Turkiye
TURKEY: Law to be amended to clarify scope of motor insurance cover
A lawmaker has presented a proposal to amend the Road Traffic Law to clarify definitions so as to make it explicit that vehicle accidents in shopping mall parking lots and underground parking lots will be covered by insurance.
17 January 2018TURKEY: Motor 3rd party premium ceiling to rise by 5%+5% in 2018
The premium ceiling for compulsory motor third-party liability insurance will be increased by 5% at the start of the New Year and by another 5% in the second half of 2018.
10 January 2018TURKEY: Number of uninsured vehicles increases
The number of uninsured vehicles in Turkey has increased by 1.6 million to 7.9 million at the end of November 2017 compared to 12 months previously.
10 January 2018TURKISH insurance company up for sale
14 December 2017Turkey to establish a nuclear insurance pool, under TCIP's management
TCIP - the Turkish Natural Catastrophe Insurance Pool will sett up a nuclear insurance pool to offer EUR 700 million of protection for each of the country's first nuclear power plants, soon to be built in Akkuyu and Sinop, according to Berat ALBAYRAK, minister of Energy and Natural Resources, reports Hurriyet.
7 December 2017TURKEY: Farm insurance pool's coverage stands at 20% today
Coverage by TARSIM, Turkey's agricultural insurance pool, has increased to 20% today from 0.5% previous to the establishment of the pool in 2005, on the back of strong state support.
23 November 2017TURKEY: Motor accidents kill 21,000 in last 4 years
In the last four years, more than four million traffic accidents
occurred in Turkey, killing 21,000 people and injuring more than
674,000, according to data from the Turkish General Directorate of
Security.
23 November 2017TURKEY: Insurers to lose nearly USD 800 million due to ceiling on motor premium
The application of a ceiling on premiums for compulsory motor
third-party liability (MTPL) insurance would cause insurers to lose TRY3
billion (USD 792 million) a year, according to a senior insurance
executive.
31 October 2017TURKEY: Talks in progress with insurers on smart driver systems
Talks are ongoing between commercial vehicle operators and insurance companies for the latter to bear the cost of installing intelligent driver warning systems in vehicles to prevent traffic incidents.
5 October 2017TURKEY: Online insurance broker launches motor premium index
Sigortam, an online insurance comparison and sales platform, has introduced its Motor and Traffic Insurance Index that keeps tabs on changes in motor premiums.
5 October 2017STATISTICS: TURKEY, 1H2017: Life insurance share in total GWP reached 14% due to the strongs increase in premiums
The first half of 2017 represented for the Turkish insurance market a nominal growth in GWP of almost 12% to TRY 23.1 billion (EUR 5.8 billion), according to the data published by TSB - the local professional association.
5 October 2017TURKEY: PCS estimates Turkish hail storms & floods loss at approx USD 300 m
Property Claim Services (PCS), a division of Verisk Analytics, has provided its first estimate of the insurance and reinsurance industry loss from the two Turkish hail storm and flooding events that struck the country in July 2017 as around USD 300 million combined.
19 September 2017TURKEY: Average MTPL premium falls by 24% in wake of price cap
The average premium for mandatory third party liability motor insurance
(MTPL) fell by 24% from TRY864 (US 252) in March to TRY660 in July,
since the implementation of a premium ceiling on 12 April, notes Deputy
Prime Minister in charge of the economy Mehmet Simsek.
7 September 2017TURKEY: 18 years after major northwest Turkey quake, 'big one' still relevant
Experts warned Thursday that a strong earthquake will hit Istanbul in the near future, as the country marks the 18th anniversary of a devastating quake in the Istanbul region.
22 August 2017TURKEY: Insured losses from Turkish storms rise
Aon Benfield's latest Impact Forecasting weekly cat report has predicted that forecast insured losses from a brace of recent storm outbreaks in Turkey could reach USD 441mn.
16 August 2017TURKEY: Insurance Europe voices concerns over changes in insurance regulations
Recent changes and proposals to the Turkish regulatory framework are raising significant concerns for European (re)insurers operating in the Turkish insurance market, says Insurance Europe which is the European insurance and reinsurance federation.
10 August 2017TURKEY: 150,000 cars awaiting insurance money after heavy Istanbul hailstorm
Some 150,000 car owners have made insurance claims for damage caused by heavy hail in Istanbul on July 27, which left holes on hoods and broke many windshields, as thousands of others have been waiting in line to be registered.
7 August 2017TURKISH storm costs rise
Forecast insured losses from two recent storm outbreaks in Turkey could reach USD441mn, according Aon Benfield's latest Impact Forecasting weekly cat report.
7 August 2017TURKEY's Insurers Gear Up for Spate of Claims After 2nd Major Storm in 10 Days
The Borsa Istanbul Insurance Sector Index dropped as much as 2.5 percent on Friday after a brief but ferocious storm in Istanbul on Thursday showered the city with hail as large as golf balls, shattering windows, denting vehicles and damaging buildings.
7 August 2017TURKEY Insurance Companies Plunge on Second Freak July Storm
The Borsa Istanbul Insurance Sector Index dropped as much as 2.5 percent on Friday after a brief but ferocious storm in Istanbul on Thursday showered the city with hail as large as golf balls, shattering windows, denting vehicles and damaging buildings.
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