Page 11 - Turkinsurance Digital Magazine

11

The CEO of AXA International Markets Visited Turkey

Hassan El-Shabrawishi, the CEO of AXA International
Markets, to which AXA Turkey operations are also
affiliated, visited the AXA Turkey office.

Hassan El-Shabrawishi, who was appointed as the CEO
of AXA International Markets in June of this year,
recently visited the AXA Turkey office. El-Shabrawishi
held meetings with the senior management and business
units of AXA Sigorta and later met with other AXA
Sigorta employees.

During the lunch organized on the terrace of the AXA
Sigorta headquarters building, AXA International
Markets CEO Hassan El-Shabrawishi met with both for the insurance industry: “The recent earthquake in
the senior management and employees. During the Morocco deeply saddened all of us. I know that you
gathering, he expressed his strong admiration for the have been closely monitoring developments related to
success of AXA Sigorta, despite all the challenging the earthquake, especially concerning AXA employees
conditions the country has faced since the beginning of in the region. I would like to express my thanks to
the year.
AXA Sigorta CEO Yavuz Ölken and Claims Manager
Eray Kangal for their support in crisis management
El-Shabrawishi continued by noting that the company related to the Morocco earthquake. Your solidarity and
had consistently demonstrated growth despite the support are of great importance. As the AXA Group,
extraordinary events such as earthquakes, economic we will continue to stand together and provide support
fluctuations, and natural disasters that the country has in difficult times, in line with the values we represent.”
experienced since the beginning of the year and said: “In
spite of all the challenges faced, the growth achieved AXA Sigorta CEO Yavuz Ölken expressed great
by AXA Sigorta is a testament to the resilience of the happiness about the visits of El-Shabrawishi and
Turkish people. Furthermore, AXA Sigorta initiated Fernández París to Turkey and said: “As the AXA
the acquisition process of Groupama at the beginning Group, which shapes the insurance industry worldwide,
of the year, and the share transfer was completed in we are undergoing new structural changes in line with
May. I appreciate your ability to manage the merger our goals for 2024. After his appointment to the new
process so swiftly and the successful financial results role, we had the opportunity to share our 2024 journey
that have followed.
of sustainable development and growth with Mr. El-
Shabrawishi during his first visit to our country.
This success is a testament to the employees of AXA Additionally, I would like to share with our valuable
Turkey and the determination of the Turkish people. employees that we have swiftly taken action to provide
Today, I’m here to witness your energy with my own financial and in-kind assistance to support the local
eyes, and I am truly proud of all the achievements population in the wake of the recent earthquake in
of the team. One of the things that has impressed me Morocco, which deeply affected all of us. As a nation
over these two days is AXA Sigorta’s innovative and that has experienced similar processes in the very recent
pioneering approach to the insurance sector in Turkey, past, we could not remain indifferent to this disaster.
particularly with their new product ‘AXA Digital
Health Insurance.’ Thanks to a successful collaboration After the earthquake, we gained a very valuable lesson:
with Koç Healthcare, you have achieved a first in the ‘We must live to save lives.’ AXA Sigorta swiftly took
health sector in Turkey. You are integrating the latest action to provide financial assistance to support the
technologies into your products and services in a simple local population with emergency aid. At the same
and practical manner. I believe that the successes of time, we initiated a donation campaign that allows
AXA Sigorta will continue to grow.” AXA Sigorta employees to contribute. Our main goal
is not only to provide support today but also to be in
During the visit of AXA International Markets CEO solidarity in the long term for the significant losses
Hassan El-Shabrawishi, Nuria Fernández París, the experienced in the earthquake-affected region. We
General Manager of AXA Madrid International Hub, will continue to work to make our support sustainable.
accompanied him. She began her remarks at the meeting This visit, in which the AXA Group has reiterated and
held in the headquarters building by expressing her strengthened their trust in us, fills us with hope for the
thanks to the AXA Sigorta team for their achievements. future. We believe that with all our employees, agents,
Continuing her words, Fernández París pointed out and distribution channels, we will continue to achieve
that the recent earthquake in Morocco was not only success.” .
a humanitarian concern but also an important matter