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Vakıf Emeklilik rewards ‘Insurers of the Future’

Vakıf Emeklilik has announced the results of “Virtual Fund
Management” competition which was organized at schools that
are in the scope of its project named ‘insurance lab’ with the aim
of increasing financial literacy and market awareness through
games.

“Virtual Fund Management” competition of the Insurance Lab
Project was organized at Insurance Labs which were opened at
Şişli Ahi Evran Occupational High School and Kadıköy Göz-
tepe Occupational High School by request of the İstanbul Pro-
vincial Directorate of National Education. Students from 11th
and 12th grades of these schools attended the competition in
between 1 November 2018 and 30 April 2019.
tition made a significant contribution to the financial literacy
As a result of the competition, Ezgi Çakmak, a 12th grade education of Turkish youth. He added: “At Vakıf Emeklilik, we
student from Şişli Ahi Evran Occupational High School, and care about the improvement of financial literacy in our country
Tuğba Şevval Nur Dağ, an 11th grade student from the same and we display our difference in this field via several projects.
school, won the competition by reaching highest portfolio reve- We are aware that young people are the most important step in
nues. Both students won the grand prize and were rewarded with achieving this improvement. We have developed Insurance Lab
laptops; while first runner-ups were rewarded with tablets and Virtual Fund Management project to make sure that future gen-
second runner-ups with gift cards. The competition continued erations can gain this awareness at early ages. As a first of its
for 6 months, and every student who gained highest fund returns kind in Turkey, this competition was attended by 188 students
at the end of each month were also rewarded with 100 TL worth from each of the two schools. It enables students to be engaged
of gift cards. Winners of the competition received their rewards in a virtual fund management environment against real market
from two Assistant General Managers of Vakıf Emeklilik, Vol- dynamics. Moreover it offers them a competitive and entertain-
kan Sinan and Ender Şenol. ing digital experience. Therefore, competitors can have fun and
learn at the same time. I hope that Insurance Lab Virtual Fund
The competition prepares students for the future Management Competition has been a significant step in increas-
ing the awareness about the insurance market for all attending
Assistant General Manager Volkan Sinan shared a short assess- students, regardless of their rankings in the competition.”
ment after the awards ceremony, and stated that the compe-

33rd Insurers’ Tennis Tournament organized

The games were followed by nearly 150 Turkish and foreign
guests. At the end of the semi-finals and finals; Michel Schou-
cair (Nasco) – Uğur Biroğlu (Nasco) were the winning couple,
Esra Ballı (Anadolu Sigorta) - Müge Güzelbey (Mapfre Sigor-
ta) were first runner-ups, and Edmond Wodehouse (JLT Re/Guy
Carpenter)- Faruk Kartın (ex-Milli Re) and Günter Rütz (DEVK
Re) - Bulak Karabel (Groupama Sigorta) were the semi-final-
ists. On the third and last day, the organization was finalized
with a ‘Surprise Tournament’ where Muhittin Karaman (Milli
Re) – Tülin Yeniyuva (Ex-Anadolu Sigorta) were the winning
couple, and Viktor Hodara (Demir Hayat) – Cem Timurkan (Or-
ange Plus Brokerlik) were the first runner-ups.

On Friday evening, which was the evening of the opening day,
Milli Re threw a cocktail party at Miltaş Suadiye Sports Center.
33rd “International Insurers’ Tennis Tournament”, traditional- A dinner party at Moda Deniz Kulübü was hosted by Willis Re
ly organized by Milli Re every year, was held at Miltaş – Suadiye on Saturday evening. The tournament ended on Sunday with a
Sports Complex. The tournament, which lasted for three days, closing and awards ceremony.
was participated by 64 players (43 Turkish and 21 foreign)
from 43 companies.