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‘Our Group has complete trust in Turkey and our market’

Ceyhan Hancıoğlu, General Manager of HDI Sigorta, gave a state- nities of acquisitions and merg-
ment about the current topics on Turkey’s agenda such as invest- ers.”
ments and foreign exchange rates. He reminded that Talanx Group
bought HDI Sigorta in 2006 and had been operating successfully As the owner of HDI Sigorta in
in Turkish insurance market ever since. “Our group is focusing on Turkey, German insurance gi-
Turkey as one of our priority markets,” he said. ant Talanx also acquired 99.4
percent of the shares of Liberty
Hancıoğlu added as follows: “As in all of our target markets, our Sigorta, a subsidy of US-based
strategic target in Turkey is to become one of the 5 leading com- Liberty Mutual Group. HDI
panies in the market. In accordance with this target, Talanx aims Sigorta has been operating in
to continue growing in Turkey both organically and inorganically. Turkish non-life insurance mar-
In parallel with this vision, our Group acquired 99.4 percent of ket since 2006. The company
the shares of Liberty Sigorta in January, before the latest develop- offers insurance services with
ments in the foreign exchange rates. Although these developments 305 employees, 9 regional of- Ceyhan Hancıoğlu
bring both technical and financial challenges, Talanx Group will fices, more than 1350 insur-
continue to selectively increase its market share in Turkey as one ance agencies and through 1200 bank branches.
of its target markets, and keep monitoring any potential opportu-

Important appointment at Solar panels are entrusted to ERGO
Tur Assist
Environmental policies that have a great role
Pedro Perez in sustainable development approach aim to
Blanco was ap- expand the use of renewable energy resourc-
pointed as the Di- es by protecting natural resources. As one of
rector of Techni- the energy resources that exists as a part of
cal Department at nature, solar power is getting increasingly im-
Tur Assist. Since portant for Turkey, just like for the rest of the
2002, Perez has world.
undertaken sever-
al roles within the In accordance with this vision, ERGO Turkey
Spanish Mapfre has carried Solar Power Central Insurance to
Group. a new dimension, as a product developed to
increase the use of renewable energy sources.
Born in 1977, Pe- Last year, the company had provided cover- Yıldırım Türe
Pedro Perez Blanco dro Perez Blanco age for performance losses due to insufficient
graduated from luminescence, which was the first example in
The Autonomous the market. ERGO has now signed a cooperation agreement with CW Enerji,
University of Madrid. He received his master’s the leading solar panel manufacturer listed among Turkey’s 500 Biggest In-
degree on Business Administration and Insur- dustrial Enterprises. The transaction was carried out through Kotra Sigorta,
ance Technics from the Pontifical University Antalya Agent of ERGO Sigorta. This agreement entrusts the efficiency of CW
of Salamanca. He then majored in Reinsurance Energy’s solar panels to ERGO Turkey for a term of 25 years.
at the same university; after which he received
“Finance for Insurance Companies” training Yıldırım Türe, Executive Committee Member of ERGO Turkey, stated that as
from CEF – Center of Excellence in Finance. one of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, climate change was also a part
He began his career in 2002 by joining the of ERGO Group’s environmental responsibility approach. He said: “As a prin-
Mapfre Group based in Madrid, and success- ciple, we always act with the sustainability vision developed by ERGO Group
fully undertook several middle and senior level and our stakeholder Munich RE. Corporate social responsibility activities that
management positions. Pedro Perez Blanco are globally expanded by our Group are mainly shaped around the fight against
will continue his career as the Director of the climate change. I support this cooperation built with CW Enerji Mühendislik,
Technical Department at Tur Assist. Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş. by our Antalya agent Kotra Sigorta with all my heart.”