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Change in the number of personnel working in the sector over the years

15.289
14.623
13.555 14.074 14.062 14.228

6.097 5.849 5.894 5.326 5.794 5.635

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of direct sales personnel Number of employees of the company

There are 69 companies operating in the Direct sales staff employment decreased,
sector while company employment increased

As of the end of 2021, a total of 69 companies are operating in According to the end of 2021 data of TSB, a total of 12,202
the sector, including 5 rein-surance, 21 pension and life, and 43 personnel working in direct sales and non-direct sales in insur-
non-life, with the start of Türk Reinsurance A.Ş. as of the end ance companies; 8 thousand 389 people are employed in private
of 2021. The number of personnel employed in these companies pension and life companies, and 333 people are employed in re-
is 20 thousand 427 people at the end of 2020, while it turns out insurance companies.
that the figure has increased and reached 20 thousand 924. Sec-
tor operate with many stakeholders and a variety of products, The total number of employees working in insurance and pension
while insur-ance companies, pension funds and life companies, companies was 19,652 people in 2016, and at the end of 2021
reinsurance companies, BES agents, in-surance agents, brokers, this figure was 20,591. Direct sales staff decreased from 6 thou-
actuaries and insurance experts, the industry's main activity sand 97 people in 2016 to 5 thousand 635 people at the end of
field is created by generating employment. 2021. During the same period, the number of employees working

Distribution of the total personnel employed in insurance and pension
companies according to their educational status

158

2.235 1.484
2.747

14.300

Primary/Secondary School and Equivalent High School and Equivalent 2-Year College University Graduate