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For AXA, insurance is a power serving human progress

more than ever, businesses must transform themselves to meet the
changing stakeholder expectations. This is an exhilarating chal-
lenge, which requires everyone in the company to understand its
meaning and importance. As AXA enters a new phase in its history,
we wanted to collectively ask ourselves what drives us and why we
exist. A company’s economic performance is the foundation for
success. But you can’t build a collective journey like AXA’s without
putting this economic performance at the service of greater good.
The Covid-19 crisis has shown that insurance has a critical role
to protect societies and drive economic growth. Encapsulated in
one sentence, “Acting for human progress by protecting what mat-
ters”, it expresses who we are and defines our mission. It reflects
our commitment to support our customers, unite our employees
and help societies meet the major challenges of our time,”Buberl
AXA emphasizes that Covid-19 crisis has once again shown that said.
insurance has a critical role to protect societies and drive economic
growth. The company will keep working towards achieving their Yavuz Ölken, CEO of AXA Sigorta, stated that everything start-
goal of ‘Acting for human progress by protecting what matters’ ed with a dream when it comes to human progress. “Our job is
based on protection. The only way to ensure the sustainability of
AXA continues to be a solution partner for its customers to whom the human progress is to protect what has already been achieved
they can trust in every field of their lives. AXA group has taken and what matters for humans. As AXA, we are focusing on manag-
significant steps towards supporting all its stakeholders during the ing the risks and their impacts and results for a better tomorrow.
COVID-19 crises that has deeply impacted our world. Through Our company target which has been redefined with the inputs from
AXA Research Fund, AXA has allocated 5 million EUR for Institut our colleagues worldwide including Turkey, sheds light on our way
Pasteur’s efforts for COVID-19 vaccine, supported Just One Gi- towards expanding the value we are creating for our customers,
ant Lab - a collaborative scientific platformworking on a cure and social and economic life, and
treatment for the pandemic, and provided funds for FUND 101 – a our planet.”
structure that focuses on improving the quality of intensive care
units. In Turkey, the Group contributed to the National Solidarity Stating that AXA has been
Campaign called “Biz BizeYeterizTürkiyem”, supported health- touching the lives of 108 mil-
care professionals through special applications launched for them, lion individual and corporate
and continued developing products and solutions to simplify the customers in 57 different coun-
lives of its customers during the pandemic. Finally, AXA Sigorta tries around the world, Firuzan
announced that COVID-19 treatment costs, which were covered by İşcan, Chief Sales and Mar-
their health insurance policies since the beginning of the pandemic keting Officer at AXA Sigor-
despite being an exceptional clause, would be covered by all their ta, added as follows: “We are
complementary and private health insurance policies. Through all working towards becoming a
these efforts, AXA has once again shown how they realize their solution partner for our cus-
company target of “Acting for human progress by protecting what tomers, who entrust us with their dreams, to stand beside them
matters”. Thomas Buberl, CEO of AXA, stated that AXA has been whenever they need us. Because progress of humanity is only possi-
working with other players in the industry and with governments ble by realizing those dreams. Therefore, we will keep focusing on
to help humanity overcome the challenges they have faced. “Now protecting what matters for people.”

Aksigorta reaches 3.000 agents across Turkey

Aksigorta keeps supporting its of the country, Aksigorta has grown by 48% in the European
customers and partners with Side and 33% in the Anatolian Side of İstanbul. The number of
new-generation products and ser- Aksigorta agents increased by 29% in Marmara and Western
vices. The company has increased Black Sea Region, 32% in Eastern Anatolia and Eastern Black
the number of its agents across Sea Region, and 27% in Çukurova and Central Anatolia Region.
Turkey by 26% in the last two
years, reaching 3.000. Support for all agents
Tolga Tezbaşaran, Assistant General Manager at Aksigorta,
As a subsidiary of Sabancı Hold- stated that they offered highly inclusive services across Turkey.
ing, Aksigorta supports agents “With our long-established history of 60 years, Aksigorta contin-
-their largest distribution chan- ues to stand by its agents as our largest distribution channel. For
nel- at every opportunity. The the last two years, we have seen serious growth in this channel,
company has seriously increased the number of its agents in the and reached 3.000 agents across Turkey with a growth of 26%.
last two years. Aksigorta has expanded its network coverage to a We keep supporting agents through our technological invest-
considerable extent with a growth of 26 percent. Providing unin- ments that aim to simplify their business processes, through sup-
terrupted services to its customers with agents across 10 regions port packages, and trainings for their professional development.