potential attend-
tesi” (Faculty of Future) produced its first 41 graduates who ees. Designed with a highly
completed the program successfully. exhaustive content almost
as a graduate degree educa-
Lifelong Education Center of Boğaziçi University provided tion, this program has been
support while planning the contents of the program, which an opportunity for learn-
provided attendees with in-class and online trainings on var- ing, development and future
ious topics covering digital marketing, time management, preparation for both partic-
leadership, product journey, insurance sales marketing, risk ipants and us. We are proud
management and so on. In addition to several academicians, of 41 successful students
members of AXA Sigorta Extended Executive Committee who completed our Gelecek
took active parts in the program as mentors and trainers. The Fakültesi program that was
managers gave hands-on trainings in the classroom on techni- prepared in cooperation with
cal, sales and claims topics using real cases. This was a first Boğaziçi University. We are
in Turkish insurance market. excited to welcome the par-
ticipants that will join us in
“Since the first day we had this idea, we thought on how we the new term. I am sure that this program will make valuable
can create a difference and sustain experience. We listened to contributions to the development of our market in the long
the expectations of our agents face-to-face during our agen- term,” said Firuzan İşcan, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
cy and regional meetings for nearly two years. Moreover, at AXA Sigorta.