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HDI Sigorta and Fenerbahçe Sports Club partner again for mobile phone insurance

and the representatives of related par-ties. Ceyhan Hancıoğlu
commented on the new product and partnerships, and said: “We
have supported numerous sports clubs in various branches. We
intend to crown those cooperative ef-forts with different part-
nerships in addition to sponsorships. Today, we are very happy
to launch Fenerbahçe Mobile Phone Insurance Project together
with Fenerbahçe Sports Club as one of the oldest sports clubs
in our country. This will be a profit sharing project that will
help our fans in-sure their mobile phones against unexpected
accidents and support their clubs at the same time. We wish that
this cooperation that targets Fenerbahçe’s fans as its biggest
supporters will bring all the best for both parties.”
HDI Sigorta continues to establish new partnerships and with
sports clubs. In this respect, the company has signed a new part- “Thanks to their sponsorship support, new projects and addi-
nership agreement with Fenerbahçe Sports Club for the mobile tional contributions, HDI Sigorta has become one of the mem-
phone insurance product. HDI Sigorta had supported Fener- bers of our community that we most frequently work with. To-
bahçe in different sports branches in the past. day, we have gathered here to launch Fenerbahçe Mobile Phone
Insurance Project for our fans. As we all know, mobile phones
With the product called “Fenerbahçe Mobile Phone Insurance”, have become one of the essentials of our daily lives; so when
Fenerbahçe fans will be able to insure their mobile phones via their bat-teries run out or are broken, most of are tasks are
HDI Sigorta’s protection while supporting their football club. interrupted or hindered. As a company that produces innova-
The product is offered with a fixed premium payment of 525 TL tive solutions that fit the requirements of our era, HDI Sigorta
and interest-free installments up to 9 months. The policy pro- has acted in favor of our ‘pockets’ and launched this new prod-
vides coverage against multiple losses including cracked screen, uct. We have appreciated this idea, believing that it will benefit
water damage, use of unauthorized accessories etc.; and offers both our community and our fans. Within the scope of this pro-
protection for both new phones and phones in use. ject, our club will generate revenues while our fans insure their
phones. This will be a significant step as a win-win for our fans
The product was launched at the 1907 Tribune of Fenerbahçe and our club. I would like to express my thanks to everyone who
Şükrü Saraçoğlu Sports Complex; and the ceremony was at- have worked in this project, and wish that it brings all the best
tended by Ceyhan Hancıoğlu – General Manager of HDI Sigorta, for both parties,” said Burak Kızılhan, General Secre-tary of
Burak Kızılhan – General Secretary of Fenerbahçe Sports Club, Fenerbahçe Sports Club.

RAY Sigorta’s owner VIG acquires Aegon’s Central and Eastern European
operations

VIG, the Austrian insurance giant and owner of Ray Sigorta, in these uncertain times
has recently amplified its investments across Europe. The com- has once again proven
pany has acquired Dutch insurer Aegon’s Central and Eastern VIG’s power. Follow-
European business, including Aegon Turkey. ing the finalization of
this transaction, our
VIG (Vienna Insurance Group), the European insurance giant shareholder VIG will
and main shareholder of Ray Sigorta, has announced the acqui- make the leap to the
sition of Aegon’s Central and Eastern Europe businesses which top, and will enter life
have reached high production rates. According to the agreement and pension market in
which was signed on 29 November 2020, the purchase price for Turkey for the first time. This move by VIG for the Turkish mar-
the shares is 830 million EUR (7.8 billion TL). Aegon’s opera- ket is another indicator showing that they value this region,” he
tions in Central and Eastern Europe include Turkey, Hungary, said. In 2019, the acquired companies generated a premium
Poland, and Romania. With this acquisition, VIG will take over volume of over 600 million EUR and a net profit of around 50
Aegon’s life and non-life insurance companies, pension funds, million EUR. According to the statistics announced by the In-
asset management and service companies which will complete surance Association of Turkey for the first 10 months of 2020,
its portfolio. This high-volume acquisition is expected to be Aegon Turkey is the 7th largest company in the market with a
completed in the second half of 2021. Koray Erdoğan, General premium production of 790 million TL and a market share of
Manager of Ray Sigorta, stated that this acquisition will fur- 6.45%. The company operates in life and pension markets and
ther strengthen VIG’s market leadership position in Central and its operations will be transferred to VIG following the comple-
Eastern Europe. “Signing such a huge deal of 7.8 million TL tion of legal authorizations.